Rumbidzai Ngwenya ZIMBABWE’S first ambassador to Yugoslavia, Kennedy Grant Dick Chivanda Manyika, has died at the age of 99, his family has announced. His family said Manyika, who was a close friend of the late former president Robert Mugabe and was a teacher by profession, had taken his last breath from an undisclosed illness last…
THE court will next week rule on an application for discharge filed by senior police officer Erasmus Makodza who is accused of corruptly facilitating the leasing of a police farm in Marondera to his girlfriend at a time he was officer commanding Mashonaland East Province. Makodza was charged with criminal abuse of duty as a…
Dionne Kanyowa TWO foreign nationals have appeared in court on allegations of trying to dupe a ministry of Defence (MoD) official that they had US$3 million they intended to invest in Command Agriculture. Joao Beglas, 50, (Angolan), and Koumba Samou, 47, (Congolese), appeared before Harare magistrate Chido Garwe facing fraud charges after allegedly lying to…
A HARARE man Chengetai Muchanyuka has dragged his mother Florence Nanziwe Muchanyuka to court seeking an order to stop her from selling his late father’s estate before the executors finalise on the distribution of the wealth. The applicant, who is a beneficiary and executor to his late father Martin Tarehwa Muchanyuka, has also arraigned before…
Rumbidzai Ngwenya DESTINY of Afrika Network (DANet) — a Christian developmental and empowerment organisation — is accusing police in Mutare of misconduct and incompetence for allegedly failing to arrest suspects who bashed its officers last month. In a scathing letter to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Manicaland District Commander, DANet’s lawyers, Maunga Maanda and Associates,…
THE government is confident that it will be able to open the Matabeleland North provincial offices by March 2022, making it easy for residents to access key services in their home area. This comes as most government departments serving the Matabeleland North province are still based in Bulawayo at the Mhlahlandlela Government Complex. Speaking to Daily…
ZANU PF member Elaiah Hamandishe appeared in court yesterday on allegations of assaulting some members of the public with iron bars and…
MINISTER of Information Communication Technology Jenfan Muswere has commended TelOne’s efforts in running with the country’s economic turnaround strategy following the official…
TWO principal economists from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) have appeared in court on allegations of leaking an official document which went viral on social media. Smart Manda and Philton Makena are facing allegations of communicating official documents to unauthorised persons in violation of the Official Secrets Act, alternatively they also face a charge…
POLICE in Masvingo have launched a manhunt for a man who allegedly murdered his girlfriend over infidelity issues in Gutu recently. The law enforcement agents want to question Shepherd Zivakwe after he allegedly struck his girlfriend Rachel Mudonzvo, 32, with a stone in the head around the ear area following an argument. “Police in Gutu…
