© A JOHANE Marange apostolic sect member has been sentenced to an effective 10-year jail term after Harare regional magistrate Jessie Kufa convicted him of aiding a church “prophet” to rape a Grade Six pupil. [GoogleAd] Marion Chindaro of Nyamande Village under Chief Chinamhora, had pleaded not guilty to the charge, but was convicted after…
© FOUR men have been hauled before the court on charges of stabbing a motorist in a suspected robbery. [GoogleAd] Victor Mhlanga, Regai Dube, Jerry James and Shingi Chiodza allegedly encroached their truck onto the opposing lane and blocked Gift Vinti, who was driving in the other direction before they stabbed him. Mhlanga, Dube, James…
© JUDICIAL Service Commission (JSC) employees have for the first time in history formed a workers’ union to protect and promote their welfare. [GoogleAd] The workers, under the Judiciary Employees Union of Zimbabwe (Jeuz), have since notified JSC secretary Walter Chikwanha on the new development in a letter. “I am pleased to notify your esteemed…
© Zimbabwe’s annual inflation rate soared to nearly 300 percent in August, spurred mainly by a collapsing currency, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday after a mission to the crisis-weary country. [GoogleAd] In a statement, the IMF said year-on-year inflation “reached almost 300 percent in August”. The local currency has fallen from parity against…
© RESIDENTS of Chipinge rural area are living on wild fruits and competing with wild animals to access scarce food and water amid intensifying hunger. [GoogleAd] Chipinge is one of the areas ravaged by Cyclone Idai, which killed over 300 people, with hundreds more unaccounted for. Homes and livestock were also destroyed in a disaster…
© A JOHANE Marange apostolic sect member was yesterday convicted of aiding a church ‘‘prophet’’ in raping a 14-year-old girl. Marion Chindaro of Nyamande Village under Chief Chinamhora committed the offence while at the so-called prophet’s homestead where he was receiving spiritual help. [GoogleAd] Chindaro dragged the girl to a room where the said sect…
© CORPORATE 24 Medical Centre and Group of Hospitals on Wednesday launched three medical aid schemes as a reaction to challenges faced by people in accessing healthcare amid the economic downturn. [GoogleAd] The new schemes are the Plug, Senior and the Nemhuri4 plan. The Plug medical aid scheme is for people who are already on…
© A BULAWAYO magistrate has freed 13 National University of Science and Technology (NUST) students who were arrested during a demonstration at the institution’s main campus. [GoogleAd] The students, Jok Deng, 25, Chuny Joseph, 27, Zibusiso Ndlovu, 21, Joseph Nyamayaro, 22, Tinotenda Kwaramba, 21, Daniel Mangiza, 24, Tanaka Charamba, 22, Peace Harare, 23, Methembe Msipha,…
© THE State has set October 30 as the trial date for MDC youth assembly secretary-general Gift Ostallos Siziba — who is accused of inciting public violence after he allegedly encouraged the public to participate in demonstrations while addressing a rally in Glen Norah in July. [GoogleAd] When he appeared in court yesterday for routine…
© EXACTLY a week after the government swooped on four companies suspected of driving the thriving foreign currency parallel market, the Zimbabwe dollar has plunged again against the major currencies — leaving ordinary people facing a fresh round of price increases. [GoogleAd] This comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s emergency regulations introduced last November to contain…
