A 16-YEAR-OLD Beitbridge boy went berserk and killed a woman and her two children in the border town on Friday before setting their bodies ablaze, the Zimbabwe Republic Police, has said. The teen, who was on bail for allegedly murdering his 62-year-old aunt, reportedly dragged the three bodies into a hut before setting the house…
ZIMBABWE envoy to Nigeria, Ambassador Maxwell Ranga, last week met journalists and told them it was time to remove sanctions on his country imposed 20 years ago by the western world. Today, Sadc decreed it an anti-Zimbabwe sanctions day. Below are the excerpts of Ranga’s interview with Nigerian journalists. Q: Your Excellency, for many years…
NATIONAL Pharmaceutical Company of Zimbabwe (NatPharm) general manager Florah Nancy Sifeku and finance manager Rolland Milalazi, who allegedly illegally awarded a tender to Drax International LLC (Drax), have been removed from remand. The firm had been contracted to supply Natpharm with medicines and surgical sundries. Harare magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti-Guvuriro freed the two managers after the…
POLICE in Harare have launched a manhunt for a self-styled prophet who allegedly raped a 33-year-old woman in the capital’s high density suburb of Budiriro on the pretext that he was cleansing her of evil spirits. The man only identified as Madzibaba Tanya reportedly raped the woman after she visited her shrine with his ill…
A KWEKWE-BASED artisanal miner has appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court after he allegedly threw explosives into a Chicken Inn shop destroying property worth $61 950. Douglas Chada is facing charges of malicious damage to property and possession of dangerous explosives without a permit. Harare magistrate Tafadzwa Miti remanded Chada in custody to today for…
CASSAVA Smartech trading as Ecocash Holdings Zimbabwe’s loss in inflation adjusted terms slightly reduced to $1 billion for the year to February 2021 from $1,2 billion as the group accelerated its digital transformation journey in response to challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. The group is also expected to resume trade on the Zimbabwe Stock…
A MASVINGO man, Patson Sinamai, escaped jail after the court ordered him to pay a $5 000 fine after he was convicted of assaulting a Zimbabwe National Army member with a pool cue in a bar. Sinamai appeared before Masvingo magistrate Conceptor Ngerume, who sentenced him to three months in prison after finding him guilty…
THE country’s leading brewer, Delta Corporation on Friday came to the aid of the Melfort People’s Home with a donation of goods and equipment worth over $1,2 million towards the resuscitation of a farming project to assist the elderly being taken care of at the centre. Home to 19 residents, the home for the elderly…
THE government has expressed confidence that a pig artificial insemination station set up in Chegutu last week will help boost capacity to meet the country’s target of producing 18 000 tonnes of pork by 2025. The Value Chain Alliance for Livestock Upgrading Empowerment (Value) project is a European Union (EU) -funded initiative under the Zimbabwe…
EDUCATION authorities in Matabeleland South Province have urged parents and guardians to prioritise their children’s education regardless of the challenges they may be facing. The province has witnessed a large number of school drop-outs compared to other areas in the country, due to a number of reasons including long distances to schools, failure to pay…
