Emmanuel Marambe ALL is set for the third leg of the Baldmin Holdings Triangluar Series which has been dubbed the Robert Mutsauki Challenge in honour of the former local athletics president’s role in the development of local sport, with the event set for the UZ sports arena tomorrow. The Robert Mutsauki meet will feature track…
MUSIC Stars Jah Prayzah and Alick Macheso will be headline performers at the popular OK Grand Challenge major draw set for Borrowdale Racecourse in Harare tomorrow. Jah Prayzah, who recently released two studio albums — Chiremerera and Maita Baba — on two consecutive nights in Harare and Bulawayo respectively, is expected to have a scintillating match-up with sungura icon…
THE government has given the green light to local lithium producers to export raw ore for a maximum period of two years while setting up their own processing plants. Exports of lithium ore were banned last year as part of efforts to boost mineral beneficiation in the country. Minister of Mines Winston Chitando told the…
POLICE have arrested two siblings who allegedly teamed-up to kill their father before one of them went on to murder her two children. In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed that the siblings from Bikita district in Masvingo Province first killed their father after accusing him of witchcraft before the other killed…
OPPOSITION parties want authorities to review downwards the steep nomination fees that were set last year for candidates wishing to take part in this year’s national elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, they said unless this is done before June 21 — nomination day — many parties and their candidates would struggle to raise…
By Farai Mabeza THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, John Mangudya, says the country does not have the capacity to re-dollarise. The Zimbabwe dollar’s depreciation against major currencies has led to fears of re-dollarisation as confidence in the domestic unit has reached new lows with some formal retailers insisting on payment of some goods…
By Yvonne Ncube A 22-YEAR-old man from Emakhandeni suburb in Bulawayo yesterday appeared in court after he was caught in possession of pangolin scales worth US$5 000. The accused, Attack Simwani, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing charges of possessing the pangolin scales without a licence or permit and was remanded in custody…
A DIRECTOR of a non-governmental organisation (NGO), which works to better the lives of women living in the rural areas, is being accused of stealing over US$200 000 that had been donated by a German organisation. Sekayi Emmie Wade, 68, who is the sole director of Kunzwana Women Association, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Feresi…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A BULAWAYO magistrate has ordered a 34-year-old man from Nguboyenja Suburb to undergo a mental check-up after he was arrested for allegedly running amok before smashing vehicles in the city centre. The accused, David Phiri, yesterday appeared before magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa facing three charges of malicious damage to property. He was…
THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has bemoaned the rise of gender-based abuse in the informal sector saying there was a need for authorities to urgently address the vice. In its latest survey released yesterday, Zimcodd said it discovered that a lot of women in the informal sector were victims of Gender-Based Violence…
