By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 46-YEAR-OLD man from Inyathi, Matabeleland North Province, has been sentenced to an effective 15 years in prison for rape. Henry Mthombeni appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga facing a rape charge. He pleaded not guilty, but was convicted after a full trial. Mthombeni was sentenced to 20 years…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE High Court has dismissed a bail appeal by a Bulawayo couple who are accused of being in possession of copper cables and rail material worth more than US$100 000 without a licence. The two, Tapfumaneyi Muzarabani and Tracy Ncube, were denied bail at the Bulawayo Tredgold Magistrates Court in April facing…
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart has called on youth to take advantage of the current Bloomberg Philanthropies grant to champion sustainable climate change initiatives in and around the city. This comes after the city of Bulawayo recently received a US$50 000 grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund to combat the negative effects of climate…
SADC and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) will this week hold an investment forum in the capital aimed at showcasing regional priority projects and potential financing solutions. The Sadc secretariat said the investment forum, on Wednesday at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC), would be held on the margins of the…
By Rutendo Ngara TRANSFORM Zimbabwe (TZ) leader Jacob Ngarivhume, and his accomplice Kelvin Gonde, will spend the Heroes Day holidays in remand prison after the postponement of their bail hearing to August 14. The two appeared before magistrate Farai Gwatima facing two counts of disorderly conduct and participating in an unlawful gathering in Avondale, Harare….
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THE government says it is geared to continue supporting Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) who are registered as part of the move to ensure they realise profits from their businesses. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting for MSMEs yesterday, Women Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa said SMEs should not be afraid to get registered as this…
RISING author Sottovoce Ruach, also a leading mental health practitioner, is set to launch three books in October. Ruach is a jack of all trades to say the least considering she is a woman of cloth and wife to popular preacher Hasely. She is an international speaker and country director of Star Swahili Learning Centre…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE Tourism ministry says it is targeting a total of 400 exhibitors for this year’s Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo which is scheduled to take place from September 12 to 14 at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo. Speaking at a media briefing in Bulawayo yesterday, Tourism deputy minister Tongai…
By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw CATHOLIC Bishops have implored the government to engage with opposition political parties to address their grievances amid the increase of political tension in the country. This comes after police said recently that they had heightened security in the country after gathering intelligence that opposition parties and activists were planning to protest…
