THREE Beitbridge men who allegedly imported 330 000 litres of fuel from South Africa and failed to pay duty appeared in court yesterday.Carlton Makono, Modereck Chitengedza and Lazarus Demo appeared before a Harare magistrate facing charges of fraud, money laundering, and contravening the Customs Act.They were remanded in custody to today for bail hearing.The State…

TEACHERS have called on the government to urgently capacitate educators to effectively deal with rising psychosocial challenges among learners, warning that failure to act could result in more suicides in schools.This follows the death of an 11-year-old boy in a suspected suicide case in Harare, while a 16-year-old girl from Nguboyenja suburb in Bulawayo also…

THE police have started issuing a newly-redesigned Local Police Clearance Certificate, a move aimed at improving efficiency, security, and service delivery.In a statement on Monday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the new clearance certificate, known as Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Form 143, is easily identifiable by its yellow colour and replaces the previously used…

THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) is on a drive to improve the health conditions of its officers and inmates through wellness campaigns across the country.Speaking in Harare yesterday on the sidelines of a wellness screening exercise, ZPCS Commissioner for Health Services, Evidence Gaka, said partnerships were helping ease the burden of screening through…

HARARE magistrate Taurai Manwere has come under the spotlight for presiding over a matter involving the deliberate transmission of HIV using an impugned law.Lindiwe Ndlovu was arrested on March 31 2022 and made initial appearance before the Rotten Row Magistrates Court on April 1 2022, where Ndlovu was placed on remand on a charge of…