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Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw HIGH Court judge, Justice Munamato Mutevedzi, has convicted a Hwedza man for fatally striking his girlfriend with a brick on the head in 2022 after he saw her having bush sex with another man.In his judgment last Friday, Justice Mutevedzi said that Tichaona Tarwirei’s evidence that he saw the now deceased having…

Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO THE government has called for the prioritisation of disaster risk management strategies to ensure communities remain safe during adverse weather conditions.Speaking at a strategic workshop in Bulawayo yesterday, minister of Local Government Daniel Garwe said efforts were being made to minimise disasters being caused by climate change.“We live in a world where…

GOVERNMENT has ordered Harare City Council (HCC) to stop, with immediate effect, the ongoing demolition of illegally-constructed houses in the capital. This comes as the council last week destroyed illegally constructed houses in Belvedere, adjacent to the National Heroes Acre, and some shops at Mbare Musika. Addressing the media during an inspection of a Pinnacle…

By Masimba Makwembere STAFF WRITER makwemberem@dailynews.co.zw THREE armed robbers, Ladma Mutesa Tapiwa Nyakudya, and Sande Saini, have been sentenced to 38 years in prison each after their conviction for using iron bars and robbing people’s homes. They appeared before a Bindura magistrate. The three, with Mike Mapona, also known as Murefu or Shoti and one…

Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw TWO siblings, a brother and sister, are at loggerheads over the inheritance of a house in Highfield, Harare, left by their late father in 1996. Simon and Angela Chigumbura have different mothers and their father, Wise Kambaurayi Guti, left the house in Simon’s name. However, Angela has been staying at the house…

By Rutendo Ngara A MARONDERA man, Collet Tavengwa, also known as Madzibaba Lastrodge, allegedly stole a vehicle from a car dealer on the pretences it was a gift from businessman Wicknell Chivayo, a Harare court heard yesterday. Tawengwa is facing a vehicle theft charge. The vehicle, a Toyota Hilux GD6, is valued at US$10 000….

By Stella Madzivanyika madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw SECURITY companies have been urged to collaborate with the police in the training of their guards to enhance their capacities in the fight against armed robbers. This comes as the country is battling armed robberies with the latest being one of the biggest heists where Ecobank’s Bulawayo branch lost US$4 million…

Nyasha Kunyiswa SENIOR STAFF WRITER kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) says it is worried over low blood stocks, particularly blood group O, ahead of the festive season. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, NBSZ blood supply executive Menard Mutenherwa said they were left with only one day’s supply for blood group O. “As…

By Masimba Makwembere A STEP-FATHER, Tatenda Masunda, has appeared before the Shurugwi Magistrates Court facing charges of poisoning his three-month-old daughter to death. According to the State, on November 3 2024 at around 5am, the accused stopped the infant’s mother from taking the now deceased baby with her to a nearby borehole where she intended…