HARARE – In last minute attempts to raise funds for the United Nations World Tourism (UNWTO) general assembly hosting preparations, Zimbabwe has sent an “SOS” to corporates appealing for funds. Zimbabwe is expected to co-host the premier UNWTO event from August 24 to 29 with Zambia in Victoria Falls. Last week, Tourism minister Walter Mzembi…
HARARE – Controversial businessman Joseph Kanyekanye has stepped down as board chairperson of Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) and Capital Bank Corporation Limited (Capital Bank). The move, he said, is meant to pave way for the appointment of independent chairpersons for the two institutions — both majority-owned by the National Social Security Authority (Nssa). This comes…
HARARE – With the youth constituting close to 60 percent of the country’s 12,9 million population, political parties find themselves clamouring for their vote as the July 31 election nears. However, questions still remain on whether any of the political parties will be able to attract the much-needed vote, considering the poor state of the…
BULAWAYO – A bogus nurse has been arraigned before the courts after he was caught carrying out an illegal abortion. Praiser Gilliam Dube, 38, yesterday appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Gladmore Mushowe facing charges of contravening Section 121(1) (a) of the Health Professionals Act Chapter 27:19. He is being charged with practising as a medical practitioner…
HARARE – A High Court judge is Thursday expected to hear a case of a Chivhu man who allegedly raped a four-year-old cousin before murdering her. David Masikinye is facing charges of striking the minor’s head on a tree trunk and killing her. According to court documents, Masikinye stayed with his grandmother Erina Musarira and…
BULAWAYO – A 63-year-old Bulawayo man serving 10 years in jail for raping his 3-year-old niece was on Monday denied bail pending appeal when he appeared before a regional magistrate. Magistrate Mark Dzira threw out the bail application fearing Norman Weale could flee the country. Prosecutor Goodluck Katenaire told the court that sometime in June…
HARARE – A 60-year-old widower who raped his twin granddaughters in a soya bean field in Norton has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Grandfather Nicholas Gwatura, who had earlier pleaded not guilty to the rape charge, was initially slapped with a 15-year jail term but three years were set aside on condition of good…
HARARE – The story of Moses Manyengavana, 35, who is representing the MDC led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in the forthcoming National Assembly elections, can be likened to someone chasing a rainbow. Manyengavana, has not only been chasing the political rainbow, he has reached it. But what stands between him and the foot of…
BULAWAYO – Police in Bulawayo are on a manhunt for three suspected armed robbers who terrorised residents in the city’s eastern suburbs and stole three pistols. According to Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Mandlenkosi Moyo, the suspects Fanuel Muchineripi, Anold Kwarira and Farai Sabawo (ages not given) targeted the elderly white and Indian community at night….
HARARE – The clampdown on prostitution in Harare’s red-light districts is discriminative and unconstitutional, legal experts have said. Code-named “Operation Zvanyanya”, the onslaught spearheaded by female cops has targeted night clubs and lairs and is seeking to flush out prostitutes from the Avenues. Jessie Majome, deputy minister of Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development condemned…
