PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will officially open this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) scheduled to take place between September 21 and 24, the event’s organisers have said. Addressing journalists at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre yesterday, ZITF chairperson, Busisa Moyo, said the prime trade showcase will be held under strict Covid-19 guidelines. …
Åsa Pehrson and Maria Ribeiro SIX years ago, 193 UN Member States rolled up their sleeves to adopt the 2030 Agenda for…
FC PLATINUM coach Norman Mapeza, has emerged as the front runner to succeed Zdravko “Loga” Logarusic as the Warriors coach with negotiations expected to start soon, the Daily News has learnt. This comes after Zifa, on Sunday, sacked the out of favour Logarusic following Zimbabwe’s poor start to the 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifiers following a poor…
TOURISM minister Mangaliso Ndhlovu has urged the sector to pursue an all-inclusive approach to regain its status as a huge contributor to Zimbabwe’s gross domestic product despite the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. This comes as tourism has been able to attract at least US$976.6 million investments during the pandemic, which is just US$3…
THE government has admitted there is a possibility some war veterans are fleecing the former liberation fighters’ pension fund by registering illegal beneficiaries for the scheme. The War Veterans Fund caters for the welfare of the ex-liberation fighters and their dependents in pensions, access to basic health care and educational benefits consisting of educational assistance…
Shamaine Chirimujiri FORMER Zimbabwe national football team coach Sunday Marimo Chidzambwa has filed a complaint against a commuter omnibus driver who ran a red light and drove on the oncoming lane. Ngonidzashe Kurwa, 21, is now facing reckless driving charges and appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court yesterday. It is alleged that the incident leading…
AT LEAST nine disgruntled war veterans have dragged Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to court and are demanding an increase to their monthly pensions. This comes after the former freedom fighters were recently arrested for gathering at Ncube’s offices and demanding a review of their current $16 000 monthly pension earnings. The nine are now…
TWO State witnesses in senior police officer Erasmus Makodza’s corruption case have disowned contents of their statements as the top cop’s trial opened at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday. Makodza is accused of leasing a police farm to his girlfriend, Maonei Chapfudza, at the time he was the officer commanding Mashonaland East Province. According to…
THE new opposition coalition that Nelson Chamisa is stitching together is beginning to take shape, with former MDC stalwart Lovemore Moyo’s United Movement for Devolution (UDM) set to become part of the bloc. This comes as Chamisa also appears to be making headway in his courtship of Zapu, as the battle for votes in the…
LEARNERS are likely to face disruptions to their already decimated school year after teachers — who are citing incapacitation due to low wages — threatened yesterday that they will only be attending classes once a week going forward. This comes as teachers’ unions have called upon the government to immediately review upwards their salaries, which…
