Editorial Comment

Blood is thicker than border sand

THE images bleeding out of Johannesburg and Durban are a harrowing testament to a broken regional reality. Our brothers and sisters, hunted by whip-wield­ing vigilantes and scapegoated for South Africa’s internal failings, are running for their lives. They are coming home. In this dark hour, President Emmerson Mnan­gagwa’s urgent plea must not fall on deaf…

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Sport

Harare City seek return to winning ways

Patrick Mubwandarikwa SPORTS WRITER HARARE City will be looking to bounce back to winning ways when they host struggling side Zambezi Gas & Coal at Callies Sports Club today in an MCM Estates-Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL) Matchday 19 encounter. Harare City are currently sitting second on the standings with 32 points, two behind leaders…

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Red tape costing Byo vital investment

Staff writer in Bulawayo LENGTHY business licensing and high compliance costs are driving vital investors away from Bulawayo, business leaders warn. The serious concerns emerged during the presenta­tion of the Improving the Ease of Doing Business in Bulawayo report at a high-level stakeholder engage­ment between the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) and the Bulawayo…

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Father escapes jail after axe attack

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A FATHER accidentally axed his child while trying to attack his wife during a domestic dispute in Mbembesi. Phathisani Ndlovu, of Nqakala Village, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Taurai Man­were facing a charge of attempted murder. However, after carefully weighing the evidence, the court acquitted him of that specific charge, convicting…

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Wife scalds husband with boiling oil

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A WOMAN has avoided prison after pouring boiling cooking oil over her sleeping husband during a row. Edina Nyenda, of Luveve suburb, was convicted of physical abuse by Bulawayo magistrate Jeconia Ncube. Nyenda was sentenced to 15 months in prison. However, six months of the sentence were sus­pended for five years…

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Cattle rustlers caged 4yrs over stock theft

Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo TWO men who were arrested while transporting stolen cattle have each been sentenced to four years’ impris­onment for stock theft. Luckmore Moyo, 46, and Farai Hove, 28, appeared before Bula­wayo magistrate Matthew Mutiro, who convicted and sentenced them after the court found them guilty of stealing livestock. They pleaded not guilty,…

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Four remanded over violent crime spree

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO FOUR men have appeared in court facing seven counts of armed robbery following a series of alleged violent robberies in Bulawayo’s Nkulumane, Cowdray Park and Old Luveve suburbs. Joseph Phiri, Trust Adam Mubvumbi, Challenge Neta and Wel­lington Nyakurima appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Pasipanodya Maturure. They pleaded not guilty to all the…

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