Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR TRAGEDY struck Lake Kariba yesterday afternoon when a violent wave slammed into a boat with 95 people on board — 90 passengers and five crew members — near Long Island. After the vessel overturned, plunging the helpless passengers into the terrifying and freezing deep, a desperate race against time ensued soon…
EMMANUEL MARAMBE SCOTTLAND coach Norman Mapeza is a relieved man after watching his side strike late to avoid an upset away to stubborn MCM Estates-Northern Region Soccer League outfit FC Oden in the Munhumutapa Challenge Cup first round. After local football giants Dynamos and Highlanders had fallen by the wayside in the Munhumutapa Challenge Cup…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER AWARD-WINNING musician Ammara Brown is set to end a seven-year wait for a studio album when she launches her second full-length project, Flaming Lily, in Harare next month. The 12-track album will be launched on September 5 at Reps Theatre, marking Ammara’s return to the full-length album format since the…
ZIMBABWEANS cannot afford to become complacent as the country records a sharp rise in influenza and other respiratory infections. While the ministry of Health and Child Care has assured the public that the increase is consistent with the seasonal pattern normally experienced during the winter months, the latest figures are nevertheless a cause for concern….
ZIMBABWE’S lithium beneficiation drive will boost annual export earnings to US$3,2 billion by 2027, industry leaders say.Before the country started processing lithium locally, export earnings averaged just US$60 million a year.Speaking on the sidelines of a stakeholders’ engagement meeting at the weekend, Lithium Association of Zimbabwe (LAZ) chairman Innocent Rukweza said the shift from exporting…
Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITORPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his administration has established a special facility to expand the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF)’s capability and boost personnel welfare.This comes amid growing calls for a review of civil servants’ salaries, with labour representatives arguing that public sector remuneration and working conditions have failed to keep pace with the rising…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw PREPARATIONS for this year’s Mitambo International Theatre Festival (MITF) are gathering pace, with organisers lining up an expanded international programme that is expected to further cement the event’s position on the global theatre calendar. The festival will run from September 22 to 26 at Reps Theatre in Belgravia, Harare,…
Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo ZIMBABWE must curb its multi-billion-dollar import dependency to stop exporting vital job opportunities and drive domestic industrialisation, a cabinet minister has warned.Speaking at the Labour and Employment Summit in Bulawayo at the weekend, the minister of Skills Audit and Development, Jenfan Muswere, said the nation was losing critical employment opportunities by importing…
YVONNE NCUBE A FORT Rixon man has appeared in court facing a culpable homicide charge after allegedly striking his younger brother with a hoe.Thembelani Dlamini, 45, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Mark Dzira.He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was remanded to August 13 for continuation.The accused is being represented by Tanaka Muganyi of…
Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER HARARE Polytechnic must serve as a primary engine for national growth by transforming learners into active technopreneurs who will drive national industrialisation.Speaking at the institution’s 46th graduation ceremony at the weekend, the minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Fredrick Shava, emphasised that technical education must go beyond producing job seekers to fostering…
