Letters to the Editor

HARARE - Local actress Sandra Chidawanyika-Goliath will feature in Much Ado About Nothing, a Shakespearean play to be hosted by the British Embassy in Zimbabwe.It will be staged at number 9, York Road, Greendale in Harare on 16 and 17…

HARARE - The  history of sungura music cannot be documented fully without mentioning the name Shepherd Chinyani, but the artiste feels the industry he contributed so much to short-changed him and described it as a “thankless venture”.…

HARARE - Members of Parliament are abdicating their mandate of representing the people in pursuit of vending, money changing and fuel dealing, a legislator has said.This comes after proceedings on May 10 were terminated prematurely at…

HARARE - Zimbabwe's financial institutions are pleading with deep-pocketed clients to supply them with cash aimed at replenishing their nostro accounts as the country continues to grapple with a biting liquidity crunch.Nostro accounts…

HARARE - Hunnar Management Agency, the organisers of Intwasa Fashion Show 2016, will hold model castings on May 28 at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo.Model coordinator Rudo Nyoni is confident they will attract top models.…

HARARE - Paulo Jorge Silva has been sacked as Dynamos coach with immediate effect after a poor start to the 2016 season at the Harare giants.Initially, the DeMbare hierarchy had agreed to let the Portuguese coach take charge of Sunday's…

HARARE - CAPS United coach Lloyd Chitembwe insists his side are not getting ahead of themselves by setting sights on the league title but are targeting a win in their next game.Makepekepe assumed top spot of the Castle Lager Premiership…

HARARE - The National Social Security Authority (Nssa) says it has embarked on a more detailed forensic audit on some investment decisions, which are believed to have prejudiced pensioners of millions of dollars.Nssa chairman Robin Vela…

HARARE - Zimbabwe Musicians Union (Zimu) founded in November 2014 says it will start financial literacy programmes for its members in a bid to help them view music as a business.Zimu interim president, Edith WeUtonga told the Daily News…

BULAWAYO - Opposition MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he will not persecute gays if he assumes power in the forthcoming elections.Briefing journalists at the Bulawayo Press Club on Friday, Tsvangirai said while he does not subscribe…

BULAWAYO - Opposition leader and former prime minister in the government of national unity, Morgan Tsvangirai, says if long-suffering Zimbabweans continue to fight determinedly for what is right and theirs, it will only be a matter of time…

HARARE - A soldier who was part of a gang that was allegedly caught attempting to bomb President Robert Mugabe's Alpha Omega Dairies will receive his judgment on May 10, after failing to have his accomplices testify in his favour.Borman…

BULAWAYO - The Affirmative Action Group (AAG) has petitioned the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) chairman Larry Mavhima over what it says is a “deliberate” delay in appointing a general manager at the cash-strapped parastatal.The…

HARARE - Sports minister Makhosini Hlongwane has said grassroots development is critical if the country is to succeed in the future.Hlongwane was speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Olympiafrica Sports Centre in Epworth on…

HARARE - Opender Precious Marange scored an impressive half-century before grabbing a wicket to guide Zimbabwe to the ICC Twenty20 Global Qualifiers with a 68-run win over Kenya here yesterday.The left-hander was at her usual best…

HARARE - Welshman Ncube's MDC has said former United Nations secretary-general Koffi Annan should consider lending President Robert Mugabe some notes on good governance, human rights and democracy after the renowned international diplomat…

HARARE - Zanu PF claims that next month's “million men” march being organised by its youth league is meant to show solidarity with President Robert Mugabe even though organisers have said it was targeted at Vice President Emmerson…

HARARE - Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed diversified group Innscor Africa (Innscor)'s retail and distribution unit, Axia Corporation Limited (Axia), is expected to start trading on the local bourse next month.Axia houses Innscor…

HARARE - The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) maintained its downward trend as the market lost $10,2 million in the first week of April with market capitalisation closing the week at $2,65 billion from $2,66 billion recorded in the previous…

HARARE - The Zimbabwe Under-20 rugby team open their Junior World Rugby Trophy campaign with a tough clash against Samoa at Harare Sports Club this afternoon.The Junior Sables, who entered the development tournament through automatic…

SPORTS WRITERHARARE - Chicken Inn were yesterday crowned the Independence Cup champions after coming from behind to edge Bulawayo rivals Highlanders 2-1 at the National Sports Stadium yesterday.This was the Gamecocks' first ever…

HARARE - As Zimbabwe marks 36 years of independence from Britain today, former Vice President Joice Mujuru has described President Robert Mugabe's warring Zanu PF as “a dying regime that shall never again win a national democratic election”…

HARARE - Lawmakers have slammed government's failure to create employment for college graduates and the poor state of infrastructure at the country's institutions of higher learning.Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, Zanu PF and MDC…

HARARE - An auditor who allegedly unearthed misuse of over $500 000 by Roman Catholic employees who are in charge of donor funds is frustrating the State as he cannot be located to testify during trial.Cornelius Hamadziripi, 49,…

MUTARE - A Methodist Church of Zimbabwe reverend who has been on trial for raping a sick female congregant has been acquitted.Gladman Chauya, 33, who was attached to Mutare circuit and is also married to a pastor within the same church,…