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Tapiwa Chirume THE Foreign Affairs ministry is warning the public against fraudulent social media job advertisements at Zimbabwean embassies and missions abroad. In a statement yesterday, the min­istry said it had noted with concern the circulation of a bogus document titled “Zimbabwe Embassy Job Application Form,” which directs unsuspecting applicants to send their details to…

Tapiwa Chirume EPWORTH Local Board has issued a 30-day ultimatum to Glenwood Park property owners facing stand repossession for non-development and non-payment. In a notice, the council’s town secretary, Wilton Mhanda, said the board listed 197 residential stands that it intends to repossess, citing long-standing issues of non-payment of rates and non-development. “Notice is hereby…

PARLIAMENT has urged the treasury to release more funds for a modern, capable and effective national defence force. Presenting a report during the pre-budget parlia­ment seminar in Bulawayo last week, the Parliamen­tary Portfolio Committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services chairperson Exevia Maoneke said the ministry of Finance needed to disburse funds towards the…

TAPIWA CHIRUME CHINHOYI Municipality is gearing up to launch an aggressive debt collection blitz, targeting residents, institutions, schools, and corporates that owe the local authority for rates, service charges, rentals, and estates. The council’s acting town clerk, Simon Marara, announced yesterday that the recovery operation would be accompanied by legal action and the possible blacklisting…

Tapiwa Chirume A 25-YEAR-OLD Mberengwa man has been sentenced to 17 years in jail for rap­ing his nine-year-old cousin, shocking the community. According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPA), the offence occurred on October 17 2025, at the victim’s grandmother’s homestead in Chief Bvute area. “On the evening of 17 October 2025, the…

NATIONAL Assembly Speaker Jacob Mudenda has openly challenged Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister Tatenda Mavetera to abandon her plan for a small national tech park and instead create a cen­tralised, regional technological hub to serve the entire Sadc region. Mudenda issued the challenge during last week’s 2026 pre-budget seminar in Bulawayo, immediately after Mavetera had…

TWO hundred vulnerable Harare residents have already joined the Community Health Equity Fund, a critical new initiative by the Harare City Council (HCC) in partnership with ZB Financial Holdings and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to improve access to quality healthcare for the capital’s poor. The initiative was launched a month ago in Harare…

IN A landmark move to address a grow­ing health crisis, health professionals have inaugurated their first national association dedicated to combating obesity and its related chronic diseases, with a call for a unified, multi-sectoral approach to safeguard the nation’s future. Speaking during the inaugural Regional Summit on Obesity and Chronic Dis­eases in Harare yesterday, Vice…

Tapiwa Chirume THE Municipality of Chitungwiza has announced a new policy that will bar unregistered individuals from preparing or submitting building plans for approval. The move is aimed at tightening professional standards and enhancing public safety within the built envi­ronment. In a notice yesterday, acting town clerk Japson Nemuseso said the new enforcement measure would…