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Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITERTHE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has sworn in five new commissioners to its governing body following the expiry of several members’ terms.Noah Maringe, Valentine Mutatu, Lison Ncube, Bothwell Nyajeka and a female commissioner, Alice Chipo Nyamugama, were sworn into office yesterday during a ceremony held in Harare.Speaking after the swearing-in ceremony, Five sworn…

Yvonne Ncubein Bulawayo A BULAWAYO man has been jailed for an effective five years after masterminding an armed home robbery, while his son received a suspended sentence.Denise Sibanda was convicted of robbery by Bulawayo regional court magistrate Pasipanodya Maturure, while his son, Gibson, was found guilty of receiving stolen property.Sibanda was initially sentenced to seven…

RUTENDO NGARA HEZY Motors Logistics founder Hazel Silibaziso Mafu, accused of a US$1m vehicle import scam, has appealed to the Prosecutor-General Loice Matanda-Moyo for bail consent.Her lawyer, Editor Mavuto, told Harare regional magistrate Jesse Kufa that he had written to Matanda-Moyo seeking bail consent and was still awaiting a response.He subsequently asked the court to…

Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITERw SOUTHERN African nations must strengthen labour migration governance to combat rising anti-migrant sentiment and escalating violence against foreign workers, the government has urged.The call comes as migration continues to reshape global labour markets, with governments grappling with irregular migration, worker exploitation and growing hostility towards migrants, including recent violent anti-immigrant demonstrations in…

CHIEF WRITER ZIMBABWE’S telecommunications sector expanded rapidly during the first quarter of 2026, driven by a surge in mobile subscriptions, data consumption, and infrastructure investment. In its first-quarter sector performance report, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) director-general Gift Machengete confirmed significant gains across key indicators. “The sector recorded a 2.99 percent increase…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 43-YEAR-OLD Tsholotsho man has been jailed for an ef­fective 20 years after being convicted of repeatedly raping an 11-year-old school­girl. Bruce Moyo appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga last Friday facing four counts of rape. He pleaded not guilty, but was convicted after a full trial. The court sentenced…

THE government is actively addressing weaknesses in the national HIV response, including on mother-to-child trans­mission. So says the chief executive of the National Aids Council (NAC), Bernard Madzima, who adds that authorities will tackle these gaps under their new strategic plan for the next five years. “It is important to note that we are developing…

BRIGHTON MURONZEREY POLICE have urged motorists to avoid night driving following a concerning rise in fatal highway accidents caused by poor visibility and stray livestock.National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said most of the fatal crashes were occurring on highways where poor visibility and reduced observation at night increased the risk of accidents.“The Zimbabwe Republic…

Tapiwa Chirume HARARE City Council has suspended a municipal police officer who slapped a woman in a Mbare municipality banking hall following a public outcry.The officer, who was off duty at the time of the incident, was filmed during a heated altercation with the woman before striking her in full view of other bank customers,…