Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A NYAMANDLOVU man, accused of axing a villager during a dispute over unauthorised use of his donkey cart, has been denied bail. Mlamuli Moyo appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing assault and attempted murder charges. He pleaded not guilty to both charges. The court ruled that Moyo should remain…
By Rutendo Ngara STAFF WRITER ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A FORMER Shamva Mining Company employee who allegedly sold a company vehicle has appeared in court facing a US$17 000 fraud charge. Fastino Ngoma appeared yesterday before magistrate Apolonia Marutya who granted him US$100 bond. He was remanded to December 31. Prosecutor Rufaro Chonzi alleged that in January 2021,…
Brandon Josphat SENIOR STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE government is set to legislate the operations of security guards with a view to improving the security of individuals and institutions in the face of a worrying increase in crime in the country. Addressing a post Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said a…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A NKAYI man in Matabeleland North was two years ago stabbed to death after declining to light a cigarette by two fellow villagers. For killing Ronald Shonhiwa, Abraham Ngwenya and Bisena Munkuli were recently sentenced to 22 years each in Jail by High Court judge, Justice Ngoni Nduna. It was the…
Hazel Marimbiza in BULAWAYO A SIGNIFICANT stride towards strengthening Zimbabwe’s fight against tuberculosis (TB) is underway as the rehabilitation of the national TB reference laboratory at Mpilo Central Hospital is now over 90 percent complete. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Mpilo hospital chief executive officer Narcisius Dzvanga said the facility would enhance universal health…
RUTENDO NGARA HIGH Court judge, Justice Philda Muzofa, has quashed Luckmore Mutsindikwa’s conviction and ordered a retrial after ruling that he had been wrongly convicted. Mutsindikwa was convicted of armoured cable theft and was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, but Justice Muzofa’s argument is that he was supposed to be charged or convicted of contravening…
Brighton Muronzereyi STAFF WRITER muronzereyib@dailynews.co.zw THE Victoria Falls Town Council has suspended town clerk, Ronnie Dube, on allegations of corruption and abuse of office. This comes as the country is battling with the scourge of corruption in local authorities with the latest resulting in the suspension of Harare town clerk Hosiah Chisango last month. In…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A THIRD suspect, Amen Ncube, has been arrested in the case of a stolen South African-registered Toyota Fortuner vehicle. The main accused, Brighton Chipunza, a car dealer and popular socialite known as Dash, appeared before the Bulawayo Magistrates Court last week facing vehicle theft charges. Ncube was remanded to December 11….
SIXTY students from Lingfield Advent School in Gweru have embarked on a 13-day trip to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain,…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned a 720-megawatt Titan Thermal Power Plant and a 100-megawatt solar PV project by Afrochine in Selous, Hwange. This comes as the country is battling with a power crisis that has negatively impacted businesses and ordinary people amid a 12 hour load schedule. In his key address during the groundbreaking ceremony…
