Masimba Makwembere THE Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) says the country could face food shortages and rising prices due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. In its latest report, FEWS NET said that the situation could also affect farming as the cost and availability of fertilisers may worsen. “Following global fuel…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER HIGH Court judge, justice Benjamin Chikowero, jailed a Sadza man to 10 years for having sexual intercourse with a minor, impregnating and exposing her to HIV since he tested positive to the disease. According to court papers, during the period extending from December 2024 to March 2025 and at Tsvingiringu…
CHIEF WRITER THE government needs to do a lot more to bring down the country’s soaring cost of living to cushion hard-pressed consumers, key stakeholders said yesterday. In addition, they called upon authorities to urgently investigate the country’s fuel value chain, to ensure that consumers and businesses do not pay unreasonably high prices for their…
Tapiwa Chirume THE six members of the Mujuru family, who tragically lost their lives along the Harare–Masvingo Highway, were laid to rest yesterday at Wiltshire Farm in Chivhu. The funeral drew a large gathering, including church organisations, representatives of banking institutions, close relatives and friends, traditional leaders, and the minister of Transport, Felix Mhona, all…
THE government has launched a pilot programme to digitise the country’s land administration system, as part of key steps to streamline and modernise the registration of properties. The initiative comes amid expectations that the ongoing national title deeds programme will help to address some of the country’s long-standing land challenges. “The objective of the programme…
Masimba Makwembere PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged Zimbabweans to cherish and safeguard the prevailing peace and stability in the country, warning against taking the calm environment for granted. Addressing thousands of congregants at the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) Easter conference in Masvingo Province yesterday, Mnangagwa said church leaders needed to take the lead in uniting…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has allocated close to 20 000 vending bays as part of ongoing efforts to formalise and support the informal sector. The move comes as Bulawayo, like many urban centres across the country, faces mounting pressure from informal trading activities in the central business district (CBD), largely driven by unemployment and…
REMOVING the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) from its current standalone position and placing it under a new regulator will be disastrous for the country and pensioners in particular. So warns the secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (ZFTU), Kenias Shamuyarira, who adds that Zimbabwe would also violate a slew of laws governing…
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed the funeral wake of six members of the Mujuru family from Tynwald North in Harare, who were tragically killed in a horrific road accident on Thursday along the Harare-Masvingo Road.A memorial service for the victims — mother, Lilian Maranda Mujuru, 40, and children, Nokutenda, Makanaka, Ronald Junior, Rufaro Shalom and Kayden…
THE government says it is moving to establish municipal courts as part of wider efforts to capacitate local authorities and strengthen enforcement of city by-laws amid growing concerns over poor service delivery. This comes as local authorities are lobbying the government to grant municipal police arresting powers, as cities intensify efforts to curb rampant littering,…
