YVONNE NCUBE A 36-YEAR-OLD man from Tsholotsho in Matabeleland North has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping a fellow villager while she was working in the fields. Owen Moyo appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga facing a charge of rape. He pleaded not guilty, but was convicted after a full trial….
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE High Court has ruled in favour of Shuntai Investments, dismissing Bryden Country School Trust’s application to halt the construction of a cement facility in Chegutu. In his ruling, Justice Gibson Mandaza dismissed Bryden Country School’s urgent application with costs. “Whereupon, after reading documents filed of record and hearing counsel….
PUBLIC Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Edgar Moyo has called for a national mindset shift towards safer workplaces, urging the government and business leaders to treat occupational safety not as an expense, but as “an investment in human capital and sustainable development”. Officially opening the 62nd National Social Security Authority (Nssa) Safety and Health…
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has underscored the need for the government to reclaim the country’s cultural heritage, including human remains and artefacts such as the original Zimbabwean bird taken during colonialism. In an interview with the Daily News on Tuesday during the commemoration of Africa Human Rights Day (AHRD) in Harare, ZHRC chairperson…
HEALTH authorities say Matabeleland South Province has recorded a significant decline in institutional maternal mortality due to strengthened healthcare systems and improved access to maternal services. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the provincial medical director for Matabeleland South, Andrew Muza, confirmed they are working hard to ensure universal health coverage. “The province’s institutional maternal…
JUSTICE Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday said the nation will be kept abreast of any constitutional changes needed to fulfil Zanu PF’s resolution to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term to 2030. This followed the online circulation of a document titled Breaking Barriers Initiative: Putting Zimbabwe First, which proposes significant changes to the country’s current political system…
By Rutendo Ngara THE High Court on Tuesday sentenced a Harare woman to 27 years in jail for killing her husband, Kurai Coaches proprietor MaCloud Zvavovavaviri Mapanga, in 2018. Bridget Makaza was convicted of killing Mapanga in the early hours of May 14, 2018, as he slept in their Belvedere home. Evidence presented showed she…
THE Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) will this evening host the much-anticipated 2025 National Journalism and Media Awards (Njama) in Harare. The…
Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER ONLINE Doctors Africa has launched a comprehensive telehealth and emergency response platform aimed at transforming healthcare delivery across the continent, beginning with Zimbabwe. Speaking at the launch in Harare yesterday, the company’s chief executive officer Nyashadzashe Chikwanya said the platform was designed to provide accessible, affordable, and efficient healthcare regardless of…
BULAWAYO continues to record the highest crime rate in the country, with its rate more than double the national average, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has revealed. According to its second quarter 2025 crime statistics report, Zimstat said vulnerability to crime differed across provinces. “In Bulawayo, Harare, Masvingo and Matabeleland South Provinces crime rates…
