Rutendo Ngara A BEITBRIDBE man accused of smuggling dagga worth US$1.2 million from South Africa appeared in court yesterday and was remanded in custody.Moses Chauke appeared before Harare regional magistrate Francis Mapfumo facing charges of unlawful dealing in dangerous drugs.The State alleges that on June 1, 2026, Chauke smuggled 1 094.20kg of compressed dagga from…
RUTENDO NGARA A BUSINESSMAN accused of fraudulently importing diesel worth US$200 000 using a tax identification belonging to another person in Mozambique has been granted US$200 bail.Bartholomeuu Mukucha of Borrowdale appeared before Harare regional magistrate Jesse Kufa facing fraud charges and was remanded to July 10 pending finalisation of investigations.The State alleges that on July…
Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR CHAIRPERSON of the parliamentary committee on Public Accounts Caston Matewu says he remains resolute in his opposition to the Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3), despite the risk of losing his committee chairmanship or being recalled from Parliament.This comes after pandemonium broke out in the National Assembly on Tuesday during a heated…
BRANDON JOSPHAT PARLIAMENT has called on the government to strengthen efforts to combat the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), amid concerns over rising mortality rates, limited access to treatment, and increasing exposure to risk factors.Raising a motion in the Senate on Tuesday, Manicaland Province Senator Maxwell Mdhluri urged the ministry of Health and Child…
Yvonne Ncubein Bulawayo A 60-YEAR-OLD Nkayi man who allowed his 12-year-old granddaughter to be sexually abused by a 19-year-old neighbour in exchange for beer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison alongside the neighbour.The two, both from Pawu 1 Village, were convicted on three counts of rape by Bulawayo regional magistrate Sibonginkosi Mkandla.In delivering…
Staff Writer KIDZCAN Zimbabwe has intensified its nationwide campaign to boost early childhood cancer detection and train rural healthcare workers.Speaking to the…
Brandon JosphatPOLITICAL EDITOR AUTHORITIES have unveiled special duty concessions, flexible import clearance measures, and emergency repatriation support for Zimbabweans fleeing renewed Afrophobic…
Rutendo NgaraTWO Bulawayo men have appeared before the Harare Magistrates Courts facing fraud allegations involving a company and assets valued at US$30 million.John Farley Pieterson and Mark Johnstone yesterday appeared before regional magistrate Jesse Kufa, who granted each accused person US$500 bail. They were remanded to July 24.The State alleges that the pair fraudulently obtained…
Yvonne Ncubein Bulawayo A PROTRACTED property dispute that dragged through the courts for nearly 17 years has finally come to a definitive end.The High Court recently ordered a Kwekwe woman to vacate a house she has occupied since 2003 after failing to prove ownership of the property.In a judgment that brings closure to one of…
YVONNE NCUBE THE High Court has overturned the conviction of a Hwange man because prosecutors bypassed key statutory child protections.The court ruled that prosecutors failed to comply with a key legal requirement introduced under Zimbabwe’s new child protection laws.In a judgment delivered by Justice Munamato Mutevedzi, the court quashed the conviction of Gift Mathe after…
