A 34-YEAR-OLD man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting his 17-year-old niece at her home in New Lobengula. The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Matthew Mutiro facing one count of rape. He pleaded not guilty…
By Elton ManguwoSTAFF WRITER THE presidential agricultural inputs scheme Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme is emerging as a beacon of hope for small-scale farmers who are poised to achieve significant crop yields despite the dry spells that characterised the first half of the 2024/2025 summer cropping season. By equipping farmers with innovative climate-smart agricultural practices and resource management…
A ZIMBABWE Defence Forces (ZDF) pilot, Nesbert Tambudza, died yesterday in a plane crash in the Guinea Fowl area, Gweru in the Midlands Province. The Karakorum-8 (K-8) jet trainer aircraft Tambudza was flying crashed during a solo consolidation general handling navigation training exercise. According to the ZDF, the accident occurred about 5km east of Guinea…
RUTENDO NGARA PAINT manufacturer Nash Paints was allegedly duped of US$19 000 by two employees who have since appeared in court facing theft charges. Chipo Mapfumo and Takudzwa Gorejena appeared before Harare magistrate Isheunesu Matova yesterday where each was granted US$100 bail. According to prosecutor Rufaro Chonzi, between September 2024 and January 2025, the two…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dilynews.co.zw SELF-PROCLAIMED King Munhumutapa, real name Timothy Chiminya, was yesterday granted bail at the High Court following his arrest last December for allegedly undermining the authority of the President. It is the State’s case that last year, Chiminya allegedly went on a dethroning spree where he removed traditional chiefs appointed…
Panama has denied making changes to allow US government vessels to transit the Panama Canal for free, following White House claims it…
A KADOMA man was stabbed to death by a colleague over a US$0,50 snooker table token at a local bar. Tavonga Matindike and Kudzai Bofuwero were tried at the High Court for the murder of their colleague, one Tinashe, at Appleyard Nightclub in Kadoma in 2018. Justice Philda Muzofa found Matindike guilty and sentenced him…
BY RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE company director and his employee were granted US$500 bail each by a magistrate court yesterday, facing charges of allegedly defrauding the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) of R10 million. The director of Hilmax Engineering, Patrick Musavaya, and Rugare Murwira, an employee, appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing seven counts of…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw SMALL-SCALE miners have applauded the government’s decision to reserve the artisanal mining sector, saying it will benefit impoverished communities. The government recently announced plans to enforce reserved sector provisions under the indigenisation law, aiming to strengthen local economic empowerment. In a statement, Emerging Miners Association of Zimbabwe (EMAZ) president Hyde Chatyoka…
GOVERNMENT has challenged agricultural stakeholders to adopt international seed certification standards to boost production in the agricultural sector. This comes after the government, in partnership with the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), embarked on a process to review and update seed certification regulatory frameworks. Currently, Zimbabwe’s seed certification scheme, gazetted 25 years ago, falls short…
