THE South Korean embassy has donated medical equipment worth US$80 000 to hospitals in Gwanda and Bindura to meet the needs of children with disabilities. Speaking during the donation at Sally Mugabe Hospital in Harare recently, Korean ambassador to Zimbabwe Park Jae-kyung said the Asia country was committed to improving the lives of local citizens….
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A TRUCK driver, once employed by Ali Japan, appeared before the Harare Magistrates Court last Friday for allegedly selling his employer’s truck. Jameson Rusike is alleged to have made the transactions after he was tasked to transfer the truck’s South Africa registration to Zimbabwe. He is facing theft of trust…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.z A HIGH Court judge has ordered lawyer Pettina Gappah to pay former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Mt Pleasant MP Fadzayi Mahere US$18 000 for defamation. In 2018, Gappah claimed in a series of tweets that Mahere was not qualified for admission into the law school at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ)…
GOVERNMENT has rescued at least 22 children, some with disabilities, who were used by their parents and guardians to beg in Harare’s central business district (CBD). This comes after a recent video circulated on social media platforms showing minors harassing people for money and food in the CBD. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Social…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo High Court has granted a US$100 bail to Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) Ward 22 councillor, Bruce Mmeli Moyo, who was arrested last month on charges of inciting the public to commit violence. The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, who are representing the accused, in a statement confirmed…
A HARARE magistrate has cancelled an administrative warrant of arrest issued to Li song on 20 August 2024 when she was sick…
A 23-YEAR-OLD man from lnyathi, Matabeleland North Province has told a Bulawayo magistrate that he was arrested after his wife implicated him in a robbery. Mthokozisi Sibanda appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Sekai Chiwundura facing two counts of robbery and one count of rape. He pleaded not guilty to all charges but was remanded in…
DEPUTY minister of Mines Polite Kambamura has called on mining companies to prioritise transparency in their environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting initiatives. ESG, a set of standards for sustainable investing, evaluates a company’s performance in three key areas — environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and corporate governance. The ESG pillars are used by companies developing…
BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MP for Glen View North, Happymore Chidziva, is wanted by the police over rape charges. In a statement yesterday, the police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, confirmed the police had received a report for rape against the legislator. “The police confirm that a report of rape allegations…
A 27 YEAR-OLD Magunje man, Stewart Nyamufarira, has been jailed for seven years after he was found in possession of 188kg of dagga. He was convicted and sentenced at the Karoi Magistrates’ Court on unlawful dealing in dangerous drugs charges. “The accused person was convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment of which one year…
