Staff writer In BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for six armed robbers who struck in two separate incidents in the Emthunzini and Pumula South suburbs on Sunday and got away with US$6 000 and a vehicle. According to Bulawayo assistant police spokesperson Thandekile Ndlovu, the first incident occurred in Pumula South where…
RUTENDO NGARA A SECURITY guard Raison Kambayi appeared in court yesterday on armed robbery charges involving US$32 000. Kambayi allegedly conspired with Tinashe Muguti, to steal cash and valuables from his employer’s home. The court heard that Kambayi, who was on duty at the Southerton residence, allegedly connived with Muguti to ambush his employers, Shaolin…
RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE man, Never Mhlanga, appeared in court yesterday facing charges of US$200 000 fraud after allegedly misrepresenting a company during the sale of the Montclair Hotel in Manicaland Province. Mhlanga appeared before Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa and was remanded in custody. He is scheduled to apply for bail today. According to…
POWER cuts in the country have worsened, with authorities stating that the loadshedding will only ease once winter wheat farmers harvest their crops. The blackouts have returned with a vengeance, with figures from Zesa subsidiary, the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), showing the country is currently only generating 1 436 megawatts (MW) a day against a…
THE trial of two brothers-in-law who are at loggerheads over a piece of land purchased for $58 million continued yesterday, with the…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A FARM supervisor, Benias Manzunzu, appeared in court yesterday for allegedly stealing US$144 000 from his employer, prominent businesswoman Divine Ndlukula. Manzunzu was granted US$100 bail and is facing theft charges. Manzunzu was employed at Ndlukula’s farm from June 2019 to October 2023. The court heard that the farm had…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER AN accounts clerk at Irvine Zimbabwe appeared in court yesterday, facing charges of stealing over US$180 000 from his employer. Tinashe Mlambo appeared before Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on charges of theft of trust property. He was remanded in custody until today for a bail application. It is alleged…
FOUNDERS High School deputy headmaster a has been fined US$200 after admitting to unlawfully hiring out a school bus without the approval. Nkosana Mlibazi, 47, appeared before magistrate Richard Ramaboea facing two counts of fraud. However, the State withdrew one count before a plea was entered, and he pleaded guilty to the remaining offence. The…
By Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw LOCAL authorities across the country have received a boost for their waste management efforts with the recent launch of a new technical support government initiative. During the commissioning of 20 refuse compactors in Harare recently, Local Government minister Daniel Garwe announced the formation of a Local Authorities Technical Support Unit, a…
Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE country’s largest ethanol producer, Green Fuel, is facing a US$110 000 lawsuit after its security guards allegedly assaulted school pupils. The case was filed at the High Court by 11 applicants, represented by lawyers Tatenda and Peggy Tavagadza of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR). The pupils allege that…
