A Chinese businessman and Co-director of SABRICORP Trading (Private) Limited appeared in court on fraud charges involving over US$370,000. The accused, Yao Zhao (29) appeared before Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, after he was arrested at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport while leaving the country. The accused
Government has warned that unregistered schools mushrooming across the country will be shut down by January next year if they fail to regularise their operations. Education Minister Torerayi Moyo told Parliament on Thursday that authorities had given illegal schools a four-month grace period to protect learners
Government has pledged to overhaul underperforming irrigation schemes as part of efforts to strengthen food security in the face of climate change Lands and Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka has said. Responding to questions in Parliament yesterday, Dr Masuka said food security remained a philosophy of the
By Elishamai A Ziumbwa Junior Parliamentarians have been challenged to take a frontline role in the fight against drug and substance abuse while spearheading digital inclusion in their communities. Addressing young legislators during a tablet handover ceremony in Harare, Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution
Hwange Power Station’s Unit 3 has been shut down for statutory maintenance, with ZESA Holdings confirming the planned outage will run from 10 September to 24 October 2025. The power utility said the 44-day exercise was crucial to improving the unit’s reliability and long-term efficiency. “ZESA Holdings
Residents of Mbare have condemned the demolition of the township’s only vocational training centre to make way for 144 tuckshops, calling it a betrayal of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Vision 2030 and a blow to youth empowerment. For decades, the centre trained carpenters, mechanics and artisans who
By Elishamai A. Ziumbwa Zimbabwe will make history this week as the COSAFA Under-17 tournament becomes the first local competition to feature Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology. The youth tournament which kicks off tomorrow at Norton’s Ngoni MWOS Stadium and runs until 20 August will serve as
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Agriculture has launched a scathing attack on Prevail International a company linked to one of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s top advisors accusing it of failing to deliver on a flagship rural development scheme despite receiving huge sums of public money. Prevail International
By Elisahamai A Ziumbwa The Government has announced sweeping reforms in its agriculture sector scrapping multiple levies and permits in a move aimed at easing the cost of doing business. Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube said the overhaul will remove “excessive and duplicative regulations” that have long
By Shalom Shawurwa The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested more than 2,100 people in a sweeping operation against illegal firearms, misuse of toy guns and possession of dangerous weapons. The campaign, code-named “No to Illegal Firearms, Misuse of Toy Guns and Dangerous Weapons”, began on 27
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