Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government must use tomorrow’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) to turn Zimbabwe’s current economic gains into more tangible relief for ordinary citizens. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — ahead of the crucial address in Harare — business and labour…
Patrick Mubwandarikwa SPORTS WRITER IT DOES not get any bigger than this. The Zimbabwe Warriors finally get to play a competitive international on home soil for the first time in half-a-decade when they host DR Congo’s Leopards in a 2027 Afcon qualifier at the National Sports Stadium this evening. The match kicks off at 6pm….
THE violent running battles witnessed last week between municipal police and informal traders in Harare and Chitungwiza are deeply regrettable and highlight a glaring failure of dialogue. Urban renewal must never degrade into a de structive war against our own people. The chaotic scenes that left parts of the capital gridlocked, shop windows shattered, and…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER CONGOLESE rhumba star Yondo Sister turned back the clock at the Ecobank Legends Night Africa concert at Alex Sports Club in Harare on Saturday, taking the audience back to an era of classic African music with a spirited performance of her old hits. The veteran singer did not disappoint as…
TAPIWA CHIRUMESTAFF WRITER ON a humid Tuesday evening in the sprawling high-density suburb of Glen View 3, Harare, the neighbourhood dogs barked in uneven bursts, unsettled by an unnatural stillness hanging over a modest brick-and-mortar home.Inside a bedroom, the air was thick, suffocatingly quiet, and heavy with the metallic tang of an unmentionable finality.Nyasha Mhungu,…
Yvonne Ncubein Bulawayo POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a man accused of defrauding home seekers through a WhatsApp accommodation platform and are appealing to other potential victims to come forward.The suspect, Gift Elvis Ndlovu, also known as Solo, from Killarney, allegedly posed as an accommodation agent and operated a WhatsApp channel called “Accommodation in Bulawayo”,…
Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR PARLIAMENT has demanded sweeping reforms to the country’s correctional system, warning that children born to or living with incarcerated mothers must not become unintended victims of the justice system. Raising a motion in the Senate last week, Senator Angeline Tongogara said children should not bear the consequences of their mothers’ imprisonment,…
Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of thunderstorms, strong winds and localised heavy downpours across Zimbabwe from Tuesday, with rainfall potentially exceeding 30mm in some areas. The warning comes as the country braces for increasingly erratic weather conditions, with authorities cautioning that the anticipated system could bring rainfall, thunderstorms and…
YVONNE NCUBE A 48-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo man allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl after luring her to his workplace with a promise of giving her money, a court heard.Misheck Mugande of Njube suburb appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Lungile Ncube last week facing a rape charge.He was not asked to plead and was remanded in custody to…
ZIMBABWEAN financial advisory, Bard Santner Inc, which specialises in asset management, corporate finance, wealth management and remittances, is handling the historic US$1.6 billion Initial Public Offering (IPO) for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE – the world’s largest single-train oil refinery – inside the country. Bard Santner Investors, a subsidiary of the company, is specifically dealing…
