By Nyasha Dube MDC Alliance students council secretary-general, Rujeko Hither Mpandwa, who was on trial for allegedly insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa on social media, has been acquitted by a Kariba magistrate. Mpandwa, 24, who was arrested in August 2020, appeared before regional magistrate Tendai Banda, facing charges of undermining the authority of the president as…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITER THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has introduced chilli growing in rural communities close to national game parks to deter elephants from intruding into nearby settlements and reduce human-wildlife conflicts. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, ZimParks spokesperson Tinashe Farawo said as custodians of national parks the authority had embraced…
By Emmanuel Marambe DELTAFORCE Boxing Academy Promotions director Clyde Musonda is a worried man. The much-anticipated fight, which is set to take place next year, between his fighter Kudakwashe ‘‘Take Money’’ Chiwandire and Yamileth Mercado of Mexico is already taking shape. The World Boxing Council (WBC) last week officially gave the opposing camps the go-ahead…
By Cloud Fusire fusirec@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE’s swimmers got their campaign at the 16th Final World Swimming Championships off to a false start after failing to make it into the finals. The six-day Championships kicked off yesterday in Melbourne, Australia with four swimmers Donata Katai, pictured, Liam O’Hara, Nomvula Mjimba, and Liam Davis representing the country. However,…
By Yvonne Ncube A ZESA foreman has been dragged to court for employing ghost workers and receiving the non-existent employees’ salaries for personal gain. Moses Sithole on Monday appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Tavengwa Sangster facing fraud charges. He was not asked to plead. It is the State case that in 2020, Sithole indicated that he…
Regis Chingawo chingawor@dailynews.co.zw THE parliamentary portfolio committee on Primary and Secondary Education has summoned the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (Zimsec) to provide an explanation for this year’s examinations paper leaks. This comes at a time when Zimsec’s legitimacy has been questioned for a while because of public examinations leaks, the most recent of which occurred…
ZIMBABWE is set to benefit from Food and Agriculture Organisation (Fao) Southern African agro-processing initiatives that aim to transform the country’s agriculture to ensure food security and better nutrition. Speaking at the southern Africa countries’ dialogue on sustainable food systems, which was running under the theme ‘effective partnerships for accelerated agri-food systems transformation in Southern…
By Ashley MoyoENTERTAINMENT WRITER ZIMDANCEHALL music star Enzo Ishall says he has become the go-to local artist chosen by promoters to share the stage with visiting international artists. This comes as the lanky artiste is set to share the stage with internationally acclaimed South African songbird, Makhadzi on December 22 at Jongwe Corner in Harare,…
IN our edition yesterday we carried a story headlined “Power blackouts raise water crisis” where city and town councils across the country lamented that intermittent electricity cuts were affecting potable water availability. Without electricity, the councils cannot pump water to residents and if they use alternative power sources, generators for example, they incur heavy unbudgeted…
SMALL-SCALE miners have so far this year delivered 22.2 tonnes of gold to Fidelity Printers and Refineries, deputy minister of Mines Polite Kambamura has confirmed, adding projections showed deliveries would increase in 2023. He was speaking at the launch of the Miners for Economic Development (Miners4ED) at the Golden Valley Mine in Chakari, Mashonaland West…
