By Rutendo Ngara THE ruling for discharge in the trial of 40 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists who were arrested last year for allegedly breaching the Maintenance of Peace and Order Act (Mopa) in Highfield, Harare, was yesterday postponed to next week Friday. Magistrate Sharon Rakafa postponed her ruling after one of the accused…
By Yvonne Ncube TWO suspects from Bulawayo have appeared in court facing charges of illegal possession of raw unmarked ivory after police detectives disguised themselves as potential buyers before arresting them. Jonathan Mkhwebu, 33, and Brilliant Mkhosana, 39, yesterday appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza before pleading not guilty to the charges. However, they…
HIGH Court judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi yesterday denied bail to 77 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists facing charges of unlawful gathering and disorderly conduct. They were arrested last month at the home of CCC chief administrator Jameson Timba and have been in remand prison for over a month after Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo denied…
LABOUR Court Judge, Justice Mercy Moyo-Matshanga, has died in Bulawayo at the age of 61. Chief justice Luke Malaba yesterday sent his condolence message to her family. Moyo-Matshanga joined the Judicial Service Commission in 2006 as judge of the Labour court. “The Chief Justice of Zimbabwe and Chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission, Justice Luke…
Stella Madzivanyika STAFF WRITER madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw COMMUNAL farmers are now required to prepare three Pfumvudza plots for them to access food aid from the government, Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka has said. He was launching Pfumvudza 4 programme training at Domboshava Foundations for Farming yesterday, where 64 Agritex officers were trained as part of the United Kingdom…
By Rutendo Ngara A SUSPECTED female carjacker, who is also believed to be mentally ill, yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing charges of allegedly attempting to steal a Ford Ranger vehicle at the Harare Showgrounds. Tragedy Muchairi, 42, appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing attempted car theft charges and was remanded in custody…
THE Urban Development Corporation (Udcorp) plans to construct high-rise flats in the border town of Plumtree in Matabeleland South province as part of moves to ease accommodation woes in the region. Udcorp chief executive officer Joey Shumbamhini said this during a stakeholder’s engagement meeting held in the country’s second largest city. A state-owned enterprise under…
A CHINESE investor has come out fighting to keep vast tracts of land in Harare’s upmarket Borrowdale area owned by his two…
AUTHORITIES have budgeted ZiG22 billion for the 2024/25 cropping season with maize production expected to increase to 2,7 million metric tonnes from 635 000 metric tonnes in 2023 /2024 season amid hopes of above normal rainfall. This was confirmed yesterday by Information minister Jenfan Muswere at a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare. “The plan comes…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@daiolynews.co.zw A PROPERTY register for Rufaro Marketing’s beer outlets is missing and the company’s management is failing to account for its assets amid reports that a former chief executive destroyed the record. Rufaro Marketing is wholly owned by Harare City Council and owns a chain of beer outlets, most of whom were…
