A WOMAN who is being accused of stealing a large sum of money in South Africa and making her way back to Zimbabwe was reportedly blackmailed by three people who demanded US$100 000 to buy their silence. Following their alleged discovery that Otillia Chikandira, 35, had committed a crime in South Africa and had fled…
PIUS ‘Jamba’ Mukandi, who allegedly murdered Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Moreblessing Ali and dumped her mutilated body in an abandoned well in Beatrice, will know his fate on December 4. High Court judge Justice Esther Muremba was set to deliver his judgment yesterday, but postponed the matter to next week. “The court has…
THE United Nations (UN) says there is a need for Zimbabwe to mobilise and commit more financial resources to women’s organisations to curb gender-based violence (GBV). This comes as the country has joined the rest of the world in commemorating 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence (GBV) amid concerns of increased cases. Speaking…
THE Midlands State University has established a 10th faculty, the Built Environment, Art and Design, which aims to address skills shortages identified…
DETHRONED Zanu PF Bulilima Member of Parliament Dingumuzi Phuti has filed an urgent application at the Bulawayo High Court seeking a rescission of judgment nullifying his August 23 election victory. This was after losing Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate Bekezela Maplanka petitioned the court, citing several electoral irregularities. Justice David Mangota handed down a…
A RECORD 100 electoral cases were filed against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) before and after the August general elections by aggrieved…
FORMER Education minister Dzingai Mutumbuka alleges that he almost lost his house in Chisipite, Harare, after fraudsters faked title deeds and sold the US$600 000 property for US$140 000. Mutumbuka is one of the Cabinet ministers who resigned shortly after the 1989 Willowgate scandal, where some prominent people were re-selling vehicles which they would have…
DESPITE the fact that 68 percent of Zimbabweans live in regions where malaria outbreaks are likely to occur, the government says it has managed to curb the spread of the disease. This comes at a time when the country has recorded 144 889 malaria cases as of last month, with more than 220 people having…
A MAN and a woman have appeared in court facing fraud charges after allegedly trying to use a fake High Court order to get custody of two children. Gift Phiri and Lois Rodo Madyavanhu were arraigned last week before Harare magistrate Apolonia Marutya who remanded the former in custody until today. Madyavanhu, who was coming…
A HARARE man has been taken to court for allegedly forging documents of agreement of sale and claiming ownership of a house that reportedly belongs to ‘Vapostori for ED’ leader Lloyd Gwasira. Nigel Mutambikwa was brought before a Chitungwiza magistrate over the weekend, facing a charge of fraud. Mutambikwa was remanded in custody until Thursday…
