THABISO MUTIRWARAstaff writer ZIMBABWE’s tobacco sector is poised for further growth in the 2025/26 season, with the latest figures from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) showing an 18 percent increase in certified seed sales compared to the same period last year. As of August 27, a total of 1,343,590 grammes of seed had…

TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writer THE Middle Zambezi Conservation Company has pledged to inject US$22 million into long-term wildlife protection initiatives under a lease agreement with the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks). Speaking during the handover of five new vehicles to ZimParks in Harare yesterday, Middle Zambezi Conservation Company acting country director Alistair Pole said…

YVONNE NCUBE in Bulawayo A POLICE officer stationed at Fairbridge, Bulawayo, has appeared in court facing allegations of raping a female colleague after choking her inside a toilet. The officer, who cannot be named to protect the complainant’s identity, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Mark Dzira on charges of rape. He was remanded in custody…

POLICE have arrested suspects in connection with the possession of 66 kilogrammes of dagga along Ngundu-Tanganda Road in Manicaland Province. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the force intercepted a bus and arrested the driver, conductor, and a passenger, recovering the dagga.  “On September 2, 2025, police in Chipinge acted on a tip off and…

By Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) has secured government approval to implement a long-delayed Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, a move officials say will curb revenue leakage and improve financial efficiency. HCC mayor Jacob Mafume told councillors during a full council meeting on Thursday that the ministry of Local Government had given…