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Brighton MuronzereyiCHIEF WRITER ZIMBABWE has reaffirmed its commitment to global peace and security through continued participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations.The government has also called for stronger global co-operation to confront emerging security threats.Addressing the Fifth United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit in New York at the weekend, the minister of Home Affairs and Cultural…

HARARE giants Dynamos, who have struck a rich vein of form in the last few weeks following the arrival of Romanian tactician Aristica Cioaba, have moved to beef-up their ranks, with five players, and an assistant coach, set to come through in the current transfer window.With Dynamos having recently parted ways with coach Genesis Mangombe,…

Shamaine ChirimujiriZIMBABWE tourism sector needs major financial backing from banks and investors to sustain its rapid growth, the government has said.The appeal comes as tourism now contributes more than 10 percent to Zimbabwe’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), placing it among the country’s leading economic sectors alongside agriculture and mining.Speaking at the Tourism and Hospitality Investment…

Yvonne Ncubein Bulawayo A BULAWAYO woman has been jailed for five years for fatally stabbing her partner over a US$1 dispute.Ntombikayise Ndlovu, 47, of Njube suburb, was initially charged with murder, but was convicted of the lesser offence of culpable homicide after the Bulawayo High Court found that the State had failed to prove that…

Shamaine ChirimujiriSTAFF WRITER AT LEAST 35 cases of mining-related violence have been recorded across four districts over the past year.The findings have prompted authorities to crack down on illegal mining, intervene in land disputes, and strengthen oversight of the extractive sector, a Zimbabwe Environmental Law Organisation (ZELO) report revealed.The report says community monitors documented the…

Yvonne Ncube A BULAWAYO man has been jailed for nine years after admitting possessing protected pangolin scales worth five thousand dollars.Thandolwenkosi Ndlovu, 28, of Entumbane suburb, was convicted of unlawfully possessing a specially protected animal trophy, an offence under the Parks and Wildlife Act.He was convicted and sentenced by Bulawayo magistrate Jeconia Prince Ncube.His co-accused,…

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE High Court has dismissed an application by two men attempting to halt their fraud and forgery trial.Justice Gibson Mandaza ruled that Jackson Murehwa and Richard Chiwandire had failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances warranting the High Court’s intervention in ongoing proceedings before the magistrates’ court.The two had approached the High Court…

Yvonne Ncube A BULAWAYO traditional healer has appeared in court accused of murdering a client during a fatal spiritual cleansing ritual.Livingstone Sibanda of Cowdray Park appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Challenge Mahembe charged with murder.He was not asked to plead as the matter is pending transfer to the High Court.Sibanda, who is represented by Simbarashe Innocent…

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER A BULAWAYO High Court has sentenced a Zion Christian Church bishop to 10 years in prison for a fatal exorcism assault.Justice Ngoni Nduna acquitted Chrispen Gomore of murder, preferring a culpable homicide charge after ruling that the State had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he intended to kill the…

RUTENDO NGARA A CHINESE investor has appeared before a Harare magistrate over alleged misappropriation of more than US$3.65 million.Li Shigang appeared before regional magistrate Jesse Kufa charged with theft of trust property. He was remanded in custody to today for a bail hearing.According to State papers, Li joined San Ding Lithium (Pvt) Ltd in 2022,…