Ashley Moyo CHITUNGWIZA leg of the micro Castle Lager National Braai event drew thousands of revellers to Monkey Shoulder on Saturday, living up to its billing as one of the country’s most exciting social gatherings. The meat-and-beer festival offered patrons an opportunity to enjoy Castle Lager at promotional prices, with the atmosphere enhanced by a…
By Emmanuel Marambe MWOS FC gaffer Lloyd Mutasa has rallied his troops to build on Saturday’s confidenceboosting one-nil win away to TelOne and go for a top four finish at the very least. The Norton-based side have had a memorable debut in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, topping the log standings for much of…
Tapiwa Chirume ZVISHAVANE Town Council has decommissioned its main burial grounds, Mandava and Town cemeteries, after running out of space, leaving residents to bury their loved ones at Mabhula Four Miles Cemetery. The move comes as the council is grappling with a shortage of burial space, highlighting the urgent need for alternative cemetery sites to…
FIFTY NINE Harare residents are appealing to the government to intervene in a land dispute with the City of Harare (HCC) in Parkview, Crowborough, over double allocations. This comes as the residents have legally applied for the piece of land from the council in 1999, which they serviced and now occupy. In a letter dated…
MIRRIAM Sibanda and Owen Slowly shone at the Moonlight Pink Ribbons of Hope half marathon at Falcon Golf Club in the capital…
MANY Zimbabweans — both men and women — are strongly opposed to the idea of husbands assuming their wives’ surnames. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, the overwhelming majority of interviewees said it was “taboo”, allegedly “ungodly” and “alien” to all local cultures to do that. This comes after South Africa’s Constitutional Court…
THABISO MUTIRWARASTAFF WRITER ZIMBABWE is positioning itself as a key supplier of grain and agricultural produce to the continent, as the country moves from food security toward becoming Africa’s next breadbasket. Speaking at a Sadc Hand-in-Hand Initiative Forum held in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Harare on Wednesday, Agriculture minister Anxious…
TAPIWA CHIRUMESTAFF WRITER THE Educators Union of Zimbabwe (EUZ) has announced major policy expansions to its teacher welfare programme, starting with a comprehensive funeral cover and a pioneering land ownership initiative aimed at restoring the dignity of educators across the country. Speaking at the union’s annual general meeting in Harare recently, EUZ president Tafadzwa Chikwangwani,…
YVONNE NCUBEIn Bulawayo THE High Court in Bulawayo has sentenced 42-year-old Edson Ndou to 15 years in prison for the murder of a villager whom he struck with stones during a fight at his homestead in 2021. Ndou, who pleaded not guilty, was convicted of murder with constructive intent by Justice Ngoni Nduna after a…
THABISO MUTIRWARASTAFF WRITER SEVEN people died and 15 others were injured in a three-vehicle collision on the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road in the early hours of Friday. The crash was confirmed yesterday by police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms a fatal road traffic accident involving three vehicles: a Yutong bus, a Toyota Aqua,…
