HARARE magistrate Donald Ndirowei has granted US$300 bail to the sixth police officer who is accused of being part of a team of cops who took money stolen in last month’s Quest Financial Services robbery in Milton Park, Harare. Prosper Chimbunu, who turned himself in on March 21, joins his five other colleagues who were…
A SUSPENDED Harare City Council principal engineer Albert Madanha, who has been in custody for nearly a week, will spend the Easter holidays in custody after a magistrate ordered him to return to court on April 2 for his bail ruling. Madanha, who is facing criminal abuse and assaulting a peace officer charges, appeared before…
By Anesu MirisawuENTERTAINMENT WRITERMirisawua@dailynews.co.zwA TWO-DAY Sunshine City Festival will kick start tonight at Old Hararians Sports Club in the capital. The potentially explosive event features an array of musicians, an eight-team soccer tournament, a Fun Run, Aerobics and Zumba sessions, all with a philanthropic touch as a percentage of the gate takings will be donated…
By Anesu Mirisawu and Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITERS EASTER is one of the biggest holidays characterised by lots of festivities.As a result, a number of entertainment joints have lined up some gigs to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Club Joy Centre hosts ZakariaCLUB Joy Centre in Highfield, Harare continues to accommodate big names…
ON Monday this publication urged authorities to launch an Easter Holiday Road campaign to ensure that starting today we experience an accident-free vacation. Indeed, the campaign started on Wednesday, a bit too late given reports of road accidents that have so far been recorded since Monday. We now need to redouble the campaign. The Easter…
NETONE Group chief executive officer (CEO) Raphael Mushanawani says his organisation is spearheading various strategic initiatives to enhance rural connectivity as part of efforts to boost the transformative impact of telecommunications in underserved areas. Speaking in Harare recently, Mushanawani underscored the importance of narrowing the digital gap and empowering marginalised communities across the country through…
STANBIC Bank Zimbabwe has defied the challenging operating environment to post an inflation adjusted profit after tax of $744 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023, up by 210 percent from $240 billion in the prior year. In a statement accompanying the results, Stanbic Bank chairman, Gregory Sebborn said the institution ended the year…
THREE Philadelphia School, Harare, employees are facing vehicle theft charges after allegedly robbing their colleague’s relative and stealing his car carrying some furniture. George Rukwesa, 63, John Marangwanda, 53 and Webster Ndawana, 34, appeared before Harare Magistrate Donald Ndirowei after they allegedly stole Christopher Chimukoro’s Nissan single cab. The court heard that Rukwesa is the…
By Ashley Moyo and Anesu MirisawuLIFESTYLE WRITERSTALENTED actress Stella January died on Wednesday at the age of 55, plunging the entire arts sector into mourning. January, popularly known as Mai Abhibho, who died after a long illness, was part of the cast of The Return of Gringo.Taurai “Gringo Junior” Boora told the Daily News yesterday…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government yesterday took a notable step that should help to ease market anxiety over perceived policy paralysis by authorities regarding the country’s Zim dollar and prices crisis. This comes after authorities brought forward the starting date of the tenure of the new governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ),…
