AS LINGERING droughts hit southern Africa’s hydropower dams, Zimbabwe faces growing electricity shortages – but connecting individuals and businesses that have installed private solar panels to the national grid could help fill some of the gap. Farmer Kalani Ndlovu, for instance, wants to expand his 13 kilowatt (KW) solar mini-grid – used to pump well…
Emmanuel Marambeat HARARE SPORTS CLUB RYAN Burl’s game changing 11-ball cameo swept Zimbabwe to an entertaining and series clinching four-wicket victory over Ireland in the third and final T20 match here yesterday. Chasing a modest 142 to win both the match and series, Zimbabwe needed the steadying influence of captain Craig Ervine who held…
By Ketty Nyoni THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says it is disturbed by increasing cases of violence against the party and its members. This comes as the party’s MPs, Costa Machingauta and Amos Chibaya — who were arrested in Harare at the weekend — are set to appear in court today, together with…
By Black Edward WE all grumbled and shook our heads when a colleague started lecturing us on the subject of “justifying actions” during our Christmas party. The colleague had picked a wrong time to deliver a lecture and it didn’t go far, but the little he said got me thinking. He pointed out that the…
UNIVERSAL Football Management (UFM), a South Africa-based talent scouting organisation, is set to send 18 local footballers to the Netherlands for a two-week training stint, during which they will play matches against Ajax Amsterdam juniors and several other academy teams from that country. UFM director Kelvin Mupfuka said the players that travelled to Cape Town,…
WE salute the collaboration between the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) and higher learning institutions to develop research and policy discussions aimed at establishing a sustainable, inclusive environment for children with disabilities. We believe that the best interests of each and every child should always come first when making decisions regarding them….
THE Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) is pressing ahead with plans to create a unified National Division One league after it’s executive committee reached a consensus over the proposed 16- team league. In a letter sent to Zifa’s four Division One leagues, Northern, Central, Eastern and Southern, Zifa acting general secretary Xolisani Gwesela advised the…
BY BRANDON JOSPHAT ZANU PF says it will deal decisively with all its errant members, especially the youth, as it bids to end growing indiscipline within its ranks ahead of this year’s fast-approaching national elections. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Zanu PF acting secretary for administration Patrick Chinamasa, who is also…
INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Sekai Nzenza has underlined the importance of South-South co-operation in driving global economic recovery from surging inflationary pressures emanating from the Russo-Ukraine war as well as the legacy effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Nzenza made the remarks during the virtual twoday Voice of the Global South Summit, a gathering of…
FOUR-TIME national bodybuilding champion Givemore Marume was yesterday included in the board of technocrats for the National Federation of Zimbabwe Bodybuilding and Fitness (NFZBBF) to spearhead the federation’s vision for the next year. Marume will be the technical director while Simbarashe Dube was named the vice president for administration with Godfrey Nyoni coming in…
