POLICE in Bulawayo have warned desperate jobseekers to be cautious of conmen luring them with fake employment offers. Acting police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele urged residents not to entertain strangers offering jobs in the streets. “Police in Bulawayo would like to warn the public to be on high alert for criminals posing as managers,” Msebele said….
Rutendo Ngara A ZIMBABWE Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) officer, Donald Mudzinga, stationed at the Harare Magistrates Court, appeared in court yesterday facing charges of being paid US$500 to assist two suspected armed robbers, Tafadzwa Marondera and Luke Zinyengere, escape from custody last Friday. Marondera and Zinyengere, who are in remand prison, were at the…
A COMMUTER association codirector, who allegedly illegally registered 450 mini-buses under the Integrated Taxi Rights Association (ITRA) and siphoned US$45 000 from the association, appeared in court on Friday. Gibson Mutume appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Isheunesu Matova facing fraud charges and was granted US$100 bail. According to the State, in 2019, the complainant, Jackson…
BULAWAYO-BASED edible oils processor, United Refineries Limited (URL), has captured the attention of lawmakers with its resilience and ambitious growth plans.This was evident on Friday when the parliamentary portfolio committee on Industry and Commerce, led by Zaka South MP Clemence Chiduwa, toured the company.Chiduwa stated that the firm had continued to thrive, with its diversified…
By Stella MadzivanyikaSTAFF WRITERmadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zwAUTHORITIES are working to expand the Dzivarasekwa turnoff along the Harare-Bulawayo Road, a notorious black spot for road accidents, while police have deployed personnel to control traffic during the day.This comes after a fatal road accident killed eight people traveling in a kombi on Wednesday morning; seven people also died at the…
Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo A 36-YEAR-OLD man from Inyathi area, Matabeleland North Province, has been sentenced to an effective 15 years in prison after being convicted of attempted rape. Khumbulani Ngulube last week appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga facing two counts of rape and attempted rape. He pleaded not guilty to the charges….
By Rutendo Ngara A COMMUTER omnibus driver who allegedly caused an accident in Dzivaresekwa, Harare, last week, killing eight people, has been remanded in custody. Gaylord Hunda appeared before Mbare magistrate Batsirai Madzingira facing culpable homicide charges. According to the State, on March 19, along the Bulawayo Road, Hunda was driving a Toyota Hiace omnibus,…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO FOUR suspects have been arrested in connection with a robbery that occurred at Holy Cross Business Centre in the Midlands Province on March 13. The robbery, which took place in the early hours, involved the suspects threatening five victims with machetes and knives before making off with cash and valuables worth…
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has deregistered gospel musician Ivy Kombo and her husband Andy Kasi. The two have pending cases before the court where they allegedly bribed officials at the Council for Legal Education (CLE) to obtain practicing certificates after completing their law degrees in the United Kingdom. This development was confirmed by…
PROPOSED amendments to the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) Amendment Bill threaten the sustainability of the country’s medical aid system, the Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) has warned. The Bill, gazetted on December 20 last year, will include bringing medical aid societies under IPEC’s regulatory ambit. Medical aid societies are currently regulated by…
