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Brandon JosphatSTAFF WRITERjosphatbl@dailynews.co.zw AUTHORITIES have given all local authorities the green light to proceed with the swearing-in of newly- elected councillors in last month’s general election. According to the Constitution, councillors are required to be sworn in within nine days of the announcement of the harmonised election results.However, last week the ministry of Local Government…

A 28-YEAR-OLD man from Village Three, Sishawe area in Insuza, Matabeleland North Province, yesterday escaped jail after he was dragged to court for stealing two cellphones and US$260. Thembani Ncube appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa charged with unlawful entry and theft. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 months in prison, of which…

AN EMPLOYEE is facing armed robbery charges after he and four co-workers reportedly pursued their supervisor and stole nearly US$130 000 from her. Roy Pedzisai Jambaya, 35, of Chikanga, Mutare, appeared before Harare Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa recently, where he was remanded in custody and will return to court tomorrow for his bail application. The State…

FORMER Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko is seeking to have charges of obstruction of justice against him dropped before the start of his trial. Mphoko is facing criminal abuse of office charges after he allegedly ordered the release of the then Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) acting chief executive Moses Juma and board member Davison Norupiri…

HUMAN rights lawyers Douglas Coltart and Tapiwa Muchineripi, who were arrested on Monday on charges of obstructing justice, have notified the State that they will be challenging their placement on remand. The lawyers are being accused of blocking police detectives from CID Law and Order from conducting interviews with their clients, who are admitted at…

By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A MAN from Mpopoma suburb in Bulawayo will spend the next three months behind bars after the court found him guilty of fondling a waitress, while heavily intoxicated. Abel Ncube, 37, yesterday appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Makelo Ncube, facing an indecent assault charge. However, he pleaded not guilty to the…

THE Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) has launched an online platform aimed at linking small-scale miners to potential local and foreign investors as part of establishing partnerships that widen funding opportunities. In an update released yesterday, Zida outlined how the platform would function. “This is a platform developed to connect mining claim holders with…

THE Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA) has moved to capacitate citizens in rural areas with social accountability tenets meant to ensure they demand transparency from incoming councillors and Members of Parliament. This comes after human rights defenders called on leaders who were elected in the recently held harmonised elections to prioritise service delivery and positively trans[1]form…

By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 46-YEAR-OLD Filabusi woman, who runs a tuckshop at Bunyip Mine, is in trouble after she allegedly scalded her 23-year-old customer with boiling water over a US$6 beer debt. Ntombizodwa Ndlovu yesterday appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa facing an assault charge, but pleaded not guilty and was remanded in…