A HARARE man has been dragged before a magistrate’s court facing kidnapping charges after he allegedly abducted a two-year-old girl who was playing outside a church. According to court documents, Panashe Chitura, 26, allegedly approached the child outside the Kings Citadel Church in Westwood. It is reported that Chitura pretended to be a church congregant…
By Yvonne Ncube THE Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) says the continued delay by the city council in completing the construction of the Egodini Mall has made life difficult for its members, who are subjected to daily raids by municipal police officers. The country’s second-largest city has seen a sprouting of vendors in the…
FOUR Harare men have appeared before a Harare magistrate after they were arrested for allegedly robbing Wilkins Hospital back in June last year. The four, Ignatius Varera, 26, Costa Mabhandi, 34, Kudakwashe Madhabuyi, 40 and Taurai Tanga, 37, were arrested over the weekend and charged with unlawful entry into premises on aggravating circumstances. They are…
THE price of tobacco at the auction floors this marketing season might be affected amid reports that early flowering of the 2022/23 crop will affect the quality of the leaf. In a report yesterday, the Tobacco Research Board (TRB) said it had received several reports from growers of premature crop flowering or early flowering across…
JOHANE the 5th of Africa International Church has praised the government for coming up with policies that create conditions for peace and…
MUSIC star Winky D has added his voice to the chorus of criticism of the failure by the country’s political players to engage in a national dialogue to resolve the challenges facing Zimbabwe. In a song titled ‘Dzimba Dzemabwe,’ on which he collaborated with United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean singer, Shingai Shoniwa, the Gafa, as Winky D…
WE WELCOME the news that the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) will extend its blitz against corruption to the mining sector in addition to intensifying the recovery of assets bought through illicit funds. Zacc, whose duty it is to investigate all cases of alleged corruption, misappropriation, theft, abuse of power/office both in the private and public…
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has announced that it will officially launch phase two of the Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS) in February. This comes as the JSC moves to digitise its operations, making justice more accessible and more affordable to the public. IECMS is a web-based case management system that automates and tracks…
By Regis Chingawo and Ketty Nyoni BOTH political parties and analysts are looking forward to this year’s fast-approaching harmonised elections, amid hopes that the crunch polls will be peaceful. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, representatives of major political parties all expressed optimism that they would do well in the elections. A confident Zanu PF…
THE Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has called for peace and tolerance as the country gets ready for national elections later this year. In a statement on the commemoration of the World Day Prayer of Peace held on January 1, the CCJP expressed worry over the nation’s disregard for human life, hate speech,…
