POLICE have launched a manhunt for a foreign national who escaped from Wilkins Hospital in Harare on Sunday, just as health officials were about to test him for the much-feared coronavirus, the Daily News reports. This comes as neighbouring South Africa yesterday announced that seven people had now been diagnosed with the lethal virus there,…
ORGANISERS of the Burna Boy gig scheduled for April 17 in the capital have vowed to bring more international musicians to the country despite the current economic challenges. Last year, the hosting company, Kayse Connect, brought in Nigerian music star Patoranking before hosting a number of high profile gigs featuring local acts. “Most promoters are…
KADOMA Jairos Jiri School of the Blind dancehall musical quartet, JJ Vibez, is on cloud nine after getting recognition in the US Danny Awards, a platform for musicians with disabilities. The Danny Awards provide an opportunity for individuals with developmental and physical disabilities to showcase their musical talents and be recognised for their hard work…
ALGERIAN authorities are proposing that the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group H qualifier between the Desert Foxes and Zimbabwe be played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. The Warriors are supposed to travel to Blida to face the Desert Foxes at the Mustapha Tchaker Stadium on March 26. However, the…
KELVIN Chibunyu is desperate to impress Warriors coach Zdravko “Loga” Logarusic after he was included in the provisional squad that is in camp for the next 10 days in preparation for the Chan finals in April. Loga named a 29-man squad last week, which Chibunyu is part of, for the tournament in Cameroon. The Croatian,…
ZIMBABWE recorded over $500 million budget deficit in the 11 months to November 2019, official figures show. The latest development is in sharp contrast to Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, pictured ’s assertion that the country registered a budget surplus for the greater part of last year. Statistics from Treasury showed that government spent $18,329 billion…
THE novel coronavirus is spreading like veld fire. It has so far killed over 3 000 and infected plus 105 000 people globally. Africa has not been spared. The continent at the weekend recorded its first death in Egypt where a 60-year-old German tourist succumbed to the deadly scourge at a hospital in the Red…
THE GRAIN Marketing Board (GMB) has been thrown into turmoil amid allegations that some board members have assumed the day-to-day running of the parastatal after usurping management’s authority. Sources close to the goings-on at GMB told the Daily News that there was disgruntlement among senior managers owing to what they referred to as interference by…
VICE President Kembo Mohadi’s former wife, Tambudzani Muleya, has lost her US$13 000 monthly maintenance claim against the presidium member after the High Court threw out her application. High Court judge Ester Muremba dismissed the application after ruling that there was no need for Mohadi to continue looking after Muleya following the dissolution of their…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s former top aide Douglas Tapfuma has revealed how the State Residences department funded the Zanu PF 2018 election campaign. Tapfuma, who is accused of evading payment of car import duty using the State Residences department’s name, told a Harare court that his prosecution was triggered by detractors in Mnangagwa’s office. He claimed…
