THE country’s number one sports team, the Warriors renew an age-old rivalry with neighbours South Africa in the 2026 Fifa World Cup Qualifiers next week with the result of that match likely to determine who rivals West African giants Nigeria for the sole ticket to the global football showcase. In recent years, South Africa have…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE start of the ruling Zanu PF’s latest restructuring exercise has, as expected, been characterised by wrangling and jostling for positions. The party’s newly appointed national political commissar, Munyaradzi Machacha, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that he had received several reports of “differences” within the former liberation movement’s structures —…
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart has called for transparency in the housing waiting list saying some residents had been on that city’s register for over 20 years, but had to still receive houses or stands. Speaking during a full council meeting on Thursday, Coltart called for the use of digital platforms to enhance transparency in allocation…
By Ashley MoyoSENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITERamoyo@dailynews.co.zw LOCAL film lovers are in a fix following disturbing news that one of the leading movie houses — SterKinekor Sam Levy Village Cinema in Harare’s Borrowdale suburb — has closed its doors after 10 years of running. According to a statement from SterKinekor, the move to close down the movie…
By Cloud Fusire at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg SA THE Warriors’ bid for a first ever World Cup finals appearance suffered a huge dent following a 2-0 loss to underdogs Lesotho in a Caf Group C 2026 Fifa World Cup Qualifier here yesterday. Despite dominating possession for the entire 90 minutes, the Warriors had nothing…
ANOTHER team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected in Harare later this month. The visiting party will assess the country’s economy, as well as the impact of the ZiG to date, while also proposing other measures that would further strengthen Zimbabwe’s new currency. This comes as authorities are ramping up their efforts to…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE number of criminal activities continues on an upward trend in the country, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has said. This comes as a total of 221 704 criminal activities were reported in the first quarter of this year while 206 300 criminal activities were reported last year. “There were…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has urged people to embrace the use of digital and electronic money when making transactions that require huge sums of money. Speaking during a Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) sensitisation seminar at the University of Zimbabwe yesterday, RBZ deputy governor Innocent Matshe said they had disbursed enough money for use in…
ITS all systems go for Mr and Miss Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE) to be held at the university’s premises in Bindura tonight. Running under the theme ‘Glamour in the Spotlight’, the pageant will see a bevy of 11 models vying for the Miss BUSE 2024 title alongside six men who will be vying…
By Emmanuel Marambe SPORTS WRITER THE US$80 000 OK Grand Challenge horse race is on at Harare’s Borrowdale Park Race Course today with 15 elite runners set to battle it out for the biggest prize in local horse racing. The pre-race favourite is Raffles, who won the Castle Tankard at the same venue last month,…
