THE High Court has dismissed an application by a medical doctor who was suspended for not administering blood transfusions because he believes ‘blood is sacred’. Seleman Saidi sought the High Court’s intervention to overturn the Health Professional Authority of Zimbabwe (HPAZ)’s decision to restrict him from practising medicine in areas such as public health, forensic…
Staff writer in BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 21-year-old woman for allegedly murdering her boyfriend after a misunderstanding escalated into a violent fight. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo assistant police spokesperson Thandekile Ndlovu confirmed the incident. “As police we confirm the arrest of Getrude Mpofu, a 21-year-old woman from Hellenvale, Umguza,…
RUTENDO NGARA A COUPLE accused of defrauding former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono of US$137 million yesterday notified Harare magistrate Francis Mapfumo of their intention to file for a stay of prosecution. Clark Clever Makoni and Beverly Aisha Ndonda-Makoni are facing fraud charges after they allegedly changed ownership of Valley Lodge in Mutare…
SEVEN children are among the 42 people killed when a passenger bus overturned on the highway outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo on…
A MAN who allegedly proposed love to a grade seven pupil and raped her once without protection was granted US$100 bail at the Harare Magistrates Court. Luther Mashavira appeared last week before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing rape allegations. The court heard that Mashavira and the complainant were dating when the alleged incident happened. It is…
HARARE City Council (HCC) says it is recruiting 200 more nurses to fill a significant number of vacant posts resulting from a high staff turnover. The development comes after the country has over the past years been hit by brain drain, particularly in the medical field, as professionals leave the country in search of greener…
Rutendo Ngara THREE Harare men are in trouble after they allegedly tried to sell a 10-kilogramme live pangolin to police officers in Borrowdale. Siphilisiwe Meya, Lovemore Chitahwa, and Tapiwa Katungireni were advised to apply for bail at the High Court. They are facing charges of breaching the Wildlife Act. According to the State, on October…
THE government has endorsed the establishment of a new local organisation, the Institute of Social Development Practices (ISDP), describing its launch as timely as the country advances its skills revolution to boost economic growth. In a speech delivered on behalf of the Minister of Skills Audit and Development, Paul Mavima, by the director of Skills…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE High Court has dismissed an appeal challenging the appointment of Richard Shambare as Chief Chinamora in Mashonaland Central Province, ruling that courts cannot entertain appeals concerning executive appointments. Justice Maxwell Takuva ruled that he had no power to challenge presidential appointments. “The applicant’s (Ignatius Chawasarira) pleadings make it…
THOUSANDS of people thronged the Miracle Grounds in Ashdown Park, Harare, for the Benny Hinn Healing Crusade, which began on Friday and concludes today. The event, hosted by Tavonga Vutabwashe’s Heartfelt Ministries International, has drawn vast crowds from across social divide, from politicians to socialites. It also attracted people from neighbouring countries — Botswana, Zambia,…
