DEFENDING champions Dynamos have been given a kind draw in the Chibuku Super Cup quarter-finals after they were drawn to face Yadah FC. The quarter-finals of the country’s premier knockout football tournament will be staged on the weekend of September 21-22. While the draw was somewhat kind for Dynamos, who won the 2023 edition of…
HIGHER Education minister Amon Murwira has called for strengthened collaborations between his ministry and the Tourism ministry to promote the country’s tourism growth. He was speaking at the Sanganai/Hlanganani tourism expo underway at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo. “There is a need for strengthened collaborations between the ministry of Higher Education and…
AUTHORITIES yesterday took delivery of agriculture and health equipment from the government of Belarus to ease the lives of citizens during the current El Nino-induced drought. Also donated by Belarus are uniforms for school children. Addressing the media after receiving the humanitarian aid at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare, Local Government minister…
ZIMBABWEAN farmers aim to capitalise on increasing global demand for blueberries, but self-funded growers like Willard Zireva cite a lack of finance…
By Rutendo Ngara and Shamaine Chirimujiri ZIMBABWE risks becoming a hotbed for rife murders like neighbouring South Africa, unless society and authorities work harder together to stop the situation from getting out of hand. So says Prosecutor General Loice Matanda-Moyo, who also told the Daily News yesterday that the slow pace in concluding murder cases…
By Masimba Makwembere and Stella Madzivanyika THE recent ban on preachers and traditional healers advertising themselves on radio and television stations caught affected constituencies by surprise. The president of the Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association (Zinatha), George Kandiero, told the Daily News yesterday that they had only learnt about the ban from the media. “I…
Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.com THE United States (US) has contributed US$62 million in 2024 to Zimbabwe in humanitarian assistance as the country faces its worst drought in 40 years. Speaking at the US belated Independence Day celebrations in Harare, the US ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pamela Tremont, said her country’s goal was for a self-sufficient Zimbabwe where…
COMMUNITY-BASED organisation Talent Trackers says it is working tirelessly to establish a multi-purpose centre aimed at fostering talent development, offering psycho-social support, and driving community growth in the rural area of Irisvale, Matabeleland South, just 59 kilometres from Bulawayo. The initiative is dedicated to empowering young people by nurturing their creative potential while addressing the…
By Cloud Fusire fusirec@dailynews.co.zw A HOST of foreign bodybuilders are expected to grace the sixth edition of Marume Classic bodybuilding competition set for Zimbabwe College of Music in Harare on September 28. At least 100 bodybuilders among them South Africa-based Zimbabweans, Zambians and Malawians and top local-based hulks, are set to battle for honours in…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw A HIGH Court Gweru circuit judge has sentenced Life Rangwani to 30 years in prison after he was convicted this week for the murder of his nephew who had burnt down his vegetable garden following an altercation in 2020. According to the State, Rangwani was aged 31 at the time he…
