Dumiso Dabengwa, pictured, who died today aged 80 was indeed a great and illustrious son of the soil. His involvement with the struggle for independence dates back to the days when he was part of the youth wing of the National Democratic Party which was headed by Joshua Nkomo in the late 50s. He continued…
© THE African Development Bank (AFDB) says it will spend at least US$1,4 million in a pilot study to understand the contribution of Zimbabwe’s jewellery manufacturing industry and its potential for job creation. AFDB director for gender, women and civil society Vanessa Moungar said the project is aimed at creating jobs in Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone…
© GOVERNMENT says the private sector and other stakeholders should find ways to motivate the girl-child to venture into the information and communication technologies (ITCs) sector. This comes as the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) estimates a skills shortfall of over two million jobs in the ICT sector within the next five years. [GoogleAd] As such,…
© ACTING Sports minister Kazembe Kazembe yesterday congratulated the victorious ICC Women Africa Qualifier champions the Lady Chevrons for bagging the continental trophy while at the same time keeping World Cup hopes alive. The Zimbabwe women team saw off Namibia by 50 runs in the final a fortnight ago to book a Global Qualifier date…
© SABLES prop Cleopas Kundiona is excited with the life-changing move to South Africa after he was named in the Sharks Currie Cup side for the forthcoming season. Kundiona will now join the legendary Zimbabwe-born Springbok star Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira, who has been with the KwaZulu Natal-based franchise since 2006. [GoogleAd] The deal to take…
© IN A clear sign of desperation, Dynamos leadership has since resorted to banning the media from covering their team’s open training sessions. It seems the DeMbare hierarchy is not happy with the team’s scrutiny from the media following the appalling start to the season in which they have managed just 10 points from eight…
© A MARGINAL tremor hit Chipinge a few days ago, the Meteorological Services Department (Met Department) has said. “On Saturday, there was a slight tremor in Chipinge beacon area but there were no major effects,” meteorologist, James Ngoma told the Daily News yesterday. Most earthquakes that occur in the region are due to natural plate…
© FORMER Cabinet Minister Ignatius Chombo has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking an order to compel the Harare Magistrates Courts clerk to release his passport. Chombo, who is facing a slew of graft charges after magistrate Lazini Ncube last week dismissed Chombo’s application where he sought to compel the clerk…
A HARARE magistrate yesterday acquitted National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpharm) acting general manager Newman Madzikwa in a case where he was accused of corruptly awarding a $10 million tender to a Danish medicines supplier. Senior regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya acquitted Madzikwa of the charge at the close of the State’s case. In handing down the ruling,…
© FIVE human rights activists who were arrested as they arrived in the country from training in Maldives have challenged the lawfulness of their arrest and further placement on remand. George Makoni, Tatenda Mombeyarara, Gamuchirai Mukura, Nyasha Mpahlo and Farirai Gumbonzvanda were charged with treason after the State alleged that they received training on mobilising…
