SUSPECTED Guruve serial murderer Anymore Zvitsva yesterday appeared virtually at the Harare Magistrates Court for a routine remand hearing.He was further remanded in custody to February 18 for another routine remand.Zvitsva, 33, now stands accused of killing 25 people and is also facing five counts of attempted murder and two counts of rape.He allegedly carried…
FORMER Zanu PF district chairperson Tendai Chakura has appeared before the Bulawayo Magistrates Court facing allegations of inciting violence in connection with the alleged assault of a senior official from the Vendors4ED organisation.Chakura appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Themba Chimiso facing a charge of inciting violence.He pleaded not guilty to the charge and was remanded out…
A 28-YEAR-OLD Kadoma man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Kadoma magistrate court for armed robbery and rape in Battlefields.In a statement yesterday, the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) said that the suspect and his accomplices, who are still at large, forcibly entered the victim’s home in Masendeke Battlefields armed…
FORMER Tourism minister Walter Mzembi yesterday applied for discharge at the close of the State case and also notified the court of his intention to apply for bail today.Mzembi is accused of donating four public viewing area screens to Walter Magaya’s Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries, Emmanuel Makandiwa’s United Family International Church and Nehemiah Mutendi’s…
THE police in Bulawayo have arrested four men in connection with the murder of a 55-year-old man who was fatally stabbed during a beer-drinking spree in Iminyela suburb.The suspects have been identified as Washington Ncube, 20, Tapiwa Dube, 21, Misheck Tshabalala, 21, and Brian Ncube, 26, all from Iminyela. Bulawayo police spokesperson Nomalanga Msebele said…
A KOMBI driver from Bulawayo has appeared before the courts following a tragic road accident in which two people lost their lives and at least 15 others were injured at the Sixth Avenue taxi rank in the city centre.Simbarashe Chokumanyara, who resides in Emakhandeni suburb, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Patience Madondo facing two counts of…
THREE Beitbridge men who allegedly imported 330 000 litres of fuel from South Africa and failed to pay duty appeared in court yesterday.Carlton Makono, Modereck Chitengedza and Lazarus Demo appeared before a Harare magistrate facing charges of fraud, money laundering, and contravening the Customs Act.They were remanded in custody to today for bail hearing.The State…
TEACHERS have called on the government to urgently capacitate educators to effectively deal with rising psychosocial challenges among learners, warning that failure to act could result in more suicides in schools.This follows the death of an 11-year-old boy in a suspected suicide case in Harare, while a 16-year-old girl from Nguboyenja suburb in Bulawayo also…
THE police have started issuing a newly-redesigned Local Police Clearance Certificate, a move aimed at improving efficiency, security, and service delivery.In a statement on Monday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the new clearance certificate, known as Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Form 143, is easily identifiable by its yellow colour and replaces the previously used…
THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) is on a drive to improve the health conditions of its officers and inmates through wellness campaigns across the country.Speaking in Harare yesterday on the sidelines of a wellness screening exercise, ZPCS Commissioner for Health Services, Evidence Gaka, said partnerships were helping ease the burden of screening through…
