HARARE – As with any other campaign year, 2017 will be a difficult year for Zimbabwean journalists who will face the prospects of being victimised by political activists and security agencies, national director of MISA-Zimbabwe Nhlanhla Ngwenya told the Daily News recently. Ngwenya said last year’s protests saw 31 journalists being victimised mostly by state…
LONDON – An icy storm has been lashing parts of western Europe, causing power cuts in many homes, felling trees and disrupting some rail services. In France power cuts affected more than 237,000 homes as the storm swept across Normandy and regions north of Paris. In Dieppe, on the coast, winds reached 146km/h (90.5mph). [GoogleAd]…
BLANTYRE – The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has today sealed Times Group offices in Blantyre over tax arrears the media group owes government. Operations at Malawi’s privately-owned media business, The Times Group, have been stopped after officials from the revenue authority, accompanied by police, stormed the offices in the city of Blantyre and seized its…
HARARE – Artists from diverse fields submitted a total of 775 entries for the 16th edition of the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) to be held at 7 Arts Theatre in Harare on February 18. According to the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz), the organisers of the awards, the nominations were received in eight…
HARARE – Award-winning artiste Togarepi Chivaviro will launch a video of his latest song, Maranatha, on YouTube and Facebook on Monday next week. On Maranatha, Chivaviro featured several artistes who include Mathias Mhere, Blessing Shumba, Agatha Murudzwa, Leonard Zhakata, Olinda Marowa, Josh Kays and his wife Juliet Chivaviro, as well as South African artistes Muzi,…
HARARE – Six lucky Zimbabweans will be able to cheer the Warriors when they take onto the field against Algeria during the team’s opening match at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Gabon. The supporters’ journey has been made possible by the team’s principal sponsor NetOne, who were running a competition since last…
HARARE – Its seems the rift between the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) and the Premier Soccer League (PSL) over relegation is far from over with the latter insisting that they will only act on instructions from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas). The Zifa assembly recently met in the capital and insisted that four…
HARARE – Yet again players and cricket fans have been frustrated by events happening off the field rather than on the field of play. Welcome rains would have curtailed play had the domestic season got underway, but even if the weather had been fair; Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) and the players once again find massive storm…
HARARE – The Warriors arrived in Gabon yesterday ahead of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals which kicks-off in the West African country tomorrow. The Warriors are returning to the Afcon tournament since their last participation in 2006. Kalisto Pasuwa’s charges connected from Yaounde, Cameroon where they rounded off their preparations with a…
HARARE – The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) said it has engaged financial institutions over delays in foreign payments. This comes as local industry has been struggling to import raw materials since late last year due to lack of foreign currency and banks’ delay in settling international financial obligations. CZI president Busisa Moyo told journalists…
