Yvonne Ncubein Bulawayo A BULAWAYO woman has been jailed for five years for fatally stabbing her partner over a US$1 dispute.Ntombikayise Ndlovu, 47, of Njube suburb, was initially charged with murder, but was convicted of the lesser offence of culpable homicide after the Bulawayo High Court found that the State had failed to prove that…
Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo GOVERNMENT is intensifying efforts to eliminate bureaucratic bottlenecks and ensure state agencies fully implement recently approved economic reforms.The drive aims to ensure ministries, departments and agencies fully align their statutory instruments and administrative procedures to clear the way for private enterprise.Speaking at the Matabeleland North Investment Indaba in Umguza on Sunday, the…
Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and a delegation of traditional leaders from South Africa have agreed to work together to combat Afrophobia and promote stronger cooperation between the two neighbouring countries.Speaking to the media at State House in Harare yesterday, Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa said the South African delegation sought a direct audience…
Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITER AT LEAST 35 cases of mining-related violence have been recorded across four districts over the past year.The findings have prompted authorities to crack down on illegal mining, intervene in land disputes, and strengthen oversight of the extractive sector, a Zimbabwe Environmental Law Organisation (ZELO) report revealed.The report says community monitors documented the…
Yvonne Ncube A BULAWAYO man has been jailed for nine years after admitting possessing protected pangolin scales worth five thousand dollars.Thandolwenkosi Ndlovu, 28, of Entumbane suburb, was convicted of unlawfully possessing a specially protected animal trophy, an offence under the Parks and Wildlife Act.He was convicted and sentenced by Bulawayo magistrate Jeconia Prince Ncube.His co-accused,…
Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE High Court has dismissed an application by two men attempting to halt their fraud and forgery trial.Justice Gibson Mandaza ruled that Jackson Murehwa and Richard Chiwandire had failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances warranting the High Court’s intervention in ongoing proceedings before the magistrates’ court.The two had approached the High Court…
Yvonne Ncube A BULAWAYO traditional healer has appeared in court accused of murdering a client during a fatal spiritual cleansing ritual.Livingstone Sibanda of Cowdray Park appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Challenge Mahembe charged with murder.He was not asked to plead as the matter is pending transfer to the High Court.Sibanda, who is represented by Simbarashe Innocent…
Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER A BULAWAYO High Court has sentenced a Zion Christian Church bishop to 10 years in prison for a fatal exorcism assault.Justice Ngoni Nduna acquitted Chrispen Gomore of murder, preferring a culpable homicide charge after ruling that the State had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he intended to kill the…
Vasco ChayaENTERTAINMENT WRITER FOLLOWING the circumstances that have led to South African artistes being barred from performing in neighbouring countries — and vice versa — local promoters say that, while the situation is regrettable, they have no choice but to respond to events as they unfold.The wave of Afrophobia in South Africa has forced several…
THE weekend confirmation of a chickenpox outbreak by the Harare City Health Department must not be met with the standard bureaucratic reassurance that “the situation remains under close monitoring”.While panic is never a viable strategy, a casual approach to a highly contagious viral infection within a congested city is a recipe for a public health…
