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Sentence for stock thief slashed by half

Dionne Kanyowa kanyowa@dailynews.co.zw A  GURUVE man Amos Zhakata successfully appealed against an 18 year sentence for stealing two cattle as his sentence was reduced to 9 years at the High Court this month. Justice Munamato  Mutevedzi   ruled that  Zhakata  had been unreasonably sentenced by the lower courts last year in a manner that was prejudicial to him. The court also…

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Prisca Mupfumira ruling postponed again

FORMER Public Service minister Prisca Mupfumira will have to wait for another week for a court ruling on her application for discharge. The ruling was set for yesterday having been postponed from last week and had to be pushed to March 22 as the presiding magistrate was away  attending a funeral. Mupfumira is accused of interfering…

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‘Alluvial mining affecting communities’

Andile Tshuma  in BULAWAYO THE government has raised concern over increased alluvial mining activities in different parts of the country, which the authorities blame for environmental degradation. In a statement after a week-long tour of some of the country’s rivers, Environment minister Mangaliso Ndhlovu, said alluvial gold mining had presented a number of problems for…

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Five nabbed for 11 counts of robbery

Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested five men in connection with 11 robbery cases which occurred in Luveve and Cowdray Park high density suburbs. Blessing Muteve Matsvimbo, Ndumiso Nxumalo, Nathaniel Phiri, Privilege Mukuwapasi and Philani Gumede were arrested after police caught three of the suspects while intending to commit a crime. Bulawayo…

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Anti-corruption drive goes rural

Hazel Marimbiza  in BULAWAYO THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has embarked on an anti-corruption campaign which is set to empower rural communities across Zimbabwe to report any corrupt practices. Zacc told the Daily News yesterday that to date educational campaigns have been held in Gutu and Bikita with the next target being Zaka and Chiredzi in Masvingo…

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Ex-Zimra official’s case thrown out

Dionne Kanyowa STAFF WRITER kanyowa@dailynews.co.zw THE MATTER in which a former Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) employee was suing the company for alleged discriminatory administrative practices was dismissed after he stopped pursuing it since 2018. Zimra approached the High Court asking it to dismiss the matter for want of prosecution as John Dhokera had stopped participating…

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Cops attacks anti-corruption officers

TWO traffic cops were nabbed for bashing Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officers who had arrested their workmate for extorting a motorist to facilitate the release of his vehicle that had been impounded.  John Mapurisa and Blessing Tendai Joniso who are constables based at Warren Park police station were charged with obstruction of justice after they…

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