SUNGURA kingpin Alick Macheso is kicking off his tour of Manicaland at Mandel Leisure Centre in Watsomba alongside Baba Harare tonight. The event is meant to celebrate socialite Maray’s 40th birthday. On Saturday, Macheso and his Orchestra Mberikwazvo will showcase at Dzonzai Beerhall in Chipinge. He will wind off his tour with a concert at…
Melisa Chatikobo VARIOUS stakeholders are planning to hold an international climate and environmental arts festival in August in the Midlands capital of Gweru to tackle issues on climate change and environmental preservation. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the executive director of the Institute for Public Policy Analysis and Implementation (IPPAI), Okay Machisa said his organisation and…
REPORTS that at least 50 minor girls were married off in Zvishavane and Mberengwa districts between November last year and January this year are a clear indication that the scourge of child marriages is still very much alive. According to reports from the Midlands province these minor girls are being married off to cash-rich illegal…
THE High Court granted Metbank an order to be paid $8 million by a defaulting borrower, Sobriety Investments (Private) Limited, yesterday. The local company that is into import buying was awarded a trade based working capital worth US$1,4 million by Metbank in June 2018 which their directors, Itai Nyabonda and Linda Tsungai Chivandire, signed for…
JUDGMENT in a matter in which Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife, Marry is accused of supplying false information that he had consented to wed at a time he was ill has been set for March 29. This comes after Harare magistrate Lazini Ncube dismissed her application for discharge and also her application not to…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya THE government has flexed its muscles by suspending all striking teachers with immediate effect, as authorities bid to end the current job action by some educators. Addressing a press conference in Harare yesterday, Primary and Secondary Education minister, Evelyn Ndlovu, said those placed on suspensions would not be paid. “The ministry would like…
Melisa Chatikobo PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned Cabinet ministers against pursuing self interests, while also imploring them to deliver work that uplifts the lives of ordinary people. Speaking in Harare at the signing of performance contracts by senior government officials, Mnangagwa also reiterated that he would not tolerate laziness among his ministers. He said performances…
ZESA Holdings executive chairperson Sydney Gata has divorced his wife of 35 years, Ntombana Regina Gata, nee Mugabe. Last month, Gata filed for the termination of their 1987 union that was blessed with one child, a son, who is now an adult, arguing that the marriage had broken down beyond reconciliation. He added that the…
THE Eight2Five Innovation Hub, home for entrepreneurs celebrated its first anniversary. The Eight2Five Innovation Hub powered by Old Mutual Zimbabwe focuses on creating a modern, professional, and energetic work environment to stimulate the creativity and productivity of entrepreneurial businesses and their teams! At its core, entrepreneurship is one of the main strategic pillars for Old…
Andile Tshuma THE Agricultural Extension Services (Agritex) has warned of an outbreak of foot rot disease in livestock, including cattle, goats and sheep, due to the current wet weather. Foot rot is a bacterial infection that affects cattle, goats and sheep owing to them being exposed to mud and moisture for prolonged periods. The disease…
