By Yvonne Ncube A 32-YEAR-OLD man from Nketa suburb, Bulawayo, has appeared in court facing charges of raping his 25-year-old pregnant girlfriend. This emerged yesterday when Zenzo Sibanda appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Col – let Ncube, where he pleaded not guilty to the charge. The State alleges that on December 25 last year, the…
MOSES Ruwona, a Zanu PF member who was disqualified from contesting in the party’s internal polls in Makoni West and arrested early this month on fraud and money laundering charges, has been granted $300 000 bail. Ruwona and his accomplice Macmillan Chiweshe have been in custody since April 5 when they were arrested for allegedly…
THE Women Affairs ministry says it has embarked on a process to review the country’s national gender policy in order for it to meet the demands of the ever changing political and socioeconomic developments. Among other things, the existing gender policy is meant to address gender justice, equality, integration and inclusiveness in Zimbabwe. Speaking during…
A 55-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo woman from Northend suburb has been arrested for allegedly selling dagga to residents, including school children in her location. Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube yesterday told the Daily News that the police had arrested the suspect after being tipped off by the public. “Detectives from the department of drugs and narcotics received a tip-off…
By Yvonne Ncube THREE Bulawayo men have been hauled before the courts on allegations of stealing fuel from a booster of a local telecommunications service provider, Econet Zimbabwe, before severely assaulting a security guard at the site. Bernard Phiri, Themba Moyo and Meluleki Moyo yesterday appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Collet Ncube. They were not…
INDEPENDENT commercial television station, 3Ktv, main news anchor Hazel Zisanhi has been re-elected as Zimbabwe Institute of Public Relations (ZIPR) president for another…
LIQUID Dataport, a business of pan-African technology group Cassava Technologies, has partnered with ICOSNET, the only private ISP provider in Algeria, in a move that enables customers to access digital communication services offered by Liquid Dataport in Algeria. ICOSNET, which currently offers customers internet access services, unified communications ser-vices, cyber security, and cloud solutions, will…
HUNDREDS of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) aspiring candidates thronged party offices in Bulawayo yesterday, as the opposition party commenced its second phase of selecting candidates aspiring for public office ahead of the crunch harmonised elections. According to the CCC guidelines, as part of the selection process, aspiring candidates have to go through four stages…
TWO pairs of suspected motor vehicle thieves have appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts in connection with the theft of cars in Glen Norah and Waterfalls both in Harare. Tendai Chaukura, 39, and Tendai Fombe, 28, are facing a charge of theft of a motor vehicle while Phinias Moyo, 28 and Edrin Kambarami, 34, are…
THE High Court has struck off the roll an urgent application filed by Callies Motor Action Sports Club, in which it sought a spoliation order against the Harare City Council (HCC). Motor Action had filed the application accusing the council and the Harare City Football Club of interfering with its operations on a piece of…
