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BY RUTENDO NGARA A HOUSING cooperative official has been remanded in custody after appearing before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing charges of allegedly defrauding 37 members of over US$78 000 in monthly contributions. Light to Disabled Housing Cooperative secretary Joseph Komechayana appeared before magistrate Isheanesu Matova yesterday facing fraud charges. He was remanded in custody…

THREE suspected dagga dealers, who had close to five tonnes of the product seized by police in Msasa on Monday, were yesterday remanded in custody. Lloyd Matamba, Michael Alfaneta, and Justice Mahope appeared before Harare magistrate Rufaro Pavanhu facing charges of unlawful dealing in dangerous drugs and contravening the Liquor Act. Prosecutor Takudzwa Jambawu alleges…

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has concluded plans to start constructing the US$100 million Glass Block Bopoma Dam, despite some residents’ reservations about the project. A water purchase agreement is set to be signed by the main contractor, JRG Construction, the BCC, and the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa), paving the way for construction to…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO POLICE in Midlands Province are investigating a case in which a 66-year-old man was allegedly murdered by a group of nine youth who attacked him with machetes and knives. The deceased, Bornface Nkomazana of Butete Village under Chief Bunina, was reportedly intercepted by the gang on March 8, 2025 around 11pm…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 42-YEAR-OLD man has been taken to court facing allegations of murdering his wife during a domestic dispute. John Dube appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Matthew Mutiro facing a charge of murder. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was advised to apply for bail at the High Court. The matter…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE provincial magistrate Ruth Moyo yesterday acquitted a police officer facing allegations of stealing a service duty pistol in 2005 at Gutu Police Station. John Chatsika was reported by his estranged wife last year for allegedly possessing a firearm used to threaten her during domestic disputes. The court heard…

COUNCIL officials here have identified a new cemetery site with the capacity to accommodate 80 000 graves at Goodhope Farm, as the city grapples with rapidly dwindling burial space. Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting yesterday, the metro’s director of town planning, Wisdom Siziba, said the new site would go a long way to alleviating the…

Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw TM PICK n Pay, one of the leading supermarkets in the country, last week partnered with CABS financial institution to hand over to KidzCan US$80 000 worth of drugs generated from their Orange of Hope promotion. Speaking at the handing-over ceremony, TM Pick n Pay finance director Gamu Nyamuzinga said that out…

Yvonne Ncube in Bulawayo POLICE in Midlands Province have confirmed two separate cases of attempted murder in Zvishavane and Nembudzia, both involving violent altercations over accusations of gossip and theft. In the first incident, a 32-yearold man, Respect Muyambo, was arrested after allegedly stabbing a co-worker, Bongani Ncube, 20, multiple times with a flick knife….

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A MAN who allegedly duped his employer and another businessman of a combined US$150 000 after conducting fraudulent transactions was granted US$1 000 bail at the Harare Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Rocky-Thomas Nkosikhona Mkhethiwa appeared before Harare Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, facing two counts of fraud. He was remanded to April…