Protesters issue president 24-hour ultimatum to ‘respond favourably’ to demands, threatening ‘all necessary measures’. Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina has ignored calls for…
France’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned, less than a day after his cabinet was unveiled. “The conditions were not fulfilled for…
Emmanuel MarambeCHIEF SPORTS WRITER NGEZI Platinum Stars gaffer Takesure Chiragwi has withdrawn from Warriors duty for the upcoming 2026 Fifa World Cup Qualifiers in the wake of an unsavoury incident during his club side’s one-all draw with Dynamos on Saturday. Chiragwi, the 2023 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title-winning coach, slapped one of his players,…
PROPHETIC Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Walter Magaya last Friday blocked the auction of his Waterfalls, Harare, hotel and stadium by reaching a payment agreement with GetBucks to which one of his companies now owe over US$500 000. Magaya, his wife Tendai, and their company, Planet Africa, borrowed US$400 000 from GetBucks in 2023…
Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER PLANS to carve up Sherwood Golf Course in Mabelreign, Harare, for commercial development have sparked renewed outrage from residents and civic leaders. Harare Ward 16 Councillor Denford Ngadziore is vowing to block what he describes as “the slow erosion of vital public recreational space.” In a statement on his official X…
Ashley Moyo and Anesu MirisawuSENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS HARARE-BASED Chitima Band was crowned the 2025 Chibuku Road to Fame national champion at Gwanzura Stadium in Highfield over the weekend, outperforming nine other provincial finalists with their standout Afrofusion sound. In winnings, Chitima Band, walked away with US$15 000 and a recording contract. “We are very happy…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE ruling Zanu PF has implored its members to desist from fanning factionalism within the former liberation movement. Addressing party members in Mashonaland Central on Saturday, Zanu PF national political commissar, Munyaradzi Machacha, said divisions were not good for both the party and the country. This comes as the former…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE regional magistrate Taurai Manuwere acquitted former deputy minister of Agriculture Douglas Karoro of fraud charges. Karoro was facing allegations of misappropriating seeds worth US$43 000 that were meant for Mbire villagers in Mashonaland Central. Manuwere only read the operative part of the judgement: “The accused has been found…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A SECURITY guard who allegedly stole US$160,000 from a place he was guarding and bought cars and a house in Budiriro suburb, Harare, appeared in court on Friday. Stanley Chakombera, who is facing unlawful entry in aggravating circumstances charges, was remanded in custody to today for a bail ruling….
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE State has closed its case where two brothers-in-law are fighting over a $29 million property they allegedly bought together in 2007. This comes after the investigating officer, Brighton Chakanetsa, said the complainant Thomas Masango was defrauded by Tendai Jemwa after Jemwa transferred the said property into his name…

