[The Herald] ZIMBABWE is poised to become a key player in the global transition to green energy, not only through lithium mining, but its beneficiation that can empower local communities and develop the nation as a whole, President Mnangagwa has said.

[New Zimbabwe] The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (Southern Defenders) has described Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union (ARTUZ) president Obert Masaraure's recent arrest as unlawful and a misuse of the justice system.

[The Herald] Torn between cultures and continents, our children in diaspora do not really know where they belong and do not appreciate the sacrifice their parents made for them.

[The Herald] Global bodies should not renege from discussing issues affecting developing countries, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Ambassador Frederick Shava has said.

[The Herald] Zimbabwe and Turkey yesterday celebrated 40 years of diplomatic relations with the country emphasising that all the necessary conditions have been created for expanding and deepening productive cooperation between the two countries.

[The Herald] TWO CCC legislators, Job Sikhala and Godfrey Karakadzai Sithole yesterday failed to block their case from prosecution after they appeared in court for allegedly inciting their followers to cause violence that rocked Nyatsime, early this week.

[The Herald] ZANU PF has set up a mobilisation committee led by Politburo members to verify the authenticity of cells and other party structures across the country.

[The Herald] ZIMBABWEANS Jordan Zemura and Marvelous Nakamba are set for a huge showdown when their teams clash in the opening match of the 2022-2023 English Premiership football season.

[The Herald] NOT many people have come out well from the sad killing of Moreblessing Ali, a respectable municipal police officer working for Chitungwiza Municipality, but the CID Homicide unit have, five days after the discovery of her body, located and arrested the prime suspect and now need to be left to complete their investigation.

[The Herald] The Office of the President and Cabinet led by the Chief Secretary Dr Misheck Sibanda yesterday congratulated Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga for tying the knot.

[The Herald] Police are worried about the rise in murder and attempted murder cases were in most cases knives, machetes, axes and other weapons are being used to settle disputes.

[The Herald] THE trial of former Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) president Felton Kamambo failed to continue on Wednesday at the Harare Magistrates Court as the magistrate presiding over the case was not available.

[The Herald] Some criminals in the region are targeting and stealing top-of-the-range vehicles before smuggling them into neighbouring countries, including Zimbabwe, where forged documents are manufactured before the vehicles are sold.

[The Herald] THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is contemplating setting up a paramilitary wing within its party's ranks ahead of the 2023 harmonised general elections in the name of "defending the citizens after voting", The Herald can reveal.

[The Herald] PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today preside over the ground breaking ceremony of a US$300 million spodumene project at Bikita Minerals that will ramp up lithium production and extend the life of Zimbabwe's oldest mine.

[The Herald] ANOTHER jewel in the crown of the massive construction works taking place around the country was added yesterday with the commencement of works at the state-of-the-art Liberation Mall behind the Museum of African Liberation in Harare.

[The Herald] With the cold spell hitting the country unreliable and unpredictable, we are only reminded that it is still winter and for those going out, make sure you carry or wear warm clothes.

[The Herald] MEN from Matabeleland South Province yesterday turned out in droves and had a day to remember when they held fruitful discussions with First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa as she spearheads a search for solutions to their health challenges, gender-based violence and drug abuse which are rearing an ugly head in communities today.

[The Herald] SEASONED athlete Moses Tarakinyu believes taking part in the inaugural Mashwede Road Race, which will be held at Mashwede Village in Harare's high-density suburb of Budiriro on Sunday, will help him prepare for upcoming races like the Tanganda Half-Marathon and the Econet Victoria Falls Marathon.

[The Herald] FORMER National Social Security Authority (NSSA) chairman Mr Robin Vela has approached the Constitutional Court seeking permission to contest the Supreme Court decision upholding the report from BDO Chartered Accountants that linked him in corrupt deals.

[New Zimbabwe] A Harare man appeared before the magistrates court, charged with raping a 9-year-old, with two other accomplices who are still at large.

[AIM] The Mozambican government has prohibited the import of animals and animal products and by-products from Zimbabwe due to the resurgence of cases of foot-and-mouth disease in that country.

[The Herald] The funeral procession of rising Kariba Zimdancehall artiste Edgar Kofi (26), better known as Echodem who died a the weekend brought the tourist resort to a standstill.

