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POLITICAL activist Josphat ‘‘Mzaca’’ Ngulube has been granted bail pending appeal following a public violence conviction. Ngulube and three others were convicted in November last year of torching three cars belonging to Zanu PF Bulawayo provincial women’s league chairperson Eva Bitu during violent protests which rocked the country in January. Bulawayo provincial magistrate Tinashe Tashaya…

TWO suspected armed robbers were arrested after they were caught driving a victim’s car at a roadblock in Mrewa. Raymond Chatama, 19, and Brandon Chapeyama, 21, yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Judith Taruvinga and were remanded in custody and advised to apply for bail at the High Court. They are facing two counts of armed…

Government has gazetted a statutory instrument (SI) to regulate the export and import of pharmaceutical medicines and personal protective equipment (PPEs) used in the fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19). This comes as the global pandemic is beginning to manifest itself more widely within the country, more so now that children are among those contracting the…

CABINET yesterday revealed that 10 000 genexpert cartridges were expected in the country last night as the government moves to ramp up coronavirus (Covid-19) testing. Genexpert machines are normally used to test for tuberculosis, but have been proven to be appropriate for testing for Covid-19 if special cartridges are availed. Speaking during a post-Cabinet media…

CITY Link Coaches has donated $100 000 for the Iam4Byo Fighting Covid-19 initiative. Iam4Byo is a multi-stakeholder group that brings together medical professionals, the business community, non-governmental organisations, churches, academic institutions, the Zimbabwean diaspora and the Bulawayo community at large to mobilise resources to fight Covid-19 in Zimbabwe’s second largest city and surrounding areas. The…