By Dakarai Mashava and Anesu Mirisawu FOR many, and for a good reason too, Thomas Mapfumo, who recently announced that he will quit the stage soon, is the most influential musician who ever walked the face of the earth. The Chimurenga icon, who is invariably called the Mukanya, Lion of Zimbabwe and Hurricane Hugo, was…
WOMEN Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni has challenged women in politics to desist from making false campaign promises, saying it will destroy their credibility. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday, she said women should lead by example in politics and speak the truth at all times ahead of the coming general elections set for August…
AUTHORITIES should not tinker with Zimbabwe’s current relative economic stability, which has seen the prices of basic goods in the country holding steady in recent days. This is the considered advice of prominent economist Eddie Cross to the government, who adds that having prudent, consistent and predictable policies in place will lift the country and…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned Indian businesses against hoarding basic commodities, adding his administration would not hesitate to confiscate not only their…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC), in partnership with a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Plan International, has trained 90 disadvantaged youth in various vocational and entrepreneurial skills. In a recent BCC report, the director of housing and community services, Doctor Khumalo, said the initiative will also help curb the rise in prevalent drug abuse among the youth…
ONE of the leading medical aid schemes, Bonvie has closed the Men’s Month— June— in style in Harare and Bulawayo with a…
THE return of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League after a three-week break will mark a new era in local football with the capital city of Harare, which in the past has boasted of such football facilities as Gwanzura, Rufaro and the National Sports Stadium, having no stadium that is currently fit to stage a…
THE third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo kicked off on Thursday in Changsha, the capital of central China’s Hunan Province. The expo…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has gazetted the full names of candidates who will participate in the upcoming general elections. This comes as the electoral body conducted the nomination process last week. According to an extraordinary Government Gazette published yesterday, 11 candidates are set to contest for the presidential post, while thousands more are eyeing…
A LEGAL officer in the ministry of Defence has landed in the dock for allegedly using forged legal certificates to practice law. Grace Kurasha, 38, appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on Friday, facing a charge of fraud. She is also facing a separate charge of defeating the course of justice. Kurasha was granted US$300…
