THE process leading to the establishment of the long-awaited Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission (ZICC) has begun in earnest with the hope it would soon be up and running in the country’s quest to curb misconduct in the security services. Parliament on Saturday asked citizens to nominate would-be members of the commission. The nominees should be…
NATIONAL Foods Holdings Limited is set to commission a US$6 million pasta manufacturing plant in the capital with construction in its final stages, a senior company official has said. Pasta is a type of food typically made from an unleavened dough of wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, and formed into sheets or other…
AT least 15 of the country’s major dams are now full following the good rains received across the country in recent weeks…
By Ashley MoyoSENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITERamoyo@dailynews.co.zw AFRO-FUSION singer Andy Muridzo says his four-city tour of Australia next month is proof that he has rid his career of off-stage drama.A couple of years ago, the nasty fallout with his first wife Chido ‘Mai Keketso’ Manyange played out in public. He also made the headlines after controversial pole…
By Progress ChayaSTAFF WRITERchayap@dailynews.co.zw RISING author Kennedy Makoni has released a new scientific and motivational book titled The NeuroLeader: Hacking Neuroscience and…
WEAVER Press closed shop at the end of last year, bringing to an end a 25-year stint that spawned over two hundred titles. The independent publisher, formed by Irene Staunton and her husband Murray McCartney in 1998, published celebrated writers such as Shimmer Chinodya (Harvest of Thorns), the late Yvonne Vera (The Stone Virgins), the late Chenjerai…
By Progress Chaya chayap@dailynews.co.zw AFRO-FUSION group Original Africans have released a video for the song ‘Chikuru Rudo,’ which features a talented Chitungwiza-based dance called Team Expandables. The song, written and composed by Original Africans front man Nyevero Muza, is about a daughter who makes her family proud by getting married the right way and topping…
DESPITE clear signs that legacy publishing in Zimbabwe is on its last legs, as evidenced by Weaver Press’ recent closure, writing experts insist that opportunities for publication still abound. Weaver Press closed shop in December last year, bringing to an end a 25-year stint that spawned over two hundred titles from authors such as Shimmer…
ZANU PF secretary for security, Lovemore Matuke, says the hardships being faced by poor Zimbabweans are a result of the “nefarious activities of a syndicate” that is working to sabotage both the country’s economy and the government. Among other things, Matuke charged in an interview with the Daily News yesterday, this “clique” was allegedly manipulating…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government, business and labour are meeting in Victoria Falls this week to deliberate on how they can improve their relations and work together to develop the country. The meeting, which starts today, is being held under the umbrella of the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (NTF), amid the country’s worsening economic situation. Speaking…
