April 2016

HARARE – A 70-year-old man from Waterfalls in Harare allegedly raped two 12-year-olds after luring them to a bush with 20 cents each and ended up infecting the other with a sexually transmitted infection. Jeremiah Masimo, 70, of Blackfordy Farm Waterfalls in Harare appeared before magistrate Elijah Makomo, charged with rape. [GoogleAd] He was remanded…

MUTARE – A pirate taxi driver who allegedly hit and killed a pedestrian before fleeing from the scene — a day after his driver’s licence was suspended for killing his sister is back in the dock facing culpable homicide charges. Munyaradzi Mike Mandiripira, 32, of Mundenda Village under chief Mutasa was denied bail when he…

HARARE – Police officers had a hard time tracking a soldier who was fleeing arrest over rape charges that they had to unleash sniffer dogs to apprehend him. Seven Munetsi, 31, of Glen Norah B in Harare went into hiding after his housemaid had filed rape charges against him. “After the accused person realised that…

HARARE – Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will tomorrow lead the planned MDC’s “mother of all mass demonstrations” against President Robert Mugabe to press for the promised 2,2 million jobs and also demand answers on the whereabouts of the $15 billion missing diamond revenue. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora…

HARARE – Zimbabwe’s biting cash crunch has seen tobacco farmers spending days at the country’s tobacco auction floors waiting to withdraw money from banks. Farmers who spoke to the Daily News yesterday said the new system introduced by the government had brought more problems to them than solutions. [GoogleAd] “I sold tobacco on April 4,…

HARARE – President Robert Mugabe yesterday stepped in to clarify the country’s position on the Indigenisation Law after some of his cabinet ministers openly brawled over the implementation of the legislation in the financial services sector. Mugabe said the conflicting positions on how to implement the country’s black empowerment legislation had caused confusion to potential…

HARARE – Despite misgivings by consumers that water provided by the City of Harare is not fit for human consumption, council is adamant that they meet the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards. Whenever there are thirsty many people in the capital now prefer water from other sources instead of tap water, but in a statement…