TWO men, one from Tsholotsho and another from Makokoba in Bulawayo, appeared in court last week facing charges of unlawful possession of dangerous drugs after they were allegedly found with 100 bottles of Broncleer cough syrup smuggled from South Africa. Dennis Ndlovu, 26, of Efusini, Tsholotsho, and Edward Phiri, 32, of Makokoba, Bulawayo, were not…
Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw FIVE more sex and massage services advertising women, including the business owner, appeared in court over the weekend where they were remanded in custody. This comes as nine others were convicted of the offence last week and were sentenced to three wholly suspended months and fined US$30 each, failure of which…
BY RUTENDO NGARA AN auditor employed by former Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono to audit his family-owned Valley Lodge property in Mutare told the court on Friday that Clark and Beverly Makoni siphoned more than 130 million RTGs, equivalent to US$100 000, because that is what they could only quantify. The auditor said they were…
Ashley Moyo moyoa@dailynews.co.zw THE dust from the protracted dispute between the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) and the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura), the country’s leading collective management organisation (CMO), appears to be settling, following controversy surrounding a cover band tariff. The row erupted after Nacz executive director Napoleon Nyanhi, in what many saw…
CASSAVA Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A BULAWAYO man has been fined US$200 by the court after assaulting another for urinating in front of his gate in full view of his wife and children. This led to an altercation that initially saw him facing a charge of attempted murder. Jack Mlalazi, 44, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate…
ZAMBIA Nyau dance troupe, Undi Gure, emerged victorious at the Midlands provincial finals of the Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Festival, held at Mkoba 4 Beerhall in Gweru over the weekend. In addition to securing a place in the national finals, Undi Gure walked away with a cash prize of US$2 500. Rangarirai Pasichigare claimed second…
BY RUTENDO NGARA HIGH COURT judge, Justice Ngoni Nduna, has struck off the record all records which were filed by Gwinyai Tamuka Mharapare who purported to be working under Manase and Manase Legal Practitioners when he was not a registered lawyer. The applicant (Gutai Lisa MarieMutuke) argued that the issue was not a mere procedural…
TREND-SETTING premiership newboys, Scottland FC, are continuing to set the standards for local football teams both on and off the pitch. Among…
IN A bid to whip lawmakers into line, Speaker of the National Assembly says he is going to personally monitor legislators who abscond Parliament business. Speaking in the National Assembly on Thursday, Mudenda said he is going to monitor the attendance of legislators attending Parliament business. “I have this observation, there are 75 members present…
