Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR AXES are worryingly becoming murder weapons of choice in domestic disputes in the country, a High Court judge has warned while condemning lenient sentences for violent relationship crimes.This stark observation was made by Justice Munamato Mutevedzi after a regional court sentenced a woman to community service for torching her home while her…
Yvonne Ncubein Bulawayo A MAN has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder after handing a knife to a man who used it to fatally stab another during a fight over music at a bar in Silobela.Timothy Mathonsi was recently convicted of murder by Bulawayo High Court Judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi after the…
Yvonne Ncubein Bulawayo A 35 year-old woman has died after an unattended burning candle ignited a devastating house fire, which also left a man with serious burns.Bulawayo deputy police spokesperson, Thandekile Ndlovu, confirmed the incident which she said was now under investigation.The incident occured in Iminyela on Sunday.“On October 4, 2026 at around 11pm, a…
Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR GOVERNMENT will continue supporting and empowering war veterans and their dependents through welfare programmes, targeted financing and educational support, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.Speaking at a presidential interface with children of veterans of the liberation struggle in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said his administration had put in place various programmes aimed at integrating…
CHIEF WRITER HIGH Court judge Justice Joseph Mafusire has been appointed to chair a formal board of inquiry into the Lake Kariba ferry disaster that claimed 97 lives.The permanent secretary in the ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Joy Makumbe, announced in the latest Government Gazette that Mafusire would work alongside Wiklef Makamache and Patronella…
STAFF WRITER MUSICIAN Killer T has been arrested following a viral WhatsApp audio recording in which he allegedly threatened to kill another person.The musician, born Kelvin Kusikwenyu, was arrested yesterday after the police received a report relating to threats and abusive language.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nayathi confirmed the arrest,…
Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER CHITUNGWIZA Municipality is seeking private-sector partners to develop modern trading facilities and markets for informal traders as the local authority moves to restore order.The initiative is part of efforts to address illegal trading structures in the sprawling dormitory town, with authorities saying enforcement alone would not provide a lasting solution to the…
Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo GOVERNMENT says cyber threats are increasingly becoming an economic concern as growing reliance on digital services exposes businesses, financial institutions and government systems to attacks that could undermine confidence in the digital economy.Speaking during the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Launch Conference and Hackathon Challenge at the National University of Science and Technology…
Ashley MoyoSENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITERGOSPEL music star Minister Michael Mahendere is heading into a busy weekend in Canada, where the Messiah Tour continues its international run.The tour lands in Edmonton on Friday before moving to Toronto on Saturday and Vancouver on Sunday, putting Mahendere, his wife Vimbai and Eleana Makombe on the road across Canada in…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER A BOOK examining the often-overlooked experiences of children growing up across different cultures has earned author and educator Ashton Bvute the Author of the Year Award at the UK-Zimbabwe Business Expo. The awards, held over the weekend in the UK, were organised by the Zimbabweans In Diaspora Organisation. “The award…
