By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE Harare City Council (HCC) expressed concern yesterday about a potential cholera outbreak in the capital city. This comes after reports of two cases in Chegutu, and the HCC has since December reported 28 confirmed cases and more than 100 probable cases of typhoid. In an interview with the Daily News, HCC…
ARTS fanatics will be in for a treat in May as Elysium Magna Dance Theater hosts the inaugural Africa International Festival of All Arts (Afrifaa) in Harare. Themed “Diverse Cultural Colours” the event, to be hosted at different venues, will run from May 26 through to June 1. “We are hosting this festival as part…
AN ALLEGED serial robber, who is believed to have broken into over 10 houses in Mabelreign, Avondale and Bluffhill in Harare over the past two years, has been denied bail. Lamusi Nthula was arrested in January and on Monday applied for bail, but the application was tossed out by Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi, who noted…
A HARARE woman who was caught smuggling marijuana from South Africa at Beitbridge Border Post has been handed an 18-month prison term. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Theresa Mukumba, 45, was arrested while she was crossing into the country. She was found with 2,1kg of marijuana. “Mukumba, 45, travelling from South Africa was…
By Ashley Moyo TOP afro-fusion musician Braveman Chizvino, popularly known as Baba Harare, has paid tribute to the late Chazezesa Challengers band leader System Tazvida in a new single. Titled Wandiyambutsa, the single, which is imbued with Tazvida’s wry Smoko music wit, is part of a voice challenge started by veteran music producer Clive “Mono”…
THE move by authorities to ban with immediate effect parents and guardians from visiting learners at boarding schools as a measure to curb and mitigate the spread of Covid-19 is commendable. This comes amid a resurgence in Covid-19 infections with reports indicating that boarding schools were most affected. “The ministry has with immediate effect banned…
ZIMBABWE’S economy is expected to grow by more than 3.8 percent, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has predicted. Speaking at an engagement with National University of Science and Technology (Nust) students yesterday, Ncube attributed the growth to massive transformations in all sectors. “Zimbabwe’s economy is undergoing unprecedented economic transformation, which we have not seen in the…
A HARARE man has been hauled before the Magistrate’s Courts after he allegedly tried to sell ivory pieces worth US$884. Author Edwin Kowe appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing allegations of contravening section 82 (1) (b) of the Parks and Wildlife Act, alternatively known as possession of elephant ivory without a warrant. He was…
AS THE Zimbabwe dollar continues to weaken against the much-coveted greenback, economic experts want authorities to introduce new measures urgently to promote the stability and use of the local currency. Speaking to the Daily News this week, as poor people increasingly feel the pinch of the Zim dollar volatility, the experts said it was crucial,…
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) Zimbabwe has warned the public to be on high alert for cholera following an outbreak in the…
