A GURUVE man, who was serving his accomplice’s 22-year prison sentence for stock theft, is now a free man after the High Court ordered his release from custody following an appeal. Kelvin Mushoshoma and his co-accused were jailed in 2012 and sentenced to 12 and 22 years in prison respectively after a Guruve trial magistrate…
A Twitter image-cropping algorithm prefers to show faces that are slimmer, younger and with lighter skin, a researcher has found. Bogdan Kulynyc…
THE social architecture formed over more than three centuries of white rule has maintained South Africa’s position as the world’s most unequal society, according to the Thomas Piketty-backed World Inequality Lab. Attempts by the now-democratic government to wipe away the legacy of apartheid and colonialism have failed to narrow the imbalance between rich and poor,…
AT LEAST 51 vehicle owners, who had their cars seized by customs officials at the Beitbridge Border Post earlier this year, have approached the High Court seeking to recover them. This comes after the government issued Statutory Instrument 89 which requires individuals and institutions to seek prior approval for the importation of second hand vehicles…
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora and his erstwhile rival Nelson Chamisa, who leads the MDC Alliance faction, yesterday called for unity in the country as they joined Zimbabweans in commemorating Heroes Day. The two took to social media to express their views as Zimbabweans celebrated the gallant sons and daughters who sacrificed their lives to fight…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called on Zimbabweans to remain vigilant to avoid a fourth wave of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic as he extended the current Level 4 lockdown by another two weeks despite the decrease in new cases. Speaking at State House in the capital last night, Mnangagwa said the country has done well in…
ORGANISED business says it is broadly supportive of the idea of mandatory coronavirus vaccinations for workers to save both lives and jobs. However, it has also cautioned that companies keen on putting this into action, need to do that within the confines of the law. This comes as authorities are under growing pressure to ease…
THE late Robert Martin Gumbura, who passed away at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison hospital on Saturday, is set to be buried at the Glenforest Cemetery in Harare this afternoon. Gumbura, the founder of the RGM Independent End Time Message Church of Zimbabwe, was serving a 20-year prison sentence for rape and succumbed to Covid-19 complications. …
THREE men have been arrested on allegations of supplying guns to armed robbers, poachers and smuggling them to neighbouring countries. They allegedly acquired and used fake firearms certificates to buy the weapons from registered gun dealers which they would resell to criminals. Edmore Manuwere, 28, from Chinhoyi is facing 20 counts of dealing in firearms…
A 11-YEAR OLD juvenile from Lower Gweru in the Midlands province died on the spot following a scotch cart accident on Saturday. Midlands police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko said Mzingaye Ntini died when the animal-drawn cart, which was being steered by Ntandokayise Ncube, overturned and hit him on the head. “The scotch cart hit a tree…
