February 2026 | Page 8 of 20

By Judith Nyuke The trial of a headmaster at Ridge Primary School, Ridgeview Belvedere, Harare and his 71-year-old relative accused of defrauding the Registrar of Companies two years ago using a forged resolution for a local company T and J Investments (Pvt) Ltd failed to commence

Courts

Standoff In Magaya Case Over ConCourt Rules Interpretation

February 20, 2026

LAWYERS representing Prophetic Healing and Deliverance leader, Walter Magaya, have warned the court is brewing a legal disaster by disregarding the provisions of the Constitutional Court rules. Magaya was this morning on stand being led his lawyer Admire Rubaya in support of his application for referral

We Are Ready to Host President — Machakaire…As he Hails Growing Uptake of Youth Service

Youth minister Tino Machakaire says preparations for Youth Day commemorations in Marondera, set for Saturday, are at an advanced stage, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa expected to commission the country’s largest Youth Service and Vocational Training Centre. Machakaire said readiness for the landmark occasion now stands at

Health

Govt Begins Absorbing NGO-Funded Health Workers into State System

Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora By Kudzaishe Chimonera The Government has begun a phased programme to place village health workers on the national payroll in what officials describe as a major policy shift aimed at standardising pay and ending reliance on donor funding. Speaking in the National Assembly

Courts

Court Bars Destiny Afrika Network Official from Premises

A Harare High Court judge has barred Destiny of Afrika Network (DANet) Manicaland projects coordinator Wilson Masokowere from reporting for duty, ruling that he is no longer an employee of the organisation after resisting dismissal for more than three years. Justice Jacob Manzunzu ordered that Masokowere

Sports

Chevrons on Fire! Zim Edge Sri Lanka in Last Over Run Fest

author: Elia Ntali

Zimbabwe produced a nerve-jangling run chase to beat Sri Lanka by six wickets and climb to the summit of the Group B standings in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium. Set a stiff target of 179, the Chevrons

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe Arrested in SA

Police in South Africa’s Gauteng province are investigating a reported shooting at an upscale residence in Hyde Park, Johannesburg allegedly linked to late former President Robert Mugabe's son Bellarmine Chatunga. Unconfirmed reports circulating on social media platform X claim that a security guard was shot

Parliament Flags Pfumvudza Abuse in Lands Ministry

Pfumvudza farming The distribution of inputs under Zimbabwe’s flagship Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme has been marred by mismanagement and weak internal controls, with Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) raising concern over misappropriation of government resources within the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement. Presenting the committee’s

Magaya Case Rocked by Claims of Coercion and Interference

February 18, 2026