BY RUTENDO NGARA A HOUSING cooperative official has been remanded in custody after appearing before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing charges of allegedly defrauding 37 members of over US$78 000 in monthly contributions. Light to Disabled Housing Cooperative secretary Joseph Komechayana appeared before magistrate Isheanesu Matova yesterday facing fraud charges. He was remanded in custody…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER THE 2025 Tesa Games will kick off at Harare Polytechnic from April 11 to 16, marking a transformative chapter for the event. This year, under the leadership of Conwell Tigere, president of the Tertiary Education Sports Association of Zimbabwe (Tesa), the games are evolving to embrace not just sports, but also…
Thousands of people have been gathering in southern Ethiopia for one of the country’s biggest cultural events. The week-long Gada ceremony, which…
Ukraine has said it is ready to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire with Russia proposed by the US, after a day of…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER mirisawua@dailynews.co.zw EMPOWERING African women and celebrating their beauty are at the heart of a brand-new pageant set to launch in the capital on March 28. Dubbed Miss Ebony, the pageant aims to reconnect with Africa’s rich yet often overlooked heritage, championing African beauty — which has long been overshadowed by Western standards…
THREE suspected dagga dealers, who had close to five tonnes of the product seized by police in Msasa on Monday, were yesterday remanded in custody. Lloyd Matamba, Michael Alfaneta, and Justice Mahope appeared before Harare magistrate Rufaro Pavanhu facing charges of unlawful dealing in dangerous drugs and contravening the Liquor Act. Prosecutor Takudzwa Jambawu alleges…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER RECORD league winners Dynamos look set for another season without the title, with coach Lloyd ‘‘Mablanyo’’ Chigowe admitting that he is undertaking another rebuilding job at the Harare-based club. Having dominated the local top flight scene over the years, winning more than 20 league championships, Dynamos remain one of the…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw FOUR Zimbabwean sculptors will take centre stage on the international scene in September at Oxford University where their pieces depicting Cecil Rhodes’ violent conquest of this country will be exhibited. The four — Wallace Mkankha, Tafadzwa Tandi, Sydney Manjengwa and Gift Mutsahuni — came out tops in a sculpture…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has concluded plans to start constructing the US$100 million Glass Block Bopoma Dam, despite some residents’ reservations about the project. A water purchase agreement is set to be signed by the main contractor, JRG Construction, the BCC, and the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa), paving the way for construction to…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government has started paying its suppliers that it owes more than US$1,2 billion in both the ZiG and forex — to ensure that the local currency and prices of basic goods remain stable. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the minister of Finance,…
