Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE era of corrupt government officials and tenderpreneurs looting public funds with reckless abandon to finance their lavish lifestyles while vital community projects rot unfinished is coming to an end. So warns Prosecutor General Loice Matanda Moyo, who has vowed anew that authorities will bring to book all public officials and…
Patrick Mubwandarikwa SPORTS WRITER CAPS United suffered a second consecutive loss yesterday after falling to a shock 1-0 defeat to relegation-threatened TelOne in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match played at Ascot Stadium. Makepekepe’s loss came just three days after they fell to another 1-0 defeat to struggling FC Hunters, dealing their vaunted title…
CHIEF WRITER ZIMBABWE’S telecommunications sector expanded rapidly during the first quarter of 2026, driven by a surge in mobile subscriptions, data consumption, and infrastructure investment. In its first-quarter sector performance report, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) director-general Gift Machengete confirmed significant gains across key indicators. “The sector recorded a 2.99 percent increase…
FOR over two decades, Zimbabwe’s economic growth has been choked by a single, crushing reality, financial isolation. Excluded from borrowing by traditional multilateral lenders like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund due to long-standing debt bottlenecks and geopolitical sanctions, the nation was forced to finance capital-intensive national development through limited domestic revenues and…
Tapiwa Chirume ZIMBABWE’S 2026 auction tobacco sales will officially end on Friday, with mop-up trading scheduled for early August while contract deliveries remain ongoing. The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) confirmed the dates, reassuring farmers with leftover crop that avenues remained open to offload their yield. “All auction floors will officially close on Friday,…
ADMIRE MASUKU ZIMBABWE and Angola are rapidly expanding their bilateral ties beyond historical politics by launching strategic university partnerships in research, language…
CHIEF WRITER A 56-YEAR-OLD woman was burnt to death in Esigodini after unknown robbers locked her inside a cabin and set it alight. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the attack occurred on July 23 and claimed the life of Tracy Simela. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police is investigating a case of murder and attempted murder…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 43-YEAR-OLD Tsholotsho man has been jailed for an effective 20 years after being convicted of repeatedly raping an 11-year-old schoolgirl. Bruce Moyo appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga last Friday facing four counts of rape. He pleaded not guilty, but was convicted after a full trial. The court sentenced…
KUDZANAI GEREDE G THE People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB) has remitted a record US$5,14 million dividend payout to its shareholder, the Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF), following a strong financial performance during the year ended December 31, 2025.During the year under review, the state-owned lender raked in US$54,15 million in revenue driven by strong customer acquisition…
Brandon Josphat & Brighton Muronzereyi THOUGH meant to protect workers, National Employment Councils (NECs) are inadvertently accelerating job losses and business distress in the country by enforcing rigid minimum wages and inflexible retrenchment packages.So warned business leaders and other economic experts yesterday, who told the Daily News On Sunday that it was hugely problematic that…
