By Ketty Nyoni THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of strong winds in the country as record-breaking Tropical Cyclone Freddy made its second landfall in Mozambique on Saturday night, pounding the neighbouring nation with heavy rains and disrupting transport and telecommunications services. In its latest update, the MSD warned the public to take necessary…
LOCAL churches have embarked on a national anti-drug abuse counselling programme targeted at reintegrating youth who are victims of drug abuse back into their communities. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the Council for Churches in Africa (CCA) president, Rocky Moyo, said churches were saddened by the spike in drug and substance abuse among the…
A ZIMBABWE Anti-corruption Commission (ZACC) officer Smart Mandofa who was arrested last week for abuse of office has been granted a ZWL100…
HIGH Court judge Justice Amy Tsanga has dismissed an application by a Harare woman, Reggie Mutsindiri, who sought to have Section 68 (3) of the Administration of Estates Act declared unconstitutional and set aside. Section 68 (3) says that a customary marriage shall not be regarded as valid if when it was contracted, either of…
ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission officer Smart Marlon Mandofa who was arrested for allegedly interacting with a complainant who was allegedly being wanted by…
By Black EdwardHAPPY International Women’s Month to everyone! Along with the rest of the world, our nation observed International Women’s Day (IWD) on Wednesday. However, the question that begs to be answered is whether or not Zimbabwean women ought to celebrate IWD given the sexism and poor living conditions they endure. Let’s talk about it……
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was at it again on Friday, saying the country should hold peaceful and credible elections in August this year. Addressing a business summit in the capital, Mnangagwa said: “As the country heads for the harmonised general elections, I once again call on all Zimbabweans to maintain peace. “My government wishes to assure…
By Black Edward LAUGHTER , so the saying goes, is the best medicine. We shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously all the time. I’ll spin a yarn now and let’s have a good laugh together. Guess what? The president told me yesterday that he had finished editing the speech I drafted for him. I have never…
DESPITE the appointment of a new minister of electricity and promises from the government that it will push forward with urgency in…
THE divisions rocking the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) have the potential of blighting perceptions around the credibility and integrity of the country’s upcoming harmonised elections, analysts have warned. This comes after Zec chairperson Priscilla Chigumba recently accused some of her colleagues of operating in breach of their mandates and holding clandestine meetings, as cracks at…
