CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) interim vice president, Welshman Ncube, says the opposition should be ready to take on and defeat Zanu PF without electoral reforms in next year’s crunch national polls. Speaking during an online discussion on Monday night, Ncube said the ruling party was not willing to implement any electoral reforms, and hence…
ZENGEZA West legislator Job Sikhala accused of obstruction of justice has been denied bail again with the court saying he and his lawyers had not addressed the reasons he was initially denied bail. Sikhala is alleged to have recorded a video and uploaded it online while addressing mourners at Moreblessing Ali’s funeral, claiming that she…
ZANU PF MP for Gokwe Nembudziya constituency and businessman Justice Mayor Wadyajena, accused of fraud and money laundering involving US$5 million, has had his bail conditions relaxed. Wadyajena, who is alleged to have acquired 25 trucks from Cottco money that was sent to a United States firm under the guise of purchasing bale ties for…
ZENGEZA West MP Job Sikhala has launched a fresh bail bid in a case in which he is accused of obstruction of justice. Sikhala is alleged to have recorded a video and uploaded it online while addressing mourners at one Moreblessing Ali’s funeral, claiming that she had been murdered by Zanu PF supporters, which the…
A CHIPINGE man has found himself in trouble after he was caught with a monkey in the capital. Pictures of Zacharia Moyana, 32, with the monkey went viral on social media over the weekend while at a police station. He pleaded guilty to allegations of unlawful removal of any animal from any land when he…
A general hand worker at the University of Zimbabwe has been slapped with 30 months imprisonment for selling crystal meth at the institution. Simbarashe Gonyora, 44, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of dangerous drugs when he appeared before Harare magistrate Learnmore Mapiye.He was handed 30 months imprisonment before 12months were suspended for five years on…
A Harare man was arrested after he allegedly pulled a revolver and threatened to kill a sex worker who was blocking him from leaving her house for failing to pay for her services for the night. Gamuchirai Moffart Mukasi, 28, is also alleged to have snatched the woman’s cellphone before he fled only to be…
THE Criminal Investigations Department homicide section has taken up the matter in which a mental patient, Levy Musendo, died in unclear circumstances following an incident at the State House. CID Homicide is a specialised section of the police that deals with high profile cases of robbery and murder.The Musendo family through their lawyers wrote to…
AUTHOR Tsitsi Dangarembga, accused of participating in a demonstration with intent to promote public violence will know her fate on September 29 when her judgment will be delivered. Judgment had been set for yesterday but it had to be postponed after her co-accused Julie Barnes failed to appear in court as she is said to…
AUTHORITIES have opened a probe into the death of a mentally-challenged man last week, whose family claims was fatally assaulted by soldiers stationed at State House in Harare, after he allegedly tried to break into the high security national key point. Police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, confirmed to the Daily News yesterday that law enforcement…
