Mukanya speaks his mind
VETERAN Chimurenga musician Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo, pictured, is a man of straight talk and his sharp tongue has created buzz around his persona. Mukanya has always made his feelings known....
View ArticleMungoshi's passing enriches heavens' anthology of authors
IN his survey of Black English writers from this part of the world that we proudly call home, American author Tim McLoughlin described Charles Mungoshi as “Zimbabwe’s most substantial writer not least...
View ArticleShot in the arm for bodybuilder
HARARE - Quinquagenarian bodybuilder Masiye Sergio Suwali’s call for a sponsor came to fruition after Iron Lion Nutrition and Supplements announced their partnership with the Harare-based bodybuilder....
View ArticleED allies nervous. . . mobilising support for Mnangagwa
AMID worsening poverty, Zanu PF will early next month splash millions on a solidarity rally for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose administration is accused of human rights abuses and failing to...
View ArticleProbe into Gukurahundi era begins
WORK by the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) to compile information on what really happened during the Gukurahundi era will begin next month. Commissioner Leslie Ncube told the Daily...
View ArticleMhofu announces squad today
HARARE - Warriors coach Sunday Chidzambwa is today expected to announce the squad which will do duty against Congo in a crucial 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the National Sports Stadium next...
View ArticleChamisa embarks on diplomatic offensive
MDC party leader Nelson Chamisa, pictured, has left the country on a mission to brief unnamed African leaders about the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe. In a statement, the party’s director of...
View ArticleJonga's China trip hangs in balance
HARARE - Undisputed Zimbabwe female bodybuilding champion Regina Jonga’s quest to participate in her first China international contest early next month hangs in the balance owing to lack of...
View ArticleLady Chevrons ready for Uganda
HARARE - Zimbabwe women cricket team this week got off to an intensive batting camp to fine- tune their skills before they embark on game practice matches against junior boys provincial age group teams...
View ArticleCourt rebuffs GMB bosses' challenge to $1m fraud rap
HARARE - A Harare court yesterday turned away a challenge to the prosecution of three Grain Marketing Board Pension Fund (GMBPF) executives facing charges of defrauding the grain utility of $1 million....
View ArticleAllow NPA to recruit prosecutors
There is a looming chronic workforce shortage at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) after the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) ordered the body to disengage all serving members of the security...
View ArticleMan charged with hacking Zimra network, stealing $2m
HARARE - A Harare man appeared in court yesterday charged with hacking into tax agency, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)’s computer system in collaboration with the agency’s employee to steal $2...
View Article'Stricter water rationing on the cards for Harare
HARARE City Council (HCC) is set to introduce a stricter water rationing regime as dam levels at Lake Chivero continue dwindling. Acting distribution manager Tapiwa Kunyadini told a full council...
View ArticleED under fire over top union leader's arrest
HARARE - Top world labour unions yesterday came out guns blazing against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime over the arrest of International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) general-secretary for...
View ArticleZupco deal unsustainable
HARARE - Last month, government allowed a fleet of private buses to join forces with the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) in servicing cities and towns so as to counter the high transport...
View ArticleHarrison returns. . . desperate to assemble a competitive side
HARARE City coach Mark Harrison is expected back in the country from his long holiday in Europe this afternoon to resume preparations ahead of the 2019 Castle Lager Premiership season as the Sunshine...
View ArticleDrugs Derail Youths
Gazing into an empty space, with a silver chandelier dangling from a nicely decorated ceiling, and a nicely built house that can be mistook for a mansion, Melody Mapanda looked upset and emotionally...
View ArticleSparks fly within Chamisa's MDC
HARARE- With just under three months to go to the MDC’s eagerly-anticipated elective congress in May where a new substantive party leader will be chosen — sparks are flying within the country’s main...
View ArticleCables theft hinders police work in Byo
BULAWAYO- The critical work of police and prison services in Bulawayo’s dormitory township of Ntabazinduna has been severely affected by the recent theft of electricity cables, the Daily News can...
View ArticleBotswana offers Zim US$95m loan facility
ZIMBABWE’s hopes of securing a $600 million loan facility from Botswana hit a snag as its neighbour could only offer US$95 million during a bi-national commission yesterday. After a week of diplomatic...
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