By Nyasha Kunyiswa THOUSANDS of gospel music lovers thronged the 4500-seater Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) on Sunday to witness at least seven top choral groups performing. The event, headlined by Zimpraise, also featured multi-award-winning singer Janet Manyowa, Tembalami, Jonah Chivasa, Everton Mlalazi, Kuda Mutsvene, Spirit Praise, Ellard and Sharon Cherayi. Zimpraise wooed the bumper…
By Ashley Moyo VETERAN gospel musician Amos Mahendere’s new release Hazviite, which claims homosexuality results from demons, has provoked the ire of the local gay community. Mahendere told the Daily News yesterday that the just-released gospel song which is on a Zim dancehall tip, has made him the target of attacks from aggrieved people. “On…
THE picture painted during a drug and substance abuse task force meeting recently held in Bulawayo clearly shows that a lot still has to be done to make the fight against substance abuse as potent as it should be. According to Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Judith Ncube, Zimbabwe’s second largest city now has…
By Rutendo Ngara THE minister of Agriculture Anxious Masuka has called on farmers to prioritise producing strategic crops such as soya beans, cotton and sunflower to ensure that the country becomes self-sufficient in terms of oil. Speaking during a strategic planning workshop for 2024 in Bulawayo yesterday, Masuka said sunflower and soya beans farming should…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat WITH many citizens and traders now preferring to use high value bills in cash transactions, in the light of the generally high prices of goods and services in the country, authorities plan to inject more $100 notes into the market. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the gover nor…
ZIMBABWE is next February set to host the United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) conference of African ministers of Finance in the resort city Victoria Falls. The 56th session of the ECA Conference of African ministers of Finance will run from February 28 to March 5, a notice, in the Government Gazette yesterday…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw POLICE and seed company, SEEDCO have ganged up against hardwares, individuals and syndicates that are selling counterfeit seeds to unsuspecting farmers as the cropping season roars to life. This comes as the government, as part of its National Development Strategy 1 which aims, among other things, to uplift the living standards of…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for all Zimbabweans to embrace the government’s innovation drive to promote economic growth and attain the vision 2030 of an upper middle-income economy by 2030. Speaking during a National Research, Science, Technology and Innovation conference held in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said he had been impressed by the…
THE number of women and babies dying during childbirth at Mpilo Central hospital has significantly gone down as a result of interventions…
IT may be too early to call, but all signs point to yet another dominant season for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier…
