THE Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce says it is putting in place several measures that will promote women’s participation in commerce as a way of promoting gender parity. Speaking during the 10th edition of the Women in Enterprise and Conference Awards (WECA) in Harare yesterday, ZNCC president Mike Kamungeremu noted that women’s participation in commerce…
BY RUTENDO NGARA AT LEAST 2 000 households in Chiredzi district, Masvingo Province, are set to benefit from over US$1.5 million in aid from the United States Agency for International Development (USAid). In a joint statement, USAid and the Mwenezi Development Training Centre (MDTC) stated that they are promoting poultry farming in the district, where…
HARARE magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday granted US$200 bail to fraud-accused Bindura Town mayor Jacob Gwature. The accused and his accomplice, Jonathan Kapasi, were arrested last weekend after they were allegedly connected to a case of fraud involving US$6 970. However, magistrate Gofa granted Gwature bail but denied Kapasi’s release as he was previously convicted on…
THE Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, says parliamentarians should embrace technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) to expeditiously advance Parliament business. Speaking during a conference on artificial AI and parliaments in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Wednesday, Mudenda said the new technology would enable wider public consultation on coming up with new laws. “The advent…
By Yvonne Ncube A MAN from Windmill Compound at Aislaby, Umguza in Matabeleland North Province, has been jailed for an effective 18 months after he was found guilty of assaulting his drinking partner with a machete on the forehead and nose for an undisclosed reason. Conelias Ndebele, 29, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Vivian Ndlovu…
A HARARE man allegedly stole nearly US$3 000 from his girlfriend before raping her on two separate occasions. Blessing Silas Moyo, 30, of Ushewekunze, was charged with two counts of theft of trust property, three counts of theft and two counts of rape when he appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday. Moyo was remanded…
POLICE have cleared Drax Consult Sagl chief executive Delish Nguwaya of any wrongdoing after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) declined to prosecute him over a contract between National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpharm) and his company as the deal was proved to be valid by the courts. Nguwaya is also the Pomona Waste Management Company’s chief executive….
A STATE witness in the bail application for the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) director general, Taguma Mahonde, told the court that the accused used coercion, deception and threats to cover up his fraudulent acts. Mahonde will, however, spend the weekend in remand prison after his bail ruling was pushed to October 2. Mahonde was…
A LEADER in the Faith in God Ministries Church in Harare allegedly showed his 10-year-old grand niece pornographic material before indecently assaulting her twice then raping her. Dennis Mpondo, 54, of Westlea in Harare appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday before being remanded in custody to October 23 and was advised to apply for bail…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 31-YEAR-OLD man from Pumula South in Bulawayo has been hauled before the courts facing allegations of stealing National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) armoured cables worth US$900. Marshal Mutiridza yesterday appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza where he pleaded not guilty to theft charges and was remanded in custody…
