LAST week, two senior MDC officials, former Midlands senator Lillian Timveous and former Kwekwe Central MP Blessing Chebundo, jumped ship and joined President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ruling Zanu PF party. The development was met with fierce criticism from opposition supporters amid allegations of the two being sell-outs. The Daily News on Sunday Chief Writer Mugove Tafirenyika…
THE Chillspot Records duo of Arnold “Fantan” Kamudyariwa and Tafadzwa ‘DJ Levels’ Kadzimwe along with show promoter Simbarashe “Dhama” Chanachimwe made the headlines in January when they were handed one-year jail sentences for organising an illegal crossover gig during the national lockdown at Mbare’s Matapi Flats on New Year’s eve. The trio has since appealed…
SONIA Ngwenya, 39, wakes up early in the morning to her usual 5.30am alarm that alerts her of her dawn duty of queuing at the community borehole to fetch water for the day. The mother of four, who rents a room in Makokoba suburb together with three other families, wakes her children and they head…
SPAIN-BASED Martin Mapisa is excited with the prospect of finally making his senior debut for his country after being named in the bloated Warriors provisional squad for the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers against Botswana and Zambia. Mapisa who is in top form for his club Zamora CF in the Spanish third tier…
FOOTBALL can be one of the shortest careers and players should prepare for a life after it. Footballers are some of the celebrities that enjoy the fame they get during their playing days. Some are well remunerated and live a lavish life when they are at their peak. However, it is unfortunate some of the…
ZIMBABWE Rowing athletes continue to make waves at international level following the recent triumph of Danielle Kaschula at the virtual World indoor rowing championships that ended yesterday. The 13-year-old Peterhouse sensation produced a fine performance and managed to bag a bronze medal in the women Under-19, 500m race. She finished behind Egyptian Sara Mohamed and…
ONE OF the prominent founding members of the MDC and former legislator, Blessing Chebundo, says the country’s opposition is going downhill due to tribalism, senseless infighting and a hatred for new ideas. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Chebundo — who surprisingly defected to the ruling Zanu PF together with Lillian Timveous last…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has called upon residents to be whistleblowers by alerting authorities on the presence of sand poachers within their vicinities. This comes as sand poachers have been leaving huge craters and open shafts that have claimed the lives of many Bulawayo citizens. This month alone, at least three people have…
THE High Court on Wednesday struck off from the urgent roll an application by Probadek Investments seeking an order to sue Redwing Mining for allegedly breaching a mining contract. Justice Tawanda Chitapi said the case against Redwing was not urgent and should be on the common court roll. Probadek Investments approached the court alleging…
THE government last week hiked licensing fees for all lotteries, casinos and betting shops which are now pegged at $250 000. In an extraordinary government gazette, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe fixed the new rates that have come into effect immediately. “It is hereby notified that the minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage…
