YVONNE NCUBEIn Bulawayo A 39-YEAR-OLD man from Nkulumane was lucky to escape a jail sentence after he was slapped with community service for stealing his employer’s motor vehicle. Kwanele Moyo on Friday appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Shingirai Mutiri facing a charge of car theft. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, but was convicted after…
KIRSTY Coventry has promised to not let power go to her head when she becomes the first female president of the International…
By Emmanuel Marambe AMBITIOUS Mazowe-based side Ultimate FC believe that they belong in Division One and their current excursion in the Zifa Mashonaland Central Division 2B League is just a formality. One of the new entrants in the Division 2 League, Ultimate FC have made a flying start to the campaign under the tutelage of…
THE Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the National Gallery of Zimbabwe (NGZ) a US$500 000 grant to support the refurbishment of the institution’s infrastructure. The funding, issued under the New Visionary Leadership to Support Infrastructure initiative, is intended to help preserve Zimbabwe’s cultural heritage. “This is a huge milestone for us as a cultural…
AS THE Premier Soccer League (PSL) approaches the halfway mark, it’s clear that the introduction of new teams, namely MWOS, Scottland, and Simba Bhora, has injected a much-needed dose of excitement and competitiveness into the country’s top-flight football. These “moneybags” teams, as they are affectionately known, have brought a level of professionalism and sophistication that…
AT LEAST 70 deaths from diarrhoea have been recorded across the country since the start of the year, the Health ministry has confirmed. This comes as the country’s health delivery system is currently under the spotlight amid concerns that it is on the verge of collapse with hospitals and clinics going without critical medicines. In…
HEALTH experts are concerned about Zimbabwe’s growing obesity problem, which they say is caused in the main by dietary changes, reduced physical activity and socio-economic shifts. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the experts said yesterday that the health issue now demanded a well-thought-out, multi-stakeholder approach to deal with…
THE government has officially launched a satellite leather design studio and business incubation centre, a move hailed as a game changer for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the sector. Backed by a €150 000 grant from the European Union under the European Development Fund, the new facility is expected to inject innovation, improve competitiveness…
TODAY is the Southern Hemisphere’s 2025 Winter Solstice, which marks Zimbabwe’s shortest day of the year. Every year about this time, the Southern Hemisphere tilts the farthest away from the Sun — which is why it records the least amount of daylight than at any other time of the year. In this regard, the Winter…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored the country’s youth to openly communicate their challenges to authorities, adding that they must shun all forms of social ills. In his speech during the official opening of the 33rd Junior Parliament session and the commemoration of the Day of the African Child at the new Parliament Building yesterday, Mnangagwa…
