Tanyaradzwa Marabada ENTERTAINMENT WRITER marabadat@dailynews.co.zw MULTI-AWARDWINNING gospel music songbird Janet Manyowa has been added to the riveting line-up of artists set to perform at the Stanbic Jacaranda Music Festival that will run at Old Hararians in Harare from October 7 to 9. Manyowa, who has won an incredible 28 awards since she ventured in music…
Tanyaradzwa Marabada ENTERTAINMENT WRITER arabadat@dailynews.co.zw LEGENDARY musician Zexie Manatsa’s widow, Stella Manatsa, was buried yesterday next to her husband at Warren Hills cemetery in Harare in an emotional send-off thronged by hundreds of mourners. Mai Manatsa died early this week in her sleep at the age of 68 less than eight months after burying her…
FIFA’S ban on former secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Football Association’s referees committee Obert Zhoya from all football-related activities for five years vindicates the decision by the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) to suspend the Zifa executive. The SRC suspended the Zifa board in November last year over “several incidents of gross incompetence” that they described…
A FORMER captain in the Zimbabwe Defence Forces has been nabbed on allegations of conspiring to smuggle 31 AK47 rifles and magazines into the country. Leonard Matambo, 61, who is now employed at the Zimbabwe Defence Industries, is alleged to have written a letter to a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority manager at the Beitbridge Border Post…
Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmurozereyib@dailynews.co.zw BOTSWANA and Zimbabwe are going to strengthen their border security and put in place measures to curb the spread of animal diseases. Officially opening the 112 edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show in Harare yesterday, Botswana president Mokgweetsi Masisi said six months ago in Victoria Falls the two countries had formalised and…
Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has expressed concern over the conduct of public officials, saying their corruption rate remains the highest and keeps on increasing. This comes after several public officials have been arrested by Zacc for crimes involving money laundering and criminal abuse of office, among other cases. Zacc yesterday said…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has intensified efforts to curb increasing vandalism cases against its property by introducing various measures, including use of drones to protect railway equipment. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, NRZ loss control and security officer Richard Mhakure said they were concerned with the rate at…
FARMERS in semi-arid Zvishavane and Mberengwa districts, Midlands, are pinning their hopes on the government’s livestock revitalisation programme meant to improve their dwindling herd. This comes at a time when the government partnered platinum miner Mimosa on a livestock revitalisation programme through artificial insemination of cattle in the two districts. Breeds including Boran, Tuli and…
AT LEAST 648 people have died from measles since the disease first broke out in April this year, statistics from the ministry…
A RESIDENTIAL stands dealer has been sent to remand prison after he was arrested for allegedly selling stands to unsuspecting housing seekers in Spitzkop knowing that his agency’s contract had been terminated by the land owners. Gilbert Kanyongo, the director of Vevhu Development Marketing Company, was nabbed together with the company secretary Nomatter Rukawe after…
