THREE suspected robbers have appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts after allegedly breaking into a dentist’s office in Emerald Hill, Harare, and stealing dental equipment and property worth US$3 200. Peter Mahwite, 46, Tatenda Mashayamombe, 28, and Musindo Mazivisa, 32, were arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi, who remanded them in custody to today for…
POLICE have deployed crack teams on the ground to deal with armed robbers who are targeting schools and have pleaded with learning institutions to bank their money as well as strengthen security at their premises. This comes as armed robbers have of late been pouncing at schools, getting away with thousands of hard currency and…
A HARARE man who allegedly pretended to be a registered legal practitioner appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts after allegedly stealing US$43 500 from his client. Denford Jaricha, 35, of Waterfalls stands accused of two counts of theft of trust property and one count of contravening the Legal Practitioners Act. He appeared before Harare magistrate…
AFC Holdings, formerly known as Agribank, is seeking to raise US$10 million through floating Agro Bills to finance the 2023/24 summer cropping season. The agricultural financial house yesterday said the interest rate was negotiable and the Agro Bills would be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Zimbabwe. “AFC Holdings Limited intends…
By Emmanuel MarambeSPORTS WRITER RUFARO Stadium could finally be ready to stage top flight football games after Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume yesterday indicated that work at the iconic venue would be complete by next month with a friendly match pitting premiership teams set to be played there in the coming weeks. Mafume, who had a…
ZIMBABWE’s Chevrons returned to old habits in Colombo yesterday, failing to build on a promising start against Sri Lanka to eventually fall to an eight-wicket defeat in the third and final ODI. That defeat meant Sri Lanka won the three-match ODI series 2-0, having claimed victory in the second ODI on Monday. The first ODI…
A DRUNK and remorseless Harare woman, who fatally assaulted her husband in 2020, was yesterday sentenced to 20 years in prison by the High Court. Progress Mangirandi, 30, of Glen Norah, was arrested after she struck, kicked and bit her husband — Takawira Marumisa — leading to his death. High Court judge, Justice Lucy Mungwari,…
A SHIP carrying 23 000 metric tonnes of Russian fertilisers donated to Zimbabwe has docked in Beira, Mozambique, port officials said on Tuesday. The shipment was donated by one of the largest fertiliser producers in Russia and the world, Uralchem Group, and is part of many similar consignments given to a number of African countries…
TWO miners from Nkayi in Matabeleland North province died on Tuesday at a mine in Bulawayo after a shaft collapsed on them. Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube told the Daily News yesterday that the incident took place after the duo had gone down the mineshaft to check water levels. “Police confirm the sudden deaths of…
POLICE in Bulawayo are seeking assistance from the public in identifying two human legs that were found dumped in Pumula South in October last year. The legs, believed to be of an adult, were found in a decomposing state, stashed in a grey sack and dumped under a small bushy area near Good Hope Secondary…
