ZIMBABWE should brace for social media warfare with the country’s major political parties already fine tuning their communication media strategies to outwit each other ahead of the much-anticipated elections next year, analysts say. This comes as the ruling Zanu PF party is training their social media activists ahead of the polls in order to counter…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya STAFF WRITER ngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw INFORMAL traders at Billuz Mall along Leopold Takawira Street, Harare, were yesterday left counting their losses after goods worth thousands of dollars were burnt in a fire accident. The three-storey building, which housed different business people, including cross-border traders, tailors and book shops, was almost razed to the ground in…
A HARARE couple has been nabbed on allegations of rape with the wife accused of luring a nine-year-old girl for her husband to violate while she watched and provided cover. Edmore Matanyange and his wife Tecla Tshuma have both been slapped with a charge of rape. They were not asked to plead to the allegations…
Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi SCHOOLS are demanding top-up fees in both foreign and local currencies before the second term ends on August 4. They are arguing that their budgets have been eroded by inflation and the deteriorating operating environment. This comes after schools such as Queen Elizabeth High in Harare hiked their fees from…
YOUTHFUL musician Chipo Muchegwa has proved that being ably different does not have to deter one from achieving chasing their dreams and…
THE Youth Cultural Festival (Yocaf) has added a beauty pageant to the list of their activities as part of their 10th anniversary…
Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITER fusirec@dailynews.co.zw LOCAL Premiership has been blighted with concerns about atrocious match officiating as several coaches come out in the open airing their views over the unwanted trend. This comes after the Premier Soccer League (PSL) in April raised concerns about the standard of officiating being witnessed at a league matches across…
EVERGREEN artiste Jah Prayzah has released a new traditional song Ticheneke to celebrate his 35th birthday. Born Mukudzei Mukombe in Uzumba on July 4 in 1987, Jah Prayzah, arguably the most hardworking and talented youthful artiste in the country said the new song is for his loyal fans who made him a brand he is today. “This…
THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) last week made a passionate plea for the country to address gender inequalities being caused by gender-based violence (GBV). This came on the backdrop of an increase in cases of GBV since the deadly Covid-19 pandemic hit our shores in March 2020. The UNDP was categorical on the need for…
ZIMBABWE has so far sold tobacco worth US$511.3 million since opening of this year’s selling season, which is a 0.80 percent increase from what was sold last season during the same period. Zimbabwe Tobacco Association (ZTA) chief executive officer Rodney Ambrose said this is because of firmer prices and increased cost of production. The latest…
