HARARE magistrate Yeukai Dzuda yesterday postponed the handing down of judgment in the case of former legislator Job Sikhala and Chitungwiza mayor Lovemore Maiko to January 26. The two are facing disorderly conduct charges after they allegedly disrupted a Zanu PF rally organised by Charamba Mlambo at Zengeza 5 Grounds in Chitungwiza ahead of 2022…
A MAN from Mudzi, Mashonaland East Province, lost his life after he was hacked to death with an axe handle following an argument with an artisanal miner over two grammes of gold. Divine Chirisa killed Smart Kamupira by storming into his house before hitting him on the head multiple times with the handle of a…
TWO former First Mutual Life Assurance Company accountants allegedly stole $28 million and US$21 000 and were arrested after the money was traced to their personal accounts. Tawanda Migeri, 29, and Craig Matinyarare, 26, who were employed as an accounting officer and accounts clerk respectively, now stand accused of siphoning US$21 191 and $27 975…
THE Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) has implored the government and mining companies to ensure local communities benefit from natural resource explorations. In a statement at the weekend, Zela director Mutuso Dhliwayo said the association was also concerned over human rights violations in mining communities. “We set out again to advocate and raise awareness on…
THE government says it has begun rolling out an integrated tick and tickborne disease control strategy (ITTBDCS) as part of its broader initiative to preserve the national herd. This comes after the government recently introduced the ITTBDCS, which consists of three components that include intensive cattle dipping, vaccination of cattle and acaricide resistance monitoring. Addressing…
TWO cholera treatment centres have been opened at Highfield and Budiriro polyclinics in Harare, as efforts are being made to decongest cholera patients seeking treatment at the Beatrice Road Infectious Diseases Hospital, a major referral centre run by the Harare City Council. The new centres, each equipped with 10 beds, were established through the partnership…
ZANU PF has challenged rival Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) to put its house in order to avoid continuous holding of byelections, as this derails the country’s economic development. This comes as Zanu PF and CCC are set to lock horns in next month’s by-elections after Sengezo Tshabangu, who asserts to be the opposition outfit’s…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says the city’s central business district (CBD) and Cowdray Park, the biggest suburb in the second capital, are the areas most affected by water pipe bursts. In its latest water newsletter released yesterday, the BCC said a combined 387 reports, consisting of leaks, bursts and other related faults, were reported…
SIX people died and 12 others were seriously injured on Friday when a stationary Mazda BT50 truck was hit from behind by a haulage truck along the Mutare-Marange highway in Manicaland Province. The unidentified truck driver fled from the scene soon after the accident. This comes as two other people also died and seven others…
A BUS driver, who was transporting undocumented foreign nationals to South Africa, abandoned his vehicle and 78 passengers at a stop and…
