An NBA player and coach are among dozens of people arrested as part of a sweeping FBI investigation into illegal sports betting…
Tapiwa Chirume THE Local Government Ministry has adopted the long-awaited Harare City’s draft master plan, setting in motion the development of a modern administrative and commercial capital on the outskirts of Harare, centred around Mount Hampden. In a notice issued by the Ministry of Local Government, it was announced that the draft master plan would…
Ashley Moyo and Anesu Mirisawu ZIMDANCEHALL star Freeman will host his HKD Festival, which made its debut last year, tomorrow at the Glamis Arena in the capital. The event will feature an array of performers from Baba Harare who recently announced his return to Jiti music, Killer T, Feli Nandi, Voltz JT, Bagga and Atenda…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES have now taken a definitive decision that allows private companies to source and sell electricity directly to consumers, in an effort to improve energy supply and ease the country’s relentless power cuts. This comes as the nation has experienced severe power shortages over the past few decades — caused in…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER ZIFA is acting with haste to appoint Michael Nees’ successor as Warriors head coach with the local football mother body’s president Nqobile Magwizi saying the decision will be made within a few days. Nees, who was appointed Warriors head coach in July last year, was sacked on Wednesday night following…
LEADING financial services institution, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe, recently undertook a successful trade and business exchange mission to China for players in the health sector, reaffirming its commitment to support the industry’s growth and modernisation. Stanbic Bank executives with sector-specific knowledge on trade and health accompanied delegates drawn from Zimbabwe’s health sector, including managing directors, chief…
THE long-anticipated expulsion of Warriors coach Michael Nees, barely a month before the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), is a necessary, if belated, act of accountability. The decision by Zifa signals that simply qualifying for a major tournament is no longer enough. The period of unacceptable mediocrity is finally over, and frankly, this move was…
Tapiwa Chirume TEACHERS’ unions have sounded the alarm over an apparent worsening mental health crisis among the country’s educators. In this regard, they have also warned that the deteriorating psychological state of many teachers is crippling learning in schools and, as a result, threatening national development. The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) and the Progressive Teachers…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER LOCAL grassroots football development is set to undergo a major transformation after the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) and the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MoU) that seeks to mainstream football education in schools across the country. The MoU was signed in the capital yesterday,…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO POLICE in the Midlands Province are investigating a case of murder after a kombi conductor was fatally stabbed with a broken beer bottle following a dispute over fare payment with passengers on Wednesday. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Midlands provincial police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident, which occurred at…

