By Progress Chaya chayap@dailynews.co.zw A LEADING youth empowerment organisation, Uncommon, held its first graduation ceremony at Theatre in the Park in Harare on Friday. The event saw 69 young people, including 32 ladies, graduating with certificates of merit and laptops. “We are so excited that out of a total number of 69, almost half of…
FORMER Education minister Dzingai Mutumbuka alleges that he almost lost his house in Chisipite, Harare, after fraudsters faked title deeds and sold the US$600 000 property for US$140 000. Mutumbuka is one of the Cabinet ministers who resigned shortly after the 1989 Willowgate scandal, where some prominent people were re-selling vehicles which they would have…
DESPITE the fact that 68 percent of Zimbabweans live in regions where malaria outbreaks are likely to occur, the government says it has managed to curb the spread of the disease. This comes at a time when the country has recorded 144 889 malaria cases as of last month, with more than 220 people having…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last week received a preliminary land audit report from the Zimbabwe Lands Commission (ZLC), which, among other things, exposes cases of double ownership of farms, a situation which is against government policy of one person, one farm. ZLC’s chairperson Tendai Bare said it was up to the president to make the report…
ZIMBABWE’S campaign for a place at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 suffered a massive blow after they slipped to a shock five-wicket defeat at the hands of Uganda in a qualifier match played at the United Cricket Ground in Windhoek yesterday. Put in to bat, Zimbabwe lost Tadiwanashe Marumani in the first over,…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat THERE is no let up in the turmoil ravaging the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), amid a bid by the faction loyal to leader Nelson Chamisa to have a fresh go at unwelcome party stalwarts Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube. Impeccable sources told the Daily News at the…
By Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw ZESA has stopped recruiting more employees in an effort to reduce expenses as the power utility is struggling to meet its financial obligations owing to a ballooning staff complement. This comes after the Cabinet approved the restructuring of the power company to resolve its operational challenges early this month. In…
By Ketty Nyoni POLICE say continuing reckless statements on sensitive issues on social media by some political players are complicating their investigations…
By Rutendo Ngara AS ROBBERIES take hold in Zimbabwe, Harare businessman George Manyere and his brother Raphael nearly lost two sports utility vehicles in Seke, Mashonaland East Province, yesterday. This comes as police spokesperson Paul Nyathi has said the “net was closing in on smugglers of high-end vehicles” and the force has also implored Zimbabweans…
By Emmanuel Marambe CAPS United ended an otherwise disappointing campaign with a flourish as they overcame fellow Harare side Herentals 3-1 here yesterday. In a match played on a soggy National Sports stadium surface it was Makepekepe who appeared to cope better with the conditions as they roared back from conceding an early goal to…
