TWO HARARE men have been handed down 10-year prison sentences each after being caught stealing electricity cables from a Zesa power line in Westgate. The two, Richard Dzinzi, 35, and Reward Sibanda, 53, were arrested earlier this week together with two of their accomplices, Tafadzwa Phiri, 27, and Amos Dzinzi, 16. The four appeared before…
THE State-run Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) says it will take legal action in a bid to recover over $12 billion it is owed by ratepayers, including government departments, parastatals and local authorities. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Zinwa acting corporate communications manager Tsungirirai Shoriwa said the huge debt was seriously affecting…
POLICE say they will open a probe into allegations of extortion and blackmail that have been levelled against an ex-service-man by one…
By Yvonne Ncube THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) says the introduction of Integrated Electronic Case Management Systems (IECMS) will reduce the cancer of corruption that has been associated with local courts, as it implements its second phase of setting up virtual courts targeting labour and administrative courts countrywide. In an interview with the Daily News…
A HARARE man, Arnold Murahwa, 24, has appeared before a magistrate’s court after he allegedly raped his underage former girlfriend and impregnated her. It is the State’s case that sometime in April last year, Murahwa met up with the girl, 17, while she was on her way from the shops and pleaded with her to…
Yvonne Ncube THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) says the introduction of Integrated Electronic Case Management Systems (IECMS) will reduce the cancer of corruption that has been associated with local courts, as it implements its second phase of setting up virtual courts targeting labour and administrative courts countrywide. In an interview with the Daily News on…
THREE Harare men were recently arrested for allegedly dealing in crystal meth and appeared in court. The three, Innocent Chawira, 25, Jeffrey Jakacha, 31, and Munyaradzi Makwara, 40, were arrested on two separate occasions in Budiriro and Mabvuku suburbs. Chawira and Jakacha were arrested on Sunday, while Makwara was arrested the following day. In the…
By Rumbidzai Ngwenya A LONE 17-year-old girl was raped in Ruwa last week after a knife-wielding robber pounced on her home at night. According to the police, the girl was home alone when the incident took place. “On January 5, around 2200 hours, the complainant was home alone, sleeping and was awakened by the noise…
By Yvonne Ncube A 50-YEAR-OLD bus driver from Pumula South in Bulawayo has been slapped with a $30 000 fine after being found guilty of negligent driving. Dumisani Mafu pleaded guilty before Bulawayo magistrate Busani Sibanda. The accused was facing charges of negligent driving and was sentenced to five months in prison, of which three…
DEMOCRATIC Republic of the Congo (DRC) courts have cleared young Zimbabwe businessman Batsirai Matiza’s Argus Company to start operations This comes after…
