By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A MAN from Mpopoma suburb in Bulawayo will spend the next three months behind bars after the court found him guilty of fondling a waitress, while heavily intoxicated. Abel Ncube, 37, yesterday appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Makelo Ncube, facing an indecent assault charge. However, he pleaded not guilty to the…
THE Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) has launched an online platform aimed at linking small-scale miners to potential local and foreign investors as part of establishing partnerships that widen funding opportunities. In an update released yesterday, Zida outlined how the platform would function. “This is a platform developed to connect mining claim holders with…
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) yesterday said it had begun a 30-day voluntary tax blitz targeting private jet and luxury vehicle owners….
THE Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA) has moved to capacitate citizens in rural areas with social accountability tenets meant to ensure they demand transparency from incoming councillors and Members of Parliament. This comes after human rights defenders called on leaders who were elected in the recently held harmonised elections to prioritise service delivery and positively trans[1]form…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 46-YEAR-OLD Filabusi woman, who runs a tuckshop at Bunyip Mine, is in trouble after she allegedly scalded her 23-year-old customer with boiling water over a US$6 beer debt. Ntombizodwa Ndlovu yesterday appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa facing an assault charge, but pleaded not guilty and was remanded in…
A PROSPECTIVE land owner who was seeking to purchase a farm in Mashonaland West Province reportedly lost over US$7 400 after he was duped by a man pretending to be employed by the Lands ministry. The suspected fraudster, John Chakahwanda, 51, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi, who granted him US$50 bail yesterday. He…
A TUCKSHOP employee from Bulawayo lost an ear and eye after being attacked by robbers who later on fled with cash and groceries. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident.“The Zimbabwe Republic Police in Bulawayo are investigating a robbery case which occurred on August 29 2023 whereby…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A SUPERVISOR with Arenel company in Bulawayo has appeared in court facing theft charges after she failed to account for biscuits worth US$5 000. Deidree Takudzwa Chikwira, 28, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Racheal Muzanga at the weekend. She did not plead to the charge and was remanded out of custody to…
A HARARE based car dealer faces fraud charges after he allegedly resold a motor vehicle multiple times to cover up the fact that he had imported it using the civil servants rebate scheme. Taona Murombedzi, 31, from Eastlea, Harare, was released on US$100 bail when he appeared before Harare Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on Thursday. He…
THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has slapped notorious armed robbers Musa Taj Abdul and Charles Lundu with another charge of robbery. Abdul, 50, and Lundu, 50, are in the second year of a three-year prison sentence after being found guilty of unlawful possession of a fi rearm and ammunition. They appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo…
