AFTER being frustrated by the scarcity of up-to-date Shona and Ndebele language resources, United States-based Yeve Sibanda- a Zimbabwe-born attorney, cultural curator and public speaker-decided to write her own book. Titled ‘My First Book of Shona and Ndebele Words,’ the book is a picture vocabulary book designed to help readers learn and teach the two…
THE government says it is doing its level best to improve conditions in most rural schools through acquiring information technology gadgets (ICT) to bridge the digital gap with urban institutions. This comes as Covid-19 has brought to the fore the need for E-learning after Zimbabwean schools spent the better part of last year closed due…
BULAWAYO police have dismissed claims by some Hillside suburb residents alleging that there are vuzu parties taking place at Hillside Estate where the proprietors of a certain shop are selling alcohol and playing loud music at the premises. Vuzu parties are inhouse gatherings mostly by teenagers where they take alcohol and drugs while engaging in…
A RENOWNED academic and political analyst has advised punch drunk MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to urgently rebrand and re-think his strategies if he is to salvage his waning local and international standing. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend, Professor of World Politics at the University of London’s School of Oriental…
AUTHORITIES are stepping up the ante against graft, after unveiling new measures that will see all public officials — including Cabinet ministers, legislators and senior civil servants — taking an integrity pledge as part of the country’s efforts to fight corruption. The integrity pledge was adopted last week during a high profile national anti-corruption strategy…
LEADING crop protection and seeds supplier, Syngenta, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Lands and Agriculture ministry which seeks to promote collaboration between the two parties. This comes as Zimbabwe is expecting a bumper harvest following good rains and adequate supply of inputs to farmers during the 2020-21 agriculture season. According to…
OVER 150 000 people across the country are still suffering from the ravaging effects of cyclones that hit Zimbabwe since 2019, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has revealed. Â This has been detailed in a Tropical Cyclone Response Baseline Assessment by the IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) for March 2021 which traces impact of…
POLICE have busted a drug cartel involving foreigners and locals with five people including two Brazil nationals having already been arrested. This comes as cocaine, crystal methamphetamine (mutoriro), Broncleer, and marijuana abuse has become prevalent among young people both in high-density and affluent suburbs. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the war on drug cartels…
THE family of late Transport minister, Joel Biggie Matiza has set sights on completing projects that were started by their patriarch in his home constituency of Murewa South. Matiza succumbed to Covid-19-related complications on January 22 this year and was buried at the National Heroes Acre at the height of the second wave of the pandemic. …
By Norman Nyazema LAST month marked a very special point for Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ), the publishers of the Daily News and the Daily News On Sunday. We celebrated our 10th anniversary since we relaunched the market-leading Daily News and the Daily News On Sunday in March 2011. To all our loyal staff, readers,…
