HARARE – Tinashe ‘‘Chairman’’ Madziwana got an unexpected early Christmas present after beating Malawian Robert ‘‘Robber’’ Kachiza in the Super Bantamweight international title bout at Stodart Hall in Mbare on Saturday night. Madziwana won with a knockout in the sixth round of the 10-round bout flooring Kachiza with a vicious right jab which cowed the…
HARARE – Despite many tipping Jah Prayzah to top the 2017 Radio Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Top 50 thanks to his popular latest album Kutonga Kwaro, the sponsors of the prestigious annual chart have hinted that the music star is still trailing several artistes. Speculation has been rife that the Ndini Ndamubata singer was well-placed to follow…
HARARE – Upcoming musician Bright “Hitondo” Shumba, who was recently dethroned as the winner of the 2016 edition of StarBrite, says he turned down a contract with Zimbabwe’s oldest music talent show because he was already contracted to another organisation. Hitondo, who has been replaced as StarBrite winner by the duo of Petros Zimuto and…
HARARE – The Unity Accord of 1987 is posing serious headaches for President Emmerson Mnangagwa who gave himself two days to handpick his two deputies, the Daily News on Sunday can report. This comes amid indications that Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Commander General Constantino Chiwenga could make history by becoming the first decorated soldier in…
HARARE – Consumers have been dealt yet another hammer blow after the price of bread went up by 10 percent yesterday. The sharp rise in the price of bread comes as Zimbabweans are preparing for the festive season, which kicks off this week. In a letter dated December 15, 2017, Innscor Africa Limited, which runs…
HARARE – Radio personality and talkshow host Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa has settled with Harare businessman Tafadzwa Musarara over her claims that the latter had “barged” into a May 2016 programme, and in which she was interviewing social activist Evan Mawarire. The truce brings to an end an 18-month saga that had seen the Alpha Grain owner…
HARARE – The campaign to instil a presidential adulation in Zimbabwe has taken many forms ranging from describing former president Robert Mugabe as an angel to the opposition MDC’s “Save chete chete” slogan when referring to its leader Morgan Tsvangirai. While it should be noted that this is a cult that has flourished from the…
HARARE – While ladies of the night put on the right makeup, lashes, musk and dresses to entice clients, their counterparts in the political arena use words, and exaggerated loyalty to charm the mighty and powerful. It sounds like fiction that at her peak, former first lady Grace Mugabe’s face was emblazoned on cars of…
HARARE – Former president Robert Mugabe’s shadow hung over the Zanu PF’s extra-ordinary congress in the capital on Friday as officials mistakenly chanted praises in his name, although they expelled him. The 37 years of chanting “pamberi naMugabe (forward with Mugabe)” seemed to have been programmed on their tongues as his name bellowed out in…
HARARE – More than a month after a section of the homestead belonging to Johane Masowe Vadzidzi Vajesu Church founder Aaron Mhukuta Gomo was vandalised, government is still to investigate the incident. Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs ministers Martin Dinha told the Daily News yesterday that he was still gathering the facts and would share the…
