2026

A SUSPECTED fraudster from Norton, Hilton Tapi­wa Liwanda, allegedly used the name of Mabvuku-Tafara Member of Parliament Pedzai ‘‘Scott’’ Sakupwanya to defraud a complainant of ZAR60 000 in a min­ing equipment deal. The 29-year-old, who faces fraud charges, was released on US$300 bail when he appeared before Harare magis­trate Tapiwa Kuhudzai, who remanded him to…

MANY adolescent girls continue to face a severe crisis in education due to poor sanitation in schools and chronic water shortages. The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has also warned that this lack of adequate basic infrastruc­ture countrywide is compromising the dignity and academic future of young women. Speaking at this year’s Water, Sanitation and…

SHAMAINE CHIRIMUJIRI A HARARE man, Sharman Manhivi, allegedly connived with his wife to rape her 10-year-old sister before collecting blood from the child in a bottle, the Harare Magistrates Court heard yesterday.Manhivi and his wife, Angeline Madzimure, who face two charges of rape, were advised to apply for bail at the High Court when they…

A DISPUTE over who should be served first at a tuckshop in Umguza turned fatal after a 20-year-old man was al­legedly stabbed in the thigh and later died from his injuries. Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele said yes­terday that the deceased, Zebron Ndlovu of Windmill, Umguza, arrived home at about 7pm on Tuesday, running and…

Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says it is laying the groundwork for its elective congress as the opposition party moves to reorganise provincial structures.This comes as the party is set to convene its Matabeleland South provincial assembly at the weekend as part of a wider process to reorganise provincial assemblies ahead…