ANOTHER Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MP Allan Rusty Markham has resigned from Parliament. His resignation on Friday followed last week’s resignation of the party’s MP for Mt Pleasant, Fadzayi Mahere in solidarity with party ex leader Nelson Chamisa who threw in the towel from CCC. In a letter addressed to the speaker of Parliament,…
GENDER Based Violence cases accounted for 25 percent of murder cases that went through the Gweru High Court circuit in 2023, a…
BY ASHLEY MOYO IT is without doubt a beautiful coincidence that Zim Hip Hop GOAT Alishias ‘Maskiri’ Msimbe has ventured into goat breeding. Maskiri, popular for hits such as ‘Mbinga yekuBinga’ and ‘Tateguru,’ told the Daily News on Sunday that he was recently roped into a goat breeding project by a Namibia-based Zimbabwean goat farmer…
GRACE Family International Church “prophet” Evidence Chari has been charged with assault and issuing threats after allegedly verbally attacking a woman outside his church. Chari, 33, who will appear before Harare magistrate Gamuchirai Gore Murume today for his trial commencement, is said to have gotten into an argument with his friend, Caroline Roberts on January…
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has commended the peace that prevailed before, during and after the by-elections held over the weekend saying the voting process was also handled professionally. In its Ecumenical Situation Room Elections Update Report yesterday, ZCC also noted that vulnerable groups were given priority to vote. “Reports from ecumenical Observers indicate…
POLICE arrested two robbers on different occasions last week in Harare as they intensify the fight against crime across the country. This comes as recently two Chegutu armed robbers were shot when they tried to escape while assisting police with investigations. In a statement yesterday police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said in one of the two…
IT IS do or die on the streets of Zimbabwe as homeless families battle for survival solely depending on begging. Such is…
ZIMBABWE has for decades been facing serious economic challenges as a result of its toxic politics. Since independence in 1980, the country has had disputed elections that have culminated in international isolation and as a result economic stagnation. The economic challenges have spewed corruption at a grand scale. At the moment, the biggest problem in…
POLISH artist and spiritualist, Klara Ana Rosa Wojtkowska has set tongues wagging after claiming she is a spirit medium (svikiro) of a Zimbabwean ancestor. Despite the general view in Shona religion that spirits of dead people possess individuals within their ancestral line, Wojtkowska insisted during a recent discussion at the University of Zimbabwe Department of…
AS the country celebrated World Wetlands Day on Friday, it is crucial to recognise the immense importance of preserving wetlands, which provide a wide array of beneficial services for people and wildlife. This comes as Harare’s population is always increasing, with most wetlands having been drained to pave way for development and a lot of…
