Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 35-YEAR-OLD Barham Green woman has been sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted of defrauding her employer of US$27 209. Nothando Banana, who was employed as a cashier at Res Steel Force, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Dambudzo Malunga facing three counts of fraud, forgery and theft of trust…
HARARE City Council is planning to reshuffle some of its committees due to serious concerns about their poor performance. This underperformance, according to mayor Jacob Mafume, is hindering effective operations and service delivery in the capital. “If a committee is not doing well, it affects my performance as a mayor, and at the end of…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw SOCIAL media personalities Tarisai Munetsiwa, popularly known as Madam Boss, and Admire Mushambi (Mama Vee), who allegedly promoted the E-creator pyramid scheme on their platforms, are set to testify in court. This development emerged yesterday as the trial of Zhao Jiatong and William Chui began at the Harare Magistrates’…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO TWO men from Kezi, Matabeleland South Province, have been arrested in Bulawayo after allegedly being caught in possession of pangolin scales. Qhubekani Moyo, 35, and Gift Nyoni, 28, both from Bhalangwe Village under Chief Fuyana, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Joseph Mabeza. They were not asked to plead and have been remanded…
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has handed over four residential smart homes, four brand-new cars, and eight solar power systems to lucky winners of its hugely popular 2024 ‘iJoy afta Joy’ Christmas promotion. The life-changing prizes were presented at a colourful ceremony held recently in Penrose, Nyabira, where ecstatic winners — some visibly overwhelmed with emotion —…
AUTHORITIES in Beitbridge have launched a comprehensive investigation into suspected pollution of Limpopo River after reports emerged of an unusual green discoloration in its water. The Limpopo River is a key transboundary water source connecting Zimbabwe, South Africa and Botswana and receives inflow from several dams, including Zhovhe via the Umzingwane River. “Technocrats from the…
ZIMBABWEANS are struggling to access affordable medicine and treatment for sarcoma cancers at public health facilities, leading to late diagnosis, the Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) has said. Sarcomas are a group of cancers that originate from the connective tissues of the body, and can be classified into bone sarcomas and soft tissue sarcomas with…
Staff writer in BULAWAYO BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has extended assistance to nearly 3 000 vulnerable residents through various social safety net interventions. These efforts are part of a broader strategy to alleviate poverty and foster self-reliance among disadvantaged groups within the city. “These services targeted individuals, families, and communities facing social, economic, and health-related…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A BULAWAYO man, who killed his wife during a drunken domestic dispute and evaded arrest for more than two years, has been sentenced to five years in prison. Godfrey Ndlovu appeared before Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Naison Chivayo. He pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of culpable homicide following the…
RUTENDO NGARA A CHINESE national was yesterday granted a US$100 bail by a Harare magistrate after he was found in possession of US$40 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (meth). Zheng Chunping is facing charges of unlawful possession of dangerous drugs and was remanded until July 30. Prosecutor Takudzwa Jambawu told the court that on July 11 2025 at around…
