TWO suspected robbers, who allegedly killed a man and injured another before robbing them of US$2, have been arraigned before the Harare Magistrate’s Court. Brian Nyawaza, 33, and Fungai Mutandwa, 35, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi charged with murder. The duo is also facing another attempted murder charge. They were remanded in custody and…
ZANU PF Harare provincial chairperson Goodwills Masimirembwa yesterday told the court that Sybeth Musengezi’s supposed fraudulent registration as a ruling party member adversely affected the governing party. Musengezi is on trial after he allegedly falsified his address when he obtained the Zanu PF party membership card. When the trial commenced before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda,…
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) director general, Gift Machengete, was elected vice president of the Council of African Regulators (CAR) at the 12th Smart Africa meeting held in Victoria Falls on Monday. The CAR meeting was held on the sidelines of the three-day Transform Africa Summit 2023 coordinated by Smart Africa. Machengete would deputise…
THE trial of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s former wife, Marry Mubaiwa, which was supposed to proceed yesterday, failed after the court was told that the ex-model’s attorney, Beatrice Mtetwa, had fallen ill. The trial, which was supposed to continue before Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka, was then postponed to May 3. Mubaiwa is being accused of…
THE government says it has incorporated media houses to be part of its exhibition at this year’s Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in a move meant to accelerate the growth and development of the media sector as a whole. Speaking at a press conference at the ZITF which kicked off yesterday, the permanent secretary in…
AN EPWORTH man, who allegedly breached security and tried to confront President Emmerson Mnangagwa while he was giving out title deeds over the weekend, has appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts. Masimba Craig Maganira, 26, appeared before Harare magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure on Monday, where he was charged with disorderly conduct. He is also facing a…
YVONNE NCUBEin BULAWAYO GOVERNMENT has urged the agricultural sector to close the existing gap between research findings and the actual yields that farmers produce in order to fully address food security in the country. Speaking during a field day in Matobo yesterday, Agriculture ministry permanent secretary John Basera said farmers should be at the forefront…
By Brandon Josphat FORMER Rwandan spy Israel Shimimana is seeking the intervention of President Emmerson Mnangagwa to be granted Zimbabwean citizenship after numerous failed attempts. This comes after the ministry of Home Affairs denied him citizenship despite being married to a Zimbabwean woman for more than a decade. Shimimana, who came to Zimbabwe in 2013,…
WOMEN and youth have lauded the high-level masterclass on Investment and Export Readiness Under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as…
THE trial of opposition legislator Job Sikhala, in which he stands accused of inciting violence, failed to proceed yesterday after the opposition legislator’s lawyers filed a new application before the court. Sikhala, together with Chitungwiza North MP Godfrey Sithole, is being charged with inciting the violence that broke out in Nyatsime last year following the…
