Debra Matabvu THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction led by Professor Welshman Ncube has won the battle to secure the opposition party’s share of Government funds allocated under the Political Parties (Finance) Act. Multiple CCC factions had been locked in an intense fight for the funds for months, lobbying Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to deposit the money into their respective bank accounts. It is understood that rival factions led by Messrs Jameson Timba and Promise Mkwananzi had previously approached the Government for a share of the cash. They ..read more

Tanyaradzwa Rusike The Government will soon issue 100 000 title deeds to homeowners in Chitungwiza, Southlea Park and Epworth under the Presidential Title Deeds and Settlement Regularisation Programme. In Chitungwiza, about 55 000 homeowners, who are long-standing municipal tenants, are set to receive title to their properties. While the lease agreements between the identified tenants and the council specified a path to ownership of the houses they occupy, the local authority had for years been reluctant to officially hand over the properties. For Southlea Park, the Government is preparing ov ..read more

THE African National Congress (ANC) party has lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago. With more than 99 percent of votes counted yesterday, the ANC had received nearly 40 percent in Wednesday’s election, well short of the majority it had held since the famed all-race vote of 1994 that ended apartheid and brought it to power under Nelson Mandela. The main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), had 21,63 percent; and uMkhonto ..read more

Kuda Bwititi in LIVINGSTONE, Zambia THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) must not allow outsiders to dictate its conservation policies, but speak with one voice in defending how the region manages its natural resources, President Mnangagwa has said. He said this at the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conversation Area (KAZA TFCA) Heads of State Summit that ended in Livingstone, Zambia, on Friday. KAZA TFCA is the largest conservation area in the world and lies in the Kavango and Zambezi River basins, where five SADC nations — Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe — converg ..read more

Tendai Rupapa Senior Reporter THEME ZIMBABWE reigned supreme on Friday when the First Lady, Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa, hosted a first-of-its-kind dinner at State House for female legislators from across the political divide, who sought to bestow on her an ambassadorial role for the Zimbabwe Women’s Parliamentary Caucus in recognition of her support and dedication to the cause of women in Zimbabwe. Since the attainment of independence in 1980, legislators from across the country’s political divide had neither spoken with one voice nor sat down to break bread bound by a spirit of sisterly nationhoo ..read more

Michael Tome Business Reporter THE Government is mulling investigating the small-scale gold mining sub-sector to determine factors behind the sudden drop in deliveries by producers, amid fears of a resurgence in smuggling. This follows revelations that gold production from small-scale miners has declined from an average of 60 percent of the national output to between 42 percent and 53 percent. The Government this year set a gold deliveries target of 40 tonnes, up from the 30,1 tonnes achieved last year. Gold is Zimbabwe’s largest export earner, followed by platinum and tobacco. Between them ..read more

Society Reporter SOPHISTICATED international criminal syndicates that are operating in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa are behind the deluge of both counterfeit and fake products that are finding their way on to the local market, The Sunday Mail Society has gathered. South African police, through the National Counterfeit Unit, last month busted one such syndicate and seized goods worth R3 million (more than US$167 000). A Pakistani national was arrested during the operation and fake items, including sports apparel, shoes and cellphones, were recovered. Some of the counterfeit products t ..read more

Tadious Manyepo Sports Reporter All players called for the Warriors 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and South Africa starting this week are expected to arrive in South Africa today. They will engage Lesotho at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg on Friday in a match Zimbabwe will be the home team before they face South Africa at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein four days later. Due to this arrangement, the Warriors will, starting today, camp in South Africa for the duration of the two matches. FIFA Forward manager Kudzi Chitima told Zimpapers Sports Hub yesterday that every membe ..read more

Sports Reporter NATIONAL Athletics Association of Zimbabwe (NAAZ) president Tendayi Tagara has been appointed the head of technical administration of athletes at the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) region five youth games to be held in Namibia next year. Speaking following his appointment, Tagara said the recognition reflects on Zimbabwe’s management abilities. “I am happy that the region noticed my qualifications as a coach and that I have managed to administer a number of activities,” he said. “My position at World Athletics has also weighed in on that position, and I am happy.” Tagara ..read more

Consumer Watch Cresencia Marjorie Chiremba “There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.” – Roger Staubach AS the cooler temperatures approach Zimbabwe, businesses need to adapt their customer service strategies to ensure a warm and seamless experience for their clients. Thus, when the temperatures drop, it’s time to up your service and be exceptional. Let’s delve deeper into each strategy, focusing on how they align with the unique Zimbabwean situation. Staff Training and Readiness Train your customer service representatives to handle winter-related queries and concerns specific to Zimbab ..read more