AS the country will be celebrating the Heroes Day today with major proceedings at the National Heroes Acre, the showbiz players have also lined up special gigs that beckons the nation to pause, reflect, and stand united in honour of liberation war heroes and heroines. Below is the list of some of the gigs: Ruwa…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.com THE police have released names of nine people who perished last week in an accident along the MasvingoZano Road last week. In a statement yesterday, police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi said they were yet to name the other five Gokwe accident victims and urged drivers to exercise caution on the roads…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE High Court has dismissed a bail appeal by a Bulawayo couple who are accused of being in possession of copper cables and rail material worth more than US$100 000 without a licence. The two, Tapfumaneyi Muzarabani and Tracy Ncube, were denied bail at the Bulawayo Tredgold Magistrates Court in April facing…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 46-YEAR-OLD man from Inyathi, Matabeleland North Province, has been sentenced to an effective 15 years in prison for rape. Henry Mthombeni appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga facing a rape charge. He pleaded not guilty, but was convicted after a full trial. Mthombeni was sentenced to 20 years…
THE recent announcement by the government to increase fines for ZiG manipulators is a step in the right direction, but experts and consumer representatives are calling for a more holistic approach to address the country’s economic challenges. While punishing unfair business practices is necessary, it is not enough to contain unfair prices and stabilise the…
BULAWAYO-BORN JoyRukanza is a very creative artist whose music defies characterisation. JoyRukanza’s out-of-the-box music fuses diverse music elements such as hip-hop, new wave, soul, indie, and even Zimbabwe’s own sungura music, which she says inspired the story-telling in her songs. The larger-than-life musician, who has a weakness for the colour green, has extraordinary word-play skills…
BY EMMANUEL MARAMBE INFLUENTIAL Nigerian cleric Paul David, who submits to the “anointing” of the late televangelist T.B Joshua, is looking forward to his second visit to Zimbabwe next month. Preparations for the two-day “TB Joshua Legacy Crusade” set for the City Sports Centre between September 6 and 7 in Harare are well on course…
BY SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRIStaff Writer THERE is absolutely nothing amiss about other security services complementing the work of police to maintain law and order in the country when that is warranted. So says national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, who adds that authorities will not hesitate to throw the kitchen sink at chaos mongers hellbent on causing…
BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE POLICE have intensified road traffic rules enforcement measures in the country ahead of the Heroes and Defence Forces Day public holidays and the Sadc summit that is commencing next week. Commissioner general Godwin Matanga yesterday urged motorists to exercise caution and abide by the road rules. “The ZRP (Zimbabwe Republic Police) implores…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT AUTHORITIES have intensified their surveillance of Mpox — formerly known as monkeypox — whose cases are rising on the continent. This comes as the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said that the agency will likely declare a continental public health emergency over the increasing cases of the infectious…
