By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE magistrate Gerald Chikuse has sentenced Charles Kapenzi to 12 months in prison for defrauding former Zimbabwean ambassador to Malaysia, Cuthbert Zhakata, of over US$2 000. Kapenzi pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud and was handed a two-year jail term last week. However, six months of the sentence were suspended…
THE omens are not encouraging for the country’s shambolic opposition ahead of the 2028 national elections, after Zanu PF romped to victory in a parliamentary by-election in Glen View South, in Harare, at the weekend. So warned respected political analysts yesterday, adding that the current levels of opposition disarray made it “virtually impossible” for them…
Thabiso MutirwaraSTAFF WRITER AUTHORITIES have stepped up their efforts to dismantle a thriving black market in illegal medicines in the country — that include skin lightening creams and sex-enhancing tablets. In this regard, both police and the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) have recently recovered large quantities of the banned medicines, mainly in Harare….
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THREE men from Esigodini in Matabeleland South Province were last week sentenced to 10 years in prison each after being found guilty of stealing five cattle worth $2 500 from a local farmer. Nkosilathi Ncube, Mthokozisi Ncube, and Sibusiso Sibanda appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza. They pleaded not guilty,…
ZIMBABWE is beaming with pride as Shamiso Mutsahuni, a brilliant student from Irene Christian College, clinched the bronze medal at the seventh edition of the African Spelling Bee held in Abuja, Nigeria over the weekend. Competing in the senior category against some of the continent’s sharpest young minds, Mutsahuni’s stellar performance placed her third overall,…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says over 7 000 vulnerable senior residents aged over 70 years have benefitted from the municipality’s 50 percent rate rebate which cushions them from paying their total utility bills. This comes after the council in May 2009 resolved to introduce social safety nets for senior citizens who were registered property…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw TWO suspected armed robbers who are already in remand prison appeared in court on Friday facing three additional counts of robbery. Mufaro Mupandira and Brandon Chitiyo appeared before Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa who advised them to apply for bail at the High Court. Prosecutor Mercy Masamvi told the…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A MAN N from Inyathi in Matabeleland North Province has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after he was found guilty of having a sexual relationship with a 15-yearold girl before impregnating her. Thulani Zulu appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga facing a charge of having sexual intercourse with…
Emmanuel MarambeCHIEF SPORTS WRITER BULAWAYO-BASED Tapiwa Jele and Harare’s Christine Makwena are basking in glory after being crowned champions at the CBZ National Chess Championship which came to a conclusion in the capital on Saturday. The tournament, which features Zimbabwe’s top 20 players – the top 10 men and top 10 women – was sponsored…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw WHITE former commercial farmers have been challenged to accept payments offered by the government, 25 years after authorities confiscated their land. This comes after the government in 2020 inked a five-year US$3,5 billion Global Compensation Deed Agreement with the Commercial Farmers Union, agreeing to compensate white farmers for land seized during…
