THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has renewed its war against open space worshippers who are scattered around the city. This comes after it emerged yesterday that the local authority conducted a study on the operation of the open air worshippers who are mainly of the apostolic sect after previous efforts against them failed to bear…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE homeless man, Godfrey Chininga, 40, yesterday appeared before a local magistrate facing charges of allegedly breaking into a flat in the Avenues area where he stayed for nearly four years, while the owner was in the United Kingdom (UK). Chininga appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing malicious damage to…
By Nyasha Kunyiwa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE GOVERNMENT has directed that organisations operating as trusts and using public funds must register as Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) to avoid falling foul of the law. Speaking in Harare during an engagement meeting with civil society organisations over the amendment of the PVO Bill, minister of Justice Ziyambi Ziyambi said…
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two suspects on allegations of stealing copper cables and damaging street lights. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson, Abednico Ncube, said the two men were apprehended by the alert residents. “Police in Bulawayo confirm the arrest of Ephraim Mbewe, 40, and Leeroy Manyora, 27, both from Sizinda…
FORMER Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe special advisor and Bikita West legislator Munyaradzi Kereke who has been out on bail, is back in prison to serve the remaining 20 months of his jail term after the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed his appeal against both conviction and sentence for rape. Kereke, who was convicted and incarcerated…
By Ketty NyoniSTAFF WRITERnyonik@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City health services director Prosper Chonzi has urged residents to seek medical attention swiftly if they experience flu-like symptoms following an outbreak of influenza. In an interview with the Daily News yesterday, Chonzi said it was critical to prioritise seeking medical attention to ensure a speedy recovery. “There is a…
BY RUTENDO NGARA TWO Chitungwiza police officers were yesterday brought before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing charges of allegedly extorting US$10 000 from a local businessman. Abisha Mubaiwa and Last Chihuri appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi before they were granted US$100 bail each and remanded to July 22. The two and their other two accomplices,…
By Rutendo Ngara A MAN, 34, from Madlambuzi, in Bulilima district, Matabeleland South Province, will spend the next 20 years behind bars for raping his daughter on several occasions since 2020, resulting in her falling pregnant and giving birth. He was convicted of rape at the Plumtree Magistrates’ Courts. According to the National Prosecuting Authority…
BY RUTENDO NGARA A RIMBI Tours bus conductor, Levie Tsongo, 37, was yesterday in court facing human trafficking charges after he allegedly smuggled a female minor to South Africa. The court heard the minor is allegedly being sexually exploited. Tsongo appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi who granted him US$100 bail and remanded him to…
By Rutendo Ngara AN EGYPTIAN national Tamar Mocktar Attia Abdalla, 42, was yesterday convicted by a Harare Magistrates’ Court for overstaying in Zimbabwe after his business visa had expired. He was convicted for snapping the Immigration Act by magistrate Ruth Moyo who fined him US$150 or three months in jail if he fails to pay….
