While other teens of his age received corporal punishment from their parents because of mischief or bad behaviour, Clive Mukundu’s father would beat him for playing musical instruments. It couldn’t deter him from pursuing his passion. [GoogleAd] The talented guitarist played for more than 20 music bands as he searched for his destiny, before finally settling…
NETHERLANDS-BASED singer and former Black Spirits member Vimbai Zimuto’s recent nude beach pictures have broken the Internet. While some Zimbabweans have expressed displeasure with the diva for her X-rated pictures, she remarks that: “You haven’t seen anything yet!” [GoogleAd] Vimbai, a former backing vocalist of the late music legend and national hero Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi…
IT was on a hot, sunny noon in Bulawayo on March 5, 2019 that we laid Ambassador Buzwani Donald Mothobi to rest at Lady Stanley Cemetery — not far from Mzilkikazi and Makhokhoba townships. He had died on Wednesday the previous week — again almost at noon.His funeral was attended by simple folk and it…
HARARE City Council is threatening to name and shame churches that owe council millions in unpaid rates and lease fees amounting to more than $10 million. Council corporate communications manager Michael Chideme told the Daily News on Sunday that the move was necessitated by the huge debt that the churches owe. The last time council…
The parliamentary portfolio committee on Health and Child Care is advocating for the lowering of age reproductive health services consent to 12 years as a way of curbing the rise of new STI and HIV infections and unplanned pregnancies among minors. [GoogleAd] This comes after reports emerged that the committee has suggested lowering the age…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, pictured, arrives in the country today to co-chair the Bi-National Commission (BNC) with President Emmerson Mnangagwa whose administration is desperate for a cash injection to jump-start the country’s stuttering economy. Those close to the South African presidency told the Daily News yesterday that Harare should not expect a bailout from its…
Communities in Bulawayo and its hinterland have expressed dismay over the continued deployment of non-Ndebele speaking teachers in the region. This came after the ministry of Education released names of teachers to be deployed to different parts of Zimbabwe. Most of those deployed into the Matabeleland region have Shona surnames. [GoogleAd] Neutrals believe that the…
Acting chief magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi says judicial officers are quite stretched in terms of the number of cases that they are dealing with in court. [GoogleAd] Speaking recently at the swearing-in of two magistrates — Mitchel Tinotenda Mutasa and Notebulgah Muchineripi — Mtevedzi said this was an effort to beef up magisterial manpower. He said the…
Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (Walpe) says women in Zimbabwe are finding it hard to participate in the public sphere and seek elected public office. The organisation said it commemorated this year’s International Women’s Day on the back of regression in women representation in leadership positions at Parliamentary and local authority levels as…
The Supreme Court has reserved ruling in a case in which Veritas, a parliamentary and civic rights watchdog, is appealing against a decision by the High Court to dismiss its application to conduct voter education. Last year, High Court judge Owen Tagu refused to delve into the merits of Veritas’ application, arguing the organisation had brought…
