ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has handed over four residential smart homes, four brand-new cars, and eight solar power systems to lucky winners of its hugely popular 2024 ‘iJoy afta Joy’ Christmas promotion. The life-changing prizes were presented at a colourful ceremony held recently in Penrose, Nyabira, where ecstatic winners — some visibly overwhelmed with emotion —…
BUZZERS, anticipation and cheer filled the Heritage Village as the Old Mutual High Schools Quiz Finals brought Zimbabwe’s brightest young minds together…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER mirisawua@dailynews.co.zw SONGSTRESS Pauline Gundidza has revealed that she has successfully quit alcohol, marking a significant personal milestone as she celebrates her 40th birthday. Gundidza described her decision as a spiritual and personal turning point. “I just want to thank God that I’m no longer drinking beer. The way we have been partying…
THE SPEAKER of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to enhance their budget management skills to ensure the national budget effectively fosters development for all Zimbabweans. This comes as the government prepares to transition from the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) to the National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2) phase. “Our…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE government’s continuing failure to pay its suppliers on time has seen many companies closing or downsizing their operations, with hundreds of thousands of workers losing their jobs as a result. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — a worried chief executive of the Zimbabwe National…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw IN A SPECTACULAR display of musical prowess, award-winning reggae singer Simbarashe Masarirambi, popularly known as Prime Minister, left music enthusiasts in awe at the Reggae Roadblock concert held at Sherwood Golf Club in Harare over the weekend. The event drew massive crowds, eager to experience the unique blend of…
GOVERNMENT is set to regularise illegal housing settlements across the country, a cabinet minister has said. Responding to a question in the National Assembly recently on the government policy regarding informal housing settlements, Lands minister Anxious Masuka said authorities had appointed a committee to regularise the informal settlements. “The government is concerned that there are…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw FORMER Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi’s application for bail pending trial was dismissed yesterday by Harare regional magistrate Donald Ndirowei. Ndirowei only read the operative part of the judgment before telling the court that he could not see properly because he had an eye operation and was recovering. Mzembi…
Staff writer in BULAWAYO ZIMBABWE’S health sector continues to grapple with a worsening workers retention crisis, despite stricter migration policies in key destination countries that have somewhat curbed the outflow of medical professionals, according to the Health Service Commission (HSC). Speaking at a health sector stakeholders’ engagement meeting in Bulawayo yesterday, the HSC human resources…
Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw THE US$550 million rehabilitation of 352 kilometres Harare– Chirundu Road has commenced in earnest with the project expected to be completed in 2027. In a statement yesterday, the Transport ministry said the project involved upgrading and widening of the highway to Sadc standards, improving road safety and facilitating smoother trade routes across…
