A SERVING member of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has been dragged to court for allegedly severely assaulting his 22-year-old wife with a fan and brick for preparing sadza without meat. Shynewell Ndlovu, 34, who is stationed at 4 Brigade Engineer Field Squadron in Masvingo, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Elijah Singano yesterday facing attempted…
A FEMALE employee who pleaded guilty to stealing over US$4 000 from her employer last week escaped jail after a Harare magistrate sentenced her to perform 10 months of community service. Nyasha Gudyanga, 31, last week appeared before magistrate Yeukai Dzuda charged with fraud. She pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to 24…
A ZIMBABWE National Roads Administration (Zinara) official will spend the next three years in prison after she was found guilty of 258 counts of criminal abuse of office as a public officer. Patricia Chikowere, 47, was arrested in 2018 after it was revealed that she was corruptly interfering with Zinara’s vehicle registry system. In a…
THE death toll in road accidents at the weekend has risen to 14 after six more people died when two vehicles collided along the Kwekwe-Gokwe road on Sunday. In a statement yesterday, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the accident occurred in the Midlands province at around 6pm when two vehicles were involved in a head-on…
A MARONDERA man who killed a 73-year-old man for speaking English will spend the next 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of murder. Anyway Pondo was arrested in 2021 after he assaulted Langton Mandibvira for speaking in English. He was initially jointly charged with Keith Matenena, but the latter was discharged at…
INSIDE a grimy, poorly lit room in Mbare, one of Zimbabwe’s most populous townships, a 45-year-old man sits on a makeshift stool…
By Yvonne Ncube THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is equipping farmers in Matabeleland South Province with the requisite knowledge and skills on improving animal nutrition to boost their livestock quality in this arid region. In partnership with the Enhanced Resilience for Vulnerable Households in Zimbabwe (ERVHIZ), FAO said it would assist the farmers in…
A MARRIED Harare man has been hauled before a magistrate’s court after he allegedly drugged his ex-girlfriend and raped her. Takunda Tapfuma, 27, appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on Thursday where he was charged with contravening provisions of the Criminal Law Codification Act. He was granted $300 000 bail before being remanded to June…
By Rutendo Ngara WITH rising levels of unemployment, poverty and the escalating costs of living pushing urban dwellers to the edge, many…
STATE-owned mobile network operator NetOne says all dealers or agencies overpricing sim cards and other related products will be blacklisted as distributors…
