By Yvonne Ncube A 50-YEAR-OLD bus driver from Pumula South in Bulawayo has been slapped with a $30 000 fine after being found guilty of negligent driving. Dumisani Mafu pleaded guilty before Bulawayo magistrate Busani Sibanda. The accused was facing charges of negligent driving and was sentenced to five months in prison, of which three…
Rutendo Ngara TWO more people died due to heavy rains experienced in the country from last Thursday to Monday, bringing the total death toll to eight, the Civil Protection Department has confirmed. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the deputy director in the Civil Protection Department, a government arm, Farai Hokonya, said two deaths were…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE government is on high alert for a new Covid-19 XBB variant that has been discovered in neighbouring South Africa, the United States, and India. The new variant is a sub-variant of Omicron and its prevalence is reported to be increasing in some countries. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the chief…
POLICE have confirmed the arrest of Never Chimutashu, 67, on allegations of committing political violence in ward 4, Murehwa North, Mashonaland East, last Friday after he, and other suspects, assaulted seven Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists with logs. Police spokesperson assistant commissioner Paul Nyathi said in a statement yesterday that investigations were also underway…
WHAT started as an elephant deterrent strategy for villages surrounding Gonarezhou National Park has evolved into a viable income stream for communities…
DEMOCRATIC Republic of the Congo (DRC) courts have cleared young Zimbabwe businessman Batsirai Matiza’s Argus Company to start operations This comes after…
By Brandon Josphat THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) says it will collaborate with the relevant authorities to curb a possible surge in political violence ahead of this year’s general elections. This comes as several suspected Citizens Coalition Citizens (CCC) supporters were harassed and flogged last Friday with logs in Ward 4, Murehwa North, Mashonaland…
RESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday donated an ambulance to Shonganiso Mission Clinic of the African Reformed Church (AFC) in Masvingo South. Mnangagwa visited the clinic last month and AFC leader Rungano Zvobgo indicated to him that they had no ambulance to cater for emergency services, and he offered to help. Zvobgo is also the vice-chancellor of…
THE Harare Magistrates’ Court has denied an application by jailed Citizen’s Coalition for Change legislator Job Sikhala to have his obstructing justice trial live-streamed to the public. Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa dismissed the application yesterday, ruling that the trial was being held in open court, and no members of the public would be prejudiced if it…
THE United Nations International Education Fund (Unicef) says it is developing an HIV sustainability roadmap for Zimbabwe as part of its initiative to strengthen the country’s struggling health care system. In its latest report, Unicef said the roadmap would serve as a reference document for all stakeholders, including government, donors, civil society organisations and multilateral…
