© TWO men have each been slapped with 10-year jail terms after they were arrested burning copper cables worth US$32,50 to remove the insulating material. Spencer Gande and Sibongilizwe Maniko, both from Sizinda suburb, were found guilty of violating the PTC Act after they were caught burning the copper at the lat- ter’s home to…
© AN 80-YEAR-OLD Ma- gunje man allegedly axed his 60-year-old wife to death after accusing her of having an extra-marital affair. National police spokes- person Paul Nyathi yesterday said the murder was part of a worrying trend of increasing crimes of passion. “In Magunje, a male adult aged 80 killed his wife, 60, with…
© DISCO music sensation Khulekani Bethule aka Khuxxman has refused to bow down to the challenges associated with the music industry, saying while he might have been struggling, throwing in the towel was never an option. The musician, who admits that financial challenges have for a long time affected not only his performance but his…
© MDC Marondera Central councillor Charles Ngwena and municipal police officer Paul Chikuni, who called for the arrest of President Emmerson Mnangagwa for “organising the anti-sanctions march”, have been charged in court with obstructing the course of justice. The two, who appeared in the Marondera Magistrates’ Court, were released on $100 bail each. [GoogleAd] They…
© PROSECUTOR-GENERAL Kumbirai Hodzi, pictured, has once again lost his bid to take over former Local Government minister Saviour “Tyson” Kasukuwere’s Nyanga property after the High Court struck off his applica- tion which sought to bar the politi- cian from controlling and disposing of the asset. [GoogleAd] The State confiscated Kasukuwere’s property, which he had…
© FOUNDER of Tso-ro-tso San Development Trust, Davy Ndlovu, has come up with a Tjwao language Learning Mobile Classroom in a bid to save the language from extinction. The San people, who are mostly found in the southern part of the country like Tsholotsho and Plumtree, have largely been marginalised in such a way that…
© HIGH Court judge Mary Zimba-Dube has ordered Local Government minister July Moyo to pay over $300 000 to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) for power supplied to his Mavesere Farm in Kwekwe. Zimba-Dube handed down the order recently after the two parties signed a deed of settlement. [GoogleAd] “The defendant (Moyo)…
EDITOR — The rate at which women and especially children are being sexually violated by shameless individuals in our society is alarming. Everyday, reports of rape of both minors and women flood our media, and police stations while many others are unre- ported. I call upon the responsible authorities to take sterner measures to curb…
© APOSTOLIC sect members have commended the Bulawayo provin- cial registrar, Jane Peters, for coming up with ways of ensuring they access national documents. Last week, Peters told the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) inquiry on access to documentation that her office has roped in church members who do not believe in accessing medical [GoogleAd…
© A VENDORS’ demonstration against alleged police heavy-handedness during the arrest and eventual death Hilton Tamangani was foiled by law enforcement agents yesterday. The vendors were quickly dispersed by the police, who swarmed the area around Jason Moyo Avenue and Rezende Street, where the vendors had intended to start their unsanctioned demonstration. [GoogleAd] The protest…
