By Hira Humayun and Tara John A transitional council responsible for choosing Haiti’s next leadership has named one of its members as council president and…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Blessings Mashaya NATIONAL unity and dialogue remain the only sustainable ways to move Zimbabwe forward and to resolve the country’s decades-long myriad challenges. So say labour unions, who added yesterday that without unity and sincere political engagements, it would be difficult to improve the lives of longsuffering workers and poor Zimbabweans….
By Masimba Makwembere GOVERNMENT says it is committed to improving the warfare of workers by being open to social dialogue. This comes as the country joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Workers Day yesterday. Speaking in Harare during the commemorations, director of labour administration in the Public Service ministry Clemance Vusani said…
Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw HUNDREDS of fitness enthusiasts turned out for the Workers Day Aerobathon held in the capital yesterday. Organisers of the event which was staged at Invictus Gym in Westgate said the event aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle among Zimbabweans while also fighting the scourge of drug and substance abuse. One of the fitness…
TWO Harare men on Tuesday appeared in court facing charges of allegedly extorting a traditional healer after they misrepresented to him that they were police officers.The accused then told the complainant that they were on a mission to arrest him for allegedly escaping from prison in 2009.The two are George Chiringa, 53, and Onsimo Maruke,…
Patrick Mubwandarikwa SPORTS WRITER mubwandarikwap@dailynews.co.zw JUST a week after overcoming fellow promotion hopefuls Black Mambas, Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL) log leaders Harare City face another litmus test when they take on Herentals College U20 at Mkushi Academy Grounds in the capital. The Sunshine Boys have made a flying start to this year’s campaign and…
By Ketty Nyoni and Bryn Matongo AUTHORITIES are investigating the death of 35 children in Hurungwe, who are suspected to have died from measles and mumps. The children are all said to have belonged to an apostolic sect. Mashonaland West provincial medical director, Celestino Dhege, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that health authorities had…
ZIMBABWEAN father Tendai Sibanda is demanding more than R3 million in damages after Ethiopian Airlines blocked his underage son from boarding a flight from Johannesburg to Egypt, where he was supposed to play tennis as part of the Africa Junior Champions (AJC) competition. The airline said 17-year-old Mengezi Sibanda’s visa was a fake. His flight…
By Rutendo Ngara A COMMUTER omnibus driver, plying the Chitungwiza-Harare central business district (CBD) route, has been sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment after hitting a pedestrian who later died from injuries sustained from the accident. Thomas Chipere, 26, appeared before Harare magistrate Ntombizodwa Sibanda facing two counts of culpable homicide and contravening the Road Traffic…
ZIMBABWE joins the rest of the world today in recognising Workers Day. The day is being recognised under the theme: “Your hard work deserves recognition, appreciation, and fair treatment.” People in countries all over the world celebrate international Workers’ Day in order to respect and highlight the contribution of workers to society. The day arises…