[The Herald] It may have all started with the fans and for starters, it's either controversy or comparison, be it in sports or the arts sector.

[263Chat] In a letter to the government, Zimbabwe Professional Nurses Union(ZPNU) highlighted that its members will not be able to turn up for work from the 20th of June 2022.

[263Chat] This comes after the President of Zimbabwe recently signed into law the Marriages Act that prohibits the marriage of minors under the age of 18.

[The Herald] ZIMBABWEANS inviting sanctions against the country and so causing people to suffer should be barred from holding public office, Zanu PF chief whip, Cde Pupurai Togarepi, told the National Assembly yesterday.

[New Zimbabwe] Harare magistrate Vongai Guwuriro Muchuchuti Monday said Tendai Biti, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) vice president should stop submitting irrelevant evidence in a case he is accused of assaulting a local businesswoman, Tatiana Aleshina.

[New Zimbabwe] Tobacco sales have so far recorded a 11,64% decline when compared to the same period last year, signifying reduced yields this selling season as effects of poor rains in the last selling season took a toll.

[The Herald] Fashion reflects social changes, as there is a connection between the industry and society.

[New Zimbabwe] Traditional leaders from Kariba's Nyaminyami Rural District have berated President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration for failing to push infrastructural development in the area.

[New Zimbabwe] SLAIN Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Moreblessing Ali's son Silence Tuesday said he feared his mother's body had either been moved or had body parts changed, in a moving account to mourners at her funeral wake.

[The Herald] RABBIT farmers across the country are expected to receive an additional 6 000 breeders under the ongoing rabbit pure breed roll-out programme, being bankrolled by local firm, Raymeg Holdings, a corporate member of the Zimbabwe Commercial Rabbit Breeders Association (ZICORBA).

[New Zimbabwe] Former National Oil Company (NOIC) employees are ready to expose the manner in which alleged decades old systemic corruption has torn apart the parastatal for decades, Zimbabwe Petroleum and Allied Workers Union (ZIPAWU) has said.

[GroundUp] Applying for a work permit is difficult and many have given up

[New Zimbabwe] The High Court has reversed the acquittal of a local company, Christian Community Life Assurance and its directors, Washington Frera, Vincent Tom Baris and Norman Ngoshi, following a successful appeal by Prosecutor General Nelson Mutsonziwa.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is seeking freedom for its client being charged with deliberate infection of HIV after she allegedly infected her boyfriend.

[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has claimed that a high school student who vanished has been missing since December last year is on the run.

[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Warriors are officially out of the 2022 Cosafa Cup to be staged in Durban next month.

[New Zimbabwe] The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has lifted the foreign currency trading suspension imposed earlier on Metbank Limited following the recent conclusion of investigations into foreign exchange violations.

[The Herald] Harare magistrate Mr Shane Kubonera has issued a warrant of arrest for Paragon Printing director Mark Strathen after he failed to appear in court on criminal nuisance charges.

[The Herald] Growth of the livestock sector is critical in achieving food security, providing raw materials for further processing and promoting sustainable agriculture in line with Vision 2030 of an empowered upper middle class society.

[The Herald] The Second Republic respects the important role played by traditional leaders in spearheading socio-economic development in communities with traditional chiefs billed to play a key role in the speedy achievement of Vision 2030 goals, Zanu PF Second Secretary Cde Kembo Mohadi has said.

[The Herald] LOCAL and regional professional golfers will heave a huge sigh of relief as a new tour, the Chevron Golf Tour which will carter for Southern Region golfers, is set to take off later this month with a US$5 000 purse money.

[The Herald] THE body of the late footballer Barnabas Mushunje is set to pass through Rufaro Stadium this morning before the funeral procession heads for his rural home in Bocha where burial is expected to take place tomorrow.

[The Herald] The Sheriff of the High Court, McDuff Madega, has been by arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC).

[The Herald] Marytise Vambayi and Kudzaishe Muhamba

[The Herald] All things being equal, Zimbabwe's Warriors were today expected to be lining up against West Africans Liberia at the National Sports Stadium for their opening match of the 2023 AFCON qualifiers.

[The Herald] Joseph Madzimure and Blessings Chidakwa

[The Herald] THE State has called for a custodial sentence against convicted former Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Petronella Kagonye when the court sentences her today.