THE government has warned school authorities from turning away pupils due to non-payment of fees by their parents as children have a right to education. Speaking at the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo’s annual celebrations in Bulawayo on Thursday, Vice President Kembo Mohadi said depriving pupils their right to education by turning them away from…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO TWO men from Sizinda suburb in Bulawayo have been convicted and sentenced to an effective 10-year mandatory prison sentence each after they were found guilty of copper cable theft. Ephraim Mbewe, 40, and Leeroy Manyora, 27, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing one count of copper theft. They pleaded guilty…
By Hazel Marimbiza POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 16-year-old girl and a male registered nurse for the termination of the minor’s pregnancy. The city’s police spokesperson Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident to the Daily News. “Police arrested a 16-year-old girl who is a Form Four pupil and Devine Dlodlo, a male adult aged 26…
By Rutendo Ngara A SERIAL rapist and robber Chrispen Bonda, 35, was yesterday sentenced to an effective 73 years’ imprisonment by Harare magistrate Clever Tsikwa following his conviction on 15 counts. At the start of the trial, Bonda was facing 30 counts of rape, robbery and unlawful entry, but the charges were later dropped to…
Emmanuel Marambe SEVEN athletes will represent Team Zimbabwe at the world’s biggest multi-sports showcase, the Olympic Games which will kick off in Paris, France later this month. The Games are scheduled to run from July 26 to August 11, with more than 10 thousand athletes from at least 206 countries set to take part in…
By Cloud FusireSPORTS WRITER SPORTS and Recreation Commission (SRC) director general Elta Nengomasha says they are expecting to start installing bucket seats at the National Sports Stadium in either September or October. This comes as the SRC, who are the custodians of the giant National Sports Stadium, are under increasing pressure from football stakeholders to…
By Ashley Moyo amoyo@dailynews.co.zw SEASONED actress and musician Susan Chenjerai, who made her name in the popular television drama Mukadota Family as Mai Rwizi, is set to be buried this afternoon at Glen Forest cemetery near Harare. Chenjerai, who was also a woman of cloth, died on Saturday at the age of 83. “If all…
ORCHESTRA Dendera Kings frontman Suluman “Sulu” Chimbetu will perform at his home groundSherwood Golf Club – in Harare tonight. Tomorrow, the Sean Timba hitmaker will take his famous band to Goromonzi where they will rock Brace VIP Night Club. On Sunday the dendera music star will return to Zimbabwe’s capital city for a concert to…
THE problem of drug abuse among school-going children has become a big challenge that demands urgent attention from responsible authorities. Last year, research conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund, in collaboration with the government, Muthengo Development Studies (MDS), Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network (ZCLDN) and Youth Advocates Zimbabwe (YAZ) revealed that about 60…
THE government is putting in place measures to make it mandatory for all teachers to undergo information communication technology (ICT) training through the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) courses. The plan follows the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the ICT ministry and the Computer Society of Zimbabwe (CSZ). Speaking to the…
