A BOGUS police officer has been jailed five years for extorting a bereaved family after convincing them he could investigate the mysterious death of their relative. Shepherd Mangoma was on Thursday convicted by Harare provincial magistrate Tapiwa Banda of impersonating a police officer and extortion. The court heard that Mangoma convinced the family that their…
IN A development that is set to ignite significant debate in the country, lawmakers are pushing for the mandatory introduction of patriotism lessons in all schools and tertiary institutions. This comes after High Court Judge, Justice Rodgers Manyangadze, recently deemed some provisions of the new Patriotic Act to be unconstitutional. Raising a motion in this…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday challenged the police to maintain peace in the country to attract more foreign investment. Speaking in Harare at the renaming of Tomlinson Depot to Chimoio Camp Depot and the commissioning of police residential flats in Newlands, Mnangagwa said a peaceful environment spurs economic development. “I commend the Zimbabwe Republic Police for…
Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER dhambut@dailynews.co.zw POLICE in Seke are investigating a suspected case of murder and suicide following the death of a mother and her two children this week. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the death of Ruth Ruvarashe Chidume, 35, and her two children, Tatenda Precious Blessings, 4, and Ira Makanakaishe Gumbo,…
Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER dhambut@dailynews.co.zw A TOTAL of ZiG62 million has been set aside for today’s parliamentary and council by-elections for Gutu East, Insiza North, and in Chipinge and Binga rural district councils. Addressing a press conference in Harare yesterday, the deputy chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), Rodney Kiwa, said all the logistics…
BY TAPIWA CHIRUME HARARE City Council (HCC) has warned it will clamp down on lawlessness and illegal business operations in and around the capital as part of its revenue collection. To enforce the clampdown, the council’s acting town clerk, Phakamile Mabhena Moyo, yesterday said the council would disconnect water supplies from business properties with rate…
By Brandon Josphat and Memory Nyakarenga in CHINA CHINA says developing countries, including Zimbabwe, can eradicate poverty by implementing tailored policies and mobilising social forces against impoverishment. Speaking at a lecture organised by the Hunan International Business Vocational College (HIBVC) in China on Wednesday, Song Xiaoping, a professor at the institution, said his country managed…
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