THE ruling ZANU PF party and the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) are due to lock horns shortly in another round of by-elections, this time in three wards in Gweru. The ruling party trounced CCC in five out of six other local government by-elections in various parts of the country last weekend, with the…
By Ketty Nyoni THE Disability Reform Coalition (DRC), a grouping of 14 organisations representing people with disabilities in the country, has bemoaned the exclusion of people with disability from the electoral cycle. It called on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to put in place measures that guarantee their participation. This comes as the country is…
WORLD Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight interim champion Kuda “Take Money” Chiwandire will now face Mexican Yamileth Mercado for the gold belt at a date to be announced. Mercado made a successful defence of her title by overcoming veteran boxer Mariana Juarez again of Mexico by a wide and well-worked unanimous decision victory at the…
By Ashley Moyo ZIMBABWEAN artist Sanii Makhalima, will be part of South African music star Makhadzi’s tour of Australia which starts this Friday. Makhadzi,who will stage at least four concerts in diff erent cities Down Under, will kick off the tour on Friday with a concert in Queensland. She will then perform in Sydney on…
FINANCE and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube is expected to table his proposed 2023 National Budget in Parliament next month at a time the economy is showing signs of growth, characterised by relative price stability. His budget would have to incorporate the financing of harmonised polls and during the countdown to the elections, there will…
SOUTH Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa failed to uphold, defend and respect the constitution and has a case to answer on the Phala…
MDC secretary for projects and party business Norest Marara has expressed his intention to challenge party president Douglas Mwonzora at the upcoming congress. In a statement yesterday, Marara said some party members have called on him to run for the party’s top post. “I have been called upon by the general membership of the party…
ZIMBABWE will soon have a new mobile service provider after authorities recently licenced a mobile virtual network operator, Dolphin Communications. Dolphin Communications was granted the licence by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) in August and would ride on one of the country’s three mobile networks – Telecel, NetOne and Econet. Both…
BANGLADESH sealed victory over a fighting Zimbabwe by three runs in a T20 World Cup match yesterday, after a dramatic final delivery at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, in Australia, had to be rebowled. With Zimbabwe requiring five runs to win off the last ball, tailender Blessing Muzarabani appeared to be stumped off the bowling of…
By Brighton Muronzereyi and Blessings Mashaya BUSINESS says the stabilising Zimbabwe dollar and inflation, coupled with the unity being fostered within the ruling Zanu PF ahead of the 2023 elections will further put the country and its economy in good stead. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers…
