By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw FORTY Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly contradicting the provision of the Maintenance of Order and Peace Act (Mopa). In a statement, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the 40 were arrested for diverting their rally from the venue that they had sanctioned. “The Zimbabwe…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says there will be water supply interruptions for an indefinite period across the city due to ongoing repairs on leaking pumps. In a statement yesterday, BCC town clerk Christopher Dube said the leaks were affecting water deliveries to the treatment plant. “The city of Bulawayo would like to advise members…
THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says it is committed to supporting Zimbabwe in integrating agro-biodiversity in order to reduce the impact of pesticides on crops. In a report released on Monday titled “FAO strengthening Zimbabwe’s efforts on Biological Diversity”, the organisation said it was working on ensuring Zimbabwe gets maximum output from its agricultural…
A 37-YEAR-OLD man accused of rape allegedly avoided arrest for more than two years after reportedly intimidating his then-18-year-old victim into silence. The girl, now 20 years old, was allegedly raped by the suspect, Kudakwashe Mudare, of Borrowdale, Harare, at Ruyamuro Shops in Crowhill Views, where she had gone to sell second-hand clothes. Last week,…
A SELF-EMPLOYED 27-year-old man from Harare looking to purchase a new vehicle inadvertently ended up the victim of a scam, losing US$4 944 in cash that he gave to someone he believed to be a car dealer. Lloyd Ngadze from Kuwadzana Phase 3 is said to have contacted the alleged fraudster, Virimayi Svotwo, 38, sometime…
A HOMELESS man in Harare allegedly stole a woman’s high-end mobile phone after he feigned to assist her when her car broke down in the city’s central business district (CBD). The suspected thief, Program Marume, 21, was remanded in custody after he appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Monday. He will be back in…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has lauded the professionalism of the country’s security forces for doing a sterling job protecting Zimbabwe’s sovereignty. This comes as the country’s opposition parties accuse the ruling Zanu PF party of allegedly abusing the security forces by having them participate in partisan politics. In a…
TWO more Zanu PF members who allegedly incited public violence after blocking a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rally scheduled for Chimbumu Grounds, Glen View 7, early this month have appeared in court. Courage Kuture, 28, and Temany Utete, 48, from Glen View 1 and 7, respectively, are being charged with public violence, which led…
A SUSPECTED thief yesterday left a Harare court in stitches after he wept uncontrollably, saying he was scared of going to prison. Tinotenda Sanyangare, 23, of Kuwadzana 4, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on a theft charge after he allegedly stole property worth US$120. As he stood in the dock having his charges…
POLICE have arrested two men from Matabeleland North in Nkayi for allegedly murdering a suspected mental patient after finding him sleeping in one of the suspects’ bedrooms. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the victim died after being hit several times on the head. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)…
