City taking Chiredzi seriously
HARARE - Harare City assistant coach Masimba Dinyero is hoping his players do not get complacent when they take on struggling Chiredzi FC this afternoon. The two sides meet at Chishamiso Stadium in a...
View ArticleMPs request CDFs
HARARE - Members of Parliament have requested for Constituency Development Funds (CDF) to enable them to carry out developmental projects in their constituencies. Alexio Musundire, the MDC MP for...
View ArticleZBC set to retrench 500 workers
HARARE - Jonathan Moyo, the Minister of Media, Information and Broadcasting Services says a forensic audit into the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has been completed and the results will be...
View ArticleNightmare for Daily News staffer
HARARE - Being detained by police for a crime one is guilty of is not as hard as being detained for no crime at all only to be released after 24 hours. A trip to Mutoko North Constituency with the...
View ArticleProphetess Makandiwa awarded doctorate
HARARE - International Institute of Philanthropy (IIP) yesterday conferred Prophetess Ruth Makandiwa, wife to United Family International Church (UFIC) founder and leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa,...
View Article'Arrest youth fund leaders'
HARARE - Parliament has recommended the arrest of government and bank officials who facilitated the abuse of the $10 million Youth Fund aimed at enabling youths to start income-generating projects....
View ArticleChitungwiza pair up for armed robbery
HARARE - Two Chitungwiza men suspected of being behind a spate of armed robberies committed around Harare have been hauled before the courts. Rodrick Mutaurwa, 28, of 2332 Unit B, Seke Chitungwiza and...
View ArticleChombo warns water polluters
HARARE - Ignatius Chombo, the Local Government, Public Works and National Housing minister, has warned that water polluters will face the full wrath of the law. The minister told journalists on the...
View ArticleTollgate fees up by 100pc
HARARE - The cash strapped Zanu PF-led government yesterday increased tollgate fees by a whopping 100 percent — in a move that is likely to have ripple effects on prices of basic commodities as well...
View ArticleHomosapiens too scared to veer
HARARE - An attribute quite obvious about the homosapiens political psyche is that most are too scared to take a risk and veer into unchartered waters. It is a trait difficult to wean the hapless...
View ArticleJermyn has donated blood for 44 years
HARARE - For 44 years, Glyn Jermyn has been donating blood saving life — is one of the leading donors. Notwithstanding the fact that men can donate on a quarterly basis while women can only do so...
View ArticleMauritius, the 'African Paradise'
HARARE - Before landing on the resort island of Mauritius, popularly referred to as the “African Paradise” the view from the sky is out of this world. Upon landing, you are greeted by a warm humid air...
View ArticleWinter, love and herbs
HARARE - Although not a favourite of many because of the harsh weather conditions, winter is most definitely the season of love. It is also the season when both men and women go out of their way to...
View ArticleTeachers marrying former students
MUTARE - Young male teachers are in the habit of choosing potential future wives among their students who they follow up after they complete school. Jennifer Mandoga, a Family Aids Caring Trust (Fact)...
View Article'Funerals now places to flaunt wealth'
HARARE - Having attended several burials at the National Heroes acre were heels, sun glasses, lipstick, makeup, long nails, and swanky clothes are the affair, I never thought the trend would...
View ArticleMugabe, Tsvangirai in same corner?
HARARE - Political fortunes may have dictated that President Robert Mugabe and former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai drift apart in different directions, but in their respective parties the two are...
View ArticleTsholotsho villagers wary of MSF pull out
HARARE - People living with HIV and tuberculosis (TB) patients in rural Tsholotsho who have been benefiting from the Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Spain programme are panicking over the imminent...
View ArticleSan community needs empowerment
TSHOLOTSHO - The perennially starving San community in Tsholotsho has appealed to government to urgently consider their plight as hunger continues to take its toll on the remote marginalised area of...
View ArticleMusicians unleash the next generation
HARARE - An ambitious new generation of popular musicians’ sons has burst onto the Zimbabwean scene determined to bolster legacies crafted by their fathers. Unlike Suluman Chimbetu, Peter Young Igwe...
View ArticleDrug-induced mental illness cases on the rise
HARARE - A youth staggers on the streets, his vision blurred by the ecstasy effect of intoxicating drugs. “I am high” — is a phrase that sounds trendy among the youths, but bears hefty consequences...
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