CHIEDZA Simbo has become a prominent figure in human rights advocacy and community engagement, especially noted for her impactful tenure with the Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association (ZWLA). Our Lifestyle Editor, Vasco Chaya, caught up with Simbo to discuss her current work and future aspirations. Here are highlights from their conversation. Q: It’s been a decade…
GOVERNMENT is courting United Arab Emirates (UAE) investors in the energy sector to boost the country’s power generation capacity in order to enhance economic development. This comes as the country is currently witnessing 15 hours of load shedding owing to lower water levels at Kariba Dam and frequent faults of units 1 to 6 at…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 32-YEAR OLD man from Nineva Village, Mbembesi, Matabeleland North Province, has been sentenced to six years in prison for aggravated indecent assault after kidnapping six boys before forcing them to masturbate using condoms. It is suspected the sordid acts were for ritual purposes. Mbonisi Mahlangu appeared before Bulawayo regional…
Hazel Marimbizain BULAWAYO BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) says the continuous depletion of raw water and intermittent electricity supplies have further worsened the supply of treated water in the city. This has seen the city adopting a 130-hour water shedding schedule. In a statement yesterday, BCC town clerk Christopher Dube said the local authority was resorting…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO A WOMAN from Sizinda, Bulawayo, who kidnapped and assaulted her husband’s girlfriend, has been sentenced to three years in prison. Amanda Ngwenya appeared before regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing kidnapping, attempted murder and robbery charges.She pleaded not guilty to the charges, but was convicted after a full trial.Ngwenya was sentenced to three…
ZIMBABWE and the European Union (EU) yesterday signed four financing agreements worth Euro 75 million (approximately US$80 million) to support projects and…
WAR veterans have warned that attempts by “mafikizolos” (Johnny-come-latelies in politics) to drive a wedge between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and VP Constantino Chiwenga will be resisted robustly. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the newly-elected secretary general of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA), Sam Parerenyatwa, said ex-combatants were very angry over the…
FOREIGN Affairs minister Amon Murwira has implored industry to focus on manufacturing unique culture-based exports to boost the country’s trading opportunities. He was speaking to businesses in Bulawayo yesterday where he challenged them to venture into global marketable goods and penetrate international markets. “We are measured by how much we export. It doesn’t matter how…
Rutendo Ngara A REGISTRAR of Companies, testifying yesterday in a matter in which a Harare couple allegedly defrauded former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono after changing directorship, said the directorship had not changed since 2009. Gono is reported to have lost $100 million in the unlawful transfer. Clark Makoni and his wife…
BY RUTENDO NGARA APOSTOLIC sect leader Madzibaba Ishmael Chokurongerwa was yesterday back at the Harare Magistrates Court facing fresh charges of allegedly raping three minor girls. Two of the minors have since given birth. Chokurongerwa is currently on trial at the Norton Magistrates Court following his arrest early this year together with his co-accused Shingirai…
