RECENT revelations by the police in Bulawayo that the city recorded 35 cases of male suicides is yet more proof that male mental health has become a ticking time bomb. According to acting Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele, the reported suicides, which involved men from diverse age groups and backgrounds, were triggered by, among other…
A SUSPECTED bogus Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer, who allegedly duped a farmer of more than US$27 000 after promising him that he will facilitate a farm acquisition process, appeared in court on Friday. Shepherd Mangoma appeared before magistrate Ishenanesu Matiova facing three counts of fraud, impersonation and theft of trust property. He was remanded…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A SELF-PROCLAIMED prophet from Inyathi, Matabeleland North Province has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl during a cleansing ritual. Adfali Ndlovu, 41, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Sibonginkosi Mkandla on Friday facing rape charges. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was remanded in custody to January…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AN ANGRY Zanu PF vowed yesterday to go after people who are seemingly extolling colonialism and lionising the late former Rhodesian prime minister, Ian Douglas Smith. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — Zanu PF chief whip in Parliament, Pupurai Togarepi, said the culprits were “harming…
Cloud FusireSPORTS WRITER FORMER Warriors and Dynamos player Kaitano Tembo has backed his ex-Glamour Boys team mate Makwinji Soma-Phiri’s candidacy for the Zifa president post ahead of the much-anticipated elections set for January 25 next year. Soma-Phiri is the only former player vying for the association’s top post and will be up against Philemon Machana,…
Brandon JosphatSENIOR STAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says more than 500 companies and individuals were penalised for violating the exchange control Act since the introduction of the ZiG. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, RBZ governor John Mushayavanhu said the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) froze the accounts of people who violated the…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw ZETDC has advised its customers that they will not be able to buy electricity tokens starting today because the company’s prepaid electricity token purchasing system is scheduled to undergo maintenance. In a statement yesterday, ZETDC urged customers to purchase enough electricity that can last until the maintenance process is completed on…
Cloud Fusire SPORTS WRITER ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) has hailed referee Andy Pycroft for reaching the remarkable milestone of officiating in 100 men’s Test matches. The 68-year-old former Zimbabwe international, who is a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Elite Panel of Match Referees, achieved this incredible feat during the fourth Test between Australia and…
RAIN had the final say on the fourth day in Bulawayo as only 31 overs were possible with the first of two…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A BENEFICIARY of this year’s presidential amnesty for prisoners, Shepherd Chenga appeared in court on Friday facing allegations of robbing his neighbours of US$1 000 and ZAR 3 000. Chenga, who was allegedly armed with an iron bar, catapult and knives when he committed the offence, appeared before magistrate Isheanesu…
