RUTENDO NGARA FOUR artisanal miners who approached the High Court claiming they were unlawfully removed from their mining claims in Bindura by Freda Rebecca Gold Mine have partially won their case. The court ordered that the company and the police must not interfere with their operations. The matter was heard before Justice Joel Mambara at…
BRANDON JOSPHAT Chief Writer THE ruling Zanu PF is pulling out all the stops as it mobilises its support base to rally behind Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 ahead of public hearings in two weeks’ time. In this regard, the former liberation movement has deployed its top guns and legislators nationwide to drum up support…
THE country needs to embrace kidney transplants more as they are generally superior to dialysis when treating kidney failure. So says former minister of Health and Child Care, Obadiah Moyo, who adds that Zimbabwe should also take advantage of falling barriers to transplants in this regard. Speaking on Thursday night on leading independent national television…
CHIEF WRITER PARLIAMENT has ignited a high-stakes national debate by scheduling 64 public hearings to gather citizens’ views on the contentious Constitution Amendment Bill No. 3, which seeks to abolish the popular election of the state president, among others. The hearing would be between March 30 and April 2 as part of a constitutional requirement…
MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE GOVERNMENT has taken a definitive step toward de-dollarising public procurement, with the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, announcing that all local suppliers and contractors will henceforth be paid exclusively in ZiG. The directive, which accompanied the launch of the new National Standard Price List (NSPL), marked a significant shift in fiscal policy aimed…
MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is tomorrow expected to preside over the high-stakes signing and awards ceremony for Cabinet ministers and senior government officials’ performance contracts in Harare. The ceremony would mark the evaluation of Cabinet ministers, permanent secretaries, and heads of public entities for the 2025 fiscal year. Under the mantra “What Gets Measured,…
Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO MORE than 600 families have benefited from the government’s Presidential Title Deeds and Settlement Regularisation Programme across Zimbabwe.The initiative was launched in 2023 by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to address land tenure challenges and promote orderly urban development through formalisation.“More than 600 families have already benefited from this programme across the country,” said…
AUTHORITIES are confident that they remain on top of the country’s economy despite the challenges brought about by the raging war in the Middle East.At the same time, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has warned that a prolonged conflict there could have dire consequences for Zimbabwe and other economies susceptible to external shocks.Speaking to the Daily…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged Parliament to accelerate the regulation of social media, citing an urgent need for laws that shield young people from harmful online content and systemic abuse.This move aligns Zimbabwe with a growing global trend, as countries including Australia, the United Kingdom, China, and several European nations move toward implementing similar restrictive…
THE High Court has halted proceedings in the case where popular clergyman Walter Magaya is accused of raping four congregants at his Yadah Hotel in the capital.The pause follows an urgent chamber application filed by Magaya to review magistrate Esthere Chivasa’s decision to allow the sensitive matter to be heard in camera.Justice Tapiwa Chitapi granted…
