Yvonne Ncube A 20-YEAR-OLD man from Badala village in Inyathi, Matabeleland North, was convicted and sentenced to 12 months in prison for making pregnant his 14-year-old girlfriend, a sentence from which he was largely spared. Musawenkosi Mnkandla appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Matthew Mutiro on a rape charge. He pleaded not guilty to rape, but…
Takudzwa Dhambu IN A bid to curb rising crime in the transport sector, the government has announced an immediate nationwide ban on tinted windows for both private vehicles and commuter omnibuses. The directive excludes government VIP and security vehicles, as well as vehicles manufactured with standard factory tints. This follows a surge in violent crimes…
Staff writer in Bulawayo BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart has called for stronger collaboration between the local authority, government, and vendors’ associations to keep the city clean and attractive to investors. Speaking during a meeting with various stakeholders on Monday, Coltart said the city’s efforts to attract investment would be futile in the midst of dirt…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE trial of suspended Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) legal officer, Grace Kurasha, continued yesterday with a key witness testifying in her defence. Huggins Duri, the former secretary of the Council for Legal Education (CLE), told the court that it was impossible for Kurasha to have acquired a fraudulent law certificate….
Takudzwa Dhambu ZIMBABWE is likely to experience storms and floods at the start of the coming rain season, especially in the eastern parts of the country. The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) says this is due to the likelihood of average to above-average rainfall as from next month to the end of March…
RUTENDO NGARA THE complainant in the $29 million Spitzkop property fraud case told the court yesterday that there was no written agreement guaranteeing him a 50 percent share of the estate. Thomas Masango is accusing his brother-in-law, Tendai Jemwa, of unlawfully removing him from the ownership of the property, which they allegedly bought together in…
RUTENDO NGARA A TURKEY-BASED clothing “runner” has appeared in court on money laundering charges after allegedly operating an unlicensed money transmission scheme. Chrisha Boutique, represented by its director Tariro Musekiwa, is also facing charges of violating the Exchange Control Act. Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa granted Musekiwa US$300 bail and remanded her to October 1. According…
YVONNE NCUBE A BRADFIELD man accused of swindling a home seeker out of R160 000 in a bogus housing deal has been placed on further remand. Labour Sibanda appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Archie Wochiwunga on fraud charges. Sibanda, who pleaded not guilty, was remanded out of custody until September 23 for trial. The State alleges…
Blackened by soot, the gutted and derelict remains of South Africa’s infamous Usindiso building in central Johannesburg are an unintentional memorial to…
ZANU PF central committee member and fundraising committee chairperson, Philip Chiyangwa, has called on the party’s Mashonaland West Province to shun factional fights and concentrate on building the regional economy. Chiyangwa made the remarks during a provincial leadership workshop at Mupamombe Primary School in Kadoma on Sunday where grassroots leaders from the political commissariat, transport…
