STELLA MADZIVANYIKA A CHINHOYI man has been convicted for picking up a mobile phone dropped by a fellow resident at a supermarket before taking it to his home. Tavengwa Zhuwawo of Shackleton in Chinhoyi appeared before a local magistrate court facing theft charges. “On 9 December 2024 at around 1300 hours, the complainant parked her…
By Brighton Muronzereyi muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw ASSOCIATION of Rural District Councils of Zimbabwe (ARDCZ) has put in place new measures meant to monitor the performances of all local authorities under its purview. This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa last year issued a blueprint — A call to action, no compromise to service delivery — for mayors, council…
Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw FOUR minors lost their lives in three separate incidents in the run-up to the New Year. According to the police, two boys from Buhera district, Manicaland Province, aged seven and 11 drowned in a river in the area on Monday, while on the same day, a two-year-old was electrocuted in Chitungwiza just…
BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA A CHIPINGE man, Lameck Matembana, has been sentenced to nine years in prison after stealing a herd of three cattle worth US$900 from a fellow villager. He was convicted and sentenced at the Chipinge Magistrates Court for stock theft charges. “On 22 August 2024 at around 0700 hours, the complainant unpenned his…
THE Harare City Council (HCC) says it will continue to demolish all illegal structures in the capital, including houses. This comes after the government last year ordered the HCC to halt all demolitions as they were inhumane. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Harare mayor Jacob Mafume was adamant that the law would take its…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT has been urged to cut the red tape and assist with urgency rape victims seeking termination of pregnancy as some victims end up seeking unsafe traditional methods. This comes as the High Court in December last year outlawed a statute which barred pregnancy termination by minors and married women who…
A MANHUNT is on for Mthulisi Moyo who fled, three months ago, from an unnamed wholesaler in Victoria Falls where he was employed as a branch manager, with over US$35 000. He was supposed to bank the cash. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the suspect took the money from a cash-in-transit crew for depositing…
A GANG of seven unidentified machete robbers pounced on a mine in Filabusi and got away with gold carbon valued at US$ 22 400 on Friday last week. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the case, saying investigations were underway. “Police in Gwanda are investigating a case of robbery which occurred at a mine in…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 39-YEAR-OLD man from Tsholotsho in Matabeleland North Province has been slapped with an effective 40 years in prison after he was found guilty of raping a 70-year-old woman twice for ritual purposes. Gift Mathe appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Sibonginkosi Mnkandla yesterday facing two counts of rape. He pleaded guilty…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE government has guaranteed food security for 4, 5 million school children across the country from Early Childhood Development (ECD) up to Grade Seven until April 2025. This comes as the country is grappling with the effects of the El Nino-induced drought that have left over 10 million people food insecure…
