ZANU PF Harare province has suspended former Harare South MP Shadreck Mashayamombe from the party following allegations of indiscipline and fanning factionalism. This comes in the wake of a recent bloodbath in the ruling party that saw Zanu PF’s politburo expel war veteran and central committee member Blessed Geza, along with eight other members, due…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO AN ELDERLY Bulawayo couple, accused of exploiting a technical glitch at a local commercial bank to steal US$30 000 and going on a spending spree, has been convicted and remanded in custody. Frank Sibanda, 65, and his wife, Fransisca Netsai Sibanda, also 65, of Pelandaba, were found guilty on 47 counts…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE trial of former deputy minister of Agriculture Douglas Karoro continued yesterday at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts, where Valley Seeds executive Tichaona Maponga testified against the accused in a matter involving US$43 000 fraud charges. Karoro is jointly charged with Grain Marketing Board (GMB) Mushumbi Pools depot assistant manager Lovejoy…
Masimba Makwembere in Zvishavane A US$29 million housing project implemented by the Public Service Commission (PSC) and First Mutual Wealth in Zvishavane, Midlands Province, is nearing completion and will ease housing shortages in the mining town. Speaking after touring the Midlands Park housing project in Zvishavane this week, the Midlands Provincial Affairs minister, Owen Ncube,…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is planning to repossess at least 133 undeveloped residential stands that have not been developed over the past two years. The owners have since been advised to approach the local council’s officials and present “compelling cases” of why they were not developing the stands within the next 30 days to…
NIGHT vendors operating in Harare’s central business district (CBD) have been given a 48-hour ultimatum to cease operations as the City of Harare and the government launch a joint operation to eliminate illegal vending. This follows the practice of night vending in Harare, where it has become a norm for vendors to set up their…
THE Bindura Regional Magistrate Court has sentenced serial rapist Luckmore Mazambani of Chakondora Village to 126 years in prison for sexually terrorising women in Mt Darwin and Madziwa, Mashonaland Central province. Mazambani was convicted of six counts of rape and three counts of robbery. He was sentenced to 15 years on each count of rape…
By Rutendo Ngara THREE suspected thieves, who allegedly robbed a taxi driver of his car and other belongings at gunpoint, were remanded in custody yesterday by regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa. Gibson Manjonda, Edward Manjonda, and Gaillah Muroyi are facing armed robbery charges and were remanded to March 25 for routine remand. Gofa advised them to…
By Rutendo Ngara ZANU PF MP for Mazowe North, Tsungai Makumbe, was yesterday acquitted of rape by Harare regional magistrate Clever Tsikwa. Makumbe faced allegations of raping his former wife at gunpoint and infecting her with HIV and a sexually transmitted disease (STI). However, in his ruling, Tsikwa said the State failed to prove beyond…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO TWO brothers accused of a series of violent crimes, including armed robbery and attempted murder, have pleaded guilty after initially denying the charges. Enock Mukumbi and his younger brother Roy Mukumbi, both artisanal miners from Upper Rangemore, changed their plea to guilty when they appeared before Western Commonage magistrate Vakai Douglas…
