A BULAWAYO police officer, Nomore Muradzikwa, accused of shooting a fellow officer, Cassandra Hove to death last month while in the line of duty, has told his lawyer to withdraw from his case before the magistrates’ court. Hove, who was a member of Bulawayo’s elite all-female CID unit, Team Lozikeyi, was allegedly shot dead by…
POLICE last night confirmed the death of four people while seven were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in overturned yesterday morning along the Mutare-Masvingo Road. The accident occurred as authorities were launching the Easter and Independence road safety education and enforcement awareness campaign in Glendale, Mashonaland Central Province. “The police confirm a fatal…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is repairing its water bowsers to improve water supplies to ratepayers facing prolonged water cuts despite the city receiving favourable rains this season. This comes after a fault occurred early this month on the city’s water pipes interrupting the supplies to various areas across the city….
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A MAN accused of allegedly running a bogus aviation school in Harare before defrauding prospective candidates of US$6 500 appeared at the magistrates’ court yesterday facing fraud charges. Fanuel Dzungudza appeared before provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo who remanded him in custody to today for bail application. Prosecutor Nomsa Kangara…
A HARARE Polytechnic student, Tadiwa Chiminya, yesterday appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo facing fraud charges related to creating a WhatsApp group that allegedly shared upcoming Zimsec June question papers. He was remanded in custody until April 17 for bail ruling. It is the State case that in November 2024, Chiminya created a WhatsApp…
CATTLE farmers have pleaded with the government to urgently review the myriad taxes that they pay to boost the sector and beef exports. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the president of the Zimbabwe Beef Producers Society (ZBPS), George Chiunda, warned that not doing this would continue to undermine the delicate operations of farmers. “We…
A SHOCKING 55 murder cases have been recorded across Zimbabwe since January 1, leaving citizens traumatised and authorities scrambling for answers. According to daily reports issued by the police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, since the beginning of the year, cases of murder are on the increase and continue to be of grave concern to authorities…
BULAWAYO police have implored parents to guard their children against carrying dangerous weapons in a bid to prevent them from committing murders. This comes as a high school pupil was stabbed by a fellow student in the city last week. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the Bulawayo acting police spokesperson, Nomalanga Msebele, said the…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE magistrate Gerald Chikuse has sentenced Charles Kapenzi to 12 months in prison for defrauding former Zimbabwean ambassador to Malaysia, Cuthbert Zhakata, of over US$2 000. Kapenzi pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud and was handed a two-year jail term last week. However, six months of the sentence were suspended…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THREE men from Esigodini in Matabeleland South Province were last week sentenced to 10 years in prison each after being found guilty of stealing five cattle worth $2 500 from a local farmer. Nkosilathi Ncube, Mthokozisi Ncube, and Sibusiso Sibanda appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza. They pleaded not guilty,…
