STAFF WRITER A 77-YEAR-OLD woman from Kambuzuma, Harare, appeared in court yesterday for allegedly biting a three-year-old boy’s private parts while he was sitting on her lap. Gladys Sibanda appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing aggravated indecent assault charges before she was remanded out of custody on free bail. According to the State, the boy…
Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE Marange community in Mutare rural district, which is mainly made up of members of the apostolic sect, has embraced national HIV/Aids intervention programmes as the government moves to end new HIV infections by 2030. Addressing journalists recently during a National Aids Council (Nac) organised media tour of Manicaland Province, Mutare…
Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw CIVIL servants are crying foul over the government’s failure to pay the ZiG component of their salaries saying they are now struggling to make ends meet. This comes as the government paid bonuses to some of its employees this month with the others set to get theirs next month….
A NURSE stationed at Sally Mugabe Hospital in Harare was paid US$20 for inducing a girl, 16, to give birth before the health official also issued a fake death certificate. This emerged yesterday when Betty Sena appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing allegations of contravening the Trafficking in Persons Act. She allegedly induced the…
RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE businessman Luka Ignatius Fabris, who was convicted at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts last June for defrauding a local businesswoman of US$1 million, has had his conviction and sentence quashed at the High Court. In June, a regional court found Fabris and his company, Spartan Security, guilty of fraud. Then, Fabris was…
RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE man, who allegedly duped a local transporter of US$37 000, yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing fraud charges before he was granted US$200 bail. Kudzai Chingonya was arraigned before magistrate Apolonia Marutya who remanded him to January 21, 2025. Prosecutor Rufaro Chonzi told the court that between March and…
Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi WHILE key Western countries want Zimbabwe to implement more political and economic reforms, they have welcomed the country’s recent efforts in this regard. Speaking in Harare earlier this week, ambassadors from the European Union (EU), the United States of America (USA) and Canada also said their countries would continue to…
By Emmanuel Marambe SPORTS WRITER THE inaugural Midlands Junior Chess Tournament is on at Cheziya Gokwe High this weekend with a host of players from the province set to battle it out for honours. A FIDE-rated tournament, the Midlands Junior Chess Tournament is another addition to the fast-expanding local chess calendar which has also seen…
Emmanuel Marambe SPORTS WRITER HIGHLANDERS striker Lynoth Chikuhwa had been recognised for his outstanding performances this month after being voted the PSL’s Player of the Month for November. Chikuhwa scored five goals in the last four games of the season, a feat that also saw the striker finish as the premiership’s top goalscorer with 17…
By Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITER THE Zifa Appeals Committee is expected to make its ruling on Karoi United’s appeal against the Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL) hearing committee’s decision to award the September 15 match against Scottland to the latter. Karoi United were fined US$2000 while Scottland were awarded three points on a 3-0 scoreline…
