I AM a 26-year-old former Solusi Adventist High School student currently in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak-where I am doing a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering at Wuhan University of Technology. I have been in China for four years now. The news of the outbreak of the coronavirus caught…
HALF of the women, aged between 15 and 49, in Mashonaland Central believe that physical violence against them is acceptable, a global humanitarian and developmental aid organisation has claimed. According to the Spotlight Initiative report authored by the United Nations in conjunction with the government of Zimbabwe shows that more still needs to be done…
CHITUNGWIZA’s Zengeza 2 administration office will soon house a passport application and collection office in an effort to decentralise issuance of passports and civil registration documents to districts and to decongest provincial offices, Chitungwiza acting town clerk Tonderai Kasu has said. This follows a request made by the office of the Registrar-General (RG) last year…
HIGH Court judge Erica Ndewere has freed Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife, Marry — who is accused of assaulting her husband’s house maid — on $1 500 bail. Marry, through her lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, approached the High Court on appeal after she was denied bail by Harare regional magistrate Bianca Makwande last weekend. Stakeholders…
VICE President Kembo Mohadi’s two former business partners have accused the politician of lying following a High Court application he filed against the pair, demanding over US$100 000. In the application, Mohadi was seeking payment from Tichaona Mushipe and Oscar Chiromo after he opted out of the business agreement that they entered into in November…
THREE murder suspects who used a homemade gun to shoot and kill an 83-year-old granny in Chivhu last year have been nabbed, the police have said. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest of the trio, adding that the law enforcement arm will stop at nothing to ensure perpetrators of heinous crimes have their…
BUSINESSMAN and socialite Genius Kadungure will languish in prison after he was denied bail yesterday because he had allegedly committed fraud while on remand for a similar offence. Kadungure has a pending fraud case before the same court in which he is accused of evading tax after he did not declare sales made by…
FARMERS have warned that if the fall armyworm is not controlled, it has potential to reduce yields at a time when Zimbabwe is already bearing the brunt of the 2018/2019 farming season drought. The fall armyworm is being reported across the country, particularly in Mashonaland provinces while the African armyworm has been reported in parts…
HIGH Court judge Pisirayi Kwenda has granted the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)’s request for Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife, Marry, to leave the matrimonial home and find an alternative place to stay. Marry — who is facing fraud, attempted murder, externalisation and money laundering charges — was granted $50 000 bail, but is currently…
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga, has warned illegal gold miners and robbers who are terrorising Zimbabweans using machetes that the government will henceforth deal with them decisively, the Daily News reports. This comes as the government has been challenged to deploy the full might of the country’s military to protect communities where machete-wielding gangs are running…
