Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER THE factions-riddled Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is facing more turbulence, after a number of the party’s legislators and councillors attended Nelson Chamisa’s charity dinner in Harare at the weekend. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — CCC’s chief whip in Parliament, Charles Moyo, put on…
THE weekend, uncompromising warning from the director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Chrispen Charumbira, that the police will meet the escalating violent crime scourge with a “fire for fire” response is not a mere threat — it is a necessary declaration of war against the forces of lawlessness that have held our communities hostage….
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER GOSPEL artiste Minister Michael Mahendere is set to close the year in triumphant fashion with his “Overcomers Outcry Experience” concert, scheduled for December 22 at Eastend Hall, Showgrounds, in the capital. Mahendere is expected to deliver an expansive worship set of more than 30 songs, promising an immersive and uplifting…
Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER JUST two weeks after winning the Chibuku Super Cup under the stewardship of Kelvin Kaindu, Dynamos are on the hunt for a new head coach after the Zambian tactician jumped ship and joined ambitious premiership newcomers Hardrock. Already, names such as former coaches Genesis Mangombe and Tonderai Ndiraya have been…
Thabiso Mutirwara THE government has implored farmers to swiftly complete planting to leverage prevailing favourable growing conditions. This call comes as national maize planting has reached 70 percent, with early-sown crops from late November and December benefiting from good moisture. Ministry of Agriculture permanent secretary Obert Jiri yesterday stressed that early planting was a crucial…
Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER SEASONED bodybuilder Tinotenda Ryan Gumbo has ended his two-year hiatus from active competition and will return to the local competitive circuit next year. Gumbo, who competes in the Men’s Physique category, made the revelation to the Daily News yesterday, indicating that his two-year break from competition was as a result…
SANDRA HOVE ZIMBABWE’S Warriors are today expected to set off for Morocco where they will compete in the Africa Cup Of Nations (Afcon) finals. The Warriors, who are under the tutelage of Romanian coach Marian ‘Mario’ Marinica, are competing in the Afcon for the sixth time, having previously participated in the 2004, 2006, 2017, 2019…
POLITICAL EDITOR THE Finance ministry has revealed that numerous government bodies are defying a Treasury directive, secretly incurring unbudgeted debt that now threatens social service funding. Finance permanent secretary George Guvamatanga disclosed this during an online discussion at the weekend, citing a case where the government earlier this year uncovered about US$60 million in unapproved,…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER ZIMBABWE’s promising young golfers Miriam Masiya and Munesu Chimhini have made the nation proud after winning gold medals at the 4th ANOCA Youth Olympic Games in Luanda, Angola over the weekend. Masiya of Royal Harare Golf Club topped the girls’ leaderboard, while Munesu Chimhini from Chapman Golf Club led the boys…
Tapiwa Chirume IN A worrying development, Kwekwe City Council has recorded alarming new figures of motherto-child HIV infections. Mayor Albert Zinhanga told a full council meeting recently that the city had recorded 265 new cases of mother-to-child HIV transmission last month alone. “That HIV transmission figure is not a yearly figure, it is for the…
