BY RUTENDO NGARA TWO Harare men were yesterday arraigned before the courts for allegedly hacking the NetOne system and stole over ZiG1 million during the country’s transition from Zimbabwe dollar to ZiG last month. Martin Learnmore Gona, 31, and Owen Gonyora, 34, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing fraud and money laundering charges. They were…
By Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THE Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) is pushing for organisations and corporates to implement cancer policies at the workplace aimed at improving cancer awareness, screening, and support for employees. This comes as statistics show that in 2018, Zimbabwe recorded around 7 800 new cancer cases and about 2 500 deaths as…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw A GANG of five unidentified robbers pounced on a house in Borrowdale, Harare, over the weekend and got away with over US$10 000 cash and other valuables. Police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said the force was investigating with a view to bringing the culprits to book. “Police in Harare are…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and the government have embarked on a polio vaccination mop-up exercise across the country. This comes as the last programme managed to vaccinate over 4,6 million children against polio since February this year. Zimbabwe declared polio outbreak as a public health emergency (PHE) after the…
BY RUTENDO NGARA A ZAMBIAN national, Robert Luyako, 55, was yesterday sentenced to 10 years in jail by a Kariba magistrate after his conviction of illegal possession of copper. He was convicted of three counts of contravening the Immigration Act in that he entered and remained in Zimbabwe without a permit, unlawful possession of copper…
THE trial of suspected serial rapist and murderer, Daniel Chauke, whose rape charges have risen to nine began yesterday at the Chipinge Magistrates Court, the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) has said. Chauke (62) who initially appeared in court facing three counts of rape and murder, had an additional six counts of rape added to his…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A MAN, 30, from Sibhula Village in Gwanda, Matabeleland South Province, has been sentenced to an effective 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of strangling his wife to death during a heated argument. Busani Mabiza appeared before Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Bongani Ndlovu facing a murder…
By Thembinkosi Nyathi nyathit@dailynews.co.zw LOCAL filmmakers have been invited to take part in the 2024 edition of Bioskop Short Film Competition — an annual event that celebrates and explores the creativity as well as the unique worldview and experiences of Zimbabweans. The Bioskop Short Film Competition runs alongside the European Film Festival Zimbabwe, which has…
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Results are being announced in the European parliamentary elections – one of the world’s biggest democratic exercises – and a few clear narratives have emerged…
