Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE State yesterday withdrew charges against a Harare couple who own Gray Homes Construction, accused of defrauding Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s wife, Miniyothabo, of over US$1 million in a botched construction deal.Gray Mudiwa and his wife, Annavester, were arrested last year for allegedly defrauding the VP’s wife after failing to meet…
Masimba Makwembere POLICE have confirmed the death of two minors who drowned in a fish pond on Saturday in Mataga, Mberengwa, Midlands Province, while attempting to retrieve some fruits that had fallen into the pond. The police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, yesterday confirmed the incident. “The police report a sad incident in which a four-year-old…
Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER THE unavailability of Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane as well as other match venues in Johannesburg has forced Zifa to switch the Warriors’ home 2026 Fifa World Cup Group C qualifier against Benin, which is set for March 20, to Durban. It had emerged last week that the local football…
Brandon JosphatCHIEF REPORTERjosphatb@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has reiterated that he won’t remain in office beyond the expiration of his final five year team which ends in three years time.In addition, Mnangagwa also said that the ruling Zanu PF had no chance of persuading him to remain in office until 2030.Speaking to editors from public and…
Emmanuel Marambe LOCAL football fans have thrown their weight behind the Zimbabwe senior women’s national football team, the Mighty Warriors ahead of their 2026 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) first round first leg qualifier against Angola.The Mighty Warriors, who are bidding for a first Wafcon finals appearance since 2000 when they finished fourth…
Emmanuel Marambe ZIMBABWE’S Chevrons face Ireland at Harare Sports Club today in a winner-takes-all clash whose winner will emerge as the three-match One Day International (ODI) series winner.The series is currently tied at 1-1 after the Chevrons won the opening match by 49 runs last Friday before Ireland romped to a six-wicket win in the…
PLANT-BASED medicines and herbal remedies that are widely perceived as healthy, pure, and safe due to their natural origins. This perception has led to a surge in traditional medicines being sold on the streets to treat various ailments, including cancer. However, it’s crucial to acknowledge that the increased interest and use of plant-based traditional medicines…
Rutendo Ngara A FORMER police officer, Tafadzwa Chidawa, popularly known as Detective Kedha, yesterday denied charges that he stole US$20 000 from Melody Matanhire in 2020.The cash was allegedly meant to clean US$100 000 of soiled notes.Chidawa, who is in remand prison, told regional magistrate Vongai Guwuriro that it was bizarre that his particulars, including…
Rutendo Ngara THE trial of one of the suspects acquitted in the ZB Bank US$2,7 million heist continued yesterday at the Harare Magistrates Court, where the investigation officer said police had failed to trace Denis Madondo’s source of income.In the latest charge, the State alleges that Madondo went on a spending spree and bought a…
Stella Madzivanyikamadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw A CHITUNGWIZA-BASED taxi driver lost his vehicle and cash after falling victim to robbers last Saturday.According to Harare provincial police spokesperson, Luckmore Chakanza, James Shamwarira was undertaking his normal routine when he was approached by three men who requested transportation to Mayambara, near Chitungwiza.Upon arrival at a tuckshop in Mayambara, one of the…

