POLICE officers are undergoing training on the use of new technologies to curb the influx of drugs and other crimes in the country. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Home Affairs secretary Raphael Faranisi said the government would also continue importing the latest technologies to fight crime. ‘’The government is on a drive…
IN A rare display of unity of purpose, the political leadership and ordinary party members from the ruling party Zanu PF and the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), have joined hands to champion development in Dzivaresekwa, a sprawling high-density suburb in Harare. Plans are afoot to rehabilitate a road that acts as a critical…
THE brutal fight over the inheritance of the late former Cabinet minister, Perrance Shiri’s multimillion dollar estate took a new twist after one of his daughters, Stephan Tanaka Musvamhiri, was on Friday acquitted of fraud at the Harare Magistrates Court. She had been dragged before the courts after her half-sister, Stephanie Rufaro Shiri, accused her…
THE Zimbabwe Local Government Association (Zilga), a combination of urban and rural authorities, has challenged local councils to craft innovative master plans in areas under their jurisdictions that benefit residents. Speaking at a workshop on the role of master plans in modernising local authorities in Harare last week, Zilga president Aaron Shamu said there was…
BY KETTY NYONI SPEEDING by motorists has been flagged as the major cause of road traffic accidents, which last year saw over 2 100 people dying on the country’s roads. This was confirmed by the police staff officer — traffic, Chief Superintendent Clever Maramwidze while he was speaking at the national civil protection committee meeting…
BY ALMOT MAQOLO HARARE is doubling down on infrastructure development as a key economic driver, pledging to dedicate five percent of its GDP to the sector and prioritising domestic capital mobilisation. Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, in an interview with our sister publication, The Financial Gazette, reiterated the government’s commitment to infrastructure spending, highlighting its role…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER amoyo@dailynews.co.zw IHULUMENDE hit-maker Calvin Mangena is making waves on social media platforms thanks to his new song — Ngwere. Released on Sunday, the track which featured Silent Killer, has generally received positive feedback from music lovers, with most of them praising Mangena. “I got a call that Silent had a…
By Ashley MoyoSENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITERamoyo@dailynews.co.zw VICTORIA Falls based singer Andrea Sibanda aka Andrea the Vocalist is set to drop a single titled Bekezela on January 28. The track, which will be part of Andrea the Vocalist’s upcoming album, is being released under South Africa-based JBross Entertainment that will feature songbird Bethany Pasinawako and music star…
A COUPLE of days ago, two national team cricket players Wessly Madhevere and Brandon Mavuta were handed four-month bans by Zimbabwe Cricket after failing doping tests. And as if that was not enough, another cricketer Kelvin Kasuza was also reported to have failed a drug test. These disturbing developments in a sport that has traditionally…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) bigwigs are plotting the way forward after the sudden departure of their leader Nelson Chamisa from the party on Thursday. CCC notables who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said while they regretted, and had been taken by surprise by Chamisa’s departure, “life will go on”. In this regard, they…
