A GUN-toting jail escapee, Luke Zinyengere, has been slapped with an effective 22-year jail term by Harare regional magistrate Letwin Rwodzi. Passing her ruling yesterday, the magistrate said a jail break was “not a kid’s game.” Zinyengere escaped from custody last month with his accomplice, Tafadzwa Marondera, who earlier this month was convicted and sentenced…
Rutendo Ngara Senior Staff Writer ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A MAN who raped his daughter on various occasions before giving her morning-after pills, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison at the Harare Regional Magistrates’ Court. He appeared before magistrate Letwin Rwodzi. In passing her ruling, the magistrate indicated that as a father, the accused was supposed…
THE adoption of a well-coordinated action plan among the country’s health experts will help in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a senior government official has said. AMR is one of the top global public health and development threats, and it is estimated that bacterial AMR was directly responsible for 1.27 million global deaths in 2019. The…
Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER dhambut@dailynews.co.zw FRESH cholera flare-ups continue to be recorded around the country, with concerned medical experts saying yesterday that more effective interventions are required if the disease is not to get out of hand again. This comes as five deaths and 16 suspected cases have now also been reported in Matabeleland South,…
Staff Writer in BULAWAYO AFRICAN countries should promote industrialisation across the continent as part of efforts to end its dependence on other continents, Vice President Kembo Mohadi has said. The vice president was speaking at the Connect Africa Symposium at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo where he bemoaned how Africa’s economic narrative…
POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE tiff between CCC MPs — Joanna Mamombe and Bridget Nyandoro — has taken a nasty turn, with the former claiming US$100 000 from Nyandoro over “defamation of character” allegations. This comes after the duo were recently engaged in a nasty altercation on social media platforms where they made a series of…
STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWEAN legislators have slammed the continued closure of Parirenyatwa Mental Health Hospital resulting in patients seeking emergency medical attention being turned away. This comes as Zimbabwe is reporting an increase in the number of people seeking mental healthcare due to drug and substance abuse and a spike in economic and social challenges….
A HARARE man, who raped a drunk 60-year-old Hopley resident, has been handed a 15-year jail term by Harare regional magistrate Jesse Kufa. Samuel Chipakacha, also from Hopley, was convicted of aggravated indecent assault. The assault happened earlier this year. Magistrate Kufa said a medical report tendered before the courts confirmed that there was penetration…
Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw AN UNUSUAL high-pressure system is expected to bring cold and wet weather to many parts in the south-eastern region of the country. As a result, the spokesperson of the Meteorological Services Department (MSD), James Ngoma, yesterday urged members of the public in the affected areas to be vigilant. This comes as South…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER The Zambezi Eagles, a select team of local netball players from the country’s leagues and age-group sides, are set to make their debut in the prestigious Telkom Netball League (TNL) which gets underway in South Africa’s North West province tomorrow. Organised by Netball South Africa, the TNL is Africa’s largest franchise…
