Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw CABINET yesterday came up with a cocktail of fiscal measures to complement the monetary policy statement issued by the central bank last Thursday in a bid to avert the collapse of the formal sector. Addressing the first 2025 post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare, the minister of Information, Jenfan Muswere, said the government…
Yvonne Ncube THABO and Desmond Mhlanga, 27-year-old twin brothers from Lobengula West, have been sentenced to 12 months in prison for contravening the Parks and Wildlife Act. The duo was found guilty of possessing a 4,5-metre python skin and suspected rhino horns without the required permits. Bulawayo magistrate Challenge Mahembe handed down the sentence, suspending…
Rutendo Ngara A HARARE man, 40, appeared before a Harare magistrate court yesterday facing allegations of raping his 15- year-old half-sister for months without her consent. He later allegedly tricked her to elope with him from Kezi in Matabeleland South Province to Dzivarasekwa in Harare. The accused appeared before magistrate Tilda Mazhande who advised him…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw BABA Harare appears to be a man in a hurry to cut ties with jiti music. Barely six months after releasing his first gospel album fittingly titled ‘Repentance,’ the popular music star who now calls himself King David, has lined up a new project to be launched on March…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they are ready for an urgent meeting with business and labour unions amid concerns over the scaling back of operations by distressed companies. This comes as an estimated 3 000 workers have lost their jobs since December last year, as the country continues to face persistent challenges impacting…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) president Welshman Ncube has suffered another blow after the High Court dismissed his application seeking to reinstate his subordinates who were reassigned in Parliament. This comes after the High Court had barred Sengezo Tshabangu, who asserts to be the party’s secretary-general, from effecting any…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO THE country’s second city has been forced to suspend some of its operations aimed at engendering order in the metropolis due to violent attacks on its municipal police by street vendors. The deplorable attacks have seen the city recording several cases of serious injuries suffered by its local police, a senior…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER SEASONED coach Joey Antipas believes Chicken Inn’s minimal activity in the transfer market could actually work in favour of the 2015 premiership champions in the upcoming campaign. Since winning the title a decade ago, Chicken Inn have become one of the regular title contenders, but their performance dipped in the…
Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER LYNO Muchena and Olivia Chitate were the toast of the 2025 edition of the Old Mutual Marathon after winning the men’s and women’s 42km races of the annual competition which attracted a number of the country’s long-distance running legends. Mike Fokoroni, multiple Comrades Marathon winner Stephen Muzhingi and Nicholas Nyengerayi…
Emmanuel Marambe THE 2025 Northern Region Soccer League line-up is now complete following the conclusion of the second-tier playoffs on Sunday which saw Zambezi Gas & Coal retain their status in one of the country’s four first division leagues. Zambezi Gas & Coal, who were under the tutelage of newly appointed coach Raphael Kawondera, prevailed…

