Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw TWO men who are accused of raping socialite Ashley Masendeke, affectionately known as Mai Jeremaya, told the court that they went to the lodge in the evening for the planned copulation with her. Thabo Dube and Martin Charlie, who are accused of raping the socialite, told Harare magistrate Letwin…
BY RUTENDO NGARA A PSYCHIATRIC patient, who was released from Chikurubi Psychiatric Department in 2022, has been committed to the department again indefinitely by the High Court. Jealous Tomasi was committed to Chikurubi in 2008 after he was arrested on murder charges and he was released in 2022 before he allegedly relapsed and killed two…
RUTENDO NGARA HIGH Court judge justice Cathrine Bachi-Muzawazi has ruled that whilst the courts are there to serve justice, leniency should also be exercised in some cases to ensure rehabilitation of offenders. She said this while handing down judgment in a case involving Nicholas Chiriya who fatally struck his friend Ashley Mutero with a bottle…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Makoni Central MP Patrick Sagandira for alleged illegal land invasion. This comes as the country is grappling with land barons who are illegally grabbing State land and selling it to unsuspecting home seekers, particularly in peri-urban areas. Sagandira is facing allegations of unlawfully occupying and developing state land, in…
ZIMBABWE must urgently prioritise investment in health infrastructure and strengthen public-private partnerships to transform its fragile healthcare system, the Healthcare Association of Zimbabwe (PHAZ) has said. Speaking during a private sector annual general meeting and conference yesterday, PHAZ chairperson Letitia Gaga said there was a need for strategic collaboration, improved procurement systems, and financial reforms…
THE Zimbabwe Media Commission has called on institutions not to withhold information about their operations and activities from the public to ensure effective reporting by journalists. Speaking at an investigative journalism workshop hosted by Transparency International Zimbabwe last Wednesday, ZMC manager- information compliance Brian Tomo emphasised that transparency in institutional operations was crucial in promoting…
BLESSING Mucharambei’s uncle was just having lunch when he stood up, then collapsed. “[He] started bleeding from the nose,” she says, “and…
YVONNE NCUBEIn Bulawayo A 39-YEAR-OLD man from Nkulumane was lucky to escape a jail sentence after he was slapped with community service for stealing his employer’s motor vehicle. Kwanele Moyo on Friday appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Shingirai Mutiri facing a charge of car theft. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, but was convicted after…
AT LEAST 70 deaths from diarrhoea have been recorded across the country since the start of the year, the Health ministry has confirmed. This comes as the country’s health delivery system is currently under the spotlight amid concerns that it is on the verge of collapse with hospitals and clinics going without critical medicines. In…
THE government has officially launched a satellite leather design studio and business incubation centre, a move hailed as a game changer for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the sector. Backed by a €150 000 grant from the European Union under the European Development Fund, the new facility is expected to inject innovation, improve competitiveness…
