By Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITER FOUR-TIME Castle Lager Premier Soccer League champions FC Platinum coach, Norman Mapeza, is banking on continuity as the Zvishavanebased side bids to return to the apex of local football following a second-place finish in the 2024 campaign. FC Platinum finished five points behind champions Simba Bhora with 61 points from…
AFTER years of toxicity, it’s heartening to see the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) and the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) taking steps towards restoring cordial relations. Their first interface meeting at the SRC’s head office marks a significant shift, especially given the historic tensions between the two institutions. These tensions led to Zimbabwe’s suspension from…
A 34-YEAR-OLD man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting his 17-year-old niece at her home in New Lobengula. The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Matthew Mutiro facing one count of rape. He pleaded not guilty…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have issued a fresh warning that they will deal ruthlessly with all unsanctioned gatherings and protests in the country. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi also revealed yesterday that law enforcement agents had intensified their surveillance of suspicious and…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE ruling Zanu PF party’s women’s league has vowed to push ahead with extending President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term in office beyond 2028. This comes amid dissenting voices from some sections of the war veterans who have openly opposed the proposal. Speaking during a meeting between the league and female ministers and…
By Thembinkosi Nyathi nyathit@dailynews.co.zw ORGANISERS of the Poetry Red Carpet Awards, set to take place at PG Centre in Harare later this month, have finalised preparations for the highly-anticipated poetry ceremony. Cynthia “Blackbird Zimbabwe” Mapando, the founder and CEO of the Poetry Red Carpet Awards told the Daily News yesterday that the fourth edition of…
Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberem@dailynews.co.zw THE government has warned members of the public of people who are masquerading as employees of Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) soliciting for bribes to assist in acquiring driver’s licences. In a statement yesterday, the ministry of Transport urged people to follow the right channels when they want to obtain drivers’ licences. “VID…
VETERAN striker Rutendo ‘‘Madzimai’’ Makore is delighted to be back in the Mighty Warriors fold and has pledged to give her all as Zimbabwe bids to qualify for the 2026 TotalEnergies Caf Women’s Africa Cup of Nations finals. Makore is one of seven strikers that have been called up to coach Sithethelwe ‘‘Kwinji 15’’ Sibanda’s…
By Thembinkosi Nyathi nyathit@dailynews.co.zw MOUNT Zion Records founder Temptation “Tman” Chirenje is set to release Kulture Riddim this month, bringing together 150 Zimdancehall artistes. He told the Daily News yesterday that the riddim, which will be released on February 14, is designed to shine a spotlight on emerging artists from Bulawayo. “Kulture Riddim is an…
By Elton ManguwoSTAFF WRITER THE presidential agricultural inputs scheme Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme is emerging as a beacon of hope for small-scale farmers who are poised to achieve significant crop yields despite the dry spells that characterised the first half of the 2024/2025 summer cropping season. By equipping farmers with innovative climate-smart agricultural practices and resource management…
