TWO brothers, Evidence and Elvis Shirichena, from Epworth are on the run after allegedly stabbing their cousin, Justice Magombedze, 30, following an argument over US$3. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the arrest, urging anyone with information to report at the nearest police station. “Police in Harare are investigating a case of murder which occurred…
FIVE people died on Saturday when Nissan Premeira vehicle travelling along Harare-Mukumbura Road in Mashonaland Central Province veered off the road and hit the victims as they were walking on the road side. National Police Spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident which occurred at the 90 kilometre peg. “The ZRP confirms a fatal…
POLICE and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe say they have intensified patrols on economic saboteurs who are continuing to fuel the rise of the parallel market. This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week warned unnamed individuals and institutions that are allegedly bent on sabotaging the country’s economy during a Zanu PF politburo meeting. At…
A 35-YEAR-OLD Mutoko man has been sentenced at the Mutoko Magistrates’ Court to 30 years after he was convicted of raping his two daughters. “It was the State’s case that sometime between December 2023 and March 2024, the convict had been raping his two daughters aged seven and five on several occasions. “The accused person…
AUTHORITIES say they are conducting a mop-up vetting exercise for collaborators in the country’s liberation war, which will end this Friday. Liberation Struggle Affairs minister, Monica Mavhunga said the mop-up exercise was targeting applicants who did not participate in the 2022 programme for various reasons. ‘’Following the launch of the nationwide vetting programme for veterans…
THE ministries of Defence, Home Affairs and Justice have partnered with the Health ministry by seconding their health personnel to assist patients in rural communities. Health deputy minister, Sleiman Kwidini told the National Assembly recently that the partnership was part of efforts to ensure people in rural areas have easy access to medical doctors in…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) devalued the ZIG by about 40 percent — to nearly 25 to the US dollar — while also raising interest rates to 35 percent yesterday, in a bid to stabilise prices. At the same time, authorities have begun to consult key stakeholders to address the myriad challenges currently buffeting…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has implored local banks to create an enabling environment that promotes the financial inclusion of ordinary Zimbabweans. This was said by the RBZ governor, John Mushayavanhu, during the official opening of the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (Baz) offices in Alexandra Park, Harare yesterday. He said the banking sector has…
JUDGES, sitting at the Gweru and Gokwe High Courts this week, handed lengthy prison sentences to convicted murderers for crimes committed in the Midlands Province in recent years. A Shurugwi man, Lonyaka Mlambi, 44, was sentenced to 20 years for murdering his wife. “On 29 November 2023, Mlambi and the now deceased were at their…
ORGANISED business wants an urgent meeting with authorities to share ideas around the volatility of the ZiG, as well as rising inflation and prices of basic goods in the country. Speaking in Harare yesterday, after a meeting of manufacturers and retailers, the new president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) — Mucha Mkanganwi —…
