Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE magistrate Fadzai Mutombeni sentenced three rapists to 35 years imprisonment each last week following their conviction on three counts. The three, Mischeck Musarurwa, 24, Kundai Zvenyika, 24 and Tinashe Bonda, 24, raped three minors in Budiriro suburb between 2022 and 2024. In her ruling, Mutombeni said despite the fact they were…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat IT HAS become even more urgent for Zimbabweans to pursue national dialogue and to work together to move the country forward, Nelson Chamisa has said. Speaking to the Daily News at the weekend, the former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader also said it was important for the country to…
Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE government is expecting a bumper irrigated winter wheat harvest which will help to improve the country’s food security. Speaking to Daily News yesterday, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Lands, Obert Jiri, said the country was expecting more than 600 000 tonnes of wheat this year, compared to last year’s…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A BEITBRIDGE man was sentenced to 25 year imprisonment by the Bulawayo High Court for murdering a fellow party attendee, accusing him of coming from a village with arrogant people. Fanuel Mbedzi killed the now deceased by crushing his head with stones during the night of March 28 2020. In…
THE government says it is installing traffic calming measures along the newly refurbished Harare-Kanyemba Road amid speeding and reckless driving concerns. The ministry of Transport yesterday said some motorists were putting the lives of other road users at risk on the dualised road. “The ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development and the Consortium of Exodus…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO COUNCILLORS have called for a change in the Bulawayo City Council (BCC)’s billing system which is currently based on estimates, saying it is unfair for residents who are enduring irregular water supplies. During a recent full council meeting, Ward 13 Councillor Susan Sithole said the seizure of residents’ properties by the…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 37-YEAR-OLD woman from Thorngrove suburb, Bulawayo, has been sentenced to an effective three years in prison after she was convicted for defrauding a home seeker of US$450 after she misrepresented herself as a house agent. Enisia Tshuma appeared before Bulawayo provincial magistrate Maxwell Ncube facing a charge of fraud. She…
Brighton Muronzereyi muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored Zimbabweans to maintain peace before, during and after the Sadc Summit. This comes as the country will host the 44th Sadc Summit and assume the regional body’s chairmanship later this week. Speaking yesterday at the national Heroes Acre during the 44th Heroes Day commemorations, Mnangagwa said there…
THE Dancers Association of Zimbabwe (DAZ) president, Hapaguti Mapimhidze, has strongly criticised music promoters for exploiting local dancers, citing widespread abuse and unethical practices in the industry. Mapimhidze revealed that many promoters demand sexual favours in exchange for performance opportunities, and some fail to pay dancers the agreed-upon fees after performances. He emphasised that dancing…
THE Crown Gospel Awards founder and Ukhozi FM presenter, Zanele Mbokazi Nkambule, has died. She died early on Monday morning following a long battle with lung cancer and she was 52. Her family says she died at Parklands Hospital in Durban. They have thanked supporters for their prayers, love and kindness during her illness. Zanele…
