BY RUTENDO NGARA A CHINHOYI High Court judge has sentenced Faithfully Khumalo to 15 years in prison after she was convicted of killing her son, 11, while disciplining him for breaking a television set. She was married to Fredrick Macharaga, and her son, Anele, was a stepson to her then husband. Khumalo and Macharaga were…
PARIRENYATWA hospital has reopened its radiotherapy centre for the first time in two years after repairs on broken down machinery were completed. Speaking to journalists yesterday at the referral centre, Parirenyatwa head of department for radiotherapy Nothando Mutizira said they were treating 10 patients per day since it reopened two weeks ago.“We are very excited…
BY RUTENDO NGARA HARARE magistrate Ruth Moyo yesterday dismissed an application by the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists who were challenging their placement on remand following their arrest on Sunday. They are being charged for participating in an unsanctioned gathering and also disorderly conduct. Among those arrested is the CCC administrator Jameson Timba. During…
BY YVONNE NCUBE A MAN, 28, from Masera Village in Matabeleland South Province has been slapped with a five-year jail term for stabbing a fellow villager following a misunderstanding over the right of way for their scotch carts. Mpho Moyo appeared before a Bulawayo magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing a charge of attempted murder and pleaded…
BY RUTENDO NGARA A COUNCILLOR forward 11 in Seke, Patson Chipunza, 39, was yesterday remanded in custody at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts where he was charged for allegedly defrauding US$41 000. He appeared before Harare magistrate Caroline Matanga. Appearing for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) prosecutor Rufaro Chonzi told the court that in December 2002,…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw A CHIPINGE serial rapist was this week sentenced to a total of 60 years in prison after the trial magistrate had reduced his sentence from 133 years following his conviction on 10 counts of rape and murder. Daniel Chauke, 62, was arrested last month after going on a spree for over two…
By Brandon Josphat THE government has started recruiting university graduates without pedagogy as Advanced Level teachers of mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology in order to address shortage of skilled personnel in the education sector. In a notice yesterday, the ministry of Primary and Secondary Education invited candidates with degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and…
EIGHTY Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists arrested on Sunday for allegedly convening an illegal gathering in Avondale, Harare, yesterday challenged their placement on remand as unlawful. The activists, who include former Mt Pleasant MP and CCC administrator Jameson Timba, told Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo that they were unlawfully detained for more than 48 hours…
BY RUTENDO NGARA A CROWHILL land developer Florence Behane, 59, who was arrested last week, was yesterday further remanded in custody by Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi as the State needs to check on her previous convictions. She is facing fraud charges and was remanded in custody until tomorrow for her bail application continuation. During the…
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) says it is fighting to ensure that human rights of inmates and suspects are fully observed in the country’s prisons and police custody. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the commission’s deputy chairperson, Dorothy Moyo, said it was their mandate to promote, protect and enforce human rights non-selectively. She…
