Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO TWO Bulawayo men, who were initially facing murder charges following allegations of fatally assaulting a suspected thief after catching him red-handed at a workshop in Kelvin West, have had their case downgraded to culpable homicide. Tawanda Nyazika and Glen Moyo pleaded not guilty when they appeared before Bulawayo magistrate, Progress Murandu,…
chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw ZIMBABWE has recorded 317 malaria-related deaths in the first six months of this year, an increase from the 51 deaths recorded during the same period last year. The most affected areas were Mashonaland Central, Manicaland, and Mashonaland West provinces. The ministry of Health yesterday confirmed the deaths, adding that the surge was due to…
THE government has threatened to invoke laws that prohibit extra lessons amid plans to establish command centres for citizens to report the scourge to the relevant authorities. In his speech during the official opening of the Junior Parliament session and the commemoration of the Day of the African Child at the new Parliament building on…
A TRAGIC incident unfolded in Kensington, Bulawayo, on Thursday when a 55-year-old father accidentally ran over and killed his two-year-old daughter while reversing his vehicle at their home. According to the police, the accident occurred in the morning as the man was reversing his Toyota Hilux double cab to leave his residence in Hendricourt. Bulawayo…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw TWO men who are accused of raping socialite Ashley Masendeke, affectionately known as Mai Jeremaya, told the court that they went to the lodge in the evening for the planned copulation with her. Thabo Dube and Martin Charlie, who are accused of raping the socialite, told Harare magistrate Letwin…
BY RUTENDO NGARA A PSYCHIATRIC patient, who was released from Chikurubi Psychiatric Department in 2022, has been committed to the department again indefinitely by the High Court. Jealous Tomasi was committed to Chikurubi in 2008 after he was arrested on murder charges and he was released in 2022 before he allegedly relapsed and killed two…
RUTENDO NGARA HIGH Court judge justice Cathrine Bachi-Muzawazi has ruled that whilst the courts are there to serve justice, leniency should also be exercised in some cases to ensure rehabilitation of offenders. She said this while handing down judgment in a case involving Nicholas Chiriya who fatally struck his friend Ashley Mutero with a bottle…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Makoni Central MP Patrick Sagandira for alleged illegal land invasion. This comes as the country is grappling with land barons who are illegally grabbing State land and selling it to unsuspecting home seekers, particularly in peri-urban areas. Sagandira is facing allegations of unlawfully occupying and developing state land, in…
ZIMBABWE must urgently prioritise investment in health infrastructure and strengthen public-private partnerships to transform its fragile healthcare system, the Healthcare Association of Zimbabwe (PHAZ) has said. Speaking during a private sector annual general meeting and conference yesterday, PHAZ chairperson Letitia Gaga said there was a need for strategic collaboration, improved procurement systems, and financial reforms…
THE Zimbabwe Media Commission has called on institutions not to withhold information about their operations and activities from the public to ensure effective reporting by journalists. Speaking at an investigative journalism workshop hosted by Transparency International Zimbabwe last Wednesday, ZMC manager- information compliance Brian Tomo emphasised that transparency in institutional operations was crucial in promoting…
