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Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER EMBATTLED businessman Moses Mpofu yester­day apologised to president Emmerson Mnan­gagwa for derailing his presidential goat scheme which was meant to benefit thousands of vulner­able citizens across the country. Mpofu said this during mitigation in a matter where he was convicted of US$7 million together with his business partner Mike Chimombe….

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored Zanu PF members to sublimate personal ambitions and place the collective good of the party and the nation ahead of individual or clique interests. Addressing the Politburo in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa reminded senior leaders that the party’s strength lies in unity and shared purpose. “It is…

Thabiso Mutirwara WITH many parts of the country set to be lashed by exceedingly heavy thunderstorms and hail, authorities have urged members of the public to exercise maximum vigilance. This comes after the Meteorological Service Department (MSD) confirmed yesterday that deluges of rain — accompanied by hail, lightning and strong winds — would pound the…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF REPORTER THE government is ramping up its efforts to deal with dangerous drivers, many of whom run amok during the festive season, thereby seriously endan­gering the lives and safety of all road users. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the permanent secretary of the Ministry of…

AUTHORITIES say nine Ordinary Level candidates who were recently barred from sitting their final Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) examinations have been granted a reprieve. This comes as the learners were excluded on the grounds of turning up with haircuts that school authori­ties considered inappropriate. Addressing a post-Cabinet brief­ing in Harare yesterday, minister of Primary…

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has made significant strides towards meeting the conditions for the de-dollarisation of the country’s economy by 2030. So declared the governor of the central bank, John Mushayavanhu, earlier this week, following a meeting of the RBZ’s monetary policy committee (MPC). “The MPC noted that the aforestated positive monetary and…

Tapiwa Chirume THE ministry of Health and Child Care has confirmed a sharp rise in Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) cases, with 2 664 laboratory-confirmed infec­tions recorded since the beginning of October 2025 throughout the country. Acting director of Epidemiology and Disease Control in the health ministry, Isaac Phiri, said Bulawayo had the highest…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER SEVENTEEN people were allegedly duped of US$95 545 after they were alleg­edly lured to join a housing scheme where a donor was going to pay 85 percent of the purchase price, and they were going to pay the difference. Natasha Rangarirai Mutambirwa, who was allegedly operating an of­fice at Joina…

LOWLY-PAID workers and other needy Zimbabwe­ans are bracing themselves for a cheerless festive season, amid the country’s high cost of living and escalating power cuts. This follows the widespread disappointment among key stakeholders in the country, after under-pressure Finance minister Mthuli Ncube presented an understandably cautious 2026 Na­tional Budget last week, in the light of…

MANY churches are vehemently opposed to proposals to liberalise abortion in the country. The Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) is among the religious organisations that strongly feel that planned amendments to the Medical Services Bill undermine long-standing constitutional and moral protection for unborn children. This comes after Parliament recently approved amendments under the Medical…