RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE man, Never Mhlanga, appeared in court yesterday facing charges of US$200 000 fraud after allegedly misrepresenting a company during the sale of the Montclair Hotel in Manicaland Province. Mhlanga appeared before Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa and was remanded in custody. He is scheduled to apply for bail today. According to…
The South African government is warning young women not to fall for social media recruitment drives promoting job opportunities abroad. This comes…
Botswana has declared a public health emergency as it faces a shortage of essential medicines and medical equipment. President Duma Boko made…
Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER AND then there were two. That is what the battle for the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title is fast-turning out to be — a two-horse race — after a dramatic weekend of action saw log leaders Simba Bhora and second-placed Scottland extend their lead on the chasing pack. Prior…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER FOLLOWING the successful Grand Finale UK Show held in the United Kingdom over the weekend, Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo (80) is considering staging another ‘final’ show in Zimbabwe. Mapfumo said it remained his wish to bid farewell to his fans in his homeland through a concert. “I am happy…
POWER cuts in the country have worsened, with authorities stating that the loadshedding will only ease once winter wheat farmers harvest their crops. The blackouts have returned with a vengeance, with figures from Zesa subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), showing the country is currently only generating 1 436 megawatts (MW) a day against a…
THE motion before parliament calling for a complete ban on public smoking in the country is a timely and necessary step towards protecting the health of citizens. Passive smoking is a serious health risk that can lead to respiratory diseases, heart conditions, and even cancer. The fact that many countries, including Ireland, Norway, and Australia,…
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe, the country’s leading mobile telecommunication and technology company, says it is once again exhibiting at the 115th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (ZAS) which opened in the capital yesterday. ZAS, the country’s premier agricultural and business exhibition event, is this year running under the theme “Building Bridges: Connecting Agriculture, Industry &…
POLITICAL EDITOR THE ruling Zanu PF will confirm its 2030 resolution at the party’s annual conference to be held in Mutare in October, the former liberation movement’s spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has said. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Mutsvangwa added yesterday that as all Zanu PF members wanted President…
Vasco Chaya ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR POPULAR sungura musician Leonard Zhakata has scheduled his maiden three-day church crusade, more than a decade after the United Family International Church (UFIC) made him bishop. The event, themed “Encountering Great Light”, will run from Thursday to Saturday in Budiriro, Harare and will feature fellow preachers Ado and Munyaradzi Nyakudya, as…
