HARARE – This year’s Command Agriculture yield is under threat amid reports that the fall armyworm that ravaged last season’s crop has been identified in some parts of Manicaland Province. Farmers in the eastern lowveld of the country told the Daily News on Sunday last week that the armyworm had mainly stormed Chipinge. A farm…
HARARE – Zimbabweans are once again facing a bleak Christmas, with most families finding themselves with barely enough to survive following a year characterised by a tough economy and cash shortages, among a myriad problems. For years now, the hard-pressed masses have not enjoyed the festive holidays, let alone put food on the table, as…
HARARE – In some ways, it almost seems unfair to compare a sequel to the original. It should be judged on its own merits. However, usually the only reason many are captivated by a sequel is because of the original, so it is inevitable to compare the two. In like manner, there is an interesting…
HARARE – Award-winning comedienne Samantha “Gonyeti” Kureya “I will spend part of the Christmas Day attending the wedding ceremony of Comic Pastor. “After the wedding, I will visit my grandmother and this will be more of a family re-union. In terms of food, I am tired of eating rice hence I will go for gango…
BULAWAYO – Dumisani Mhlanga, better known as Imbongi Kazulu, has been in the arts industry for some time. Despite his contribution to the arts sector the dub poet feels he has not been accorded the recognition he deserves particularly on the local arts scene. This week the Daily News on Sunday’s Jeffrey Muvundusi spoke to…
HARARE – Following the recent Professional Football Conference held in Egyptian capital Cairo, Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) communications manager Xolisani Gwesela is convinced it is possible for Castle Lager Premiership clubs to adapt Club Licensing. The Professional Football Conference was organised by Fifa in collaboration with the Confederation African Football (Caf) and looked at the…
HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has named former Commander of the Defence Forces (CDF) Retired General Constantino Chiwenga and Defence minister Kembo Mohadi as his deputies in Zanu PF – making it a mere formality their appointments as the country’s vice presidents. Mnangagwa is yet to announce the two state vice presidents (VPs) but it…
HARARE – Thousands of ordinary Zimbabweans who had anticipated having a decent festive season — on the back of promising policies by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government — risk enduring a bleak Christmas as retailers have hiked prices of foodstuffs. This comes as Mnangagwa’s government this week ordered bakers to reduce an 11 percent price increase…
HARARE – Joice Mujuru’s opposition political party will take legal action to stop any splinter group using the name National People’s Party (NPP), secretary-general Gift Nyandoro has warned. This comes after the opposition party has split into two groups, the ex-vice president-led NPP and the National People’s Party Democrats (NPPD). [GoogleAd] The breakaway party comprises…
HARARE – Individuals angling to become Zanu PF members of Parliament will first need to undergo mandatory ideology classes, the party’s commissariat department has said. As the front line of ideological work, MPs bear the responsibility of studying and propagating Marxism; cultivating and promoting the core values of socialism; and providing the intelligence and talent…
