A LEADING Chinese gold producer, Ming Chang Sino Africa (Ming Chang), on Thursday commemorated the International Children’s Day and announced it will pay school fees for 20 pupils at Shamva Ming Chang Primary School. Children’s Day is celebrated annually in honour of children. Ming Chang Sino Africa’s pledge follows similar donations that have been made…
POLICE have arrested two siblings who allegedly teamed-up to kill their father before one of them went on to murder her two children. In a statement yesterday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi confirmed that the siblings from Bikita district in Masvingo Province first killed their father after accusing him of witchcraft before the other killed…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A BULAWAYO magistrate has ordered a 34-year-old man from Nguboyenja Suburb to undergo a mental check-up after he was arrested for allegedly running amok before smashing vehicles in the city centre. The accused, David Phiri, yesterday appeared before magistrate Nomagugu Maphosa facing three charges of malicious damage to property. He was…
THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has bemoaned the rise of gender-based abuse in the informal sector saying there was a need for authorities to urgently address the vice. In its latest survey released yesterday, Zimcodd said it discovered that a lot of women in the informal sector were victims of Gender-Based Violence…
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested four suspects linked to a series of armed robberies that occurred in Bulawayo and surrounding areas between April 11 and May 23 this year. In a statement yesterday, police national spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the four suspects were arrested after one of them implicated his other associates in his arrest….
By Nyasha Kunyiswa THE United States government has through USAid availed US$8,7 million for food assistance to approximately 66 000 food insecure rural Zimbabweans under the World Food Programme (WFP)’s food assistance for assets programme this year. This comes as both urban and rural Zimbabweans, especially in arid regions such as Masvingo and Matabeleland province,…
A MAN from Kuwadzana, Harare, yesterday appeared in court after he was arrested for allegedly possessing pornographic videos in his mobile phone. Thamsanqa Mpofu, 32, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing charges of contravening a provision of the Data Protection Act or alternatively being in possession of intimate images and videos. The accused denied the…
THE Methodist Church in Zimbabwe (MCZ) is embarking on a two-day medical outreach tomorrow and Saturday in Mt Darwin. The outreach is being undertaken in collaboration with Population Services Zimbabwe, Health@Heart Foundation Trust and Trinity Pharmacy, among other partners. To be held at Mt Darwin District Hospital, the medical outreach is aiming to attract more…
A HARARE man will spend the next year in prison after he pleaded guilty to breaking into a home in Borrowdale and making off with two blankets. Brian James, 23, was arraigned before a Harare magistrate last week where he was charged with unlawful entry into premises. The State alleged that on May 21 this…
THE country’s second-largest mobile network operator, NetOne, has extended its support to people with albinism in Chipinge and surrounding areas. In partnership with Hope for the Future Foundation, NetOne recently distributed sunscreen lotions, sanitary pads, and lip balms as part of its corporate social responsibility. In a statement, NetOne group chief executive Raphael Mushanawani reaffirmed…
