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Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) MP for Glen View North, Happymore Chidziva, was yesterday acquitted of rape by Harare regional magistrate Letwin Rwodzi. Chidziva was facing charges of raping a 17-year-old girl at three different locations in Harare after promising her a job. However, in acquitting the lawmaker, Rwodzi…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO FOUR Bulawayo men, accused of terrorising congregants on their way from church with machetes and axes, have been denied bail. Hardlife Sibanda, Nqobile Terrence Ngwenya, Leeroy Sibanda, and Shelton Ncube, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza yesterday facing 10 counts of robbery. In his ruling, Mabeza said the charges faced…

BULAWAYO police have apprehended Alexandra Ngwenya, 28, of Njube, suspected of masterminding a string of armed robberies, carjackings, and thefts across several suburbs. Ngwenya, who had been evading capture, was caught on Friday with the help of a complainant and the public. Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the arrest. “Sometime during the period of…

ONE of the country’s largest religious institutions, Celebration Churches International (CCI), will begin its eagerly anticipated 2025 mega conference in Harare tomorrow. The gathering, said to be CCI’s biggest such to date, is expected to draw thousands of people from all walks of life in the next four days, including those who are not members…

POLICE last night published a list of 290 vehicles captured on camera violating traffic light offences in Harare’s central business district (CBD) and have advised the owners to report to them within seven days. This comes as the Police Commissioner General, Stephen Mutamba, last week directed his officers to modify their checkpoint procedures in a…

HARARE regional magistrate Clever Tsikwa yesterday sentenced a foreign currency dealer to three years in prison after convicting him of defrauding a businessman, Zvataurwa Makoto, of R1 million in a botched deal. Allen Thindwa Mzamu was convicted of two counts of fraud and on the first count, he was slapped with a seven-year jail term…

HARARE provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo has sentenced Tendai Florence Muroiwa to 210 hours of community service after convicting her of forging Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) certificates. Muroiwa forged the certificates to enrol for nursing training at the Chitungwiza General Hospital. After convicting her, Moyo then sentenced Muroiwa to 12 months in prison before suspending…

POLICE in the Midlands Province have arrested a man from Cheziya Red Roof in Gokwe in connection with the suspected murder of his fourmonth-old stepdaughter. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the Midlands police spokesperson, Emmanuel Mahoko, identified the accused as Last Maphosa. “The accused was staying with his 18-year-old wife, Princess Muchenje, and her…

Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITER A NATIONAL livestock digital card has been launched to track domestic animal health, monitor vaccinations, and disease outbreaks in real-time. The initiative aims to modernise the livestock sector from production to market level. Addressing farmers at the launch in Bindura at the weekend, the ministry of Agriculture permanent secretary, Obert Jiri, said…

RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE man accused of issuing fake Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) yellow card compliance certificates to cross-border transporters appeared in court recently. Mugove Simbirai Nidza was granted $200 bail by magistrate Ruth Moyo. It is the State case that last month, the Insurance Council of Zimbabwe (ICZ) and the…