SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda says there is a need for parliaments in Indonesia and Africa to craft trade laws that promote smooth economic trade. Speaking at the 2nd IndonesiaAfrica Parliamentary Forum in Bali, Indonesia this week, Mudenda said Indonesia and Africa should harness economic opportunities presented by the two regions. “On the…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare Institute of Public Health (HIPH) has, in partnership with University of Witwatersrand in South Africa, discovered a drug, Rutava that can cure cancer and Alzheimer’s. This comes as cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the country with over 5 000 new diagnoses and over 1…
Rutendo Ngara HARARE magistrate Collet Ncube yesterday freed 12 of the 78 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists arrested in June this year for allegedly participating in an unlawful gathering and for disorderly conduct. Ncube said the 12 had nothing to do with the gathering as some were conducting their personal business, some looking for…
A 51-YEAR-OLD teacher at a school in Zimre Park, Harare, yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing charges of allegedly raping a learner at the school on two separate occasions. Baines Mararo appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing two counts of rape and an additional count of aggravated indecent assault. He was advised to…
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has lauded the government for prioritising national roads rehabilitation, saying stakeholder collaboration with authorities will enhance national development. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, ZCC administrator Mbongeni Dube said it was critical for churches and the government to work together to push the development agenda. “I am so excited, especially looking…
ERRANT businesspeople operating in the rural Matabeleland region have been warned by the Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) after they were exposed for selling expired and sub-standard goods. This comes after the commission recently opened an office in Bulawayo manned by four inspectors deployed to cover the Matabeleland region as part of CPC’s decentralisation. Speaking to…
By Rutendo Ngara TWO South Africans and three Zimbabweans, who allegedly stole a Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle, from the neighbouring country before smuggling it into Zimbabwe, appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday facing theft charges. The five, John Leseja Mkonto, 37, Raymond Tshabalala, 29, both from Johannesburg, South Africa, Sibusiso Mpofu, 44, Nwabi Maqhawe,…
ZANU PF Mazowe North MP Tsungai Makumbe appeared in court yesterday facing charges of allegedly raping his former wife at gunpoint before infecting her with HIV and a sexually transmitted disease (STI). He appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing rape charges and was remanded out of custody to October 3. According to the State led…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THREE men have appeared before a Bulawayo magistrate court facing seven counts of extortion, attempted extortion, robbery and impersonating President’s Department and Military Intelligence Department officials. They also extorted over US$57 000 from prominent lawyer, Dumisani Dube, a corporate rescuer for Fools Mine. Munyaradzi Charakupa, 48, of Burnside in Bulawayo,…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 43-YEAR-OLD man from Tsholotsho, Matabeleland South Province, has received a 20-year jail term following his conviction of raping an 11-year-old girl. Melusi Dungeni appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga facing four counts of rape. He pleaded not guilty to the charges, but was convicted after full trial. He was…
