HARARE – Almost all of the women currently doing time at Gokwe Prison were jailed for violating narcotics laws. Currently, there are eight female prisoners serving sentences at the prison compared to 150 men, according to latest statistics released by the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services. More women are arrested for drugs-related crimes than men,…
HARARE – Political activists and opposition political parties should change tack this year and stop spending their energies on trying to push President Robert Mugabe out of office — instead they should start preparing the masses for next year’s crucial elections. There is a lot that they can do; from encouraging potential voters to register…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is planning to introduce a new mining tax this year aimed at boosting the country’s depleting revenue streams, businessdaily has established. Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa said the country has engaged an unnamed tariff consultancy firm from Norway to come up with the new tax regime. “Mining is one of the most opaque…
HARARE – Industry minister Mike Bimha says government is in the process of reviewing items on Zimbabwe’s import restrictions list with the view of adding or removing some, as the country moves to monitor import influx. Bimha, who last year imposed restrictions for locally available imports under Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016 (SI64), said the…
HARARE – The number of registered tobacco farmers for the 2016/17 season has increased by 10 910 to 81 172, as more growers are being lured by good fortunes from the golden leaf, official data shows. Figures released by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) indicated that communal farmers presently stand at 38 529…
HARARE – Controversial gospel artiste Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave’s call for the top three female artistes on the annual Radio Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Top 50 to be given prizes regardless of their position on the chart has divided opinion among local women artistes. Fungisai, who, at number 10 was the top-placed female musician on the chart, made the…
HARARE – Organisers of the annual Dancers Association of Zimbabwe (Daz) Awards, which will take place at the City Sports Bar in Harare on February 22, have promised a controversy-free ceremony this year. Last year, the awards triggered uproar after dancer Beverly “Bev” Sibanda, who is managed by Daz president Hapaguti “Hapaz” Mapimhidze, landed six…
HARARE – Ngezi Platinum Stars coach Tonderai Ndiraya is happy with his team’s progress as they stepped a gear up in preparing for the team’s participation in the African Confederation Cup tournament this year. The platinum miners won the right to represent the country in Africa’s second tier inter-club competition after winning the Chibuku Super…
HARARE – Soccer-loving Zimbabweans must be seething in anger and justifiably so. Last Thursday, the Confederation of African Football (Caf) hosted the annual Caf Awards in the Nigerian capital of Abuja where a number of football luminaries were recognised and rewarded. It was a night in which Zimbabwe was set to bask in glory as…
HARARE – The possibility of political violence this year is high as political parties start campaigning for what has been described as a do or die election next year. Political and social analysts interviewed by the Daily News said the pattern over the years is that all campaign years have turned violent and this year…
