A SECURITY guard, who allegedly broke into a leading fast food, Chicken Inn’s, outlet in Harare and made off with loot worth US$4 000 and some property, is set to appear in court tomorrow for the commencement of his trial. Vengai Mafusire, 35, appeared before Harare magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure facing a charge of unlawful entry…
THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) seeks to promote Zimbabwe at the ongoing African Travel Indaba in Durban, South Africa, through partnerships with regional organisations. The indaba is an iconic African leisure trade show with the specific objectives of creating market access for African leisure tourism products. Speaking to the media during the ongoing indaba, ZTA…
A WARRANT of arrest was issued for Zanu PF activist Sybeth Musengezi by a Harare magistrate after he failed to appear in court yesterday due to illness. Musengezi is currently on trial facing fraud allegations after he allegedly falsified his residential address when he reportedly obtained the ruling party’s membership card. He was supposed to…
THE trial of jailed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)’s Job Sikhala, and former Chitungwiza mayor Lovemore Maiko, was yesterday postponed to May 23. He and Maiko appeared before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda facing a charge of disorderly conduct after they allegedly stormed and disrupted a Zanu PF rally last year. The trial was supposed to…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE Health ministry and the Hydro-cephalus Association of Zimbabwe (Shaz) will this week offer 38 spinal surgeries to children at the Sally Mugabe Hospital in Harare. Spina bifi da is a condition that affects the spine and is usually present at birth, while hydrocephalus is a neurological disorder caused by an abnormal…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested Melusi Ndlovu, 36, and his wife Gwendoline Ndlovu of Sunhill for allegedly defrauding eight people of over US$34 800 after promising them jobs, work permits, and travel documents to Canada, United Kingdom and Ireland. At least 12 other complainants are reported to have filed separate fresh charges…
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) is running a mop up November examination registration exercise for primary and secondary education in a…
AWARD-WINNING author and filmmaker, Tsitsi Dangarembga, together with democracy activist Julie Barnes, who were convicted last year for inciting public violence after staging an anti-govern[1]ment protest in Harare, have been acquitted at the High Court. Dangarembga and Barnes were convicted on September 29 2022 by Harare magistrate Barbra Mateko and sentenced to pay $70 000…
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is on a drive to revive its “Adopt a Road” policy, which enlists residents and business to assist in rehabilitating the city’s roads in the outskirts of the central business district (CBD) and residential areas. The policy is intended to maintain the city’s road network by encouraging residents and companies to…
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested six suspects for a series of robbery cases committed within the central business district (CBD) and western suburbs. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said the suspects have been engaging in robberies since March 2023. “Police arrested six robbers, namely Lookout Dube, 42, of Mzilikazi,…
