HARARE – Culture Fund director Farai Mfunya says other organisations are free to source funds on behalf of Zimbabwean artistes. Several artists who attended the Arterial Network All Stakeholders Conference held in Harare last December spoke against the Culture Fund of Zimbabwe’s alleged monopoly on donor funds meant for the arts and creative industries. But…
BULAWAYO – Mgcini Nyoni, the just-appointed national coordinator for the Zimbabwe Theatre Association (Zita), says his organisation has failed to achieve some of its targets due to lack of resources. Nyoni, a theatre director who is also a successful photographer, poet and playwright, told the Daily News that the criticism of Zita has continually been…
HARARE – The Daily News was yesterday barred from covering a function at KG VI army barracks in Harare to honour the late guerrilla leader of the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (Zanla), Josiah Magama Tongogara. A crew from Zimbabwe’s leading daily was denied entrance into the army barracks by soldiers who said they were…
HARARE – The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) says it has not failed to pay its $9 million-plus Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) quarterly installments, according to board chairman Albert Mugabe. This comes amid swirling rumours that the highways agency was struggling to service its debts with the regional lender and NMB Bank Limited…
HARARE – Government is now prepared to bear the full brunt of Fifa statues by booting Zifa president Cuthbert Dube out of office – Sports deputy minister Tabeth Kanengoni-Malinga revealed in Parliamentarians yesterday. Dube’s administration has come under increased pressure to step down following the demise of the country’s number one sport in recent times….
HARARE – Only last month he was part of a committee that sealed the fate of sacked Zimbabwe cricket coach Stephen Mangongo, but newly-appointed rugby gaffer Cyprian “Supa” Mandenge wasn’t quite ready to take cover as he begin his own journey of challenges as a national coach. The cricket side had been well and truly…
HARARE – CAPS United have shut the door on Newton Katanha’s bid for a possible return to the club that laid him a foundation at the turn of the millennium. The former Arminia Bielefeld forward, who has courted controversy regarding his actual age, had been training with Makepekepe’s cross town rivals Dynamos for the past…
HARARE – Almost two years after announcing he had retired from international cricket, Stuart Matsikenyeri was on the plane yesterday en route to New Zealand for the 2015 World Cup with Zimbabwe. The last time Matsikenyeri played at the Cricket World Cup, the tournament had four pools with teams playing just three matches in the…
HARARE – Zimbabwe will host the first Cana Zone IV Youth Water Polo Championships at the Chisipite Senior School in Harare on Saturday. In Southern Africa, only Zimbabwe and neighbours South Africa take part in water polo at a competitive level. The South African squad which comprises of Boys and Girls A and B teams…
HARARE – Health minister David Parirenyatwa has said economic hardships coupled with drug abuse has significantly contributed to the increase in Zimbabweans suffering from mental disorders. An estimated 1, 3 million Zimbabweans have some form of mental illness, according to government data. Speaking during the launch of the Zimbabwe mental health strategic plan for 2014-2018…
