BULAWAYO – Police in Bulawayo once again blocked a local pressure group from holding a prayer session for the fallen Gukurahundi victims over the weekend at an event that had been pencilled for Stanley Square in Makokoba. This was the third time police stopped Ibhetshu Likazulu from holding the commemoration in a space of two…
HARARE – The US Embassy yesterday condemned incidents of politically-motivated violence that have occurred in Harare. In a statement released yesterday, the American embassy noted media reports on the attack on Rodrick Dzapasi 44, who is Zanu PF cell chairman for Tabudirira District in Budiriro by alleged MDC supporters. Dzapasi sustained a deep cut on…
HARARE – First Oil was paid $2,7 million to deliver fuel to the Central Mechanical and Equipment Department (CMED) but failed to do so, a Parliament committee was told yesterday. This emerged after Davidson Mhaka, CMED managing director, was grilled by the parliamentary portfolio committee on Transport and Infrastructure Development chaired by Zanu PF MP…
BULAWAYO – Former Bulawayo deputy mayor Alderman Charles Mpofu has died. He was 55. Mpofu, a shrewd politician, passed away on Sunday evening at a local hospital from injuries sustained when he was hit by a truck loaded with sand. A family spokesperson told the Daily News yesterday that the ex-deputy mayor was involved in…
HARARE – Judith Madzorera, Zimbabwe’s accountant-general, has died. She was 51. A senior official in the ministry of Finance confirmed the development. He said Madzorera passed on early yesterday morning in Harare. He however, could not give any details on funeral arrangements save to say that mourners were gathered at the deceased’s home in Highlands,…
HARARE – Seed Co yesterday presented 20 orphans and vulnerable pupils from St Marnocks primary and secondary schools in Mt Hampden with school fees as part of their corporate social responsibility programme. The fees, which come to a total of $840 per term, was well received by the school heads. “It is easy to run…
HARARE – A Lochinvar man has been hauled before the courts for reportedly attempting to extort $30 000 from his wife’s lover. Norman Ngoni Samanga, 32, appeared before Harare magistrate Tendai Mahwe saying he was a perfect candidate for bail. He said he was of fixed abode and had no intentions of absconding trial. State…
BULAWAYO – Sunduza Dance Theatre has just put finishing touches to their third album titled Sunduza Buya which the Bulawayo imbube outfit hopes will revive the waning fortunes of their internationally-acclaimed brand. The forthcoming 11-track album, that features guest artistes like Jeys Marabini, Willis Watafi, Otis Ngwabi, Albert Nyathi, Desire Moyo and United Kingdom-based Janet…
BULAWAYO – Writers, book enthusiasts, librarians and book industry professionals will descend on the City of Kings for the two-day Bulawayo Book Fair set to kick off at the Large City Hall on March 29. The annual book showcase will run under the theme “Indigenous languages, literature, art and knowledge systems of Africa”, which is also…
BULAWAYO – Botswana-based Professor David Kerr will lead several theatre academics and professionals who will take part in the Inxusa Theatre Festival and Colloquium at Amakhosi Cultural Centre from March 25 to 29. The Inxusa Theatre Festival and Colloquium is held around World Theatre Day which is celebrated every year on March 27. Amakhosi director…
