TWO Health ministry employees have appeared before a Harare court after they allegedly abused the civil servants’ vehicle rebate scheme. Samuel Gerald Doma, 36, and Ruzvidzo Dudzai Bote, 29, were granted US$150 bail each when they appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa last week. They will return to court on November 28 for routine remand….
SEVEN Mutare residents who were accused of kidnapping a Zanu PF party supporter a few days before last month’s general elections have been acquitted. The seven include Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) parliamentary candidate for Mutare South constituency, Moses Mukombiwa, 52, Tadiwanashe Chimbare, 19, Succeed Ruvinga, 19, Martin Nyamapfeni, 33, Martha Gwizo, 39, Cynthia Tombo,…
TWO brothers from Chihota in Marondera rural, Mashonaland East Province, allegedly sold four of their late father’s business stands to an unsuspecting couple for US$5 000 each. Tawanda Goodway Mvududu, 28, and his brother, Tinofara MacArthur, 23, appeared before Harare magistrate Apolonia Marutya last Friday, charged with fraud. The duo was remanded out of custody…
ZIMBABWE and China have maintained solid relations in many sectors, by keeping the values of respect for one another and finding solutions that benefit both countries. Chinese ambassador to Zimbabwe Zhou Ding highlighted China’s contributions to Zimbabwe’s healthcare, educational system, agricultural sector and industrial expansion, at a ceremony held in Harare on Friday to commemorate…
DESPITE numerous efforts by different stakeholders to ensure an increase in women’s representation in positions of leadership, the number of women elected to Parliament continues to deteriorate.The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) says it is going to hold an annual national gender forum on women’s participation in politics on October 31 in Bindura, Mashonaland Central Province.The…
A MAN from Filabusi, Matabeleland South Province, who teamed up with his sister to assault his former girlfriend accusing her of infecting him with a sexually transmitted infection (STI), was yesterday lucky to escape a custodial sentence after he was ordered to perform 350 hours of community service. Mqondisi Sibanda, 25, and his sister Lindiwe…
THE Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta), Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ), Amalgamated Rural Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz), Educators Union of Zimbabwe (EUZ) and Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) filed their application last December, claiming that the government was violating their labour rights. In their application, they cited the Public Service Commission, Mnangagwa, Finance minister…
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested an 18-year-old man who allegedly stabbed a 17-year-old boy to death after they were involved in a gang fight. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident.“Police arrested Malvin Phiri, a male adult aged 18 years, of Magwegwe North, for fatally stabbing a male…
A THIRD Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporter has been brought before a Harare court after he was reportedly linked to the alleged attempted murder of Zanu PF member Cyril Nyauchi on election day last month. Noel Munhuweyi, 33, of Sunningdale, Harare, is facing three counts of attempted murder and one count of malicious damage…
By Rutendo Ngara THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) says it has engaged the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and the police to investigate any corruption-related activities within the organisation. This comes as some senior TIMB officials have either been arrested or stand accused of criminal abuse of office. In a statement yesterday, the board’s…
