THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) has completed the marking of the 2022 Ordinary Level examinations and is now making final assessments of the results before their release. The 2022 ‘O’ Level examinations were marred by serious leakages, with pupils, teachers and headmaster, among others, who were implicated in the scam being arrested while candidates caught…
HARARE bouncers Gideon Sanyangore and Blessing Kumunda, facing attempted murder charges, will continue languishing in pretrial detention after their second attempt for bail was struck off the roll at the High Court after their lawyer failed to turn up. The two appeared before High Court Judge Munamato Mutevedzi, but the judge was yesterday forced to…
A MUREHWA magistrate was arrested and charged with criminal abuse of duty as a public officer after he allegedly accepted a US$80 bribe. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is alleging that in September last year, Edwin Marecha, 42, received a US$80 bribe from Artwell Paraffin on the condition that he passes a non-custodial sentence for…
THE trial for Marry Mubaiwa in which she is facing allegations of attempting to kill her former husband, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga while he was hospitalised in South Africa, has been set for this Friday at the Harare magistrate’s court. The matter failed to kick off yesterday after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) asked for a…
LEGISLATORS yesterday urged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to correct flaws in the preliminary delimitation report, saying the electoral body has failed to follow some provisions in the Constitution. This comes after Zec deputy chairperson Rodney Kiwa told the Daily News early this week that the national elections management body would endeavour to address all…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya, ngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw A TRIO from a Harare bus company was arrested in Kadoma on Monday while transporting approximately 50 kilogrammes of dagga. According to the police two bus drivers and their conductor were arrested. The bus was travelling from Siakobvu, Mashonaland West, to Harare when it was stopped at a roadblock in Kadoma. “Following…
TWENTY five Citizen’s Coalition for Change (CCC) activists, including two MPs, who were arrested last Saturday in Budiriro, Harare, are expected back in court today for the continuation of their bail application. They appeared in court yesterday for their second day of their bail hearing before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda, but the matter was postponed…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya, ngwenyar@dailynews.co.zw A HARARE teenager was arrested over the weekend for allegedly raping his 10-year-old sister in Southlea Park. The police said the 18-year-old teenager took advantage of their mother’s absence and raped the girl several times since 2019, when he was 15 and the girl was seven. “In the year 2019, the accused…
THE Zvishavane Town Council has entered into an agreement with the Green Council of Zimbabwe — an organisation that is spearheading green building — for the latter to establish a smart city concept in the mining town. The smart city concept refers to the construction of climate resilient settlements free of carbon emissions. According to…
THE property market is looking very promising this year with award winning property developing company West Property increasing the number of projects from five last year to 14 this year. The affordable lifestyle property developer is promising “never to be missed opportunities in 2023” under its “Bringing Dubai to Zimbabwe” mantra. Company CEO and award…
