Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER DEFENDING champions Scottland coach Norman Mapeza has warned his troops to guard against complacency when they face Hunters in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clash at Rufaro Stadium tomorrow. This comes amid contrasting fortunes for the two sides this season, with Scottland currently flying high on the back of…
ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS THE flames are set to burn once again as The Mighty Zambezi Lager Bonfire Festival returns after a four-year hiatus tomorrow. Slated for Donnybrook Park in Harare, the event will feature a star-studded lineup in the form of EXQ, Takura, Djembe Monks and Tamy Moyo. “The Mighty Zambezi Lager Bonfire Festival has always…
Tapiwa Chirume SEVERE economic hurdles and extreme weather have not stopped Zimbabwe from making monumental leaps forward in child welfare, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has said. In the face of devastating climate shocks, drying developmental aid, and immense public fiscal pressure, the nation had successfully advanced child survival, nutrition, schooling, and protection. However,…
Tapiwa Chirume THE ZiG remains on a steady path to eventually unseat the much-coveted US dollar in everyday transactions in the country, an upbeat Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has said. Speaking in Harare yesterday, the deputy governor of the RBZ, Innocent Matshe, added that it was in the interest of every Zimbabwean and the…
SANDRA HOVE THE annual Interbank Games, featuring the country’s top financial institutions, will kick off today with a golf tournament set for Royal Harare Golf Club. Organised by the Institute of Bankers of Zimbabwe (IOBZ), the 2026 edition of the games will feature FBC Holdings, NMB Bank, Stanbic Bank, Ecobank, POSB, CBZ Bank, First Capital…
SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER AFTER spending nearly two decades in South Africa, musician Enoch “Nox” Guni is saying goodbye to the country that became his second home through a new song titled Bye Bye South Africa following a farewell gig. According to the Ndinonyara hit-maker, the track is a tribute to the people and memories he…
GOVERNMENT says the newly-established Kasambabezi Border Post in Binga is set to boost formal trade with Zambia. Completed in May and awaiting official commissioning, the border post has been operational since early June, providing a new crossing point for travellers and traders between the two neighbouring countries. Special Advisor to the President responsible for Monitoring…
CHIEF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged Zanu PF central committee members to deliver tangible grassroots development to improve citizens’ lives. Addressing the party’s ordinary session of the central committee in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said Zimbabweans had high expectations of the ruling party and called for responsive leadership anchored on service delivery and inclusive development….
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER THE abandoned match pitting Dynamos against Hardrock will be played on July 9 at Baobab Stadium under strict frozen-in-time conditions. In a memo written to both clubs and seen by the Daily News yesterday, Premier Soccer League (PSL) chief executive officer Rodwell Thabe informed the clubs that they would finish…
THE World Health Organisation has called on Zimbabwe to bolster its preparedness for disease outbreaks, saying the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda is a reminder that health emergencies require constant vigilance. The call comes after the government established three isolation and treatment centres for Ebola virus disease in…
