Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITER A QUARTET of suspected armed robbers, comprising a member of the Air Force of Zimbabwe, Tawanda Musendo, allegedly posed as police officers and robbed motorists of more than US$169 000 in three separate incidents in Harare.Musendo, 36, Trust Jimu, 37, Evans Chimunsi, 46, and Tafadzwa Matigimu, 34, are facing three counts of…
Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER A 28-YEAR-OLD armed robber from Mhondoro has been sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment for two counts of robbery after he and his accomplice allegedly attacked the same Harare home twice within two weeks.Bright Chiteshe of Nyakudya Village, Chief Rwizi, Mhondoro, was convicted and sentenced at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts after being found…
THE United States ended funding for Zimbabwe’s health programmes in September following the collapse of negotiations over a United States (US)-proposed deal that the country rejected in part over a requirement to share sensitive health data, the US Embassy has said.An embassy spokesperson in Harare recently confirmed the decision and released remarks delivered by US…
Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo MATABELELAND South has recorded a staggering 200 percent increase in veld fires, destroying roughly 80 000 hectares of land amid shifting climate patterns, the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has said.In an update yesterday, Ema Matabeleland South provincial education and publicity officer Simon Musasiwa said the surge had also resulted in a sharp…
Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER PARLIAMENT has taken note of calls for greater transparency in the appointment of board members to public institutions, with acting Speaker of the National Assembly, Joseph Tshuma, undertaking to convey the concerns to the responsible minister.Responding to a point of national interest raised by Bulawayo MP Minenhle Gumede in the National Assembly…
PREPARATIONS for the 23rd Zanu PF annual national people’s conference, scheduled to take place in Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West Province, next week, are gathering momentum, with the party announcing an extraordinary politburo meeting for tomorrow.The conference would be held under the theme: “From Resolutions to Results: Consolidating Economic Development and Deepening Empowerment towards Vision 2030.”In a…
HIGH Court Judge, Justice Munamato Mutevedzi, is dead right. Zimbabwe’s courts must decisively confront the alarming surge in crimes of passion, a domestic violence epidemic that is increasingly turning fatal across the nation. When a regional court recently sentenced a woman to mere community service for intentionally sprinkling petrol around her home and setting it…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT WRITER MBARE-BRED Zimdancehall singer Killer T has been forced to swallow his pride and publicly apologise to diplomat Kwame Muzawazi, in what appears to be an attempt to avoid facing the full consequences of his actions. The apology comes after the Takangodaro hit-maker was arrested in Harare on Monday following the…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat THE country’s stabilising economy will soon translate into measurable gains for all Zimbabweans, the minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube has said. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Ncube said yesterday that with the economy having been turned around sustainably, the government was now moving…
Cloud Fusire SENIOR SPORTS WRITER ZIMBABWE is sweating over the decision by Caf to temporarily ban fans from attending international matches at the recently homologated National Sports Stadium. This comes after the Warriors’ homecoming was dampened by the death of a fan following a stampede as fans tried to force their way into the stadium…
