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Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE regional magistrate Letwin Rwodzi yesterday ruled that socialite Ashley, popularly known as Mai Jeremaya, lied under oath in court. She said this when she acquitted two men Thabo Dube and Martin Charlie who Masendeke had claimed to have raped her sometime in April. The magistrate said Masendeke recorded three statements…

BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs minister Judith Ncube has called for sweeping reforms in how local authorities procure goods and services, warning that without urgent changes, critical public services will continue to elude residents. This comes as most local authorities countrywide have been accused of being corrupt, especially when they procure goods, shortchanging residents in the process…

A MAN from Nyamandlovu, Matabeleland North Province has been arrested for allegedly killing his grandmother, 89, during an argument over his parents’ deaths. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the Matabeleland North police spokesperson, Glory Banda, said the incident occurred on July 1, 2025, around 6:30 pm. “The suspect, Bhekimpilo Ncube, reportedly attacked his grandmother,…

GOVERNMENT is prioritising the integration of geospatial sciences to revolutionise land administration, recognising its crucial role in efficient land registration, valuation, dispute resolution, and ultimately, sustainable national development. Geospatial science involves the study and analysis of location-specific information on earth, utilising technologies like Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE man, Paul Zuze, appeared in court yesterday charged with attempted murder and malicious damage to property after allegedly setting his former wife’s house ablaze when she denied him sex. He was remanded in custody to July 18. Appearing before regional magistrate Donald Ndirowei, Zuze faces accusations stemming…

RUTENDO NGARA AN EPWORTH man, Allan Chitsike, appeared in court yesterday facing charges of aggravated indecent assault after allegedly sodomising two seven-year-old minors from the area on separate occasions. He was remanded in custody and advised to apply for bail at the High Court. In the first count, the court heard that a juvenile from…

STANBIC Bank has kickstarted a drive to donate reusable sanitary pads and undergarments to girls in remote schools countrywide by donating 133 packs to girls at Pumvuti Primary and Secondary Schools in Chipoli, Shamva District. The drive to donate reusable pads would be done in two phases at a total cost of US$15 000, up…

AUTHORITIES have issued a stern warning to line ministries, cautioning them against circumventing local authorities and directly handling procurement, a practice deemed a violation of Zimbabwe’s established governance structure. Speaking at a Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) conference in Bulawayo yesterday, Tafadzwa Muguti, the permanent secretary for Presidential Affairs and Devolution in the Office…

JUSTICE has delivered a heavy blow to two armed robbers, Gift Maphosa and Mpokiseng Dube, who were each sentenced to a staggering 144 years in prison by Chiredzi magistrate Judith Zuyu. The duo was convicted of three counts of armed robbery. Criminal Investigations Department (CID) spokesperson Rachel Muteweri confirmed yesterday that the pair terrorised Mwenezi…