Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER TWO Chitungwiza pirate taxi drivers who allegedly robbed and raped an unsuspecting passenger at gunpoint in Hatfield have appeared in court. Mortion Chibvongodze and Billy Masewe appeared before Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing armed robbery charges. They were advised to apply for bail at the High Court. It is…
Takudzwa Dhambu SIX members of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) perished in a road accident last night at the 283 kilometre peg along Mutare-Masvingo Road. Police said six were killed while 16 others were injured when a Toyota Quantum with 22 ZCC congregants on board veered off the road and overturned before landing on its…
By Beaven Dhliwayo Group Features Editor THE Rural Electrification Agency’s acting CEO, Felister Makumbinde, beamed as she flipped the switch on a…
POLICE have arrested Wilton Dube, 35, in connection with a murder case that occurred on August 7 at a nightclub in Checheche Growth Point, Chisumbanje, Manicaland Province. This comes as authorities are grappling with a surge in murder cases, many of which stem from domestic disputes, including extra-marital affairs and property wrangles, clashes at drinking…
By Yvonne Ncube POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating two separate armed robberies involving stolen motor vehicles that occurred last Friday in Emganwini and Nketa 9 suburbs. According to Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele, the first incident took place at around 5.15pm near a local school in Emganwini. “The complainant, a 33-yearold man…
BY RUTENDO NGARA TWO individuals linked to a Harare-based logistics company have appeared in court on allegations of illegally externalising over US$150 000 to China by facilitating unregulated offshore payments on behalf of Zimbabwean clients. Mapho Tradelink and Logistics, represented by Petronella Matare and her alleged accomplice Angela Mahachi, were arraigned before Harare regional magistrate…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 20-YEAR-OLD man from Entumbane has been arrested for fatally stabbing another resident during a heated confrontation over a past altercation, police confirmed. Mxolisi Ncube was arrested by detectives at his home following the fatal stabbing of Maqhawe Nkomo, 25, last Monday evening. Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele said the incident…
By Rutendo Ngara A HARARE regional magistrate, Letwin Rwodzi, has sentenced an armed robber to 10 years in prison after he was convicted of vehicle theft. Tendai Mubatasango was found guilty of stealing a car from a taxi driver he had hired to go to Kambuzuma. Mubatasango was initially sentenced to 12 years, but…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) has handed over a solar-powered veterinary office to the Binga community in a move aimed at strengthening animal husbandry and boosting livestock health services in the region. The new facility, built through a collaboration between the ZDF, the ministry of Agriculture, and the Binga Rural District Council,…
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume has strongly criticised city councillors for delaying the approval of a deal involving 45 new ambulances, accusing them of being “cruel” and “insensitive” to the urgent needs of residents. This comes as the Harare City Council, with a population of more than three million people, currently has only two operational ambulances….
