A 10-YEAR-OLD primary school pupil was allegedly raped at knife point in a maize field in Ruwa on her way home from school earlier this month. The suspected rapist, Kelvin Goto, 33, was advised to apply for bail at the High Court by magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa when he appeared in court last week. According to…
PARLIAMENT will commence public hearings today across the country to gather citizens’ views on the proposed State Service (Pension) Bill. This comes after the government gazetted the Bill last year, which seeks to establish a State Service Pension Fund to ensure members enjoy a decent standard of living in retirement. In a statement yesterday, Parliament…
Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo A 44-YEAR-OLD man from Esigodini, Matabeleland South, has been found guilty on lesser charge of culpable homicide after fatally assaulting his 15-year-old daughter while trying to discipline her over an alleged romantic relationship. Mandlenkosi Maphosa appeared before Bulawayo High Court Judge, Justice Niason Chivayo, last week facing a murder charge after…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE man who allegedly facilitated the sale of a house in Mbare for US$23 000 was last week remanded in custody after appearing before regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa. Alfonce Muzambi was remanded in custody to February 29 for a bail application. According to the State, sometime in 2024,…
Rutendo Ngara A MAN residing at Parirenyatwa hospital doctors’ quarters is in trouble after allegedly being found in possession of dagga worth ZiG2 000. He appeared in court last week. Zvinokudzwa Sinyinda, facing unlawful possession of dangerous drugs charges, appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Isheunesu Matova, who granted him US$50 bail. According to the State,…
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A BREAKDOWN of interpretation machines forced the Senate to adjourn last week, leaving members of the upper House frustrated. Temporary president of the Senate, Eleven Kambizi, said technicians had failed to resolve the feedback problem, which then forced the upper House to adjourn amid growls of disapproval from the opposition bench. “May I make it…
TAKUDZWA Saruwaka is hoeing weeds in a cowpea field in eastern Zimbabwe one morning in February, trying to beat torrential rains threatening…
BATSIRAI Mutara started selling cheese and dairy products from a makeshift roadside stand when he was 27. It was a far cry from his former office job, where inflation devoured his paycheck, which came in Zimbabwean dollars, faster than he could spend it. He wanted a stable income, so he ventured into informal trading, where…
BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA THE government must digitise the country’s investment process, limit expenditure, seal revenue leakages, and tax the informal sector, economic experts have said. This recommendation is in the recently launched Zimbabwe Economic Freedom Audit (Zefa), developed with input from the Canadian public policy think tank, the Fraser Institute. “New areas of expertise must…
