A HARARE man, who raped a drunk 60-year-old Hopley resident, has been handed a 15-year jail term by Harare regional magistrate Jesse Kufa. Samuel Chipakacha, also from Hopley, was convicted of aggravated indecent assault. The assault happened earlier this year. Magistrate Kufa said a medical report tendered before the courts confirmed that there was penetration…
Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw AN UNUSUAL high-pressure system is expected to bring cold and wet weather to many parts in the south-eastern region of the country. As a result, the spokesperson of the Meteorological Services Department (MSD), James Ngoma, yesterday urged members of the public in the affected areas to be vigilant. This comes as South…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER The Zambezi Eagles, a select team of local netball players from the country’s leagues and age-group sides, are set to make their debut in the prestigious Telkom Netball League (TNL) which gets underway in South Africa’s North West province tomorrow. Organised by Netball South Africa, the TNL is Africa’s largest franchise…
THE call by government officials at the on-going Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo for the private sector to play a crucial role in rural industrialisation is a step in the right direction. Rural industrialisation is essential for the country’s economic growth, and the private sector’s involvement can help drive this process. Other southern…
Progress ChayaStaff Writerchayap@dailynews.co.zw WHEN Godden Matanga was spared the hangman’s noose four years ago, he never imagined that his pardon would inspire a book based on his story. Titled Handpicked-The Godden Matanga story,’ the book written by Ndakaiteyi Magunda-Siriya, will be launched on April 26 at The Sterling Hub in Eastlea, Harare. The gripping story…
Emmanuel Marambe, CHIEF SPORTS WRITER IT HAS been a long time coming. After four years of pain, Zimbabwe’s Chevrons finally ended their miserable run in cricket’s longest format yesterday, defeating hosts Bangladesh by three wickets in the first of two Tests in Sylhet yesterday, their first Test victory in four years. Prior to yesterday’s deserved…
THE Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (Zida) approved 207 new licenses in the first quarter (Q1) 2025, up 44,8 percent from the same period last year thanks to improved investor confidence and efficiency in the new electronic licensing system.Zida launched the electronic Do-It-Yourself (DIY) investment licensing system in the first quarter of last year, which has…
Emmanuel Marambe ONE of Zimbabwe’s top female chess players, Colleta Wakuruwarewa, is on cloud nine after capping a glorious April with a gold medal at the recently concluded Easter Chess Open in Masvingo. Wakuruwarewa, a bronze medallist at the CBZ Nationals which were held in the capital earlier this month, this time ensured she finished…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES assured all Zimbabweans of their safety yesterday, amid alarming threats of imminent violence and armed conflict in the country by sacked former Zanu PF central committee member, Blessed Geza. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, said there was “zero…
By Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zwA HARARE businessman, Steven John Bass, has been remanded in custody pending sentencing after he was convicted by a regional magistrate yesterday of duping his business partner of US$200 000.Bass duped his business partner, Nicola Ruth Dickinson, after he falsely told her that he wanted to establish a company that would…
