YVONNE NCUBE in Bulawayo A POLICE officer stationed at Fairbridge, Bulawayo, has appeared in court facing allegations of raping a female colleague after choking her inside a toilet. The officer, who cannot be named to protect the complainant’s identity, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Mark Dzira on charges of rape. He was remanded in custody…
TAKUDZWA DHAMBUStaff Writer THE Middle Zambezi Conservation Company has pledged to inject US$22 million into long-term wildlife protection initiatives under a lease agreement with the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks). Speaking during the handover of five new vehicles to ZimParks in Harare yesterday, Middle Zambezi Conservation Company acting country director Alistair Pole said…
POLICE have arrested suspects in connection with the possession of 66 kilogrammes of dagga along Ngundu-Tanganda Road in Manicaland Province. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the force intercepted a bus and arrested the driver, conductor, and a passenger, recovering the dagga. “On September 2, 2025, police in Chipinge acted on a tip off and…
By Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw THE Harare City Council (HCC) has secured government approval to implement a long-delayed Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, a move officials say will curb revenue leakage and improve financial efficiency. HCC mayor Jacob Mafume told councillors during a full council meeting on Thursday that the ministry of Local Government had given…
THE First Lady, Auxilia Mnangagwa, has called on women in business to play a pivotal role in the country’s economic revival, emphasising their capacity to drive meaningful change in sectors traditionally dominated by men. Speaking during an ongoing women’s business conference in Bulawayo on Thursday, Mnangagwa said women were key to the country’s development. “I…
Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo WARD 3 councillor and Bulawayo City Council finance chairperson, Mpumelelo Moyo of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has been convicted in a high-profile land allocation bribery case. The conviction comes just a week after Bulawayo deputy mayor Edwin Ndlovu, who was jointly charged with Moyo, was acquitted. Moyo was…
THE government has launched the Tshelanyemba Digital Centre in Matobo district, Matabeleland South Province, as part of efforts to bridge the digital divide between urban and rural communities. Speaking at the launch, Information Communication and Technology minister Tatenda Mavetera said the facility reflected the government’s commitment to digital inclusion and transformation. “The Tshelanyemba Digital Centre…
Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo POLICE in Tsholotsho have launched a manhunt for a woman and her boyfriend who allegedly murdered her stepmother before burying her in a shallow grave at Magotsha Line. The incident, which occurred in May, only came to light on September 2 when police exhumed the remains of the victim, Jenifer Dube,…
YVONNE NCUBE THE fraud trial of former Highlanders Football Club chief executive officer, Brian Busani Moyo, has been postponed to September 8 after his lawyer requested a deferment. Moyo’s lawyer, Thamani Ncube, of Wallace Law Chambers, told Bulawayo magistrate Richard Ramaboea that he had to attend a High Court matter. Granting the application, Ramaboea noted…
RUTENDO NGARA A SUSPECTED female drug dealer was yesterday denied bail after she was found in possession of 44 kilogrammes of dagga worth US$4 400. Appearing before Mbare magistrate Artwell Sanyatwe, Evelyn Matate was charged with unlawful possession of dangerous drugs. Prosecutor Francisca Mukumbiri told the court that on August 7, 2025, police received a…
