Business

IMF calls for fiscal discipline

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THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for strict fiscal discipline in Zimbabwe’s upcoming 2026 budget, warning that enhanced revenue management is critical to sustaining macroeconomic stability and reducing financial risks. In a statement after concluding its visit to Zimbabwe this week, the Bretton Woods institution said expenditure management must be significantly strengthened. “Discussions in…

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Features

End transaction tax, prioritise PAYE relief

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RENOWNED economist and also chief executive officer of CEO Af­rica Roundtable Kipson Gundani says the 2026 National Budget should be presented directly in US dollars due to their dominance, despite the official 2030 de-dollarisation goal. Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on his widely followed news and current affairs programme, Vantage, on leading national independent…

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Life & Arts

Bus company gets tough on drunken passengers

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VASCO CHAYA Lifestyle Editor A MAN in his late twenties re­cently boarded a bus from Harare Showgrounds to Gweru, clutching a half-full brown beer bottle in one hand and a small luggage bag in the other. He slumped into a seat beside a neatly dressed, middle-aged woman who appeared to be on her way to…

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Editorial Comment

Unified front against obesity critical

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THE Friday launch of a national association by health profes­sionals to combat obesity and its related chronic diseases is not just commendable, it is an urgent necessity. This is a crisis that demands immediate and sustained na­tional attention. The conversation needs to move past mere anecdotal evi­dence to face the stark statistics that show how…

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Sport

Down to the wire …draws galore in penultimate PSL round as CAPS seal safety

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EMMANUEL MARAMBE Chief Sports Writer CAPS United secured their premiership status with a goalless draw against MWOS FC at Rufaro Stadium yesterday, but their fellow giants in the local game, Dynamos and Highlanders will have to wait until the final day of the campaign to secure their status following a flurry of draws yesterday. The…

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Zifa explores structural reforms for PSL, D1

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SANDRA HOVE Sports Writer MASSIVE changes are in store for local football fol­lowing revelations by the Zimbabwe Football As­sociation (Zifa) that plans to realign the country’s calendar with the Fifa one are under discussion. According to Zifa, the realign­ment of the local football calendar could also result in the expansion of the Premier Soccer League,…

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CIPS membership elevates Zim’s procurement standards

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AS ZIMBABWE prepares for the 11th Annual Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Conference in Bulawayo this November, the spot­light is once again on the critical role of professionalisation in procurement, a transformation being championed through CIPS membership across the country and the region. In an era of heightened account­ability and fiscal prudence, profes­sionalising…

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Councillors demand answers on trucks

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TAPIWA CHIRUME TEMPERS flared at Kwekwe City Council last week after councillors discovered that management had defied a full council resolution to purchase two re­fuse compactors, opting instead to buy a less suit­able skip bin truck. The shock revelation came during a tense full council meeting on Thursday, where furious coun­cillors accused management of undermining…

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Food insecurity looms despite good harvest

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THABISO MUTIRWARA DESPITE an above-average 2025 harvest, Zimbabwe faces a renewed food security challenge, with the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) predicting that Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes will emerge across many of the country’s typical deficit-producing regions by this month. The warning comes even though the harvest had initially raised hopes of…

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Billiat out, Navaya in PSL big guns in tricky ties . . . as Marinica names first Warriors squad

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Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER CASTLE Lager Premier Soccer League top goalscorer Washington Navaya is the most notable inclusion in new Warriors gaffer Marian ‘‘Mario’’ Marinica’s squad for next week’s international friendlies against Algeria and Qatar. The two friendlies are key to the Warriors’ preparations for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals which will…

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