LEGENDARY musician Zexie Manatsa was given a befitting send-off as hundreds of people turned up at Warren Hills cemetery in the capital yesterday to pay their last respects to a man they regarded as a unifier and father figure. Manatsa’s death brought together fellow musicians, arts promoters, politicians, pastors and the general populace. Early yesterday…
A PHARMACEUTICAL dealer Tafadzwa Mutsago, who was arrested for allegedly defrauding a woman of US$5 000 in a deal appeared before Harare Magistrates` Court last Saturday. Magistrate Yeukai Dzuda remanded her out of custody to February 20 for a possible trial date. The 30-year old was not asked to plead to charges of theft of…
THE new name for the MDC faction led by Nelson Chamisa, as well as its symbol, colours and slogan, are set to be unveiled today, insiders told the Daily News yesterday. According to the well-placed sources, the new name, symbol, colours and slogan, which were confirmed by a meeting of the outfit’s national council in Harare on…
Andile Tshuma AUTHORITIES are worried by the uptick in new cases of leprosy which have been reported in the country over the past five years. Speaking on Friday, a senior official in the Ministry of Health, Nicholas Siziba, said Matabeleland North had recorded most of the reported leprosy cases during this period, followed by Masvingo….
ONE of the country’s leading economists, John Robertson, has died. He was 85. Robertson died at his Harare home yesterday morning. “He had a stroke three weeks ago and was in quite a bad way,” a colleague and fellow economist Eddie Cross told the Daily News last night. Robertson is survived by two sons, both living outside…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya ZANU PF has announced its candidates for the March 26 by-elections after the conclusion of primary polls that were held over the weekend amid serious logistical problems which led to delays in voting. Announcing the results of the internal polls at the party headquarters in Harare yesterday, Zanu PF national political commissar Mike Bimha, pictured,…
SANDON Academy in Gutu, Masvingo Province, has recorded a 100 percent pass rate in the 2021 Ordinary and Advanced levels Cambridge examinations….
Andile Tshuma BULAWAYO residents have called for the inclusion of residents associations in the running of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) to fight corruption and nepotism. The programme is a council initiative meant to provide income to ratepayers to enable them to pay rates for their properties. The EPWP is run by local councillors…
Dionne Kanyowa A MHANGURA farmer lost over US$24 000 worth of maize to conmen who allegedly duped him into believing that they could market and sell his grain for him. Clever Shingirai Kazuva, 28, Evans Muchagoneyi and Kundai Miriam Ndemera appeared in court recently facing fraud charges . Harare magistrate, Yeukai Dzuda remanded Kazuva and his co-accused…
A SUSPECTED fraudster has found himself in the dock after he allegedly duped Eastlea Car Sales of motor vehicles worth US$86 000 in exchange for non-existent stands. Joseph Murimwa was remanded to January 24 for bail ruling when he appeared before magistrate Yeukai Dzuda on Friday last week. Murimwa pleaded not guilty to fraud charges….
