Masimba Makwembere ZIMBABWE is continuing to grapple with high cases of dog bites, amid growing worries about the spread of rabies in the country. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, during the commemoration of World Rabies Day, a trustee of Friend Animal Foundation, Laura Bass, said it was thus crucial that all dogs…
THEMBINKOSI NYATHI ZIMDANCEHALL producer Libert “Ras Shine” Mremeri of Firebon Music has teamed up with award-winning producer Samcris Pro to release the highly anticipated Virtual Ignite Riddim, a project aimed at raising awareness on drug and substance abuse. Scheduled for release in October, Ras Shine hopes the riddim will inspire positive change, particularly among Zimbabwean…
By Thembinkosi Nyathi nyathit@dailynews.co.zw MBIRA music continues to be one of Zimbabwe’s most beloved genres, if the attendance of the recently held Bira reMbira festival at Gwanzura Stadium in Harare is anything to go by. The event, organised by Chipaz Promotions, attracted thousands of mbira enthusiasts. Held on Friday, the festival featured a star-studded lineup,…
A 35-YEAR-OLD Mutoko man has been sentenced at the Mutoko Magistrates’ Court to 30 years after he was convicted of raping his two daughters. “It was the State’s case that sometime between December 2023 and March 2024, the convict had been raping his two daughters aged seven and five on several occasions. “The accused person…
THE Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) flagship event wrapped up on September 26, 2024, in New York, successfully concluding a two-day summit…
IN recent weeks there have been growing calls for Prophet Walter Magaya to throw his hat into the race for the Zifa…
THE Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) has called on the government to strengthen policies meant to ensure that communities benefit from local mining activities. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, ZDAMWU secretary-general, Justice Chinhema, said the union was committed to working with the government to make communities benefit from local mining activities….
ZIMBABWE’S wobbly public health sector is struggling to come to terms with the continuous loss of experienced healthcare professionals who are leaving in droves for other countries in search of greener pastures. According to available figures more than 4 000 health workers, including over 2 600 nurses, left Zimbabwe in 2021 and 2022 alone. Figures…
POWERTEL, a Zesa Holdings Internet service subsidiary, has invested US$5, 5 million to improve its digital systems and bring better services to clients. This was said by Powertel acting managing director, Willard Nyagwande, recently, while updating its customers on the company’s latest connectivity products. “We have continued to invest in fibre technology, wireless technology and…
SELF-STYLED communications activist Rutendo Matinyarare has “backed down” from his epic fight with Innscor Africa (Innscor) co-founder Zinona Koudenaris and his group. At the height of the war, the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe joined the “defamation fight” — centred on the South Africa-based activist’s x posts alleging the distribution of some genetically modified foods…
