PARLIAMENTARIANS have called on authorities to come down hard on people who own brothels across the country, accusing them of promoting sexual exploitation of minors. Debating the Criminal Laws Amendment Bill in the National Assembly on Tuesday, government chief whip Pupurai Togarepi said stakeholders needed to come together to deal with people who were promoting…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say at least 20 pilots have completed training in operating air ambulances that were imported from Russia last year and the helicopters are expected to commence operations soon. This comes after the government last year took delivery of 18 medical, policing, search and rescue helicopters from Russia.It also comes as…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYOHEALTH experts have called for awareness campaigns to educate mothers on the importance of breastfeeding, warning that early weaning is the biggest cause of malnutrition among children. Speaking to journalists during a United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) media tour yesterday, Mpilo Central Hospital matron Pascaline Chari said malnutrition in weaned children had…
POLICE in Bulawayo have expressed concerns over residents, especially in high density areas, who continue defying advice against boarding pirate Honda Fit vehicles as cases of crimes involving the illegal taxis continue rising. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube said residents who boarded Honda Fit cars which ply the Plumtree…
BY RUTENDO NGARA THE High Court has ordered the reinstatement of a senior Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer, Simbarashe Chester Matsvimbo, following his demotion. He was demoted on allegations that he had extorted nearly US$10 000 from a Chinese investor in 2021. Matsvimbo and his colleague Patrick Bodza were arrested for allegedly attempting to extort…
BY RUTENDO NGARA A NATIONAL Prosecuting Authority (NPA) prosecutor based at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts, Pardon High Court, Pardon Dziva, and his accomplice Alex Tombe were on Tuesday sentenced to a combined 18 years in jail at the High Court The two were convicted after being found guilty of fraud after demanding US$20 000 bribe…
ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) is set to develop a multi-purpose cricket facility in Mutare’s high-density suburb of Dangamvura. This comes after the national cricket body successfully applied for a piece of land in the Manicaland capital.ZC and the City of Mutare recently signed a lease agreement for the allocated plot measuring 19 hectares.The development will include…
THE Council for Churches in Africa (CCA) says it will not obey an order by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) banning open air worshipping, arguing that it was never consulted by the local authority regarding its operation. The BCC recently issued a ban on open air worshipping as there was rampant disregard of laws such…
BY RUTENDO NGARA THREE armed robbers, who were arrested following a shootout at the Chadcombe residence of Harare lawyer Joseph Nemaisa in 2021, have been sentenced to a combined 36 years in prison. Two of the robbers died in the shootout. One of the three armed robbers, who were convicted early last month, was yesterday…
A member of US soul group the Four Tops is suing a hospital, claiming doctors halted emergency treatment and ordered a psychological…
