BARRED presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere’s spokesperson, Jacqueline Sande, has apologised for her statements in which she was critical of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). In a video on Wednesday, Sande, a lawyer, said she had been requested by the JSC to retract her criticism and was, therefore, making a public apology following Kasukuwere’s removal as…
TWO Harare men, who are believed to be part of a gang of armed robbers involved in a number of break-ins in the capital, have appeared in court facing six counts of armed robbery. Tongai Magoto, 28, and Maxwell Museruka, 32, appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday, where they were remanded in custody and…
THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has challenged the incoming city councillors to urgently, once in office, address issues of poor service delivery, which have been one of the major challenges in the second capital for decades. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the BPRA coordinator, Permanent Ngoma, demanded “innovative leadership” from the newly-elected councillors….
THREE men from Lonely Mine business centre in Inyathi, Matabeleland North Province, have been nabbed for attacking a fellow villager with an axe on the head and leg. This emerged in court on Thursday when Nqobizitha Mpofu, 28, Mduduzi Ngwenya, 23, and Langelihle Mpofu, 22, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing attempted murder…
By Yvonne Ncube A 43-YEAR-OLD man from Fort Rixon in Matabeleland South Province has been arrested on allegations of attempting to rape his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter. Jason Nyamayaro appeared yesterday before Bulawayo regional magistrate, Collet Ncube, where he denied the charges, but was remanded in custody to September 15. The State, represented by prosecutor Nkanyezi…
JAILED socialite Felistas Murata, commonly known as Mai TT, will be back before the courts on September 29, when her new fraud trial is expected to commence. Murata, who was recently convicted on theft of trust property charges, now stands accused of defrauding her friend, Rachael Mhuka, out of US$10 000.The matter was meant to…
A MARONDERA man has appeared in court facing charges of storming the Supreme Court building in Harare armed with an axe before threatening to kill his former wife over the custody of the estranged couple’s child. Tendai Gambiza, 33, of Nyameni suburb, is accused of violating the Domestic Violence Act and another separate charge of…
GLOBAL Renaissance Investments (GRI), a company that brings together local and international investments, has described the recent re-election of President Emmerson Mnangagwa…
FORMER Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo is now a free man after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) yesterday withdrew at the Harare Magistrates Court two fraud charges against him. The former top government official was facing graft charges after he allegedly fraudulently acquired a piece of land in the upmarket Glen Lorne suburb, Harare before…
SEVEN people died while four others were injured when a Honda Fit was involved in a head on collision with a VW Touareg along Harare-Mutare Road yesterday. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident saying they were going to release more details in due course. “The ZRP reports a road traffic accident which occurred…
