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By Dickson Bandera The Insurance Council of Zimbabwe (ICZ) has confirmed that families of the victims of the Manyame Bridge disaster will receive compensation under valid insurance policies activated to provide emergency relief. The tragic crash, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, involved a commuter omnibus and a lorry. Both vehicles were fully…
Staff Reporter Zimbabwe has strengthened its diplomatic and economic ties with Algeria following President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s State Visit to Algiers last week, which saw the signing of multiple cooperation agreements aimed at boosting trade, energy, education and agriculture. Briefing journalists during Tuesday’s Post-Cabinet beiefing, Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Dr Jenfan Muswere said…
By Dickson Bandera The Government of Zimbabwe has approved the establishment of a specialised National Drug and Substance Abuse Control and Enforcement Agency in a bold move to tackle the country’s escalating drug abuse crisis. Speaking during Tuesday’s 21st Post-Cabinet Press Briefing, the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Dr. Jenfan Muswere, said the…
By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe’s Cabinet has approved the Principles of the Architects Amendment Bill, 2025, in a move expected to strengthen oversight and weed out unregistered practitioners from the country’s architectural profession. Announcing the development after Tuesday’s Twenty-First Cabinet Meeting chaired by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr. Jenfan Muswere said…
By Dickson Bandera A high-level delegation from the Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is currently in Madagascar to wrap up final preparations for the upcoming SADC Heads of State and Government Summit set for August 2025. The team is led by the Deputy Executive Secretary for Corporate Affairs, Dr Judith Kateera. The…
By Dickson Bandera The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has raised alarm over what it describes as a worrying increase in the spread of harmful, unverified, and offensive content by internet-based broadcasters, warning that such conduct violates the country’s broadcasting laws and ethical standards. In a strongly worded press statement released this week, the Authority…
By Julius Idrissa Manganda Excel Academy were crowned champions of the Harare Provincial Junior League U17 Tournament yesterday after cruising to victory with a commanding 3–1 win over Chitungwiza in the final. The one-day tournament, which concluded in style, attracted 20 junior clubs from across the province. Teams were grouped into four pools, with the…
African Champions By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe’s senior men’s rugby team, the Sables, have qualified for the Rugby World Cup for the first time since 1991 after edging Namibia 30–28 in a dramatic Rugby Africa Cup final at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Kampala on Saturday. The victory ends a 34-year absence from the global stage and…
Veteran Coach and Junior Football specialist, Lloyd Mablanyo Chigowe addressing junior players at Zimbabwe Grounds on Saturday 19 July 2025 By Julius Idrissa Manganda The Chairman of the Harare Provincial Junior League, Lloyd “Mablanyo” Chigowe, has urged Zimbabwe’s top-flight league clubs to actively invest in scouting for young players in different academies if the nation’s…
The late Brighton Soni By Wellington Mareva A tragic road accident near Norton along the Harare–Bulawayo Road on Tuesday, 15 July, claimed the life of Brighton Soni — a respected former ZRP Police Band member and telecoms expert. The accident occurred in the evening as he was returning from official duties in Gweru, just hours…