Hazel Marimbiza GROWING cooperation between law enforcement agencies and the public helped Bulawayo record a 10 percent decline in serious crime this year.Speaking at a Crime Awareness Campaign on behalf of officer commanding Bulawayo Province, commissioner Jasper Chizemu, assistant commissioner Tambudzai Gumpo said efforts to fight crime were commendable.“Police recorded 7 739 cases between January…
Angela MtombeniENTERTAINMENT WRITER AT LEAST 10 Zimbabwean schools are representing the country at the 2026 Education Africa International Marimba and Steelpan Festival, which got underway yesterday at St Dominic’s Catholic School for Girls in Boksburg, South Africa.The participating Zimbabwean schools include Tynwald Primary School, Chiremba Primary School, Charles Wraith Primary School, Eland Oak School, Giamari…
Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR NEXT Thursday’s mid-term budget review will reinforce the government’s current economic policies in an ongoing effort to protect vulnerable groups and to support the prevailing price and foreign exchange stability. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion,…
Patrick Mubwandarikwa at RUFARO STADIUM CAPS United……………………….(0) 0 FC Hunters….…….…………………(1) 1 CAPS United’s title ambitions suffered a major setback after they fell to a shock 1-0 defeat to relegation-threatened FC Hunters in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match here yesterday. The defeat left the Green Machine rooted on 39 points, 13 points behind league…
ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS THE United Kingdom will tomorrow dance to Zimbabwean rhythms as Zimfest UK returns with a stellar line-up expected to leave festival-goers craving more. Evergreen musician Jah Prayzah will headline this year’s event at Delapré Abbey in Northamptonshire, leading a star-studded line-up that also features Sulumani Chimbetu, Delroy Shewe, JNR Spragga and Tamy Moyo….
WHEN memory fades, humanity should not follow suit. In the chambers of Parliament earlier this week, Chikanga legislator Lynette Karenyi-Kore raised a troubling alarm over an issue long shrouded in silence, the growing burden of dementia across Zimbabwe. Framed as a silent epidemic, dementia is quietly destabilising families, yet it continues to receive almost no…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER THE Chevrons will be looking for a quick response in the second Twenty20 International after suffering a seven-wicket defeat to reigning world champions India in the opening match of the three-game series at Harare Sports Club yesterday. The Chevrons struggled with the bat before India comfortably chased down the modest target…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER SOME of the country’s leading gospel musicians will come together on July 31 for Victory Power International Church’s annual Night of Results, an all-night prayer gathering expected to attract thousands of worshippers to the Aquatic Complex in Chitungwiza. The event will feature performances and worship sessions by Jonah Chivasa, Kuda…
Yvonne Ncube BULAWAYO A BULAWAYO dentist has been fined US$100 after being convicted of threatening to kill a colleague through WhatsApp messages. Macintosh Gwiza, 43, who works at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Golden Muyambo, where he was convicted after trial despite pleading not guilty. He was fined US$100 or, alternatively, sentenced…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A BOTCHED aviation fuel deal landed a Harare man in court for allegedly defrauding a business partner of US$130 000. Norman Hondo Manyevere appeared before Harare regional magistrate Jesse Kufa facing fraud charges and was granted US$1 000 bail. He was also ordered to surrender his travel documents and remanded…
