HARARE – Newly-appointed National Business Council of Zimbabwe (NBCZ) brand ambassador Suluman Chimbetu will head to Tokwe-Mukorsi within a fortnight to help flood victims. The Dendera musician told the Daily News yesterday that his assistance would target young children. “We will concentrate on schoolchildren who have been generally left out of the assistance that has…
HARARE – Jah Prayzah will release a 10-track album at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) tonight which he hopes will catapult him to the next level of his career. The launch of his fifth album titled Kumbumura Mhute in the 5 000-seater HICC auditorium clearly demonstrates Jah Prayzah’s belief that he has entered the…
HARARE – Government will prosecute Zimbabweans fronting in empowerment deals, Indigenisation minister Francis Nhema said. This comes amid reports that some locals are conspiring with foreigners in the crafting of indigenisation compliance proposals, resulting in the latter remaining major shareholders of Zimbabwean firms. Zimbabwe’s indigenisation policy compels foreigners to cede 51 percent shareholding to black…
HARARE – Tobacco sales volumes for the 2014 season have reached 71,6 million kilogrammes (kg), 19,37 percent higher than 60 million kg recorded in the same period last year. This translates to $228 million earned since the beginning of the season mid-February compared to $224 million realised in 2013. Statistics released by Tobacco Industry and…
EDITOR — Recent media comments attributed to Ignatius Chombo that the Chitungwiza demolitions will be happening in 3 weeks’ time are unfortunate as they are illegal. The Chitungwiza demolitions come in the wake of reports that many land barons had illegally parcelled out land to unsuspecting citizens. It has been reported that government issued a…
HARARE – Tomorrow is Independence Day, and ordinarily, it should mark one of the happiest, most cherished and revered days in the life of our nation. Alas, that is patently not the case. The day is now, at best, just another off-day for the few Zimbabweans who are lucky enough still to be gainfully employed….
HARARE – South African broadcaster SuperSport has filed an application against a $1,5 million lawsuit launched by Spirit Embassy Church leader Prophet Uebert Angel. The broadcaster carried a story on their website at the end of December last year claiming that Angel had made a prophecy that Liverpool will win the 2013/2014 English Premiership title….
HARARE – Senior police officers yesterday embarked on an operation to weed out corrupt activities on the roads, warning drivers to stay focused and not be distracted while travelling this Easter period. “Operation Traffic Checks’’ got underway yesterday, and will result in a heavy police presence on the roads. The operation saw senior police force…
HARARE – A Zimbabwean student who scored five As at “A” Level is heading to Harvard University in the US in August. Terrens Muradzikwa achieved top grades in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Economics and Business Studies. He had previously gained 16 As at “O” Level. The 19-year-old said he had received an offer from the American…
BULAWAYO – A 24-year-old woman who sexually abused a seven-year-old neighbour five years ago has been sentenced to five years in jail. Gugulethu Ncube was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for rape and child abuse by Bulawayo regional magistrate Mark Dzira. Three years of the sentence were conditionally suspended. In passing sentence, Dzira considered Ncube’s…
