AT LEAST 200 teachers are expected to leave the country to Rwanda by mid-October following a deal signed by Zimbabwe and the East African country under which more than 400 educators will be deployed. The 224 teachers to head to Rwanda were selected from 500 local educators who applied for the jobs. Speaking to Daily…
By Dionne Kanyowa ANOTHER witness in the suspected ritual killing of a Murewa minor, Tapiwa Makore (Jnr), has retracted the statement she allegedly made to the police in which she alleged that the major suspect, Tafadzwa Shamba, sold human meat to her which she suspected to be the deceased’s. Shamba, who is jointly charged with…
Tanyaradzwa Marabada ALL is set for this year’s edition of the Stanbic Jacaranda Music Festival to be held at Old Hararians in Harare from tomorrow through to Sunday. The event director Walter Wanyanya is confident that the festival which will feature local and South African artistes such as songstress Zonke, Bongo Maffin, DJ Zinhle, Mordah Bongz,…
By Tanyaradzwa Marabada MULTI-AWARD winning Nollywood actress Samantha Ncube has been nominated for the Nollywood Excellence Leadership Awards (Nela) 100 Most Influential Personalities in the Media. The Nelas are dedicated to Pan African Filmmakers around the world and to increase representation of Pan African films, television and digital media at the world’s stage. The Bulawayo-born actress, now…
Tendai Kamhungirain VICTORIA FALLS AN ENGINEER in the Mines ministry says lack of competence by small-scale and illegal miners has resulted in…
By Brandon Josphat PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned party bigwigs against dirty tricks ahead of the upcoming central committee polls scheduled for Saturday. This comes as the ruling party is set to hold its elective congress later this month to choose the party’s leadership for the next five years. Addressing a Zanu PF politiburo meeting…
By Dionne Kanyowa OPPOSITION legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole have been denied bail for the umpteenth time after they approached the court with a fresh application in which they cited changed circumstances last week. The duo on custodial remand for 17 weeks now for inciting public violence, had argued that their continued detention was…
By Brighton Muronzereyi THE United Kingdom (UK) has helped Zimbabwe to remove about 6 000 landmines in Manicaland. This, in turn, has allowed nearly 56 000 people to settle on the cleared land. Speaking during the handover of the land in Mutare on Tuesday, UK defence attaché Andrew Bastable said he was happy that the…
GEO Pomona Waste Management says a portion of its site has been burnt by fi re under suspicious circumstances. Police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the law enforcement agents were investigating the origins of the fire. “A report was made at Borrowdale Police Station and agencies such as the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) have been…
By Brighton Muronzereyi TWO Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers have landed in trouble after a Chivhu woman sued them for US$4 000 for unleashing a dog on her during the national lockdown two years ago. Chivhu resident, Enerty Chimedza, 34, is suing two police officers one sergeant Pangwana and Godknows Mutete, all based at Chivhu…
