A ZVISHAVANE teacher, Delight Makadho was ordered by the court to pay a fine of $10 000 after he was convicted of assaulting his wife for questioning his infidelity issues leaving her hospitalised. Makadho, who teaches at George Chipadza Secondary School, appeared before Zvishavane Magistrate Eviar Matura facing charges of physical abuse and violation of…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says village heads and those in authority should shun corruption and partisanship when distributing Presidential Pfumvudza/Intswasa Scheme farming inputs which must benefit every Zimbabwean. This comes as over the years the government and the ruling party Zanu PF have been accused of excluding perceived opposition members when distributing the farming inputs across…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged councils around the country to prioritise service delivery ahead of paying senior officials lucrative salaries and benefits. This comes as local authorities, mostly under the control of opposition councillors, have been accused of profligacy at the expense of residents and service delivery. It also comes as most council executives around…
ZANU PF Bulawayo provincial executive has disowned its members who in the past weeks have been up in arms with the city authorities over alleged invasion of vending bays in Fifth Avenue. This comes after the party on Tuesday held a provincial meeting where a number of issues, including the invasion of vending space, were…
POLICE commissioner Erasmus Makodza, failed to attend court yesterday for the continuation of his corruption trial after his lawyer submitted that he had tested positive to Covid-19 and is in isolation. Makodza is currently standing trial on allegations of facilitating the leasing of a police farm in Marondera to his girlfriend at a time when…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya THE HIV prevalence rate among adults between the age of 15 and 49 years in Harare now stands at 13 percent, a figure which has created great concern for the city fathers. This comes as the City of Harare yesterday signed the Paris Declaration and joined more than 350 cities and municipalities globally…
HIGH Court judge, Justice Slyvia Chirawu-Mugomba has called for participation by aspiring female lawyers in moot competitions to break the dominance of men in the fraternity. A moot court is a mock court in which law students argue hypothetical (based on a suggested idea) cases for practice. Speaking at this year’s edition of the Zimbabwe…
A HARARE mechanic, who took a client’s car for repairs only to return it damaged after three months, appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing auto theft charges. Talkmore Muchohonye, 31, is facing two counts of theft and will remain in custody until the completion of his trial after he was denied bail. Prosecutor Heather…
Dionne Kanyowa A HOPLEY teenager will probably earn the tag “dumbest thief”, after he was recently arrested when his robbery victim identified him in the crowd that had gathered where his car had been dumped. The 18-year-old Takunda Mauna was arraigned before the Harare Magistrates’ Courts facing robbery charges on Wednesday. Prosecutors allege that on…
Andile Tshuma A MAN from Esigodni tragically lost his life after drowning in a dam where he had dived into to cool off during a fishing expedition at the weekend. The incident happened on Sunday and the deceased has been identified as Msizi Ncube, 20, of Nswazi, Esigodini, who had gone to the dam in…
