THE city of Bulawayo is reeling in shock and outrage following the senseless murder of Detective Constable Cassandra Hove, a devoted member of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID)’S Homicide Unit. The 34-year-old officer was brutally gunned down in the line of duty on Thursday night in Pumula South, Habek area, while fearlessly pursuing suspected armed…
THREE men from Bulawayo have been jailed after being found guilty of carrying out a violent armed robbery, in which they attacked a man at gunpoint before making off with US$3 and small valuables. Gideon Sithelo, Lovejoy Moyo, and Brian Moyo appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing a charge of armed robbery. They…
Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) will convene an emergency meeting in Harare next week, in a bid to find lasting solutions to the country’s unremitting economic challenges. This comes as up-against-it authorities are escalating their efforts to mitigate the growing distress being experienced by many workers, ordinary consumers and businesses in the…
BRANDON JOSPHAT THE government is wooing energy investors from the United States of America (USA ), as the country fights to end its perennial and crippling electricity shortages. Speaking at the Powering Africa Summit (PAS) in Washington DC late last week, the minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, said authorities had come up with a number…
Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) acting president Welshman Ncube has lauded the late founding president of the MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai, as a strategic leader who prioritised the welfare of ordinary citizens. Tsvangirai died on February 14 2018, at the age of 65, after a long battle with colon cancer while…
RENOWNED international feminist and social justice activist Everjoice Jeketa Win has died She died in Johannesburg, South Africa, yesterday at the age of 65. In a statement yesterday, the Win Fambisai Dari Mawarire family described the late international head of ActionAid International as someone who was dedicated to fighting injustice throughout her career. “It is…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A BULAWAYO man accused of helping a friend conceal a murder case, in which a house maid’s body was dissolved in a drum of corrosive acid, has been acquitted after the State failed to prove its case. Cassy Chivako appeared before Bulawayo High Court Judge Justice Ngoni Nduna, facing charges of…
By Beaven Dhliwayo, Group Features Editor FIRST Mutual Foundation recently celebrated a milestone in its mission to transform lives through education by…
Yvonne NcubeIN BULAWAYO BULAWAYO police have pledged to intensify the fight against gender-based violence (GBV), drug and substance abuse, and rape, as cases continue to rise in the city. Speaking at a one-day women’s prayer workshop in the second city yesterday, Bulawayo police commissioner Jasper Chizemo emphasised the need for collaborative efforts between law enforcement,…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe National Road Authority (Zinara) intends to disburse ZiG11,6 billion to local authorities this year, a significant increase from the ZiG4,6 billion released last year for road rehabilitation. According to its latest trading update, the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2) would channel two million litres of fuel to local…
