BULAWAYO – Tendai Zimuto and Caroline Mhandu are the winners of the inaugural POSB 15km Fun Run bioth in the men’s and women’s categories yesterday. Zimuto won the men’s race in a time of 49.26.19 while Mhandu was first woman home inside 51.31.19. Both winners pocked $300 for their efforts. After the race, Zimuto tsaid:…
HARARE – Political analysts say President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s new Cabinet — in which he dumped both friends and foes alike on Friday last week — demonstrates that he is determined to reset the government’s compass, as his administration battles to turnaround Zimbabwe’s ailing economy. This comes as long-suffering Zimbabweans, including Mnangagwa’s critics, have warmly received…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s new Cabinet will face major problems from day one — with militant unions already pushing for pay rises in the wake of the recent price hikes and the deteriorating economy, which they say have eroded workers’ earnings. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s new ministers will take their oath of office today,…
BULAWAYO – For the first time in history, the second largest city is going to be led by a youthful mayor. At 35, Solomon Mguni, a practising lawyer, becomes the new mayor of Bulawayo. He will be deputised by Tinashe Kambarami who is three years younger than him. The Daily News caught up with Mguni…
BULAWAYO – Former Makokoba legislator Tshinga Dube has said he was not going to contest for the seat again saying it was time he passed on the baton. Dube lost to MDC Alliance’s James Sithole in the just-ended July 30 elections, leaving him feeling let down following his huge investment in the constituency. The former…
BULAWAYO – ONE of the losing presidential candidates, Blessing Kasiyamhuru, has challenged MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa to swallow his pride and accept that the July 30 election outcome as God’s will. Chamisa on Saturday told his supporters in Chitungwiza that he will continue piling pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa, even through protests, until he…
HARARE – Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, told a rally on Saturday he would hold an assembly that would swear him in as president this week, just two weeks after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was inaugurated for a first, five-year term. This comes hot on the heels of a Constitutional Court (Con-Court) ruling on August 24…
HARARE – Government should get rid of illegal vendors selling fake and expired commodities on the streets, players in industry have said. This comes amid reports of perished and fake products flooding the country. Denford Mutashu, president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR), told the Daily News that government has not shown zeal to…
MUTARE – A fuel dealer has been slapped with a $300 fine for selling unleaded petrol. Kudakwashe Jakata of Long Femur, Fair Bridge Park who operates Oilex Service Station at Chakohwa Business Centre was convicted on his own plea of guilt by magistrate Perseverance Makala. He faces an alternative three-month jail stint if he fails…
MUTARE – A con-artist who defrauded a job-seeker of $83 has been convicted after a full trial. Blessing Nedahwa, 24, of Chikanga 2, Mutare will be sentenced today by magistrate Perseverance Makala after being found guilty on Friday. Nedahwa was being charged with fraud as defined in section 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification and…
