A COUPLE from Warren Park, Harare, lost property worth US$2 150 after being mugged at gunpoint at their house. This happened after they had returned home from their shop in Westlea.. Prosecutor Thomas Chanakira told the court on Friday, December 24 last year, Wilson Mutongwizo and Florence Karimazondo returned from their shop around 11:45pm. After…
THERE has been an increase in investors showing interest in the country’s second largest city, Bulawayo, raising hope for a possible rebound of the city as an industrial hub, a senior government official has said. Provincial Affairs minister Judith Ncube yesterday told the Daily News that prospective investors were making inquiries on the possibility of investing in…
WHEN one is sent to prison, society in general writes his or her “obituary”, but the open prison system, which allows prisoners to sometimes visit their homes and spend time with their families, has brought hope for convicts. Such is the life of Douglas Tapfuma, the former principal director of State Residences, who is currently…
Dionne Kanyowa A HARARE-BASED murder suspect recently returned to court to answer charges of allegedly assaulting a man for disrespecting socialite Joseph Tazviona Mhaka at an upmarket bar in Borrowdale. Romeo Jowo, who has a pending warrant of arrest for failing to report for court in September last year to answer to murder allegations, allegedly…
Dionne Kanyowa A MAN from Chitungwiza stands accused of being involved in an international money laundering scheme that was identified by Visa International after an ATM withdrawal in Ivory Coast to the tune of US$10 000. The State alleges that Malvin Kudakwashe Serima, 24, went to BancABC on October 19 this year to open two…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday indefinitely deferred the re-opening of schools citing a huge spike in new Covid-19 infections and deaths in the country. Only examination classes are opening today for ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level learners to finish writing tests they started last year. The move by Mnangagwa should be commended as schools have proved…
Voter education in Zimbabwe is provided for in the Constitution and the Electoral Act. Section 239 (h) of the Constitution provides for…
SPOOKED by the number of security forces lately being fingered in violent crime in the country, Parliament’s Defence and Home Affairs portfolio committee is to summon military and police chiefs to discuss the matter. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday at the weekend, Zanu PF MP and member of the parliamentary committee, Calisto Gwanyanya,…
THE year 2021 saw a surge in armed robbery cases, with corporates and individuals losing over US$5 million through the heinous acts. In a recent interview with our sister paper, the Daily News, police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi (inset), raised concern over the increase in violent crimes involving the use of firearms. “As of January…
THE Tobacco Research Board (TRB) is working on a certified potato seed variety to increase the production and productivity of the sub sector. TRB business development executive director Oswell Mharapara told the Daily News on Sunday that the development of a certified potato seed variety was part of efforts to reduce imports of the product….
