FORMER Zanu PF Harare provincial youth chairperson, Jim Kunaka, has appeared in court facing criminal charges after he allegedly threatened to behead a Harare City Council district officer for Sunningdale. Kunaka appeared before a Harare magistrate over the weekend where he was charged with threats to commit murder and was granted US$100 bail before being…
HARARE magistrate Munashe Chibanda has sentenced three Harare men to 12 months in prison each after they were found guilty of committing a robbery in the capital city’s central business district. Thomas Sithole, 38, Courage Kambiriyenda, 23, and Samson Kazingizi, 26, were arrested on January 4 immediately after ganging up on Tinashe Mudyiwa and stealing…
Nyasha Dube A SUSPECTED female armed robber believed to have been involved in several robberies in Chitungwiza, Dema and Marondera has been brought before a Harare magistrate court.Muchaneta Diana Zvimba, 30, was arraigned before magistrate Donald Ndirowei, facing one count of armed robbery.Zvimba was remanded in custody and instructed to approach the High Court for…
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for suspects who broke into a local school and stole US$17 280.National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi told the Daily News yesterday that the incident of unlawful entry and theft occurred at a school at the corner of George Silundika Street and Third Avenue.“Unknown suspects broke into the school…
A TOTAL of 138 people died in road traffic accidents during the period between December 15, 2023 to yesterday, police have said. In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi urged motorists to exercise caution on the roads to avoid further loss of lives. “138 people were killed, while the number of people injured…
A HARARE man, who was reportedly caught red-handed raping a 12-year-old girl, is said to have keeled over pretending to be drunk to avoid getting arrested. Crynoce Mwanamutsvene, 37, of Highfield, Harare, is said to have raped the minor who was sleeping in the dining room. Mwanamutsvene was arraigned before Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda where…
A MAN from Goromonzi, Mashonaland East Province, is facing murder charges after he allegedly bludgeoned his 71-year-old uncle in the head with a wheel spanner while he was asleep. Fanuel Masora, 34, appeared before Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda, who remanded him in custody and instructed him to apply for bail at the High Court. State…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has indicated that it will be cracking down on companies operating in underdeveloped buildings and imposing fines of up to US$500. According to the latest full council minutes, councillors raised concern over dilapidated buildings, which had remained unattended for many years and passed a resolution that…
A HARARE bakery’s former employee, John Nyakamha, has been authorised by the police to stage a one-man demonstration today at the company’s premises in Southerton to push the firm to pay him his dues following an arbitral award handed down over a decade ago. According to court documents, Nyakamha was employed by Lobel’s as the…
TWO men have been arrested in Mberengwa, the Midlands province, for the suspected murder of a colleague they allegedly attacked for swallowing a twist of mbanje the trio was supposed to share, police have said. In a post on X, the police said they had arrested Tawedzerwa Mahole (22) and Wilfred Tshuma (20) for the…
