PLANS are underway by the government to establish a new sugar milling plant in Mkwasine estates, Masvingo Province. This was confirmed by former Industry minister Sithembiso Nyoni during a question and answer session in the Senate on Thursday. She said authorities have since identified three investors for the proposed project and have since referred them…
A WOMAN, who was part of a human trafficking ring that recruited unsuspecting job seekers and sold them into slavery in Oman, was yesterday convicted of nine counts of human trafficking. Caroline Ziyanga, who was on trial before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje, appeared for her judgment. Ziyanga was initially facing 11 counts of trafficking, but…
THE government says it is committed to back up the Bulawayo City Council’s (BCC) bid to raise US$14 million and urgently alleviate the local authority’s perennial water challenges. This comes after Local Government minister Winston Chitando yesterday met with Bulawayo mayor David Coltart in a closed door meeting as part of the government’s intervention to…
A FORMER Spar employee, who was caught on camera stealing over US$16 000 from the retail store’s safe, has been sentenced to an effective 10 months in prison after he was convicted yesterday at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. Godswill Muzilikazi, who was arrested in 2022, appeared before magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure where he stood trial on…
BULAWAYO City fathers have proposed a name-and-shame policy against litterbugs, among a raft of deterrent measures meant to stop rampant littering and illegal dumping in residential areas and the central business district (CBD). This was revealed in the latest council report after councillor Khathazani Ndlovu had requested to know the council’s strategy regarding the city’s…
A GANG of five armed robbers on Wednesday pounced on a house in Greendale, Harare where there was a funeral wake before stealing cash and valuables worth over US$41 000. Police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, yesterday confirmed the robbery and said investigations were underway. “Police in Highlands are investigating a case of robbery which occurred…
AUTHORITIES say they have started distributing grain to more than two million households who are food insecure, while the latest crop assessment has shown that most crops are now a write-off. Speaking at a post-Cabinet media briefing on Tuesday, Information minister Jenfan Muswere said the government would ensure that everyone in need of food aid…
A HARARE woman, who allegedly helped her uncle to rape a 14-year-old girl who had come to their home seeking a job, has appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. Mercy Ruvarashe Munhenga, 30, was arraigned before magistrate Donald Ndirowei facing charges of procuring with the intent of engaging in sexual intercourse and assault before she…
THREE men who robbed a taxi driver of his Honda Fit vehicle they had earlier hired to take them to Nketa have been convicted and jailed 10 years each. Blessing Ngwenya, Thinkwell Moyo, both 30, and of Nkulumane, and Christopher Tigere, 42 from Rusape in Manicaland Province appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing…
RECENTLY convicted, former Croco Motors parts manager Joseph Matinyarare and receiving clerk Stephen Chafachaipa have been sentenced to 840 and 490 hours of community service respectively by a Harare magistrate. The two were convicted of fraud last month by magistrate Ngoni Nduna for stealing auto parts worth $107 484 633 between 2016 and 2020. In…
