NASH MKOKWAYARIRA at BARBOURFIELDS STADIUM Highlanders………………… (1) 1 Bulawayo Chiefs……………….. 0 . HIGHLANDERS needed just a solitary goal to edge Chibuku Cup finalists Bulawayo Chiefs in a competitive Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match played here yesterday. Devine Mhindirira delivered the decisive goal in the first half to secure bragging rights over their usually bogey…
POPULAR socialite Madam Boss, who was involved in an accident on her way to the Makhadzi concert in Kadoma on Saturday, is in a stable condition. Madam Boss’ manager Fanuel Masunungure told the Daily News that the Harare-based socialite was recuperating at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare. “One of the wheels of her car…
LAST week Social Welfare deputy minister Lovemore Matuke told parliament that the government was struggling to finance the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam), crippling school operations. Close to one million learners are beneficiaries of Beam in both primary and secondary schools and over years the scheme was bankrolled by the government and development partners. But…
SOUTH Africa’s North West police have arrested a 38-year-old suspected serial rapist, who is believed to have used Facebook to lure more…
THE International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Nespresso have announced a new partnership to promote sustainable, resilient, and inclusive livelihoods for coffee-growing communities in Africa. The partnership also aims at preserving some of the world’s rarest coffee varieties. The deal features a US$$4.1 million investment by IFC in the not-for-profit Nespresso Sustainability Innovation Fund. Nespresso and…
THE Agriculture ministry in partnership with the police are conducting a national blitz — spot checking all agro-dealers’ compliance and registration status to root out dealers who are selling counterfeit inputs. The operation which started this month is expected to end by December 15 depending on the market situation. This development came as at least…
By Ketty Nyoni AS THE 2023 elections draw closer, respected political analysts have reiterated that the country’s opposition parties will have to do something extraordinary if they are to give Zanu PF a run for its money during the polls. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, after Zanu PF shellacked its opponents in five of…
By Dionne Kanyowa CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba has set up a committee to investigate whether judges should continue wearing their judicial wigs when discharging their duties. This is following widespread criticism of the colonial relic’s relevance 42 years after independence as well as part of the transformation of the judiciary by the Judiciary Service Commission…
By Brandon Josphat ELECTION Resource Centre (ERC), an election watchdog, has implored three constitutional commissions to engage key actors in the electoral fi eld to address political violence to ensure credibility of next year’s general polls. This comes amid numerous reports of political violence across the country pitting Zanu PF and opposition Citizens Coalition for…
By Dionne Kanyowa APOSTOLIC sect, Johane Masowe weChishanu, is embroiled in legal battles with a rival faction over a worshipping ground in Guruve both at the lower and upper courts. Ekenzi Jemsen Chowa Gondo, who is claiming to be the head of the church, approached the court last week on an urgent chamber basis seeking…
