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TRADITIONAL leaders have condemned church doctrines that promote homosexuality, citing conflict with local cultural values. This was said at the launch and Easter celebrations of the Global Methodist Church (GMC) in Zimbabwe on Sunday in Murehwa after a doctrinal rift within the United Methodist Church over homosexuality. Chief Goronga-Boyi Nyamande stated that they would not…

THE Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission (ZICC) is investigating 15 cases filed against the country’s security organs. ZICC chairperson, retired Justice Webster Chinamora, said the commission had received the cases since January this year and was probing the matters. The commission investigates complaints by members of the public against misconduct by members of the security services….

Unicef has expressed concern over the low uptake of science subjects by girls in the country. This comes after statistics by the World Economic Forum indicate that only 19 percent of female students in Zimbabwe graduate from Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (Stem) subjects, compared to 39 percent of male students. In a report titled…

AUTHORITIES have managed to put under control the foot and mouth disease (FMD) across the country. This comes after Zimbabwe lost at least 500 000 cattle to an FMD outbreak that hit the country six years ago. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, the chief director of Veterinary Services in the ministry of…

AN 82-year-old man has been convicted and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for the rape of a 10-year-old minor in Nyanga, Manicaland Province. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), in September 2024, the complainant was walking alone from home towards a river around midday and the elderly offender, a neighbour, was walking in the…

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Supreme Court has upheld a 45-year jail term for two Gweru siblings convicted of vandalising transformers and siphoning fuel and oil, causing massive power cuts in the area. The two brothers, Jacob and Masimba Chibunhe, had challenged their conviction and sentencing at the High Court and later pinned their hopes…

CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) have expressed concern over poor service delivery by local authorities, saying local councils should prioritise the welfare of residents. In a joint statement yesterday, WELEAD Trust, Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA), and Institute for Young Women’s Development (IYWD) said local governance in the country was characterised by numerous challenges that eroded…

By Tapiwa Chirume chirumet@dailynews.co.zw A RUSAPE woman was arrested last Friday for allegedly murdering her husband following a dispute over infidelity. This was confirmed yesterday by the national police spokesperson, Paul Nyathi. He said Netsai Matsikira was arrested on Independence Day after she allegedly struck her husband to death with a pole in Rusape over…

Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO FOUR siblings from Inyathi in Matabeleland North Province have been convicted of attempted murder charges after viciously assaulting their sister’s former husband for ending their marriage. The accused, Lucky, Sikhanyisiwe, Cabangani, and Mlayezo Zulu, recently appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing a charge of attempted murder. They all pleaded not…

By Tapiwa Chirume AN armed robber, Tawanda Dovi, has been sentenced to 30 months imprisonment at Masvingo Magistrates Court for a violent robbery spree along a secluded footpath linking Siphambi Shopping Centre and Bhati Business Centre in March 2025. Dovi committed three separate robberies, threatening victims with a six-gear Okapi knife and stealing mobile phones,…