RETAILERS say the recent reduction in licensing fees, penalties, and bank withdrawal charges must translate into lower shelf prices for consumers to reflect the improved ease of doing business.This comes as the government outlines sweeping reforms across the wholesale, retail, livestock, tourism, and energy sectors.These measures are designed to streamline licensing processes, slash regulatory costs,…

THE government has issued a final warning to village heads engaging in the illegal sale of communal land, stating that bypassing formal procedures for personal gain undermines traditional governance and threatens the environment.Addressing stakeholders during the commissioning of equipment at Insiza Rural District Council yesterday, the minister of Local Government, Daniel Garwe, said the responsibility…

A 19-YEAR-OLD Mberengwa man died on the spot after being run over by a goods train in the early hours of last Thursday in a suspected case of suicide.The deceased, identified as Author Nkiwani of Chatira Village under Chief Mataruse, was struck at approximately 2.45am near the 86-kilometre peg between Poland and Ngezi in Midlands…

AUTHORITIES have announced plans to forcibly remove illegal settlers, artisanal miners, and poachers from protected forests to halt the accelerating destruction of the environment.The announcement comes as Zimbabwe prepares to commemorate the International Day of Forests and World Meteorological Day this Friday at Mlomwe Primary School in Bulilima District, Matabeleland South.Addressing the media in Harare…