THREE Chinese men and a woman have appeared in court after they allegedly extorted more than 16 million Chinese Yuan Renminbi (RMB), an equivalent of US$2.25 million, from their business partner. The four, Hu Ronghua, 49, Hu Qinglin, 25, Meng Xianlei, 51, and Bertha Meng, 53, were arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday, before…
A MAN from Budiriro, Harare, who was heavily assaulted by a complainant’s mother and relatives after he was allegedly caught raping the 15-year-old girl, appeared in court yesterday. The suspected rapist, Privilege Rupondo, 23, appeared before magistrate Stanford Mambanje who remanded him in custody before advising him to file his bail application at the High…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa ZIMBABWE and China have partnered to end bilharzia in the country through a pilot study to assess the effectiveness of new diagnostic tools for its treatment. Bilharzia is caused by parasitic worms and is second to malaria as the most devastating parasitic disease. Speaking at the launch of the national geospatial mapping…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw CITIZENS have been urged to be on alert of very low temperatures which might affect their health if they do not protect themselves by keeping warm with some parts of the country expected to reach minus three degrees Celsius. The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) said low temperatures, associated with windy and drizzle…
HWANGE National Park is set to undergo a major facelift which will see the construction of a visible informative park entry gate,…
US President Joe Biden has described relations with the UK as “rock solid” during talks in London with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak….
South Africa’s crushing electricity outages could end sooner than expected as power generation is being ramped up, an upbeat cabinet minister said…
FOLLOWING the extension of the validity of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP) by a further six months, legal experts are advising Zimbabweans to…
DESPITE illegal sanctions, Zimbabwe was able to generate US$9.77 billion in mineral revenue, making it the 10th African country to export the largest volumes of natural resources last year. According to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the research and analyst of the Economist Group, Mining Zimbabwe, the country is likely to improve its…
CASES of cholera continue to rise in the country. It’s a sad development. As of yesterday, the country had confirmed over 800 cases since February. Scores of people have needlessly died! The cases are being reported across the country. Diarrhoea cases are also on the rise. The outbreak is a result of inefficient supply of…
