Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER BATTLE lines have been drawn as Harare giants Dynamos and reigning league champions Simba Bhora face off in what has now become the country’s top flight season opener, the Castle Challenge Cup at Rufaro Stadium tomorrow. The battle for the local football season’s first piece of silverware is scheduled to…
Yvonne Ncube IN BULAWAYO PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged the business sector to embrace innovation, value addition, and industrialisation to position the country as a competitive global player. This comes as the government prepares to roll out the successor to the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS 1). In his address at the inaugural National Competitiveness…
EMMANUEL MARAMBE THE British Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pete Vowles says the Chevrons’ upcoming May Test against England, is a symbol of the deepening relations between the two countries as Harare and London seek to restore ties beyond the political realm. Zimbabwe’s Chevrons are set to play a Test match against England for the first time…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE circus continues to unfold within the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) after its interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu declared that the outfit’s leader, Welshman Ncube, cannot fire him for his alleged misdeeds. This comes after Tshabangu was expelled from the CCC on Wednesday following charges of misconduct related to…
Rutendo Ngara A HARARE woman yesterday appeared at the magistrate’s court, facing allegations of fatally stabbing her husband following a misunderstanding over a gas tank that her drunk husband had allegedly “personalised”. Prisca Takaza appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Isheunesu Matova facing murder charges and was remanded in custody to February 24 for bail consideration….
Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo A BULAWAYO tout has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally stabbing a bus conductor during a dispute over bus fare at the Nkulumane longdistance bus terminus in 2022. Jabulani Maphosa of Iminyela suburb was convicted of murder by High Court Judge Justice Naison Chivayo. He pleaded not guilty…
SENIOR SPORTS WRITER Angola…………..(1) 2 Zimbabwe……..(1) 1 THE Mighty Warriors’ bid to qualify for next year’s TotalEnergies Caf Women’s Africa Cup of Nations hangs in the balance after they succumbed to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Angola in Luanda yesterday. Sithethelelwe ‘‘Kwinji 15’’ Sibanda’s charges headed into the game as favourites, but had…
Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT has approved the Harare City Council (HCC)’s US$548 million budget for 2025, with mayor Jacob Mafume confirming that the budget will prioritise improving service delivery. This comes as most ratepayers have gone for days without tap water, while refuse remains uncollected and potholes are on the increase. In an interview with…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A DARING Harare man, Alfonse Muzambi, who allegedly falsified National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) title deeds and sold a piece of land to Midriver Tobacco company for US$1,2 million, appeared in court yesterday. Muzambi, facing fraud charges, appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa who remanded him in custody until Monday…
ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS SHOWGROUND East End Hall will be the place to be tonight as Grammy Award-winning gospel singer and songwriter Joel Barnes joins Nigerian singersongwriter and rapper Limoblaze for the highly-anticipated Young and Chosen Africa Tour concert. Barnes, known for his work with Maverick City Music, released his debut solo album The Good Shepherd in…
