By Rutendo Ngara AN ARMED robber, Nyasha Rusike, was yesterday sentenced to 24 years in prison by Harare regional magistrate Musaiona Shotgame following his conviction last week. He was found guilty of robbing a miner of gold after luring the complainant from Masvingo to Harare promising him to buy the gold. Shotgame said during trial,…
By Rutendo Ngara TWO women, who allegedly participated in the trafficking of a new-born baby earlier this year, appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday and were remanded in custody. Christabel Muringami and Tabeth Chenyika appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing charges of contravening the Trafficking in Persons Act, and were remanded to Friday for…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has appointed Simbarashe Tongayi as its new substantive chief elections officer with effect from yesterday. Tongayi takes over from Utoile Silaigwana who retired last year and was appointed as a commissioner in the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service Commission. “The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is pleased to announce the appointment…
Nyasha Kunyiswa SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has launched an initiative to collect blood from school-going children before schools close to bolster its blood reserves ahead of Easter holidays. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, NBSZ chief executive officer Lucy Marowa said they aimed to maintain a five-day blood supply during…
ZIMBABWE lawyer Calvin Tichaona Mantsebo, who was serving as director of prosecutions at the Sierra Leone Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), has died. He died on Sunday in Sierra Leone at the age of 63. Mantsebo served at the ACC for over a decade, earning a reputation for his dedication, professionalism, and commitment to fighting corruption. The…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO BULAWAYO residents will continue to experience erratic water supply as the city grapples with ongoing repairs to its aging bulk water infrastructure, the city council said yesterday. In a notice issued by town clerk Christopher Dube, the local authority said while repairs on the Umzingwane Raw Water Pipeline at uMzinyathi were…
Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITERchirumet@dailynews.co.zw GOVERNMENT, with the support of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Gates Foundation, has established an environmental surveillance unit at the National Polio Laboratory. The surveillance unit will strengthen the country’s capacity to detect and respond to poliovirus. Polio is a highly contagious disease that affects the nervous system and it…
TWO suspected fraudsters, Anold Chimanikire and Keith Makosa, appeared in court yesterday facing charges of defrauding over 100 prospective students of US$5 300. The duo allegedly operated a bogus hospitality college, misrepresenting to Vimbai Mupondiwa and Cleopatra Mupondiwa, that they had a registered hospitality training school. They employed the two as office clerks and instructed…
THE United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says it managed to assist 900 000 Zimbabweans with drought aid out of a targeted 3,1 million vulnerable households during the El Nino period. In its Flash Appeal Monitoring Report yesterday, OCHA said funding shortalls limited them from fulfilling their targets. “In 2024, an…
THE Master of the High Court has opened the late Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Shuvai Mahofa’s estate for inspection until April 28. Mahofa collapsed at her home in Masvingo and was rushed to Makurira Memorial Clinic where she died on August 14 2017. In an estate notice in the latest Government Gazette, the Master of…
