BULAWAYO giants Highlanders got a shot in the arm from their principal sponsor, Sakunda Holdings, who pledged a 250 percent bonus for the team following the conclusion of the Castle Lager Premiership season. Highlanders finished fifth in the league with 51 points from 34 games, an achievement that Sakunda, who also sponsor Dynamos, felt was…
Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE’S readmission into the Commonwealth should not be politicised and the Southern Africa country’s citizens have been encouraged to approach the matter as a united group, the association’s assistant secretary-general Luis Franceschi has said. Franceschi, who is leading a Commonwealth delegation to Zimbabwe, made the call yesterday while meeting government ministers at…
GOKWE Town Council says it has plans to drill solar powered boreholes in all its residential areas to address water challenges the local authority is grappling with. Updating residents in Gokwe yesterday, council chairperson Never Gwanzura said the local authority was targeting to have boreholes installed in six of its wards by year-end. “As a…
WAVERLY Blankets Managing Director Aron Vico has dismissed allegations by a local online media that he approached the High Court seeking to…
By Anesu Mirisawu EVENTS management company, Tamba Events, is set to celebrate one of the oldest townships in Harare, Highfield, through a fusion of music, sport and fashion at Takashinga Cricket Club next month. Dubbed Fiofest, the event is also aimed at promoting Highfield’s talent and its welcoming culture. “We cannot talk about Highfield and…
IN YET another proof of the dire situation obtaining in Zimbabwe’s health sector, we carried a story in our sister publication, the Daily News On Sunday, in which the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) and Red Crescent Societies (RCS) claimed that measles outbreak killed 700 children across the country. Though the two bodies praised…
THE Bulawayo City Council has requested Local Government minister July Moyo to grant its municipal police arresting and prosecuting powers instead of depending on national police, and courts to arrest and put on trial offenders. This was said by the city’s town clerk, Christopher Dube, during a Local Environmental Action Plan (LEAP) review meeting held…
By Anesu Mirisawu POPULAR songstress-cum-dancer Sandra Ndebele received over US$28 000 during the launch of her self-titled album at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Hall in Bulawayo at the weekend. Celebrity guests who included Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and deputy Arts minister Tino Machakaire appeared determined to outbid each other at the colourful launch of…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has warned that the country is facing serious shortages of blood. NBSZ chief executive, Lucy Marowa, told the Daily News yesterday that the national blood bank was severely depleted due to logistical challenges and critical shortages of blood testing kits.“Our stocks are critically low. We are…
By Nyasha Dube THE High Court in Harare has set November 21 as the trial date for suspected serial killer, Bright Zhantali, who is facing 26 murder and rape charges. Zhantali appeared before the High Court on Friday and the matter was postponed to later this month to give both the State and defence enough…
