WE WELCOME the recent handover of 132 vehicles to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) by the government as part of measures to capacitate the law enforcement agency ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections to be held next month. The new vehicles are part of 300 vehicles that the government promised to give the police ahead…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged companies in the manufacturing sector to venture into contract agriculture with local farmers. Speaking during the commissioning of the Delta Beverages sparkling beverages line, new packaging line installed at Southerton brewery and the newly-built Chibuku super plant in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said companies should continue to complement government efforts in…
BY KETTY NYONInyonik@dailynews.co.zw MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora says he will not speak or act with rancour towards his opposition counterpart Nelson Chamisa ahead of next month’s crunch national elections. Speaking last night on independent television station 3Ktv’s popular news and current affairs programme, Vantage, Mwonzora added that he was approaching the elections with this spirit,…
THE Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court ruling which had foiled National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm)’s attempt to walk away from its US$20 million contract with Drax Consult Sagl. Supreme Court judges — Joseph Musakwa, Chinembiri Bhunu and George Chiweshe — dismissed NatPharm’s appeal and ruled that its contract with Drax was valid. “I prepared…
By Brandon Josphat ZIMBABWE was plunged into mourning yesterday following the death of Evangelist Ezekiel Guti, the founder of Pentecostal church, Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (Zaoga) Forward in Faith. He died on Wednesday afternoon in his sleep at the age of 100. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, various church officials described Guti as…
THE attempted murder trial of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s former wife, Marry Mubaiwa, continued yesterday at the Harare Magistrates Court, with a State witness insisting that the former model tried to kill her then-husband in 2019. When the trial commenced before magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka, the State’s fourth witness, Major Godfrey Nyoni, who accompanied Chiwenga for…
THE country’s emerging footballers are set to get the chance to catch the attention of international scouts next month when three officials from Juventus Academy visit the country to conduct trials that will be hosted by Harare-based City Academy and Yadah Sports Academy. Juventus Academy is the grassroots development arm of Italian giants Juventus, otherwise…
A MAN from Hatfield in Harare, who is facing fraud charges after he allegedly stole a credit card and used it to make purchases worth nearly U$3 000, has appeared in court. Blantyre Ndomene, 29, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Wednesday, where he was granted US$100 bail. The court heard that in February…
CHEVRONS skipper Craig Ervine has opened up on the team’s deflating defeat by Scotland, which effectively ended their hopes of qualifying for the ICC Men’s World Cup set for India later this year. The 31-run defeat at Queens Sports Club means Zimbabwe will miss out on the global ODI cricket showcase for the second successive…
BY CLOUD FUSIRE BULAWAYO Chiefs coach Lizwe Sweswe has unceremoniously left the team amid indications that the club owes him three months’ salary. The financially-troubled Twitter Kings yesterday confirmed the departure of Sweswe just six months after joining the club with high hopes that he could lead the team to a better place on the…
