THE Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) has warned farmers of the impending increase in tick-borne diseases as summer and rainy season approaches. The organisation said complacency in dipping cattle would result in an increase in tick-borne-related cases and deaths. “During the cold season there’s low tick activity, even the number of animals that get sick…
PROSECUTORS are seeking the jailing of a driver who allegedly rammed into the motorcade carrying Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander general Philip…
THREE suspected armed robbers, who were recently arrested after a shootout with police in Bulawayo’s Fourwinds suburb, remained behind bars yesterday after…
THE Society for Pre and Postnatal Services (Spans) in collaboration with the International Marce Society (IMS) is raising awareness on maternal mental…
There is an alarming rise in the number of buildings being destroyed by fire in the country. Following a number of occurrences…
DARING copper cable thieves have plunged many parts of Bulawayo city into darkness, resulting in some suburbs going for months without electricity. Residents are being forced to dig deep into their pockets to replace the stolen cables and restore power to their homes as Zesa Holdings’ resources are now strained. “So far from June 2021…
TWO suspected land barons, who were arrested at the weekend for selling council land in Goromonzi, appeared in court yesterday charged with swindling desperate home seekers of US$65 000. Rodgers Pote and Arther Chidenhe appeared before magistrate Shelly Zvenyika charged with fraud after illegally selling residential stands to close to 1 000 people on land…
AMVURWI man will perform 360 hours of community services after he was convicted of forging Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka’s signature to defraud a farm seeker. Bright Murandamaoko was convicted of fraud, before being slapped with a 24-month prison term. Six months of the sentence were suspended for five years on condition of good behaviour, while…
A HARARE businessman Trust Chiro, who last Friday appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court for allegedly smuggling goods into the country by falsely claiming they were in transit to Zambia, has been granted $50 000 bail. Chiro, who is facing fraud charges, spent the weekend in custody before being freed by magistrate Judith Taruvinga who…
A LOCAL non-governmental organisation (NGO) has vowed to escalate its battle to end forced early child marriages which continue to destroy the lives of young girls across the country on a yearly basis. Currently, emotions are running high following the death, in July, of 14-year-old Marange girl — Annah Machaya — at a Johanne Marange…
