HARARE – The Ministry of Health and Child Care in conjunction with Population Services International has resorted to the use of theatre in mobilising people for male circumcision in Masvingo Province. The PSI intensified its male circumcision campaigns during school holidays as youths are part of the targeted group. The Daily News has learnt that…
HARARE – A Zimbabwean couple has been shot in the rising tide of xenophobic attacks in South Africa (SA), forcing the South African government to deploy the army in Johannesburg’s sprawling Alexandra township and parts of KwaZulu-Natal. SA Defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula revealed the brutal attack on the couple at a media conference in Alexandra…
HARARE – Former Miss Zimbabwe Catherine Makaya has embarked on a fund-raising campaign for xenophobia victims in South Africa, where she is studying Law at the University of Johannesburg. Makaya whose reign lasted only three months before falling out with the Miss Zimbabwe Trust chairperson, Marry Chiwenga said people are not looking at the health…
HARARE – Liberation war icons, legislators and some within the security establish ment are pushing for ousted Vice President Joice Mujuru to lead the “original” Zanu PF — and take President Robert Mugabe head on — so as to rescue long-suffering Zimbabweans from his “disastrous rule”. While the Zanu PF (People First) formation is at…
HARARE – Jailed former Air Zimbabwe boss Peter Chikumba, has filed an appeal challenging his conviction and sentence in the High Court, and has attacked Harare magistrate Fadzai Mtombeni’s ruling, claiming the magistrate erred at law. Chikumba was jailed for an effective seven years together with Grace Pfumbidzayi after being convicted on abuse of office…
HARARE – International brewing giant, SABMiller Plc, has expressed concern over the declining economic situation in Zimbabwe which saw net producer revenue (NPR) of its local unit — Delta Corporation — shrinking by five percent. In a trading update, SABMiller Plc said challenges continue to persist in Zimbabwe due to the economic environment. “Soft drinks…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is now ready to re-join the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) after producing more than 10 tonnes of gold annually in the past two years, Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa has said. The country has, for the past six years, been struggling to gain re-entry into the elite group of gold producers in…
HARARE – Danish International Development Agency (Danida) has facilitated the closing act at this year’s Harare International Festival of the Arts (Hifa) featuring Malian superstar Salif Keita and mbira princess Hope Masike. The aim of this year’s cooperation between Danida and Hifa is to enhance the role of culture as a medium for free expression…
HARARE – Zimdancehall star Shinsoman failed to fulfil his maiden concert in Cyprus after his name was wrongly spelt on his air ticket from Dubai to Cyprus. The Highfield-bred musician, who calls himself the Dancehall Father, was scheduled to perform in Cyprus for Zimbabwean students from various universities in that country who had organised the…
HARARE – Award-winning Zimdancehall songbird Lady Squanda has featured in a comedy titled Who Is the Owner? Lady Squanda, who was born Sandra Gazi, featured in the one-hour-20-minute-long comedy by Noel Zikhali where she plays the role of an employee at a car-washing facility. The Sadza Rangu singer and her fellow employees routinely drink beer…
