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The UN World Food Program said Wednesday that it was working with Zimbabwe’s government and aid agencies to provide food to 2.7 million rural people in the country as the El Nino weather phenomenon contributes to a drought crisis in southern Africa. Food shortages putting nearly 20% of Zimbabwe’s population …

As Zimbabwe’s parallel market reels under the strain of a currency crisis, central bank governor, John Mangudya, assures the public that this turmoil is merely passing. This grey market, operating outside formal banking channels, has experienced volatility for the past three weeks, causing ripples of uncertainty among businesses and individuals …

The recent emergence of the Apostolic Faith Mission of Zimbabwe (AFMOZ), which broke away from the Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe (AFM) due to factionalism, has placed a bad tag on the faith movement, thrusting congregants into eternal confusion. The split came after Cossum Chiangwa, the church president allegedly amended …

More travellers are now preferring to use the country’s transformed Beitbridge Border Post over other land borders with the Department of Immigration handling an increase of 9 percent in the number of people who crossed the border in 2023 compared to 2022. At the moment Beitbridge is the only land …

The government has revealed that the controversial National Youth Service (NYS) commonly known as the Border Gezi Youth Militia training reintroduction is on the cards. Popularly known as Green Bombers because of their green training uniform, the NYS was established as a youth militia in the 2000s by late youth …

The Meteorological service Department (MSD) yesterday warned that heavy rains accompanied by violent storms will hit the country starting tomorrow until December 30, 2023. In a statement, MSD said there were risks of flooding in low-lying areas. “Thunder and lightning accompanied by hailstones, and strong damaging winds are anticipated across …

By Daniel Kachere News Editor In what appears to be a circus within the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leadership in Harare Metropolitan, lawyer and councillor Jacob Mafume has been re-elected Harare Mayor. Mafume’s term came to an end before the August harmonised elections paving way for Ian Makone. …

Finance minister Mthuli Ncube announced a Z$59.5 trillion budget for 2024 on Thursday, raising the price of services and attempting to widen the tax base to shore up the government’s finances. The main opposition labelled his budget “anti-people” after he increased toll gate fees by 150 percent and also nearly …

President Mnangagwa left Harare last night for Dubai where he is expected to join nearly 100 000 delegates including Heads of State and Government at COP28, to try and find lasting solutions to climate change. The number of delegates make this year’s conference easily the biggest such conference in a …

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has fired Industry and Commerce deputy minister Roy Bhila from government, hardly three months after he was elevated to the lofty job. This was announced in a statement Thursday by Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Martin Rushwaya. “His Excellency, the President of the Republic of …