PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the upcoming general elections present an opportunity for Zanu PF to win back municipal authorities from the opposition. Speaking during the launch of the ‘Returnees, Dzokai Kumusha, Phendukani Ekhaya’ programme yesterday in Harare, Mnangagwa said the returnees have made a noble decision as the party was gearing up to win. “The…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya A NOTORIOUS armed robber who was linked to several cases in Harare and Chitungwiza has died after being involved in a shootout with police. The deceased, Brave Zhou, who was also known as Kudakwashe Moyo, was shot in Harare last week, after he allegedly fired at detectives. He later died in hospital. This…
OVER 5 500 teachers did not report for work when schools opened for the first term in January across the country, Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) said yesterday. PTUZ president Takavafira Zhou told the Daily News yesterday that most of the educators were mathematics, sciences and computers teachers. “About 5 718 teachers have not…
POLICE have arrested a Bulawayo woman for allegedly terminating her pregnancy and dumping the foetus. Bulawayo police spokesperson inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident which he said occurred earlier this month. “Police in Bulawayo arrested Roylnn Ncube, a female adult aged 20 of Pelandaba, Bulawayo for unlawful termination of pregnancy. After termination she went on…
THE Zimbabwe Red Cross Society has partnered with the Zimbabwe Health Interventions (ZHI) organisation to equip young women with nurse aid and…
By Ashley Moyo HOLLYWOOD actor Tongai Chirisa has lined-up a movie based on the life of Victoria Falls Boxing Academy founder, Tobias Mupfuti. Chirisa, who jetted into Victoria Falls early this week, said his short trip to his homeland was part of preliminary preparations for the movie. “I am actually in the country in early…
ZIFA is at it again! It appears the national football mother body’s reconstituted executive committee is as much an agency of chaos as the sacked Felton Kamambo-led one was after the recent move to impose the immediate formation of a National First Division. The proposed National League, which, according to the reconstituted Zifa executive, is…
NATIONAL police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi has implored the law enforcement agents to work in harmony with the media as the country approaches the 2023 harmonised elections set for July or August. This comes against the backdrop of some police officers who have been blocking the media from attending or taking footage of rallies…
Brandon Josphat and Blessings Mashaya ZANU PF and the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) have set ambitious voter mobilisation goals targeting the youth across the country, as preparations for this year’s crunch elections gather pace. This comes amid the realisation among the country’s major political parties that young people have become a key constituency in…
Rutendo Ngarangarar@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT is set to manufacture dipping chemicals in an effort to eradicate tick-borne diseases in cattle. Addressing hundreds of villagers at the Venice dip tank in Mhondoro-Ngezi, Mashonaland West province, this week, Agriculture ministry permanent secretary, John Bhasera said the government was targeting zero deaths from tick-borne diseases.This comes as Zimbabwe has recorded…
