ZANU PF and the opposition have both expressed confidence in winning the ward 26 by-elections in Nyanga South constituency on Saturday. The ruling Zanu PF is trying to wrestle the seat from MDC, which it won in last year’s plebiscite with the incumbent passing on in April, resulting in Zimbabwe Electoral Commission calling for the…
© SOUTH Africa-based musician Blessing Gomo is set to unite gospel and secular musicians at his album launch slated for August 10 in the capital. Sungura musicians Romeo Gasa and Simon Mutambi are among the guest artistes at the event which will see gospel musicians Blessing Shumba, Trymore Bande and Daniel Mhere also performing at…
© GOVERNMENT is working towards off-loading long-standing legacy debts that have been distressing industry following the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s decision to liberalise the foreign exchange market. [GoogleAd] Speaking during the Daily News Business Breakfast Forum on Monday, RBZ governor John Mangudya said government has come up with a settlement plan using the Brady…
© HIP-HOP star Stunner is caught up in the eye of a storm after posting a picture on social media while he was carrying his daughter on the back. In most African traditions, it is considered a taboo for men to carry babies on their backs, a custom normally associated with women. However, Stunner was…
© GOVERNMENT is rolling out a food distribution programme in urban areas to assist those in urgent need of food assistance, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said. [GoogleAd] Ncube told guests during a Daily News Business Breakfast Forum held in the capital on Monday that whereas in previous years food assistance was restricted to rural…
© AWARD-WINNING Zimbabwean musician Tytan will be part of the Mzansi Festival 2019 line up which is set to take place in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom on August 24. Tytan, whose real name is Njabulo Nkomo, has managed to spread his wings and is on the bill together with an array of talented South African…
© CASES of politically-motivated rights violations have increased by 74 percent as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government is increasingly getting intolerant of dissent, a Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) report has revealed. [GoogleAd] According to the report, between May and June this year, cases of alleged State-sponsored abductions and intimidation have significantly increased. “Mashonaland Central proved to…
© AT LEAST 700 musicians failed to get a single dollar when Zimbabwe Musicians Rights Association (Zimura) handed out payments for the just-ended financial year in June. With a total of 3 176 members, the revenue collecting agency paid 2 500 musicians while close to 700 failed to get anything. The highest paid musician pocketed…
© SCORES of Zimbabweans around the country are at risk as some abattoirs are reportedly selling beef from cattle dying from diseases. [GoogleAd] This comes amid a January disease outbreak which claimed over 50 000 cattle in the country last year. The meat, which is bad for human consumption, is reportedly being sold at cheaper…
© ZANU PF Youth Affiliates (ZYA) are planning a showdown with opposition MDC’s youths over the latter’s control of a section of Nelson Mandela Street in Harare on which its headquarters is located, the Daily News has learnt. [GoogleAd] The section has gained notoriety for the abuse of people wearing Zanu PF regalia as the…
