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Thabiso Mutirwara THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (Mcaz) closed 31 pharmacies in 2024 as part of an intensified regulatory crackdown aimed at protecting the public from substandard and illicit medicines. Speaking during the authority’s annual general meeting in Harare on Monday, Mcaz chairperson Misheck Chiware said the closures followed a series of nationwide inspections…

RUTENDO NGARA LAWYER Simbarashe Katsuwa labelled a State witness, Norleen Gora, a prostitute when she was testifying against his client, Wairo Wairo, who is accused of murder. The client, Wairo Wairo, applied for discharge at the close of the State’s case, which was dismissed by the High Court which felt that he had a case…

RUTENDO NGARA THE Bulawayo High Court has dismissed an application by Fanuel Mbirimi, who was suing bus company Inter Africa (Mukumba Brothers Private Limited) for US$65 000 for an accident in 2016, which he claimed crippled his life. He demanded a payment of US$50 000 for damages for pain, shock and suffering, US$2 465 for…

THE police have launched a manhunt for 36-year-old Brian Chikwenjere, who is accused of murdering his father-in-law, Aaron Kwenda, in Epworth. Chikwenjere allegedly attacked and killed Kwenda after the latter confronted him about physically abusing his wife and inquiring about her whereabouts. In a statement yesterday, Hara­re provincial police spokesperson Luckmore Chakanza confirmed the alleged…

Tapiwa Chirume THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has launched an investigation into Gutu Rural District Council’s Ward 17 coun­cillor Martin Jongwe, who alleg­edly claimed travel and subsistence allowances for a trip he failed to attend. Zacc Commissioner Kindness Paradza confirmed the develop­ment yesterday, asserting that the anti-graft body was pursuing the matter to ensure accountability…

Tapiwa Chirume MUTARE residents should brace for a tariff hike after the city council proposed an increase in its 2026 budget to sustain critical service delivery amid relentless rising operational costs. The council’s acting finance director, Ronald Guni, revealed the proposal during a recent budget consultation meeting, explaining that the cost of running the city…

THE Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission (ZICC) is set to decentralise its operations to ensure that every citizen across the country has equal access to justice and oversight mechanisms. Speaking at the commission’s strategic plan review workshop in Bulawayo, ZICC chairperson Webster Chinamora announced plans to establish fully functional offices in every province as part of…

THE government says it will prioritise a robust communication strategy on youth empowerment initiatives to ensure young people are fully informed, engaged, and actively involved in national development programmes. Speaking yesterday during a strategic planning workshop in Bulawayo, Youth minister Tino Machakaire acknowledged that the limited visibility of his ministry’s work at the provincial and…

Rutendo Ngara THE High Court has dismissed a special plea of prescription filed by a company linked to jailed businessman Frank Buyanga, which was implicated in a fraudulent sale of a Marlborough, Harare, stand in 2009. Justice Gladys Mhuri made the ruling in a case brought by David Ephrage Tafangenyasha Muchinguri, Darryl Nyasha Muchinguri, and…

Rutendo Ngara HARARE regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa has granted a suspected armed robber US$1 000 bail after he allegedly robbed two families of property valued at US$128 000. Blessing Charakupa, who faces two counts of armed robbery, will return to court on November 7 for possible trial date allocation. It is alleged that on September…