Blessing Masakadza LIFESTYLE WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw DENDERA music star Allan Chimbetu has roped in his celebrated nephew Suluman on a song titled Raive Gamba. Allan is a brother to Suluman’s father, the late Simon Chimbetu, who co-founded the dendera music beat. Last week, the two musicians sent their followers into a frenzy after a video…
Nigel Matongorere SPORTS EDITOR matongoreren@dailynews.co.zw ©️ FC PLATINUM are waiting on the Confederation of African Football (Caf) to know how they will be able to take part in the African Champions League during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. At the moment, there is no football taking place on the entire continent due to the novel…
Austin Karonga SPORTS WRITER karongaa@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe rugby fraternity has been plunged into mourning following the death of lock Sanele “Smiley” Sibanda in a car accident in Hull, United Kingdom last Friday. He was 29. Sables head coach Brendon Dawson described Sibanda as an embodiment of the team’s resurgence in the last few months. “A…
ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) has pledged to honour all the player seasonal contracts after declaring the 2019/20 domestic cricket season null and void as a response to the coronavirus (Covid-19) spread. All domestic and international cricket action had to be called off after the novel virus continued to spread, with health experts still trying to find…
Sindiso Mhlophe STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw ©️ THE Japanese Embassy in Zimbabwe yesterday availed over US$15 million to assist drought and flood affected communities in the country currently facing starvation, among other challenges. This comes as the United Nations (UN) recently indicated that over 8 million people in Zimbabwe are currently facing starvation due to recurring…
©️ THE latest tariff adjustments by Econet Wireless Zimbabwe are not as shocking as they may appear, or as they have been made to look in some social media circles, but are in fact within the overall threshold approved by the sector’s regulator, an official with the mobile network operator said. In line with rising…
Sindiso Mhlophe STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) last week called on the government to design a post-coronavirus (Covid-19) national recovery process based on consensual and broad-based dialogue, saying that the era will be a time for national renewal. This comes as the Covid-19 pandemic has further decimated the country’s ailing economy,…
AT LEAST two more men have been arrested in Mashonaland Central for insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa, barely a fortnight after the arrest of two other people in Harare and Chipinge over the same charges. The two, who are represented by lawyers from the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), were accused of negatively commenting on…
HARARE City Council (HCC) has increased water production from 173 megalitres to 300 megalitres per day in a bid to improve supply in the city. The local authority last Thursday announced a partial shutdown of Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant until Friday night to repair leaks at Warren Control Pump Station and installation of a…
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) and Media Monitors on Sunday called on the government to guarantee the safety of and freedom of expression for journalists and media practitioners during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic as well as beyond. This comes as Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in celebrating World Press Freedom…
