Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER MUSICIAN Gemma Griffiths is set to make her debut at Minister Michael Mahendere’s annual July Worship Music Festival on July 11 at Glamis Arena in the capital. The performance marks another significant milestone in what has already been a memorable year for Gemma, who recently tied the knot and continues…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry’s insistence that Olympic athletes should not be financially compensated for competing in the games has triggered a petition demanding her resignation. The petition launched by South African Olympic gold medalist Roland Schoeman, which has since garnered 193 signatories, followed Coventry’s interview with a New…
Brighton Muronzereyi and Shamaine Chirimujiri TO COMBAT Zimbabwe’s worsening suicide rates — which are now ranked as the third highest in Africa…
IN THE theatre of global health, the difference between a contained threat and a national catastrophe is measured by the speed of a government’s first move. Today, we must commend the ministry of Health and Child Care for its decisive, pre-emptive strike against the looming threat of Ebola. By establishing specialised isolation and treatment centres…
Tapiwa ChirumeTHE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has called for collective national efforts to curb plastic pollution, warning that the growing menace contributes to widespread environmental degradation.In a statement yesterday ahead of the commemoration of World Environment Day, Ema said public participation was critical in building a healthier environment.“Zimbabwe will join the world in commemorating World…
Brighton Muronzereyi CHIEF WRITER THE Constitutional Court has been flooded with applications challenging the country’s planned law changes. In many of the cases, some voters are suing their MPs, arguing that they have no mandate from the electorate to extend their terms in Parliament and to alter how the State president should be elected in…
Masimba Makwembere UNITED Nations (UN) secretary-general António Guterres has appointed India’s Rosemary Kalapurakal as the UN Resident Coordinator in Zimbabwe with effect from this month.This was with approval from the Zimbabwe government. In a statement, Guterres’ office said Kalapurakal was a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience in policy and sustainable development.Her appointment…
Masimba Makwembere POLICE have warned against any attempt to incite violence, saying security has been heightened and the law will be strictly enforced as Parliament debates Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3). In a statement yesterday, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said they expect peace and order to prevail as Parliament debates CAB3. “As the country…
Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO AUTHORITIES have released funds to clear outstanding school fees arrears for heroes’ dependants and begun processing a backlog of applications stretching back to 2023.Speaking during a Heroes’ Dependants Board stakeholders’ meeting in Bulawayo yesterday, the minister of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs, Monica Mavhunga, said the government had moved to settle…
Tapiwa Chirume DOZENS of informal traders in Marondera have been left counting their losses after the local authority demolished illegal structures erected along the town’s railway line.The demolitions, carried out on Tuesday, affected more than 100 vendors who had been operating from makeshift cabins built within the railway reserve.The operation has sparked criticism from some…
