© ZESA Holdings(Zesa) announced at the weekend that it would effect fresh prolonged periods of electricity blackouts following the apparent tripping of three generator units at Hwange Power Station, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country is already experiencing debilitating power cuts due to depressed electricity generation at Kariba — which has been…
© WITH President Emmerson Mnangagwa preparing to announce a new Cabinet in the wake of the poor performance by his government analysts say he must also cut loose his close allies if he is to win back the confidence of hard-pressed citizens who are reeling from the country’s worsening economic rot, the Daily News reports. [GoogleAd] This…
© THE State will resuscitate a 2014 case in which three Marondera police officers and two neighbourhood watch members reportedly strangled a commuter omnibus driver to death. [GoogleAd] Richard Buzuzu ,28, Liberty Magodo ,29, Tinevimbo Muzezewa ,29, Tafadzwa Turipa ,25, and Rambo Bhunu,38 are answering to culpable homicide charges before Harare regional magistrate Hosea Mujaya….
© A 19-year-old rapist was slapped with a 12-year prison term after forcing himself on a 12-year-old girl and impregnating her. [GoogleAd] Ronald Guzha, 19, had pleaded with Harare regional magistrate Temba Kuwanda to give him a lenient sentence because he was a youthful offender, but the court ruled that the crime deserved a custodial…
© MDC deputy chairperson Job Sikhala, who is accused of seeking to overthrow President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration, will stand trial between January 27 and 31 next year. [GoogleAd] Sikhala, who is represented by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), is currently out of custody on $5 000 bail. In his bail application in July,…
© BUSINESSMAN and FreeZim Congress opposition party leader Joseph Makamba Busha has slammed President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government for lacking the capacity to rid Zimbabwe of serious economic challenges. [GoogleAd] Busha told journalists in the capital this weekend that the country’s economic and political situation had deteriorated since the late former President Robert Mugabe’s…
© VICE President Kembo Mohadi has called for the establishment of an environmental law enforcement unit at the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) in a bid to augment the execution of environmental laws against pollution and land degradation. [GoogleAd] Mohadi said this on Friday during the national clean-up campaign which is held every first Friday of…
© HEAD of Aids and TB Unit in the Health and Child Care ministry Owen Mugurungi says the drought gripping Zimbabwe poses severe health consequences, especially for people with chronic illnesses such as HIV and tuberculosis (TB). [GoogleAd] Mugurungi told the Daily News on Sunday in the capital that it is important for people suffering…
© ZIMBABWE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has partnered with a South African conservation company — African Parks — to revamp Matusadona National Park in Mashonaland West. [GoogleAd] The relationship comes at a time ZimParks is struggling to conserve its parks due to drought and cash constraints. “The idea is to improve tourism in…
© SEXUALLY-motivated crimes rank high among the list of offences committed by youngsters in Zimbabwe, key stakeholders in child protection and legal affairs have revealed. [GoogleAd] This emerged last week during a panel discussion on the Child Justice Bill where stakeholders highlighted that the majority of young offenders aged between 12 and 16 were in…
