Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO POLICE in the Midlands Province are investigating a case of murder after a kombi conductor was fatally stabbed with a broken beer bottle following a dispute over fare payment with passengers on Wednesday. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Midlands provincial police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incident, which occurred at…
YVONNE NCUBE TWO armed robbers from Bulawayo have been sentenced to an effective 15 years in prison each after being convicted of robbing and carjacking a taxi driver they had hired under false pretences. Tholane Moyo, 31, of Cowdray Park, and Luckmore Mlilo, 29, of Nkulumane, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Luke Ncube, facing charges…
Thabiso Mutirwara The Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission (ZICC) has reiterated its commitment to impartiality and collaboration in handling public complaints against the country’s security services, emphasising reform and accountability over criminal prosecution. Speaking during a joint Consensus Building, Awareness Raising, and Cell Inspection Programme at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison on Tuesday, ZICC chairperson, retired Justice…
YVONNE NCUBE A 36-YEAR-OLD man from Tsholotsho in Matabeleland North has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping a fellow villager while she was working in the fields. Owen Moyo appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga facing a charge of rape. He pleaded not guilty, but was convicted after a full trial….
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE High Court has ruled in favour of Shuntai Investments, dismissing Bryden Country School Trust’s application to halt the construction of a cement facility in Chegutu. In his ruling, Justice Gibson Mandaza dismissed Bryden Country School’s urgent application with costs. “Whereupon, after reading documents filed of record and hearing counsel….
Ashley Moyo and Tinashe Nekati HEATED exchanges and internal disputes marred the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association’s (Zimura) elective Annual General Meeting (AGM) held yesterday at Convergence Hall, Showgrounds, in Harare. Proceedings were initially characterised by bickering and squabbles among members, casting a shadow over the early stages of the meeting. However, calm eventually prevailed, allowing…
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THE weekend statements by the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), Jesimen Chipika, at the CEO Africa Roundtable in Victoria Falls, offered a necessary dose of realism and an encouraging promise of inclusivity regarding the country’s push for de-dollarisation. Her acknowledgement that the move to a monocurrency is not a mere “event”,…
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