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JUDGMENT in the matter in which former public service minister Petronella Kagonye is accused of stealing computers has been set for May 30. This is after the close of her defence case in which she brought witnesses to support her defence. Kagonye was charged with theft, accused of writing a letter to the then minister…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa legitimacy challenger Sybeth Musengezi will spend the weekend behind bars following the non-completion of his bail application yesterday. He is in court accused of fraudulently becoming a member of Zanu PF and attaining a position in the youth wing using a fake residential address.  This comes after he approached the High Court…

CIVIL servants have pleaded with the government to reverse its decision to ban banks from lending out money, saying the move had…

GOVERNMENT says it has begun the process of revamping smallholder irrigation schemes under a new model as part of the broader move to ensure food security in the country. This comes at a time when most parts of the country received erratic rains resulting in poor harvests, worsened by the current poor economic performance, a…

MPILO Central Hospital says more children should come forward for life-changing surgeries after 16 patients this week successfully underwent cleft lip and palate operations. The surgeries are being conducted by the Operation of Hope Foundation team, which is in the country for the first time in two years, following a Covid-19- induced hiatus as doctors…

THE ministry of Health has called upon parents across the country to take their children between the ages of 6 months to 15 years who have not yet been vaccinated against measles for inoculation at their nearest clinics. This comes an outbreak of measles has been reported in Mutasa District, Manicaland Province where 72 cases…

RAPPER Stunner, born Desmond Chideme, pictured,who is accused of bashing his wife, believes he is a victim of a plot by the…

A Glendale farm manager, Jealous Nhemwa, was sold out by his girlfriend over the theft of 360 bags of fertiliser and had his appeal against conviction dismissed for lacking merit. Nhemwa was convicted on four counts of theft and sentenced to 57 months’ imprisonment with 12 months suspended for five years on condition of good…