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By Rutendo Ngara A MAN from Chitungwiza who allegedly asked his friend for a place to sleep and later on sodomised him appeared before the Harare Magistrates Court yesterday facing an aggravated indecent assault charge. Crage Chinozwa, 52, appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa who remanded him in custody to July 16. According to prosecutor Anesu…

TWO HARARE men who killed two zebras and transported the skins from Mhondoro to Harare were fined US$300 each by magistrate Ruth Moyo for contravening the Parks and Wildlife Act. The two skins were valued at US$5 000.State prosecutor Mandirasa Chigumira told the court that Rungano Chacha, 50, and Leonard Kutyauripo, 33, killed two zebras…

By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO TWO men from Fort Rixon, Matabeleland South Province, have each been sentenced to 10 years in prison after they assaulted a fellow villager over a US$6 debt he owed them for game meat. So bad was the assault that the complainant, Listen Rusimba, had his left leg amputated as a result…

THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has partnered with Microsure Insurance to set up the ‘Uhlelo Lwezakhamizi’ funeral cover to support residents who can not afford exorbitant funeral charges during times of bereavement. This comes as in its 2023 report, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat), said the average funeral costs in Bulawayo had increased…

By Rutendo Ngara DAVURE Mining allegedly lost R440 000 after being duped in a deal where it wanted to import a vehicle from South Africa. The mining company was allegedly defrauded by Calton Mudiwiwa, 39, who appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje last Friday facing fraud charges. He was released on free bail and remanded…

THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has called on authorities to investigate allegations of corruption in the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) programme to ensure all vulnerable children have access to education. Beam is a government-sponsored school assistance programme launched in 2001 to assist orphans and vulnerable learners up to the age of…

A FIRE broke out early Friday morning at Matopo High School, Matabeleland North Province, resulting in complete destruction of the boys’ dormitory. School authorities yesterday said 52 boarding pupils were affected, but no casualties were recorded. “We regret to inform the public of a devastating fire incident that occurred at Matopo High School in the…

TRADE development promoter, Zimtrade, in collaboration with CBZ Holdings, are assisting small enterprises in Bulawayo to target export markets through offering them with marketing and branding for international competitiveness masterclass training. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, a Zimtrade representative, Kudakwashe Tirivavi, said the programme was designed to support enterprises with crucial tools…

BY KETTY NYONI THE Health ministry last week received critical medical equipment and supplies worth USS$9.2 million procured through the technical support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) for expectant mothers and new-borns. The equipment and supplies include ICT, fistula repair and manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) kits,…