By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE United States government has through USAid availed US$8,7 million for food assistance to approximately 66 000 food insecure rural Zimbabweans under the World Food Programme (WFP)’s food assistance for assets programme this year. This comes as both urban and rural Zimbabweans, especially in arid regions such as Masvingo and Matabeleland province,…
A MAN from Kuwadzana, Harare, yesterday appeared in court after he was arrested for allegedly possessing pornographic videos in his mobile phone. Thamsanqa Mpofu, 32, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing charges of contravening a provision of the Data Protection Act or alternatively being in possession of intimate images and videos. The accused denied the…
THE Methodist Church in Zimbabwe (MCZ) is embarking on a two-day medical outreach tomorrow and Saturday in Mt Darwin. The outreach is being undertaken in collaboration with Population Services Zimbabwe, Health@Heart Foundation Trust and Trinity Pharmacy, among other partners. To be held at Mt Darwin District Hospital, the medical outreach is aiming to attract more…
A HARARE man will spend the next year in prison after he pleaded guilty to breaking into a home in Borrowdale and making off with two blankets. Brian James, 23, was arraigned before a Harare magistrate last week where he was charged with unlawful entry into premises. The State alleged that on May 21 this…
THE country’s second-largest mobile network operator, NetOne, has extended its support to people with albinism in Chipinge and surrounding areas. In partnership with Hope for the Future Foundation, NetOne recently distributed sunscreen lotions, sanitary pads, and lip balms as part of its corporate social responsibility. In a statement, NetOne group chief executive Raphael Mushanawani reaffirmed…
A BOGUS Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer got help from other members of the State security agency to obtain an identity card, a witness told the court yesterday. Lloyd Mutotote, who is in remand prison, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing impersonation and physical abuse charges. The State is alleging that after acquiring the…
A MAN from Mbare, Harare, is facing charges of rape after he allegedly forced himself on his sister, 33. The man, 35, whose name cannot be revealed for the sake of the victim, appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday. He was remanded in custody and ordered to return to court on June 5 for…
AT least 96 491 national identity documents have been issued to citizens during the ongoing countrywide mop-up mobile registration exercise, Registrar General…
THE Internet Society, a non-governmental organisation, has trained at least 50 teachers and lecturers across all provinces in the country in a bid to equip them with new technology skills as it moves to complement governments’ efforts in promoting education 5.0. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of a certification event held at…
A FORMER Centre for Development Studies School (CDSC) employee, Mary Mukonoweshuro, has been arraigned before the Harare Magistrates Court after she was accused of siphoning over US$5 000 of student’s fees. Mukonoweshuro, 34, who was employed at the school as an administrator, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Friday where she was charged with fraud…
