BY RUTENDO NGARA AMALGAMATED Rural Teacher’s Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) leader Obert Masaraure was yesterday found guilty of obstructing the course of justice by Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka. Masaraure was arrested in July 2022 before being granted bail. He was remanded in custody to today for pre-sentencing recording. The magistrate said in her ruling that…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THREE Beitbridge men have been slapped with a jail term of 10 months each after they were found in possession of impala and warthog carcasses and a scrub hare without a permit. Simon Ngulube, 41, Mushe Muleya, 37 and Welcome Ngulube, 30, yesterday appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Maxwell Ncube facing charges…
By Rutendo Ngara A SUSPECTED thief, who allegedly broke into a house in Chadcombe, Harare before stealing a firearm and property worth US$800, has been remanded in custody. Romeo Muziri, 27, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday charged with theft and contravening the Firearms Act or unlawful possession of a firearm. He will return…
A HARARE man, 28, Tinashe Chirevo was yesterday brought before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts for allegedly gang-raping a 21-year-old woman in Glen Norah last week. He appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa and was remanded in custody to June 14 before he was advised to apply for bail at the High Court. It is the State…
A BULAWAYO man, 40, was yesterday thrown behind bars for 18 months after threatening his victim with a knife before robbing him of his US$2. Ezekiel Lunga of Burnside appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Rachel Mukanga facing a charge of aggravated robbery. He pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted after a full trial. Lunga…
THE Food and Agricultural Organisation (Fao) says it is scaling up efforts to reduce the use of highly hazardous pesticides in Zimbabwe and Zambia through assisting both countries to formulate a harmonised mitigation strategy to strengthen the regulation of the pesticides. Speaking during a stakeholder meeting yesterday, Ivy Saunyama, the Fao agricultural officer said while…
By Shamaine Chirimujiri chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw INTEGRATED media services company, Jester Media Services (JMS) employees have received free medical check-ups, as part of the…
By Masimba Makwembere makwemberemv@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) is targeting to feed 6 000 rural learners in Binga district, Matabeleland North Province under its supplementary feeding scheme amid the El Nino-induced drought. In its report released yesterday, the ZRCS said the feeding scheme was also meant to ensure that no child misses school…
THE visiting United Nations (UN) secretary general’s special envoy for road safety, Jean Todt, has called on the government and private sector to work together to end road carnage. Addressing the media in Harare yesterday, Todt said the UN was working on addressing road safety issues before urging road users to observe rules and minimise…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE man, 34, was yesterday arraigned before the local courts facing charges of allegedly raping and robbing a woman in Waterfalls while threatening her with a machete. Raphael Zachariah appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa facing two counts of rape and robbery before he was granted US$200 and remanded to June…
