TWO armed robbers will spend the next eight years in prison each after a Harare magistrate on Friday found them guilty of robbery in aggravating circumstances. Joseph Phiri and Clever Mununudzi Nengomasha appeared before Harare magistrate Clever Tsikwa. They received a 10-year jail term with a two-year suspension for good behaviour. The two were initially…
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested three security guards for allegedly sodomising a 23-year-old man from the Nguboyenja suburb, whom they accused of stealing a radio speaker from Zanu PF provincial offices, Davies Hall. Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube yesterday told the Daily News that last Tuesday, Philisani Khumalo, Shelton Luphahla and another suspect only identified…
A BEER drinker was heavily assaulted by three bouncers at a Harare nightclub after he drank alcohol there and failed to pay, a magistrate heard last week. The matter was brought to court after the employees of Holies Nightclub were arraigned before Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda on an assault charge. The three, Benjamin Chaperuka, 43,…
SHAMVA Gold Mine’s US$126 million expansion project, which will see the mining firm embark on opencast mining on Shamva Hills and construction of a processing plant, is well on course. The open pit project has an expected life of mine of 14 years. Shamva’s has been processing at least 45 000 tonnes annually, and producing…
By Brendon Josphat AN aspiring Zanu PF candidate for Gutu West, Mutonho Mutonho, who was barred from contesting in the party’s primaries for alleged indiscipline, has declared his intention to run as an independent in the upcoming elections. Mutonho was supposed to lock horns with the ruling party’s deputy youth secretary, John Paradza, in the…
ZIMBABWE’s second largest mobile network operator, NetOne served a treat to participants who won the ‘Father’s Day Digital Campaign’ that ran this…
EMMANUEL MARAMBESports Writer ZIMBABWE’S Chevrons begin their quest to qualify for their first ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup tournament since 2015 when they face off with lightweights Nepal at Harare Sports Club today. Action begins at 0900hrs. The match presents the Chevrons, who are in Group A of the Qualifier along with West Indies, USA…
AMBITIOUS Castle Lager Premier Soccer League outfit, Ngezi Platinum Stars, yesterday officially unveiled their new team bus at a colourful ceremony held at the club’s home ground, Baobab Stadium. Speaking during the unveiling ceremony during which a new playing kit was also showcased, Ngezi Platinum Stars, club president Takawira Masvisvi, said the latest development was…
A DARK shadow is hanging over the inaugural Mr and Miss Albinism Southern Africa to be hosted by Zimbabwe in October after one of its finalists committed suicide after failing to cope with depression. The suicide of Lesotho’s representative, Patrick Ntau has left both organisers and participants from Malawi, Lesotho, Zambia and Mozambique in a…
IN ONE of our stories in today’s edition, banker and economist Nigel Chanakira says the country’s economic problems are a result of the decades-long unresolved political crisis. Without resolving the political challenges, the country will not be able to revive its economy and achieve social development. In recent weeks, the economy went into a tailspin,…
