RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE man, who allegedly stabbed his rival during a misunderstanding over a pair of trousers, was yesterday denied bail by magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa. Tashinga Imbayago was advised to apply for bail at the High Court and was remanded to October 2 for a routine remand. The State alleges that on September 12,…
YVONNE NCUBE FOUR Ecosure agents employed by Econet Wireless Zimbabwe have been brought before the court on allegations of orchestrating a sophisticated fraud scheme that siphoned money from an unsuspecting EcoCash account holder. The accused, Manuel Makuvise, 28, Kudzanai Learnmore Tavaziva, 28, Kudzaishe Shadreck Chakanyuka, 42, and Joshua Nyariwana, 34, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Richard…
SEVERAL vehicles were reportedly reduced to shells after a fire broke out at a local garage on Riverside Road in Mutare yesterday afternoon. Manicaland police spokesperson Wiseman Chinyoka confirmed the incident to the Daily News. “We can confirm that a fire destroyed vehicles in the Riverside area, but investigations are underway to determine the cause…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO FORMER Highlanders Football Club chief executive officer, Brian Busani Moyo, has been convicted of fraud. Moyo appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Richard Ramaboea, who delivered the ruling after the conclusion of the trial. He was remanded out of custody for sentencing today. The case stemmed from the transfer of striker Never Rauzhi…
RUTENDO NGARA A SUSPECTED bogus housing cooperative, Light to Disabled, is in the spotlight after allegedly swindling residents of US$15 000 in subscriptions paid since 2012. The cooperative’s executives, Farai Chikuku and Aaron Madzinga, who are the chairperson and vice respectively, appeared before Harare magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai yesterday facing fraud charges. They were granted US$100…
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart says the city is intensifying efforts to address the rising number of sewer chokes affecting various suburbs, with Nkulumane alone accounting for nearly half of all reported cases. In a statement yesterday, Coltart said efforts were being scaled up to avoid a health crisis. “We are receiving an average of 90…
Thabiso Mutirwara IN the face of a rising tide of teenage suicide, experts in the country are issuing an urgent call to action, advocating for a return to core family connections and community-based parenting as critical preventive measures. Speaking to the Daily News, family therapist Amos Taguta of Fynex Family Support Services said the phenomenon,…
Staff writer in BULAWAYO THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has raised the alarm over acute maize shortages in the southern region, warning that dwindling supplies are threatening milling operations and food security. Speaking after a tour of various milling companies in Bulawayo yesterday, the GMAZ chairman for the southern region, David Moyo, said…
THE Goat Breeders Association of Zimbabwe (GBAZ) is set to host its annual goat indaba in Bulawayo next month with the aim of coming up with measures to preserve local breeds. Themed “Preserving our Indigenous Goats—Understanding the Matebele & Mashona Breed Standards,” the event would highlight the critical importance of the country’s native goat breeds…
THE Federation of Organisations of Disabled People in Zimbabwe (FODPZ) is imploring the government to speed up the completion and full implementation of the Persons with Disabilities Bill. Gazetted in February of last year, the bill aims to establish a Commission for Persons with Disabilities, repeal the outdated 1992 Disabled Persons Act, and align national…
