THE inaugural ‘The List’ awards to celebrate and honour “individuals driving impactful changes in their communities” are set to be held in Harare in November. The are being organised by Identities Media Holdings, a female-owned media organisation. “This prestigious initiative recognises and honours selfless individuals driving impactful change in their communities across various fields, embodying…
AS the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show kicked off under the theme “Cultivating Prosperity. Growing Business. Innovation for Change. Nurturing our Future,” a critical component of this year’s event has been the financial literacy training session hosted by Old Mutual. Agriculture is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s economy, contributing significantly to the country’s GDP, exports, and employment. However,…
BY EMMANUEL MARAMBE LOCAL football fans have expressed mixed feelings over Michael Nees’ first Warriors squad, with some lauding the selection as satisfactory while some are concerned over the exclusion and inclusion of certain players. Nees, who was appointed Warriors head coach on July 30, on Monday named a 23-man squad for the upcoming 2025…
AWARD-WINNING Gemma Griffiths will be the only female artist at this year’s edition of Kadoma Music Festival to be held in the first week of October. Gemma, who is currently trending thanks to her duet with South African star Prince Kaybee titled Sorry Not Sorry, will share the stage with an all-male cast. The annual…
Brighton Muronzereyi and Blessings Mashaya AUTHORITIES are mulling the introduction of a slew of tough new measures to protect the ZiG, including jailing all those convicted of sabotaging the country’s new currency. Finance minister Mthuli Ncube confirmed the plans to the Daily News yesterday, noting that the measures that were currently in place — including…
BUSINESSMAN Justice Mayor Wadyajena yesterday took back his fleet of vehicles from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) after the courts ordered their release. The vehicles, a Lamborghini, BMW X6 and 23 trucks, were seized by Zacc two years ago when the flamboyant businessman had been arrested together with Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) executives in…
THE mayor of Bulawayo, David Coltart, has accused some major businesses operating in the second city of stealing water from the council’s dams. Coltart’s startling claims come as Bulawayo residents continue to experience acute water shortages. Speaking yesterday during a community update of the water situation in the metro, Coltart said various reports had been…
KADOMA businessman Jimayi Muduvuri is set to establish schools for people living with disabilities (PWDs) across the country. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Muduvuri said the schools would provide free education for PWDs. “After opening various hospitals to cater for people living with disabilities and war veterans, I discovered that PWDs are facing challenges to get…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday underscored the importance of investing in research agriculture, highlighting that this would enhance farm production. In a speech read on his behalf by Agriculture deputy minister Davis Marapira at the 12th annual agribusiness conference at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show in Harare, Chiwenga said research played a pivotal role in coming…
Masimba Makwembere makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw PROPERTY mogul Phillip Chiyangwa yesterday told a commission probing irregularities into the operations of the Harare City Council that the local authority illegally allocated his upmarket Helensvale stand to another company. Appearing before the five-member commission chaired by retired High Court judge, Justice Maphios Cheda, Chiyangwa said he legally acquired the…
