A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl from Bulawayo, who was believed to have been abducted by her father’s relatives and taken to South Africa, has been returned to her mother. In a statement yesterday, the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), which was helping to facilitate the safe return of the child, confirmed that the minor was back…
TWO suspects have been arraigned before a Harare magistrate court after they allegedly duped a man, Kennedy Ndambakuwa, into paying them US$36 000 on claims they were able to facilitate United Kingdom certificates of sponsorship to migrate to the country. Alexander Dhliwayo and Bonface Jana were arrested on Tuesday and appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis…
Zimbabwe Anti-corruption Commission (ZACC) officer Mandofa Smart Marlon who was arrested yesterday (Friday) for fraud has been remanded into custody until Monday. Businessman Ofer Sivan filed a complaint with CID CCD after his allegedly wrongful arrest by Mandofa and his associates in January 2022. Following this report and investigations by the CID CCD, he was…
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has called for peace and unity as divisions continue to simmer over the largely contested Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) delimitation report. This comes after opposition parties and MPs described the delimitation report as “flawed”. Speaking on online space organised by the ZCC, Kenya-based former ZCC team leader and now…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE Tobacco Research Board (TRB) released new climate-smart tobacco varieties on the market that are suitable for Zimbabwe’s climate changes in preparation for the 2023/24 cropping season. This development comes at a time when the 2023 tobacco marketing season opened yesterday. TRB said the new varieties will allow more farmers in non-traditional tobacco-growing…
A FRAUD suspect, James Landon, is facing jail after the State yesterday filed an application seeking to revoke his bail for breaching conditions set by the court. Landon is facing fraud and forgery under CR 2801/22 and allegedly sent threatening messages to the complainant, businessman Adam Lincoln Woodington Wood. He allegedly duped Nyasa Air Charter…
WOMEN’S pressure groups are rolling out community knowledge hubs to assist in ending rising cases of gender-based violence against women and girls in the country. Katswe Sistahood, the Zimbabwe Women Resource Network, and the Institute for Young Women Development are the pressure groups pushing for the establishment of the hubs. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Katswe…
TWO Harare models, who were arrested earlier this week after they were found in possession of cocaine at the five-star Crowne Plaza Hotel, were yesterday denied bail at the Harare Magistrate’s Court. According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), on March 5, Tumelo Nare, 26, and Precious Bango, 18, were spotted by hotel security guards…
THREE Harare women, who were arrested this week for allegedly selling illicit drugs from their homes in Tynwald and Mbare, have accused Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officers of assault and robbing them of US$2 800 during their arrests. Memory Gavaza, 44, Norah Kandawasvika, 46, and Evelyn Ropafadzo Chikurwe, age unknown, were arraigned before Harare magistrate…
Old Mutual innovation hub – Eight2Five – will this Friday 17 March, host a computer coding training for women in a bid to hone computer programming skills in females as well to rouse interest in more digital and innovation careers for women. The coding bootcamp slated for 17 March, was inspired by this year’s theme…
