By Rutendo Ngara AVONDALE Primary School deputy head yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court facing charges of abuse of office after she allegedly handpicked a company to supply school equipment without the approval of the school head. Roseline Boroma, 60, appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa who granted her US$100 bail and was remanded to…
A DOMBOSHAVA kombi driver will today be sentenced at the Harare Magistrates Court following his conviction yesterday over a US$2 000 robbery. Godfree Mangwayana, 29, who pleaded not guilty to the offence, had appeared before magistrate Sharon Rakafa facing robbery charges. However, in mitigation, Mangwayana pleaded with the court for a lenient sentence as he…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A FORMER Bulawayo-based soldier has been sentenced to an effective 16 years in prison after he was convicted of murdering his wife over infidelity. Gugulethu Ndlovu, who had pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder, was convicted by Bulawayo High Court Judge, Justice Evangelista Kabasa. The court heard that on…
IN response to the devastating drought that has ravaged southern Zimbabwe’s livestock, the government says it has rolled out an extensive livestock drought response strategy that has successfully saved more than 50 000 cattle from death. Aaron Muchazivei, national livestock drought mitigation coordinator in the department of Agriculture and Rural Development Advisory Service (Ardas), told…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A MARRIED Harare couple was yesterday remanded in custody after its arrest on charges of raping their 17-year-old part-time helper at their house in Highfields. Tendai Kamuchira, 29, and his wife Wincie Farai, 46, appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa and they will return to court today for bail application. According to…
By Rutendo Ngara A BOGUS police officer, Paunonga Butau, 49, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by a Karoi magistrate for raping a local 20-year-old girl. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Butau posed as a police officer and took the girl to his house on the pretext that they were going…
A GHANAIAN woman was yesterday sentenced to an effective eight months in prison at the Harare Magistrates Court after she was convicted of fraud and contravening the Immigration Act. Zakia Abdul Ahmed Issah, 26, was found guilty by magistrate Ruth Moyo. The magistrate said Issah did not waste the court’s time by pleading guilty before…
GLOBAL Renaissance Investments (GRI) is set to host the ninth edition of the Zimbabwe Infrastructure Summit and Awards at the Troutbeck Hotel in Nyanga next week. The event aims to accelerate infrastructure development projects, which are crucial in achieving the country’s Vision 2030, a plan to transform Zimbabwe into an upper-middle-class economy. It is scheduled…
THE government has revealed that many women continue to suffer from obstetric fistula due to their inability to afford the necessary surgeries for treatment. Obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and tragic childbirth injuries consisting of a hole between the birth canal and bladder and or rectum. It is commonly caused by prolonged,…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE trial of Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, who faces allegations of posing as a medical professional at Mpilo Central Hospital, was yesterday postponed at the Tredgold Magistrates Court to Thursday. The accused is facing further allegations of violating bail conditions. Allegations are that Vanhuvaone, who was arrested last month and is out…
