Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has once again reached out to MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and other opposition leaders for dialogue to end the country’s myriad crises, the Daily News reports. In addition, the 77-year-old Zanu PF leader also said the country’s deepening challenges required unity of purpose among all…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw REELING from vandalism of its infrastructure, Zesa Holdings subsidiary — the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) — now plans to spend US$13,5 million on high-tech equipment to curb the scourge, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country’s electricity crisis is worsening, following continuing breakdowns…
Blessing Masakadza STAFF WRITER masakadzab@dailynews.co.zw CHIEF magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi yesterday said magistrates across the country will undergo training to improve the quality of judicial output. He said they were looking at improving the decisions that come out of the magistrates’ courts such as judgments and sentences. Several judgments and sentences have been taken up for…
Austin Karonga SPORTS WRITER karongaa@dailynews.co.zw FORMER CAPS United spokesperson Joyce Kapota hopes to provide unique solutions to the local sporting industry after launching her consultancy firm called Amor’ Sport in Harare yesterday. The firm will be providing empowerment projects for women and the girl child so they can succeed in the male-dominated world of sports….
Tarisai Machakaire STAFF WRITER machakairet@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have separately arrested three suspected carjackers who recently attacked motorists before fleeing with their cars. The trio has been identified as Obedience Mombeyarara, Justice Mabiso and a 16-year-old juvenile. Mombeyarara has already appeared in court charged with one count of robbery of a motor vehicle and was remanded in…
Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE is facing a challenge of low investment in the Information, Communication Technology (ICT) sector, ICT minister Jenfan Muswere has said. Speaking at the Huawei Seeds for the Future 2020 programme launch ceremony in Harare on Thursday, Muswere said ICT plays a critical role in economic development. “Connectivity is…
FORMER University of Zimbabwe vice chancellor Levi Nyagura has suffered a huge blow after the High Court dismissed his acquittal bid in a case he is accused of unlawfully granting former first lady Grace Mugabe a doctorate. In a judgment delivered by Justice Felicia Chatukuta on September 2, Nyagura’s application was struck off for failing…
Mugove Tafirenyika SENIOR STAFF WRITER tafirenyikam@dailynews.co.zw Government yesterday gazetted the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Act, which provides for the establishment of a board that will address the ex-combatants’ rights, welfare and benefits, among other issues, the Daily News reports. According to the Government Gazette, the board’s functions also include providing for the establishment of…
Godknows Matarutse SPORTS WRITER matarutseg@dailynews.co.zw THE Premier Soccer League (PSL) has called on Zifa to review the Covid-19 relief allocation as the friction between the two bodies continues. In June, Zifa received US$1,8 million from both Fifa and Caf which should go towards ensuring clubs and all affiliates are able to withstand the financial losses…
Embracing the New Normal; By Tariro Ndlela; Harare, Creative Genius Publishers, 2020. ISBN: 978-1-77925-333-0 (Paperback) 126 pages Reviewed by Eddie Zvinonzwa IT IS not an understatement that coronavirus (Covid-19) will perhaps leave one of the most remarkable footprints of the century, something that will definitely have lasting impressions on human history. While the Covid-19 pandemic…
