The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands and Agriculture has commended the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA)'s production models after witnessing what legislators described as impressive wheat production during a nationwide assessment of the country's agricultural performance. The committee, which is touring ARDA farms across Zimbabwe, is assessing wheat and…
Chitungwiza- For Farirai Dube, a 40 year old mother of four in Chitungwiza’s Unit K, water is not a utility, it is a currency more valuable than the Zimbabwe dollar. Every morning, before the sun crests the horizon, she joins a queue that snakes meters, buckets in hand, hoping for…
Harare- The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has warned that traffickers are increasingly using technology and deceptive online scams to trap victims, as the country joined the global community in commemorating the World Day against Trafficking in Persons on 30 July. In a statement marking the annual observance under the…
Harare – The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has authorised a 10-day vacation school programme for examination candidates during the August 2026 holidays, issuing strict fee caps and prohibiting schools from extending lessons beyond the stipulated period. According to Secretary's Circular Number 7 of 2026, dated June 9, the…
Harare — President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a State of Disaster following a tragic road accident involving a Munhenzva Transport Services bus that claimed the lives of eleven Zimbabwean nationals in South Africa's Free State Province, the government announced on Saturday. The bus, travelling from Cape Town to Harare, crashed…
Harare – Zimbabwe’s Second Republic is cementing its legacy of macroeconomic transformation, with the country recording its first sustained single-digit inflation in over three decades while securing landmark diplomatic victories that signal its return to the global stage. Presenting the 2026 Mid-Term Budget and Economic Review to Parliament on Thursday,…
Harare – Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe's third-largest urban settlement with a population approaching one million residents, remains entirely dependent on Harare for its water supply – a dependency that is failing its residents, the government admitted in Parliament this week. Sewage Responding to a question from St Mary's legislator Brighton Mazhindu, Deputy…
Binga – Binga South legislator Hon. Fanuel Cumanzala has commended the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education for its comprehensive understanding of the educational challenges facing Binga District and its commitment to improving access to quality education in remote communities. Speaking after receiving a detailed response in Parliament from the…
Binga – Binga South legislator, Fanuel Cumanzala has welcomed the Government's recognition of Binga's tourism potential but says the time has come to translate policy statements into tangible investments that transform the lives of communities along the Zambezi Valley. Speaking in an interview after the Minister of Environment, Climate and…
Government scraps 17 year old levy after President's directive to eliminate duplicate charges Harare – Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister, Felix Mhona has announced the immediate removal of the Road Access Fee, ending a 17 year old levy that motorists have paid since 2009. The fee was scrapped through Statutory…
