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Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER HARARE residents have demanded a strict crackdown on environmental pollution, warning that industrial effluent and sewage leaks threaten public health.Addressing a press conference in Harare yesterday, Combined Harare Residents Association chairperson David Pasipanodya said weak law enforcement allowed factories and failing sewer systems to contaminate water sources with little consequence.“Water pollution is…

Yvonne Ncubein Bulawayo A FORT Rixon, Matabeleland North, man has appeared in court for allegedly killing a fellow villager with a spear during a dispute.Mkhululi Ncube appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Esheunesu Mathoba facing a charge of murder.He was remanded in custody to July 16 for routine remand.The magistrate advised Ncube of his right to apply…

YVONNE NCUBE A GWANDA man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping two primary schoolgirls aged nine and 10.Mthulisi Ncube appeared before Gwanda regional magistrate Sithembiso Ndebele on two counts of rape. He was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment on each count, to run consecutively.In passing sentence, Ndebele said the court had…

RUTENDO NGARA THE High Court has blocked a commercial development near Harare’s Trauma Centre Hospital over health and safety concerns.High Court Judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi granted an application for review filed by Vislink Private Limited, trading as Trauma Centre Hospital, together with local resident Penelope Beattie, and set aside the development permit issued by the…

Hazel Marimbizain Bulawayo POLICE in Bulawayo have raised serious concerns following a deadly spike in homicides and brutal armed muggings across the city.Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — yesterday, Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele confirmed that detectives were untangling multiple murder cases, describing the recent loss of life…

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has appointed 25 new magistrates as it moves to strengthen the country’s capacity to deal with the growing number of drug-related and cybercrime cases.The latest appointments come as the judiciary continues expanding specialised courts to respond to emerging crimes while reducing case backlogs across the country.Speaking…

Yvonne Ncubein Bulawayo THREE youthful armed robbers who masqueraded as transport operators before robbing unsuspecting passengers at gunpoint in Inyathi, Matabeleland North, have each been sentenced to an effective six years in prison.Ocean Mpofu, 20, William Khumalo, 26 and Bulisani Moyo, 18 appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Mark Dzira facing four counts of armed robbery.The…

Hazel MarimbizaIn Bulawayo A LOCAL organisation, Southern Stars Foundation (SSF), has called for urgent government intervention against organised syndicates allegedly abusing subsidised grain from the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), warning that the practice threatens Zimbabwe’s food security.In a statement yesterday, SSF said it was alarmed by coordinated attempts to interfere with GMB operations.“The SSF is…

CHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES have amended regulations governing the production of cannabis for medicinal and scientific purposes, introducing stricter oversight, expanding regulatory definitions and placing the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) at the centre of licensing and enforcement.The changes are contained in the Dangerous Drugs (Production of Cannabis for Medicinal and Scientific Use) (Amendment) Regulations,…

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER GOVERNMENT says it is intensifying efforts to internationalise Zimbabwe’s higher education sector as part of efforts to boost research, innovation, industrialisation and global competitiveness.Officially opening a two-day Internationalisation of Higher Education workshop hosted by the Women’s University in Africa in Harare yesterday, the permanent secretary for the ministry of Higher Education, Fanuel…