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Shamaine Chirimujiri FOUR suspected armed robbers who allegedly robbed a couple of US$43 000 appeared before Harare Magistrates’ Courts yesterday Lameck Kababara, Perseverance Mashoko, Tongesai Katoma and Joseph John were yesterday remanded in custody to January 18 when they appeared before magistrate Yeukai  Dzuda. The State represented by Thomas Chanakira opposed bail on the basis that…

Shamaine Chirimujiri A 15-YEAR-OLD boy was yesterday arraigned in court on allegations of raping his niece in Epworth after watching pornographic videos with her. The accused person allegedly took advantage of his parents’ absence at home to violate the girl after she was left in his custody. The boy was remanded in custody to January…

Andile Tshuma BULAWAYO has a shortage of anti-venom, with a number of patients having failed to get treatment in the city after snake bites. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo provincial medical director Maphios Siamuchembu said the shortage was due to the fact that snake anti-venom was expensive to import and needed extra expertise to administer….

OVER 12 000 villagers from Chilonga communal lands in Chiredzi, Masvingo, are facing eviction after the High Court yesterday dismissed their application to stop the government from taking over their place of habitat and turn it into lucerne production farm. Judge Joseph Fusire ruled that the matter should be decided by the executive, not the…

COMMUNITY garden owners in Bulawayo stand accused of causing rampant sewer bursts and diverting the water to irrigate their crops. Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution minister Judith Ncube made the claim on Tuesday at the burial of the late council engineer Simela Dube in the city. Residential areas such as Mzilikazi, Pumula, Magwegwe, Makokoba and…

Andile Tshuma SUSPECTED cattle rustlers on Sunday attacked a 72-year-old Gwanda man and his family, accusing him of selling them out to the police over their stock theft activities. The mob allegedly entered the grandpa’s homestead, whose name has been withheld as he is vulnerable, and demanded that the family, which was asleep, open doors. …

Dionne Kanyowa A SUSPECTED serial rapist and fraudster appeared in a Harare court yesterday facing four counts of rape and fraud after he allegedly raped and defrauded four women on different occasions by posing as a housing agent.  Naboth Kereke, 38, allegedly raped a 23-year-old complainant in January last year after she approached him looking for…

Dionne Kanyowa ALLEGED serial fraudster Mavis Madzivanzira is back in court facing fresh fraud charges to the tune of US$15 000 after she allegedly failed to furnish a buyer with relevant documentation after he had paid a deposit.       The State represented by Thomas Chanakira alleged that sometime in June 2020, Bruce Defe saw an…

THE Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) yesterday temporarily extended the use of accreditation cards issued to journalists last year until a new fees structure for 2022 certification is gazetted by authorities. Last year, accreditation fees were pegged at $600 for a local new applicant, $500 for renewal or replacement and US$150 for scribes working for or…