Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora has refuted allegations that his MDC party is afraid of going for elections, indicating that the party has already done much in terms of preparations, including setting primary elections date. This comes after the opposition leader recently took the government and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to court…
A MABVUKU man was yesterday remanded in custody by Harare magistrate at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals (Parirenyatwa) where he is seeking treatment after he was involved in a heated argument with his wife and allegedly stabbed her to death using two knives. Ernest Musanza, 32, appeared before a Harare magistrate over the weekend facing charges…
A FORMER prosecutor, Henry Muringani, who assisted dangerous criminals get bail, was yesterday sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Harare magistrate court. He was arrested last year and has been on trial facing six counts of criminal abuse of office. Yesterday, Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa sentenced him to 20 years in prison, of…
THE family of the late internationally-celebrated author, Charles Mungoshi, has set up a lecture corner named after him at the Harare City Library, as part of ongoing efforts to honour and perpetuate the two-time Commonwealth Writers Prize (Africa Region) winner. Mungoshi (71), who wrote equally well in both English and Shona, died on 16 February…
By Shamaine Chirimujiri chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw NATIONAL Building Society (NBS), in partnership with Naldine Trading, is completing the construction of 120 semi-detached Tynwald Sunset Villas cluster houses in Harare, at a total cost of US$6 million. The houses are expected to be ready for occupation on April 30. The Sunset Villas project is one of NBS’ efforts…
OVER 3 000 sexual offences were committed across the country between October and December last year, statistics realised by the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZimStat) show. Presenting the 2022 fourth quarter crime statistics report yesterday, ZimStat director-general Taguma Mahonde said the recorded crime figures exclude crimes that have not been reported to the police. “The…
By Cloud Fusire UPCOMING bodybuilder Milton Zawe won the second edition of the Tryssups Zimbabwe Novice Bodybuilding Championships held at the Zimbabwe Music of College in Harare at the weekend. More than 60 novice bodybuilders from across the country took part in the championships in which Zawe reigned supreme in the senior men’s bodybuilding category…
By Cloud FusireSPORTS WRITER CAPS United………….. (0)(1) Zpc Kariba……………… (0)(0) ADRIAN Silla marked his debut for CAPS United with a beautiful goal that earned his side maximum points against ZPC Kariba here yesterday. The former Highlanders attacking midfielder’s 81st minute strike from outside the box was all the Green Machine needed to collect their second…
B y Ashley Moyo ZIMDANCEHALL artistes Freeman, Qounfuzed and Bazooker were some of the musicians who made it to the podium at the Zimdancehall Awards ceremony held at Woods Gardens in Harare recently. The Zimdancehall awards are annual honours conferred on outstanding artistes, producers, DJs, media practitioners, video producers and other associated stakeholders. The award…
REVELATIONS hat women belonging to ultra-conservative apostolic groups in Masvingo Province have resorted to seeking primary health care nicodemously, for fear of admonishment from husbands who believe in divine healing make for sad reading. While the country’s laws recognise freedom of worship, it is high time that authorities took a stand against such religious groupings…
