Rutendo Ngara SADISTIC serial killer Anymore Zvitsva, who terrorised Guruve residents last year, has been sentenced to an effective 89 years in prison — and the 35-year-old’s legal reckoning is far from over.This comes as Zvitsa is still awaiting a separate High Court trial for a string of other horrific murders and rape charges.Harare Magistrate,…
Brighton Muronzereyi PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged the Zanu PF youth league to expose divisive elements and reject grandstanding, urging young party members to focus on productivity, discipline and tangible results that improve communities and strengthen the economy.Addressing the Youth League National Assembly in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa said the country’s future depended on a generation…
Brandon Josphat and THE Constitutional Court (Concourt) has reserved judgment in a case in which war veterans want the country’s planned law changes voided.The six war veterans — Reuben Zulu, Godfrey Gurira, Shoorai Nyamangodo, Joseph Chinyangare, Digmore Knowledge Ndiya and Joseph Chinguwa — say the Constitutional Amendment Bill 3 (CAB3) is unconstitutional.They add that the…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO TWO Bulawayo men have each been jailed for an effective eight years after they launched a vicious acid attack on a 20-year-old artisanal miner, leaving him with severe burns.Handsome Ngwenya, 25 from Hope Fountain and Bongani Ndlovu, 30 of Iminyela were convicted of attempted murder by Bulawayo regional magistrate Sibonginkosi Mkandla.The duo…
Rutendo Ngara HARARE provincial magistrate Nyaradzo Manokore yesterday remanded businessman Wicknell Chivayo’s ex-wife, Sonja Madzikanda, and her mother, Tabitha, in custody over allegations of publishing Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated images of her former husband with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.The two are expected back in court today for a ruling on their bail application after the…
Brandon Josphat VOTING on the government’s planned law changes in both houses of Parliament should be conducted through a secret ballot, MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has implored authorities.In his submission to Parliament earlier this week, Mwonzora said this was crucial as legislators faced the real threat of intimidation and harassment given the great national interest…
Shamaine Chirimujiri THE crop of female judicial officers manning the country’s courts are hardworking professionals who won’t disappoint in the execution of their duties.So says newly-appointed Chief Justice, Elizabeth Gwaunza, who further exhorted her female colleagues yesterday never to let their guard down.Gwaunza made these comments while addressing female judges and magistrates at the Constitutional…
Shamaine Chirimujiri The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has established 1 804 mobile buying and collection points across the country to ease transport costs for farmers, who previously incurred high expenses delivering produce to depots.This initiative coincides with the GMB expanding its storage capacity to 70 000 metric tonnes and rolling out modernized silos to improve…
Brighton Muronzereyi THE government will probe alleged overcharging, regulatory breaches and abuse of patients at some private drug and substance abuse treatment facilities.This comes as authorities intensify efforts to tackle the country’s drug and substance abuse crisis, which has resulted in a surge in admissions at both public and private rehabilitation centres.Addressing a post-Cabinet briefing…
Yvonne Ncubein BULAWAYO THE government has intensified its crackdown on drug and substance abuse in Bulawayo, with 123 suspects arrested during operations conducted in the first two weeks of May.Addressing the media yesterday, the minister of State for Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Judith Ncube, said the province had strengthened coordinated interventions under Zimbabwe’s National…
