THE National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) will this year host an international arts and culture exhibition in addition to the awards ceremony to be hosted at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) on February 28 and 29. This 19th Edition of Nama will feature a two-day international exhibition where artists from all genres — singers,…
THE Health and Child Care ministry has expressed concern over malnutrition among pregnant women, saying it leads to complications during childbirth and affects the cognitive development of their babies. This comes as millions of Zimbabweans are at risk of malnutrition due to the El Nino-induced drought and poor economic environment that has left them unable…
THE government said yesterday that it had put 23 locals on surveillance after they visited countries affected by the deadly coronavirus — which has so far killed 107 people in China and infected 4 500 others around the world, the Daily News reports. All in all, the government also revealed yesterday, authorities had placed a…
BAD Light forced an early end to day two of the second Test between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, with the latter on 122 for two while chasing 406. Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews will resume Sri Lanka innings this morning on 19 and four respectively while trailing by 284 runs and eight wickets in hand….
DAVID Whitehead Textiles Limited (DW) shareholder Edwin Chimanye has launched a High Court bid to push out the company’s judicial manager, Knowledge Hofisi, alleging gross misconduct in the administration of the fabrics firm. In the High Court application — in which he cited Hofisi, DW and the Master of the High Court as respondents —…
HARARE mayor Herbert Gomba says the city’s parking unit should increase fees by 110 percent to enable the local authority to revamp roads. Gomba, who claimed that the allocation the city was getting from the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) was inadequate, said Harare must charge a fee equivalent to the value of US$1. “City…
HARARE Water, which has accumulated $80 million in debts, will adjust tariffs every three months to recover treatment costs, mayor Herbert Gomba has said. This comes three months after the local authority hiked water tariffs by at least 900 percent from $0,80 cents to $7 per cubic metre. “The city water account is making losses…
CHITUNGWIZA Town Council seized a vehicle it had allocated to suspended human resources boss, Mary Rashamira Mukonyora, when she turned up for a disciplinary hearing last Saturday. Mukonyora was recently suspended without benefits and ordered to surrender all council property after an internal audit report alleged that she misrepresented her official status since 2012. She…
BHADELLA Wholesalers will close shop for good on Friday after operating in the country for almost 90 years. The company’s lawyer, Everson Samukange of Samukange Hungwe Attorneys, confirmed the closure of the 88-year-old wholesaler, which he attributed to the country’s economic woes. “Bhadella will close shop at the end of this month with all expected…
SUPERSTAR Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi’s death has inspired his daughter Selmor, pictured, and her new album Dehwe Renzou set for release on Friday at RM Garden Hall, Harare Show Grounds bears testimony. The album carries 11 tracks produced by Steve Dyer at Dyertribe Studios in South Africa and Macdee features seasoned instrumentalists among them Sam Mataure…
