THE United Nations (UN) says there is a need for Zimbabwe to mobilise and commit more financial resources to women’s organisations to curb gender-based violence (GBV). This comes as the country has joined the rest of the world in commemorating 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence (GBV) amid concerns of increased cases. Speaking…
THE Midlands State University has established a 10th faculty, the Built Environment, Art and Design, which aims to address skills shortages identified…
DETHRONED Zanu PF Bulilima Member of Parliament Dingumuzi Phuti has filed an urgent application at the Bulawayo High Court seeking a rescission of judgment nullifying his August 23 election victory. This was after losing Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate Bekezela Maplanka petitioned the court, citing several electoral irregularities. Justice David Mangota handed down a…
A RECORD 100 electoral cases were filed against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) before and after the August general elections by aggrieved…
FORMER Education minister Dzingai Mutumbuka alleges that he almost lost his house in Chisipite, Harare, after fraudsters faked title deeds and sold the US$600 000 property for US$140 000. Mutumbuka is one of the Cabinet ministers who resigned shortly after the 1989 Willowgate scandal, where some prominent people were re-selling vehicles which they would have…
DESPITE the fact that 68 percent of Zimbabweans live in regions where malaria outbreaks are likely to occur, the government says it has managed to curb the spread of the disease. This comes at a time when the country has recorded 144 889 malaria cases as of last month, with more than 220 people having…
A MAN and a woman have appeared in court facing fraud charges after allegedly trying to use a fake High Court order to get custody of two children. Gift Phiri and Lois Rodo Madyavanhu were arraigned last week before Harare magistrate Apolonia Marutya who remanded the former in custody until today. Madyavanhu, who was coming…
A HARARE man has been taken to court for allegedly forging documents of agreement of sale and claiming ownership of a house that reportedly belongs to ‘Vapostori for ED’ leader Lloyd Gwasira. Nigel Mutambikwa was brought before a Chitungwiza magistrate over the weekend, facing a charge of fraud. Mutambikwa was remanded in custody until Thursday…
A VEHICLE Inspection Department (VID) driving inspector is being accused of fraudulently issuing a Certificate of Competency (CoC) to a woman who had not taken a driving test. Christopher Makweza, 53, who is stationed at the VID Eastlea Depot, was arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Friday before being remanded out of custody on…
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has urged the youth to play their part so that the country can achieve its Vision 2030 by 2028 to attain an upper middle-income economy. This comes as economic anchors such as agriculture have achieved their 2025 target of a US$18 billion economy and have since reviewed it upward to US$13…
