By Patrick Mubwandarikwa mubwandarikwap@gmail.com ZIMBABWEAN Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Themba Gorimbo is set to return to action on May 18 against American Ramiz Brahimaj in a welterweight bout. Gorimbo, who goes by the moniker ‘The Answer’, confirmed the fight on his social media platforms. “On my way to greatness, God first. I am the…
THE World Bank says Zimbabwe has a great potential to prosper as it has a skilled workforce and infrastructure which is better than most countries. This comes after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week said Zimbabwe’s economy would grow by 3,2 percent this year and next year despite the impact of the devastating El-Nino…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will on Monday preside over the burial of two national heroes and a heroine at the National Heroes Acre in the capital. The three are director Investments in the President’s department Nash Dzimiri, brigadier-general Shadreck Vezha and Zanu PF women’s league member Grace Tsitsi Jadagu. The trio passed on…
By Bryn Matongo POLICE in Harare are currently hunting for 15 armed robbers who stole a combined US$28 000 in separate cases over the weekend. This comes as cases of armed robberies are on the increase across the country with citizens losing huge sums of money and valuables. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw DESPITE Zimbabwe’s rising cervical cancer cases, the government is struggling to stem the exodus of experienced pathologists to other countries. This comes as Zimbabwe is ranked among the top four countries in the world with a high prevalence of cervical cancer — with 61 out of every 100 000 tested local…
BULAWAYO City Council says it remains overstretched in the ambulance services and urged residents, particularly those on medical aid, to consider using other local service providers to reduce the pressure. Chamber secretary Sikhangele Zhou at the weekend said the city needed more ambulances to cater to the ballooning population. She said the rescue services normally…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw ELEVEN suspected kidnappers, Grace Fellowship Ministries Church bishop Charles Matondo (46), two Chinese nationals and eight Zimbabweans, have been granted US$200 bail each by a Harare magistrate. They allegedly kidnapped a Chinese man, Cheng Song, and demanded US$120 000 ransom. Besides Matondo, the other suspects are Guo Zairen, 34, Wang…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A 39-YEAR-OLD man from Zvimba, Mashonaland West Province, was arrested for allegedly raping his 11-year-old stepdaughter thrice. The rape came to light when his wife caught him in the act. The man appeared before Harare regional magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka facing three counts of rape. Chakanyuka remanded him in custody to…
THE ruling Zanu PF and opposition leaders are increasingly finding convergence on many issues of national importance — raising fresh hopes for much-needed political dialogue in the country. This comes as most Zimbabweans and respected political analysts view national unity and dialogue as the only sustainable avenues to resolve the country’s decadeslong myriad challenges. It…
THE government has said Fertop Agriculture and Heliconvest’s new fertilizer-manufacturing plant in Norton will significantly augment the fertilizer stocks in the country ahead of the winter cereal production. This comes as local fertilizer companies have failed to meet the domestic demands leading to the importation of the product from as far as Russia. Speaking during…
