By Cloud Fusire THE local football fraternity was yesterday plunged into mourning following the untimely passing of former Dynamos striker Norman Maroto. Maroto, who was 40 at the time of his death, passed away at a private hospital in Harare in the early hours of yesterday morning after a short illness. Mourners are gathered at…
FLAMBOYANT businessman, Philip Chiyangwa, yesterday held a surprise ceremony at his upmarket Harare home, during which he tied the knot with his “kindred spirit” and long-term partner, Sarah Frankis. The colourful wedding was presided over by wellknown preacher, Walter Magaya — the founder and leader of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries — as well as…
THE government now plans to probe all the country’s cities and towns. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently set up a commission of inquiry to investigate Harare City Council. It also comes amid concerns that most local authorities, especially those in urban areas, are havens of corruption — thereby seriously affecting service delivery there….
THE Zimbabwe Dairy Industry Trust (ZDIT) has called on players in the sector to formulate effective policies which will ensure dairy products are safe and sustainable. Speaking during an International Dairy Federation (IDF) stakeholders meeting yesterday, ZDIT chairman Mahlathini Mutsvairo said the dairy sector had a crucial role in the formulation of sustainable policies. “The…
By Rutendo Ngara ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) investigating officer Gamuchirai Zimunhu in businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu’s alleged fraud case says granting the duo bail will trigger public protests. Mpofu and Chimombe, whose Blackdeck Company is said to have only one employee, are facing US$7 million fraud charges emanating from an allegedly botched presidential…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the country hit the right chord by introducing the new structured currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), as the previous currency was eroded by inflation. Speaking during the Zanu PF national consultative assembly in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa hailed the populace for accepting the new currency which has remained relatively…
Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE government yesterday came out guns blazing, saying it is ready to deal with activists who are allegedly planning to cause anarchy in the country ahead of next month’s Sadc summit in the capital. This comes as supporters of 79 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members recently arrested for allegedly convening an…
Three employees of subsidiaries of HYBE, the agency behind K-pop superstars BTS, have been charged with insider trading by South Korean prosecutors….
A Chinese woman who tried to shield a Japanese mother and her child from a knife attack has died. Hu Youping was…
The three girls started making metal music at high school, but they never thought they could make history for Indonesia at Glastonbury….
