By Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER THE Mr Pace Post Insurance marathon will now serve as a World Championships and Olympics qualifier after getting the seal of approval from World Athletics. Now in its fourth year, the Mr Pace Post Insurance race, which will this time be held at the National Sports Stadium B Arena…
Takudzwa DhambuSTAFF WRITERdhambut@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE) has blacklisted 12 institutions of higher learning, saying they don’t qualify to offer degrees in the country. Among the institutions that it listed as debarred at the weekend were the International Institute of Philanthropy (IIP), Faith In God Ministries International, Goshen International Bible College, Apostolos…
By Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER THE stage has been set for a bigger and more exciting 2025 Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL) season with the second tier’s leadership revealing that they had secured sponsorship for their monthly awards, while a deal for a knockout tournament was nearing finalisation. The impending season, which is scheduled…
By Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zwAUTHORITIES are working to expand the Dzivarasekwa turnoff along the Harare-Bulawayo Road, a notorious black spot for road accidents, while police have deployed personnel to control traffic during the day.This comes after a fatal road accident killed eight people traveling in a kombi on Wednesday morning; seven people also died at the…
By Takudzwa DhambuSTAFF WRITERdhambut@dailynews.co.zwPARLIAMENT has called for a homegrown social environmental policy to promote sustainable mining in the country, aiming to protect the environment. Zimbabwe has been struggling to end open-cast mining, gold panning, and other unsafe mining activities causing land degradation that affects the entire ecosystem.Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of…
HIGH Court Judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi has nullified a lease agreement between the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority (ZimParks) and Suscaden Investments for the latter to run Chewore Safari area along Zambezi River. According to court documents, ZimParks leased the piece of land to Suscaden Investments in 2017. However, the lease documents were supposed to…
Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo A 36-YEAR-OLD man from Inyathi area, Matabeleland North Province, has been sentenced to an effective 15 years in prison after being convicted of attempted rape. Khumbulani Ngulube last week appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga facing two counts of rape and attempted rape. He pleaded not guilty to the charges….
By Rutendo Ngara A COMMUTER omnibus driver who allegedly caused an accident in Dzivaresekwa, Harare, last week, killing eight people, has been remanded in custody. Gaylord Hunda appeared before Mbare magistrate Batsirai Madzingira facing culpable homicide charges. According to the State, on March 19, along the Bulawayo Road, Hunda was driving a Toyota Hiace omnibus,…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO FOUR suspects have been arrested in connection with a robbery that occurred at Holy Cross Business Centre in the Midlands Province on March 13. The robbery, which took place in the early hours, involved the suspects threatening five victims with machetes and knives before making off with cash and valuables worth…
TWO armed brothers, who allegedly robbed the parents of newly-elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry, appeared in court over the weekend facing seven charges of armed robbery. Mike Nongwe and his brother John appeared before Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, who remanded them in custody. According to the State, on March 11 2025, at around…
