By Brandon Josphat PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday urged Zanu PF bigwigs to put behind the just-ended elections and work extra hard to deliver what they promised to the electorate. Speaking before the start of the ruling party’s politburo meeting in Harare, Mnangagwa said all party officials must put their hands on the deck to develop…
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has condemned the spike in recent days of cyber-attacks targeted at women who have just been appointed in public offices, saying this deterred their effective participation and performance. This comes as social media spaces have lately been awash with attacks against some recently elected female politicians. However, in a…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs Gift Ostallos Siziba of Pelandaba Tshabalala and Surrender Kapoikulu of Bulawayo Central yesterday appeared in court on public order offence charges. The two, who appeared in court with four other opposition party members, were granted free bail by Western Commonage magistrate Progress Murandu and were remanded to September 29….
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Korean Embassy in Zimbabwe is supporting the country with US$150 000 for greenhouse equipment and chemicals to promote Irish potato farming. The Irish potato variety is small, round and has a thin skin. The flesh of an Irish potato can be white, yellow, or red and it has a delicate…
By Ashley Moyo moyoa@dailynews.co.zw SIYAPHANDA (We Hustle) is one of the 19 plays set to be screened at this year’s edition of Mitambo International Theatre Festival, the country’s biggest theatre showcase, slated between September 26 and 30 at Reps Theatre in Harare. The hour-long play, to be screened on September 27, tackles socio-economic challenges and…
By Rutendo Ngara ROMAN Catholic Pope Francis yesterday appointed Right Reverend Bishop Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa as the Bishop of Masvingo Diocese. Bishop Mupandasekwa was the head of the Chinhoyi Diocese since April 2018. According to a press release shared by Apostolic Nunciature in Zimbabwe, Pope Francis also appointed Bishop Mupandasekwa to be the Apostolic Administrator…
THE importance of biodiversity to the economy has largely been overlooked because many people and companies have not yet discovered how they depend on it. Due to this lack of awareness, business decisions, in particular, are often made at the expense of biodiversity. To compound matters, our current economic system, which is based on production…
THE tribunal that was investigating Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) commissioner John Makamire’s suitability to hold office presented its findings to President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday. The tribunal was set up by Mnangagwa following recommendations from the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) after complaints of improper conduct were raised against Makamure last year. Speaking to the media at…
Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THERE is need for a radical shift by all football loving people to ensure that the country’s most popular sport is extricated from its myriad problems, including tackling worsening hooliganism. So says former secretary-general of the Premier Soccer League (PSL), Lesley Gwindi — who also warns that Highlanders need to act decisively…
TWO women allegedly used proceeds from a robbery that their partners were involved in to purchase houses in Mutare. Joyline Musamba, 33, and Maud Mutambara, 24, appeared before a Harare court yesterday, where they were charged with contravening the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act. The two accused were each granted US$200 bail by…
