By Rutendo Ngara A FORMER employee of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has appeared in court accused of defrauding the organisation of US$1,4 million. Fortune Goredema, who worked for ADRA, was granted US$1 000 bail and ordered to report to the police three times a week. He appeared before Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A BOGUS doctor in Bulawayo, who was arrested for masquerading as a licensed medical practitioner at Mpilo Central Hospital, has been sentenced to an effective 42 months in prison. Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, who posed as “Dr Prosper Mpofu,” appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Eva Matura facing a charge of contravening the Health Professions…
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has embarked on strategic partnerships with various institutions to drive the city’s economic growth. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the BCC economic and research development officer, Mthandazo Ngwenya, said Bulawayo was on the cusp of a revolutionary transformation. “This transformation is being driven by a bold vision to become a…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw THE Association of African Universities (AAU) has called on higher-learning institutions to be innovative in sourcing financial resources, rather than relying solely on government support. Speaking to the Daily News on the sidelines of a resource mobilisation workshop for universities in Harare on Monday, AAU director Samukeliso Gono hammered on the need…
SOUTHERN EDITOR BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has launched yet another operation targeting illegal vendors and other unauthorised activities in the city centre in a bid to restore order and cleanliness. This comes at a time the local authority has for an umpteenth time carried out operations to eliminate illegal operations in the city centre with…
RUTENDO NGARA FIVE men are in trouble for allegedly stealing 37 000 tonnes of crude oil which was supposed to be delivered to a Chitungwiza company, Wilmar Investments. Herbert Rusere, Tapfumaneyi Maponga, Tanaka Mokoena, Edward Wasekiwa and Taurai Dzirambe are facing theft of trust property charges. They were granted US$200 bail each by Harare provincial…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE man, Mike Mapinga, was yesterday remanded in custody after his pitbulls mauled a passerby to death in Bluffhill on Saturday night. Mapinga appeared before Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing culpable homicide charges. The State alleges that Mapinga left his dogs unattended, allowing them to scale over…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THREE Bulawayo men are in trouble after they were yesterday convicted of taking turns to sexually assault a woman in Emganwini Suburb. The trio, Blessing Zoza, Dennis Moyo, and Mathias Nkomo, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Dambudzo Malunga facing a charge of aggravated indecent assault. They pleaded not guilty to the charge,…
chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has issued permits to Save Valley Conservancy for “an elephant management exercise” that will result in the culling of 50 elephants. ZimParks spokesperson Tinashe Farawo confirmed the development yesterday. “The management quota is meant to address the growing elephant population in the region and will initially…
THE Bulawayo city fathers have called on residents to honour the city’s legacy, embrace its diversity and walk boldly in the spirit of their forebears. In his address yesterday to mark the Bulawayo Day, which is part of the ongoing broader Bulawayo Arts Festival, acting mayor Edwin Ndlovu described the day as a living heartbeat…
