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By Brighton Muronzereyi and Blessings Mashaya HARD-PRESSED Zimbabweans, as well as the national economy, will soon feel the positive effects of the government’s move to lower some of its onerous fees in the transport and agriculture sectors. This comes after Finance minister Mthuli Ncube confirmed yesterday that authorities were now undertaking comprehensive reforms to improve…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says tourism is a “vital cog” in national development. Speaking yesterday at the official opening of the 18th edition of the Sanganai/Hlanganani/Kumbanayi World Tourism Expo in Mutare, Mnangagwa urged international exhibitors to continue supporting the country’s tourism products. “Tourism is a global powerhouse for economic development,” he said. “According to the UN…

POLICE have, in under a fortnight, arrested 2 132 suspects across the country for unlawful possession of firearms, toy guns and other dangerous weapons as part of a nationwide blitz targeting armed crime. This comes as police launched the ongoing operation codenamed ‘No to Illegal Firearms, Misuse of Toy Guns and Dangerous Weapons’, on August…

ZANU PF Harare province has urged the government to establish a committee to issue urban title deeds, particularly targeting homeowners in high-density suburbs who have occupied municipal houses for decades. In a statement following their interdistrict meeting over the weekend, the ruling party said the proposed committee would be modelled along the lines of the…

Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo FIVE suspected machete wielding gangsters accused of terrorising residents in Bulawayo’s Killarney and Parklands suburbs have been denied bail. The suspects, identified as Mpho Ncube, Thabani Zondo, Thembalani Sibanda, Ashoton Ncube, and Shelton Ngwenya, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Mark Dzira on six counts, including armed robbery and malicious damage to…

Thabiso Mutirwara and Brandon Josphat THE jury is out on the direct and indirect effect of the taxes that were recently slapped on public transport operators by authorities, amid fears that these will make life even harder for commuters. This comes as under pressure authorities have promised to review the slew of taxes that are…

Tapiwa Chirume MEMBERS of the public who wish to travel to the United States of America will need to apply for visas in neighbouring South Africa. This comes after the USA’s embassy in Harare advised this week that its moratorium on the issuance of routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa services remains in force. “The US…

RUTENDO NGARA FORMER Zanu PF youth leader Jim Kunaka was yesterday denied bail by Harare magistrate Mare­hwanazvo Gofa in a fraud case involving US$1 million. Kunaka, who is jointly charged with Cuthbert Finyasi, was refused bail after the court found them to be poor candidates, citing breaches of two High Court orders that barred them…

Brandon Josphat and Hazel Marimbiza RENOWNED economist Eddie Cross has implored authorities to shelve plans for a national health scheme and instead prioritise funding for primary health care to ease pressure on the national budget. This comes as legislators have called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to declare the country’s collapsing public health system a national…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Chinhoyi High Court has sentenced Isaac Mashonga to 20 years in prison for the gruesome ritual murder and beheading of his sister, Dadirai, in Magunje in 2017. Justice Philda Muzofa described the crime as shocking, premeditated, and carried out in cold blood in col­lusion with late businessman Robert Tichareva….