By Tanaka MurangiCorrespondent Zimbabwe U20 rugby national team coach Sean De Souza is confident his charges will acquit themselves well at the upcoming Junior World Rugby Trophy that begins in Kenya at the weekend. The Young Sables rounded-off their preparations for the tournament with a 41-33 win over the Zimbabwe A squad in a match…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A TWENTY-YEAR-OLD woman from Bradfield suburb in Bulawayo yesterday appeared before a local magistrate’s court facing charges of allegedly kissing her eight-year-old stepdaughter. The woman, who cannot be named for ethical reasons, appeared before regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga facing aggravated indecent assault charges and she was not asked to plead to…
THE government is now withdrawing operating licences for businesses that are charging their goods and services above the official exchange rate as they are guilty of money laundering, an official has said. Addressing the media yesterday, Finance secretary George Guvamatanga said the economic challenges the country has been experiencing in the past two months were…
NATO states have said Ukraine can join the military alliance “when allies agree and conditions are met” after President Volodymyr Zelensky criticised the “absurd” delay to accession. In a communique, Nato said it recognised the need to move faster but would not be drawn on a timeframe. Earlier Mr Zelensky said there seemed to be…
By Blessings Mashaya and Brighton Muronzereyi THE country’s divided opposition is up against it as next month’s harmonised elections get ever nearer, analysts said yesterday. This comes after the latest Afrobarometer survey on the polls showed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his long-ruling Zanu PF are headed for re-election. At the same time, former Zanu…
MUSIC star Jah Prayzah will be the star attraction at the musical concert to be graced by American boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr in the Harare suburb of Mabvuku tomorrow. The Kutonga Kwaro hit-maker will share the stage with an array of Zimdancehall artistes mainly from the Chilspot Family. One of the event organisers, Prichard…
THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has called on stakeholders to promote responsible population management in order to ensure all citizens have access to basic services. In a statement yesterday, Zimstat public relations officer Mercy Chidemo said as the country commemorates World Population Day, it was important to ensure every citizen had access to health…
TWO Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officers, who allegedly forged rebate letters to help a police officer import a luxury car, have appeared before the court. Pardon Makanda, 38, and Robert Jakopo, 31, who are employed at the Zimra offices in Masvingo, were arraigned before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday before they were remanded in custody.They…
A SEVENTY-YEAR-OLD Chitungwiza man, who allegedly failed to transfer ownership of a house that he sold over 17 years ago, has appeared in court. Agayi Munemo was arraigned before Harare Magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday where he was charged with fraud before being released on free bail and will be back in court on 31 July…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is meeting with all key stakeholders nationally ahead of the August 23 national elections. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, ZHRC chairperson Elasto Mugwadi said the first of this series of engagements — made to help facilitate peaceful and credible polls — was…
