By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE and Iran signed 12 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) yesterday to boost trade cooperation between the two countries at the State House in Harare. The MoUs were signed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Some of the MoUs are in sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture, telecommunications, energy, social…
THE United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received US$2 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to support more than 2 000 vulnerable families in three urban areas over the next year. In a statement yesterday, the WFP said under the initiative, it would “develop transformative skills that will improve vulnerable…
A CHINESE national who allegedly vanished with millions of United States dollars after creaming unsuspecting Zimbabweans via a Ponzi scheme, E-Creator, has been nabbed. Police confirmed the arrest of Zhao Jiaotong, 39, who allegedly pocketed over US$1 million from the make-believe investment scheme, leaving scores of people bankrupt. In a statement yesterday, the police national…
A ZIMBABWE National Army (ZNA) officer has appeared before a Harare magistrate after he was connected to a duo believed to have broken into Highfield 2 High School last month and stolen 97 Ordinary Level and 47 Advanced Level Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) certificates. Farai Chauke, 38, and his accomplices, Michael Sikaliveni, 51, and…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) yesterday said it had printed some of its voter education material for this year’s general elections in Braille for the benefit of visually-impaired voters. Zec deputy provincial elections officer for Bulawayo, Pretty Gadzikwa made the announcement here at a pre-election training workshop for political parties, duty bearers and other stakeholders…
ZIMBABWE and Iran are expected to sign several memoranda of understanding (MoUs) during today’s one day state visit by Iranian President Seyyed…
CASES of corruption are on the increase despite spirited efforts by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) to curb the scourge. Several local authorities’ officials, senior government employees and private sector executives have been nabbed since the beginning of the year facing a raft of graft cases. Worryingly, after the arrest and arraignment in courts of…
AN EPWORTH man, who allegedly stoned President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s motorcade while it was passing along Julius Nyerere Way in Harare’s central business district, has been ordered to undergo a mental health examination. Benjamin Mupomwe, 30, initially appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court on Friday where he was facing a charge of disorderly conduct before he…
By Emmanuel Marambemarambee@dailynews.co.zw LOCAL football stakeholders have welcomed Zimbabwe’s readmission into the global football family and are looking forward with great anticipation to today’s draw for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers which will be conducted in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. According to the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the draw will be live on the continent’s…
Cloud Fusirefusirec@dailynews.co.zw GEMS team captain Felisitus Kwangwa is confident of success ahead of the 2023 Vitality Netball World Cup that will kick off in Cape Town, South Africa later this month. The competition is set to run from July 28 to August 6 with 16 teams battling for silverware.The Gems are in Pool A together…
