Rutendo Ngara THREE High Court judges were sworn in Harare yesterday by Chief Justice Luke Malaba and will be deployed to new stations in Kwekwe and Gwanda.The three judges, Custom Kachambwa, Doreen Hove, and Lawrence Masimba Murasi, were elevated from the Labour Court bench.Speaking to the media after the swearing-in ceremony at the Constitutional Court,…
Yvonne NcubeTHREE suspected illegal gold panners have appeared in court facing murder charges following the death of a fellow miner in Filabusi, Insiza District, after a dispute over missing gold ore.The accused, Mbuso Dube, 28, Thembani Nkomo, 27, and Nkululeko Moyo, 31, yesterday appeared before magistrate Sukoluhle Nunu.They were not asked to plead and were…
Brighton Muronzereyi and Brandon Josphat A TOP-DOWN decision by authorities to discourage Cambridge examinations, without taking the concerns of key stakeholders into account, risks severe, long-term consequences for the country’s education sector. So warn educators, who emphasis that parents need to be consulted on the government’s move to make it mandatory for all schools to…
CHIEF WRITER PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered the publication of an explosive report which contains details of the sale of State land in urban areas around the country. The long-awaited fact-finding dossier by the Justice Tendai Uchena Commission of Inquiry has been ready for more than six years. In a recent government gazette, the Chief…
Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER HIGH COURT judge Justice Regis Dembure has ordered the ministry of Labour and Social Welfare to translate employment codes of conduct into the 16 official languages to ensure that everyone understands labour regulations. Lawyer Caleb Mucheche approached the High Court challenging the use of the English language alone, describing it…
CHIEF WRITER POLICE have intensified a crackdown on livestock rustling, arresting three suspects linked to a spate of stock theft cases involving dozens of goats in Mbire, Mashonaland Central Province. The arrests come as authorities launch a nationwide operation targeting stock theft and the illegal sale of meat amid growing concern over rising cases threatening…
Tapiwa Chirume THE Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) has reaffirmed its commitment to creating a conducive environment in which journalists can operate freely and without fear, as the country marks World Press Freedom Day. Commemorating the global event under the 2026 theme, “Shaping a Future at Peace: Promoting Press Freedom for Human Rights, Development, and Security,”…
THE government is actively diversifying the country’s fuel import sources to ensure supply resilience and fortify long-term national energy security.So says the chief executive of the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera), Edington Mazambani, who adds that the country’s fuel prices are not unduly high as some experts have argued.This comes amid the ongoing global oil…
A 59-year-old security guard from Gwanda has been sentenced to an effective 15 years in prison after being convicted of raping his neighbour’s three-year-old daughter.Wilson Ndlovu was found guilty of rape by Gwanda regional magistrate Sithembiso Ndebele.He pleaded not guilty and was convicted after a full trial.In passing sentence, Ndebele described the offence as particularly…
THE majority of the 139 Zimbabweans reported to have taken part in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war have died, government has confirmed.The current conflict in Ukraine, which began in February 2022, has drawn individuals from across the globe, including Zimbabweans, some of whom reportedly joined the fighting in pursuit of financial gain.Speaking in the Senate last…
