By Dionne Kanyowa HARARE businessman Alphonse Mushanawani, who was in 2019 imprisoned for eight years after his vehicle was found with 710kg of dagga, has been freed by the Supreme Court. He was convicted together with Brighton Dinda by a magistrate court. Supreme Court Judges, Justices Susan Mavangira, Tendai Uchena and Lavender Makoni agreed that…
By Dionne Kanyowa THE TRIAL of the Chivhu-based mother who murdered her four children by slitting their throats and burning them before attempting suicide is set to resume today at the High Court. The trial was postponed three months ago by Justice Priscilla Munangati-Manongwa as reports of Emelda Marazani’s mental evaluation by State psychiatrists were…
PROFESSIONAL bodies should allow greater participation of women and youth to allow for grander representation, immediate past president of the Real Estate Institute of Zimbabwe Alexander Millin has said. Millin made these remarks during the just-ended Zimbabwe Institute of Geomatics (ZIG) annual conference. ZIG is a professional body that seeks to lobby and address gaps…
By Hazel Marimbiza A POLICE officer stationed in Beitbridge has appeared at Bulawayo Tredgold magistrates’ court for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. Steven Chanda from Mzilikazi in Bulawayo was not asked to plead when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Busani Sibanda. He was remanded out of custody to November 11 2022 on condition he…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s grandson, Yasha Mafidi, has died. Yasha, 5 — son to Sean — died at a local hospital due to respiratory complications. Permanent Secretary for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services ministry Nick Mangwana said Yasha was being attended at a local hospital when he passed on. “It is with a great sense of…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) says although the country has started receiving some rains, it is probably too early for farmers to start planting their crops. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the said it was forecasting rains this week characterised by thunderstorms — especially in the south-western districts of the country….
BY CLOUD FUSIRE DYNAMOS’ 1-0 defeat to relegation-threatened Bulawayo City yesterday at Barbourfields Stadium handed FC Platinum their fourth straight Castle Lager Premiership title without even kicking the ball. The Glamour Boys needed to avoid defeat at Barbourfields Stadium to delay the platinum miners’ title celebrations for at least few hours, but suffered a disappointing…
GOLDEN Eagles were crowned the Axis Solutions Super 8 Cup champions after beating Simba Bhora 2-0 in the final at Rufaro Stadium yesterday. Two second half strikes from Ray Uchena and Aaron Zeka were enough to hand Eagles the cup. It was a fitting end to the season for Golden Eagles, who mounted a serious…
SIKANDAR Raza chastised himself all the way on the long walk back to the dugout. His face was a picture of devastation,…
THE ruling Zanu PF congress will roll into life on Wednesday with a lot of anticipation on what it holds for Zimbabweans. There are a lot of expectations given that it is the ruling party and that by the end of August next year we would have gone for general elections. With party spokesperson Christopher…
