THE judiciary will continue to defend the country’s Constitution without fear or favour despite rising threats by people who lose their cases, Chief Justice Luke Malaba says. Opening the 2024 legal year at the Constitutional Court in Harare yesterday, the resolute Malaba said the judiciary would not be bullied into passing favourable judgments by hostile…
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has reviewed fuel prices, diesel downwards in foreign currency, but upwards in local currency. Petrol prices went up in both local and foreign currencies. In a statement yesterday, Zera advised stakeholders that the new prices were with effect from this month to February 4. “The public and operators are…
Evidence of widespread abuse and torture by the founder of one of the world’s biggest Christian evangelical churches has been uncovered by…
A HARARE man, who was reportedly caught red-handed raping a 12-year-old girl, is said to have keeled over pretending to be drunk to avoid getting arrested. Crynoce Mwanamutsvene, 37, of Highfield, Harare, is said to have raped the minor who was sleeping in the dining room. Mwanamutsvene was arraigned before Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda where…
A MAN from Goromonzi, Mashonaland East Province, is facing murder charges after he allegedly bludgeoned his 71-year-old uncle in the head with a wheel spanner while he was asleep. Fanuel Masora, 34, appeared before Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda, who remanded him in custody and instructed him to apply for bail at the High Court. State…
SCHOOL administrators and teachers’ unions have appealed for resources from the government to curb the spread of cholera in schools across the country. This comes following a directive from the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to ensure that safeguards are in place to keep schools from turning into cholera hotspots, as classes resume today….
SOUTH Africa-based filmmaker Simon Jamukoko, has discouraged polygamous relationships in Zimbabwe through his new feature film The Polygamy Battle. According to the fast rising filmmaker, the upcoming project, which is ready for release, reflects on the dangers of polygamy, which he believes is on the rise. “The film strives to warn all the young women…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has indicated that it will be cracking down on companies operating in underdeveloped buildings and imposing fines of up to US$500. According to the latest full council minutes, councillors raised concern over dilapidated buildings, which had remained unattended for many years and passed a resolution that…
A HARARE bakery’s former employee, John Nyakamha, has been authorised by the police to stage a one-man demonstration today at the company’s premises in Southerton to push the firm to pay him his dues following an arbitral award handed down over a decade ago. According to court documents, Nyakamha was employed by Lobel’s as the…
TWO men have been arrested in Mberengwa, the Midlands province, for the suspected murder of a colleague they allegedly attacked for swallowing a twist of mbanje the trio was supposed to share, police have said. In a post on X, the police said they had arrested Tawedzerwa Mahole (22) and Wilfred Tshuma (20) for the…
