Emmanuel MarambeCHIEF SPORTS WRITER ZIMBABWE’S Chevrons had an arduous time in the field as England’s top three batsmen registered centuries on Day One of the one-off Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham yesterday. Having won the toss and elected to field, Chevrons skipper Craig Ervine may have had some misgivings at the end of the…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER CHICKEN INN coach Joey Antipas says premiership newcomers Scottland possess significant squad depth and quality, making them a nightmare for opposing teams. Antipas, whose side have a date with Scottland at Rufaro Stadium this afternoon, is wary of facing Mabviravira who have not tasted defeat in their last nine league…
ZB FINANCIAL Holdings (ZBFH) is closing in on the long-awaited merger of its two banking operations, ZB Bank and ZB Building Society (ZBBS), in a strategic effort to optimise capital and streamline operations. The diversified financial services group with operations across banking, insurance, real estate and asset management wants to fold ZBBS operations into ZB…
POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw UNDER the cosh authorities have implored both business and ordinary citizens to assist in finding lasting solutions to the country’s enduring power crisis. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, the deputy minister of Energy, Yeukai Simbanegavi, effectively conceded then that the government would not be able to get on top of the country’s…
GOVERNMENT is committed to improving road connectivity and infrastructure development across the Sadc region through the NorthSouth Road Corridor. The corridor stretches from the Port of Durban in South Africa to Kasumbalesa in Zambia via the Beitbridge Border Post and the Chirundu One Stop Border Post in Zimbabwe. The minister of Transport, Felix Mhona, told…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw AT LEAST 3 320 pregnant girls dropped out of both secondary and primary schools in 2024 across the country, according to the deputy minister of Education, Angeline Gata. This marks a decline from 4 557 girls who left school due to pregnancy in 2023. Gata told the National Assembly on Wednesday that…
RUTENDO NGARA A MINISTRY of Industry principal economist is in court facing charges of illegally facilitating the importation of 200 vehicles. The ministry’s principal economist, Fanuel Muzavazi, licence clerk Andrew Mateveke and deputy director of administration Webster Mondiwa are facing criminal abuse of office charges after they allegedly breached a Statutory Instrument which required vehicle…
THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has cautioned farmers to protect their crops against “black frost” and extreme freezing temperatures expected to hit western parts of Zimbabwe. Black frost, also known as “dry freeze” or “killing frost,” occurs when air temperature cools to a point where the ground or surfaces freeze without visible frost or dew,…
Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw WEST Property (WestProp) Holdings on Wednesday announced the construction of a US$13,5 million 147-roomed Radisson Hotel to be built in the upmarket Borrowdale, Harare. The construction of the hotel, whose ground-breaking was done yesterday at the site, followed a management deal signed between Radisson Group, a renowned international hospitality brand, and WestProp….
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) MP for Harare West, Joana Mamombe, has served her counterpart and Southerton lawmaker, Bridget Nyandoro, with a US$100 000 lawsuit for defamation. In the summons filed before the High Court’s civil division last week, Mamombe argued that Nyandoro damaged her reputation by posting on…
