IN AN economic landscape where businesses are walking a tightrope between operational survival and rising overheads, the call by the minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Edgar Moyo, for distressed companies to approach the government over rigid National Employment Council (NEC) wage demands is both timely and pragmatic. It is a necessary intervention…
Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITER LAW enforcement agencies have acquired state-of-the-art forensic technology to counter the nationwide escalation in sophisticated fraud and document-related crimes.Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the acquisition yesterday saying the equipment would improve their capacity to detect and investigate fraud.This comes…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER THE premiership’s frontrunners, Scottland and Hardrock will be aiming to avoid becoming the latest high-profile victims of the Munhumutapa Challenge Cup’s underdogs in this weekend’s round of 16 fixtures. Having witnessed traditional giants Dynamos and Highlanders fall by the wayside in the previous round after being eliminated by Division One…
CLOUD FUSIRE TRIANGLE coach Genesis Mangombe is putting up a brave face, insisting that his side will survive the chop from the top flight league this season. Mangombe pulled off a great escape for the Sugar Boys last season when they finished 14th on the log table with 38 points, a point above Green Fuel…
Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR THE country must brace for severe climate shocks ahead of the 2026/27 summer farming season, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has warned.Chiwenga issued the stark wake-up call yesterday while addressing the 14th annual national agri-business conference in Harare at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show — further demanding aggressive national preparedness to safeguard the country’s…
Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER A HARARE court was told yesterday that socialite Kelsea Tafirenyika is married to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s son, Collins Takunda, and they jointly own an affluent estate and top-tier vehicles she is accused of acquiring through proceeds of drug peddling.Tafirenyika is facing charges of US$9,3 million money-laundering and breaching the Civil Registry…
Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER CHINA has reaffirmed its commitment to Zimbabwe’s human-capital development, with over 6 000 Zimbabweans studying in China over the…
TAFI MHAKA THE University of Cape Town (UCT) has lost 250 million rand (US$15.2m) in donor funding after adopting two resolutions on…
Omega UkamaSTAFF WRITER First Capital Bank (FCB) says it is prepared to extend credit beyond 2030, despite the government’s plan to possibly move Zimbabwe towards a mono-currency system by that year.Chief executive Tapera Mushoriwa said on Monday in Harare the bank was taking a long-term view of lending as it assessed the direction of monetary…
Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER POOR public attendance has marred nationwide parliamentary consultations on the proposed Whistleblowers and Witness Protection Bill.The development comes after Parliament on Monday launched nationwide public consultations to gather citizens’ views on the proposed legislation, which is expected to be introduced in Parliament soon.Speaking to the media in Bindura yesterday, chairperson of the…
