BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE THE Zimbabwe Infrastructure and Housing Development Trust has come up with a housing scheme for civil servants in both rural and urban areas. The Trust’s founder and chairman, Zvondai Devera, a building contractor, told the Daily News on Sunday that beneficiaries of the Fund would be civil servants who own residential stands…
A BULAWAYO man has been sentenced to five years in prison for attempting to murder his wife following a violent domestic dispute that left the victim with severe injuries. Peter Moyo appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Matthew Mutiro facing a charge of attempted murder. He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was convicted after…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 20-YEAR OLD man from Badala Village in Inyathi, Matabeleland North Province has escaped a custodial sentence after he was convicted for impregnating his 14-year-old girlfriend. The accused, Mbusiwethu Nkala appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Matthew Mutiro facing a charge of rape. He pleaded innocence to the charge of rape but…
A REGISTERED Harare medical doctor, nurse and a pharmacist who were arrested after they were implicated in an illegal drugs syndicate involving pethidine, were acquitted yesterday by magistrate Ruth Moyo. Tanaka Chimuka, Tapiwa Mutebuka and Sam Chasaya were arrested earlier this year by detectives from CID drugs who claimed to have received information linking them…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HIGH Court judges Justices Esther Muremba and Deputy Judge President Garainesu Mawadze have pleaded with Parliament to give regional magistrates more powers in penalising offenders. Currently, magistrates’ sentencing powers are limited to just 12 years even if they handle a complex case which might deserve more than a 12 years sentence. The…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw FORMER deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe says lawmakers are pushing for the establishment of a parliamentary caucus on cancer to ensure robust awareness campaigns across the country. A parliamentary caucus is a group consisting of members of different political parties or independent politicians with similar ideologies. Speaking to the Daily News…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A 53-YEAR-OLD Tajikistani national who overstayed in Zimbabwe will be deported following his conviction of violating the Immigration Act. Asror Saidov,who was residing in Kwekwe, was convicted by the Gweru magistrates’ court which fined him US$200 or two months imprisonment. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) , Asror entered…
Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dauilynews.co.zw A STEPFATHER who allegedly raped his stepdaughter when his wife had gone to work was denied bail at the magistrates’ court. Gideon Mutetwa appeared before magistrate Taurai Manuwere who advised him to apply for bail at the High Court. It is the State case that on December 18, at around…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 55-YEAR OLD Lupane man, Mlungisi Ndebele, has been sentenced to an effective two years in prison after being convicted of culpable homicide for causing the death of his 93-year-old stepfather. Ndebele appeared before Justice Christopher Dube-Banda at the Bulawayo High Court where he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for peace and stability in Mozambique following protests triggered by the decision by the Constitutional Council of Election Results to uphold Frelimo`s electoral victory. This comes as Mozambique Interior Minister Pascoal Ronda said at least 21 people have been killed in unrest since the country’s top court confirmed the governing…
