Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER WASHINGTON Navaya is the 2025 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League Soccer Star of the Year. The striker also clinched the 2025 PSL Golden Boot award after netting 17 times as Gweru-based TelOne finished a credible fifth in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League. Navaya was the focal point of coach…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER HARARE regional magistrate Estere Chivasa yesterday ordered notorious apostolic faith leader Ishmael Chokurongerwa to undergo mandatory HIV testing as part of preparations for his pre-sentence inquiry set for December 18. This dramatic directive follows his conviction on Thursday for raping and impregnating a minor. The court also mandated the verification…
Tapiwa Chirume ZIMBABWE and India are deepening trade and investment ties, with Indian investors now contributing over US$600 million in various manufacturing sectors in the country. Delivering an address at a Hybrid Interactive Seminar on Enhancing India–Zimbabwe Trade and Investment Cooperation in Harare on Thursday, Indian ambassador to Zimbabwe, Shri Bramha Kumar, said Indian investments…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO KUMALO Primary School head, Stella Mhlanga, has been acquitted of fraud charges. Mhlanga appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Richard Ramaboea who cleared her of the charge after she had initially pleaded not guilty. In his ruling, Ramaboea said the State had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, citing inconsistencies in…
Tapiwa Chirume MUTARE City Council has intensified its crackdown on illegal developments, warning that demolitions of tuck shops and makeshift churches will continue as part of efforts to enforce urban planning laws. Addressing a full council meeting recently, Mutare mayor Simon Chabuka said the local authority could not ignore the rapid spread of unapproved structures…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER LEGISLATORS are planning to press Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to tweak his proposed 2026 National Budget in the interest of consumers, workers and business. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the chairperson of the Budget parliamentary portfolio committee, Lincoln Dhliwayo, confirmed the plans yesterday, stressing…
STANBIC Bank Zimbabwe has strengthened its long-running support for the fight against cancer after increasing its annual donation to the Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) from US$20 000 last year to US$25 000. The enhanced contribution — announced during a handover ceremony in Harare yesterday — underscores a 12-year partnership between the financial institution and…
Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER THIS year’s Soccer Star of the year will be crowned in the capital tonight, with a number of names having been bandied about as potential winners ever since the 11-man list of finalists for the award was revealed last week. Apart from the Soccer Star of the Year, tonight’s crowning…
THE news highlighting the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC)’s renewed push for the full implementation of the Persons with Disabilities Act is a critical, albeit sobering, moment. The text correctly identifies a systemic failure: Zimbabwe possesses a “very progressive policy framework”—including the Disabled Persons Act (DPA), the 2013 Constitution’s provisions, and the ratification of the…
Anesu Mirisawu and Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS A FINE line up of musicians is set to entertain fans at Pakare Paye Arts Centre in Norton in celebration of the legacy of national hero and superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi tonight. Tuku launched his debut album in 1975 and died in 2019. The gig, running under…
