Andile Tshuma AMID an alarming rise in mental disorders in Zimbabwe and around the world, especially among young people, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) has called for more investment into mental health services. This comes as many Zimbabweans are battling various forms of mental illness, which has — in some cases — been…
BULAWAYO city fathers are pushing for the council to come up with alternative energy sources to power its water pumping stations to end a 72-hour water shedding regime introduced last October. Despite the availability of enough water in the city’s supply dams, the local authority was forced to re-introduce the 72- hour water shedding regime…
Shamaine Chirimujiri A KUWADZANA man is in soup after allegedly working in cahoots with five men to kidnap his wife’s lover and rob him of US$300. Enock Kufa, 35, pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and robbery when he was arraigned before Harare magistrate Shane Kubonera yesterday. The complainant Richford Chikanga admitted having had…
MDC vice president Thokozani Khupe, pictured, has filed an urgent chamber application with the High Court in Bulawayo challenging the party’s November 26, 2021 national council resolution to recall her from Parliament. Khupe, Gweru mayor Josiah Makombe and Chitungwiza mayor Lovemore Maiko filed a joint application on Tuesday seeking to stop their expulsion from the…
AMID concerns that the Omicron coronavirus variant may be more deadly in Zimbabwe than previous strains, authorities are stepping up the national vaccination programme. In this regard, more urgency is being placed on the roll-out of booster vaccines — which has seen President Emmerson Mnangagwa, his deputy Constantino Chiwenga and some Cabinet ministers receiving their…
POLICE say they are worried by the increasing number of women who are fuelling the drug menace in the country. This comes after detectives busted three women who were caught with large quantities of dangerous drugs such as marijuana and controlled medicines, over the festive season. The arrests were made in the capital and Mutare….
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has with immediate effect appointed its board member and former chief executive officer of the Zimbabwe Consolidated…
THE High Court has thrown out an application by two Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) senior officials facing corruption charges to be removed from remand. Zinara finance and human resources directors Adam Zvandasara and Gilfern Moyo approached the High Court challenging a decision by Harare magistrate Ngoni Nduna to place them on remand. Nduna was…
A CHITUNGWIZA man has found himself in the dock after he allegedly stole clothing material worth US45 000 from Nusar Fabrics. Gracious Toro, who is facing charges of theft, was yesterday remanded in custody to today for bail ruling when he was arraigned before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda. The accused person pleaded guilty to the…
Air Zimbabwe (Airzim) will take delivery of new aircraft during the first quarter of this year, enabling it to launch additional regional…
