Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO TWO women, believed to be part of a ruthless criminal syndicate that has been terrorising foreign currency dealers and small businesses across Bulawayo, have been arrested following a series of daring robberies amounting to more than US$36 000. Sekai Vumbunu and Florence Chisiri appeared before Bulawayo Regional Magistrate Luke Ncube yesterday,…
RUTENDO NGARA A PIG Board employee was arraigned before the court yesterday on allegations of theft of trust property involving US$27 000. Temptation Zvirikungoto appeared before magistrate Sharon Rakafa, who granted him US$100 bail. He was remanded to November 11 while police finalise their investigations. According to court papers, Zvirikungoto was residing at the company’s…
Takudzwa Dhambu A 63-YEAR-OLD Hwange man has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for raping a Grade Six student. “On the 25th of July 2025, at around 1900 hours, in an area under Chief Neka Tambe, the offender entered the bedroom of the 12-year-old victim and coerced her into having sexual intercourse with him…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER FOLLOWING a successful re-launch of his jiti music career with a new studio album last week, Baba Harare has lined up a tour as part of efforts to reclaim his pole position in the jiti musical dome. The “Return of The Jiti Godfather Tour”, meant to popularise the new album…
VETERAN economist and President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s biographer, Eddie Cross, has once again pierced the veil of Zimbabwe’s economic illusion, delivering a scathing indictment of the nation’s stark and unsustainable inequality. As reported by the Daily News – the country’s most influential newspaper – yesterday, Cross’s lament is a powerful cry against a system that allows…
FORMER Warriors forward Abbas Amidu, 29, and ex- Dynamos defender Reuben Mhlanga, 41, were arrested on Friday for unlawful possession of 750 kilogrammes of dagga (cannabis) with a street value of US$75 000. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrests yesterday. “The ZRP (Zimbabwe Republic Police) confirms the arrest of soccer players, Tumai Matsika,…
THE government has launched a massive national measles vaccination programme, as authorities bid to contain rising cases of the disease in the country. Speaking at the launch of the US$1,9 million campaign at Stoneridge Clinic in Harare yesterday, the Minister of Health and Child Care, Douglas Mombeshora — said every child in the country needed…
Blessings Mashaya and Brandon Josphat ZIMBABWE’s power crisis is once again threatening to spiral out of control, unless authorities act with more urgency to shore up Zesa and to compel defaulting farmers to pay for their electricity. This comes as the country is once again experiencing brutal power cuts, amid growing concerns that the blackouts…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw TOP comedian Victor Mpofu, popularly known as Doc Vikela, has promised fans a refreshing night of stand-up comedy when he takes to the stage at Reps Theatre later this month. The show, set for October 24 in Harare, will feature a brand-new set filled with Doc Vikela’s signature humour…
Tapiwa Chirume TWO teenagers from Gutu, Masvingo, tragically drowned in Ruti Dam last week while attempting to cross the dam in a homemade wooden canoe to attend a Johanne Masowe Apostolic sect church service in Buhera. The deceased were identified as Tadiwanashe Songo, 15, and Trysome Chenjerai, 14, both from Bhasera. Masvingo provincial police spokesperson…
