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Stella Madzivanyikamadzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw A CHITUNGWIZA-BASED taxi driver lost his vehicle and cash after falling victim to robbers last Saturday.According to Harare provincial police spokesperson, Luckmore Chakanza, James Shamwarira was undertaking his normal routine when he was approached by three men who requested transportation to Mayambara, near Chitungwiza.Upon arrival at a tuckshop in Mayambara, one of the…

Rutendo Ngara THREE women from Old Tafara in Harare were yesterday remanded in custody for allegedly killing a man, Charles Julius, whom they accused of stealing a mobile phone belonging to one of them.Mavis Gambiza, Sharon Tayengwa, and Sharon Mafushe appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Isheunesu Matova, facing murder charges.He advised them to apply for…

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has started preparations to implement an electronic billing system by the second quarter of this year to curb the current challenges faced in printing monthly bills.Speaking at an all-stakeholders meeting last Friday, the BCC finance director, Tennyson Mpunzi, said the council had scaled up efforts to implement the e-billing.This comes…

FOUR suspected armed robbers, already on remand for robbery, reappeared at the Harare Magistrates Court on Friday facing new armed robbery charges.Joseph Bilson Makoni, Evans Mabvakure, Norest Sasa, and Clever Chada appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, who advised them to apply for bail at the High Court before remanding them to February 27.Prosecutor Anesu Chirenje…

By Yvonne NcubeTHE High Court in Bulawayo has issued a warrant of arrest for Ndabayezulu Ncube, a 62-year-old Gwanda man accused of killing his wife with a hoe after she allegedly turned down his sexual advances in 2017.Ncube was expected to appear before Justice Ngoni Nduna on Friday to answer to a charge of murder….

Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYOA BULAWAYO regional court has sentenced two local men to six years in prison for stealing a vehicle worth US$5 000 in Botswana and smuggling it into Zimbabwe.Onias Mapfundirwa and Abraham Murima appeared before regional magistrate Matthew Mutiro, pleading not guilty to vehicle trafficking and theft. However, they were convicted after a full…

AGRICULTURAL experts have implored the government to rehabilitate and maintain supply dams in both rural and urban areas in a bid to maximise rainwater harvesting and storage. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday an agricultural technical expert from the Organisation of Rural Associations for Progress (Orap) Thandazani Mkhwananzi said the government could utilize catchment…

THE Zimbabwe Mobile Sanitation Association (ZMSA) has called on the police and local councils to take action against individuals who urinate or defecate in public spaces, citing health hazards. ZMSA president Boston Muteya said maintaining sanitation requires a concerted effort from all stakeholders.  “The government has made a clarion call for a concerted effort in…

BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA POLICE have confirmed the death of three miners at Yellow-snake 37 mine in Kwekwe after their cage’s safety hook broke, causing them to fall into a shaft. According to police spokesperson Paul Nyathi, the incident occurred last Thursday when the miners were exiting the shaft. “As the victims were getting out of…

POLICE in Chitungwiza have arrested three people over allegations of stock theft. This was confirmed by the Harare Provincial Police Spokesperson Luckmore Chakanza who said over three types of meat had been recovered inside a house in Unit N Seke, Chitungwiza. The three accused persons are Canaan Mhizha, Doreen Gwetsuro, and Tanyaradzwa Tarungamiswa. “On February…