IN A bid to reconnect with shoppers and restore confidence, OK Zimbabwe is reintroducing large-scale community promotions as part of a wider turnaround strategy. Once a household name synonymous with affordability, the retailer had recently faced supply shortages, rising costs, and customer backlash over empty shelves. Now, OK Zimbabwe is putting community engagement at the…
GOSPEL musician Darlington ‘‘Mambo Dhuterere’’ Mutseta is set to release three singles this Sunday. The award-winning gospel star, who rose to fame with his chart-topping album Dare Guru, which features hits such as Mweya Ndisesekedze and Ahuwerere, said all was now in place for the release of the songs. “We have been working tirelessly on…
ZIFA have confirmed that the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier between Zimbabwe and Bafana Bafana will be held at the Moses Mabhida Stadium. Zifa confirmed the venue for the match to be played on Friday, October 10 in a brief statement. “Zifa confirm that the Warriors will face Bafana Bafana on Matchday 9 of the…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are pulling out all the stops to standardise and stiffen penalties for drug offences in the country, in the light of some recent lenient sentences that were meted out to wrongdoers. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the minister of Justice, Ziyambi Ziyambi, confirmed the…
VICE President Kembo Mohadi has implored the private sector to partner with the government in providing affordable and accessible retirement solutions for civil servants and pensioners. This comes as most pensioners in the country are struggling due to savings eroded by hyperinflation, particularly in the 2000s when pension values were wiped out. Speaking during a…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PROPHETIC, Healing and Deliverance Ministries founder Walter Magaya and his wife, Tendai, are battling a civil imprisonment order after their company, Planet Africa, failed to repay over US$420 000 owed to a microfinance bank. This comes after the High Court in October 2024 ruled that Getbucks Microfinance Bank Limited should…
LAWMAKERS have called upon the ministry of Transport to allocate at least 10 percent of its budget toward road maintenance units along the country’s major highways. This comes as authorities plan to establish 20 road maintenance units to rehabilitate and preserve the country’s road network. In a report tabled in the National Assembly on Tuesday,…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A CLEARING agency has been accused of defrauding the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) of ZiG4 million after allegedly manipulating its automated customs clearance system. Autarkings Investments, represented by Last Kaodzwa, appeared in court yesterday and was released on US$500 bail. According to the State, Zimra uses the Automated System…
BY RUTENDO NGARA THE High Court has convicted Chinese-owned Beable Investments (Pvt) Ltd and its director, Lin Weilan, of contempt of court after they defied an order to stop clay extraction and brick moulding on land legally owned by Marimba Residential Properties. In a ruling delivered last week by Justice Gibson Mandaza, the company was…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO AN Apostolic church leader has appeared in court facing allegations of sexually abusing a teenage congregant. Joseph Munetsi, leader of Emmanuel Apostolic Church in Njube, was arraigned before Bulawayo regional magistrate Mark Dzira charged with rape and indecent assault. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded in custody to October 3…
