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
Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has accused the government of overburdening Zimbabweans with what he described as “toxic” new presumptive taxes that threaten to cripple small businesses and deepen economic hardship. Posting on X (formerly Twitter) after the publication of Public Notice 51 of 2025, which
By Elishamai Ziumbwa The government has reaffirmed its commitment to upgrading the Harare–Kanyemba highway describing the road as a vital economic corridor linking Zimbabwe to Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister Felix Mhona, in a speech delivered on his behalf
A senior Bulawayo councillor has been jailed for a year after being convicted of soliciting a US$20,000 bribe from a foreign investor. Mpumelelo Moyo (37) the Finance Committee Chairperson of Bulawayo City Council and councillor for Ward 26 was found guilty of bribery by the Tredgold
The Government has announced sweeping reforms in the transport sector including the scrapping of a controversial US$23,000 transit fuel duty as part of wider efforts to reduce the cost of doing business and boost economic growth. Information Minister Jenfan Muswere told journalists during a post-Cabinet briefing
Chipinge district continues to be one of the most climate-vulnerable regions in Zimbabwe facing frequent droughts, floods and natural disasters such as the Lisungwe floods, Bandama dam burst and cyclones including Idai, Eloise and Charlane. These intensifying events exacerbate food insecurity and poverty. At the same time,
By Judith Nyuke A Harare magistrate has denied former Zanu PF youth leader Jimu Kunaka and his accomplice bail after highlighting that the two are a flight risk. Cuthbert Molisen Finiyasi (71) and Jim Kunaka (46) stand accused of unlawfully seizing a piece of land in Harare,
By Shalom Shawurwa Gender rights leaders have warned that the country is facing setbacks in the fight for gender equality with systemic barriers, gender-based violence and economic exclusion continuing to undermine women’s progress. Speaking at a national gender forum in Harare recently, Zimbabwe Gender Commission chairperson Commissioner
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