By Rutendo Ngara A BOGUS police officer, Paunonga Butau, 49, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by a Karoi magistrate for raping a local 20-year-old girl. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Butau posed as a police officer and took the girl to his house on the pretext that they were going…
A GHANAIAN woman was yesterday sentenced to an effective eight months in prison at the Harare Magistrates Court after she was convicted of fraud and contravening the Immigration Act. Zakia Abdul Ahmed Issah, 26, was found guilty by magistrate Ruth Moyo. The magistrate said Issah did not waste the court’s time by pleading guilty before…
GLOBAL Renaissance Investments (GRI) is set to host the ninth edition of the Zimbabwe Infrastructure Summit and Awards at the Troutbeck Hotel in Nyanga next week. The event aims to accelerate infrastructure development projects, which are crucial in achieving the country’s Vision 2030, a plan to transform Zimbabwe into an upper-middle-class economy. It is scheduled…
THE government has revealed that many women continue to suffer from obstetric fistula due to their inability to afford the necessary surgeries for treatment. Obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and tragic childbirth injuries consisting of a hole between the birth canal and bladder and or rectum. It is commonly caused by prolonged,…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE trial of Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, who faces allegations of posing as a medical professional at Mpilo Central Hospital, was yesterday postponed at the Tredgold Magistrates Court to Thursday. The accused is facing further allegations of violating bail conditions. Allegations are that Vanhuvaone, who was arrested last month and is out…
By Rutendo Ngara THE attempted murder trial of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Sunningdale MP Maureen Kademaunga continued yesterday at the Harare Magistrates Court with the lead investigating officer contradicting evidence presented before the courts. Kademaunga is being jointly charged with CCC councillor Clayd Mashozhera, Noel Munhuwei and Daudi Jessub on three counts of attempted…
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) says it will not tire from pushing the government to offer free breast cancer screening for both males and females. This comes as the country has joined the rest of the world in commemorating breast cancer awareness month. Speaking to Daily News yesterday, CAZ information research…
POLICE say a man was stabbed to death over US$3 in Siyaphambili village, Filabusi, Matabeleland South province. In a statement yesterday, police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi said police in Filabusi arrested Trymore Mangena “in connection with a case of murder in which Nkulumo Sibanda, 47, died at Siyaphambili Village on 03 October 2024 after being…
BY RUTENDO NGARA BULAWAYO High Court judge, Sijabuliso Siziba, has blasted a Hwange magistrate who presided over the case of one Necious Ndlovu who is facing two rape charges for grossly breaching his rights during the court process. Siziba ruled that the magistrate did not follow the correct trial procedure when he slapped the offender…
AN ARTISANAL miner, Herbet Ruzive, was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for fatally stabbing his colleague who was trying to refrain him from fighting. In her ruling, justice Philda Muzofa said Ruzive did not show any remorse and did not apologise to the family of the deceased, Tinashe Mahachi. She, however, suspended two years on…
