Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER dhambut@dailynews.co.zw POLICE in Gokwe have arrested a man believed to be mentally ill after he allegedly murdered his aunt and then gruesomely burned her body. The suspect, Tafara Machiri, of Ruraka Village, Nemangwe is accused of killing his 64-year-old aunt, Sylvia Sawa on Thursday. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the…
SANDRA HOVE ABOUT 10 years ago, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) hit the skids; they were practically insolvent, with liabilities exceeding assets. The crisis was so severe that all forms of cricket literally ground to a halt between 2015 and 2018. To compound matters, Zimbabwe’s full membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) was under threat if…
BY CLOUD FUSIRE Simba Bhora…………(1)3 Kwekwe United…….(1)1 DEFENDING champions Simba Bhora scored two late goals to secure the much-needed maximum points in a 3-1 win against battling Kwekwe United in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match played here yesterday. The win saw Simba Bhora retaining top spot on the log table with 53 points,…
ZIMTRADE has launched a targeted cluster programme to transform rural businesses into export-ready entities. This comes as the government has positioned rural industrialisation as a strategic priority towards an upper-middle-income economy. This is being advanced through targeted policy measures and interventions designed to unlock the economic potential of non-urban regions. Clustered assistance helps producers by…
THE newly-elected Zimbabwe Women’s Premier Soccer League (ZWPSL) chairperson, Chido Chizondo, faces a significant challenge in her new role. Known for her successful tenure as the chairperson of the well-funded Platinum Royals, a women’s team under the FC Platinum umbrella, she now leads a league that is struggling financially. Unlike her former club, the ZWPSL…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writer IT IS important that all Zimbabweans, including opposition leaders, join hands with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the government to move the country forward. So says former Zanu PF youth league political commissar, Godfrey Tsenengamu, who adds that peace, national unity and further lifting the lives of all Zimbabweans remain sancrosant priorities. Speaking…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writer POLICE have arrested eight suspects in connection with multiple robbery cases in Beitbridge. The arrests come as the country has experienced a 33,7 percent surge in reported crime during the first quarter of 2025, which includes theft, robbery, sexual offences, drugrelated crimes, and murder, with the national crime rate standing at 2…
BRANDON JOSPHATChief Staff Writer ZIMBABWE’S fuel sector is showing remarkable compliance, with 99,3 percent of all fuel samples across the country meeting national quality standards, according to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera). As of July 30, Zera had tested 1 707 fuel samples, with only 12 samples failing to meet regulatory specifications. “This is…
THE Footballers Union of Zimbabwe (FUZ) has condemned the assault on Yadah goalkeeper Godknows Gurure, who was allegedly beaten up by the Miracle Boys’ officials inside the changing room at The Heart Stadium on Friday following a dramatic 3-2 defeat at the hands of Ngezi Platinum Stars. In a shocking incident, reports allege that three…
IN a major step to restore one of the country’s key conservation areas, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks), in…
