Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart has challenged the city and government to turn the annual King Mzilikazi commemorations into a major cultural tourism attraction capable of creating jobs and generating economic opportunities for young people.This comes after the commemorations brought Bulawayo on Saturday to life with a colourful cultural procession with participants dressed…

HAZEL MARIMBIZA THE United Nations (UN) has implored Zimbabwe to develop sustainable strategies of funding national development initiatives as traditional donor funding continues to decline.Speaking to the Daily News – the country’s most influential newspaper – at the weekend, UN resident coordinator in Zimbabwe Rosemary Kalapurakal said developing countries could no longer build their development…

TAPIWA CHIRUME MARONDERA Municipality has applied for city status, potentially elevating the Mashonaland East provincial capital into the country’s next official city. The government has appointed a Commission of Inquiry to assess the municipality’s readiness and determine whether it qualifies for city status. The commission was appointed by the minister of Local Govern­ment and Public…

Tapiwa Chirume POLICE have seized 279kg of cannabis after two suspects crashed their vehicle fleeing a police checkpoint in Gweru before escaping into nearby bushes. The drugs were recovered from a Nissan NV350 kombi that was intercepted by police officers con­ducting stop-and-search operations at the 188-kilometre peg along the Harare-Masvingo Road at about 3.40am on…

RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE college headmaster has appeared in court accused of stealing nearly US$25 000 in school and examination fees from parents. Talkmore Mutsago, head­master of Champion Interna­tional College, appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo charged with theft of trust property. He was remanded in custody until today for a bail application. The…