© THE State has set October 30 as the trial date for MDC youth assembly secretary-general Gift Ostallos Siziba — who is accused of inciting public violence after he allegedly encouraged the public to participate in demonstrations while addressing a rally in Glen Norah in July. [GoogleAd] When he appeared in court yesterday for routine…
© A BULAWAYO magistrate has freed 13 National University of Science and Technology (NUST) students who were arrested during a demonstration at the institution’s main campus. [GoogleAd] The students, Jok Deng, 25, Chuny Joseph, 27, Zibusiso Ndlovu, 21, Joseph Nyamayaro, 22, Tinotenda Kwaramba, 21, Daniel Mangiza, 24, Tanaka Charamba, 22, Peace Harare, 23, Methembe Msipha,…
© CORPORATE 24 Medical Centre and Group of Hospitals on Wednesday launched three medical aid schemes as a reaction to challenges faced by people in accessing healthcare amid the economic downturn. [GoogleAd] The new schemes are the Plug, Senior and the Nemhuri4 plan. The Plug medical aid scheme is for people who are already on…
© A JOHANE Marange apostolic sect member was yesterday convicted of aiding a church ‘‘prophet’’ in raping a 14-year-old girl. Marion Chindaro of Nyamande Village under Chief Chinamhora committed the offence while at the so-called prophet’s homestead where he was receiving spiritual help. [GoogleAd] Chindaro dragged the girl to a room where the said sect…
© HIGH Court judge Amy Tsanga will tomorrow determine a fresh bail appeal lodged by ex-Cabinet minister Priscah Mupfumira who is in detention pending trial over corruption charges. [GoogleAd] Mupfumira was represented by Thabani Mpofu who argued that the magistrates’ court had misdirected itself when it denied her bail. The lower court dismissed Mupfumira’s bail…
© A Luveve man who was shot and injured in the thigh while attempting to disarm a police officer during the January fuel protests has been jailed. [GoogleAd] Promise Mandizha Dube, 31, was yesterday sentenced to four years behind bars after he was convicted of public violence charges by magistrate Tinashe Tashaya. Dube will serve…
© ZIMBABWE has secured 100 megawatts (MW) of electricity from neighbouring Mozambique, Energy and Power Development minister Fortune Chasi has said. [GoogleAd] The energy import news from Mozambique, which is expected to ease Zimbabwe’s long-running power crisis, was posted by Chasi on Twitter. “I was in Maputo last week where I met the Energy minister….
© THE tribunal of suspended Chitungwiza Municipality town clerk George Makunde has commenced amid accusations that the top official acted unilaterally on council decisions. [GoogleAd] Makunde is also accused of allegedly acting in connivance with hired youths and thugs to assault the dormitory town’s mayor, Lovemore Maiko, after being served with his suspension letter on…
© AS Harare grapples with serious water shortages, reports of cholera and typhoid in the city’s high density suburbs have resurfaced. [GoogleAd] The city resumed operations at Morton Jaffray treatment works, which had been shut down on Monday, after securing a week’s supply of water treatment chemicals. Community organisations have indicated that areas such as…
© GOVERNMENT has been accused of avoiding being grilled in Parliament over a debilitating water crisis in the country in general and Harare in particular amid fears of a health catastrophe. [GoogleAd] On five separate occasions MDC MPs Shakespeare Hamauswa (Warren Park) and his Dzivaresekwa counterpart Edwin Mushoriwa have demanded that Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate…
