Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 26-YEAR-OLD woman from Bulawayo has been fined US$200 after she was convicted of assaulting a fellow imbiber following an altercation at a local bar. Nyaradzai Mutero appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Sheperd Mjanja facing one count of assault and she pleaded guilty to the charge. Mutero was ordered to pay a…
RENOWNED economist and former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe monetary policy committee member Eddie Cross says Finance minister Mthuli Ncube in his mid-term budget presentation on July 31 should significantly increase the pay as you earn tax threshold to cushion the ordinary worker. Speaking to Group Editor-In-Chief Guthrie Munyuki on his popular news and current affairs…
GOVERNMENT must consider rewarding whistle-blowers who help law enforcement net drug offenders, Harare Provincial Affairs minister Charles Tawengwa has said. This move comes as the nation grapples with a “worrying increase” in drug and substance abuse, especially among youth, with crystal meth, Broncleer, and codeine rampant. “To encourage public cooperation, I propose that we establish…
THABISO MUTIRWA staff writer AN unidentified man was tragically killed on Friday after being struck by a train in Chinhoyi. “The accident occurred at Chinhoyi station at 1606 hours. The man had no identity particulars on him. “The NRZ is concerned that people continue to be run over by trains on its railway tracks,” NRZ…
A UNITED States (US) court has dismissed a case brought by two Mauritian companies seeking to enforce a decadeold arbitration award against a Zimbabwean state-owned miner. The US Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, ordered the case brought by Amaplat Mauritius Ltd and Amari Nickel against the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) be dismissed,…
POLICE are investigating the death of an unidentified man whose severely decomposed body was discovered with gruesome injuries, including missing head skin, a missing right thumb, and a missing forefinger. The grim find was made in a bushy area near Yakutsi Marketing Mine, Matopo, Matabeleland South, on July 14. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed…
A BULAWAYO woman has been arrested after allegedly stealing her lover’s vehicle and US$1 000 cash while he was sound asleep, just hours after he invited her to spend the night. Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the dramatic incident, identifying the suspect as 22-year-old Nicole Dube of New Parklands. According to Msebele, the 37-year-old…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE regional magistrate on Thursday slapped a 30-year prison sentence on a man convicted of repeatedly raping his biological daughter. Jesse Kufa sentenced the father to 15 years for the first two counts, treated as one, and an additional 15 years for the third count, bringing the total…
SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) remain the cornerstone of the country’s economy, driving innovation, job creation, and social inclusion. Their sustained growth, therefore, depends on support from financial institutions. “The contribution of small to medium enterprises to the growth of the economy cannot be underestimated, and financial institutions must support these businesses, as they are…
Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER chirumet@dailynews.co.zw RUNDE Rural District Council (RDC) in Zvishavane has sent on forced leave with benefits its chief executive officer, Gorden Moyo, amid explosive allegations of widespread abuse of council funds and property. The decisive move came on Wednesday during a special council meeting, with the head of the council’s planning department,…
