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Masimba MakwembereSTAFF WRITERmakwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw FINANCIAL service provider Nedbank has come up with projects for Gender Based Violence (GBV) survivors who live at a safe shelter in Makonde, Chinhoyi, which include poultry and market gardening. Speaking to the Daily News after the handover ceremony of the projects at the weekend, Nedbank executive head of treasury, marketing and…

BY RUTENDO NGARA A HARARE woman Marvelous Mapfumo allegedly connived with two police officers and stole US$107 000 from her Chinese employer. Mapfumo has since been arrested and arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi last Friday on theft charges. The state, however, applied for her further detention to today to allow more investigations as her…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 25-YEAR-OLD man from Makwika Village in Matabeleland North Province has been slapped with an effective 32 months jail sentence for 32 counts of unlawful entry. Future Ncube appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Maxwell Ncube facing charges of aggravated unlawful entry. He was convicted and sentenced to 48 months imprisonment. However, 22…

BY RUTENDO NGARA A LAND developer Florence Behane, 59, appeared in court yesterday for allegedly defrauding a client of more than US$21 000. Behane appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing fraud charges and was remanded in custody until tomorrow for full bail application. Allegations are that sometime in April 2016, the accused person through…

BY NYASHA KUNYISWA PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday paid his condolences to Malawians following the passing on of their Vice President Saulos Chilima in a plane crash last week. Speaking to the media yesterday after signing a book of condolence at the Malawi embassy in Harare Mnangagwa said Chilima’s death had shocked the entire Sadc region….

BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE NEWLY-APPOINTED police officer commanding Harare Province Maxwell Chikunguru says he will help to bring sanity in the capital by intensifying the fight against armed robbers and general crimes. Addressing the media after the official opening of Harare central cafeteria on Friday, Chikunguru said his main focus was fighting crime, particularly in high…

BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE SMALL-TO-MEDIUM enterprises (SMEs) must insure their businesses against any future risks and avoid losses, a Cabinet minister has said. Speaking at the launch of the smallto-medium insurance and risk management product by Champions Insurance in Mbare, Harare, recently, Small-and-Medium Enterprise Development minister Monica Mutsvangwa urged all SME operators to prioritise their businesses…

BY MASIMBA MAKWEMBERE REGULAR checks on men’s mental health conditions are key in the country’s fight against gender-based violence (GBV) as males, although they are the main perpetrators, are also victims who need constant mental assistance. This was said by Men’s Safe Haven (Mesh) director Berita Saranji in an interview with the Daily News yesterday….