POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for a suspected robbery suspect, who escaped from the holding cells at Western Commonage Courts at the weekend. Provincial police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said they are appealing for information that would lead to the arrest of Mandlakayise Ncube. Mandlakayise allegedly made his escape with the help of…
MDC Alliance legislator Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri have launched a new freedom bid, telling the court yesterday that they are prepared to avoid any conduct that would be classified as an offence under Covid-19 regulations. The two were arrested on allegations of holding a press conference at the courts denouncing police. They were initially…
A HARARE couple has approached the High Court after allegedly losing US$16 000 to a local real estate company, Mururi Investments, after they purchased a non-existent residential stand. In the court application, Lloyd Chinhau and Colleta Manyanye are claiming that Mururi Investments conned them into paying for the stand which the company had no right…
A BULAWAYO man was yesterday found dead in Old Luveve suburb with his private parts ripped off in a gruesome murder that has left the community shell-shocked. The man has been identified as Farai Mazhindu and he was found lying in a pool of blood a stone’s throw from a house where he was employed…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has painted a gloomy picture of the current water crisis telling residents to brace for more painful months despite the country receiving heavy rains this year. This comes barely two months after the city fathers announced they were going to lift the much-dreaded water rationing regime by the end of…
A BRAZILIAN national is in custody having been nabbed at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport with cocaine worth $36 million. Guilherme Sodre Alvenaz Da Silveria, 22, was not asked to plead to allegations of dealing in dangerous drugs when he appeared before Harare magistrate Denis Mangosa yesterday. Da Silveria was remanded in custody and advised…
Tamary Chikiwain BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo on Tuesday turned away hundreds of people who had thronged the Registrars General’s Office for the application and collection of passports defying Covid-19 regulations. As a precautionary measure against the deadly virus, the office is serving only 50 applications for emergency passports per day, but that is not stopping…
THE High Court has reinstated Binga Rural District Council chairperson Wilson Siampolomba, who had been suspended by Local Government minister July Moyo. High Court judge Justice Sylvia Chirawu-Mugomba nullified the suspension letter handed to Siampolomba on March 17 last year. Siampolonga had approached the court challenging the notice and argued that he could not be…
AT LEAST 26 people died while 149 were injured across the country during the Easter holidays, official police statistics show. The statistics released by the police showed an increase in road accidents this Easter holidays compared to the same period last year. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the major causes of the traffic mishaps…
HIGH Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi has released on bail a suspected armed robber, Brian Mubaiwa, accused of robbing a Chinese national of gold worth US$50 000. Justice Chitapi granted Mubaiwa $10 000 bail after noting that the State did not have a strong case against the 47-year-old. Mubaiwa, together with his co-accused Gift Moffat,…
