By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A TRAINEE mechanic, 19, on attachment at BMW and Benz Service Centre in Donnington, Bulawayo, who was captured on camera stealing a client’s Mercedes Benz, has been sentenced to six months in prison. Adonia Muzondi of Cowdray Park was this week found guilty by Bulawayo magistrate Sibonginkosi Mkandla of a…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) says there has been a surge in youth migration from the second-largest city to other countries in the past decade. This comes as Zimbabweans have been leaving the country in search of employment amid worsening economic challenges in the country since the turn of the…
BY EMMANUEL MARAMBE ZIMBABWE’s U14 girls’ tennis team shone in the ITF/CAT Southern Africa Championships in Namibia recently. The local U14 girls, namely Kuzivaishe Chapepa, Rutendo Tom and Akeelah Khanye secured gold after overcoming neighbours South Africa 2-0 in the decisive match. The South Africa U14 girls’ team was made up of Jordan Edwards, Charlotte…
THE Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF), made up of the government, business and labour, congregated in Victoria Falls yesterday to, among other things, examine the plight of workers given the economic challenges in the country. The economy has been characterised by the continued slump of the Zimbabwe dollar against the United States (US) dollar on both…
LIBERIA’S outgoing President George Weah has said he has no plans of seeking re-election in 2029 after his defeat in recent elections….
ZAMBIAN President Hakainde Hichilema has urged people to relocate from towns to villages following the deaths of over 350 people in a…
By Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE government says it has only managed to put 70 000 hectares of land under irrigated maize for the 2023/24 season against a target of 90 000 hectares. This comes as the country is experiencing an El Nino phenomenon, which is associated with normal to below-normal rainfall, prompting the…
Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITER THE Zimbabwe football Association (Zifa) has taken the first step in its bid to clamp down on illegal football dealings by revealing the identity of the only five local Fifa registered player agents. This comes as there has been an increase in unregistered “football agents” in local football circles exposing innocent…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE government has urged members of the public to remain calm over the cholera outbreak, saying authorities are making strides on the disease. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Health minister Douglas Mombeshora said it was a matter of time before authorities contained the virulent bacterial disease. This came amid growing calls…
IT’S all change at Harare giants Dynamos who have released the duo of striker Tinashe Makanda and left-sided defender Brandon Mpofu ahead of the 2024 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League that is expected to kick-off next month. Makanda and Mpofu’s departure comes after the Glamour Boys decided against renewing the contracts for the duo, who…
