Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO TWO Bulawayo Fairy Café employees accused of stealing more than US$4 700 through alleged manipulation of computer records have been acquitted after the court ruled that the State failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.Theophelous Moyo and Loke Dube appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Taurai Manuwere, who found them not guilty…
Angela Mtombeni VETERAN poet and singer Albert Nyathi is set to headline Tynwald Primary School’s Africa Day celebrations on Friday in Harare.Africa Day, commemorated annually on May 25, marks the formation of the Organisation of African Unity in 1963 and is celebrated across the continent and beyond to honour African unity, culture and progress.“We have…
Ashley Moyo THE Zimbabwe Female Gospel Artists Association is set to host a major gospel gathering dubbed the Worship and Empowerment Conference, on June 6 in Mutare at the UAFCIZ Blue Church Hall.The conference is expected to attract church leaders, worshippers and women from different provinces across the country including Mharidzo Hetisani, Mai Ndonga, Minister…
Rutendo Ngara FORMER Allied Timbers chief executive officer and former president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), Joseph Kanyekanye, is expected to know his bail fate on Friday following two days of court proceedings.Kanyekanye appeared before Harare magistrate Jesse Kufa facing allegations of forging President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s signature, as well as extortion, fraud and…
Brighton Muronzereyi THE government will probe alleged overcharging, regulatory breaches and abuse of patients at some private drug and substance abuse treatment facilities.This comes as authorities intensify efforts to tackle the country’s drug and substance abuse crisis, which has resulted in a surge in admissions at both public and private rehabilitation centres.Addressing a post-Cabinet briefing…
Shamaine Chirimujiri The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has established 1 804 mobile buying and collection points across the country to ease transport costs for farmers, who previously incurred high expenses delivering produce to depots.This initiative coincides with the GMB expanding its storage capacity to 70 000 metric tonnes and rolling out modernized silos to improve…
Yvonne Ncube TWO Bulawayo men have appeared in court in separate violent incidents involving murder and attempted murder charges arising from alleged disputes.In the first case, a 48-year-old man from Pumula South suburb appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Jeconia Ncube facing a murder charge after he allegedly stabbed another man to death with a spear. Nhlanhla…
Brandon Josphat ZANU PF secretary for the youth league, Tino Machakaire, yesterday urged party youth to uphold discipline, unity and loyalty to the ruling party leadership amid growing factionalism within the party.Addressing members of the youth league national executive in Harare, Machakaire said the party’s revolutionary ethos should guide young leaders in both their conduct…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO THE government has intensified its crackdown on drug and substance abuse in Bulawayo, with 123 suspects arrested during operations conducted in the first two weeks of May.Addressing the media yesterday, the minister of State for Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Judith Ncube, said the province had strengthened coordinated interventions under Zimbabwe’s National…
ENTERTAINMENT WRITER PRODUCERS of the upcoming reality television show Brother in House Zimbabwe say viewers will play a direct role in choosing…
