Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER THE minister of Home Affairs minister, Kazembe Kazembe, yesterday issued a notice banning alcoholic drinks manufactured using ethanol, popularly referred in the streets as “kambwa or musombodhiya”. He made the announcement in the Government Gazette. “The minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, in terms of Section 8(2) of the Harmful…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged war veterans to guard against “malcontents bent on advancing neo-colonialism interests”. He said this while addressing thousands of former freedom fighters in Harare at the launch of the Presidential War Veteran’s Empowerment Revolving Fund, where he donated US$2 million. Mnangagwa said Zanu PF members and war veterans needed to remain…
MASVINGO province will be in for a treat today as Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Festival will be held at Masiza Nengere Bar in Chiredzi. The winning group will walk away with prize money and a ticket to represent Masvingo province in the national competition. In winnings the top three will walk away with US$2500, US$1500…
Rutendo Ngara A DOMBOSHAVA man, Succeed Mukaro, was yesterday sentenced to two effective years in jail by Harare provincial magistrate Ethel Chichera for stealing mobile phones valued at US$15 000 from an upmarket shop owned by Miniyothabo Chiwenga, the wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. Mukaro was convicted of unlawful entry. In handing down the…
Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw TRANSPORT operators in Harare have slammed the Harare City Council’s proposed decision to introduce a US$2 fee for each entry into bus ranks, saying the council is targeting revenue without developing the dilapidated bus termini. The bus ranks, such as Copacabana and Market Square, are characterised by uncollected garbage, lack of ablution…
By Trymore Sibanda LAST week, Zimbabwe’s social media streets and some cynical media outlets were “awash with frenzied claims that there is…
A HIGH-LEVEL third summit on microfinance technology is set to be held in Harare next week where key stakeholders will brainstorm on various issues, including improving customer service and growing cybersecurity threats. It would be a premier gathering of top microfinance professionals, financial innovators, technology leaders, and policymakers from across Africa and beyond under the…
Brandon Josphat PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is also the Sadc chairperson, yesterday described the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu as a dedicated “servant and an astute leader” who pushed the interests of the people. Lungu died on Thursday at the age of 68 at a medical centre in South Africa. In his condolence message…
The World Bank says it is lifting a ban on loans to Uganda that it had put in place two years ago…
Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu has died at the age of 68, his party has said in a statement. He had “been…
