Thembinkosi Nyathi ENTERTAINMENT WRITER nyathit@dailynews.co.zw ALL National Excellence Enterprises is gearing up to host the inuagural National Schools Excellence Competition Awards, an event that will see the country’s most talented learners and schools recognised for outstanding achievements across academic, artistic, and professional disciplines. Set to be one of the most anticipated educational showcases of the…
FIERCE rivals Dynamos, CAPS United rarely agree on anything, but after the weekend derby both teams’ coaches concurred on one thing- the need to beef up during the mid-season transfer window. The two misfiring Harare giants played out a 1-1 draw at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday in a game that exposed their impotence in front…
ZIMDANCEHALL star Jimmy Mudereri, popularly known as Silent Killer, has dismissed a US$122 170 lawsuit filed against him by United Kingdom-based organisation Y2K Entertainment Music and Arts, saying he is ready to face the matter in court. This follows claims by Y2K that Silent Killer breached a performance contract for the SAMA Festival held in…
SOUTHERN EDITOR THE introduction of the ZiG, coupled with more prudent government policies, is helping to lift the quality of life of ordinary people, authorities say. Speaking at the Zimbabwe Association of Pension Funds’ (ZAPF) annual conference in Victoria Falls at the weekend, the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, added that recent nurturing fiscal and…
Thembinkosi Nyathi LIFESTYLE WRITER nyathit@dailynews.co.zw SOUTH AFRICA’s Umlando hit-maker – Toss – alongside Prince Kaybe, are set to perform at Milan Restaurant in Gweru this month, for the So You Think You Can Braai Tour, marking their return to Zimbabwe. According to Joseph Sibanda, one of the organisers of the tour, the event scheduled for…
SANDRA HOVE ZIFA plans to beef up security across all sanctioned matches as part of efforts to curb hooliganism in the local game. The new measures follow violence that erupted during a Zifa Central Region Division One match between Shabanie Mine and Gwanda Pirates match that left two people seriously injured. The police had to…
Brighton Muronzereyi and Thabiso Mutirwara GOVERNMENT has set up a committee to investigate schools that continue to defy its directive on turning away children over school fees. This comes as some schools in Mashonaland West, Harare, Masvingo and Manicaland provinces were sending students home over non-payment of fees despite a government directive against it. Speaking…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER mirisawua@dailynews.co.zw FOLLOWING its successful local run and earning Outstanding Playwright nomination at National Arts Merit Awards, play Molly Street by Peter Churu is set to grace Edinburgh International Festival in Scotland. Based on a true story about a crime of passion set in early 1960 in the sugar plantation town of Chiredzi,…
BULAWAYO police have apprehended Alexandra Ngwenya, 28, of Njube, suspected of masterminding a string of armed robberies, carjackings, and thefts across several suburbs. Ngwenya, who had been evading capture, was caught on Friday with the help of a complainant and the public. Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the arrest. “Sometime during the period of…
Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) collected ZiG790 million last month from newly introduced levies meant to service the city’s US$98 million Chinese loan and improve the metro’s infrastructure. This comes as the HCC in March this year introduced three levies on emergency, water, and street lighting which, however, drew outrage from residents, and…
