By Rutendo Ngara PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday appointed High Court Judge, Justice Garainesu Mawadze, as the deputy judge president. Mnangagwa also appointed 10 High Court and one Administrative Court judges following the completion of month-long public interviews last month. Mawadze was appointed to the bench in 2010 and will deputise Judge President Mary Dube. The…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say at least 20 pilots have completed training in operating air ambulances that were imported from Russia last year and the helicopters are expected to commence operations soon. This comes after the government last year took delivery of 18 medical, policing, search and rescue helicopters from Russia.It also comes as…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYOHEALTH experts have called for awareness campaigns to educate mothers on the importance of breastfeeding, warning that early weaning is the biggest cause of malnutrition among children. Speaking to journalists during a United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) media tour yesterday, Mpilo Central Hospital matron Pascaline Chari said malnutrition in weaned children had…
BY RUTENDO NGARA A NATIONAL Prosecuting Authority (NPA) prosecutor based at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts, Pardon High Court, Pardon Dziva, and his accomplice Alex Tombe were on Tuesday sentenced to a combined 18 years in jail at the High Court The two were convicted after being found guilty of fraud after demanding US$20 000 bribe…
BY RUTENDO NGARA THE High Court has ordered the reinstatement of a senior Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer, Simbarashe Chester Matsvimbo, following his demotion. He was demoted on allegations that he had extorted nearly US$10 000 from a Chinese investor in 2021. Matsvimbo and his colleague Patrick Bodza were arrested for allegedly attempting to extort…
ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) is set to develop a multi-purpose cricket facility in Mutare’s high-density suburb of Dangamvura. This comes after the national cricket body successfully applied for a piece of land in the Manicaland capital.ZC and the City of Mutare recently signed a lease agreement for the allocated plot measuring 19 hectares.The development will include…
BY RUTENDO NGARA THREE armed robbers, who were arrested following a shootout at the Chadcombe residence of Harare lawyer Joseph Nemaisa in 2021, have been sentenced to a combined 36 years in prison. Two of the robbers died in the shootout. One of the three armed robbers, who were convicted early last month, was yesterday…
A member of US soul group the Four Tops is suing a hospital, claiming doctors halted emergency treatment and ordered a psychological…
A group of Russian Navy ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, are set to arrive in Cuba on Wednesday morning in a sign of…
Nigeria, a nation once notorious for military rule, is marking 25 years of democracy, at a time when several of its West…
