LIFESTYLE WRITER FUN and pomp marked this year’s World First Aid Day commemorations, held in Chinhoyi on Saturday. The event, organised by the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) in partnership with the global Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, ran under the theme “First Aid and Climate Change.” Guest of honour Nathan Nkomo, chief director…
Tapiwa Chirume AIR Zimbabwe(AirZim) has announced a new daily service between Harare, Mutare and Victoria Falls, as the flag carrier seeks to regain control of the local market. This comes after AirZim had temporarily launched daily flights between Harare and Mutare during the just-ended Sanganai/ Hlanganani/Kumbanai World Tourism Expo — which was held in the…
Rutendo Ngara TWO Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) employees, embroiled in a US$6 million fraud, were remanded in custody by a Harare magistrate. Shupikai Mary Nicola Marongwe, a database administrator at Zimra, and her accomplice Paradzai Mutasa, a system developer, face charges of criminal abuse of office or fraud. Their bail hearing is set for tomorrow….
YVONNE NCUBE A 38-YEAR-OLD woman from Emganwini suburb in Bulawayo has been dragged to court on allegations of pouring boiling water on her sister’s maid, causing severe burns. Privilege Moyo appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Archie Wochiwunga, facing charges of physical abuse. She pleaded not guilty and was remanded in custody to September 25 for…
RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE man, who allegedly stabbed his rival during a misunderstanding over a pair of trousers, was yesterday denied bail by magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa. Tashinga Imbayago was advised to apply for bail at the High Court and was remanded to October 2 for a routine remand. The State alleges that on September 12,…
YVONNE NCUBE FOUR Ecosure agents employed by Econet Wireless Zimbabwe have been brought before the court on allegations of orchestrating a sophisticated fraud scheme that siphoned money from an unsuspecting EcoCash account holder. The accused, Manuel Makuvise, 28, Kudzanai Learnmore Tavaziva, 28, Kudzaishe Shadreck Chakanyuka, 42, and Joshua Nyariwana, 34, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Richard…
SEVERAL vehicles were reportedly reduced to shells after a fire broke out at a local garage on Riverside Road in Mutare yesterday afternoon. Manicaland police spokesperson Wiseman Chinyoka confirmed the incident to the Daily News. “We can confirm that a fire destroyed vehicles in the Riverside area, but investigations are underway to determine the cause…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO FORMER Highlanders Football Club chief executive officer, Brian Busani Moyo, has been convicted of fraud. Moyo appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Richard Ramaboea, who delivered the ruling after the conclusion of the trial. He was remanded out of custody for sentencing today. The case stemmed from the transfer of striker Never Rauzhi…
SPORTS South Africa keeps its pipeline humming: premier school leagues, provincial academies, even township hubs pumping out prospects. SA Rugby’s 2025 report…
RUTENDO NGARA A SUSPECTED bogus housing cooperative, Light to Disabled, is in the spotlight after allegedly swindling residents of US$15 000 in subscriptions paid since 2012. The cooperative’s executives, Farai Chikuku and Aaron Madzinga, who are the chairperson and vice respectively, appeared before Harare magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai yesterday facing fraud charges. They were granted US$100…
