DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER THE Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Associations (ZCIEA) has called for the inclusion of its members in devolution and financial programmes in order to provide sustainable jobs and income to the sector. This follows an order by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week for those in the informal sector to register their businesses…
TWO civil society activists arrested in Harare on Friday during a protest against the on-going public hearings for Constitutional Amendment No.2 Bill have been released on $3 000 bail. Namatai Kwekweza, 22, a member of WeLead Organisation for Young People and Esther Vongai Zimudzi, 23, of Section 20 Organisation, appeared before Harare magistrate Barbra Mateko…
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw HIGH Court judge Happias Zhou last week cleared tycoon Simon Rudland in a civil dispute involving a US$1 million loan. Rudland had been dragged to court by businessman Future Chirango Muvirimi and his wife Petronella who sought to retain four properties that they had tendered as surety in a loan…
MUTARE-based gospel musician Blessing Shumba has embarked on a re-branding exercise as he moves with the changing times. This exercise will see Shumba re-working some of his music videos as well as embarking on an aggressive marketing of his music mainly on the Internet. This year, the award-winning musician is not going to release new…
Sowell Chikwari LIFESTYLE WRITER chikwaris@dailynews.co.zw UPCOMING sungura musician Davitah Chimombe, pictured, has sensationally claimed that he is the late musical legend James Chimombe’s son. The South African-based singer, who purportedly fronts his own band, The Ocean City Band, said he will officially engage the Chimombe family on the matter. Speaking from his South African base, Davitah said:…
Vasco Chaya LIFESTYLE WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw UNITED Kingdom- based playwright Enisia Mashusha is collaborating with arts industry gurus to launch an online dance show to promote women dancers in the country. The all-female dance show, dubbed WoKadzi, is pencilled for August. “I have special theatre practitioners who have and are willing to support the vision. I…
Mugove Tafirenyika and Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITERS THERE is a renewed push to unite Thokozani Khupe and Nelson Chamisa ahead of the MDC’s extraordinary congress slated for late next month, the Daily News reports. This comes as Khupe and Chamisa have been involved in a fierce tussle for control of the country’s main opposition party…
Tendai Kamhungira DEPUTY CHIEF WRITER kamhungirat@dailynews.co.zw DOCTORS have warned authorities to fix quarantine centres to prevent a rise in coronavirus deaths and infections in the country, the Daily News reports. This comes as 179 returning residents — including one who tested positive for the lethal virus — have fled the quarantine centres, saying that they…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa hoodwinked the world into believing he was different from his predecessor Robert Mugabe, the executive director of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth, has said. Mnangagwa was feted like a king when he replaced Mugabe in November 2017 after a military intervention, with crisis-weary Zimbabweans believing at…
Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO VICTIMS of the flash floods that hit parts of Binga early this year are still living in tents at a time temperatures continue to drop during this winter season. Flash floods hit Binga’s Nsungulwe village in February, killing one, destroying homes, infrastructure, killing livestock and uprooting planted crops —leaving villagers stranded….
