Andile Tshuma A 26-YEAR-OLD Kensington man was killed in a mob attack following a beer brawl on Sunday. The deceased, Thembani Ngwenya of Kensington plots on the outskirts of Bulawayo along Gwanda Road, died from excessive bleeding after he was assaulted by a group of artisanal miners during a dispute. Bulawayo acting-police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele…
Andile Tshuma BULAWAYO is on high alert for the new Covid-19 Omicron variant amid fears of the resurgence of the deadly pandemic. Speaking to Daily News yesterday, Bulawayo provincial medical director Maphios Siyamuchembu said the metropolitan province had made all necessary preparations for eventualities. He said all the Covid-19 facilities in the city were functional with modalities…
Dionne Kanyowa ACTING Chief Magistrate Faith Mushure says more women are being accommodated in the judiciary to create gender balance in the justice delivery system. This comes as Mushure yesterday swore in 18 new magistrates, who will be stationed at various courts around the country, with the view of reducing case backlogs caused by Covid-19…
UMZINGWANE Rural District Council chief executive Ndumiso Mpofu says it is unfortunate that people in his area are getting water at a higher cost yet the district is harbouring Bulawayo City Council’s major supply dams. All of BCC’s six supply dams are situated in Umzingwane district, in Matabeleland South province, however, the RDC draws its…
Shamaine Chirimujiri A CENTRAL Intelligence Organisation (CIO) agent was dragged to the Harare Magistrates Courts last week for allegedly defrauding Feedmix Pvt Ltd of $1 million after misrepresenting that he was able to supply the company with timber. Nash Kunze, 26, who pleaded not guilty, was released on $10 000 bail and will be back…
Dionne Kanyowa A HARARE woman has denied being in a relationship with a man accused of impersonating a police officer before going on a car stealing spree earlier this year. Testifying before the Harare Magistrates Courts on Friday, Francisca Shumba dismissed the notion that she was the accused Calton Nzanga’s girlfriend. Nzanga, who told the…
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe says the government is committed to protect the rights of foreign investors in the local casino and gaming industry. Kazembe was speaking at the weekend during the official opening of a new Chinese-owned gaming firm – Sunday Crew Casino which is located in Highlands, Harare. “It takes all of us…
THE Jairos Jiri Association in Bulawayo has called for support in helping people living with disabilities to deal with substance and drug abuse. Speaking to Daily News at the weekend, Jairos Jiri Rehabilitation Centre manager Tafadzwa Gochayi said people living with disabilities were often sidelined from mental health and substance abuse programmes as they were not perceived…
ZANU PF activist Sybeth Musengezi has challenged the opposing affidavit filed by party secretary of administration Obert Mpofu in a High Court case challenging the legitimacy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa,]. Musengezi cited Zanu PF as the first respondent, Mnangagwa as the second, Mpofu as the third, former party secretary for legal affairs Patrick Chinamasa as…
Dionne Kanyowa TWO suspected armed robbers appeared before Harare magistrate Denis Mangosi on Friday accused of being part of a gang that ransacked a Zvimba house before getting away with goods and cash amounting to US$9 000. Prosecutors told the court that Charles Mavhunga, 39, and David Khulala, 31, together with two of their accomplices,…
