HARARE – Civil Society Organisations and rights groups have piled pressure on the Primary and Secondary Education ministry to ensure that every child attends primary school in 2018. This comes as only 415 900 children are supported by Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) against a demand of more than 1 million children. “We highlight the…
HARARE – While the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has apologised for its ill practices and transgressions of the past, the latest Christmas road traffic accidents statistics compel us to once again remind the law enforcement agency of their mandate. The stats speak volumes about our beloved police’s conduct. According to deputy national police spokesperson Paul…
HARARE – Nigerian music star Davido is expected to arrive in the country today for a once-off performance scheduled for Alexandra Sports Club in the capital tonight courtesy of 2 Kings Entertainment. Davido was billed to perform in the country on October 13 during the launch of Jah Prayzah’s latest album Kutonga Kwaro but failed…
HARARE – Ronald Chitiyo could finally make his debut for his Tunisian side CS Sfaxien when the international transfer window opens in four days time. Chitiyo signed for CS Sfaxien from CAPS United in August — signing a three-year deal but was not able to make an appearance for the Tunisian giants after they were…
HARARE – Castle Lager Premiership and army side Black Rhinos have sacked their head coach Stanford “Stix” Mtizwa despite him leading the team to a respectable seventh place finish in the just-ended season. The Daily News understands Shabanie Mine coach Takesure Chiragwi is being tipped to take over as the new coach following indications that…
HARARE – Cross border bill payment business ZymPay has entered in a strategic partnership with Central Africa Building Society (CABS) in Zimbabwe to facilitate payments from their Diaspora mortgage customers. This service is for CABS mortgage customers in the United Kingdom, Europe and Switzerland. Other countries will follow in due course. Now mortgage customers with…
HARARE – Deposed former president Robert Mugabe’s eye-watering exit package has triggered widespread anger among ordinary Zimbabweans and opposition groups alike — who say it is outrageous that a man who presided over the country’s political and economic collapse should “cream it” like this. Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe with an iron fist for close to…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has given the country’s deposed former leader Robert Mugabe an eye-watering exit package which includes benefits commensurate with those of a sitting head of State. Details of the frail nonagenarian’s massive golden handshake were announced in the Government Gazette on Friday under Presidential Pension and Retirement Packages Notice 2017….
HARARE – Zimbabwe is struggling to contain maternal deaths with the ministry of Health and Child Care revealing that at least 242 women died while giving birth in 2017, almost half the number of deaths recorded in 2016. Observers say the number could be higher since some cases are never reported. Zimbabwe records between 500…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged the ever bumbling local authorities to up their game and start providing clean water to residents and end recurrences of waterborne diseases. This comes as Harare has in the last 12 months been the epicentre of the typhoid outbreak as it contributed to more than 70 percent of…
