THE country recorded eight common diarrhoea deaths from the 9 705 cases that were recorded in the week ending September 14. The Ministry of Health and Child Care confirmed the deaths yesterday, saying Mashonaland West Province had been the worst hit by the infectious disease during the period, with most of the cases that were…
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart has expressed concern that local authorities lack sufficient control over devolution funds, saying this is undermining service delivery. Speaking at the national residents’ summit yesterday, Coltart cited road maintenance as a key example of local authorities losing control over funds. “Although we have strong constitutional provisions that should promote devolution, the…
Tapiwa Chirume THE Public Service Commission (PSC) has warned that the country’s human capital is under serious threat from a combination of drug and substance abuse, gender-related pressures, and socio-economic burdens, which the commission said must be urgently addressed. Addressing a public lecture on behalf of Public Service Commission chairperson Vincent Hungwe at the Women’s…
Tinashe Nekati THE Avenues Clinic has unveiled its newly refurbished Private Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) Ward as part of an ongoing hospital-wide modernisation programme aimed at enhancing patient comfort and clinical outcomes. Speaking during a media tour in Harare yesterday, the clinic’s general manager, Sibusisiwe Ndhlovu, said the renovations marked the fourth stage of the…
RUTENDO NGARA EIGHTEEN suspected armed robbers accused of stealing US$75 000 lobola money from businessman Wicknel Chivhayo’s in-laws have alleged in court that they were tortured by police during crime scene indications. The claims were made before Harare magistrate Musaiona Shortgame as the suspects cross-examined Chivhayo’s brother-in-law, Gerald Muteke. One suspect told the court that…
RUTENDO NGARA A MAN accused of fraudulently seizing ownership of a US$580 000 triple-storey house in Harare has been granted US$500 bail. Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday ruled that Elijah Meskano was a suitable candidate for bail. He was ordered to surrender his passport and not interfere with State witnesses. The matter was remanded…
THE police have intensified traffic enforcement operations in Harare’s central business district (CBD) following the deployment of 10 new state-of-the-art motorcycles. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the motorcycles were released by the Commissioner-General of Police, Stephen Mutamba, to help officers restore order on the capital’s congested roads. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has intensified…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A COUPLE accused of defrauding former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono of $137 million had their application for discharge thrown out last Friday by a Harare magistrate after almost a year of trial that began in October 2024. Clark Clever Makoni and Beverly Aisha Ndonda-Makoni are facing…
RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE man who allegedly unlawfully changed ownership of a three-storey house worth US$580 000 is expected to hear his bail ruling today. Elijah Meskano briefly appeared before Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on Friday facing fraud charges and he was remanded in custody. It is alleged that on February 11 2017, Maria…
RUTENDO NGARA THE High Court has dismissed an application by Harare lawyer Emmanuel Mukwewa seeking to overturn a default judgment compelling him and businessman Richard Paswa to jointly repay US$176 000 to a Chinese investor, Huang Li Qiang, over a failed land transaction. In a recent ruling, Justice Siyabona Musithu said Mukwewa had failed to…
