A GUN-toting jail escapee, Luke Zinyengere, has been slapped with an effective 22-year jail term by Harare regional magistrate Letwin Rwodzi. Passing her ruling yesterday, the magistrate said a jail break was “not a kid’s game.” Zinyengere escaped from custody last month with his accomplice, Tafadzwa Marondera, who earlier this month was convicted and sentenced…
Rutendo Ngara Senior Staff Writer ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A MAN who raped his daughter on various occasions before giving her morning-after pills, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison at the Harare Regional Magistrates’ Court. He appeared before magistrate Letwin Rwodzi. In passing her ruling, the magistrate indicated that as a father, the accused was supposed…
Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER dhambut@dailynews.co.zw FRESH cholera flare-ups continue to be recorded around the country, with concerned medical experts saying yesterday that more effective interventions are required if the disease is not to get out of hand again. This comes as five deaths and 16 suspected cases have now also been reported in Matabeleland South,…
A HARARE man, who raped a drunk 60-year-old Hopley resident, has been handed a 15-year jail term by Harare regional magistrate Jesse Kufa. Samuel Chipakacha, also from Hopley, was convicted of aggravated indecent assault. The assault happened earlier this year. Magistrate Kufa said a medical report tendered before the courts confirmed that there was penetration…
Thabiso Mutirwara mutirwarat@dailynews.co.zw AN UNUSUAL high-pressure system is expected to bring cold and wet weather to many parts in the south-eastern region of the country. As a result, the spokesperson of the Meteorological Services Department (MSD), James Ngoma, yesterday urged members of the public in the affected areas to be vigilant. This comes as South…
Sandra Hove SPORTS WRITER The Zambezi Eagles, a select team of local netball players from the country’s leagues and age-group sides, are set to make their debut in the prestigious Telkom Netball League (TNL) which gets underway in South Africa’s North West province tomorrow. Organised by Netball South Africa, the TNL is Africa’s largest franchise…
THE call by government officials at the on-going Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo for the private sector to play a crucial role in rural industrialisation is a step in the right direction. Rural industrialisation is essential for the country’s economic growth, and the private sector’s involvement can help drive this process. Other southern…
Progress ChayaStaff Writerchayap@dailynews.co.zw WHEN Godden Matanga was spared the hangman’s noose four years ago, he never imagined that his pardon would inspire a book based on his story. Titled Handpicked-The Godden Matanga story,’ the book written by Ndakaiteyi Magunda-Siriya, will be launched on April 26 at The Sterling Hub in Eastlea, Harare. The gripping story…
Emmanuel Marambe, CHIEF SPORTS WRITER IT HAS been a long time coming. After four years of pain, Zimbabwe’s Chevrons finally ended their miserable run in cricket’s longest format yesterday, defeating hosts Bangladesh by three wickets in the first of two Tests in Sylhet yesterday, their first Test victory in four years. Prior to yesterday’s deserved…
THE Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (Zida) approved 207 new licenses in the first quarter (Q1) 2025, up 44,8 percent from the same period last year thanks to improved investor confidence and efficiency in the new electronic licensing system.Zida launched the electronic Do-It-Yourself (DIY) investment licensing system in the first quarter of last year, which has…
