HARARE – Zimbabwean Dominic Chungwa scored on his debut for South Africa Absa Premiership side Polokwane City in the 1-1 draw with Orlando Pirates on Saturday night. The former CAPS United forward moved to Polokwane at the start of this month after scoring 17 goals to win the Zimbabwe Golden Boot last year. Chungwa opened…
HARARE – It’s exactly four years since his father passed away but Zimbabwe international Tino Kadewere is still grateful for the life lessons he taught him. Kadewere’s father, Onias was a former footballer himself before going on to become a coach later on in life. At the time of his death in January 2014, Onias…
HARARE – The dreaded axe is seen shifting to the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) where some of the senior officers are at risk of either being retired, sacked or reassigned. Highly-placed sources told the Daily News yesterday that the changes in the feared spy agency were meant to strengthen President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s hand by surrounding…
HARARE – The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Chegutu has risen to five. This follows the death of one more person yesterday, while nine new cases have been recorded in the farming town – located 112 kilometres southwest of the capital city. Cumulatively, the number of those infected has risen to 27. [GoogleAd]…
HARARE – Former first lady Grace Mugabe’s once invincible status has waned.This is after her son Russell and his associates were given a torrid time in their bid to enter Botswana with their three fancy cars — one believed to belong to Grace — en route to South Africa. There were suggestions, including Gokwe Nembudziya…
HARARE – Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa says government will in future give legislators free vehicles during their five-year tenures, departing from the current regime where members of Parliament pay for vehicles through their sitting allowances. This would apparently apply for the ninth Parliament to be ushered in after the impending general elections to be held…
HARARE – As this year’s harmonised elections loom in the horizon, debate on the Chiefs’ role in the country’s politics has once again been reignited, after the chiefs were recently rewarded with new cars by government at a function were they pledged their loyalty to Zanu PF. Social and political analysts agreed that the Chiefs’…
HARARE – With the MDC being consumed by succession wars that have been triggered by Morgan Tsvangirai’s ill health, our chief writer Fungi Kwaramba sat down with the opposition party’s spokesperson Obert Gutu to get his views on issues affecting the party, below are excerpts from the interview. Q: How is the MDC faring in…
BULAWAYO – A new political party which is a breakaway from Simba Makoni’s Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn has emerged in the City of Kings and calls itself Democratic Opposition Party Zimbabwe. Its leader Harry Wilson says he broke away from Makoni because he had realised that Makoni was still somehow attached to his former party Zanu PF. Our…
HARARE – Traditional Zimbabwean funerals are generally sombre affairs where friends and family meet to commiserate. At a typical Zimbabwean funeral and burial, women, in particular, don’t dress to be noticed — they don long dresses, head wraps (doeks) and wrapping cloth (mazambia). In keeping with this sombre mood, funeral food is meant to keep…
