By Nyasha KunyiswaSTAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw MORE than 8 000 people have been arrested since the police’s anti-drug blitz started in January while at least 53 bases have been shut down, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi has said. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Nyathi indicated that the majority of drug peddlers arrested during the ongoing operation were…
A ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) officer will spend the next nine years in prison after he was found guilty of unlawful possession of unmarked ivory worth over US$4 800. Shepherd Musiniwa, 31, together with his accomplices, Simbiso Kakomo, 39, who is a Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) ranger and Ernest Kabanda, 44, were…
Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw WOMEN legislators from Zimbabwe and South Africa have called for collaborative efforts in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV), emphasising the importance of community involvement. This comes as the Multi-Party Women’s Caucus of South Africa’s Kwazulu Natal legislature is currently in the country to exchange notes with their Zimbabwean counterparts on issues…
GOSPEL musician Diva Mafunga, who died in a horror crash along the bustling Harare-Bulawayo Road on Tuesday, will be buried at his rural home in Mount Darwin tomorrow. According to family spokesperson Clevious Mudeka, Mafunga’s remains will lie in state at his Mt Darwin home tonight before burial. “Mafunga will be interred at our rural…
A MAN from Mabelreign, Harare, is facing theft charges after he allegedly stole a car, US$1 500 and a cellphone belonging to his drinking friend he had driven home. George Chatambudza appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje before being remanded in custody and he will be back in court on July 10 for his bail…
A MAN from Harare’s Glen View suburb is facing rape charges after he allegedly paid a 14-year-old girl on several occasions to have sexual intercourse with her. Gilbert Mbavara, 39, appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday before he was released on free bail. The court heard that in April this year, Mbavara got into…
A LOCAL women’s group has bemoaned a decrease in women participation in national elections after it emerged that women constituted just 11 percent of candidates who successfully passed nomination to contest for national assembly seats in the August 23 polls. There are no women among the 11 candidates contesting for the presidency in the elections….
Saul Chaminuka BLACK Rhinos coach Saul Chaminuka remains adamant that his team will not be relegated come end of the season, despite the army side being bottom of the log. With just four matches remaining before the completion of the league’s first round, Chauya Chipembere are uncharacteristically at the basement with six points from 13…
RENOWNED poet and scholar Tsitsi Jaji, is set to host two events centred on sharing poetry, building community, and improving poetic expression in the capital. The first event, Reading, will take place tomorrow at Alliance Française before a Poet’s Workshop on July 11 at Afrotopia Cafe, situated in the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. “Our approach…
GOSPEL musician Diva Mafunga died in a horror crush along Harare-Bulawayo Road yesterday, triggering an outpouring of grief among fellow artistes. The death of Mafunga, who is survived by three children as his wife died a couple of years ago, was confirmed by Clevious Mudeka, a close relative to the gospel musician. “Mafunga is no…
