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Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have intensified their ongoing blitz against both the sellers and buyers of illicit alcohol to safeguard the health of all citizens. National police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that law enforcement agents had stepped up their campaign against illicit brews and other illegal substances. This comes after…

RUTENDO NGARA TWO Chinese nationals have been remanded in custody after they allegedly forged company documents and transferred mining rights to their company in Mudzi District, Mashonaland East province. Niu Shihao and Wang Runzhi are facing fraud allegations and appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo. They will return to court today for bail application….

Staff writer in BULAWAYO HEALTH authorities say they are pushing to ease import restrictions on essential medical equipment as part of broader efforts to improve access to quality healthcare. This comes as the country’s health delivery system is reeling under the weight of shortages of medicines, brain drain as well as low morale among the…

THE plans by former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa to establish a new political movement will likely not succeed unless he changes his modus operandi. So say his erstwhile allies, who argue that the issues that led to the falling apart of all the outfits that Chamisa has led will continue to cast a shadow on…

Takudzwa DhambuSTAFF WRITERdhambut@dailynews.co.zw A CHITUNGWIZA woman died after swallowing narcotics during her arrest by the police, along with her alleged accomplice, Josephine Tinarwo.  In a statement, the police said the now deceased had come to deliver the unlawful drugs to Tinarwo. “On 19th June 2025, detectives from CID Drugs and Narcotics, Harare, acted on received…

Brandon Josphat In CHINA CHINESE authorities are set to collaborate with Zimbabwe’s film industry to produce movies that showcase an accurate and positive representation of the Southern African nation to counter distorted narratives often depicted by foreign film industries. This comes in response to the widespread portrayal of Africa by notable film industries as a…

WATER tariffs are set to go up in Bulawayo as the completion of Glass Block Bopoma Dam will see the precious liquid costing $0,90 per megalitre as compared to the current average of $0,33. In a report by the joint parliamentary portfolio committee on Local Government and Thematic committee on sustainable development goals on the…

TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writers THE ruling Zanu PF remains confident that it will succeed in persuading a reluctant President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office beyond the end of his constitutionally-mandated term as the country’s leader in 2028. So says Zanu PF director for Information, Farai Marapira, who adds that the former liberation movement will, however,…

THE parliamentary portfolio committee on Industry has added its voice to growing calls for the government to introduce a raft of new measures to support struggling businesses. Among its key recommendations is a call for the urgent removal of the country’s much-criticised Intermediated Money Transfer Tax (IMTT) from all currency transactions. In a report that…