Angela Mtombeni ENTERTAINMENT WRITER REGAL Roseanna Hall was crowned Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2026 at a glamorous and historic ceremony held at the Hippodrome in Harare on Saturday night, leading a record-breaking class of seven beauty queens who will represent the country at some of the world’s most prestigious international pageants. Hall succeeded outgoing queen Lyshanda…
ZIMBABWE is locked in a war for its very soul, and right now, we are losing. The battleground is not a geopolitical border, it is in our homes, our universities, and our suburbs. The enemy is a ruthless network of drug kingpins and peddlers who are systematically poisoning our youth for profit. The recent interception…
RUTENDO NGARA A POLICE officer appeared in court on Saturday facing criminal abuse of office charges for allegedly demanding US$4 660 to facilitate the release of an impounded vehicle. Tendai Mangova was granted US$150 bail and ordered not to interfere with witnesses until the matter is finalised. It is the State’s case that on December…
Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR DEMANDS by some stakeholders that President Emmerson Mnangagwa withdraws Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 are premature and inappropriate, his spokesperson George Charamba has said. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Charamba added yesterday that respect for constitutional processes was fundamental, which meant that no person,…
Masimba Makwembere POLICE have arrested a Harare man found with thousands of bottles of illicit alcoholic beverages smuggled from a neighbouring country. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the arrest and said law enforcement had recovered 2 760 bottles of smuggled alcohol. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms the arrest of a suspect in Harare…
CHIEF WRITER THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, has challenged Parliament’s senior management to embrace outcome-based and transparent governance. Speaking during a capacity-building workshop for parliamentary directors in Kadoma over the weekend, Mudenda said Parliament must hold itself to the same high standards of accountability that it expects from the executive and other…
Masimba Makwembere LOCAL company, Kings Point Financial Services, has embarked on an ambitious project to rehabilitate 50 swimming pools at the country’s learning institutions within the next two years. The first school to benefit was Courtney Selous Primary School in Harare, with Kings Point chief executive officer, Nyasha Manjengwa stating that this was only the…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 29-YEAR-OLD Nkayi man has been sentenced to five years in prison after an 11-year-old boy drowned while attempting to retrieve a bucket from a well at his request. Prosper Dube of Sivomo Village under Chief Madliwa was convicted of culpable homicide by Bulawayo regional magistrate Sibonginkosi Mkandla. He will effectively…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A HARARE man who impersonated Deputy Chief Justice Paddington Garwe and contacted the deputy head of human resources at the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) to ask about interview dates for vacant posts has pleaded guilty. Martin Rashai, 23, admitted to the charge of impersonation before Harare provincial magistrate Artwel Sanyatwa…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 24-YEAR-OLD Kwekwe man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for murdering a man who was attempting to stop a dispute involving artisanal miners. Polite Tapiwa Ncube of Mbizo suburb appeared before High Court judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi facing a murder charge. Although he pleaded not guilty to murder…
