THE government has ordered an immediate halt to all development activities on Bulawayo’s wetlands, citing the need to protect the city’s fragile ecosystems amid rising environmental concerns. This action comes as urban centres have seen an influx of buildings being constructed on wetlands and other sensitive areas, including roadsides. In a notice published in the…
THE government says approved and regulated importers will now be allowed to bring in fertiliser duty-free, a move aimed at ensuring uninterrupted supplies during the summer cropping season. In a notice in the latest Government Gazette, minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube said the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) had granted suspension of duty to approved importers….
CONTRACTORS distributing farm inputs must register immediately or face severe legal action by December 15, the Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) has said. This warning comes as the distribution of maize seed, fertiliser, herbicides, and pesticides under the climate-proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme is currently in full swing. In a notice yesterday, AMA underscored that contractors who…
BRIGHTON MURONZEREYI SWEDEN will close its embassy in Harare next year, ending its bilateral development cooperation with the country. The Nordic country plans to phase out aid to other countries, including Tanzania, Mozambique, Liberia, and Bolivia, by August 31 2026. In a statement, the embassy said the decision is not connected to any specific events…
AUTHORITIES say nine Ordinary Level candidates who were recently barred from sitting their final Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) examinations have been granted a reprieve. This comes as the learners were excluded on the grounds of turning up with haircuts that school authorities considered inappropriate. Addressing a post-Cabinet briefing in Harare yesterday, minister of Primary…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has made significant strides towards meeting the conditions for the de-dollarisation of the country’s economy by 2030. So declared the governor of the central bank, John Mushayavanhu, earlier this week, following a meeting of the RBZ’s monetary policy committee (MPC). “The MPC noted that the aforestated positive monetary and…
LOWLY-PAID workers and other needy Zimbabweans are bracing themselves for a cheerless festive season, amid the country’s high cost of living and escalating power cuts. This follows the widespread disappointment among key stakeholders in the country, after under-pressure Finance minister Mthuli Ncube presented an understandably cautious 2026 National Budget last week, in the light of…
NATIONAL hero, the late Archbishop Paul Mwazha, was laid to rest yesterday at his rural home in Chirasauta, Buhera district in Manicaland Province. This followed his declaration as a national hero by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. His body was airlifted to Guvambwa at Sadza Growth Point on Saturday, where a body viewing was held before it…
PARLIAMENT has called for an urgent investigation into local authorities evicting residents from council-approved land after two decades. Raising a point of national interest in the National Assembly on Tuesday, government chief whip Pupurai Togarepi called for urgent government intervention to protect affected households. “I met a lot of people who were allocated stands, built…
THE country is accelerating its shift toward clean coal technologies, with authorities confirming that the transition is expected to take shape before 2030. This comes as the country makes broader efforts to modernise the energy sector and reduce emissions. Speaking in Livingstone, Zambia, yesterday during the 2025 Zimbabwe-Zambia Energy Summit, deputy Energy minister Yeukai Simbanegavi…
