A ZEBRA Kiss bus driver, who caused a fatal accident while racing another bus resulting in the death of one person and injuring 21 others in January this year along the Harare-Nyamapanda highway, has been sentenced to two years in prison. Mika Makwara, 49, was arraigned before a Mutoko magistrates court on charges of reckless…
By Yvonne Ncube A 29-YEAR-OLD man from Fort Rixon, Matabeleland South province, has been arraigned before the court facing a murder charge after he allegedly killed his roommate for not leaving him food. Tapiwa Dima appeared yesterday before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing a charge of murdering Mpumelelo Moyo, 27. He pleaded guilty to…
THE government is prioritising the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including ear, nose and throat (ENT), as they are a…
TWO Zanu PF bigwigs in Manicaland province yesterday breathed a sigh of relief after the politburo overturned their defeat in recent party primary elections to elect parliamentary candidates. Information and Communication Technology minister Jenfan Muswere (Makoni West) and Chipinge South MP Enock Porusungazi were yesterday declared winners after their opponents were disqualified. Speaking to the…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora has refuted allegations that his MDC party is afraid of going for elections, indicating that the party has already done much in terms of preparations, including setting primary elections date. This comes after the opposition leader recently took the government and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to court…
A MABVUKU man was yesterday remanded in custody by Harare magistrate at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals (Parirenyatwa) where he is seeking treatment after he was involved in a heated argument with his wife and allegedly stabbed her to death using two knives. Ernest Musanza, 32, appeared before a Harare magistrate over the weekend facing charges…
By Shamaine Chirimujiri chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw NATIONAL Building Society (NBS), in partnership with Naldine Trading, is completing the construction of 120 semi-detached Tynwald Sunset Villas cluster houses in Harare, at a total cost of US$6 million. The houses are expected to be ready for occupation on April 30. The Sunset Villas project is one of NBS’ efforts…
OVER 3 000 sexual offences were committed across the country between October and December last year, statistics realised by the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZimStat) show. Presenting the 2022 fourth quarter crime statistics report yesterday, ZimStat director-general Taguma Mahonde said the recorded crime figures exclude crimes that have not been reported to the police. “The…
THE High Court has commended the Primary and Secondary Education ministry for introducing radio lessons during the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuring that students had access to education. This comes after an NGO, Care at the Core of Humanity (Catch), fi led an application at the court seeking an order declaring that the ministry had violated…
THE government is setting up 14 water reservoirs in Matabeleland South Province as it bids to curb trans- boundary diseases being spread by illegal movement of cattle between Zimbabwe and Botswana. This comes amid reports that villagers along the border line are resorting to driving their animals to the Botswana side for greener pastures and…
