A COMMERCIAL sex worker who was arrested after being accused of helping her client in a spate of armed robberies was granted bail on Wednesday by the Harare magistrate’s court. Rutendo Hwata, 31, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Wednesday, facing charges of contravening section 4(1) of the Firearms Act. According to court documents,…
THE country still has a shortage of about 3 000 schools, according to Education ministry permanent secretary Thumisang Thabela, who spoke on Wednesday during a high-level policy debate on education financing. The problem of schools deficit is not new. It is past time for the government to take decisive action to resolve the issue. It…
Emmanuel Marambemarambee@dailynews.co.zw IT COULD get worse before it gets better for local football. That is the word from SRC board chairperson Gerald Mlotshwa who yesterday warned that the local sports governing body might move to dissolve Zifa if the Gift Banda-led association does not implement the recommendations made by the independent Zifa Restructuring Committee (ZRC)….
By Brandon Josphat HARARE is facing a serious health crisis, with the capital city now operating with just four functional ambulances, amid severe shortages of nurses and equipment at its clinics, a top official has said. Speaking last night on independent national television station 3Ktv’s popular current affairs programme, Vantage, Harare City Council (HCC) Health…
By Ketty Nyoni AUTHORITIES have warned that they will suspend and revoke the operating licences of all bus owners caught using defective vehicles or whose drivers endanger the lives of passengers. Speaking in Harare yesterday at a meeting which spotlighted national road safety, the minister of Transport Felix Mhona, said all bus operators needed to…
THE government has lifted the suspension imposed on public transport operator Tashllyt Investments, trading as Zebra Kiss, following last week’s Harare-Nyamapanda road accident. In a statement yesterday, Transport minister Felix Mhona said the transport company had submitted measures it had put in place to ensure such incidents do not recur. “The lifting of the suspension…
A BULAWAYO man has been arrested for allegedly fatally attacking two men with a machete and knobkerrie on different occasions on the same day. Mkhonzeni Nkomo, 31, from Mzilikazi suburb appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa facing two counts of attempted murder. The court heard that on January 23 at Mzilikazi suburb, the accused left…
THE High Court in Harare has directed a private architect firm, Vengesayi Architects, to provide evidence showing it was owed $30 million by the Tourism ministry. This comes after the firm approached the courts in 2016, arguing that it was owed $30 million for the architectural services rendered to the ministry. According to court documents,…
A 59-year-old man from Kingsdale suburb in Bulawayo has been arraigned before the courts facing allegations of raping his nine-year-old step-granddaughter about four years ago. Lovemore Moyo was not asked to plead when he appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Collet Ncube. He was remanded in custody to February 7. State allegations are that sometime in…
THE Harare City Council (HCC) has been accused of failing to account for funds availed to it by the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) in 2021 and 2022 for road rehabilitation. As a result, Zinara has withheld the local authority’s funds for 2023.This comes after Harare City Council mayor Jacob Mafume told the media on…
