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By Nyasha Kunyiswa kunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw GARMENT manufacturing firm, Paramount Garment, says it lost property and goods worth approximately US$30 million after their premises were destroyed by fire in December last year. Addressing a press conference in Harare yesterday, Paramount Garment group finance director Jeremy Youmans said their insurer had since accepted liability. “We have lost property…

By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THREE Harare armed robbers allegedly stole US$56 000 from their employer, Runwave Petroleum, where they work as fuel attendants. The trio, Luckson Tsoka (22), Collen Maweni (26) and Norest Chimbumu, all from Ushewekunze suburb in Harare allegedly blasted their employer’s safe using a suspected dynamite and took away the cash. They…

Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO TWO Mahatshula neighbourhood watch committee members who allegedly caused the death of a 20-year-old man whom they suspected to have been a thief in a video that went viral on social media have been dragged to court facing a murder charge. The duo, Mduduzi Ntonisani, 25, and William Nyoni, 28, were…

A GWERU man Tafadzwa Chiradza (39) appeared in court yesterday facing charges of allegedly inciting violence soon after the announcement of last year’s general election results. Chiradza appeared before Harare magistrate Apolonia Marutya facing incitement to commit public violence offence and granted him US$200 bail. According to the court documents, Chiradza was arrested over the…

A HARARE man who allegedly pretended to be an officer from the Office of the President and Cabinet is facing forgery charges after purportedly printing a fake Central Intelligence Organisation identification card. Guide Merejara, 57, and his accomplice, Gladys Matope, 41, were arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi who remanded them in custody on Friday…

ANOTHER Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MP Allan Rusty Markham has resigned from Parliament. His resignation on Friday followed last week’s resignation of the party’s MP for Mt Pleasant, Fadzayi Mahere in solidarity with party ex leader Nelson Chamisa who threw in the towel from CCC. In a letter addressed to the speaker of Parliament,…

GRACE Family International Church “prophet” Evidence Chari has been charged with assault and issuing threats after allegedly verbally attacking a woman outside his church. Chari, 33, who will appear before Harare magistrate Gamuchirai Gore Murume today for his trial commencement, is said to have gotten into an argument with his friend, Caroline Roberts on January…

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says its road policy will now shift from focusing on new roads construction to maintenance of existing ones due to funding constraints. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Bulawayo mayor David Coltart said funds would be channelled towards maintaining the existing roads. “The roads are in a disastrous…