SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER HE best-selling and most awarded female gospel artist of all time, Cece Winans, will share the stage with local stars Bonnie Deuschle and Janet Manyowa on August 26 at the Celebration Centre. Event director, Lyncolin Kapswara, said the inclusion of the celebrated Deuschle and Manyowa would add a Zimbabwean flair to the…
SOUTH Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema’s weekend statements urging Zimbabweans to find jobs in their home country have sparked widespread outrage and condemnation. The EFF leader’s comments, made during a rally in Limpopo, have been criticised for fuelling xenophobia and perpetuating discriminatory attitudes towards foreign nationals. Malema’s assertion that South Africans should…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER SIMBA Bhora and Scottland look set for an intense title battle over the coming weeks with the current top two in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League making it no secret that they have designs on the title. Simba Bhora currently top the standings with 50 points, one ahead of…
CHIEF WRITER CHINA has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Zimbabwe’s ambitious rural modernisation and development agenda, which aligns with the country’s Vision 2030 to become an upper middle-income society. Speaking yesterday at the Second Harare Forum for Africa, Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zhou Ding, highlighted the strong ties between the two nations and the tangible…
Vasco Chaya ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR TOP gospel artiste Bethen Pasinawako-Ngolomi has been roped in to perform at the two-day Zimbabwe Visitation Crusade to be hosted at the weekend by Restoration Auditorium in Chitungwiza. The event, that will feature South African gospel minister Pertunia on Saturday and Sunday, will be spearheaded by Botswana-based cleric Keletso Moenda. “I…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER A 40-MEMBER national squad is currently in camp in the capital as the Zimbabwe Netball Association’s (Zina) preparations for crucial international competitions intensify. Zina recently selected 40 players for the national camp that is being hosted at Harare Girls High. The player roster in camp features regular Gems players and a…
Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw CONSUMERS are calling for greater transparency and mandatory labelling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food products, citing their right to make informed choices. This comes amid growing local and international debates on the safety, ethics, and regulation of GMO products in agriculture and food processing. Speaking to Daily News yesterday, Consumer Council of…
Staff writer in Bulawayo DISAGREEMENTS have emerged among Bulawayo councillors over the city’s water supply strategy, as the municipality grapples with prolonged shortages and increasingly frequent rationing. At the heart of the debate is the proposed Glassblock Dam, which is being positioned as a medium-term solution to alleviate the water crisis. However, during a recent…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE High Court has reignited a long-standing inheritance dispute within the Sakala family, overturning a default judgment that had ruled in favour of the executor of the late Agnes Sakala’s estate, over a multi-million-dollar lottery jackpot won in 2019. Justice Joel Mambara ruled that three family members — Heather Magodyo,…
RUTENDO NGARA CEMENT manufacturer Shuntai Investments has lodged a Supreme Court appeal challenging a US$10 000 fine imposed by the High Court for contempt of court. This comes amid a protracted legal battle with Bryden Country School over the development of a major cement plant in Chegutu. The construction of the plant—expected to create at…
