A HARARE lawyer Stephen Gahadzikwa has been arraigned before a Harare magistrate court facing charges of fraud after he allegedly helped two clients illegally attain land that was placed in an inheritance trust. Gahadzikwa, 59, is jointly charged with Eunice Makumbe, 62, and Tariro Rita Monalisa Kufandarehwa, 31. The trio appeared before Harare Magistrate Dennis…
VISITING English country sides Durham and Glamorgan yesterday registered convincing victories over Northerns and Southerns respectively in the opening one-day games of their ongoing pre-season tour of Zimbabwe. Having dominated the local select sides in the T20s and threedayers, Durham and Glamorgan were once again supreme in the 50-over format, with the former defeating Northerns…
A LOCAL non-governmental organisation (NGO), Action Aid Zimbabwe (AAZ), says embracing digital advancement in the country empowers women to be more prepared for climate change-induced disasters. Celebrating International Women’s Month, AAZ said women were more vulnerable in the face of climate change and its effects and it was time the government utilised the use of…
THE knives appear to be out for the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), Justice Priscilla Chigumba, amid calls for a judiciary inquiry to determine her suitability to remain as the head of the polls management body. This comes after a Plumtree man, Thamsanqa Ncube, recently wrote to Chief Justice Luke Malaba, questioning Chigumba’s…
THE Primary and Secondary Education minister Evelyn Ndlovu has been requested by the Parliament to issue a ministerial statement outlining the measures the government is taking to prevent bullying in schools. This comes as cases of bullying in schools are on the rise and the scourge has been seen in some learners killing other students…
A PARLIAMENT report has suggested that improved electricity generation at Hwange Power Station is being delayed by Zesa’s failure to pay US$265 million owed to a Chinese bank. In the report tabled in the august House last week, the parliamentary portfolio committee on budget, finance and economics said the outstanding debt to China Exim Bank…
A SUSPECTED illegal money trader Isaac Mafa, who was arrested after allegedly defrauding an unsuspecting customer US$14 750, has been arraigned before the courts facing fraud charges. Mafa, 42, appeared before Harare magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure on Friday, who remanded him in custody until May 5. Allegations are that sometime in March 2021, Cladious Mutavirwa wanted…
THE late national secretary-general of the Economic Empowerment Group (EEG), Clifford Hlupeko, has been declared a liberation hero. He died in Harare on Thursday, aged 47, following a heart attack. In a letter addressed to the chief secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda, Zanu PF secretary-general Obert Mpofu said Hlupeko…
ZIMBABWE has received €7.4 million from the European Union (EU) to combat food insecurity and malnutrition, improve basic services and enhance disaster preparedness. This is part of €50 million the EU has donated to the Sadc region. “In Zimbabwe, food insecurity is expected to worsen, including due to a decrease in crop production — but…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A 29-YEAR-OLD Insuza man in Matabeleland North province has been arrested after he allegedly axed his friend twice above the eye following a dispute over cattle that had strayed into his maize field. Dumisile Zondo appeared on Friday before Bulawayo regional magistrate Collet Ncube facing attempted murder charges. Allegations are that on…
