By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE Tourism ministry says it is targeting a total of 400 exhibitors for this year’s Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo which is scheduled to take place from September 12 to 14 at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo. Speaking at a media briefing in Bulawayo yesterday, Tourism deputy minister Tongai…
Shamaine Chirimujiri chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw MANY Zimbabweans are falling prey to usurious schemes amid a tough economic environment. This trend coincides with an increase in fake Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) and illicit individual lenders, commonly known as “zvimbadzo”, which desperate individuals are increasingly turning to. In an interview, Godfrey Chitambo, Zimbabwe Association of Microfinance Institutions (Zamfi) chief…
By Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITER HARARE-BASED Dominican Convent High School’s chess team raised the country’s flag high after they scooped gold medal at the first edition of the Alfa Safari Tour Zimbabwe Namibia Chess Challenge held in Windhoek, Namibia. The three-day event was held from August 4 to 6 at Jan Möhr Secondary School in…
By Emmanuel Marambe THE Warriors are likely to play next month’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations home qualifier against Cameroon in either South Africa or Uganda. This comes after the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) yesterday indicated that they were considering those two options for the September 10 home qualifier against the four-time African champions. Incidentally,…
IN ONE of our main stories yesterday, police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi was categorically clear, the police are all out to stop growing robberies in the country. The police will mercilessly go after any form of crime. Nyathi highlighted how the escalating war on robbers and violent criminals by law enforcement agents in Zimbabwe will…
FRESH from his tour of South Africa and the United Kingdom, Orchestra Dendera Kings frontman Sulumani “Sulu” Chimbetu will honour his legendary father Simon Chimbetu with a gig at Cotton Club in Victoria Falls tonight. Known by various stage names including Chopper, Mr Viscose, Cellular, Simomo and Mukoma Sam, Chimbetu breathed his last on August…
A 23-YEAR-OLD woman from Sizinda, Bulawayo, has been dragged to court following allegations of attempting to murder and kidnap her husband’s 17-year-old girlfriend. Amanda Ngwenya yesterday appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing charges of attempted murder and robbery. She pleaded not guilty to the charges and was remanded out of custody to August…
Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITERS WHILE hiking fines for ZiG manipulators — as authorities have just done — will help to stabilise the local currency and the prices of basic goods in the country, a more holistic approach is needed to lift business and the economy. So say consumer representatives and economic experts,…
Thembinkosi Nyathi nyathit@dailynews.co.zw CELEBRATED South African artist Leemckrazy is set to thrill music lovers at Belgravia Sports Club in Harare on Sunday. The much-awaited gig dubbed Fiesta Fiesta will also feature local acts in the form of Voltz JT, by MC Tats, Fujee, Chucknosis, Zulu and King 98 among others. “We have planned something really…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE delay by the government in releasing funds due to qualifying political parties under the Political Parties Finance Act is badly affecting their operations. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the leader of the opposition in Parliament, Sengezo Tshabangu, confirmed that they were engaging authorities in a bid to get the funds…
