Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR HEART-RENDING details have emerged following the horrific helicopter crash that killed colourful businessman Wick­nell Chivayo, his wife Lucy Muteke, and three others on Wednesday afternoon. The devastation that responders witnessed at the site of the aircraft’s wreckage was so catastrophic that officials were continuing to face significant challenges yesterday as they…

BRANDON JOSPHAT AS FEARS grow over the economic and social fallout of an impending Super El Niño drought, urgent calls are mount­ing for the country to prepare itself adequately for the arid crisis. In this regard, the World Food Programme (WFP) has joined the appeal for readiness, while simultaneously en­dorsing the government’s current drought mitigation…

Tapiwa Chirume PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnan­gagwa yesterday led Zimbabwe in mourning opulent businessman Wicknell Chivayo, whose death in a helicopter crash alongside his wife and three others has plunged the nation into grief. Chivayo died in a helicopter crash in rural Marondera on Wednesday evening alongside his wife Lucy Muteke, her aide Senelisiwe Magagula, and co-pilots…

Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR PRESIDENT Emmer­son Mnangagwa says his administration is determined to ensure that no Zimbabwean or community is left vulnerable to hunger as the country grapples with the effects of climate change and recurring droughts. Addressing a Zanu PF cen­tral committee meeting in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said the government was putting in place…