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BY RUTENDO NGARA THE trial of seven former Harare City Council’s finance’s committee members, including ex-Harare mayor Ian Makone, who are accused of illegally acquiring commercial stands, commenced yesterday at the Harare Magistrates Court. Appearing before magistrate Donald Ndirowei, Kennedy Chikandamina, a State witness, told the court that he received an order from town clerk…

By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw SIX people perished in a road traffic accident yesterday morning when a Ford Ranger vehicle collided with a haulage truck along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway. In a statement, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the police were investigating the accident. “The ZRP (Zimbabwe Republic Police) confirms a fatal road traffic accident which…

OVER 50 percent of women in rural areas who have experienced gender-based violence (GBV) were exposed during care-related work, a State of the Father Report shows. The study, which was launched by Sonke Gender Justice, Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS) in conjunction with the ministry of Women Affairs, further showed that…

THE HIGH court has sent a Mutoko man Farai Nyamurenje, who allegedly killed his two-year-old son by suffocating him in the sand in 2012, to Chikurubi psychiatric hospital for examination and treatment. According to the court papers, Nyamurenje came home on August 31, 2012 and he found his wife Estere Mutinyanya and their son Tatenda…

THE government in Matabeleland South Province wants non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the region to align their operations with local developmental goals. In a letter addressed to district development coordinators (DDCs), town clerks and rural council chief executives, Matabeleland South Local Government Services acting provincial director Zacharia Jusa implored relevant stakeholders to address any inconsistencies in…

BY RUTENDO NGARA A MAN who stole a firearm and other valuables at an accident scene at the Whitehouse along the Harare Bulawayo highway last June was yesterday sentenced to 12 months in prison. Bright Makuvatsine, 25, was convicted of two counts, theft and contravening the Firearms Act. On the theft count, magistrate Ruth Moyo…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 27-YEAR-OLD man from Sizinda in Bulawayo, who was electrocuted while attempting to steal from a Zesa substation was yesterday sentenced to an effective five years in prison. Dylan Ndlovu appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing a charge of damaging, destroying or interfering with electricity equipment. He pleaded not…

FARMERS in Matabeleland North Province have been implored to produce on-farm feeds to prevent livestock succumbing to the El Nino-induced drought. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of a fodder production training in Lupane district, Agriculture deputy minister Vangelis Haritatos said importing livestock feed was unsustainable for farmers. “If you are importing feed,…

MEDICAL Aid provider, Cimas Health Group, has introduced a mobile clinic to bridge the healthcare gap and ensure equal access to medical services in all communities. Speaking at a media tour of the newly-launched mobile clinic at the just-ended Zimbabwe Agriculture Show (Zas) in Harare, Cimas chief executive Vulindlela Ndlovu reaffirmed the group’s commitment to…