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A LOCAL bank employee, accused of forging clients’ identity documents before transferring US$16 000 from old Visa cards to new ones during the bank’s transition, appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court yesterday.Nyasha Dean Chigiyegiye, a business intelligence analyst, appeared before provincial magistrate Isheunesu Matova facing fraud charges.He was granted US$300 bail and remanded to March…

Rutendo NgaraSenior Staff Writerngarar@dailynews.co.zwAN employee of a Harare company, Warpack, has been granted a US$300 bail after appearing in court yesterday facing charges of allegedly swindling over US$50 000 from his employer.Innocent Stanley Nyahodza appeared before provincial magistrate Isheunesu Matova, who remanded him to March 14.Warpack specialises in the distribution and production of dry groceries,…

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zwA HARARE man, Clive Mukofa, who is already in remand prison on armed robbery charges, appeared in a magistrate’s court yesterday facing fresh US$500 robbery charges.He appeared before regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, who advised him to apply for bail at the High Court.Mukofa will return to court on February 27.On January 15…

Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zwPARIRENYATWA hospital has partnered with the Chinese government to offer free eye cataract surgeries to at least 600 patients starting next week.Speaking to journalists in Harare yesterday, the head of Sekuru Kaguvi Eye Hospital at Parirenyatwa, Boniface Macheka, said they had already screened 300 patients ahead of the commencement of the surgeries.“PGH,…

GOVERNMENT says hosting the National Youth Day in Bulawayo, the second-largest city, will boost youth-led enterprises. Bulawayo Provincial Affairs permanent secretary Paul Nyoni said the event, to be held at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair grounds, would provide an economic boost for local businesses. “We commend the government for its policy to rotate national events…

GOVERNMENT has expressed concerns over the proliferation of fuel stations near residential areas, posing a threat to human lives. Giving oral evidence before the parliamentary portfolio committee on Energy in Parliament yesterday, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Energy, Gloria Magombo, said authorities were investigating whether the issuance of licences was done above board….

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) aims to boost its revenue through various sustainability projects, ensuring the city benefits from carbon credits.Carbon credits represent a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, compensating for greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change.The United Nations allocates a certain number of credits to countries, which are responsible for issuing, monitoring, and…