FOUR former opposition Members of Parliament are among 59 candidates shortlisted for public interviews to fill six vacancies at the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC). The former legislators include Ruth Labode (former proportional representation MP for Matabeleland North), Tapiwa Mashakada (former Hatfield MP and ex-Minister of Economic Planning and Investment Promotion during the Government of…

RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE man, Leon Isaac Matawire of Crowhill, appeared in court on Saturday after allegedly displaying his manhood and masturbating in front of a female neighbour. Matawire is facing charges of public indecency and was remanded in custody until today for a bail application.  According to the State’s case, Matawire went to his…

RUTENDO NGARA THE Harare Civil Court has granted James Chamisa US$21 000 in compensation from the City of Harare, stemming from a brutal assault he endured at the hands of municipal police. According to court papers, the incident occurred in October 2018 at approximately 1400 hours along First Street, Harare. Chamisa was “wrongfully and unlawfully…

Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER dhambut@dailynews.co.zw THE Police have arrested Jealous Mafuwa, a 40-year-old man linked to a series of armed robbery and murder cases committed across Mashonaland Central Province and surrounding areas between May 2024 and October 2025.  National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the arrest, which followed a shootout with detectives from CID…

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER CALLS are growing louder for the Harare City Council (HCC) to urgently upgrade and modernise its bus termini as the rainy season begins, citing the need to protect commuters.  President of the Zimbabwe United Deregulated Commuter Operators (Zudco) Fredrick Maguramhinga said the onset of the rains had exposed severe infrastructural shortcomings at…