BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE POWER utility Zesa and the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) are engaged in finding ways to curb rampant vandalism of the State-owned company’s electricity infrastructure across the country. Speaking yesterday at a mitigating power and energy vandalism symposium at the UZ, Higher Education minister Amon Murwira applauded the engagement between the two institutions….
BY EMMANUEL MARAMBE Sports Writer DYNAMOS gaffer Genesis Mangombe faces a tough test when he leads his troops into battle against FC Platinum at Mandava Stadium today in a match whose result will determine his future at the country’s most successful club. Mangombe has been increasingly under pressure in recent weeks after an indifferent start…
BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday announced that he had approved the licensing of Starlink’s highspeed Internet by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz). Starlink is a low earth orbit (Leo) satellite operator owned by global conglomerate Space X run by the US-based multi-billionaire Elon Musk. Starlink’s local partner is IMC…
BY NYASHA KUNYISWA THE government has called on the private sector and civil society to support in providing assistive technology to persons with disabilities. Assistive technology are products or systems that support and assist individuals with disabilities to perform functions that might otherwise be difficult or impossible. Speaking at the launch of the government’s assistive…
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has implored the government to improve its resource distribution mechanisms in delivering basic services to ensure the ordinary citizens benefit from the country’s development projects. In a statement yesterday to mark the 11th anniversary of the adoption of the 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe, the ZHRC said the State should…
BY BRYN MATONGO AUTHORITIES say they are not going to introduce price controls in the market as this will destabilise the economy to the detriment of ordinary people. This comes as authorities are ramping up their efforts to protect citizens and the recently introduced new currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), from the harmful activities of foreign…
LINGONG Heavy Machinery (LGMG) last week launched the Lingong Zimbabwe Sales and Service Center in Harare to supply mining and agricultural equipment….
Ashley Moyo moyoa@dailynews.co.zw AWARD-WINNING Zimdancehall star Freeman is set to light up the upcoming Mutare music concert at Manicaland Motoring Club tonight. Dubbed “Most Wanted” concert, Freeman will perform alongside Winky D and hip-hop artist Voltz JT. “I am so happy and grateful to be part of the line-up. I promise my fans a good…
A MALE minor, 14, on Thursday appeared before the Harare Magistrates Court facing charges of allegedly raping a two-year-old girl. He appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa and was remanded into custody of his father to June 3. According to National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti, the alleged rape occurred in March this year…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A NYANGA man, Tendai Moyo, 28, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was convicted by a Harare magistrate of contravening the Postal and Telecommunications Act. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the convict was arrested while in possession of a copper wire cable. “On 18 May 2024,…
