A 23-YEAR-OLD Kwekwe man appeared before the Gweru Magistrates’ Court facing allegations of raping a 10-year-old girl. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the accused person, who is not related to the complainant, cut his manhood whilst insisting that the girl was his wife. “Allegations are that sometime in September 2024 at around 1500…
POLICE have expressed concern over increasing cases of suicide in the second city. Bulawayo police spokesperson, Abednico Ncube, confirmed the worrying trend to the Daily News yesterday — further imploring residents to be more supportive of their relatives and friends, particularly those suffering from various ailments. This comes as many of the suicides are attributed…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government has availed US$10 500 000 to be invested in 210 constituencies under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). National Assembly speaker Jacob Mudenda confirmed the development in Parliament on Tuesday and invited the legislators to submit their project proposals before the end of next month. “Following the presentation of the…
By Thembinkosi NyathiSTAFF WRITER nyathit@dailynews.co.zwMANHIQUE Aurelio Joao, 44, from Matola Village, Maputo, Mozambique, who is employed as a truck driver, appeared before the Rusape Magistrates’ Court this week facing charges of theft of trust property. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), on 22 September 2024, police detectives who were on patrol spotted the accused…
By Stella Madzivanyika STAFF WRITER madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw THE South Korean government is complementing Zimbabwe’s efforts to improve the country’s economy through the establishment of ‘centres of excellence’ across the country. One of the centres established by the Korea Programme for International Cooperation in Agricultural Technology (Kopia) is an indigenous chicken hatchery centre in Wedza district, Mashonaland…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday gave 90 offroad vehicles to chiefs as part of the government’s efforts to ensure the welfare and dignity of traditional leaders is improved. Speaking during the handover of the vehicles in Harare, Mnangagwa said the service vehicles would ensure that chiefs carry out their “critical duties more efficiently and effectively.” “My…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored Zanu PF members to desist from using social media to sow seeds of division among senior party leaders. Mnangagwa told a Zanu PF politburo meeting in Harare yesterday that there was need for party leaders to act against those using media platforms to divide the party. “It is incumbent on…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Electoral commission (Zec) says elections are a process to choose leaders that should not be allowed to divide the nation. This comes after former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa disputed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s win in last year general elections, citing alleged rigging and lack of credibility…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw THE allocation of residential stands in Harare is “chaotic,” with over 250 000 home seekers on the waiting list being overlooked while the council allocates stands to land barons. This emerged yesterday as the Harare City Council (HCC) housing, education, health and licensing chairperson Blessing Muroiwa was giving oral evidence before…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THREE siblings from the rural district of Fort Rixon in Matabeleland South Province have been remanded in custody after viciously attacking a fellow villager over allegations of insulting the accused persons’ mother. The Moyo brothers — Nkululeko, Nkanyiso and Bandile — appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Joseph Mabeza yesterday facing a…
