BY RUTENDO NGARA FORMER Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs Amos Chibaya and Costa Machingauta, together with three other party activists, were on Friday convicted of participating in an unlawful gathering in 2023 by Harare magistrate Sharon Rakafa. The other 20 accused persons were acquitted on the basis that they were arrested in a dragnet…
BY TAKUDZWA DHAMBU THE ministry of Home Affairs has warned the public to be on alert for bogus individuals purporting to be officials from the ministry, and conducting “door-to-door” verifications of national identity documents. Most of the incidents have been noted in the eastern suburbs of Harare. “It has come to the attention of the…
FIRST-TIME mother Connie Jowa stands with her three month-old baby nestled against her back, chatting with other mothers in line. Like many…
A BULAWAYO-BASED police officer was shot dead by unknown assailants on Thursday night while attending a crime scene in Sizinda suburb. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident in a statement last night. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) are investigating the fatal shooting of a police officer, 43, in Sizinda Suburb, Bulawayo, on 28…
THE government has challenged the public to embrace the use of mobile toilets for sanitation and hygiene services in areas hosting huge outdoor gatherings and in public places. This also comes as the government has upped its fight against communicable diseases, especially cholera across the country. In a letter dated March 14, and addressed to…
Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER FIVE more suspected armed robbers, all from Chitungwiza, who allegedly robbed prominent businessman Wicknell Chivayo’s in-laws of US$74 000 in Marondera last week, appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday. This brings the total suspects to seven after two of their colleagues were brought to court on Monday and remanded in…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is grappling with a mounting crisis as it battles persistent water leakages caused by aging and deteriorating supply pipes bringing water to the city from its supply dams. The city’s six main supply dams, situated in Matabeleland South Province, have become a focal point of concern as the outdated infrastructure…
THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has confirmed the translocation of 60 wildlife species to Equatorial Guinea in what it says is meant to “bolster biodiversity” in the central Africa country. In a statement yesterday, ZimParks spokesperson Tinashe Farawo said the translocation process complied with animal welfare protocols. “ZimParks in partnership with Equatorial…
POWER utility, Zesa, is embarking on national mandatory statutory inspections and re-inspections nationwide to ensure consumers’ safety and reliability of electrical infrastructure. This comes as the country has been recording fatal fire outbreaks linked to electrical faults. “Zesa is committed to safeguarding the lives and property of our valued customers. To ensure the ongoing safety…
A ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority (Zimra) manager stationed at the Beitbridge Border Post was denied bail yesterday by Harare provincial magistrate Rufaro Pavanhu in a matter where she is accused of obstruction of justice. Lonto Ndlovu was remanded to April 17 for trial. According to the State in April 2024, Silverline Chemicals Private imported 38 000…
