POLICE have expressed concern over the rate at which children, as young as five years old, were being raped by their older relatives. This comes after the police said they had received four case of rape involving minors between February 10 and 15.“The Zimbabwe Republic Police is concerned with cases of rape received by the…
Melisa Chatikobo CHILONGA and Masivamela villagers have been given a lifeline and will no longer be evicted after Dendairy resigned to work with them in their Lucerne production project.Since last year, the villagers in Chilonga communal lands in Chiredzi have been living on borrowed time amid fears of eviction from their land as they awaited…
Dionne Kanyowa BEING a blushing bride in a breathtaking gown as your father walks you down the aisle to marry the love of your life in front of many people, is a dream for most women. Seeing proud mothers-in-law wearing glamorous outfits being congratulated by friends and neighbours, watching the overjoyed aunts break their legs…
A BURSAR at a Harare school Paul Toreveyi, 34, who was arrested for soliciting US$300 from a parent after she had come to look for a Grade 3 place for her child was on Thursday released on $10 000 bail. Toreveyi appeared in court facing charges of criminal abuse of office and will be back…
Melisa Chatikobo and Andile Tshuma AGRICULTURE Rural Development Authority (Arda) says maladministration was derailing the country’s irrigation revitalisation programmes meant to enhance smallholder farmers’ productivity. Speaking at the smallholder irrigation schemes business engagement held in Harare on Thursday, Arda regional manager for Mashonaland East Province Kudakwashe Watetepa said the authority was now deploying resident business…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has reinstated investigator Augustine Mahwana who had been fired in 2020 for misconduct. Mahwana’s reinstatement comes after a protracted legal battle that was settled by the Labour Court.In a letter to Mahwana’s lawyers, J Mambara and Partners, on Thursday, Zacc executive secretary Sukai Tongogara confirmed the reinstatement.“Mahwana was discharged from…
TRADITIONAL leaders and conservationists have raised concern over illegal mining-induced land degradation in Matabeleland South Province which has affected close to 200 hectares. The traditional leaders in the province have since appealed to the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) to intervene to save the situation, amid revelations that close to 200 hectares of land have been…
Dionne Kanyowa A CONVICTED robber’s freedom bid hit a brick wall yesterday after the High Court dismissed his application for appeal against his 17-year custodial sentence. Tendai Leanne Muza was initially sentenced to 20 years when he appeared before a magistrate‘s court facing two counts of robbery.The other three years were suspended on condition that…
Dionne Kanyowa EFFORTS to escape a 20-year custodial sentence proved futile for habitual thief Taurai Dodzo after the High Court dismissed his application to have his conviction set aside on Tuesday. Dodzo was found guilty of six counts of unlawful entry he committed in 2013 when he appeared in the magistrate’s court.He was initially sentenced…
THE State has responded to former Public Service minister Prisca Mupfumira’s application for discharge, alleging fatigue caused one of its key witnesses to change statements and contradict the first witness while on stand. Mupfumira, pictured, is accused of interfering with National Social Security Authority (Nssa) management by not seeking board approval and flouting tender processes…
