Shamaine Chirimujiri A SUSPECTED fraudster Grace Mandisodza was on Friday hauled before a Harare court on allegations of using a fake identity card to defraud a home seeker of US$19 000. The 42-year-old is facing charges of fraud and was remanded out of custody until March 1 when she appeared before magistrate Yeukai Dzuda. The…
A 46-YEAR-OLD man from Mbuku in Chiredzi was stabbed to death after he had been accused of deliberately setting his goats to graze on another villager’s crops. Calisto Chudu reportedly succumbed to stab wounds on the ribs and the incident has resulted in the arrest of one Shadreck Makuza, according to a police report yesterday….
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) yesterday renewed sanctions against Zimbabwe and called for dialogue between Brussels and Harare. Dialogue, the EU said, would be important in improving relations. In a statement, the EU accused the Zimbabwe government of continuing with alleged human rights violations and failure to implement political reforms. “The EU has decided to renew…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya TEACHERS have approached the High Court seeking to interdict the government from executing last week’s pronouncement deeming all teachers who would not have reported to work today as having resigned. In their application filed yesterday, the teachers said the move taken by the Public Service Commission (PSC) to force teachers to end their…
Andile Tshuma A GRADE four pupil died while three others were hospitalised in a case of suspected food poisoning at a Bulawayo school, authorities have confirmed. The incident happened last Thursday afternoon at Emakhandeni Primary School. The learners allegedly consumed a poisonous food. The girl died in an ambulance on her way to Mpilo hospital. The…
A ZIMBABWEAN who was jailed for nine years in the United Kingdom in 2014 for cheque fraud, Charles Nyongo, is facing deportation…
Tamary Chikiwa MAJOR commercial players are flocking to Masvingo to purchase land in the city’s new central business district (CBD) that has a total of 91 commercial stands with an estimated value of US$4,5 million, a council report shows. This comes after the city council recently got approval from the government to extend across Mucheke River on a…
Cloud Fusire HARARE giants CAPS United are banking on the arrival of talented midfielder Tatenda Tavengwa, to finally register their first victory of the season against ambitious side Ngezi Platinum Stars this afternoon at the National Sports Stadium. The Green Machine are winless in their opening three matches of the season after they all ended…
ZIMBABWEAN workers, both in the private and public sector, have been complaining of poor working conditions for more than two decades now. While poor remuneration of workers is largely a result of the employers unwilling to reward labour adequately for selfish reasons the world over, the case of Zimbabwean workers can be explained differently. The…
RETAILERS have bemoaned the new shop licence fees in the city which they said was pushing them out of businesses after Bulawayo City Council recently announced fees increases of between 150 and 626 percent for its various services. Last year, a shop licence was pegged at $ 11 000 but with the new fees structure…
