chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw A TOTAL of 18 million condoms were distributed in the first five months of this year after their samples were tested and approved by the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (Mcaz). This comes as the authority is conducting rigorous testing to verify quality, durability, and ability of condoms to prevent sexually transmitted infections and…
muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw FOUR Zimbabweans were recently killed in South Africa’s Eastern Cape region following an altercation between a group of Zimbabweans and local people. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the country’s Charge D ‘Affaires to South Africa, Shephard Gwenzi, confirmed the death, adding that authorities were now seized with the matter. “The information that we…
chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw INTERNATIONAL rights group Amnesty Zimbabwe says there is a need for increased awareness to combat early child marriages and unattended home births, which can lead to health complications in women such as obstetric fistula. Obstetric fistula is an abnormal opening or hole between the birth canal and the bladder or rectum that occurs when…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A BULAWAYO man has been convicted of fraud after posing as an immigration consultant and duped jobseekers by offering fake certificates of sponsorship (CoS) for employment opportunities in the United Kingdom (UK). Brighton Mhlanga appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Eva Matura facing three counts of fraud and misrepresentation. He pleaded not guilty…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE State yesterday withdrew charges against Emmanuel Dzamati who had been wrongly arrested in an armed robbery case. The State admitted that there was no evidence linking Dzamati to a spate of armed robbery charges he was facing, but one David Sinaro was liable for the offences. He had…
YVONNE NCUBE A MAKOKOBA man has been convicted after he defied a peace order and assaulted his step-father and also threatened to kill him during a heated domestic dispute. Khumbulani Sibanda appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Eva Mature facing charges of contravening a peace order and physical assault. Mature convicted him on his own plea and…
A TEENAGER, who allegedly struck a woman with an axe and raped her in Granville Cemetery, Harare, after he found her with nothing worth taking, appeared in court last week. Emmanuel Farasi, appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa at the Harare Magistrates Courts and was charged with attempted murder and rape. He was advised to apply…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 44-YEAR-OLD farmworker from Binga is being charged with two counts of attempted murder after he allegedly poisoned two colleagues during a shared meal at a Nyamandlovu farm. Robert Muleya, employed at Chechire Farm, pleaded not guilty when he was arraigned before magistrate Beverly Madzikatire and was remanded in custody to…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 23-yearold man, Learmore Sibanda, in connection with a series of armed robberies that have rocked the city since March 2025. Sibanda is believed to be part of a four-man gang that has been targeting cellphones, cash, and other valuables. Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele yesterday…
By Rutengo Ngara HARARE regional magistrate Letwin Rwodzi sentenced a man to 15 years in jail for attempting to rape a woman who had declined to charge his radio. Lecturer Mushangwe from Amalinda Farm attempted to rape the woman from the same compound, but the lady managed to bite his hand and escape. During mitigation,…
