ZIMBABWE will host an extraordinary Sadc summit in Harare tomorrow, to deal with the escalating instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This comes as the conflict has left hundreds of civilians dead in the past few days alone, while hundreds of thousands others have been displaced — heightening global calls for a ceasefire….
TWO men yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court for allegedly defrauding Ecobank US$45 000 in an airtime scandal. Junior Joseph Dliwayo and Washington Farai Ziwira appeared before magistrate Isheanesu Matova, who remanded them in custody to today for their bail hearing.Dliwayo is an assistant laboratory technician, while Ziwira is employed as a general hand…
THREE serving inmates have been handed a 20-year jail term each after they were convicted of raping a fellow inmate. Kingswell Ngwerume, Kudakwashe Mazorodze, and Lazarus Chinobhururuka appeared before Harare magistrate Loice Makunyadze yesterday.The three were convicted of indecent assault.In convicting the trio, Makunyedze noted that the courts do not condone such behaviour because it…
By Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zwALMOST half of the women in the country are victims of gender-based violence (GBV), according to the European Union. This was revealed during the HeForShe solidarity march against GBV in Harare, where European Union Ambassador Jobst von Kirchman emphasised the importance of men treating their wives with respect in their communities.“42.5 percent…
By Emmanuel Marambe CHIEF SPORTS WRITER PREMIERSHIP coaches are generally upbeat about the coming season with the likes of Lloyd ‘Mablanyo’ Chigowe, Joey Antipas, Kairos Tapera, Herbert Maruwa and Paul Benza fancying their chances in the opening weeks of the campaign. Dynamos gaffer Chigowe, whose side is undergoing a transformation of sorts with a host…
THE government is optimistic that the country will increase its milk production to 220 million litres this year, up from 115 million litres last season.Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the ministry of Agriculture permanent secretary, Obert Jiri, said: “We are hoping to go north after managing 115 million litres last year.“In 2025, we aim…
Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has announced that the poverty datum line for one person to survive a month has increased, with the food poverty line (FPL) now at ZiG861 and the total consumption poverty line (TCPL) at ZiG1 255. In December last year, the FPL for one person was ZiG805,…
Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zwSERIAL criminals Desmond Kumbirai Chipadze and Tsitsi Dondo have been sentenced to 10 years and six months’ imprisonment each by the Bindura Magistrates Court for multiple counts of unlawful entry and theft. “Between April 2024 and January 2025, the accused (Chipadze) broke into six homes in Bindura, stealing laptops, TVs, cash, clothing, and…
By Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zwA WOMAN wept uncontrollably in court yesterday, testifying that her marriage broke down after she was allegedly duped of US$5 000 by a Harare man facilitating her certificate of sponsorship (CoS) to the United Kingdom (UK).Blessing Nyamadzawo testified before Magistrate Lisa Mutendereki, stating that suspected fraudster Blessing Gwengwe also duped 13 women…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYOTHREE men from Fort-Rixon in Matabeleland South Province have been sentenced to eight years in prison each following a daring armed robbery where they got away with over US$1 000 in cash and goods. Brian Ncube, 32, Mike Dlamini, 29, and Tafadzwa Moyo, 35, were convicted by Bulawayo regional magistrate Elijah Singano. They…
