HARARE – Joseph Chinotimba might be the butt of every joke but to senior minister of State in the President’s Office, Simon Khaya Moyo, he is in a league of his own. Khaya Moyo told journalists in Harare yesterday during a reception on the sidelines of a donation of 600 litres of paint from a…
HARARE – At least four men were raped by women between January and March, according to statistics at the Adult Rape Clinic (ARC) in Harare. Twenty-one men were raped last year and were attended to at the ARC. The number of male rape survivors does not compare to that of women that remains high. Between…
BULAWAYO – A Bulawayo court has ordered the immediate deportation of an Israeli fugitive rabbi who had allegedly found sanctuary in Zimbabwe after fleeing several sexual charges in his country. Eliezer Berland, 77, appeared before Bulawayo provincial magistrate Sibongile Msipa facing charges of overstaying in Zimbabwe after his visitor entry certificate expired. He was fined…
HARARE – A security guard allegedly handcuffed his wife while forcing her to be intimate with him, the Harare Civil Court heard yesterday. Revesai Chipfunde allegedly handcuffed his wife Paida Roki from the back and had sexual intercourse with her without her consent. Roki, who was seeking a protection order against Chipfunde, told magistrate Gamuchirai…
HARARE – Jailed former Buhera South MDC legislator, Tangwara Matimba, has pleaded with the courts to grant him bail pending appeal to accord him an opportunity to pay the complainant restitution. Matimba was jailed in February for an effective two years after he was found guilty of $95 000 fraud. Harare regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya…
HARARE – A row has erupted over the ownership of Ekusileni Medical Centre (EMC) in Bulawayo, a government official has said. David Parirenyatwa, Health and Child Care minister, yesterday told a parliamentary portfolio committee on Health and Child Care that he was worried that the management and ownership structure at the health centre was unclear,…
HARARE – Kumbirai Hodzi, deputy Attorney General (AG) has said police should not detain people for more than 48 hours before presenting them before the courts. He said detaining a suspect beyond 48 hours was a gross violation of human rights. Hodzi appeared before the parliamentary thematic committee on Human Rights chaired by MDC Senator…
MUTARE – Civil society groups focusing on the extractive sector in Manicaland Province have called on government to carry out geological surveys before granting exploration and mining licences to companies. The Centre for Research and Development (CRD) and the Zimbabwe Natural Resources Dialogue (ZNRDF) said in a joint statement yesterday they have noted with concern…
HARARE – The criminal defamation charges being levelled against the Group Editor of Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ), the publishers of the Daily News, Stanley Gama, and senior writer Fungi Kwaramba have been referred to the prosecutor general’s office for consideration. The two were arrested on Monday and spent three hours at Highlands Police Station…
HARARE – Monday’s arrest of Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe Group Editor, Stanley Gama, and senior writer Fungisai Kwaramba, has elicited widespread condemnation from both Zanu PF and the MDC, with both parties saying the abuse of Criminal Defamation laws by powerful interests must stop. Usually divided in their opinion politicians from the two major parties…
