Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has set stringent conditions for its continued support of Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3), ahead of the crucial vote on the draft law in the Senate. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — CCC spokesperson, Nqobizitha Mlilo, confirmed yesterday that…
CONSTRUCTION of a multi-million-dollar shopping mall has commenced at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) grounds. The project, which has already seen earth-moving equipment deployed on site, forms part of ZITF’s broader master plan aimed at modernising the iconic exhibition centre, diversifying revenue streams, and maximising the use of its infrastructure beyond the annual trade…
ILLICIT practices within some key mining value chains are negatively affecting the country’s economic performance. So warns the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) deputy governor, Innocent Matshe, who adds that the smuggling and undervaluing of export invoices is draining Zimbabwe’s foreign currency inflows — thereby threatening national economic stability. Speaking at the Annual Chamber of…
Adelaide Moyo in VICTORIA FALLS THE government will repossess long-idle coal concessions and has officially classified coal as a special critical mineral as part of a regulatory overhaul aimed at ensuring national energy security. Officiating at the 2026 Chamber of Mines Mining Conference and Exhibition in Victoria Falls, the minister of Mines, Polite Kambamura, said…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on businesses, state enterprises and industry players to scale up investment in research, innovation and artificial intelligence, warning that Zimbabwe’s industrialisation drive and its 2030 upper-middle-income target hinge on these critical. Addressing delegates at the 14th Zimbabwe International Research Symposium in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa emphasized…
ZIMBABWE has held high-level talks with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to secure vital development financing. In a statement yesterday, the ministry of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion said the engagement followed Zimbabwe’s formal expression of interest to join the multilateral development bank. “Following Zimbabwe’s formal expression of interest in joining the Asian Infrastructure…
By Hon. Ziyambi Ziyambi Introduction Mr. Speaker Sir, I rise to reply to the Second Reading debate on the Constitution of Zimbabwe…
Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo ZIMBABWE has completely shattered its 2026 winter wheat planting target, securing food security goals ahead of schedule.Local farmers planted 126 394 hectares, representing 101 percent of the government’s target of 125 000 hectares.In a wheat production update yesterday, Agricultural and Rural Development Advisory Services (ARDAS) chief director, Medlinah Magwenzi, said the historic…
TAPIWA CHIRUMESTAFF WRITER THE government has directed local authorities to privatise selected service delivery functions to improve efficiency and enhance revenue collection. Addressing council representatives at the 2026 Local Authorities Performance Evaluation Feedback Session in Harare on Wednesday, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works John Basera urged all 92 councils…
Blessings Mashayaand Brendon Josphat AS ANTICIPATED, Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3) easily sailed through the National Assembly yesterday, bolstered by the backing of several opposition lawmakers.The support from the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) was crucial as the ruling Zanu PF was seven legislators short of the mandatory two-thirds majority that was required…
