A CHIPINGE man was spared jail after he was found with a monkey in the capital and was ordered to pay a fine of $15 000. Zacharia Moyana, 32, also had a three months suspended sentence with failure to pay the fine attracting two months’ imprisonment. He pleaded guilty to allegations of unlawful removal of…
BOTSWANA President Mogkweetsi Masisi is expected in the country tomorrow for a two-day State visit, during which he will officially open the…
ZENGEZA West legislator Job Sikhala accused of obstruction of justice has been denied bail again with the court saying he and his lawyers had not addressed the reasons he was initially denied bail. Sikhala is alleged to have recorded a video and uploaded it online while addressing mourners at Moreblessing Ali’s funeral, claiming that she…
THE tussle for the Bulawayo deputy mayoral position has spilled into the courts after councillor Mlandu Ncube yesterday filed a High Court application seeking to bar Tinashe Kambarami from being reinstated to the position. This comes after the Bulawayo High Court recently reinstated Kambarami as deputy mayor and councillor for Ward 3 ending a three-year…
Dionne Kanyowa STAFF WRITER kanyowad@dailynews.co.zw THE High Court has acquitted two men who were arrested with two others for allegedly murdering a security guard while trying to rob a company in Eastlea, Harare, in 2013. The acquittal followed the State’s failure to present enough evidence that warranted a conviction against Johane Kamudyariwa and Lawrence Makiwa…
Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City Council (HCC) water woes continue as the city fathers are facing shortage of chemicals which have left them pumping less than 300 megalitres against a demand of 800 megalitres daily. Speaking during a special council meeting yesterday, acting director of water Victor Musikavanhu said HCC had been facing…
ZANU PF MP for Gokwe Nembudziya constituency and businessman Justice Mayor Wadyajena, accused of fraud and money laundering involving US$5 million, has had his bail conditions relaxed. Wadyajena, who is alleged to have acquired 25 trucks from Cottco money that was sent to a United States firm under the guise of purchasing bale ties for…
SOME residents in Zvishavane have started selling water as the precious liquid is becoming scarce in the mining town. Suburbs including Eastlea, Forit and Mandava, among others, have gone for almost a month without water.A survey done by the Daily News yesterday revealed that water is being sold for US$1 to US$2 a 20 litre…
Brighton MuronzereyiSTAFF WRITERmuronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw UNITED States of America-based opposition leader Charles Mutama, who is the Patriotic Zimbabweans Party (PZP) president, has called for an end to toxic politics saying only dialogue can solve Zimbabwe’s challenges. Mutama’s call is only one of several others by various stakeholders who believe that intolerance was derailing the country’s economic progress.Speaking…
Dionne Kanyowa STAFF WRITER kanyowad@dailynews.co.zw POLICE Commissioner General Godwin Matanga wants the court to overturn a decision in which it ordered the reinstatement of an ex-police officer who was fired from the service on allegations of misconduct. In a judgment granted last week, Justice Rogers Manyangadze allowed Matanga’s request to apply for a rescission of…
