Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO TWO brothers accused of a series of violent crimes, including armed robbery and attempted murder, have pleaded guilty after initially denying the charges. Enock Mukumbi and his younger brother Roy Mukumbi, both artisanal miners from Upper Rangemore, changed their plea to guilty when they appeared before Western Commonage magistrate Vakai Douglas…
Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw A GANG of two robbers allegedly stole cash and goods worth US$90 000 from the minister of Sports, Kirsty Coventry’s parents Robert and Lyn’s home in Harare on Tuesday, police have said. According to the police, the two, who are still at large, broke into the couple’s bedroom while they were asleep…
Brighton Muronzereyiand Takudzwa DhambuSTAFF WRITERS POLICE say the scourge of counterfeit products has become a security threat, amid concerns that those who smuggle them into the country make a lot of money, but do not bank it, thereby attracting armed robbers. This comes as authorities are struggling to curb the smuggling of goods into the…
BY RUTENDO NGARA A HOUSING cooperative official has been remanded in custody after appearing before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing charges of allegedly defrauding 37 members of over US$78 000 in monthly contributions. Light to Disabled Housing Cooperative secretary Joseph Komechayana appeared before magistrate Isheanesu Matova yesterday facing fraud charges. He was remanded in custody…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER THE 2025 Tesa Games will kick off at Harare Polytechnic from April 11 to 16, marking a transformative chapter for the event. This year, under the leadership of Conwell Tigere, president of the Tertiary Education Sports Association of Zimbabwe (Tesa), the games are evolving to embrace not just sports, but also…
Thousands of people have been gathering in southern Ethiopia for one of the country’s biggest cultural events. The week-long Gada ceremony, which…
Ukraine has said it is ready to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire with Russia proposed by the US, after a day of…
THREE suspected dagga dealers, who had close to five tonnes of the product seized by police in Msasa on Monday, were yesterday remanded in custody. Lloyd Matamba, Michael Alfaneta, and Justice Mahope appeared before Harare magistrate Rufaro Pavanhu facing charges of unlawful dealing in dangerous drugs and contravening the Liquor Act. Prosecutor Takudzwa Jambawu alleges…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has concluded plans to start constructing the US$100 million Glass Block Bopoma Dam, despite some residents’ reservations about the project. A water purchase agreement is set to be signed by the main contractor, JRG Construction, the BCC, and the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa), paving the way for construction to…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw FOUR Zimbabwean sculptors will take centre stage on the international scene in September at Oxford University where their pieces depicting Cecil Rhodes’ violent conquest of this country will be exhibited. The four — Wallace Mkankha, Tafadzwa Tandi, Sydney Manjengwa and Gift Mutsahuni — came out tops in a sculpture…
