BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA SIX suspected cattle rustlers have been arrested after they were found with four carcasses of deboned meat and 25 knives on Friday evening in Chegutu, Mashonaland West Province. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrests yesterday. The suspects were driving along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway before their arrest in Chegutu. Five of the…
AT LEAST 88 people lost their lives due to road accidents since the start of the festive season between December 15 last year and January 1 this year. On December 27, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed that 77 people had died in road accidents between December 15 and 26. However, statements issued by the police…
POOR solar systems connections have been attributed to the rise in fire outbreaks in Bulawayo, putting a strain on the city’s resources and fire equipment. This came out after five houses were razed to the ground with residents blaming Zesa. However, the Bulawayo City Council legal officer, Spekiwa Mugiya, attributed the fire outbreaks at the…
POLICE in Bulawayo have expressed concern over increasing murder cases in Pumula suburbs and have urged residents to resolve their misunderstandings amicably or risk arrest after committing crimes. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo assistant police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele said the force had noticed an increase in murder cases in Pumula Old, Pumula South…
By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw POLICE shot in the legs two suspected Harare armed robbers who attempted to flee after their arrest and had been taken for indications. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi yesterday said the two suspects had been arrested in the central business district (CBD) of Harare last Sunday for allegedly robbing taxis. Mufaro…
THE member-in-charge of Machongwe police base, Chimanimani, Manicaland Province, on Thursday appeared before the Chipinge Magistrates Court facing charges of unlawful release of suspects, including a suspected rapist. Chakoma Machokoto is facing four counts of criminal abuse of office and was remanded out of custody on a US$200 bail. “It is the State’s case that…
AT LEAST 174 modern housing units are being constructed by the Public Service Pension Fund (PSPF) in Madokero, Harare, as the country increases its investments in national infrastructure development. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday during a tour of the two gated community housing projects by the minister of Information, Jenfan Muswere, PSPF implementing partner,…
JOSIAH Saungweme of Bvirindi B Village under Chief Zimunya in Mutare, Manicaland Province, will spend the next 12 years in prison after he was convicted of stealing a bicycle at gunpoint. He appeared before the Mutare Magistrates Court facing robbery charges. “Saungweme robbed the complainant, 17, of his bicycle on 9 September 2024 along the…
BY STELLA MADZIVANYIKA PHILLIP Nyamukama, of Muwi Village under Chief Saunyama in Nyanga, Manicaland Province, has been sentenced to 15 years for breaking into a grocery shop and stealing goods. He appeared before the Nyanga Magistrates Court facing unlawful entry charges. “On 4 December 2024 at around 1900 hrs, the complainant closed her shop, locked…
STELLA MADZIVANYIKA A CHINHOYI man has been convicted for picking up a mobile phone dropped by a fellow resident at a supermarket before taking it to his home. Tavengwa Zhuwawo of Shackleton in Chinhoyi appeared before a local magistrate court facing theft charges. “On 9 December 2024 at around 1300 hours, the complainant parked her…
