HARARE magistrate Taurai Manwere has come under the spotlight for presiding over a matter involving the deliberate transmission of HIV using an impugned law.Lindiwe Ndlovu was arrested on March 31 2022 and made initial appearance before the Rotten Row Magistrates Court on April 1 2022, where Ndlovu was placed on remand on a charge of…
THE Supreme Court has quashed a nine-year jail term for a man who was sentenced for unlawful possession of a pangolin.Munashe Maphosa successfully appealed against both sentence and conviction, arguing that he was just a passenger on the fateful day when his alleged accomplices were arrested for selling a live pangolin.The bench of justices George…
A MAN serving an effective 37-year prison sentence for six counts of rape and one count of kidnapping has failed in his bid to take his case to the Supreme Court after the High Court ruled that his appeal had no prospects of success.High Court judge Justice Sijabuliso Siziba dismissed an application by Gannock Jabulani,…
THREE members of the Zimbabwe National Army who are facing robbery charges have been granted bail by the High Court after it was ruled that the State failed to meaningfully oppose their release.Iphithule Mlotshwa, Hamlet Mlotshwa and Hawulezwe Mlotshwa were arrested on allegations of robbery involving two complainants. The trio denied the allegations in their…
AFRICAN church leaders under the Council of Churches in Africa (CCA) have intensified efforts to combat the growing scourge of drug and substance abuse among young people, warning that the crisis threatens the continent’s social, moral, and economic fabric.Speaking at the CCA 2026 theme launch, which calls for a culture of purity, the organisation’s president…
THE police in the Midlands shot and nabbed a recently released prisoner in connection with a spate of robberies that have been troubling several high-density suburbs in the city.The suspect, identified as Leonard Mugashi, 24, also known as Shato, and of no fixed abode, was arrested on January 29, 2026 at around 8am after he…
TSL recorded a 24 percent increase in revenue to US$45.6 million during the year ended October 31, 2025, from US$36.8 million in the comparable period, driven by improved volumes across all business units.The diversified firm’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation increased by 70 percent to US$19.3 million during the year under review, while…
WHILE making preparations for a photo exhibition to mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Zimbabwe last year, staff…
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) says recovery operations following a major train derailment in Odzi, near Mutare, are progressing well, with the Harare-Mutare rail line expected to reopen to traffic by today.The Harare-Mutare line is one of Zimbabwe’s key freight corridors, linking local industries to the Port of Beira in Mozambique and supporting the…
THE last thing politician Tendai Wenyika remembers about her son, Mike Gava (junior), was his quietness.But on Friday morning, January 23, that remains etched in her soul as a day of infinite darkness, that silence became permanent.Mike, a bright Form Two student at a private school in Harare with a future that seemed written in…
