HARARE – Zimbabwe cricket team assistant coach Stephen Mangongo is delighted with the participation of three overseas professionals at the on-going three-day domestic Twenty20 trials at Harare Sports Club. Englishmen Mark Pettini and Daniel Housego, alongside Zimbabwean Nathan Waller – who has eyed an international career with Ireland – are the three overseas players taking…
BULAWAYO – Former Zimbabwe international Nqobizitha Maenzanise has died following a short illness, aged 45. The former Merlin Husky, Highlanders, Zimbabwe Saints and AmaZulu midfielder passed away on Monday morning at Mpilo Hospital where he had been admitted for the past two weeks. Nicknamed Humpty Dumpty during his days at Highlanders in the late 1980s,…
LONDON – The prime minister is urging the insurance industry to deal with flood claims as quickly as possible. David Cameron is also calling on insurers to offer more help to dry out homes. More than 5,000 homes and businesses are estimated to have been flooded since the start of December. No 10 will hold…
ADDIS ABABA – The co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines plane flying from Addis Ababa to Rome has hijacked the aircraft and landed in Geneva, Swiss police say. The hijacker – who has been arrested – waited for the pilot to go to the toilet to lock himself in the cockpit. He was unarmed. He has…
BULAWAYO – Popular musician Jah Prayzah broke National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) records on Saturday night at Bulawayo Rainbow Hotel after claiming an impressive haul of four awards. The Uzumba-born musician claimed gongs in the Outstanding Male Musician, Outstanding Album, Outstanding Song and People’s Choice categories. Jah Prayzah, who walked away with $2 000 for…
BULAWAYO – Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo has published an anthology of Zimbabwean folktales titled Around the Fire which will be part of the festival’s 10th anniversary celebrations this year. Raisedon Baya, the Intwasa director, confirmed the publication whose aim is to document and preserve folk stories in book format. “I am happy to say that…
HARARE – Dub poet Albert Nyathi and Iyasa have teamed up to create a song titled What’s Up that focuses on the negative effects of social media. Iyasa director Innocent Nkululeko Dube told the Daily News that artistes have a duty to enlighten society on the impact of social media. “Families in Zimbabwe are disintegrating…
HARARE – Tourism ministry’s aim to contribute $5 billion towards the country’s gross domestic (GDP) product by 2018 faces new hurdles posed by government’s restrictive policies. Last year, Zimbabwe introduced 15 percent value added tax (vat) on foreign receipts, a move tourism operators say is making the country an expensive destination. Glenn Stutchbury, chief executive…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s year-on-year inflation rate rose 0, 08 percentage points to 0, 41 percent in January from 0, 33 percent recorded in December 2013. This means prices — as measured by the all items consumer price index (CPI) ? increased by an average 0, 41 percentage points between January 2013 and January 2014. According…
EDITOR — May you allow me to express my disgust over the noise violation which is caused by a certain church (name supplied) in Warren park D. This church conducts its sermons in a home with a congregation who are sitting within 5 metres of the speaker using public address system with our houses not…
