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Tapiwa Chirume and Brighton Muronzereyi THERE is growing national concern about Zimbabwe’s soaring motor ve­hicle accidents and deaths, amid worsening reckless driving by motorists, ever more unroadworthy vehicles on the roads and suboptimal enforce­ment of traffic laws by authorities. This comes after the country recorded at least 337 road traffic ac­cidents over the recent Easter…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ZIMBABWE has the second highest petrol and third highest diesel prices in Africa, figures by leading provider of retail energy price data around the world, GlobalPetrolPrices, show. In this regard, Zimbabwe is only topped by Malawi, which had the highest petrol and diesel prices per litre on the continent, and…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER OPPOSITION stalwart Amos Chibaya and former Zimbabwe National Stu­dents Union president Al­lan Chipoyi have filed an urgent High Court chamber application seeking to halt parliament proceedings on Consti­tutional Amendment Bill Number 3. In their founding affidavit, Chibaya and Chipoyi argued that the proceedings should be stopped because public hear­ings on…

A SOMBRE mass funeral for 12 victims of the Bulawayo–Be­itbridge Road explo­sion was held at Doves Funeral Services yesterday, as the nation mourns one of the country’s most devastating road tragedies in recent times. The victims died instantly when a Toyota Quantum vehicle explod­ed on Thursday along the Bula­wayo–Beitbridge Road, between Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage and…

ZIMBABWE’S standing on the Global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) has deteriorated in recent years, highlight­ing deepening concerns over governance and the effectiveness of anti-corruption efforts, ac­cording to Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ). This comes after the country was ranked 158 out of 180 countries in the 2024 CPI, indicating a high level of perceived public sector…

FORMER Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, has dismissed allegations that he is in the pocket of Zanu PF.Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Chamisa flatly rejected frenzied claims that he had been bribed by ruling party bigwigs to not oppose the government’s proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 — describing…

 PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned against the abuse of social media and the spread of harmful online content, saying the government will tighten regu­lation of digital platforms while stepping up protections against unethical use of technology. In his Independence Day speech in Maphisa, Matabeleland South, yesterday, Mnangagwa said the government was al­ready reviewing policies governing…

BUSINESSMAN Wicknell Chivayo has pledged to donate US$3.6 million to Parliament, with the funds set to be distributed equally among 360 Members of Parliament and Senators to support constituency development projects across the country.In a statement issued on Independence Day yesterday, Chivayo said he would hand over the money to the Speaker of Parliament this…

THE City of Harare has moved to secure borrowing authority from the government for a US$16.7 million loan aimed at funding critical infrastructure upgrades and service delivery improvements across the capital.In a public notice issued in terms of the Urban Councils Act yesterday, acting town clerk Phakamile Mabhena Moyo said council had resolved to borrow…

ZIMBABWE’S main opposition party in parliament, the Citizens Coalition for Change, is pushing for an inclusive government if Parliament approves Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3.In a statement to mark the country’s Independence Day yesterday, CCC’s interim national spokesperson, Nqobizitha Mlilo, said the party leadership had agreed on the position to push for an inclusive government.“Every…