THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands and Agriculture has commended the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA)’s production models after witnessing what…
Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES must act quickly and decisively to leverage the country’s current relative economic stability and growing optimism into tangible benefits for both the poor and struggling businesses.So said key stakeholders who spoke to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, following Thursday’s mid-tem budget statement by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, which prioritised the continuity…
Hazel Marimbiza ZIMBABWE Investment and Development Agency (Zida) has approved a US$3 billion public-private partnership (PPP) scheme to build a light rail network in the capital Harare.Zida has also granted the scheme national project status, which means it can benefit from accelerated investment arrangements, coordinated support from government departments and streamlined regulatory approvals.An unnamed lead…
SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI MORE than 500 households face severe hunger, homelessness, and disease after catastrophic flooding destroyed infrastructure and wiped out livelihoods across the country.The warning follows the deaths of 109 people during rainfall-related incidents over the 2025/2026 season, which left more than 8 295 households—roughly 41 475 people—severely affected across the country.In its latest operational…
Hazel Harimbiza ZIMBABWE’S lithium industry wants crucial tax incentives to unlock more than US$1.4 billion in planned investments for high-value lithium sulphate production.Speaking on the sidelines of the Mine Entra exhibition on Friday, Lithium Producers Association of Zimbabwe chairperson Innocent Rukweza said while producers supported the government’s drive to move away from exporting raw minerals,…
SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI REGIONAL churches must unite to denounce xenophobic attacks in South Africa and lead peace efforts, the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) has said.This comes as more than 160 000 migrants have left South Africa since the escalation of anti-immigrant violence earlier this year. Nearly 1 490 Nigerian nationals have been repatriated, 15…
Yvonne Ncube WOMEN in Zimbabwe’s mining communities face severe climate shifts, displacement, and environmental degradation, leaving them carrying the heaviest socio-economic burdens.These concerns were raised yesterday during the Gender, Climate and Extractives Symposium organised by the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Organisation (ZELO), which brought together government officials, civil society organisations, women in mining, researchers, development partners,…
Yvonne Ncube BULAWAYO police have launched a public manhunt for Edgar Msebele, who has been on the run since April following a fatal stabbing.Provincial police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele yesterday said they were searching for Msebele, who is wanted for the alleged murder of Sunboy Ncube.The suspect, who is originally from Phumuza South Village in Bulilima…
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is developing systems to monitor e-commerce transactions and strengthen real-time fuel tracking as it moves to plug revenue leakages and curb tax evasion.Speaking at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (ICAZ) Winter School in Victoria Falls this week, Zimra regional manager domestic taxes Gamuchirai Makwangudze said the tax authority…
Brandon Josphat andHazel Marimbiza LIFE continued as normal across most of the country yesterday, despite the push by some opposition leaders and…

