THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is raising alarm over the exorbitant and unregulated fines that traditional leaders impose on people, saying the fines violate human rights. Speaking at a workshop in the capital recently, ZHRC deputy director Thomas Kanyimo said the commission has observed that traditional leaders often impose arbitrary fines, such as livestock,…
GOVERNMENT has warned that the country’s central medical supplier, NatPharm, is at risk due to an unsustainable financing model, which has a direct impact on the availability of essential medicines in hospitals and clinics nationwide. During a health products supply chain management dialogue in Harare yesterday, ministry of Health and Child Care permanent secretary Aspect…
Yvonne Ncube In BULAWAYO A 26-year-old man from Iminyela suburb in Bulawayo has been remanded in custody after he was convicted of stabbing his twin brother over leftover food. Maqhawe Ncube appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Archie Wochiwunga on Tuesday, facing a physical abuse charge. He pleaded guilty and was convicted on the spot. He is…
YVONNE NCUBE THE Bulawayo High Court has ruled in favour of businessman Joshua Reuvayn Lepar, ordering the restoration of his property title deed after finding that its 2020 cancellation was both unlawful and fraudulent. In a judgment handed down by Justice Ndlovu, the court declared that the cancellation of Deed of Transfer No. 2290/2018 —…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER A DIRECTOR of Ledim International Investments (Pvt) Ltd has appeared in court facing externalisation and money laundering charges after allegedly importing goods worth over US$368 000 from South Africa without the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)’s authorisation. Edson Kaponda, who represented the company as its director, was granted US$100 bail…
RUTENDO NGARA TWO South African nationals and a Zimbabwean accomplice who visited Zimbabwe to investigate the Chitungwiza crash scene that claimed 17 lives last month were yesterday each fined US$200 for obstructing the free movement of traffic and people. The South Africans — Pretorius Walter James Saymour and Germishuizen — who are crash data forensic…
A 27-YEAR-OLD woman from Bulawayo has appeared in court facing charges of unlawfully terminating a pregnancy. Prudence Ndlovu stood before Bulawayo magistrate Ernest Muzembe yesterday. She was not asked to plead and was remanded in custody to August 25 for continuation of trial. According to the prosecution, Ndlovu allegedly carried out the abortion at her…
Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo BULAWAYO deputy mayor Edwin Ndlovu has been acquitted of bribery charges linked to the controversial allocation of land for a proposed cement plant in Cowdray Park. The acquittal follows a ruling by a local magistrate who dismissed the State’s evidence as unreliable. Delivering judgment yesterday, Bulawayo magistrate Richard Ramaboea said the…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A POLICE officer, Simbarashe Mandizvidza, who caused national outrage after publishing a video declaring himself the new Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) boss and demanding the expulsion of all Chinese nationals in the country will today learn whether he will be granted bail. Mandizvidza, who is stationed at the Police General Headquarters…
Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has urged newly-graduated law students to uphold integrity and resist the temptation to engage in unethical conduct, warning that dishonesty can permanently tarnish their professional reputations. Speaking during a reception held for the 2025 University of Zimbabwe Faculty of Law graduates on Monday in Harare, Prosecutor General…
