IRELAND-BASED artiste Caroline Tambu aka Nyaka Chana is set to headline the Black History Month closing event in Belfast, Northern Ireland tonight. Nyaka Chana told the Daily News that she is ready to represent Zimbabwe well. “I am so excited to be part of the event and I have been preparing for this event for some time….
THE Southern African Development Community (Sadc) designated yesterday (25 October) as a day for solidarity against sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the…
THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has revealed that 1 602 988, 73 hectares of land has so far been destroyed by wildfires since the beginning of the veld fire season in July, costing the country over US$1million. The area burnt increased by 65,8 percent from 966 822, 86 hectares that was burnt at the same…
FOUR men were arrested on Monday for fraud and unlawful acquisition of presidential inputs. The four, Johanne Mupope, 40, Shacky Gombe, 35, Sean Joubert, 32, and Charles Gumbeze,41, allegedly committed the crime between October 19 and 22. In a statement yesterday, police said they had recovered 362 bags of counterfeit tobacco blend fertilizer, among other…
THE latest call by the police for the public to join hands with law enforcement agents in the fight against escalating cases of substance abuse in the country should be taken seriously by all relevant stakeholders. The pertinent call by the police comes amid increasing reports that many suburbs in all major urban centres have…
By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi REELING businesses are pushing for an urgent all-stakeholders’ meeting in a desperate bid to find lasting solutions to the country’s worsening power crisis that is badly affecting industry, commerce and ordinary consumers alike. This comes amid intensifying power cuts that have seriously affected the lives of ordinary people, while…
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Evelyn Ndlovu has pleaded with Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to improve the welfare of teachers so that they can fulfil their mandate. In her pre-budget seminar statement on Monday, Ndlovu said the welfare of teachers was crucial to the development of the country’s education sector.“Our mandate can only be achieved…
SADC yesterday accused western countries of using sanctions against Zimbabwe to try and influence the outcome of next year’s elections. The current chairperson of the regional body, Felix Tshisekedi, who is also the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, further implored the West to let Zimbabweans freely decide who they wanted in power.“Sadc is…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa The United States Agency for International Development (USAid) yesterday availed US$9 million to World Food Programme (WFP) to assist vulnerable people in Gweru, Mutare and Epworth with food assistance. Speaking to journalists in Harare yesterday during a stakeholder meeting on fostering community resilience in Southern Africa through preparedness activities, WFP country director…
By Hazel Marimbiza A “ROGUE” police sergeant is on the run after he allegedly defrauded three people of varied amounts of cash claiming, he would facilitate the quick processing of their passports. Prosper Madzokera, 36, who was stationed at Bulawayo Central Police Station, would reportedly approach people queuing at passport offices and tell them he…
