THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) will host a technical seminar in Victoria Falls to enhance customer-centricity and digital transformation.The International Social Security Technical Seminar, running from today to Friday, brings together 80 delegates from Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa, and Seychelles.Discussions would focus on building customer-centric institutions by leveraging technology…

A 33-YEAR-OLD Hwange man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally assaulting a relative over witchcraft allegations.Obey Ncube was convicted of murder by High Court judge Justice Evangelista Kabasa following a disputed trial.In passing sentence, the court cited aggravating factors, including the victim’s advanced age, the brutality of the assault, and the…

A 20-YEAR-OLD Lupane man who fatally assaulted and burned his 72-year-old stepmother has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.According to court documents, on May 17, 2025, Sibongiseni Mpofu attacked his father’s first wife with a knife before setting her on fire at her homestead in Chief Mabhikwa, Lupane.After the attack, Mpofu phoned his brother,…

THE government is drafting a national land master plan to reshape land use, drive rural industrialisation, and promote provincial economic specialisation.Speaking at the 2026 Rural Industrialisation and Economic Empowerment Indaba during the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo yesterday, the minister of Lands, Vangelis Haritatos, said the plan would be anchored in a new…