LIFESTYLE WRITER THE Bulawayo Arts Festival — the brainchild of Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and technical partner Nhimbe Trust — which commenced digitally from Wednesday will wind-up performances tonight between 6pm and 8pm. Several artistes who were billed to showcase during the three days include musicians and poets. Songstress Selmor Mtukudzi, Jeys Marabini, Sandra Ndebele,…
Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has developed a range of medical products using a local herb with antiviral properties, currently on clinical trials, to assist in the fight against the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19), the Daily News reports. This comes as a concoction known as Covid Organics (CVO), a form…
Vasco Chaya STAFF WRITER chayav@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES yesterday pooh-poohed the alleged recent abduction and torture claims by MDC Alliance youth leaders who had participated in a flash demo in Harare, the Daily News reports. This comes as the three women at the centre of the furore — Harare West MP Joanna Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya says the country is importing adequate fuel not to warrant shortages, but there is indiscipline in the oil sector, the Daily News reports. This comes at a time motorists are spending hours in fuel queues across the country. Appearing before the parliamentary…
MDC acting president Thokozani Khupe has agreed to hold a meeting of the party’s 2014 structures to consider the March Supreme Court ruling directing it to call for an extraordinary congress to choose a substantive leader. This comes after 151 out of a possible 200 members who constituted the MDC 2014 national council structures met…
STATE-OWNED mobile network operator NetOne on Friday planted 101 indigenous trees at its Cleveland premises to mark World Environment Day (WED). The trees will have many environmental benefits including preserving the wetlands in that area and reduce erosion. This initiative was undertaken under the company’s Corporate Social Initiative pillar dubbed “One Environment”. This is…
A 100-YEAR-OLD Marange granny was robbed of over US$5 000 by her 31-year-old nephew which she kept in her bra. Tawanda Chinjakasi allegedly covered his granny Easter Zvoushe with a cloth as she set in her dining room before robbing her of the money on May 28. Chinjakasi denied the charge when he appeared before…
AFRICAN Sun Limited has advised its shareholders that they are in talks with Dawn Properties Limited to acquire 100 percent of their share capital in exchange for African Sun shares. In a cautionary statement issued by the hoteliers yesterday, the shares would be acquired after both parties agree on a price. African Sun noted that…
KAROI Town Council has begun repossessing more than 200 residential stands in three of its suburbs which have not been developed for years, the Daily News can report. Town secretary Wellington Mutikani said they were repossessing stands in Chiedza high density, Westview medium density and Flamboyant low density suburbs. Mutikani said council had since communicated…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw TEACHERS’ unions yesterday came out guns blazing, accusing the Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) of prematurely declaring June examinations dates when the country is still battling to contain the spread of Covid-19, the Daily News reports. This comes after Zimsec scheduled Ordinary Level examinations to take place between…
