THE government and the Tshiamiso Trust have launched a compensation programme for former mine workers who contracted silicosis or tuberculosis (TB) while working in South Africa’s gold mines. The programme was formalised through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) and the Tshiamiso Trust, which would allow…
Takudzwa Dhambu JUSTICE ministry permanent secretary Vimbai Nyemba says inmates who were once on death row now have a renewed sense of hope and a chance to rebuild their lives following their resentencing. This process, she said, opens the door for possible appeals and future clemency. Speaking during a visit to Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison…
RUTENDO NGARA THE High Court has dismissed businessman Luka Ignatius Fabris’s attempt to overturn a US$500 000 default judgment granted in favour of Tendai Mashamhanda. Justice Jacob Manzunzu rejected Fabris’s application for rescission of judgment, finding his explanation for failing to defend the lawsuit unreasonable and his purported defence “devoid of bona fides” (lacking good…
RUTENDO NGARA THREE police officers who allegedly broke into the Police Ordinance Stores and stole uniforms appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Artwell Sanyatwe yesterday facing theft charges. The accused, Thabane Hugh Bajilia, Makomborero Dziva, and Sadat Cader, were all granted US$100 bail and will return to court on November 27. It is alleged that on…
THE firearm used in the fatal shooting of a police officer at Sanyati Police Station in the early hours of Sunday has been confirmed to be the same weapon used in the cold-blooded murder of Ruwa businessman Joseph Mutangadura in August. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi in a statement said ballistic tests on the gun,…
TWO children died of food poisoning on Monday in Mashava, Masvingo Province, after attending a traditional ceremony in the former mining town. National police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, confirmed the deaths to the Daily News yesterday, adding that 14 other people remained critically ill in hospital in Masvingo, in the aftermath of the ceremony. “The families…
Thabiso Mutirwara THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (Mcaz) closed 31 pharmacies in 2024 as part of an intensified regulatory crackdown aimed at protecting the public from substandard and illicit medicines. Speaking during the authority’s annual general meeting in Harare on Monday, Mcaz chairperson Misheck Chiware said the closures followed a series of nationwide inspections…
RUTENDO NGARA LAWYER Simbarashe Katsuwa labelled a State witness, Norleen Gora, a prostitute when she was testifying against his client, Wairo Wairo, who is accused of murder. The client, Wairo Wairo, applied for discharge at the close of the State’s case, which was dismissed by the High Court which felt that he had a case…
RUTENDO NGARA THE Bulawayo High Court has dismissed an application by Fanuel Mbirimi, who was suing bus company Inter Africa (Mukumba Brothers Private Limited) for US$65 000 for an accident in 2016, which he claimed crippled his life. He demanded a payment of US$50 000 for damages for pain, shock and suffering, US$2 465 for…
THE police have launched a manhunt for 36-year-old Brian Chikwenjere, who is accused of murdering his father-in-law, Aaron Kwenda, in Epworth. Chikwenjere allegedly attacked and killed Kwenda after the latter confronted him about physically abusing his wife and inquiring about her whereabouts. In a statement yesterday, Harare provincial police spokesperson Luckmore Chakanza confirmed the alleged…
