ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR chayav@dailynews.co.zw CHIMURENGA music legend Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo, 80, has announced that he will hold his final concert in the United Kingdom this August, drawing the curtain on a career that has spanned more than six decades. The veteran singer, who moved to Oregon in the United States in early 2000s, conceded that age…
THE recent statement by Amnesty Zimbabwe highlighting the link between early child marriages and obstetric fistula is a stark reminder of the challenges faced by many young girls and women in the country. Obstetric fistula, a preventable and treatable condition, continues to plague many communities, causing physical, emotional, and social suffering for those affected. The…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBU A BEITBRIDGE man, Arnold Ncube, has been handed a four-month jail term after he was convicted of stealing three donkeys. The Beitbridge Magistrates Court convicted Ncube of Tshatsilikiti Village, Lutumba, Chief Staudze, and sentenced him to four months in prison for stealing three donkeys belonging to Dowelani Mulaudzi in Masumpa Village, Chief Masioka,…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw TWO illegal gold miners, Evelyn Nkomo and Rasper Nkomo, from Gwanda in Matabeleland South Province, were this week sentenced to two years’ imprisonment each at the Gwanda Magistrates Court for engaging in illegal gold prospecting along Njeni River in Lupane. “The pair was found prospecting for gold on 4 June 2025, at…
TSHIAMISO Trust, established to facilitate compensation for former Zimbabwean mine workers in South Africa, says it is targeting to assist close to 4 000 ex-Wenela employees. The ex-workers are suspected to have been exposed to permanent lung impairment from silicosis or workrelated TB. “The Trust successfully accredited Baines occupational health services to facilitate both the…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER OLYMPIAN Ngoni Makusha lit up the 2025 Interprovincial Track and Field Championships at White City Stadium in Bulawayo, playing a prominent role as Harare defended their title. The inter-provincials showcased an array of talent drawn from around the country with Matabeleland North, Mashonaland Central and Bulawayo pushing the reigning champions all…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw THE Miss Ebony Zimbabwe pageant has been thrown into turmoil after its reigning queen and both deputies relinquished their titles amid mounting disputes with organisers. Chengeto Kanyai, the current Miss Ebony Zimbabwe, stepped down alongside her deputies Samukele Dlamini and Lerato Masocha, citing irreconcilable differences over contractual terms and…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER AFTER hosting a successful mental health awareness and Charity golf tournament, the National Employment Council for Funeral Industry (NECFI) has handed over two months’ supply of medication for mental health-related illness to the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals. NECFI hosted a golf tournament in the capital last month with the aim…
Senior Entertainment Writer mirisawua@dailynews.co.zw FOLLOWING a bitter split last year, the original members of the popular acappella group Chiedza Chevatendi are at odds over concert bookings. This ongoing dispute has caused significant damage to the Ivhu Kuvhu hit-makers. “Three members, led by Gift Chikarara, left the group to form their own outfit, Chiedza Chevatsvene. ‘‘The…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBU POLICE have confirmed the arrest of Linas Tshuma regarding the suspected theft of US$46 000 which was in a parked vehicle in the Kwekwe central business district. Seven other suspects are still on the run. The police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said after the theft, detectives made a follow-up and arrested the suspect…
