TRADITIONAL Zimbabwean music and its instruments will be under the spotlight later this month at Domboshava-based Ngoma Ingungu Cultural Arts Centre where various experts in the field are scheduled to share their knowledge with enthusiasts. Conceptualised and curated by ethnomusicologist Othnell Mangoma Moyo, the event to run from the 24 April until May 2, will…
By Ashley MoyoSENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw AWARD-WINNING artiste Trevor Dongo says his soon-to-be-released album will reflect the cordial relations he enjoys with fellow artistes. Though he was unwilling to reveal the names just yet, Dongo told the Daily News that the upcoming 12-track offering, which will be his seventh album, will feature a number of well-known…
THE Harare City Council has warned property owners in the central business district (CBD) to immediately stop all illegal alterations to their buildings. This follows the death of Yolanda Hodzi, 19, last week after a building in the city centre collapsed on her. Scores of other shoppers were also injured.However, in a statement yesterday, the…
A BANKET man, Farai Moyo, 40, from Riverdale Farm has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Rusape magistrate for contravening the Railways Act after stealing National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) poles worth US$2 300. According to the State, in August last year, Moyo together with Never Kasasa, one Baba Rudo and Forward…
FOUR suspected fraudsters last Friday appeared in court facing charges of allegedly duping a Chinese national US$50 000 after they connived with another Chinese national, who is still at large, to defraud Xian Kesi in a cryptocurrency botched deal. The quartet; Billiat Chabuda, 24, Kudakwashe Tendere, 26, Daniel Kadurira, 26 and Washington Madzuka appeared before…
EFFORTS to unite the country’s opposition are gaining momentum, the acting leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Welshman Ncube, says. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, Ncube also said the recent decision by one of the CCC’s vice presidents, Tendai Biti, to take a sabbatical from politics, would not derail the…
PARLIAMENT is inviting the public to nominate suitable candidates who will undergo interviews to fill positions for three vacant Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption (Zacc) commissioners. The Committee on Standing Rules and Orders (CSRO) yesterday notified that it was inviting the public to nominate candidates for possible appointment by Mnangagwa to serve as commissioners of Zacc.“Three vacancies have…
THE Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) has released the second list of 39 prospective candidates who managed to pass the first stage judges’ interviews conducted early this month and are set to go for second interviews. The 39 candidates are eyeing 10 High Court and one Administrative Court judges’ positions.In a statement yesterday, the JSC invited…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says the authorities are going to deploy more law enforcement agents to deal specifically with and arrest money changers. This comes as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mushayavanhu recently said he would silence money changers by introducing new economic measures.However, in the National Assembly last week, Zanu PF…
By Rutendo Ngara A HARARE man has been remanded in custody following his arrest over allegations of raping his Grade Seven stepdaughter aged 12. He appeared before Harare magistrate Estere Chivasa who advised him to apply for bail at the High Court.According to the State, the accused whose wife is a house maid in Highlands,…
