© HORDES of people from diverse backgrounds thronged St George’s College for the funeral service of the late Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) chairperson Peter Chingoka before he was laid to rest at Glen Forest yesterday. Chingoka, 65, passed away last Thursday at Dandaro Clinic in the capital after a short illness just over a year since…
© THE defeat to Chapungu at the weekend really brought to the fore the lack of ambition at CAPS United in their quest for a sixth Castle Lager Premiership title in the club’s history. The Green Machine shipped in three goals in the first half before losing 4-2 in the end to the Gweru-based side…
© THE prices of basic consumer goods and fuel continue to rise sharply, amid relentless power blackouts despite Zimbabwe receiving electricity from neighbouring South Africa — making life exceedingly hard for long- suffering citizens and struggling businesses, the Daily News can report. [GoogleAd] This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government have come under…
© THE United Nations (UN) will next month dispatch its special rapporteur on human rights, Clement Nyaletsossi Voule, to Harare — to assess the situation in the country, amid growing concerns over abductions and beatings of opposition and pro-democracy activists. [GoogleAd] This comes as political tension continues to rise in the country, while the government…
© Zesa Holdings has added 160 megawatts of electricity to the national grid, Energy minister Fortune Chasi has said. Chasi said the 160 megawatts were added into the national grid on Saturday after the return of service at Hwange Power Station Unit 5 which had been undergoing refurbishment. [GoogleAd] “Following the return to service of…
© NATIONAL Assembly is set to debate the issue of whipping system after Norton independent Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa raised a motion arguing that the system is silencing legislators from airing their own views. [GoogleAd] Mliswa argued that Section 61 of the Constitution affords every citizen, including parliamentarians, the right to freedom of expression…
© GOVERNMENT says it will be revising the 99-year lease contract on farmland in order to enable farmers to get financing. [GoogleAd] According to farmers and other players in the agriculture industry, this farming season already looks bleak after they have failed to access financing from banks which have been rejecting advances by farmers citing…
© ZIMBABWE needs to build an Emergency Operations Centre (IEOC) and train Disaster Risk Management (DRM) volunteers in a bid to strengthen its preparedness for natural disasters, an official has said. [GoogleAd] This comes as the country was earlier this year hit by Africa’s second deadliest tropical Cyclone, Idai, which claimed over 300 lives and…
© THERE has been divided opinion over the 18-month jail term meted out to Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni with some saying the sentencing was political while others are of the view that this was a powerful lesson for fellow chiefs who behave the same adding that criminal conduct is punishable by law without consideration of…
© INCARCERATED outspoken Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has urged Zimbabweans to remain calm in the face of “provocation” by government and a worsening human rights situation, MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has said. [GoogleAd] Chamisa who visited Ndiweni — a vocal critic of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government — at Khami prison in Bulawayo…
