Nash Mkowakwayararira in Bulawayo WOMEN have never been lesser people. Its high time people stop glossing over equal opportunities for Zimbabweans and get down to seriousness by according women equal space on the sporting arena. Capable women must have positions that give them a true and full say about the course of sporting associations or…
MOST ex-footballers are left on their own after their careers, with some even living in extreme poverty. And it is for this reason that the Football Ambassadors of Zimbabwe (Faoz) is now upping their ante in seeking solutions that will ensure former players lead dignified lives in retirement. The organisation which was formed in 2016,…
LIBERATION struggle stalwart and one of the founders of Zanu PF, Rugare Gumbo, says the removal of the running mate clause from the country’s Constitution could come back to haunt the ruling party which has historically struggled with succession. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Gumbo — who is the only surviving member…
AS THE national strike by teachers continues, some schools have agreed to have parents pay educators incentives as part of efforts to ensure they return to work. However, authorities have warned against such practices, which they say are illegal. This comes as teachers have been on strike, demanding improved salaries and better working conditions —…
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has resolved to sell impounded vehicles used to transport smuggled goods in and out of the country as the entity escalates its fight against corruption. In her revenue performance report for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021, deputy chairperson of the Zimra board Josephine Matambo said they were working…
ARMED robbers are using police and army uniforms to rob tobacco farmers at night in the capital, the police have warned. The police said gangs of robbers moving in unregistered vehicles were targeting farmers taking their harvest to tobacco auction floors at night. The police warning follows an incident in which five farmers were robbed…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is scheduled to launch a fine-tuned new indigenisation and empowerment policy in Bulawayo today, as Zanu PF escalates its campaigns for the 2023 national elections. The ambitious latest iteration of the country’s empowerment programme is meant to benefit more Zimbabweans involved in mining, agriculture, infrastructure development and manufacturing, among other sectors. Zanu…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has upped its anti-graft drive, embarking on a massive recruitment exercise aimed at strengthening its decentralisation strategy. Zacc seeks to recruit 36 investigation officers, six administrative officers, nine public education officers, audit and risk officers and legal officers in prosecution and liaison, who are to be deployed across the country….
A POLICE officer, accused of being part of a drug smuggling syndicate, has been arraigned before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts on criminal abuse of office charges. Harrison Muzarewetu, 35, allegedly travelled to India and brought drugs into the country, before handing them over to his handlers for a fee. The State alleged that on April…
LAND baron Felix Munyaradzi who is accused of obstructing justice and interfering with a State witness has approached the High Court challenging the magistrates’ court’s decision to place him on remand. Munyaradzi is accused of attempting to pressure assistant commissioner Erasmus Makodza to drop the charges against him in a case in which he was…
