Nyasha Kunyiswakunyiswan@daiynews.co.zw CASES of typhoid and diarrhoea in the capital continue to rise, with the Harare City Council (HCC) yesterday confirming it had recorded a total of 73 infections from December last year to January 3 in high density suburbs. Speaking to Daily News yesterday, the HCC epidemiologist and disease control officer, Michael Vhere, said…
GOVERNMENT is set to dish out residential stands to Members of Parliament after recently directing local authorities around the country to speed up the allocation of the land to the legislators. This comes barely three months after Zanu PF, MDC and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators received US$40 000 housing loans each from the…
BY YVONNE NCUBE A MAN from Gumtree in the outskirts of Bulawayo has been taken to court for allegedly stealing 50 pigs from a farmer. Qhubekani Ntini, 42, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Busani Sibanda facing accusations of stock theft. Ntini pleaded guilty and was remanded in custody to January 17. It is the State’s case…
BY YVONNE NCUBE CONTROVERSIAL former cricketer Dumisani Mankunzini is once again in court after he was arrested for absconding payment at a local hotel where he was checked in for four days. Mankunzini appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Busani Sibanda yesterday and pleaded not guilty to fraud charges. The court heard that sometime in November, Mankunzini…
POLICE in Bulawayo have raised concerns over abandoned pits which have become death traps in the second capital with cases of drowning minors on the rise since the onset of the rainy season. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson inspector Abednico Ncube called on parents and guardians to closely monitor their children,…
IT SEEMS the more things change, the more they remain the same for Warrior’s midfielder Marvellous Nakamba Steven Gerrard’s departure and the subsequent hiring of Unai Emery had given Nakamba hope to resurrect his Aston Villa career. The Zimbabwe international featured prominently under Gerrard when the Liverpool legend first arrived at Villa Park. However, a…
CONGOLESE rhumba maestro Koffi Olomide is returning to Zimbabwe for a one-off performance at Odyssey in Kadoma in April. This comes after the most photographed soukous singer and dancer wooed fans at the Harare International Conference Centre in 2015 before collaborating with top urban groover Rockford ‘‘Roki’’ Josphats on a hit song Patati Patata last…
WITH harmonised elections beckoning, it’s high time the electorate reflects on the performance of their respective Members of Parliament and councillors who would seek re-election. The electorate must demand performance reports from the MPs and councillors, while the parties they represent must come up with action to deal with the lawmakers and councillors who would…
By Ashley Moyo HARARE is set to host the inaugural Mr and Miss Albinism Southern Africa in October this year. The pageant, an offshoot of Mr and Miss Albinism Zimbabwe, is meant to raise awareness on all things albinism. “This pageant is being held so as to make sure that the rights of everyone out…
INFLATION in Zimbabwe peaked at 280 percent in December 2022, one of the highest rates globally. The Zimbabwean dollar also weakened, trading…
