By Masimba Makwembere and Bryn Matongo THE government and representatives of civil servants have agreed to regularly engage in dialogue to promote progressive collaboration when it comes to welfare issues. In a joint statement after their meeting recently, the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions said the meeting…
By Ashley Moyo SUNGURA musician Patrick ‘Njonda Power’ Mupindu is back with a new scorcher titled Hupenyu Hwangu. The six track project is made up of songs: Hupenyu, Shofe, Unondivengerei, Mbinga Dondo, Mwana Wangu and Nzara Muzhizha. “I am happy with the response I have been getting from music lovers regarding my new offering. I…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PARLIAMENT will start public hearings across the country today to gather citizens’ views on the proposed abolishment of the death penalty. This comes as the Cabinet in February this year approved a Private Member’s Bill which, if passed, would outlaw capital punishment with at least 63 inmates currently on death row….
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 23-YEAR-OLD man from Fort Rixon in Matabeleland South Province has been spared jail after stealing 30 goats from his employer. Mbonisi Ngwenya appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Maxwell Ncube facing a charge of theft of trust property. He was sentenced to 48 months imprisonment out of which 12 were suspended on…
By Rutendo Ngara THREE police officers were arrested for allegedly robbing US$22 000 from auditors who had collected the money from a Harare company, Veterinary Services Distributors, branches in Borrowdale and Westgate. The robbery allegedly took place last month. Jonathan Dokwani, 34, Gift Pfirwe, 37, and Isaac Chako, 34, allegedly connived with five other accomplices…
Nash Mkokwayarira at BARBOURFIELDS STADIUM Arenel Movers…………0 Highlanders ……………..0 CASTLE Lager Premier Soccer League debutants Arenel Movers held Highlanders to a goalless draw in a not so exciting match played here yesterday. The match lacked the normal bite characteristic of derbies though there were some brilliant individual displays from the likes of Archford Faira and…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO SCHWEPPES Holdings Limited has refurbished a ward at Mpilo Hospital to complement government efforts in improving surgical care for children with cleft-lip and cleft-palate. Speaking during the handover ceremony at the weekend, Schweppes corporate affairs executive Ropafadzo Gwanetsa said the company was committed to continue assisting the institution in various…
A 62-Year-Old man allegedly headbutted and assaulted his son leading to his death after a misunderstanding over a log. The man, Shepherd…
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has extended an invitation to investors in South Africa to maximise on abundant opportunities in the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) in a latest round of global investment roadshows meant to cajole capital inflows into the country. Since its introduction in October 2020, the VFEX has shown mixed results, with considerable…
THE thawing of relations between Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom makes good news for Harare. Speaking on independent commercial television station 3Ktv’s popular news and current affairs programme, Vantage, the UK ambassador to Zimbabwe, Peter Vowles, said the acrimonious relationship that started at the turn of the century had ended, adding Britain is now keen…
