adminTrio hacks brother in row over gossip
Masvingo Bureau
THREE Chivi sisters allegedly ganged up and attempted to kill their brother by hacking him with a machete before striking him
12 years for sodomy
Court Reporter
A Harare man who sodomised a nine-year-old boy has been slapped with an effective 12-year jail term. Tapiwa Mutevera (20) of
Arrest warrant issued for Tanzanian in Benz swindle
Court Reporter
A Tanzanian man, who is awaiting trial for allegedly swindling a Harare man of a Mercedes Benz worth US$6 000 has been
Headman vandalises cousin’s property
Court Reporter
A SEKE village head who vandalised his cousin’s security wall worth US$700 was yesterday ordered to restitute the complainant
Harare man defrauds business partners
Court Reporter
A Harare businessman has been arraigned before the courts on allegations of fraud after he swindled his business partners of
stocktheft declines in Beitbridge West
Beitbridge Bureau
CASES of stocktheft in Beitbridge and the surrounding areas have declined with a margin of 20 percent this year, police have
Chiyangwa contests land ruling
Daniel Nemukuyu Senior Court Reporter
BUSINESSMAN Mr Philip Chiyangwa has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court challenging the confirmation of Government’s compulsory acquisition of 780 hectares of land belonging to his two firms by the Administrative Court.
Administrative Court President Herbert Mandeya last week confirmed the acquisition and declared Nyarungu Farm and subdivision of Stoneridge Farm State land.
The court held that the Government had shown good cause to acquire the land, being to provide accommodation to citizens who do not own houses.
It was also the court’s finding that Pinnacle Properties and Jetmaster Properties were profit-oriented and it was in the
Most parts of Zim receive significant rains
Herald Reporters
MOST parts of the country received significant rains on Monday, bringing relief to farmers and cooling temperatures after a persistent heat wave.
In Harare, the rains continued yesterday.
However, the Meteorological Services Department could not give exact dates of the onset and cessation of the rainy season.
Met Department senior meteorological officer Mr Jonathan Chifuna yesterday said Masvi-ngo recorded the highest rainfall measuring 95mm on Monday.
Plumtree got 64mm, Beitbridge 48mm, Hwange 40mm, Victoria Falls 38mm, Tsholotsho 29mm and Kezi 25mm.
He said a cloud band that moved into the western parts of
PM’s new wife: Family speaks
Tendai Mugabe Senior Reporter
POLITICS will be kept out of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s marriage to Ms Locadia Karimatsenga Tembo as their families belong to rival political parties, Zanu-PF and MDC-T, a family spokesman said yesterday.
Sister to Ms Tembo, Cde Biata Beatrice Nyamupinga, who is also the Zanu-PF legislator for Goromonzi, said her sister was a hardworking woman capable of handling difficult situations.
Speculation heightened yesterday after Mr Tsvangirai paid lobola for Locadia, with some people saying the marriage was likely to compromise his political career given the Tembo family’s Zanu-PF background.
Essar awaits transfer to start operations
Zvamaida Murwira Herald Reporter
THE New Zimsteel majority shareholder Essar Africa says it is still waiting for Government to