THE ministry of Health says it recorded 400 cases of malaria and one death last week alone in Mashonaland Central and Mashonaland East provinces. In a statement, the ministry said 67 of the victims are children below the age of five. “In the weekly disease surveillance report for the week ending 08 September 2024, 400…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw IN A surprising turn of events, High Court judge Easther Mungwari has blasted an Epworth magistrate who convicted three offenders and sentenced them to community service exceeding the set limit. Justice Mungwari said community service should not exceed 19 weeks, but the trial magistrate who presided over the three cases sentenced…
MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE A GANG of two alleged thieves stole 22 goats and eight sheep which they intended to smuggle out of the country. In a statement yesterday, the police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi confirmed the cases after the suspects failed to produce permits that allowed them to transport animals to another country. “On 19 September…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw SEVEN members of the National War Veterans Association of Zimbabwe Zvimba East district appeared in court at the weekend for allegedly invading council land. Solomon Nasho, 66, Joe Chimonyo, 67, Muone Cornelius, 59, Israel Gada, 42, Agnes Siyakurima, 64, Deliwe Muvhuti, 65, and Elina Chasi, 61, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) ward 21 councillor and chairperson of the Harare City Council audit committee, Blessing Duma, who is facing extortion charges, was granted US$100 bail by a Harare magistrates on Friday. As part of the bail conditions, magistrate Stanford Mambanje advised him to reside at his given address…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Supreme Court has ruled that businessman and former Seedco chairperson Shongwe Michel Ndoro and his former wife Star Precious have to share two properties equally following their divorce in 2019 amid adultery allegations. The properties include a fuel company, Zororo Energy and a farm in Machipisa. Justice Nicholas Mathonsi ruled that…
A MALE student at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) was found dead in his room at the new student complex, with the body in an advanced state of decomposition. The student’s identity is being withheld pending notification of his family. Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident. “We are aware of…
ZIMBABWE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has signed a 20-year partnership with Defend, a wildlife rescue organisation, to elevate Chizarira National Park to a beacon of biodiversity conservation and sustainable tourism destination. Speaking during the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) ceremony in Chizarira National Park on Friday, the ZimParks director general Fulton…
THE pervasive issue of child sexual abuse, particularly against underage girls, remains a distressing reality in Zimbabwean communities. Traditionally, strangers were considered…
IN THE heart of arid Mwenezi district, where the land has been scorched by the relentless grip of El Niño, the story…
