Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE government is escalating its crackdown on smuggling syndicates, tax evasion and revenue leakages with an aggressive and all-encompassing new approach. Speaking in Harare yesterday at an event to mark the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority’s (Zimra) silver jubilee, the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, also demanded even closer collaboration among government agencies…

 Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO AUTHORITIES in Gwanda are using social media influencers to help combat rising cases of sexually trans­mitted infections (STI) among the youth in the region. This comes as the district continues to record a wor­rying surge in STIs among its young people. The provincial manager of the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council…

Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITORTRUANT MPs and ministers will soon face the full wrath of the National Assembly and the ruling Zanu PF.So warns the Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, who adds that the ruling party would not hesitate to recall its members dodging parliamentary duties.Speaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday, Mudenda — who…

Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo THE minister of Health and Child Care, Douglas Mombeshora, has issued a stern warning against corrupt cartels, vowing that public medical facilities, equipment and medicines will not be abused for personal enrichment.Speaking at the ministry of Health and Child Care’s 2026 Review and Strategic Planning Meeting in Bulawayo yesterday, Mombeshora said the…

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERHARARE regional magistrate Francis Mapfumo has denied bail to socialite Kelsea Tafirenyika, ruling she is a flight risk in a US$9 million money laundering case.Tafirenyika allegedly ran a drug enterprise which saw her amassing high-value properties in and around Zimbabwe with a staggering value of US$9 million.She is also facing an additional…