Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyin@dailynews.co.zw NATIONAL Constitution Assembly (NCA) leader Lovemore Madhuku yesterday said his party was engaging the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) over proposed fees for presidential and legislative hopefuls in next year’s elections. This comes as the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) announced last week that presidential hopefuls would be required to pay US$20 000 while…
Hazel Marimbiza and Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERS POLICE have expressed concern over the increase of firearm smugglers at a time President Emmerson Mnangagwa granted an amnesty to people holding on to illegal firearms and ammunition to surrender them. National police spokesperson assistant commissioner Paul Nyathi told the Daily News yesterday that despite an amnesty declaration it…
Melisa ChatikoboSTAFF WRITERchatikobom@dailynews.co.zw THE European Union (EU) has allocated US$1.5 million to strengthen disaster preparedness structures and systems in Zimbabwe. In a statement yesterday, the EU said the money will help fortify Zimbabwe’s Civil Protection Unit structures to improve efficiency and effectiveness of disaster preparedness and response.“The EU is providing an additional US$1.5 million to…
THE United Nations (UN) says it has trained over 600 Zimbabwean women and girls with disabilities on human rights in a bid to reduce gender-based violence (GBV) related challenges. In its latest update, UN said through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 1200 more women and girls and representatives of organisation’s for persons with disabilities…
By Adil HassanTHE celebration of Africa’s rich cultural diversity was a resounding success when 450 000 spectators attended the 10 day “Rab’Africa…
Dionne KanyowaSTAFF WRITERkanyowad@dailynews.co.zw MAZOWE rural district council has been ordered by the High Court to pay its former employee over US$25 000 following its failure to finish paying off his dismissal benefits emanating from a deed of settlement they entered into three years ago. Stephen Chirova, who was employed as the area manager for the…
Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO BULAWAYO residents have appealed to the government to intervene over the alleged failure by Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to honour its contractual obligation of offering fully-serviced stands to beneficiaries. This comes as the local authority has failed to avail stands they sold in Tshabalala Extension, Pumula South, Woodville and Magwegwe West in…
A SPEEDING mushika-shika driver has found himself in trouble after his theatrics in the Central Business District of Harare went wrong and hit pedestrians at a bus terminus. Garish Tsamvi was captured in a video that has gone viral while driving in a white Toyota Fun Cargo vehicle with his door open.In a video that…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga on Friday re-launched the revival of the Cold Storage Commission (CSC) in Bulawayo, a critical move in the growth of the beef industry in the country. The revival of CSC is paramount in improving the quality of meat and competition in the industry currently dominated by private players. In his address,…
Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITERDmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw DESPITE putting together a formidable line-up, gospel music star Sabastian Magacha failed in his au- dacious bid to attract a bumper crowd to his album launch held on Saturday at the 4500-seater Harare International Conference Centre (HICC). Despite roping in a stellar cast of popular artistes such as Jah Prayzah, gospel artiste…
