Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO POLICE in Midlands Province are investigating a case in which a 66-year-old man was allegedly murdered by a group of nine youth who attacked him with machetes and knives. The deceased, Bornface Nkomazana of Butete Village under Chief Bunina, was reportedly intercepted by the gang on March 8, 2025 around 11pm…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 42-YEAR-OLD man has been taken to court facing allegations of murdering his wife during a domestic dispute. John Dube appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Matthew Mutiro facing a charge of murder. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was advised to apply for bail at the High Court. The matter…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo yesterday acquitted a police officer facing allegations of stealing a service duty pistol in 2005 at Gutu Police Station. John Chatsika was reported by his estranged wife last year for allegedly possessing a firearm used to threaten her during domestic disputes. The court heard…
COUNCIL officials here have identified a new cemetery site with the capacity to accommodate 80 000 graves at Goodhope Farm, as the city grapples with rapidly dwindling burial space. Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting yesterday, the metro’s director of town planning, Wisdom Siziba, said the new site would go a long way to alleviating the…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw TM PICK n Pay, one of the leading supermarkets in the country, last week partnered with CABS financial institution to hand over to KidzCan US$80 000 worth of drugs generated from their Orange of Hope promotion. Speaking at the handing-over ceremony, TM Pick n Pay finance director Gamu Nyamuzinga said that out…
Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo POLICE in Midlands Province have confirmed two separate cases of attempted murder in Zvishavane and Nembudzia, both involving violent altercations over accusations of gossip and theft. In the first incident, a 32-yearold man, Respect Muyambo, was arrested after allegedly stabbing a co-worker, Bongani Ncube, 20, multiple times with a flick knife….
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A MAN who allegedly duped his employer and another businessman of a combined US$150 000 after conducting fraudulent transactions was granted US$1 000 bail at the Harare Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Rocky-Thomas Nkosikhona Mkhethiwa appeared before Harare Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, facing two counts of fraud. He was remanded to April…
THREE men from Bulawayo have been jailed after being found guilty of carrying out a violent armed robbery, in which they attacked a man at gunpoint before making off with US$3 and small valuables. Gideon Sithelo, Lovejoy Moyo, and Brian Moyo appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing a charge of armed robbery. They…
RENOWNED international feminist and social justice activist Everjoice Jeketa Win has died She died in Johannesburg, South Africa, yesterday at the age of 65. In a statement yesterday, the Win Fambisai Dari Mawarire family described the late international head of ActionAid International as someone who was dedicated to fighting injustice throughout her career. “It is…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A BULAWAYO man accused of helping a friend conceal a murder case, in which a house maid’s body was dissolved in a drum of corrosive acid, has been acquitted after the State failed to prove its case. Cassy Chivako appeared before Bulawayo High Court Judge Justice Ngoni Nduna, facing charges of…
