RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE man, Leon Isaac Matawire of Crowhill, appeared in court on Saturday after allegedly displaying his manhood and masturbating in front of a female neighbour. Matawire is facing charges of public indecency and was remanded in custody until today for a bail application. According to the State’s case, Matawire went to his…
A VIOLENT clash in Nkayi has resulted in the death of a man with several others injured following a dispute over a fine for cattle that had grazed in protected pastures. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident yesterday, stating that the police in Gwelutshena were investigating cases of attempted murder and murder that…
Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER dhambut@dailynews.co.zw THE Police have arrested Jealous Mafuwa, a 40-year-old man linked to a series of armed robbery and murder cases committed across Mashonaland Central Province and surrounding areas between May 2024 and October 2025. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the arrest, which followed a shootout with detectives from CID…
RUTENDO NGARA THE Harare Civil Court has granted James Chamisa US$21 000 in compensation from the City of Harare, stemming from a brutal assault he endured at the hands of municipal police. According to court papers, the incident occurred in October 2018 at approximately 1400 hours along First Street, Harare. Chamisa was “wrongfully and unlawfully…
Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER CALLS are growing louder for the Harare City Council (HCC) to urgently upgrade and modernise its bus termini as the rainy season begins, citing the need to protect commuters. President of the Zimbabwe United Deregulated Commuter Operators (Zudco) Fredrick Maguramhinga said the onset of the rains had exposed severe infrastructural shortcomings at…
THE Green Building Council of Zimbabwe (GBCZ) says it is stepping up efforts to have the government adopt a national green building blueprint to guide the country’s push toward decarbonising the built environment. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday, last week, GBCZ chairperson, Mike Juru, said they were advocating for a greener and more…
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart has called for stronger collaborations between residents and the city council as a key strategy to eliminate waterborne diseases such as cholera. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday last week, Coltart said the city had intensified public health awareness campaigns in high density areas and continued to work closely with…
BY TARIRO TUMBUKAI THE Agriculture sector has seen significant growth, expanding from a US$5,6 billion industry to US$10,3 billion this year. This represents a 73,9 percent increase, driven by strong performance in tobacco, wheat, and blueberry production. Making a presentation at the just-ended Zanu PF conference in Mutare, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube highlighted the sector’s…
OLD Mutual says investing in youth will serve Zimbabwe as the company promotes Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, aligning with the country’s Education 5.0 mandate. Speaking during a Zimbabwe Mathematics Olympiad ceremony in Harare on Friday, the company’s managing director, Rutendo Magorimbo, stressed that investing in youth would help Zimbabwe solve industrial problems…
SOUTH Africa authorities are contemplating to prefer culpable homicide charges against a bus company involved in a horror crash that claimed 43 lives last Sunday, the majority of them Zimbabweans. This comes after preliminary investigations into the Limpopo, South Africa, accident revealed that the bus was speeding and unroadworthy, with only half of its brakes…
