© A HARARE man has been slapped with an 18-month prison term for bedding a 14-year-old girl Prince Muzambani, 26, was convicted of having sex with a minor before Harare magistrate Yeukai Chigodora. The magistrate suspended nine months of the prison term on condition that Muzambani does not commit a similar offence in five years…
© KEY stakeholders involved in upholding the rights of children have called on the government to consolidate all laws that seek to protect children into one Act to eliminate contradictions. [GoogleAd] The child rights activists met in Harare recently to commemorate Universal Children’s Day, which is celebrated annually on November 20. Justice for Children lawyer…
© A NYANGA tobacco farmer, who was arrested recently over a marijuana plantation with over 3 800 crops, has been given a six-year sentence. Obert Makwanya, 46, of Chigumira Village 36 under Chief Saunyama in Nyanga was convicted on his own plea of guilty by magistrate Constance Marutya. [GoogleAd] Makwanya, who was charged with illegal…
© STAKEHOLDERS in the health and child care sector have slammed government’s failure to address the collapsing health service, which has resulted in scores of pregnant women resorting to unsafe home deliveries as there are no doctors and nurses in hospitals to attend to them. [GoogleAd] This comes as pictures have emerged of naked and…
© AN ARMED robber who is jointly charged with rapist Robert Martin Gumbura for allegedly masterminding a foiled jail-break at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison is now on the run. Elijah Vumbunu was granted bail pending appeal by the High Court in April last year while serving a 40-year jail term for armed robbery. [GoogleAd] The…
© MDC leader Nelson Chamisa, pictured, says long-suffering Zimbabweans once again face a bleak Christmas and New Year — with the majority of citizens jobless, penniless, hopeless and unable to afford even the most basic goods. [GoogleAd] Addressing Zimbabweans in his Hope of the Nation Address at the MDC headquarters in the capital on Wednesday,…
© THE District Development Fund (DDF) has revealed that only 16 000 out of a target of 500 000 families will benefit from its free tillage programme this farming season due to financial constraints, DDF permanent secretary James Jonga has said. He told the Daily News that DDF, which was created to facilitate rapid and…
© MIMOSA Mining Company (Private) Limited (Mimosa) has filed several High Court applications against its former employees in a bid to recover over US$700 000 that the ex-workers allegedly got from the company through fraudulent misrepresentations. [GoogleAd] In the court papers, the mining company claims the former employees made various misrepresentations, claiming certain allowances were…
© GWERU property mogul Smelly Dube has filed a $500 000 lawsuit against 32 home-seekers she accuses of defaming her. In the application, Dube cited Dazyman Maringire and 31 others as respondents, accusing them of “maliciously” peddling lies against her, claiming she defrauded them of their money through the sale of residential stands. [GoogleAd] “The…
© A DIAMOND evaluator at Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ), who was caught on close circuit television (CCTV) stealing a five-carat diamond, appeared in court recently. [GoogleAd] Tinoziva Mubwanda, 52, who was charged with theft, was represented by Admire Rubaya when his trial commenced before Harare magistrate Richard Ramaboa. Prosecutor Owen Safuri led evidence…
