Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A 31-YEAR-OLD man from Singeni area in Nkayi, Matabeleland North Province, has appeared in court facing charges of allegedly raping his 13-year-old daughter before attempting to poison her with a chemical. The man, who cannot be named to protect the minor, was not asked to plead to rape charges when he appeared…
VILLAGERS in Kanyemba, Mashonaland Central Province, have bemoaned that they are being neglected by the government with their challenges that include poor road network and slow internet connectivity in schools requiring urgent attention. The villagers say their community was lagging behind in terms of development as they were failing to transport their agricultural products to…
A NINETEEN year old boy, who allegedly sodomised his four -year- old nephew, has been arraigned before the Harare Magistrates Court. Clayton Matarutse appeared before magistrate Stanford Mambanje on Friday facing a charge of aggravated indecent assault, and he was remanded in custody. He was ordered to return to court on June 12 before being…
A CHITUNGWIZA woman allegedly killed her boyfriend and went on to file a report with the police where she claimed to be a Good Samaritan who found him lying on the ground wounded, a Harare magistrate heard on Friday. Nozizwe Mpengesi, 53, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi who charged him with murder. She was remanded…
THE United Kingdom, which is buckling under a deepening shortage of nurses and teachers after exiting the European Union, is raiding, among…
CIVIL servants have written to the government notifying it that they are now incapacitated to report for duty following the erosion of…
AN ACCOMPLICE of socialite “Mambo Ndini”, real name Andi Baleni, who allegedly connived with him to dupe over 100 people in a bogus cement deal, is now facing over 120 counts of fraud. Tinashe Zimunya, 27, together with his company, Koffie and King Corporation, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje where they were charged…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE inaugural Bulawayo macro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) winter exhibition roared to life yesterday with 40 exhibitors successfully marketing their products. The expo, organised by the government, Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA), Bulawayo United Traders Association (BUTA) and other stakeholders, is aimed at linking the MSMEs with potential buyers…
A MAN from Hatcliffe, Harare, is facing a charge of rape after he allegedly forced himself on his 19-year-old daughter-in-law. On Wednesday, Kenias Tazira, 52, appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje and was remanded in custody after the State, represented by Pardon Dziva, opposed the granting of bail. He is set to return to court…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO TWO brothers from Nyamandlovu, Matabeleland North Province, have been sentenced to a year in prison each after they were found guilty of stealing nearly 500 broiler chickens from their employer. Polite Dube, 34, and Tsoanelo Dube, 23, were appearing before Bulawayo magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa facing two counts of unlawful entry and…
