Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 22-YEAR-OLD man from Fort Rixon, Taurai Madubeko, has been convicted of attempted rape and unlawful entry following a disturbing incident that occurred in Village Mkhansi, under Chief Jahana, on September 4 2025. Madubeko appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Maxwell Ncube after he broke into a 22-year-old woman’s home in the middle…
PROPHETIC Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Walter Magaya last Friday blocked the auction of his Waterfalls, Harare, hotel and stadium by reaching a payment agreement with GetBucks to which one of his companies now owe over US$500 000. Magaya, his wife Tendai, and their company, Planet Africa, borrowed US$400 000 from GetBucks in 2023…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE regional magistrate Taurai Manuwere acquitted former deputy minister of Agriculture Douglas Karoro of fraud charges. Karoro was facing allegations of misappropriating seeds worth US$43 000 that were meant for Mbire villagers in Mashonaland Central. Manuwere only read the operative part of the judgement: “The accused has been found…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A SECURITY guard who allegedly stole US$160,000 from a place he was guarding and bought cars and a house in Budiriro suburb, Harare, appeared in court on Friday. Stanley Chakombera, who is facing unlawful entry in aggravating circumstances charges, was remanded in custody to today for a bail ruling….
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE State has closed its case where two brothers-in-law are fighting over a $29 million property they allegedly bought together in 2007. This comes after the investigating officer, Brighton Chakanetsa, said the complainant Thomas Masango was defrauded by Tendai Jemwa after Jemwa transferred the said property into his name…
THE GOVERNMENT has ordered Harare City Council (HCC) to take urgent action on the beautification and maintenance of green spaces. This follows the capital’s major facelift when the country hosted the Sadc summit last year, which was characterised by massive infrastructure development and an improved city ambience. In a letter dated September 26 2025, addressed…
CHIPINGE residents have petitioned Parliament to investigate corruption and mismanagement by the Chipinge Town Council (CTC). In a petition, the residents are seeking Parliament’s intervention in the crisis-ridden CTC, alleging it continues to disregard the Auditor General’s reports. “We are compelled to petition Parliament, which is the institution empowered to hold accountable all institutions and…
THE Mutare City Council has applied for a US$2,8 million loan to finance a series of key infrastructure and service delivery projects aimed at improving water supply, roads, and public amenities. The loan application followed a council resolution on borrowing powers passed on August 23, 2024, and has since been submitted to the ministry of…
THABISO MUTIRWARA Staff Writer MORE than 1 000 vehicles were recorded violating traffic lights in the Harare central business district. National Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed that 1 241 vehicles were captured by the electronic traffic management system in Harare. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police releases the registration numbers for vehicles which were captured through…
Thabiso MutirwaraStaff Writer WITH climate volatility posing an increasing threat to harvests, the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) has rolled out a comprehensive suite of crop insurance products designed to protect farmers from a wide range of disasters, from drought to fire. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, AFC chief executive officer Cuthbert Masukume…
