By Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO THE government has embarked on initiatives to ensure full participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in all stages of the country’s economic development. Speaking at an event to commemorate PWDs in Bulawayo on Thursday, deputy minister of Industry Raj Modi said innovation for disability inclusion would help close the inequality gap….
THE parliamentary portfolio committee on Mines says it is conducting an inquiry into mine accidents following a rise in fatal incidents involving miners at their workplaces. Committee chairperson Edmund Mkaratigwa told the Daily News yesterday that the inquiry covers the whole country with more focus on small-scale mines where most incidents have so far been…
Cloud FusireSPORTS WRITER HIGHLANDERS skipper Ariel Sibanda, believes the Bulawayo giants are on course to reclaim their place at the top and challenge for honours once again after adapting to their coach Baltemar Brito’s tactical demands. The 33-year-old shot stopper, who clocked 15 years at the club this year, is happy with the way the…
REIGNING WBC women’s interim superbantamweight champion Kudakwashe ‘‘Take Money’’ Chiwandire was rewarded for a sterling year in the ring after scooping two awards recently. Take Money was named the 2022 Sports Personality of the Year at the Harare Metropolitan Province Excellence Awards and was also named the Best Youth in Sport at the 2022 Empower…
Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITER THE international hit show, The Greatest Love of All, which brings to life the musical legacy of music icon Whitney Houston, will take place at the Tin Roof Bucket Bar and Bistro along Enterprise Road in Harare tomorrow. Starring South Africa-born Belinda Davids as Houston, the show-stopping tribute to the I Will…
VETERAN musician Ernest Tanga WekwaSando will perform at Alliance Francaise in Harare tonight, as part of celebrations to mark his 50-year stint in the music industry. Tanga WekwaSando’s playlist is expected to feature all songs on his recently-released 10-track 15th studio album titled Zagga. “Zagga is a fusion of musical beats that I derived from…
THE call by the Chiefs’ Council for heavy penalties to be imposed on perpetrators of child marriages and adolescent pregnancies is very welcome. In an exclusive interview with the Daily News recently, Chiefs’ Council president, Chief Fortune Charumbira, pulled no punches, describing child marriages as both a crime and a taboo at variance with national…
Anesu MirisawuLIFESTYLE WRITER CELEBRATED South African music star Makhadzi will be the headline act at the Kings and Queens Festival set for the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Hall in Bulawayo tomorrow. At the event, Makhadzi will share the stage with Asaph, Ma9nine, Mzoe 7 and Clement Magwaza. Mzoe 7, born Mzobanzi Mlauzi, is relishing the…
A HARARE magistrate has dismissed objections to the State’s charges filed by jailed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MP Job Sikhala who is in court facing charges of interfering with police investigations. The Zengeza West MP was initially arrested last June with fellow opposition MP Godfrey Sithole and 14 other CCC activists on charges of…
Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has warned that it might take a little longer to release the results of this year’s Ordinary Level finals due to rampant cheating. Appearing before Parliament yesterday, Zimsec also revealed that it had caught 580 candidates cheating, while warning that it was anticipating unearthing more cases…
