SPORTS WRITER The 2026 Econet Victoria Falls Marathon (EVFM) is shaping up to be the biggest edition in the event’s history, after major race categories sold out nearly two months before race day, indicating the growing global appeal of Zimbabwe’s premier marathon. Scheduled for July 5 in Victoria Falls, the marathon continues to cement its…
TAPIWA CHIRUME THE government says it will introduce provincial development indices and performance dashboards to track key priorities across provinces as part of efforts to improve service delivery, strengthen accountability and drive economic growth. Speaking during the Second Provincial Development Committee meeting in Harare on Wednesday, permanent secretary for Presidential Affairs and Devolution Tafadzwa Muguti…
PARTS of Manicaland, Masvingo and Matabeleland South provinces are expected to face food shortages despite improved national crop production following above-normal rainfall during the agricultural season, the World Food Programme (WFP) has said. In its latest report released yesterday, WFP flagged the three provinces despite improved crop performance across most parts of the country. “Zimbabwe’s…
PATRICK MUBWANDARIKWA Sports Writer THE 2026 edition of the world’s largest amateur golf competition, the Sterling International Pairs Golf Tournament, was officially launched in Harare on Friday night, with qualifiers teeing off yesterday and set to run until August 22 across the country. The prestigious tournament has drawn massive interest from Zimbabwe’s amateur golfing community,…
MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE EIGHT Roman Catholic members died while others were injured in a road traffic accident that occurred yesterday at Deka Bridge in Hwange, Matabeleland North Province. Police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident yesterday and said the victims were coming from a church event. “The ZRP reports a fatal road traffic accident at…
TAPIWA CHIRUME THE Zimbabwe Mobile Sanitation Association has reduced user fees for mobile toilets from US$0.50 to US$0.25 as part of efforts to curb open defecation and improve access to sanitation services across the country. The new pricing regime will take effect on Monday next week. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Zimsa president Boston…
BRANDON JOSPHAT Political Editor MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Amon Murwira has stressed the importance of regional solidarity and regulated migration within the bloc. Murwira made the remarks at the three-day Sadc Foreign Ministers’ meeting at Skukuza in the Kruger National Park that will end today. Among other things, the meeting is reflecting…
Tapiwa Chirume THE Ministry of Industry and Commerce has partnered local economic think tank Africa Economic Development Strategies to host the Zimbabwe Industrialisation Conference and Expo aimed at mobilising capital for import substitution projects and advancing the country’s industrial transformation agenda. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Africa Economic Development Strategies executive director Gift Mugano…
Patrick Mubwandarikwa SPORTS WRITER DYNAMOS will travel to Chahwanda Stadium for a high-stakes Castle Lager Premier Soccer League showdown against ambitious league leaders Hardrock tomorrow, with head coach Genesis Mangombe confident his side can maintain their winning momentum. Fresh from an emphatic 3-0 victory over Triangle United last week, the Glamour Boys will be aiming…
Masimba Makwembere THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has announced that it will auction 24 unclaimed vehicles and assorted goods impounded at Beitbridge Border Post at the end of this month. Zimra said ABC Auctions had been mandated to conduct a customs rummage sale from May 27 to May 29, 2026, via the entity’s online bidding…
