TWO brothers have been remanded in custody after appearing in the Western Commonage Magistrates’ Court yesterday, facing robbery, rape, and attempted murder charges. Enock and Roy Mukumbi, both artisanal miners from Upper Rangemore, face multiple charges stemming from a string of attacks committed between December 2024 and February 2025 in various suburbs of Bulawayo. The…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw TWO men from Mabvuku, Harare, appeared in court yesterday facing stock theft charges for allegedly stealing seven ostriches worth US$7 000 at a game park. Wisdom Supayi and Francis Office appeared before magistrate Isheunesu Matova facing three counts of stock theft at Haka Game Park in Msasa, Harare, and were remanded in…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw TRANSPARENCY International Zimbabwe (TIZ) revealed yesterday that the country’s corruption rate is increasing, with the nation ranking 158 out of 180 nations in 2024. This ranking is a decline from 2023, when Zimbabwe ranked 149 out of 180 countries. The 2024 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report, launched in Harare, confirmed this…
Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned Cabinet ministers that he will not tolerate corruption in the ministries and agencies that they superintend over. Speaking in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa also said authorities would clamp down on incompetence and the appointment of undeserving officials to public sector boards. “As we progress with our work in…
DYNAMOS players reportedly downed tools yesterday morning in protest over unpaid January salaries. With the Glamour Boys scheduled to play a couple of friendly matches this week, the industrial action put a damper on what had been an otherwise smooth pre-season training programme which had also seen the Harare giants bringing in a number of…
Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw CABINET yesterday came up with a cocktail of fiscal measures to complement the monetary policy statement issued by the central bank last Thursday in a bid to avert the collapse of the formal sector. Addressing the first 2025 post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare, the minister of Information, Jenfan Muswere, said the government…
Yvonne Ncube THABO and Desmond Mhlanga, 27-year-old twin brothers from Lobengula West, have been sentenced to 12 months in prison for contravening the Parks and Wildlife Act. The duo was found guilty of possessing a 4,5-metre python skin and suspected rhino horns without the required permits. Bulawayo magistrate Challenge Mahembe handed down the sentence, suspending…
Rutendo Ngara A HARARE man, 40, appeared before a Harare magistrate court yesterday facing allegations of raping his 15- year-old half-sister for months without her consent. He later allegedly tricked her to elope with him from Kezi in Matabeleland South Province to Dzivarasekwa in Harare. The accused appeared before magistrate Tilda Mazhande who advised him…
Ashley Moyo SENIOR LIFESTYLE WRITER moyoa@dailynews.co.zw BABA Harare appears to be a man in a hurry to cut ties with jiti music. Barely six months after releasing his first gospel album fittingly titled ‘Repentance,’ the popular music star who now calls himself King David, has lined up a new project to be launched on March…
Brandon Josphat CHIEF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES say they are ready for an urgent meeting with business and labour unions amid concerns over the scaling back of operations by distressed companies. This comes as an estimated 3 000 workers have lost their jobs since December last year, as the country continues to face persistent challenges impacting…
