Gold above US$3 100 as US levies boost havens

Gold started the week with a fresh record high, ahead of President Donald Trump’s expected latest tariff barrage that heightened concerns of a global trade war. Bullion gained as much…

US inflation picks up before Trump tariffs

Consumer spending was weaker than expected again in February while a key inflation metric picked up, in a double whammy for the US economy before the brunt of tariffs. Markets…

Chinese stocks power ahead of emerging peers amid AI frenzy

Gains in Chinese stocks have typically filtered through to bolster their emerging-market counterparts — not this time. Mainland equities have surged over the past six months, breaking free of a…

Security forces on high alert . . . Concern over foreign hand in illegal protests

Herald Reporters SECURITY forces stand ready to handle any disturbances and the Government remains resolutely committed to national stability, the Minister of State for National Security, Lovemore Matuke, has said.…

Parly calls for urgent fix to Zimra’s e-service platform

Farirai Machivenyika-Senior Reporter THE e-service platform being used by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) must be expeditiously improved to enable taxpayers to submit returns timeously and ensure there are no…

Mayor publicly rebukes council’s top executives

Herald Reporter Harare Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume has publicly rebuked council’s top executives for failing to renovate district offices, citing the irony that these officials own large homes in leafy…

DRC crisis: High stakes indaba in the pipeline . . . President, Ruto to appoint panel of eminent leaders

Debra Matabvu –Senior Reporter SADC Chairperson, President Mnangagwa and his East African Community (EAC) counterpart, Kenyan President William Ruto, are expected to hold a high-level meeting this week to formally…

Govt gives assurance of peace, security in Mashonaland West

Walter Nyamukondiwa –Mashonaland West Bureau Chief People in Mashonaland West should go about their normal business and other affairs today, Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Marian Chombo said…

Comesa to tap into $5bn leather industry potential

Elita Chikwati-Agribusiness News Editor THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has the potential to generate US$5 billion in annual revenue through leather value addition and local footwear…

No disturbances in Manicaland

Mutare Bureau Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Advocate Misheck Mugadza has assured the province that it is safe to go about their daily business today as…