A CHIPINGE man had his arm chopped off with a machete last Saturday evening in a fight over a sim card. Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Tavhiringwa Kakohwa confirmed the incident. Boniface Ziaphela, 34, lost his arm after it was allegedly cut off by Moffat Sithole, 33, who was part of a four-man gang now facing…
SIX armed robbers who allegedly shot and killed a popular local businessman — Kumbirai Kumbula — were early on Sunday morning involved in an accident along the Mutare-Masvingo highway as they fled in a stolen vehicle. The robbers escaped unhurt when they crashed the Honda Fit they had stolen from the businessman near 22 Miles…
THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has accused MDC leader Nelson Chamisa of “hypocrisy” by meddling in council affairs after the party locked out mayor Solomon Mguni and five councillors from the provincial headquarters. However, opposition party provincial spokesperson Swithern Chirowodza insisted that the MDC was not interfering in council business but was “distancing itself…
THE late paramount chief Khayisa Ndiweni’s widow and mother to dethroned chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni, pictured, has died. She was 96. Agnes Masuku died in the early hours of yesterday morning at the family homestead in Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland North Province following a short illness, the family said in a statement. “It is with deep sadness…
TEACHERS across the country have accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of exposing them and learners to coronavirus following his decision to keep schools open after banning all large public gatherings. This comes after Mnangagwa imposed a ban on gatherings of more than 100 people in the country for the next 60 days in a bid to…
THREE prisons officers, who brutally attacked an inmate over a $1 coin, were yesterday each slapped with a 13 months’ prison term. Taona Nyoni, 32, Norman Chari, 38, and Marshall Nyandowe will serve seven months effective each after Harare magistrate Sharon Rakafa suspended six months on condition of good behaviour. The three were initially charged…
FUEL players have approached the High Court challenging the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) notice which announced an 8 600 percent hike in licence renewal fees. According to the Indigenous Petroleum Association of Zimbabwe (Ipaz), the increase will see fuel players paying up to $2 million per year, up from $23 000. “This is an…
TWO brothers are on the run following the killing of a villager whom they were accusing of stealing another man’s four goats. Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Tavhiringwa Kakohwa said Richard Sithole, 26, was found dead along the Save River bed by his elderly father. He had allegedly been assaulted by brothers Simon, 32, and Joseph…
Onward Gangata in GWERU A SILOBELA man was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for soliciting and having sexual intercourse with a mentally-challenged girl. Mpilo Dube, 25, of Thuthwane village under Chief Malisa in Silobela, was arraigned before Gweru regional magistrate Phathekile Msipa facing three counts of rape. However, Msipa treated the three counts as one…
THE late founding father of the MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai’s son Vincent, pictured, — who is the MP for Glen View South — has come under fire from his party after he said that sanctions were not targeted, but were affecting all Zimbabweans. Tsvangirai told the parliamentary portfolio committee on Foreign Affairs that sanctions must go…
