HARARE – A Mutare-based businessman has dragged Home Affairs minister Ignatius Chombo to court to force him to facilitate the re-imbursement of $78 900 seized by the police following his arrest in 2008 on theft charges. Tendai Blessing Mangwiro, filed an application for mandamus (a judicial remedy) on Monday, demanding Chombo to act in terms…
HARARE – Prosecutor-general Johannes Tomana’s trial on a criminal abuse of duty charge failed to kick off yesterday as prosecutors handling the matter unconditionally deferred it to June 1. Harare provincial magistrate Vakayi Chikwekwe then relaxed Tomana’s reporting conditions from once every week to once every fortnight at CID Law and Order. Tomana’s lawyer Tazorora…
BULAWAYO – The Affirmative Action Group (AAG) has petitioned the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) chairman Larry Mavhima over what it says is a “deliberate” delay in appointing a general manager at the cash-strapped parastatal. The pressure group gave NRZ a seven-day ultimatum to fill the post of general manager. NRZ has been operating without a…
HARARE – Protest artist Slyvanos Mudzvova, who was recently arrested in Harare for staging a controversial one-man play Missing Diamonds: I Want My Share, says he is being stalked. Mudzvova posted on his Facebook page that his home is being frequented by a vehicle that he suspects to be from State security agents. “Colleagues and…
HARARE – CAPS United veteran forward Leonard Tsipa will go into this weekend’s Harare derby clash against bitter rivals Dynamos with one emotion drowning out all others — fear. It is the same gut-churning feeling he has taken into the Harare derby showdown over the past years that he has been involved. The fear of…
HARARE – Zimbabwe suffered their third straight defeat in Group A at the ongoing World Rugby U20 Trophy after going down 22-42 to Fiji yesterday. The only positive the Junior Sables can take from yesterday’s performance is that they managed to restrict Fiji from reaching a half century on the scoreboard. Brendon Brider’s side came…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s lone decathlete Keegan Cooke got himself back in contention for a spot at the Rio Olympic Games after a good outing at the South African Championships in Stellenbosch. Cooke finished second in the event which puts him in good stead ahead of the 2016 Africa Championships to be held in Durban in…
HARARE – The newly-formed Harare Chess Association (HCA) chairperson Farirai Gumbe says the sport helps improve the learning, thinking, analytical power, and decision-making ability of children. This comes after the association’s first successful maiden tournament dubbed the HCA Independence Chess Tournament held last weekend at Ambassador Hotel which saw 11-year-old Refiloe Mudodo from Marondera winning…
HARARE – Denise “Dice” Edwards- film director, actress, writer, producer, film editor and musician rolled into one-is truly a woman of many talents. Dice, who co-founded a vibrant film production house called Invision Studios, has just released a hip hop track titled ‘Rad” which features Bulawayo-based rapper Cal_vin who scooped the Best Album of the…
BULAWAYO – Multi-talented Bulawayo-based playwright and arts educator Thabani Hillary Moyo (TM) has made a mark on the City of Kings’ arts landscape. The Daily News on Sunday’s Bulawayo reporter Jeffrey Muvundusi (JM) recently spoke to him on his career and a variety of arts aspects. Below are excerpts of the interview. JM: Who is…
