POLICE have arrested a suspected mental patient for allegedly murdering five people and attempting to murder two in Matabeleland South. In a statement on Thursday night, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest of Phamani Sibanda, 43, who became violent and assaulted seven people. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirm the arrest of a suspected…
ZIMBABWE, Africa’s top lithium producer and among the world’s leading suppliers, is accelerating sector growth in 2025 through new partnerships, major project…
GOVERNMENT has implored stakeholders to intensify support for girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (Stem) in a bid to advance women empowerment efforts. Speaking during the Hillside Teachers’ College 67th graduation ceremony on Thursday, the deputy minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Simelisizwe Sibanda, said more effort was needed to support…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A POLICE officer who went viral earlier this month after claiming he is the new police boss was on Thursday denied bail at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. Simbarashe Mandizvidza who also allegedly demanded the expulsion of all Chinese in the country was told that he is a flight risk by magistrate Vakayi…
VICE President Kembo Mohadi has reinforced the country’s fight against cancer by pledging 20 chemotherapy chairs to improve patient care across the country. This comes after a local organisation, Cancer Save, founded by Mary Nyakabau, donated 20 specialised treatment chairs aimed at enhancing comfort for cancer patients. Ten of the chairs will be sent to…
THE government is ramping up its efforts to have in place a bilateral agreement with neighbouring Botswana that will ease travel restrictions between the two countries. Speaking in Parliament this week, the minister of Agriculture, Anxious Masuka — who was the acting leader of government business in the august House then — said the ultimate…
By Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarart@dailynews.co.zw THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) is set to launch a groundbreaking digital platform, CCZ Verified, to combat the escalating proliferation of counterfeit goods in the country, which severely undermines consumer safety, cripples local industry, and erodes government revenue. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, CCZ chief executive officer, Rose Mpofu,…
SANDRA HOVE TENNIS Zimbabwe general manager for technical development, Linsent Chitiyo says the positive performances registered by the country’s junior teams at the recent ITF/CAT Southern African Team Championships offer a glimmer of hope in the long-term. The girls’ team defeated Botswana (3-0), Angola (3-0), and Mozambique (3-0) and Lesotho (2-0), before losing 2-0 to…
DJ Eddy Zim, who is highly respected in Mashonaland Central, draws inspiration from South African DJ, record producer, and Kwaito artist, DJ Tira. DJ Eddy Zim is currently based at Liquid Lounge in Shamva where he is currently putting together the Mash Central Ladies Music Edition to be held this summer. “Music basically inspired me…
LADY Storm, who attracted national attention when she featured as the vixen on the video of Jah Prayzah’s 2015 hit titled Eriza, will launch her latest project Shashari tonight at The Yard in Harare. The songbird-cum-dancer, who is also known as Eriza, said the album launch tonight will be a significant milestone for her as…
