Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THIRTEEN vendors from Insiza district in Matabeleland South Province have taken their Ward councillor to court, accusing her of fraudulently collecting money under the guise of issuing vending licences. Ward 23 Councillor Nomusa Moyo appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing a criminal abuse of office charge. Moyo was remanded…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A DRUNK Harare man who allegedly raped a woman with disability in Mt Hampden thrice was advised to apply for bail at the High Court by regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa. Edson Simon allegedly raped the woman aged 44 when her mother had gone out to fetch some water. The…
THE High Court has ordered the MDC to hold a fresh congress to elect new leadership as the one held in 2022 was null and void.This comes as MDC president Douglas Mwonzora held the party national congress in 2022 and came up with the new leadership.The judgment was delivered last week by High Court judge…
THE GOVERNMENT is planning to extend ideology training to early childhood development (ECD) learners as part of efforts to instil national consciousness in children from an early age.Speaking during a training session for councillors in Bulawayo, the minister of Local Government Daniel Garwe said children should not be left out of the ideology training being…
By Rutendo Ngara HARARE regional magistrate, Taurai Manuwere, has dismissed an application for discharge which was filed by the acquitted ZB US$2, 7 million heist suspect, who is now facing money laundering charges.Denis Madondo’s trial commenced last month but denies the charges noting that the State’s claims are the same as he was acquitted earlier.However,…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A BULAWAYO man has appeared in court facing culpable homicide charges after allegedly running over two pedestrians, killing them on the spot.Tinashe Dube, 37 appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Matthew Mutiro, accused of reckless driving that resulted in the deaths of the two victims. He was not asked to plead and was…
By Rutendo Ngara A BUSINESS investor was allegedly duped over US$250 000 by four men who had partnered him in a mining deal.The suspected fraudsters Hillary Joseph Dzuda, Ashley Dzuda, Gabriel Tinashe Mapfunde, and Kudzai Garry Muraicho were arraigned before Harare Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing fraud charges.They were remanded in custody to today pending bail…
ENVIRONMENTAL activists say waste pickers must be included in the country’s formal waste management system so as to promote environmental sustainability. According to the Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) and the Community Water Alliance (CWA), Zimbabwean local authorities could experience a significant decrease in waste management costs if waste pickers were formalised. “Integrating waste pickers into…
ZIMBABWE is planning to ramp up its use of coal and gas to meet its energy needs after the worst drought in…
THE African army worm infestation is escalating in Zimbabwe, with alarming reports indicating that all seven districts of Manicaland have been affected,…
