WATCH: Shaka ILembe première lives up to billing

Mbulelo Mpofu, [email protected] THE much-anticipated premiere of Shaka Ilembe aired on DStv’s Mzansi Magic channel on Sunday evening, and producers got it right on the money, with the series possessing all…

‘Fifa return close’

Ricky Zililo, at Country Club, Harare THE next three weeks will be telling for Zimbabwean football, with the Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister, Kirsty Coventry indicating that major strides have…

COMMENT: Zimbabwe needs a peaceful, credible, free and fair election

ELECTIONS in our country have tended to be hotly-contested over the past 23 years.   Ordinarily, they must be a contest of ideas, but in a number of cases, the…

DPC increases deposit protection cover to ZWL$1m for banks

THE Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC) has increased to a maximum of ZWL$1 million, up from ZWL$120 000, the amount that banks contribute as cover in the unlikely event of failure…

Sri Lanka thumps UAE in group opener

Brandon Moyo [email protected] SRI Lanka proved why they are one of the group favourites after opening their 2023 Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers account with a thumping 175 runs win…

LSU sets ‘business clinic’ to assist Matabeleland businesses

Sikhulekelani Moyo [email protected] LUPANE State University (LSU) has set up an advisory body called ‘LSU Business Clinic’ to create a partnership network with the business community in the Matabeleland region…

South Africa police arrest Zimbabwean woman

Thupeyo Muleya [email protected] A 27 YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean woman was arrested by South African police for allegedly killing her newborn baby before concealing the body in an empty stand at Ratsaka…

Matabeleland’s untapped acting talent impresses film producers

Leonard Ncube, [email protected] AUDITIONS for the upcoming Zimbabwean film featuring Tongayi Chirisa have closed with producers now finalising the selection for the lead role. Auditions for the film which is set…

New driver’s licence launched, 600k backlog set to be cleared

Freeman Razemba, Harare Bureau THE new standard plastic driver’s licence launched in Harare yesterday to replace the metal licences will clear a backlog of approximately 600 000 applicants who were waiting…

Africa must grow its own food, not to rely on Eastern Europe output

Mbuso Ndlovu, [email protected]  AFRICA found herself embroiled in the Russia-Ukraine conflict when some leaders took it upon themselves to try and influence the protagonists to come to their senses and end…