FORMER Victoria Falls mayor Sifiso Mpofu who was arrested and found in possession of ivory was awarded temporary freedom after he was released on bail. Mpofu, 42, who was also found in possession of a loaded pistol tucked in his waistband was arrested alongside two of his accomplices Milton Sibindi, 47 and Phathiso Sibindi, 49….
CONFUSION is reigning supreme in government amid conflicting signals over fresh flooding fears in Burma Valley, Manicaland. Following reports that Manyera Dam wall in Burma Valley had weakened, and could give in to the high volumes of water, the ministry of Information issued a warning on Sunday — on behalf of the Civil Protection Unit…
ONLY four out of 11 wetlands in Gokwe North are still functional with the rest having been depleted by stream bank cultivation. In an interview with the Daily News, Environmental Management Agency (Ema) district environmental officer Allan Machenjedze said because the region is dry many people opt to farm where water is easily accessible and…
THE Harare City Council (HCC) could have been swindled of thousands of dollars after a forensic audit revealed that some of its point-of-sale (POS) machines were not linked to its bank accounts. HCC introduced POS machines in 2016 to make life easier for the transacting residents. With the biting cash shortages, Zimbabweans now prefer to…
ZIMBABWE Post Properties (Pvt) Ltd (Post Properties) is claiming $61 000 rental arrears from Family of God church leader Andrew Wutawunashe. [GoogleAd] Post Properties, which is the owner of Gweru Post Office cubicle 2 sometime in 2015 entered a lease agreement with Wutawunashe that commenced on July 1, 2016. The lease agreement was that Wutawunashe…
Mayor Solomon Mguni stormed out of an interdenominational Cyclone Idai memorial prayer meeting held here on Sunday after one of the preachers poured scorn on Zanu PF’s rivals. The youthful mayor felt offended by pastor Frank Kunda after he showered praises on President Emmerson Mnangagwa, while attacking opposition parties for inviting sanctions in the country…
THE High Court in Bulawayo has ordered the Hwange Magistrates’ Court to temporarily stop prosecution of seven Chinese nationals who are being charged with possessing ivory and money laundering pending a review of their application for discharge. The seven are Zeng Denghui, 18, Peicong Wang, 35, Lin Cheng, 23, Yu Xian, 25, Long Zhu, 23,…
A 38 year-old Harare man who was caught in possession of 29 bags of mbanje weighing 700 kilogrammes in April last year has been convicted of the offence. Ranganai Samhembere was busted by police officers as he transported the drugs with a street value of $49 000 in his private vehicle. [GoogleAd] Samhembere was charged…
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) director-general Gift Kallisto Machengete has successfully applied for the temporary release of his passport to allow him to travel for a scheduled government conference in Tanzania. [GoogleAd] Machengete is accused of violating the provisions of the Procurement Act after the State dropped the $1,4 million criminal abuse charge last…
A TEACHER based in Matabeleland North who lost his job after he fell in love with a student and impregnated her, yesterday appealed against his employer’s decision before the Supreme Court, arguing the Labour Court made an unjust ruling to his matter. Mxolisi Mhlanga, a former teacher at Majiji High School had no legal representation…
