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 THE government says, despite having adequate grain at the national level, some areas will experience localised shortages. Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said the govern­ment would continue releasing funds for outstanding payments to farmers for grain delivered. “The government of Zimbabwe, using various consumption scenarios, has estab­lished that…

BRANDON JOSPHAT AUTHORITIES have seized and frozen more than US$23 million in corruption proceeds so far this year. This comes amid growing public scrutiny of the country’s judiciary and investigative agencies, which have often been accused of dragging their feet in probing and concluding graft cases involving prominent figures. Speaking during the 2025 National Prosecution…

POWER utility Zesa has announced that Unit 8 of Hwange Thermal Power Station, which generates 335 megawatts (MW), has been taken off the grid for statutory maintenance, further compromising the country’s electricity supply. The planned outage, which began on Monday, will last 10 days. Figures from Zesa subsidiary, the Zim­babwe Power Company (ZPC), yesterday showed…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A DARING suspected thief who allegedly stole from deputy minister of Youth Kudakwashe Mupamhanga and MP Nyasha Chikwinya appeared in court yesterday. Prosper Muderede appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai, facing two counts of theft charges. He was remanded in custody to Friday for a bail ruling. It is…

Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER REPRESENTATIVES of workers, consumers and business have lauded the ruling Zanu PF for adding its voice to growing calls for authorities to scrap Zimbabwe’s much-criticised transaction tax. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the key stakeholders reiterated yesterday that the Intermediated Money Transfer Tax (IMTT)…

THE country is on high alert, amid concerns of a resurgence of Mpox cases in the region. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the deputy minister of Health, Sleiman Kwidini, confirmed that authorities had stepped up their surveillance operations at all the country’s ports of entry.  This comes after the Africa Centre for Disease Control…

ZIMBABWE recorded a staggering total of 321 640 criminal offences between April and June 2025, according to the national statistics agency, Zimstat. This figure marked a 3.5 percent increase from the 310 876 cases reported in the first quarter of the year, reflecting a recent surge in crimes including robbery, sexual offences, drug related incidents,…

By Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw THE 62nd National Social Security Authority (NSSA) Safety and Health at Work (SHAW) Conference began yesterday at the Elephant Hills Hotel, Victoria Falls, setting the stage for three days of in-depth dialogue on how technology is redefining workplace safety in Zimbabwe and across the globe. Held under the theme “Occupational Safety…

Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw HIGHER and Tertiary Education minister Fredrick Shava yesterday said the government is moving decisively to strengthen and promote human capital development in the country, a key pillar of its economic strategy. Speaking during a send-off ceremony in Harare of 16 agricultural engineering students to Russia under the Centre for Education Innovation Research…

Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITER ANALYSTS aren’t convinced that the push by Zanu PF to extend a thus-far reluctant President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term in office to 2030 will be good for the country and the ruling party itself. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential news paper — top commentators were concerned yesterday that…