Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO HUNDREDS of villagers in Umguza, Matabeleland North, are set to benefit from the government’s long awaited revival of Phaphamani Irrigation Scheme, which is one of the largest in the dry province. The scheme had been abandoned for years owing to lack of resources by villagers to effectively get it operational. On Monday,…
A CHINESE man has been remanded in custody after he appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing kidnapping charges after a married couple disappeared in the capital three years ago. Chen Long, 34, appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing an alternative murder charge. He was advised to apply for bail at the High Court and…
A STATE witness in the trial of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) senior member Job Sikhala and former Chitungwiza mayor Lovemore Maiko yesterday told the court that he heard the former ordering members of the opposition party to pelt Zanu PF members with stones. Sikhala, who is in remand prison, and Maiko are on trial…
Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw DESPITE the general increase in access to food across the country, Bulawayo, Harare and Matabeleland South provinces remain food insecure, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). According to its report released on May 19, most urbanites are reeling from the pressure of the foreign currency pricing index and the ever skyrocketing…
Nyasha KunyiswaSTAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume yesterday told municipal police officers to desist from harassing vendors living with disabilities as it is a violation of their constitutional rights. This comes as the council’s law enforcement agents have been engaged in cat-and-mouse games with vendors in the central business district confiscating their wares as the…
A SERVING member of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has been dragged to court for allegedly severely assaulting his 22-year-old wife with a fan and brick for preparing sadza without meat. Shynewell Ndlovu, 34, who is stationed at 4 Brigade Engineer Field Squadron in Masvingo, appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Elijah Singano yesterday facing attempted…
A FEMALE employee who pleaded guilty to stealing over US$4 000 from her employer last week escaped jail after a Harare magistrate sentenced her to perform 10 months of community service. Nyasha Gudyanga, 31, last week appeared before magistrate Yeukai Dzuda charged with fraud. She pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to 24…
A ZIMBABWE National Roads Administration (Zinara) official will spend the next three years in prison after she was found guilty of 258 counts of criminal abuse of office as a public officer. Patricia Chikowere, 47, was arrested in 2018 after it was revealed that she was corruptly interfering with Zinara’s vehicle registry system. In a…
THE death toll in road accidents at the weekend has risen to 14 after six more people died when two vehicles collided along the Kwekwe-Gokwe road on Sunday. In a statement yesterday, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the accident occurred in the Midlands province at around 6pm when two vehicles were involved in a head-on…
A MARONDERA man who killed a 73-year-old man for speaking English will spend the next 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of murder. Anyway Pondo was arrested in 2021 after he assaulted Langton Mandibvira for speaking in English. He was initially jointly charged with Keith Matenena, but the latter was discharged at…
