ONE suspected armed robber was shot dead while two others were injured in Four Winds in Bulawayo on Saturday morning following a shootout with a police crack unit. The robbers are said to have travelled from neighbouring South Africa and were targeting a gold dealer in the suburb. However, the robbers luck ran out when…
ALL eyes will be on veteran sungura kingpin Alick Macheso, who headlines tonight’s Heroes Gala which will be held virtually. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent ban on live music shows, fans will have to follow the action from the comfort of their homes as the gala will be screened live on ZTv…
JENAGURU musician Clive Malunga says he has no option but to postpone the unveiling ceremony of the legendary musician Tineyi Chikupo’s tombstone due to the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic. The 61-year-old musician’s decision to postpone the tombstone unveiling ceremony— which was due for this week in Murewa— comes at a time when the country…
ZANU PF chief whip Pupurai Togarepi insists Parliament is on the right track in terms of implementing political and economic reforms despite critics who are saying the ruling party is not eager for transformation. This comes as the United States (US), the United Kingdom and their Western allies have argued that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has…
FORMER public prosecutor Auxilia Mangwaira, who was convicted in 2012 on allegations of bribery, has had her appeal against the conviction and sentence thrown out by the High Court. However, the same court acquitted Mangwaira’s fellow prosecutor Rosewitter Madembo, who was also accused to have played a part in the offence. Mangwaira together with Madembo…
ZANU PF will hold its national people’s conference in October amid allegations the ruling party is dogged by factionalism that may affect…
COUNCILLORS in Bulawayo are divided over which stretches of roads to prioritise during the rehabilitation exercise in and around the city. The Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) disbursed over $600 million for the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP2) which has since started and the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is yet to identify some roads…
JB GROUP Singapore is set to invest US$100 million over the next three years in a move that is set to transform the landscape of the local mining sector. This comes as the Singaporean conglomerate is finalising a mining partnership with a local company — Manna Ventures. JB Group Singapore chief executive officer, Jamie Balaji…
THE government has asserted that whether the country’s mooted national talks take off or not, Zimbabwe will hold the 2023 elections as scheduled. At the same time, the country’s deeply-divided opposition has started holding talks aimed at healing its rifts ahead of the fast-approaching polls. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Justice minister…
THE government has moved in to bridge the gap between the official and parallel exchange rates in order to sustain the current price stability in the country’s economy. This was said by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya in his midterm monetary policy statement last Thursday. “The Bank is addressing the gap between the…
