By Ashley Moyomoyoa@dailynews.co.zw EZIMNYAMA Dance Ensemble, an award-winning troupe from Bulawayo, will celebrate its 15th anniversary this Friday at Inyathi Youth Centre in Zimbabwe’s second largest city. The celebrated dance group which was formed in 2009 by young and talented artists from Bulawayo will be supported by Iyasa, Afro-fusion singer Thandy Dlana, Asante Mo, Ijongosi,…
HARD-PRESSED Zimbabweans are praying that Treasury and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will work together with urgency to calm down runaway prices and the slumping local currency. This comes after Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube reiterated during a Zoom press conference yesterday that authorities were planning to introduce new policy measures to stabilise the country’s…
By Ketty Nyoni STAFF WRITER nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s education system needs a review to accommodate students who are academically challenged, Skills Audit minister Paul Mavima has said. Speaking at a stakeholders’ workshop on skills in Harare yesterday, Mavima added that an optimal education curriculum would offer diverse life pathways beyond the traditional academic route. “We…
By Ketty Nyoni THIS week marks exactly one year since the first case of cholera outbreak was recorded in Chegutu. To date, over 23 000 cases have been reported with 71 confirmed deaths and a further 454 suspected fatalities in all the 10 provinces. Giving a cholera update at a media briefing in Harare yesterday,…
HARARE magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka will, on February 15, deliver her ruling in a matter in which former Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala was convicted of communicating falsehoods. He stood trial after posting a message on Facebook accusing the police of being a rogue organisation and was found guilty on February 7 after a full trial.During…
THE Supreme Court has set aside an arbitration award granted to the ministry of Industry which allowed the relevant minister to appoint board members for pharmaceutical company, CAPS Holdings Limited. The ministry and the company were locked in a battle over the control of the company which was triggered after then Industry and Commerce minister…
GMB is struggling to distribute food aid to hunger-stricken citizens as they do not have enough funds for transportation. Speaking in the Senate recently, Social Welfare minister July Moyo said some food aid was still stuck and Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots as they were failing to transport it.“The Department of Social Protection is making…
A DOMBORAMWARI, Epworth, 30, stands accused of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to axe his friend to death. Simbarashe Jumbo was arraigned before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa who remanded him in custody until February 16 when he will return to file his bail application.The State, represented by Grace Mugocheke, told the court that Jumbo…
By Ashley Moyo RISING comedian Nigel “Tha Slick Pastor” Maritinyu has lined up a tour that will take him to several international destinations, Dubai, the United Kingdom and Texas in the United States of America. Tha Slick Pastor said the tour, dubbed The All in One tour, which also feature fellow comedians King Kandoro, Tinaye…
THE Bulawayo City Council has sounded alarm bells that its struggling, but privatised business entity, Ingwebu Breweries, might this year be heavily affected by the El Nino-induced drought. This comes at a time the local authority is struggling to find ways to turn the traditional beer brewery into a profit-making business.With weather experts painting a…
