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BULAWAYO residents are calling for increased police patrols following a spate of armed robberies occurring in the second capital. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo United Residents Association chairperson Winos Dube said patrols had to be increased to safeguard the lives of residents. “We urge police to increase patrols and presence in neighbourhoods because we need…

ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has called on the government and local authorities to accelerate efforts to protect and preserve water supplies, emphasizing that access to safe water is a fundamental human right. Section 77 of the Constitution guarantees this right, yet primary water sources were being contaminated through raw sewage discharge and mining…

THE Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by seven former Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) members who were sentenced to a combined 221 years in prison for robbing Chidamoyo Hospital in Karoi, Mashonaland West Province, in 2020. Chadmore Chakaingesu, Trust Hapanyengwi, Ruka Biton, Mighty Nyoni, Mitewell Moyo, Ishmael Zibula, and Spencer Chigondo received sentences ranging from…

Rutendo Ngara FOUR more women, who were advertising massage and sex services on social media, were yesterday fined US$30 each by Harare provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo. Charity Makoni, Josephine Tapi, Miriam Bimha, and Shyline Sibanda were also handed a wholly suspended two-month imprisonment term each. They were convicted of soliciting for prostitution, living off or…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO  TWO men from Tsholotsho in Matabeleland North Province have appeared before the courts facing allegations of cattle rustling after they allegedly stole a local farmer’s three beasts before selling them. Godknows Ndlovu of Sipepa area and Thabani Dube of Mlagisa Village appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing stock theft charges. The…

POLICE have arrested a Harare man for allegedly raping a Cabinet minister’s teenage daughter and another woman last week. The accused — who was identified as Prince Dzingai — appeared in court at the weekend and was remanded in custody to May 26. Harare regional Magistrate, Marehwanazvo Gofa, advised Dzingai to apply for bail at…

JAPAN has poured in US$7 million to four United Nations agencies in Zimbabwe for humanitarian assistance targeting 86 000 people across the country. This comes after one of the biggest humanitarian funders in Zimbabwe, USAid, withdrew its support earlier this year leading to the closure of some non-governmental organisations as well as reduced support to…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE State yesterday pressed fresh charges on a couple extradited from South Africa early this year after they allegedly murdered their four-year-old -niece in 2023. John Zvivi and Alista Sibanda were early this year remanded in custody for murder before the State added two charges of illtreating a minor….

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A MAN from Bulawayo’s Nkulumane suburb yesterday appeared at the magistrate’s court facing theft charges after he allegedly vanished with his neighbour’s car worth US$5 000. The vehicle was later discovered burnt beyond recognition. Talent Dube appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Sibonginkosi Mnkandla facing theft of trust property charges. He pleaded…