By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 31-YEAR-OLD man from Pumula South in Bulawayo has been hauled before the courts facing allegations of stealing National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) armoured cables worth US$900. Marshal Mutiridza yesterday appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza where he pleaded not guilty to theft charges and was remanded in custody…
CENTRAL Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operative is facing 17 counts of fraud after he allegedly duped a man of US$18 000. Walter Makwalo, 34, who is employed by the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) as a senior State security aide based in Gweru, is being charged with fraud and an alternative charge of criminal…
A GIRL, 15, who was allegedly being continuously raped by her 27-year-old nephew, exposed the abuse in a note that she wrote to her teacher. The alleged rapist, who cannot be named to protect the victim, appeared before the Harare Magistrate’s Court yesterday facing four counts of rape. Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa released the accused…
THE government has implored the local private sector to support national policy reforms which are being implemented by the State as part of a broader complement to boost the country’s economy. This comes as the government, through its National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), has put in place policies and programmes aimed at achieving private sector-led…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has implored the government to revise its annual fund allocations for infrastructure development in provinces and metropolitans as previous allocations have failed to meet the demands of the second capital. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the BCC economic development officer, Kholisani Moyo, said the allocations should be based on…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE open heart surgery at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, which resumed its operations last June after a five-year break, has carried out 12 free operations. Open heart surgery is a delicate surgery done on the heart muscle, valves, arteries, or the aorta and other large arteries connected to the heart. However, speaking…
BINDURA Town mayor Jacob Gwature and his alleged accomplice, Jonathan Kapasi, will spend more nights in remand prison as they await their bail application. The duo was arrested over the weekend and initially appeared before a Harare court on Saturday and was remanded in custody. The State is alleging that the pair was connected to…
A MAN from Rushinga in Mashonaland Central Province lost his life after he was assaulted to death for stepping on a dog’s tail by its owner and his friend. Norman Gunde and Never Kamanika were recently convicted of culpable homicide and sentenced to five years each in prison by a High Court judge, Justice Esther…
A LEADING financial institution in the country, Stanbic Bank, has donated two haemodialysis machines worth US$50 000 to Marondera Provincial Hospital in Mashonaland East Province. The machines are advanced medical equipment used for blood purification in patients with kidney problems and are set to make a lasting impact on the hospital’s ability to provide life-saving…
THE government says it is working on equipping individuals and organisations in the creative industry with business management skills as part of its broader initiative to turn the sector into a viable and productive industry. Speaking at an arts and business engagement in Bulawayo yesterday, Arts minister, Kirsty Coventry also said more is needed to…
