By Yvonne Ncube A LOWER Six learner at a school in Matabeleland South Province, who was recently involved in a gang robbery, has been pardoned by a Bulawayo magistrate. Mbongeni Dube, 18, from Fort Rixon, had his sentence wholly suspended when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Busani Sibanda yesterday. Dube was charged with robbery along…
Nyasha Kunyiswakunyiswan@daiynews.co.zw CASES of typhoid and diarrhoea in the capital continue to rise, with the Harare City Council (HCC) yesterday confirming it had recorded a total of 73 infections from December last year to January 3 in high density suburbs. Speaking to Daily News yesterday, the HCC epidemiologist and disease control officer, Michael Vhere, said…
BY YVONNE NCUBE CONTROVERSIAL former cricketer Dumisani Mankunzini is once again in court after he was arrested for absconding payment at a local hotel where he was checked in for four days. Mankunzini appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Busani Sibanda yesterday and pleaded not guilty to fraud charges. The court heard that sometime in November, Mankunzini…
BY YVONNE NCUBE A MAN from Gumtree in the outskirts of Bulawayo has been taken to court for allegedly stealing 50 pigs from a farmer. Qhubekani Ntini, 42, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Busani Sibanda facing accusations of stock theft. Ntini pleaded guilty and was remanded in custody to January 17. It is the State’s case…
WITH harmonised elections beckoning, it’s high time the electorate reflects on the performance of their respective Members of Parliament and councillors who would seek re-election. The electorate must demand performance reports from the MPs and councillors, while the parties they represent must come up with action to deal with the lawmakers and councillors who would…
By Ashley Moyo HARARE is set to host the inaugural Mr and Miss Albinism Southern Africa in October this year. The pageant, an offshoot of Mr and Miss Albinism Zimbabwe, is meant to raise awareness on all things albinism. “This pageant is being held so as to make sure that the rights of everyone out…
INFLATION in Zimbabwe peaked at 280 percent in December 2022, one of the highest rates globally. The Zimbabwean dollar also weakened, trading…
WITH just about six months before the time is up for those in South Africa living under the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP),…
THE 2023 legal year will officially commence on Monday next week with Chief Justice Luke Malaba expected to deliver a keynote address at a ceremony at the Constitutional Court in the capital. Chief Justice Malaba is also expected to set the judicial administrative agenda for the year Simultaneously, deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza, Constitutional Court…
THE price of tobacco at the auction floors this marketing season might be affected amid reports that early flowering of the 2022/23 crop will affect the quality of the leaf. In a report yesterday, the Tobacco Research Board (TRB) said it had received several reports from growers of premature crop flowering or early flowering across…
