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RUTENDO NGARA SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Supreme Court has dismissed an ap­peal by the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), ruling that the mining giant must pay over US$10.7 million to contractor Adlecraft Investment for unpaid mining services. A three-judge Supreme Court bench, including Justices Nicholas Musakwa and George Chiweshe, recently upheld an earlier High Court…

RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE car dealer, Regina Mandeya, who operates Ginnah Motors, appeared in court on Fri­day facing allegations of defraud­ing two clients of more than US$6 000 after failing to deliver vehicles they had paid for. Mandeya, who is facing two counts of fraud, was remanded in custody to today for bail consid­eration. It…

YVONNE NCUBE in BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo High Court has ruled it has full jurisdiction to hear a US$269 474 damages claim brought by mining giant Zimasco (Pvt) Ltd against a La­lapanzi miner accused of unlaw­fully extracting chrome ore. In a recent judgment, Jus­tice Joseph Kabasa dismissed a preliminary objection raised by Fidelis Mudzengi, who had…

HAZEL MARIMBIZA BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) plans to use more than US$2 million collected through its road and water levies to purchase service delivery vehicles and plant equipment as it moves to address challenges posed by an ageing fleet.Speaking during a council meeting on Friday, the acting director of Works for the BCC, Methusi Dibidi,…

YVONNE NCUBE THE High Court has registered a United Kingdom divorce and property distribution order, clearing the way for the enforcement of a US$25 000 settlement and the possible sale of a Bulawayo property if payment is not made.In a judgment delivered by Justice Mpokiseng Dube last week, the court ruled in favour of Lungile…

TAPIWA CHIRUME POLICE say the search for Hezy Motors Logistics director Hazel Silibaziso Mafu is underway over a US$155 000 vehicle import scam.Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said authorities had not abandoned efforts to locate the businesswoman, who is wanted in connection with several fraud cases allegedly…

TAPIWA CHIRUME A SPECIALISED taskforce has been established to stop corrupt individuals from abusing affirmative action procurement categories.Speaking on the sidelines of the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) fifth annual public procurement symposium in Bulawayo yesterday, the authority’s chief executive officer, Clever Ruswa, said it had identified loopholes that were previously exploited by individuals…

MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE THE Manyame Rural District Council has raised alarm over illegal structures mushrooming in peri-urban and communal areas.In a statement yesterday, Manyame Rural District Council (RDC) chief executive officer Farirai Guta expressed deep concern over the expansion of unregulated settlements.“Manyame Rural District Council notes with deep concern the mushrooming of new illegal structures in…

TAPIWA CHIRUME EPWORTH Local Board has announced plans to repossess 172 residential stands in Glenwood Park and Glenwood Extension after beneficiaries allegedly failed to develop the properties within the stipulated period.The local authority’s town secretary, Wilson Mhanda, yesterday said the affected stands had been earmarked for repossession in terms of the Urban Councils Act and…

YVONNE NCUBE A BULAWAYO man who terrorised taxi drivers, kombi operators and passengers during a string of armed robberies has been jailed for an effective six years. Nkosana Makheto, 35, was convicted of armed robbery by Bulawayo regional magistrate Mathew Mutiro. He pleaded not guilty and was convicted after a full trial last week.Makheto was…