HARARE-BORN reggae/hip-hop musician Don Dada says he was humbled by the recent honour conferred on him at the 11th annual South African…
Anesu Mirisawu ENTERTAINMENT WRITER mirisawua@dailynews.co.zw AFTER making a triumphant return at Bulawayo Theatre last month, classic theatre play The Taking, written by theatre guru Raisedon Baya, will be screened at Jasen Mphepo Little Theatre in the capital on Saturday. Released a decade ago, The Taking had its debut show after being re-imagined and revived on…
Brandon Josphat and Jeffrey Muvundusi STAFF WRITERS AUTHORITIES remain fully committed to de-dollarisation and a managed process towards making the ZiG the sole currency for routine transactions in the country. Responding to demands by Members of Parliament during a pre-budget retreat in Bulawayo this past weekend, the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, said this was…
Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s national security is being compromised by growing social media abuse and disinformation by some Zimbabweans. So said many speakers who participated in yesterday’s media day roundtable in Harare, which was organised by the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies (CDSS) at the Zimbabwe National Defence University. Among the prominent speakers…
Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have heightened security operations ahead of the Sadc extraordinary summit which is set to be held in the capital next week. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is also the Sadc chairperson, called for the four-day summit from November 16 to address a number of emerging issues…
By Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw THREE armed robbers, Ladma Mutesa Tapiwa Nyakudya, and Sande Saini, have been sentenced to 38 years in prison each after their conviction for using iron bars and robbing people’s homes. They appeared before a Bindura magistrate. The three, with Mike Mapona, also known as Murefu or Shoti and one…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw TWO siblings, a brother and sister, are at loggerheads over the inheritance of a house in Highfield, Harare, left by their late father in 1996. Simon and Angela Chigumbura have different mothers and their father, Wise Kambaurayi Guti, left the house in Simon’s name. However, Angela has been staying at the house…
By Rutendo Ngara A MARONDERA man, Collet Tavengwa, also known as Madzibaba Lastrodge, allegedly stole a vehicle from a car dealer on the pretences it was a gift from businessman Wicknell Chivayo, a Harare court heard yesterday. Tawengwa is facing a vehicle theft charge. The vehicle, a Toyota Hilux GD6, is valued at US$10 000….
By Masimba Makwembere A STEP-FATHER, Tatenda Masunda, has appeared before the Shurugwi Magistrates Court facing charges of poisoning his three-month-old daughter to death. According to the State, on November 3 2024 at around 5am, the accused stopped the infant’s mother from taking the now deceased baby with her to a nearby borehole where she intended…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw SECURITY companies have been urged to collaborate with the police in the training of their guards to enhance their capacities in the fight against armed robbers. This comes as the country is battling armed robberies with the latest being one of the biggest heists where Ecobank’s Bulawayo branch lost US$4 million…
