By Thembinkosi Nyathi nyathit@dailynews.co.zw THE special High Court circuits sitting in the Midlands Province since last month achieved a rate of 91 percent in murder convictions during their marathon trials. The two courts sat in Gweru and Gokwe Centre. “(It) was a significant milestone in the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ)’s ongoing efforts to…
BY RUTENDO NGARA FORMER Citizens for Coalition Change MP Amos Chibaya, who is facing incitement to commit public violence charges, was yesterday remanded in custody at the Harare Magistrates Court. He appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi and the accused will return to court today for his bail application. According to the State, on June 25…
By Masimba Makwembere THE United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and its partners have supported the government to help 55 000 people get access to potable water. Speaking in Harare yesterday, Unicef Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) specialist Tariro Mavi said they had rehabilitated 67 boreholes in various communities across the country. “More than 55 000…
Masimba Makwembere THE University of Zimbabwe is representing the country at the fourday Enactus World Cup that began in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday. The Enactus World Cup, which this year is featuring 33 countries, is a global competition in which young people who use innovation and entrepreneurship to solve the world’s biggest problems walk away…
AN Indian company, the Samp Group, has partnered with Zimbabwe Smart Villages (ZimSmart Villages) to set-up 150 telehealth booths across the country to bring life-saving healthcare services to Zimbabweans in remote communities. The concept is a telehealth and remote monitoring service that would ease the public’s access to healthcare across the country. Addressing the media…
THE trial at the High Court of two Harare businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, who are facing US$7 million fraud charges, failed to kick-off yesterday with the lawyers saying they were not yet ready. The two accused are facing charges of defrauding the Agriculture ministry in a presidential goat pass on scheme tender. One…
RUTENDO NGARA HIGH COURT judge, Justice Benjamin Chikowero, yesterday acquitted a Harare woman jailed 24 months for allegedly possessing 2kg of mbanje. Winnie Machikiti, 29, was convicted by magistrate Ruth Moyo in October last year who ruled that the court had considered the quantity of the dagga that was in her possession as substantial and…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw SENIOR citizens in the country yesterday pleaded with authorities for assistance in the many challenges they face, including difficulties in accessing their pensions. This comes as the world commemorated the International Day of Older People which is observed on October 1 each year. Speaking to the Daily News, one of the…
FOR vandalising his father’s house and car in a raging domestic dispute, a 21-year-old Chinhoyi man will spend the next three years…
FOURTEEN people have died from snake bites since the beginning of the year, the ministry of Health and Child Care has said….
