Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER GOVERNMENT has told mining companies and investors to build vital local infrastructure, ensuring Zimbabwe’s underground mineral wealth translates into tangible com- munity prosperity. This came as Zimbabwe seeks to maximise the mining sector’s contribution to national economic development, with gold emerging as a primary driver of foreign currency earnings, state royalties,…

THE United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has warned that severe underfunding and budget execution failures are threatening the quality of education for millions of Zimbabwean children. In its 2026 Basic Education Budget Brief, released earlier this week, Unicef said the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education received 16.3 percent of the national budget in 2026,…

Yvonne Ncubein Bulawayo 31-YEAR-OLD Bubi woman has been slapped with a US$300 fine for unleashing a barrage of sexually degrading What- sApp messages at a hospital worker.Senelisiwe Ncube was convicted by Inyathi magis- trate Maggie Ruzive yesterday for contravening provisions of the Cyber and Data Protection Act.She was fined US$300, with six months’ imprisonment as…

HAZEL MARIMBIZA BULAWAYO City Council has ordered all informal traders operating from unapproved sites to vacate within a week or face eviction. In a notice yesterday, town clerk Christopher Dube said the relocation exercise was being undertaken in line with a directive from the ministry of Local Government and Public Works. “The City of Bulawayo…

 Brighton Muronzereyi CHIEF WRITER THE United States of America should rethink its diplomatic ap­proach to Zimbabwe and actively cultivate stronger economic and bilateral ties with Harare, the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) has said. In this regard, the influential American think tank urged Washington to broaden its engagement with Harare, advising policymakers in a recent…

 Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER POLICE are searching for five suspects linked to the tragic drowning of four schoolgirls at Petra Dam in Chegutu earlier this week. The victims — Letty Sedrick, 14, Tadiwa Phiri, 15, Faith Woda, 13, and Mercy Tembo, 14, — were Grade 6 and 7 pupils at a local school. Investigators believe…

Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo FAKE, recycled sanitary pads and diapers have flooded Zimbabwean markets, sparking a massive public health emergency for women, infants, and unsuspecting consumers.In a stern public notice yesterday, the Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) implored consumers to exercise extreme caution when purchasing these products, advising them to buy strictly from reputable shops and trusted…