Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Ukraine on Friday to hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky. The trip comes just weeks…
Nama rings the changes Ashley Moyo THE NATIONAL Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) has made several changes as part of efforts to make the National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) more representative and inclusive. Nacz executive director Napoleon Nyanhi told journalists yesterday that, among other things, Zimbabwe’s premier arts awards would now be decided by an…
ONLY a few power generation licence applications made by aspirant independent power producers (IPPs) to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) have been implemented. As a result, the Energy ministry says all those who were licensed to produce electricity should utilise the opportunity and contribute to the national grid as the country is facing acute…
Thembinkosi Nyathi LIFESTYLE WRITER nyathit@dailynews.co.zw DOEK and Slay, an event which celebrates culture and fashion, will make a highly-anticipated return on Sunday at Alex Sports Club with a tantalising line-up that includes heavy hitters Freeman, Killer T and ExQ. Winky D to headline Bindura Spring Fest CROWD favourites Winky D, Killer T and Master H…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa CHINA yesterday donated 1 760 tonnes of rice to Zimbabwe, to help mitigate the local effects of the El Niño-induced drought. At the same time, President Emmerson Mnangagwa assured the nation — after receiving the rice at State House in Harare — that no one would die of hunger. “Zimbabwe and China…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE recently-signed Sadc Declaration on the Protection of Persons with Albinism has been welcomed by the beneficiaries with the hope that it is going to promote their interests. This comes as Sadc at its 44th Sadc Summit in Harare last weekend confirmed the signing of the declaration. “Summit adopted and signed…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A 56-YEAR-OLD woman from Nyamandlovu, Matabeleland North Province, has been convicted of sexually abusing her 13-year-old mentally challenged nephew. The woman, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the minor, was found guilty of rape by Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza after a full trial. She was remanded in…
By Rutendo Ngara A HARARE woman, who allegedly took a live tortoise, painted it red, tied the reptile with a red cloth with pinned needles and left it at her former employer’s premises, wept uncontrollably in court yesterday asking for forgiveness. Sthembiso Budzirikawa, who is facing charges of contravening the Parks and Wildlife Act, told…
By Rutendo Ngara HARARE businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe yesterday applied for bail at the magistrates’ court in a matter in which they were charged of falsifying documents when they were bidding for a US$9 million Harare City Council street lights rehabilitation tender earlier this year. This comes after the High Court on Tuesday…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), John Mushayavanhu, has sharply criticised some retailers who are allegedly sabotaging the ZiG and unjustifiably hiking the prices of their goods. Addressing merchants during a consultative meeting in Harare on Tuesday, Mushayavanhu said the central bank was concerned about the abuse of foreign…
