A COMMUTER omnibus tout has been arrested on allegations of murdering a Harare man following an altercation in September. Morris Maphosa Chauke, 24, was not asked to plead to the allegations when he appeared before Harare magistrate Judith Taruvinga yesterday. He was remanded in custody to December 21 and was advised to apply for bail…
ZIMBABWE National Road Administration (Zinara) chief executive Nkosinathi Ncube has been sucked into a scandal that has rocked the firm after junior officers were allegedly transferred for cooperating with Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) investigators. Ncube, who was represented by lawyer Oscar Gasva, yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Trynois Utahwashe for allegedly conniving with Zinara human…
MDC Alliance youth leaders Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marowa believe they should stand trial together on allegations of faking their abduction and have launched an urgent High Court chamber application seeking a review of a lower court’s decision. Last month, regional magistrate Bianca Makwande ordered the separation of the trio’s trial as Mamombe…
A BEITBRIDGE court has sentenced two men to 21 and 26 years respectively for poaching endangered rhinos in Bubye Conservancy. The duo, Ignatius Maiga (34) of Mthimukuku village and Fanuel Mukucha (33) of Mushamba village in Gokwe had appeared at Beitbridge magistrate’s court where they were convicted. Maiga was sentenced 22 years for poaching two…
THE net is closing in on a group of people, who attempted an assassination on cigarette tycoon Simon Rudland after Jonathan Schoeman was arraigned before the South African courts facing a variety of charges, including murder and attempted murder. While the alleged mastermind of the failed hit Sebastian Groenewald – a former special forces police…
By Kudzai Chikiwa OVER 30 babies suffering from congenital heart diseases (CHDs) in the country’s southern region died during the Covid-19 lockdown while eight others are in desperate need of open-heart surgery, the Daily News reports. CHD is caused by the abnormal formation of the heart during foetal development. Speaking to the Daily News, Tendai…
By Pepertua Rojasi WOMEN’s Bank director Mandas Marikanda says small entrepreneurs are an engine for growth and development hence they should be considered for financial support for them to become tributaries into the main value chains. Speaking during a recent post national budget business forum hosted by the Daily News in Harare, Marikanda said it…
THE United Nations (UN) has warned that the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continues to undermine nutrition with far-reaching consequences that could last for decades to come if the issues are not addressed. In its weekly update, UN Zimbabwe noted that children, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and people living with HIV and Tuberculosis were most vulnerable to…
A JOINT operation to weed out sand poachers and illegal miners in and around Bulawayo city’s outskirts is appearing to yield positive results, the Daily News has learnt. Code-named “No to illicit alcohol products, illegal mining, land barons and deforestation” the operation, which is being spearheaded by the police, Environmental Management Agency (Ema) and…
IMPALA Car Rental chief executive Thompson Dondo says the recent attacks on his firm have exposed his employees and family to grave harm, the Daily News reports. In addition, Dondo has also dismissed as “false and malicious” claims that he was in partnership with the State in running his car rental business. Speaking for…
