COMMUNITIES and schools are set to benefit from the Fish Pond Stocking Programme which is meant to address food insecurity, unemployment and…
ZIMBABWE national cricket team head coach Dave Houghton will on Saturday embark on a 50km charity walk after joining forces with former international cricketer Brendan Taylor in a bid to raise US$250 000 towards the establishment of an affordable drug rehabilitation facility in the country. Dubbed ‘The Big Walk’, the fundraising event will take place…
AT LEAST 15 people died during the Heroes and Defence Forces Holidays out of the more than 150 road transport accidents that were recorded across the country, police say. This comes as the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe estimates that at least five people die daily due to traffic accidents, while at least one car…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A MAN from Matshobane suburb in Bulawayo was yesterday sentenced to an effective 15 years in prison for aggravated indecent assault on a woman he tried to rape for not shaving her private parts. Lucky Mukandawire, 30, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Elijah Singano. He pleaded guilty to the charge. The…
THE First Capital Zimbabwe Junior Golf Open is on at Borrowdale Brooke Golf Club this week with a host of the leading young golfers drawn from the southern African region and beyond set to take part. The tournament which runs from today until Sunday, is being bankrolled by First Capital Bank for the second time…
WITH less than a week before the much-awaited August 23 harmonised polls, it is prudent to maintain the current relative peace in the country. And this can be achieved only if political leaders, from both the ruling Zanu PF and the opposition continue to preach peace and abide by the laws governing elections and meant…
THE Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Support Scheme, which benefitted 3,5 million households across Zimbabwe, was the main driver behind the 58 percent rise…
SOUTH African motorists could be facing a lot more pain at the pumps in September. This going on the latest unaudited mid-month…
Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITERmoyoa@dailynews.co.zw THE fifth edition of the annual Mitambo International Theatre Festival (MITF) is scheduled for September 26 through to 30 at Reps Theatre, Belgravia in the capital. According to Lloyd Nyikadzino, the event founder and executive director, the MITF seeks to promote the local theatre sector.“Since theatre is the most immediately engaging tool…
Brandon Josphatjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say there is a need to deploy modern surveillance systems to curb illicit flow of illegal substances and to end human trafficking. This comes as the country has lost US$23 billion through illegal financial flows between 2017 and 2019, according to a latest report by the African Development Bank. Speaking during the…
