HUNDREDS of people from all walks of life thronged Chief Chisiti village in Mt Darwin to pay their last respects to the fallen gospel musician Diva Mafunga. Mafunga died in a horrific car crash on Tuesday on his way from Bulawayo to Harare, sending the music industry into mourning. The Endai Naizvozvo hit-maker’s remains were…
ZIMBABWE’s failure to qualify for this year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup following a disappointing 31-run defeat by Scotland in the Super Six stage of the ongoing ICC World Cup Qualifier has served to not only deflate the positive vibes in local cricket, but also extinguish what had been a rare positive flame for a…
LOBELS Biscuits chief operations officer Andrew Dinhidza, who was facing nine counts of rape and aggravated indecent assault was, acquitted of the allegations yesterday. He appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza, where he pleaded not guilty to all the charges. In his ruling, Mabeza said the court remained in doubt about whether the allegations…
THE United Kingdom (UK) is so far encouraged by Zimbabwe’s preparations for next month’s crucial national elections. At the same time, Britain also says it stands ready to support Zimbabwe’s efforts to re-join the Commonwealth if the country meets the admission requirements. Speaking in the House of Lords on Thursday, the UK’s minister of State…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw OVER 12 000 accused persons were convicted and sentenced in the first quarter of this year, with armed robberies, rape, assaults and domestic violence being the main crimes committed during this period. This was confirmed by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) which blamed poverty and unemployment as the main drivers of…
THE High Court yesterday reserved judgment in an application filed by Zanu PF activist Lovedale Mangwana, seeking to have the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) nullify presidential hopeful Saviour Kasukuwere’s nomination to contest in the August election. On June 30, Zec cleared 11 presidential aspirants as eligible to contest in the August 23 general elections, including…
Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have stopped the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) from holding a star rally in Bindura tomorrow. In a letter yesterday to CCC’s provincial administrator, Susan Mawire, the Bindura District police superintendent, Gladman Chiparaushe, said the desired venue for the rally posed a high-risk security threat to participants. He said…
Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw GWANDA-BASED Amapiano artiste, Thembinkosi Zhou, known in the music circles as Master Zhoe, has unveiled a new album Re Game. On the latest studio project, Master Zhoe roped in the services of Andy Muridzo and Kadijah among others. “The title of the album means unlocking new levels in the game; I am…
A TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD Chitungwiza man who is believed to be a drug dealer supplying drugs to other small-scale dealers has been arraigned before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. Liberty Gavaza, who is facing charges of unlawful possession of dangerous drugs, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday. He was remanded in custody and ordered to return to court…
ANOTHER bogus ‘agent’ is facing three counts of fraud after he allegedly duped individuals who were seeking to immigrate to the United Kingdom (UK) of US$3 800 by promising them work permits. Francis Chitemerere, 45, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi last Friday before being remanded out of custody to August 28. The State is…
