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Bikita man jailed 36 years for raping stepdaughter

A MAN from Bikita in Masvingo province has been sentenced to 36 years in prison after he was found guilty of raping his nine-year-old stepdaughter. It was the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)’s case that the man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the minor, raped the child on three separate occasions at…

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Aspiring candidate accused of assaulting Zec officials

A ZANU PF aspiring parliamentary candidate for Epworth Constituency has been dragged before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts after he allegedly assaulted Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) officers in Epworth on Monday. Kudakwashe Damson, 39, who is also the ruling party’s Harare provincial political commissar, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing charges of willful interruption, destruction,…

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Aviation industry reviews disaster preparedness

AIRPORTS Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) is reviewing its ‘Collaborative Arrangement for Management and Prevention of Public Health Events in Civil Aviation (Capsca)’ and evaluating its capacity to coordinate public health disasters. Capsca is an international civil aviation mission focused on preventing and managing public health emergencies such as Covid-19 and Ebola. Speaking on the sidelines…

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Student suicide on the rise

CASES of secondary school students committing suicide in the country are on the increase, the latest being that of a Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) High School in Hatcliffe, Harare, Form 6 learner who took his life at the boarding school on Monday. Police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the incident and said the law…

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Mwonzora takes aim at Zec report… as he petitions ConCourt to annul delimitation exercise

OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora wants the Constitutional Court(ConCourt) to annul the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission(Zec)’s recently gazetted delimitation report, and stop it from being used in this year’s crunch national elections. In an application filed at the apex court yesterday, Mwonzora said Zec’s delimitation exercise was unconstitutional and should thus be done afresh, incorporating the final…

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Chiefs want more farming land

TRADITIONAL leaders, drawn from across the country, have pleaded with the government to avail more land to them and shield their subjects from food insecurity due to a lack of farming land. Speaking at the first day of the National Chiefs Council Conference in Bulawayo yesterday, Chief Chikwakwa from Mashonaland East province said as traditional…

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Man defrauds friend of US$58 450

A SUSPECTED fraudster appeared before a Harare magistrate court on Monday for allegedly duping his friend into paying US$58 450 for a nonexistent housing stand. Takawira Norman Munyavi, 34, appeared before Harare magistrate Tafadzwa Miti and was remanded in custody. He is set to appear back in court tomorrow for bail application ruling. It is…

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Power crisis, poor weather derail voter registration

THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says its ongoing final voter registration blitz ahead of the upcoming general elections is being hampered by power outages and bad weather. This comes as the elections management body is targeting to register over 400 000 new voters nationwide during the 10-day period which started on Sunday. Zec yesterday said…

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