Emmanuel MarambeCHIEF SPORTS WRITER DEFENDING champion Wayne Kabondo is aiming to retain the title he won last year when he competes in this year’s edition of the Post Insurance Mr Pace marathon which is set for the National Sports Stadium B Arena on May 10. Kabondo is expected to be among the more than 600…
AS A seven-time Olympic swimming medallist, Kirsty Coventry knows a thing or two about navigating choppy waters. But the new International Olympic…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw The Harare City Council (HCC)’s decision to engage independent companies to manage its water treatment and supply to residents has been red-flagged as illegal. This comes as the HCC in January engaged Helcraw Electrical and Lyson Technologies to refurbish Morton Jaffray water works and install prepaid meters in the capital. In a…
THE government is vetting three candidates who were shortlisted for the post of Tobacco Industry Marketing Board (TIMB) chief executive officer. This comes as the TIMB has appealed to Parliament to intervene and end external interference in the running of the organisation. TIMB is the regulatory and advisory statutory board whose functions include controlling and…
By Rutendo Ngara EIGHT government employees stationed at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe (RGM) International Airport appeared in court yesterday facing fraud allegations after they illegally facilitated the passage of 24 Ethiopians who did not have proper documentation. The Ethiopians, who were en route to Eswatini, have since appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts where they…
By Rutendo Ngara ONE of the two prison escapees, arrested on the scene while attempting to flee, yesterday told the court that a prison officer arrested for allegedly assisting them to escape from lawful custody was not involved in their plan. Tafadzwa Richard Marondera and Luke Zinyengere appeared separately before Harare regional magistrate Fadzai Mthombeni…
VENDORS say they disapprove of the demonstrations planned for next week as they will harm citizens who rely on their businesses to make a living. This was said yesterday at the State House in Harare after a meeting between vendors’ representatives and President Emmerson Mnangagwa. This comes amid a call for nationwide protests called by…
POLICE yesterday confirmed the arrest of 14 people in connection with illegal possession of unregistered medicines. The suspects were arrested in Zvimba District, Mashonaland West Province, while travelling from Bulawayo to Chinhoyi. The national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said the suspects included Justice Nyika, 42, Prosper Maphosa, 37, Clarence Ncube, 27, Brenda Sango, 35, Rumbidzai…
Nigeria…………………………..………..(0) 1 Zimbabwe…………………………….…..(0) 1 SUBSTITUTE forward Tawanda Chirewa struck a late equaliser as the Warriors did neighbours Bafana Bafana a huge favour by holding the Super Eagles to a one-all draw at Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria yesterday. The draw seriously dented the Super Eagles of Nigeria’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 Fifa…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw FAST-RISING singer Mary Anibal is set to feature in an allwomen festival to run in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire early next month. At the impending festival dubbed ‘Women in concert live,’ to run between April and 12, Anibal will share the stage with Ayidissa (Côte d’Ivoire), Jahelle Bonee (Côte d’Ivoire),…
