Tourism receipts surge 14pc in first quarter

Oliver Kazunga Senior Reporter ZIMBABWE’S tourism sector has performed well in the first quarter of 2026, with receipts surging 14 percent to US$251 million from US$221 million and arrivals rising…

Govt slashes mining levies…Streamlines duplicated licences…Prioritises growth over revenue

Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter CABINET has approved a downward review of licences, permits, levies and fees in the mining sub-sector as part of wide-ranging reforms to reduce the cost of…

Stiffer penalties proposed for land degradation, pollution

Debra Matabvu Senior Reporter CABINET has approved the Environmental Management Bill of 2026, which seeks to introduce “stiffer” penalties for perpetrators of land degradation and provide for laws governing the…

Zim confident of securing UNSC seat

Wallace Ruzvidzo Herald Reporter ZIMBABWE is confident of securing a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the period 2027–2028, with the country also the sole African Union…

Angel of Hope graduates return home skilled, sober, ready to rebuild

Blessings Chidakwa Senior Reporter THE Angel of Hope Drug Rehabilitation Centre was a picture of raw emotion and renewed purpose as beneficiaries returned from vocational training to a hero’s welcome…

Senior ZNA officer dies

Theseus Mauruki Shambare Herald Correspondent THE Zimbabwe National Army has announced the death of a retired senior officer, Colonel Patron Khutshwekhaya, with Army Commander Lieutenant-General Asher Walter Tapfumaneyi expressing deep…

Bulawayo to host National Culture Month celebrations

Remember Deketeke Herald Correspondent BULAWAYO will host the National Culture Month main celebrations on May 21, with many from around the country expected to converge in the city to celebrate…

Cotton marketing season starts next week

Nyore Madzianike Senior Reporter THE cotton marketing season is set to open next week, with the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe saying preparations are at an advanced stage to receive farmers…

MAN, FACING ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES, TRIED TO ESCAPE FROM POLICE CUSTODY

Zvikomborero Parafini A MBARE man struck another man with a stone for trying to restrain him from inflicting more harm on a woman he was bashing at Mupedzanhamo market. Amos…

D-DAY FOR BATTLE OF KOALA PARK

Arron Nyamayaro THE legal showdown between the Katonha twins — Lawyer Farai and Mayor Tendai — who dragged Koala Park Abattoir to court over air pollution along Seke Road, is…

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