By Black Edward THE phrase “This is Zimbabwe,” more commonly abbreviated as TIZ, used to annoy me. I thought it was insulting when it excused incompetence and social ills like corruption. However, now that I am aware of our unique characteristics, that is no longer the case for me. We possess many amazing traits that…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) says it is concerned over the proliferation of bogus lawyers and law firms in the country. For one to be a registered lawyer, they have to be registered with the LSZ. Speaking to the media yesterday in Harare, the newly-appointed LSZ president Rumbidzai Matambo said the…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERS BOTH consumers and business have welcomed the latest measures by authorities to stabilise the economy, but fear that these efforts will come to nought in the face of the country’s relentless power cuts and soaring prices of fuel. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, after the governor of the…
TRANSPORT minister Felix Mhona yesterday lifted Rimbi Tours’ licence suspension. Rimbi Tours and Zebra Kiss were banned from operating last month after two of their buses were captured racing along the Harare-Nyamapanda highway. However, Rimbi Tours has been barred from operating along the Harare-Nyamapanda highway. The Rimbi Tours bus later rammed into a truck, resulting…
Rutendo Ngarangarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it has addressed all concerns that were raised about its draft delimitation report by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Parliament. Addressing the media yesterday, after handing over the final Zec delimitation report to Mnangagwa at State House in Harare, the chairperson of the elections management body, Priscilla Chigumba,…
By Brandon Josphat THE High Court has ruled that the suspension of seven MDC members by party leader Douglas Mwonzora is void. The judgment was ruled by High Court judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi after the seven applicants filed an urgent application on Wednesday to challenge the suspension. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Takudzwa Mudzuri…
A MUZARABANI woman who was arrested last year for allegedly stabbing her husband to death has been acquitted in the High Court. Lackia Chirwa, 23, was found not guilty by Justice Esther Muremba, who ruled that she killed her husband, Promise Mukombe, in self-defence. “The deceased was stabbed with the knife by the accused (Chirwa)…
MUSICIANS-CUM-AUTHORS Dudu Manhenga and Hope Masike will team up with celebrated poet Batsirai Chigama to stage a joint performance on the subject of love at Alliance Francaise in Harare on February 9. The event, dubbed ‘126 Ways to Love,’ will bring on one stage three award-winning artists who have made a name for themselves in…
SIGNIFICANT amounts of money previously allocated to support countries in need in Africa have been redirected to care for Ukrainian refugees and supply of weapons to Kyiv. As a result, assistance to Ukrainians is at the expense of millions of people around the world who receive food, basic medical care and education from the West….
Anesu Mirisawu and Ashley Moyo DENDERA music maestro Suluman “Sulu” Chimbetu and his Orchestra Dendera Kings are set to rock Eastpoint Bar and Restaurant in Harare tomorrow. Chimbetu is taking the opportunity to promote his music with special focus on his latest track Mafuta, a collaboration with UK-based artistes Lamont Chitepo and Tytan. The track…
