THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) says the effects of Cyclone Freddy remain insignificant, but urges citizens to take caution as heavy winds accompanied by thunderstorms are likely to occur in some parts of the country as of today. By late yesterday, it was not clear if schools would resume lessons in six provinces today as…
FAST growing independent television station, 3Ktv, continues to make a mark in the local media sector. The free-to-air national commercial station — which turns a year old tomorrow and is the most watched local television channel on satellite — has bagged a string of accolades and also registered many significant milestones over the past 12…
CELEBRATED Zimdancehall star Freeman, Fire Emoji hit-maker Leo Magoz, Theophilus Chigumira and filmmaker Kuda Bwititi made spectacular debuts on the National Art Merit Awards (Nama) roll of honour on Saturday night at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC), winning two awards each. After many Nama misses, Freeman finally landed the big one- the Outstanding Male Musician gong after…
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) says residents in the second capital have to brace for longer periods without water supplies as most of the pumps that supply the precious liquid are badly damaged. This comes after all Bulawayo suburbs, except for the central business district and industries, have gone for three days without water after BCC…
POLICE have urged parents and guardians to ensure the safety of their children as cases, especially of minors dying due to drowning, are on the increase across the country. The warning comes after two minors; both aged two, died last Thursday in two separate incidents, one from water burns and the other from drowning in…
SOME retailers are cutting down employees’ salaries and will be compelled to implement other measures to sustain enterprises as the retail sector’s growth this year is expected to be at 1.6 percent, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has said. In a reaction to the 2023 monetary policy and New Year insights, CZR president Denford…
Ketty Nyoni, nyonik@dailynews.co.zw NOTWITHSTANDING that over 180 000 Zimbabweans are expected to be deported back home from South Africa, the neighbouring country still remains the destination of choice for many who are leaving the country for various reasons, a report by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) shows. The IOM’s Flow Monitoring report for January 2023,…
A HIGH Court judge has ordered the deportation of a Rwandan refugee who was convicted by a Harare Magistrate’s court in 2019 of contravening Section 29 of the Immigration Act. Placide Maseshengo unlawfully obtained a Zimbabwean identity document under the name Charles Chikati. He was sentenced on June 17 2019, and ordered to pay a…
HIGH Court judge, Justice Tawanda Chitapi, has confirmed a 16-year jail sentence for a Mutoko man, Knowledge Mashopo, who was convicted and sentenced to 18 years in prison in 2019 at the Marondera Magistrate’s court for raping a four-year-old girl. Mashopo approached the court earlier this year seeking condonation to file an appeal against both…
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for four robbers who brutally attacked two security guards who were protecting mobile phone network boosters, in two separate incidents. Bulawayo police spokesperson inspector Abednico Ncube said in the first incident, a security guard was attacked while guarding a mobile phone network booster in Pumula South. “Police are…
