IN ONE of Bulawayo’s oldest high-density suburbs of Matshobane, 41-year-old Maidei Sibanda rises each morning, not to prepare for formal employment, but to face another day of unpaid, round the clock caregiving. Her 12-year-old daughter, Thandeka, was born with a rare neurological condition that has left her unable to walk or speak. For over a…
WHEN GPS-triggered alerts show an elephant herd heading toward villages near Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, Capon Sibanda springs into action. He posts…
UNITED States-based chimurenga music legend Thomas ‘Mukanya’ Mapfumo (80) has collaborated with California-based reggae group, Groundation on a song titled ‘Holding On.’ The track is part of Groundation’s just-released nine-track album -—Candle Burning — which also features collaborations with ex-Black Uhuru lead singer Mykal Rose, Jamaican Rastafari dub poet Mutabaruka and Ivorian reggae singer Alpha…
Cloud Fusireat RUFARO STADIUM CHAMPIONS Simba Bhora roared here yesterday as they hammered hapless CAPS United 3-1 to move into second position on the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League log standings, while ensuring the latter end the month in the relegation zone. Simba Bhora, who now have 25 points from 13 games, just two behind…
Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw LAWMAKERS have bemoaned delays in disbursing funds under the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) by the ministry of Finance saying it is crippling public schools’ operations and affecting the standards of education. Debating a report by the parliamentary portfolio committee on Public Service in the National Assembly last week, Citizens Coalition for…
Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES are ramping up their efforts to address the country’s ail ing healthcare system, which has come under severe public scrutiny in recent weeks. In this regard, the government is engaging Cuban companies and medical specialists to support the National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpham) to produce essential medications, and to assist lo cal…
By Rutendo Ngara A HARARE man, Wilson Mutambwani, is facing charges of assaulting Zanu PF legislator for Masvingo South, Tanatswa Mukomberi, for allegedly having an affair with his wife. Mutambwani of Braeside, appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo on Friday, after being charged with assault and malicious damage to Mukomberi’s vehicle during their altercation. He…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Sadc chairperson, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has called upon Africans to rekindle the continent’s liberation ethos to remain united and fight common enemies. In his speech commemorating Africa Day yesterday, Mngangagwa said the youth or millennials should be taught that Africa’s sovereignty did not come on a silver platter hence its achievements…
By Rutendo Ngara A FORMER accountant at Valley Lodge, a property owned by ex-Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono, has incriminated the couple accused of swindling the former central bank chief of $100 million when they were engaged to manage it. Fadzai Chiro told Harare regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje that the accused, Clark…
Yvonne Ncube A 58-YEAR-OLD man from Emganwini Suburb appeared in court on Friday facing attempted murder charges after he allegedly stabbed his son-in-law during a heated family dispute. The accused, Edmore Sibanda, is alleged to have attacked Tatenda Nyathi, 33, with a kitchen knife, accusing him of disrespect. He appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Joseph Mabeza…
