By Ashley Moyo AWARD-WINNING Hip-Hop artist Voltz JT will be performing in Poland for the first time in his career. He is billed to perform in Lublin on February 11 and the Shamwari Yangu singer was optimistic of delivering a memorable act in Poland. “I am excited and the most important thing is I get…
DEBUTANT Gary Ballance lived up to his billing as he drew on his vast top class experience to steady the wobbly Chevrons ship with a game-changing 30-run knock as Zimbabwe beat Ireland by five wickets here yesterday to take a one-nil lead in their three-match T20 series. Ballance was making his senior international debut for…
ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) are pacesetters. The local cricket governing body is one of Zimbabwe’s most professionally-run sports organisations and has in recent years managed to stay away from controversies such as those that have marred another major sporting institution in the country, the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa). And this past week, ZC once again set…
POLICE in Harare are hunting for a serial rapist who has violated five young girls at Churu Farm in Glen View 1, Harare, since last November. Harare provincial spokesperson Julius Chakanza told the Daily News yesterday that the rapist is targeting girls aged eight to fifteen. “We have received five cases since November from Churu…
PARLIAMENT’s ad hoc committee on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)’s controversial preliminary delimitation report has effectively given the much-debated document the thumbs down. Presenting its findings and recommendations in the National Assembly yesterday, the committee said while Zec had tried its best when it came up with the draft report, the document contained many serious…
By Brandon Josphat ZANU PF says it is increasingly getting frustrated with affiliate organisations being formed with the aim of getting financial assistance from the party as opposed to helping it in its programmes. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, Zanu PF national political commissar Mike Bimha said while the ruling party was not opposed…
GIRLS outclassed boys in the 2022 Advanced Level results that were released yesterday. This was confirmed by the chairperson of the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec), Eddie Mwenje, when he addressed the media in Harare. “The total number of female school candidates who sat for two or more subjects in November 2022 ‘A’ level examinations…
By Brandon Josphat THE United Kingdom says Zimbabwe should take the opportunity of this year’s elections to demonstrate its commitment to respecting the rule of law and safeguarding human lives in order to enhance its chances of being readmitted to the Commonwealth. Speaking in the House of Lords on Thursday, UK minister of Commonwealth Zac…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says it managed to connect more than 2 000 public institutions to the Internet last year. Speaking at the commissioning of 14 computer laboratories in Masvingo yesterday, Potraz director general Gift Machengete said the move was aimed at promoting e-learning in all schools…
A LAWYER based in Gokwe Town has been sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment after a magistrate’s court found him guilty of raping a four-year-old girl. Mike Mudara, 34, who is employed as a lawyer by the Justice ministry, was arrested last year after he molested his friend’s four-year-old daughter. He was arraigned before the Gokwe…
