THERE is no let up to the senseless infighting consuming the country’s opposition, with MDC supporters belonging to different factions involved in ugly scenes at the weekend. Yesterday, officials from the two dominant factions of the country’s main opposition traded accusations and counter accusations over the chaotic scenes which led to police intervening in the…
THE Covid-19 pandemic continues to haunt the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) after last year’s Ordinary Level candidates performed dismally, registering a 6,8 percent decline compared to the 2019 results. This comes as the school calendar was disturbed several times since the country recorded its first Covid-19 case at the beginning of last year, forcing…
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has said it will continue engaging the government to find common ground on the ongoing constitutional amendments, which it argues are being rushed and unnecessary. Speaking during a LSZ-organised media cocktail held in the city at the weekend, the organisation’s president Wellington Magaya expressed concern over the new constitutional…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says there is a need to expand the entrepreneurship base as part of the country’s broader strategy to empower locals, particularly the youths. Ncube said this while officiating at the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Policy launch in the city hosted by Zanu PF in conjunction with the Affirmative Action Group (AAG)…
ZIMBABWE Civil Society Organisations Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance (ZCSOSUNA) is pushing for the inclusion of adolescents in nutrition interventions. ZCSOSUNA national coordinator Kudakwashe Zombe said most nutrition interventions focus on young children as well as pregnant and lactating women, neglecting adolescents who constitute 23 percent of the country’s population. “Adolescence is a critical period for…
THE police have warned people from keeping huge sums of money at business premises and home without strong security measures. This follows an attack on a school in Ruwa with five men making away with over US$30 000, a television set, a cellphone and a laptop. The police said the men captured the security guard…
THE riot police had to disperse hundreds of people who had thronged the area opposite the Tredgold Magistrate Court to see controversial socialite-cum-pastor, Passion Java, pictured. Java was Zimbabwe’s second largest city ahead of the empowerment launch policy event which was held in the city on Saturday. As has become the norm, the self-styled prophet…
GOSPEL music legend and preacher, Charles Charamba celebrated his 50th birthday on April 27 at home due to the prevailing Covid-19 conditions. The Mudzi-born gospel musician recently spoke to the Daily News’s Anesu Mirisawu on a range of issues including his glittering music career and church ministry. Below are excerpts of the interview: Q: Congratulations Pastor!…
SOUTH Africa is set to appoint Benni McCarthy as the new Bafana Bafana head coach ahead of the opening 2022 World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe next month. According to reports from SA, McCarthy, who is credited for transforming Dstv Premiership side AmaZulu from being relegation candidates to one of the title contenders in just five…
THE Zimbabwe men’s 4x100m relay team was left disappointed after they failed to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the World Athletics Relays in Poland at the weekend. The team made up of Ngoni Makusha, Dickson Kamungeremu, Itayi Vambe, Makanaka Charamba and Rodwell Ndlovu could not even go past the first round after…
