THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Author­ity (Zera) has received an application from a private company, Kanona Power Zim­babwe (Private) Limited, for an electricity retail supply licence. This strategic move could open the electricity market to private sector participation and enhance power supply options for consumers nationwide. In a formal notice yesterday, Zera confirmed that the company…

AUTHORITIES have announced that foreign na­tionals operating in business sectors reserved for locals will be required to dispose of at least 75 percent of their shareholding to Zim­babwean citizens within the next three years. This comes as the govern­ment approved a review of lev­ies, licenses, and permits across 12 sectors of the economy. The ministry…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored the country’s security personnel to remain alert and guard against threats to national stability, particularly during the festive season. Speaking at the burial of the late national hero, Mark Chimwaza, at the National He­roes Acre in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa urged the security sector to emulate the pa­triot’s traits of selflessness…

THE government has called on the Zimbabwe National Road Ad­ministration (Zinara) to construct new toll gates and upgrade existing toll plazas as part of efforts to improve revenue collection, ease congestion, and enhance road infrastructure. Speaking in Norton on Thursday during the commissioning of the ex­panded Norton Toll Plaza, Transport minister Felix Mhona said it…

Brighton Muronzereyi CHINA has reaffirmed its commitment to Zimbabwe’s recently launched National Development Strategy 2 (NDS 2), pledg­ing ongoing support for the country’s economic growth. Speaking in Harare at a signing ceremony for irriga­tion upgrades yesterday, Chinese Ambassador Zhou Ding said China aimed to unlock productivity among smallholder farmers while accelerating modernisation. “Looking ahead, we…

ZANU PF welcomes members har­bouring presidential ambitions as long as they follow the party’s formal internal procedures. Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday, party spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa said leadership ambitions must be expressed through formal processes to safeguard unity and stability. “Everyone who enters politics naturally aspires to rise and to lead. That is precisely why,…

NATIONAL Assembly deputy speaker Tsitsi Gezi has dismissed witchcraft fears follow­ing the discovery of clay pots at the Parliament entrance on Tuesday. Addressing the House the same day, Gezi said preliminary assess­ments indicated that the incident was the work of an individual believed to be mentally challenged and posed no threat to the safety of…