Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo AN ARTISANAL miner escaped prison after his injured half-broth­er begged the court for leniency following an attempted murder conviction in Bulawayo. Yoliswa Banda appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing an at­tempted murder charge. He denied the allegations, but was convicted following trial. The court on Wednesday sen­tenced Banda to…

Hazel Marimbiza A 63-YEAR-OLD woman from Gwanda has been arrested after allegedly axing her 70-year-old hus­band to death following a domestic dispute. Matabeleland South assistant police spokesperson Stanford Mguni said Miriam Ndlovu allegedly struck her husband, Harold Ngwenya, twice on the head with an axe after inter­vening in a confrontation between him and her daughter…

Hazel Marimbiza in Bulawayo THE National Parks and Wildlife Authority of Zimbabwe (ZimParks) is bolstering efforts to sustainably manage its 100 000-strong elephant population through science-based conservation and closer community collaboration. In an update marking World Elephant Day yesterday, ZimParks said: “Zimbabwe joins the global community in commemorating World Elephant Day 2026, reaffirm­ing its commitment…

Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo SCHOOLS must transform traditional indigenous knowledge into practical economic assets to drive national development, a senior education official has urged.Speaking at Somvubu High School in Bubi District yesterday, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Moses Mhike, said the approach was critical to ensuring that learners understood their…