Caroline Chiimba STAFF WRITER chiimbac@dailynews.co.zw DRAMA unfolded yesterday in Mabvuku and Tafara after residents tried to resist the demolition of illegal structures by Harare City Council(HCC), prompting the city fathers to enlist the help of police and soldiers. When the Daily News crew arrived in Tafara, a few residents who tried to resist the demolitions…
Blessing Masakadza LIFESTYLE WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw CELEBRATED Afro-fusion outfit Mokoomba will today represent the country in the MTN Bushfire Festival. Dubbed the #KeepTheFireBurning Digital Festival, Mokoomba will join other singers across the continent with proceeds to be directed to charity. The festival also features musicians from South Africa, Eswathini, Uganda, Kenya, Canada and the United States…
As Africa Month comes to a close, MultiChoice Zimbabwe is hosting a ‘‘watch party’’ so that Zimbabweans can enjoy a selection of the varied music of Africa in their own homes. The Celebrate Africa Watch Party will be broadcast on Facebook from 3pm to 4pm on May 30 (today), hosted on the DStvZimbabwe page by…
HIGH-RIDING singer Mukudzei Mukombe aka Jah Prayzah has broken silence about his comparison to dancehall music star Winky D saying the two’s music is totally different. The singer added that he cannot stop people from talking or drawing comparisons between the two music stars. This comes as the two have found themselves subject to comparison,…
Nigel Matongorere SPORTS EDITOR matongoreren@dailynews.co.zw THE Premier Soccer League (PSL) could be handed a bailout after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) announced it was looking at financing the domestic leagues of its member associations (MAs). Initially, the 2020 Castle Lager Premiership season should have commenced in March but those plans had to be shelved…
Austin Karonga SPORTS WRITER karongaa@dailynews.co.zw THE football fraternity was plunged into mourning on Thursday following the death of former WhaWha FC chairperson Musa Ntonga. She passed away at her home in Guinea Fowl in Gweru aged 44. Ntonga became the first woman in local football to ascend to such a post when the Zimbabwe Prisons…
©️ THINGS appear to be going from bad to worse for Nelson Chamisa, pictured, and his allies, with the High Court ruling yesterday that the MDC Alliance does not have an independent right of existence under the law — effectively muting the raging public debate that it is a duly constituted political party, the Daily…
Fungi Kwaramba POLITICAL EDITOR kwarambaf@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE government said yesterday it would further tighten the ongoing national coronavirus lockdown, in a bid to contain the spread of the lethal disease in the country — following a dramatic recent surge in infections, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country has now recorded 149 positive…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE Southern African Development Community (Sadc) yesterday warned against the discrimination of trans-border truck drivers, saying this has negatively affected the smooth flow of essential goods at a time the region is reeling from the impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This comes as many countries in the…
©️ DESPITE the continued rise in water levels in the Kariba Dam, the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) will not allow Zambia and Zimbabwe to use more water for electricity generation. This comes as current levels have surpassed 2019 levels by more than three percent. “The Kariba is designed to operate between levels 475,50m and 488,50m…
