SOUTHERN EDITOR PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has brought an end to a bitter family feud over the Mvuthu chieftainship in Hwange District with the formal appointment of 29-year-old Silibaziso Mlotshwa. Her installation puts an end to a bitter family feud that had spanned over a decade since the death of her father. According to a notice…
RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE man appeared before the magistrates court last Friday facing charges of raping his 16-year-old house helper and was remanded in custody. Terrence Mukonyora, who is employed by a mining company, allegedly raped the complainant while his wife was away. He later tried to buy her silence by offering her money, but…
Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo A BULAWAYO businessman has appeared before the magistrates court facing fraud charges after he allegedly swindled unsuspecting buyers of nearly US$40 000 in a botched maize and agricultural inputs deal. Mitchel Ndebele from Daily Harvest last week stood before Bulawayo magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing multiple counts of fraud committed between September…
RUTENDO NGARA TWO suspected diamond dealers, who were found in possession of three stones, appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court yesterday facing charges of contravening the Precious Stones Act. Stanley Zhanda and Wellington Mukandiwa appeared before provincial magistrate Ethel Chichera who remanded them in custody to today for their bail application. It is the State…
A UK-BASED charitable organisation, Beit Trust, has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting developmental projects in Bulawayo to boost the city’s economy. With over a century of operations in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi, the Trust disburses £2,5 million annually in grants, focusing on education and healthcare. During a tour of Bulawayo’s historic buildings, Beit Trust chief…
Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw LAWMAKERS have bemoaned delays in disbursing funds under the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) by the ministry of Finance saying it is crippling public schools’ operations and affecting the standards of education. Debating a report by the parliamentary portfolio committee on Public Service in the National Assembly last week, Citizens Coalition for…
By Rutendo Ngara A FORMER accountant at Valley Lodge, a property owned by ex-Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono, has incriminated the couple accused of swindling the former central bank chief of $100 million when they were engaged to manage it. Fadzai Chiro told Harare regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje that the accused, Clark…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO SIX men who committed a series of armed robberies in Gwanda and surrounding areas have been sentenced to seven years each in prison. John Dube, Thulani Moyo, Samkelo Sibanda, Nkosana Ncube, Thabiso Mlalazi and Mkhululi Ndlovu stood before Bulawayo magistrate Matthew Mutiro. They pleaded not guilty to the charges and were…
Yvonne Ncube A 58-YEAR-OLD man from Emganwini Suburb appeared in court on Friday facing attempted murder charges after he allegedly stabbed his son-in-law during a heated family dispute. The accused, Edmore Sibanda, is alleged to have attacked Tatenda Nyathi, 33, with a kitchen knife, accusing him of disrespect. He appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Joseph Mabeza…
By Rutengo Ngara A SAFEGUARD employee, Sinikiwe Muranganwa, was allegedly scammed out of US$3 000 by Pelcy Zindo, who claimed to be selling residential stands in Eyecourt, Harare South, through his company, News Home Housing Finance. Zindo appeared in court last week facing fraud charges and was granted US$100 bail. It is the State’s case…
