THE recent surge in Mpox cases across neighbouring South Africa serves as a sobering reminder of our region’s interconnected vulnerability. With thousands of citizens regularly crossing borders for trade, family visits, and employment, the threat of imported infections is real and immediate. While Zimbabwe has not yet recorded any new cases during this current regional…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER THE Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura) has paid out US$200 000 in royalties to 4 965 musicians, with the highest individual payment standing at US$2 000 in the latest distribution covering the 2025 licensing year. The money was collected from businesses and organisations that use music, including broadcasters, shops, hotels,…
Tapiwa Chirume IT’S time for community leaders, churches and businesses to join forces and bring to an end the country’s soaring wave of passion crimes. So says a concerned police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, who observes that many people in relationships are needlessly killing each over disputes that can be resolved easily. Speaking late last…
Patrick Mubwandarikwa at RUFARO STADIUM DYNAMOS…..………………………(1)1 HERENTALS COLLEGE………….(0)0 DYNAMOS kept their hopes of a top-four finish alive after edging Herentals College one-nil in a tightly contested Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match played here yesterday. The victory lifted DeMbare from fifth to third place on the log with 50 points from 29 games as they…
A GOLD panner has been jailed for five years after he was caught digging a tunnel for gold within 45 metres of the Bindura-Trojan railway line, posing a potential danger to railway operations. Francis Mambara, 42, of Mhizha Village under Chief Masembura in Bindura, was convicted by the Bindura Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to…
Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE government has urged farmers to prepare for the anticipated Super El Niño this summer, including through planting drought-resistant crops. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Obert Jiri, said yesterday that experience had taught the country about…
Tapiwa Chirume THE minister of Local Government, Daniel Garwe, has implored councils and government employees to stop harassing, insulting or confiscating goods belonging to vendors as authorities intensify efforts to restore order in urban areas. This comes as local authorities across the country step up operations against illegal vending, construction of unauthorised structures and other…
Tapiwa Chirume POLICE have arrested a 35-year-old man in Bubi, Matabeleland North, after recovering unregistered medicines worth US$200 000 in an operation targeting cross-border crimes. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest yesterday. “On 17 September at around 2100hrs, members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police Support Unit deployed under operation ‘No to Cross Border…
TAPIWA CHIRUME IN A landmark push to supercharge international partnerships and economic horizons, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has officially launched high-level strategic talks to expand vital trade and investment channels directly into Zimbabwe. Meeting at the chamber’s headquarters, SCCI chairman Abdallah Sultan Al Owais recently hosted Zimbabwe’s…
Brandon Josphat AUTHORITIES have intensified their screening efforts at all of the country’s border entry points, following a recent surge in cases in neighbouring South Africa, which have raised fears of imported infections.Mpox is a dangerous and rare viral infection that is endemic in Central and West Africa.It spreads through close contact with people and…
