A WOMAN from Eastview, Harare, allegedly tried to kill her husband after he bought his son some candy and ignored her child. Olliet Million, 37, appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday facing attempted murder charges. She was granted US$50 bail before being remanded to February 15. State prosecutor Anesu Chirenje told the court that…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) yesterday donated over US$11 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) Zimbabwe to assist at least 300 000 food insecure people . This comes as the country is experiencing an El Nino phenomenon which is threatening the national grain output as the onset of…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A TRAINEE mechanic, 19, on attachment at BMW and Benz Service Centre in Donnington, Bulawayo, who was captured on camera stealing a client’s Mercedes Benz, has been sentenced to six months in prison. Adonia Muzondi of Cowdray Park was this week found guilty by Bulawayo magistrate Sibonginkosi Mkandla of a…
By Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) says there has been a surge in youth migration from the second-largest city to other countries in the past decade. This comes as Zimbabweans have been leaving the country in search of employment amid worsening economic challenges in the country since the turn of the…
ENVIRONMENTAL Management Agency (Ema+) director general Aaron Chigona yesterday appeared in court facing criminal abuse of office charges after allegedly approving the illegal allocation of stands on wetlands in Borrowdale, Harare. Chigona, 55, who was arrested on Tuesday, appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje and was granted US$300 bail. The State claims that Chigona gave…
A CHINESE translator, who has been on the run since November last year after he allegedly sold his clients fake Temporary Employment Permits (TEPs), has appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing forgery charges. Brighton Silent Mutete, 30, of Kuwadzana, Harare, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Apolonia Marutya and was granted US$50 bail. He will…
TWO suspected drug dealers, who were arrested last Saturday for selling crystal meth, an illegal and dangerous substance, have been remanded in custody. Norah Makwavarara, 40, who has a similar charge before the courts, and Dexter Muteredhe, 34, appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts on Monday facing charges of dealing in dangerous drugs. Makwavarara was…
TWO Chinese nationals allegedly stole their housemate’s vehicle and some household appliances while he was in France visiting his family. Niu Shihao, 53, and Wang Runzhi, 51, were brought before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje, facing theft charges. The duo was remanded out of custody on free bail and instructed to return to court on February…
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) yesterday arrested Environmental Management Agency (Ema) director general Aaron Chigona on criminal abuse of office charges. He is alleged to have issued an environmental impact assessment certificate (EIA) to a company known as Borrowdale Investments. “Zacc has arrested the director general of the Environmental Management Agency, Mr Aaron Chigona on…
THE Parliament of Zimbabwe has leapt to Senator Chief Fortune Charumbira’s defence, saying he remains president of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) and is appealing to the Africa Union (AU) to thwart attempts to remove him. This comes after a meeting of the PAP last week, chaired by acting president Ashebir Gayo, resolved that nominations…
