ZIMBABWE’S flagship national football team, the Warriors, has slumped to an all-time low in the Fifa World Rankings released this week — a plummet that local analysts are rightly calling a “wake-up call.”It is a sobering reality for a nation with an extraordinary footprint on the global stage. Zimbabwean talent is currently peppered across the…
THE late Zimbabwean businessman, Mutumwa Mawere, will be buried on Monday at Johannesburg’s Fourways Memorial Park, South Africa, following a protracted family…
A BASKETBALL stakeholder Charles Kudenga has filed an urgent chamber application at the Harare High Court seeking an interim relief barring the holding of the Basketball Union of Zimbabwe (BUZ) General Assembly Meeting scheduled for today.In the application filed by F Ndou Legal Practitioners, the Basketball Union of Zimbabwe is cited as the first respondent…
THE launch of the Ndebele Braille Bible on January 30 in Bulawayo marks an important step towards inclusive access to scripture.The project, led by the Bible Society of Zimbabwe (BSZ), aims to ensure that people with visual disabilities can read the Word of God.Our Lifestyle Editor, Vasco Chaya, spoke to BSZ chief executive officer Nyasha…
HARARE-BASED Winwood College will host the second edition of its table tennis schools tournament today.Dubbed the Winwood Table Tennis Schools Tournament, the event promises to be more competitive than the inaugural tournament held last year.At the inaugural tournament, St George’s College emerged victorious in the Under 16 boys’ category, while Dominican Convent claimed the Under…
NINE people drowned after a vehicle was swept away while attempting to cross a flooded river in Filabusi, Matabeleland South Province, on Thursday night.National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi last night confirmed the tragic incident, which occurred around 10pm.A Toyota Noah was swept away while attempting to navigate the flooded Tshangamutope River in the Mukula…
FOLLOWING his recent tour of neighbouring countries, including South Africa and Zambia, the number of foreign worshippers attending preacher Miracle Paul’s weekly services in Chitungwiza has risen sharply.Speaking recently, Miracle Paul urged Zimbabweans to stop spending large sums of money travelling to East and West Africa in search of spiritual intervention, and instead make use…
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu is set to announce an interim party leadership and effect a raft of changes in Parliament.These moves are aimed at instilling discipline, coherence, and stability within the opposition party.This follows a High Court ruling that dismissed an application by a faction led by Welshman Ncube, which…
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (Zimsec) has released June 2026 examination fees, confirming that charges for Ordinary and Advanced Level sittings remain unchanged.Ordinary Level candidates will pay US$24 per subject, while Advanced Level candidates will pay US$48 per subject. Zimsec spokesperson Nicky Dhlamini told the Daily News yesterday that June candidates must pay full fees…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has introduced a 96-hour weekly water-shedding programme across residential areas.This comes as the city faces a significant water supply deficit, with a daily demand of 165 megalitres against a current supply capacity of 120 megalitres.In a public notice yesterday, BCC urged residents and stakeholders to continue conserving water.“The City of…
