ZIMBABWE midfielder Marshal Munetsi recently decried the country’s ongoing Fifa ban, saying that it has denied them an opportunity to make players’ names on the international stage and market their talents before a global audience. Had Zimbabwe not been under the Fifa embargo Zimbabwe’s players, some of whom rubbed shoulders with multiple African Footballer of…
THREE people were severely injured after Bulawayo City Council (BCC) municipality police officers fired rubber bullets to disperse Fifth Avenue informal traders on Thursday who were protesting against being removed from their vending sites. This comes after BCC raided the informal traders, leading to skirmishes between them and municipal police along Fifth Avenue. Riot police…
Rutendo Ngarangarar@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES warned citizens yesterday to be vigilant as a weakening Cyclone Freddy was expected to hit local shores last night, unleashing strong winds and heavy rains in some south-eastern parts of the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the director of the Civil Protection Department (CPD), Nathan Nkomo, said the calmness that…
FORMER MDC vice president Elias Mudzuri, who was expelled from the opposition party earlier this month, has failed to block his expulsion from Parliament at the High Court after Justice David Mangota on Tuesday dismissed his application. Mudzuri was seeking an interdict to prohibit the party from writing to the august House confirming his recall…
By Brandon Josphat PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is willing to meet with civil servants and other workers to discuss their remuneration and working conditions, a government official has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Public Service deputy minister Lovemore Matuke said Mnangagwa was willing to dialogue with workers’ representatives through his “open door policy” which…
THE government has expressed grave concern about gender-based violence (GBV) against men and is working to address the issue, including by involving men and boys in awareness campaigns. Speaking at an online engagement with churches yesterday, Women Affairs ministry chief director Lillian Matsika said while GBV was one of the most pervasive human rights violations…
FORMER Mozambique President Joachim Chissano on Thursday called on Zimbabweans to tolerate each other and ensure the smooth-running of this year’s general elections. Chissano, who is the facilitator for Zimbabwe’s arrears clearance and debt resolution, said this while addressing the Second Structured Dialogue Platform meeting in Harare. He said Zimbabweans must remain vigilant and participate…
By Takudzwa Changadeya THE surge in global demand for electric cars, powered by lithium batteries, has increased the demand for minerals such as copper, lithium, graphite, and cobalt. The rapid development of the lithium-ion battery market in the world has accelerated the consumption of lithium resources. This means the cost of lithium and the usage…
THE Civic Registry Department has announced that its offices in Bulawayo and Harare will no longer be open on Saturdays, with effect from next week. In a statement yesterday, the department also said people were now able to access electronic passports from some provincial and district offices in the country. “The Civil Registry Department would…
By Yvonne Ncube A 19-YEAR-OLD man from Mbethe village in Mbembesi, Matabeleland North province has appeared in court facing allegations of murdering his cousin at a birthday party. Zolile Babaza appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Collet Ncube this week, and he was not asked to plead and was remanded to March 10. It is the…
