YVONNE NCUBE A 14-year-old boy from Gweru has received a wholly suspended 15-year jail sentence after being convicted of sexually abusing his four-year-old relative. The minor, whose identity has been withheld for ethical reasons, was found guilty by Gweru Regional Magistrate Christopher Maturure. He pleaded guilty to sexual assault and was convicted. He was sentenced…
THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has partnered with the government in intensifying its support to the country’s climate resilience efforts by equipping key stakeholders with advanced skills in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing. Speaking during a training workshop in Bulawayo yesterday, FAO representative in Zimbabwe and sub-regional coordinator for Southern Africa, Patrice…
CHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES have established a commission which comprises five members to assess if Epworth Local Board is ready to be bestowed a town council status. This comes after the Epworth Local Board in January 2022, formally applied to the ministry of Local Government. The application follows decades of growth in Epworth, an area adjacent…
Yvonne Ncube A 20-YEAR-OLD man from Badala village in Inyathi, Matabeleland North, was convicted and sentenced to 12 months in prison for making pregnant his 14-year-old girlfriend, a sentence from which he was largely spared. Musawenkosi Mnkandla appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Matthew Mutiro on a rape charge. He pleaded not guilty to rape, but…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE trial of suspended Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) legal officer, Grace Kurasha, continued yesterday with a key witness testifying in her defence. Huggins Duri, the former secretary of the Council for Legal Education (CLE), told the court that it was impossible for Kurasha to have acquired a fraudulent law certificate….
RUTENDO NGARA THE complainant in the $29 million Spitzkop property fraud case told the court yesterday that there was no written agreement guaranteeing him a 50 percent share of the estate. Thomas Masango is accusing his brother-in-law, Tendai Jemwa, of unlawfully removing him from the ownership of the property, which they allegedly bought together in…
RUTENDO NGARA A TURKEY-BASED clothing “runner” has appeared in court on money laundering charges after allegedly operating an unlicensed money transmission scheme. Chrisha Boutique, represented by its director Tariro Musekiwa, is also facing charges of violating the Exchange Control Act. Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa granted Musekiwa US$300 bail and remanded her to October 1. According…
YVONNE NCUBE A BRADFIELD man accused of swindling a home seeker out of R160 000 in a bogus housing deal has been placed on further remand. Labour Sibanda appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Archie Wochiwunga on fraud charges. Sibanda, who pleaded not guilty, was remanded out of custody until September 23 for trial. The State alleges…
ZANU PF central committee member and fundraising committee chairperson, Philip Chiyangwa, has called on the party’s Mashonaland West Province to shun factional fights and concentrate on building the regional economy. Chiyangwa made the remarks during a provincial leadership workshop at Mupamombe Primary School in Kadoma on Sunday where grassroots leaders from the political commissariat, transport…
ADVOCATES are calling on the government to prioritise women’s health in budget allocations to address maternal and neonatal deaths in the country. This comes after the country’s maternal mortality ratio decreased by 21 percent, with the rate standing at 363 deaths per 100 000 live births between 2015 and 2023. In a recent report, the…
