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A FORMER Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) acting chief executive, Satson Muzenda has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for abuse of office, after he illegally violated tender procedures by extending a security company’s contract. In her ruling yesterday, Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka said there was no justification for Muzenda to extend Ex-Combatants Security…

TWO Harare City Council draftsmen have been arraigned before the court on charges of being in possession of articles of criminal use and forgery. Brian Ticky, 30, and Procedure Marange, 38, who are stationed at the Council’s department of Physical Planning and specialise in architecture, appeared before Harare magistrate Stanley Mambanje on Monday facing charges…

A ZEBRA Kiss bus driver, who caused a fatal accident while racing another bus resulting in the death of one person and injuring 21 others in January this year along the Harare-Nyamapanda highway, has been sentenced to two years in prison. Mika Makwara, 49, was arraigned before a Mutoko magistrates court on charges of reckless…

By Yvonne Ncube A 29-YEAR-OLD man from Fort Rixon, Matabeleland South province, has been arraigned before the court facing a murder charge after he allegedly killed his roommate for not leaving him food. Tapiwa Dima appeared yesterday before Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza facing a charge of murdering Mpumelelo Moyo, 27. He pleaded guilty to…

TWO Zanu PF bigwigs in Manicaland province yesterday breathed a sigh of relief after the politburo overturned their defeat in recent party primary elections to elect parliamentary candidates. Information and Communication Technology minister Jenfan Muswere (Makoni West) and Chipinge South MP Enock Porusungazi were yesterday declared winners after their opponents were disqualified. Speaking to the…

A MABVUKU man was yesterday remanded in custody by Harare magistrate at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals (Parirenyatwa) where he is seeking treatment after he was involved in a heated argument with his wife and allegedly stabbed her to death using two knives. Ernest Musanza, 32, appeared before a Harare magistrate over the weekend facing charges…

Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO OPPOSITION leader Douglas Mwonzora has refuted allegations that his MDC party is afraid of going for elections, indicating that the party has already done much in terms of preparations, including setting primary elections date. This comes after the opposition leader recently took the government and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to court…

 By Shamaine Chirimujiri chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw NATIONAL Building Society (NBS), in partnership with Naldine Trading, is completing the construction of 120 semi-detached Tynwald Sunset Villas cluster houses in Harare, at a total cost of US$6 million. The houses are expected to be ready for occupation on April 30. The Sunset Villas project is one of NBS’ efforts…

OVER 3 000 sexual offences were committed across the country between October and December last year, statistics realised by the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZimStat) show. Presenting the 2022 fourth quarter crime statistics report yesterday, ZimStat director-general Taguma Mahonde said the recorded crime figures exclude crimes that have not been reported to the police. “The…