By Ketty Nyoni and Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITERS PARALLEL foreign currency rates are once again running amok — a trend that began at the start of the festive season last month. Yesterday, the hapless local currency was trading at up to $12 000 against the coveted greenback. Dealers and ordinary people who spoke to the…
THE Civil Protection Unit (CPU) has started marshalling financial resources from local and international organisations to help thousands of flood victims who were affected by heavy rains that pounded Zimbabwe over the past two weeks. Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds left a trail of destruction in Manicaland, Masvingo, Midlands and Matabeleland North provinces at…
By Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynewsw.co.zw THE government has moved in with speed to assist thousands of farmers who failed to plant last year and has availed early-maturing seed through Pfumvudza/ Intwasa inputs programme. This comes as the government is also encouraging farmers to plant their crops before January 10 as the rain season is…
Aluwaine Tanaka Manyonga’s fingers trace the familiar ridges of the plastic container he holds as he sits perched on a chair, his…
SEVEN people died in separate incidents around the country on New Year ‘s eve, and on the actual day, including murder, drowning and freak accidents, police said yesterday. In Harare, police investigations are underway to establish circumstances surrounding the death of two women whose bodies were picked up in the early hours of New Year’s…
THE founding president of the Council for Churches in Africa (CCA), Rocky Moyo, feels the Church has played its role well in addressing socio-economic and political issues affecting Zimbabwe in the just-ended year. Moyo sat for a chat with the Daily News’ senior staff writer, Hazel Marimbiza in Bulawayo this week. Below are the excerpts…
FIVE new cholera deaths, and 167 cases of the disease have been reported across the country as of Monday. In its daily update on the disease yesterday, Health ministry said of the 167 new cases, Chiredzi had 30, and Kuwadzana and Glen View in Harare with 23 and 17 cases respectively. Overall in the country,…
FORMER Highlanders striker Patrick “Mboma” Mpofu will be laid to rest on Friday at Umvutcha Cemetery in Bulawayo. Mboma, 39, passed away on Monday at Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo after being unwell for some time. Mourners are gathered at his family home, house number 30247 in Entumbane near Zothile Shops. Mboma, whose twin brother Paul…
THE African National Congress (ANC) predictably won the 2014 national and provincial elections with a healthy 62.1 percent share of the vote….
By Ashley MoyoSENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have interviewed award winning Zimdancehall artist Emegy ‘Freeman’ Chizanga over his association with armed robbers. The police confirmed the investigation of the celebrated musician, who bagged four Zimbabwe Music Awards (Zima) accolades and two National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) gongs last year, in a statement…
