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Rutendo Ngara HIGH Court Justice Philda Muzofa has suspended mining operations of a Chinese firm, Beijing Brodtec Investments, which allegedly violently in­vaded Mukovo 12 mine, Masho­naland West Province, owned by Zimbabwean national Josphat Mutizira. According to court docu­ments, Mutizira’s son, Elmon, who is the applicant in the case, pegged and registered the Mu­kovo 12 mine…

THE Council of Churches in Africa (CCA) has intensified its efforts to combat child marriages in Bulawayo through peer-led programmes that empower young people to educate each other about relation­ships, gender-based violence, and the dangers of early marriage. This initiative comes as Unicef reported that one in three girls in Zimbabwe is married before the…

Staff writer In BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for six armed robbers who struck in two separate incidents in the Emthunzini and Pumula South suburbs on Sunday and got away with US$6 000 and a vehicle. According to Bulawayo assistant police spokesperson Thandekile Ndlovu, the first incident occurred in Pumula South where…

RUTENDO NGARA A SECURITY guard Raison Kambayi appeared in court yesterday on armed robbery charges involving US$32 000. Kambayi allegedly conspired with Tinashe Muguti, to steal cash and valuables from his employer’s home. The court heard that Kambayi, who was on duty at the Southerton residence, allegedly connived with Muguti to ambush his employers, Shaolin…

RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE man, Never Mhlanga, appeared in court yesterday facing charges of US$200 000 fraud after allegedly misrepresenting a company during the sale of the Montclair Hotel in Manicaland Province. Mhlanga appeared before Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa and was remanded in custody. He is scheduled to apply for bail today. According to…

POWER cuts in the country have worsened, with authorities stating that the loadshedding will only ease once winter wheat farmers harvest their crops. The blackouts have returned with a vengeance, with figures from Zesa subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), showing the coun­try is currently only generating 1 436 megawatts (MW) a day against a…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A FARM supervisor, Benias Man­zunzu, appeared in court yesterday for allegedly stealing US$144 000 from his employer, prominent businesswoman Divine Ndlukula. Manzunzu was granted US$100 bail and is facing theft charges. Manzunzu was employed at Ndlukula’s farm from June 2019 to October 2023. The court heard that the farm had…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER AN accounts clerk at Irvine Zimbabwe appeared in court yesterday, facing charges of stealing over US$180 000 from his employer. Tinashe Mlambo appeared before Harare regional magis­trate Marehwanazvo Gofa on charges of theft of trust prop­erty. He was remanded in custody until today for a bail applica­tion. It is alleged…