By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they are emphasising the learning of science and technology in primary and secondary schools as well as tertiary institutions to develop a new set of skills for national development. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Skills Audit and Development minister Paul Mavima said with the world now in the…
CENTRAL Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operative is facing 17 counts of fraud after he allegedly duped a man of US$18 000. Walter Makwalo, 34, who is employed by the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) as a senior State security aide based in Gweru, is being charged with fraud and an alternative charge of criminal…
A GIRL, 15, who was allegedly being continuously raped by her 27-year-old nephew, exposed the abuse in a note that she wrote to her teacher. The alleged rapist, who cannot be named to protect the victim, appeared before the Harare Magistrate’s Court yesterday facing four counts of rape. Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa released the accused…
THE government has implored the local private sector to support national policy reforms which are being implemented by the State as part of a broader complement to boost the country’s economy. This comes as the government, through its National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), has put in place policies and programmes aimed at achieving private sector-led…
BINDURA Town mayor Jacob Gwature and his alleged accomplice, Jonathan Kapasi, will spend more nights in remand prison as they await their bail application. The duo was arrested over the weekend and initially appeared before a Harare court on Saturday and was remanded in custody. The State is alleging that the pair was connected to…
A MAN from Rushinga in Mashonaland Central Province lost his life after he was assaulted to death for stepping on a dog’s tail by its owner and his friend. Norman Gunde and Never Kamanika were recently convicted of culpable homicide and sentenced to five years each in prison by a High Court judge, Justice Esther…
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is reviewing its antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhoea through an evaluation of its surveillance programme for the common sexually transmitted infection (STI). According to the international health body, the surveillance programme was designed to monitor trends in antimicrobial susceptibility in gonorrhoea by using standardised sampling and laboratory protocols linked…
A MAN from Murove Village in Chinamhora, Mashonaland East Province, allegedly tried to kill his wife’s ex-husband by striking him with an iron bar in a jealous rage. Romio Marukutira, 26, appeared before a Harare court yesterday, where he was charged with attempted murder. Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa remanded him in custody and instructed him to…
A WEDZA man, who caused his daughter’s death by assaulting her over two days, has been sentenced to serve five years in prison by a Harare High Court judge. Nomore Makwinja, 52, was arrested last year on murder charges after he assaulted his 16-year-old daughter Diana, with an iron bar following allegations that she was…
AN 18-year-old teenager, whose name cannot be revealed to protect the identity of the victim, appeared in court after he allegedly “delivered” on several occasions his 10-year-old relative to his friend, who later raped her. The teen and his friend were remanded in custody and advised to apply for bail at the High Court when…
