THE MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa has been in the past few weeks trying to stitch a new opposition coalition to, among other things, push for electoral reforms and eventually topple President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling Zanu PF party in the fast-approaching 2023 harmonised elections. Among those approached by Chamisa is former MDC…
OVER 2 000 women in the dry Lupane area of Matabeleland North province have abandoned full time farming to pursue weaving. The women, drawn from different villages in rural Lupane, have dedicated their entire lives to making weaving baskets, mats, handbags, trays and a variety of craft, something which has turned out to be a…
RESPECTED former MDC stalwart and now leader of the United Movement for Devolution (UMD), Lovemore Moyo, has re-iterated that the opposition needs to heal its rifts urgently if it is to give Zanu PF a run for its money in the fast-approaching 2023 national elections. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, the former…
The newly-elected mayor of Johannesburg, Jolidee Matongo, has died in a car accident, aged 46. He had been appointed as mayor on…
THE government has appealed to Zimbabweans in the diaspora to support the current economic recovery efforts by investing in their country of birth. Speaking at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (Icaz)’s diaspora engagement series recently, deputy Finance minister Clemence Chiduwa encouraged Zimbabweans in the diaspora to take advantage of the current business-friendly environment…
Melisa Chatikobo FARMERS are bracing for violent storms that could lead to scarcity of pastures and high cost of feed this farming season, Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) secretary-general Paul Zakariya has said. According to the Meteorological Services Department, rainfall outlook season report, this year’s rainfall season will be characterised by violent storms and cyclones, including…
THE government is looking into introducing time tables for Zupco buses as part of measures to ease traffic congestion in the Central Business District (CBD) of Harare, Local Government minister July Moyo, has said. According to statistics from the Central Vehicle Registry, vehicles plying CBD routes have shot to about 1,5million, causing congestion, which has…
A MATABELELAND South civic organisation, Community Youth Development Trust (CYDT), has raised a red flag over the high number of gender-based violence cases that it claims have gone unreported in the province. The group also cited the Covid-19 pandemic which it says has further exacerbated the plight of women and other disadvantaged groups in the…
SOUTH Africa-based musician, Shantel, says she has chosen the rhumba genre as part of her efforts to penetrate the international market. She…
THE Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) board members, who are facing obstruction of justice allegations, after they allegedly moved money from the organisation’s bank account in a bid to avoid a garnishee order, have demanded the court to quash the charges. Felton Kamambo, Philimon Machana, Farai Jere and Bryton Malandule, through their lawyer Tawanda Zhuwarara, yesterday…
