ZIMBABWE Cricket captain Sean Williams is in line for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Player of the Month Award following his audacious display in the recently ended series against Afghanistan. The left hander notched 264 runs in the drawn two-match Test series played in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the highlights being…
POLICE recently recovered 3,2 tonnes of onions and also arrested two people for possessing crystal methamphetamine (mutoriro) at Beitbridge Border Post as they intensified the fight against smuggling at the country’s entry points. This comes after the police recently launched an operation against border jumpers at a time the country’s entry points remain closed as…
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for a suspected robbery suspect, who escaped from the holding cells at Western Commonage Courts at the weekend. Provincial police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said they are appealing for information that would lead to the arrest of Mandlakayise Ncube. Mandlakayise allegedly made his escape with the help of…
THE government said yesterday that it planned to open up the country’s airwaves further by issuing more television and radio licences to independent players. Speaking during a well-supported Daily News’ 10th relaunch anniversary webinar, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa, pictured, said the awarding of more broadcasting licences would be in keeping with the government’s commitment to promoting…
RESTIVE civil servants have resolved to go on a partial strike which will see them work just two days a week after insisting their current earnings can no longer sustain their livelihoods. This comes as recent meetings between the government employees and their employer under the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) failed to find a…
EDITOR — On March 31, 2021, the president of the Patriotic Zimbabweans Party, Charles Muchineripi Mutama, participated in a Business Connect-organised forum which also included Zanu PF’s director of the commissariat, Davison Gomo and Passenger Association of Zimbabwe president Tafadzwa Goliati. The Transport and Infrastructural Development ministry failed to attend although it was scheduled to…
MDC Alliance legislator Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri have launched a new freedom bid, telling the court yesterday that they are prepared to avoid any conduct that would be classified as an offence under Covid-19 regulations. The two were arrested on allegations of holding a press conference at the courts denouncing police. They were initially…
A HARARE couple has approached the High Court after allegedly losing US$16 000 to a local real estate company, Mururi Investments, after they purchased a non-existent residential stand. In the court application, Lloyd Chinhau and Colleta Manyanye are claiming that Mururi Investments conned them into paying for the stand which the company had no right…
The Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen’s “strength and stay” for 73 years, has died aged 99. A statement from Buckingham Palace on Thursday said: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness passed away peacefully…
POLICE have released the names of nine people who died when the truck they were travelling in was involved in an accident on the Harare-Mutare highway in Rusape on Tuesday. The accident occurred a day after the Easter holidays when the Isuzu KB truck travelling from Rusape to Mutare burst a tyre, resulting in the…
