By Ketty Nyoni CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) bigwig and mayor of Harare, Jacob Mafume, says his party will dethrone the ruling Zanu PF in this month’s crunch harmonised elections. Speaking last night on independent national television station 3Ktv’s popular news and current affairs programme, Vantage, Mafume, also said CCC leader Nelson Chamisa would prevail…
WITH Zimbabwe’s energy situation continuing to improve, the government plans to further expand its electricity generation capacity to enable the country to export power. Speaking yesterday, after commissioning Hwange Power Plant’s new units 7 and 8 — which have injected 600 megawatts into the national grid — President Emmerson Mnangagwa confirmed that the country would…
By Rutendo Ngarangarar@dailynews.co.zw FORMER First Lady Grace Mugabe, yesterday made a rare appearance in public, when she joined thousands of mourners paying their last respects to the late Archbishop Ezekiel Guti. Guti — the founder of the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God in Africa (Zaoga) Forward in Faith — had strong ties with the Mugabe family….
AUTHORITIES say that over 1 000 community information centres have been opened across the country, especially in rural and remote areas, since 2018. Speaking at the launch of school information communication technology laboratories at Tshabanda High School in Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North Province on Wednesday, Information Communication Technology (ICT) minister Jenfan Muswere said the government was…
POLICE yesterday confirmed the death of one person in Glen Norah, Harare, during public violence, while the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) claimed that the deceased, identified as Tinashe Chitsunge, was a party activist attacked in suspected political clashes. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirm an incident of public violence in Riverside area, Glen…
THE Supreme Court sitting in Harare yesterday set aside a High Court judgment which barred 12 Bulawayo Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) parliamentary hopefuls from contesting in the August 23 harmonised elections. Last Thursday, Bulawayo High Court judge, Justice Bongani Ndlovu, barred the 12 candidates from contesting despite the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) accepting their…
Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE Traffic Safety Council Zimbabwe (TSCZ) is intensifying road traffic campaigns around the country amid concern over the continued carnage on the country’s roads resulting in an average of five deaths per day. Speaking during TSCZ road safety workshop in Harare yesterday, TSCZ managing director Munesu Munodawafa said an average five people…
SENIOR CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) members Job Sikhala and Lovemore Maiko, who are on trial at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing disorderly conduct charges, have filed an application for discharge at the end of the state case on Wednesday. The duo was summoned to court on April 20 this year accused of storming a…
By Beaven Dhliwayo DREAMSTAR, a local talent search show, has been able to maintain consistency and relevance over the past years, as…
AFTER successfully hosting the inaugural July Festival over the weekend, the Odyssey Kadoma has lined up another high-profile gig featuring the big three — Winky D, Jah Prayzah and Alick Macheso. The forthcoming event, running under the banner Kadoma Music Festival, is slated for October 14. “The idea is to make Kadoma an entertainment hub….
