Nhimbe Trust partners Amakhosi in mentorship programme

Daisy Jeremani

Women in Theatre (WIT) programme, a Nhimbe Trust initiative, has partnered Bulawayo’s Amakhosi Arts Academy for a mentorship programme for female theatre practitioners.

Juvenile to serve 4 years for culpable homicide

Midlands Bureau Chief

BULAWAYO High Court Judge, Justice Martin Makonese has jailed for six years, a juvenile who two years ago, stabbed to death a 29-year-old Lower Gweru villager.

Kidnappers resurface in Gweru

Midlands Reporter

POLICE in Gweru are investigating a suspected kidnapping case of a teenage boy, who was given a lift by three suspects, who later left him tied to a tree in a bush near Pfende Business Centre just outside the city.

Christ Embassy apologises over ‘resurrection’ prayer

Midlands Correspondent

RELATIVES of the Gweru woman who invited her Christ Embassy Church members during the funeral wake of her 15-year-old son in an attempt to “resurrect” the boy have said they have no problems with the church after its leadership apologised over the incident.

Hundreds of job seekers fall prey to conman

Leonard Ncube

A man, who was masquerading as a recruiting officer from a local non governmental organisation, defrauded hundreds of job seekers in Bulawayo by charging them $12 each to get a job, a Bulawayo magistrate heard yesterday.

Mr Abednico Ndebele heard this at the appearance of Vincent Palma Mpofu (26), of 2099 2nd Street, Makokoba, who was facing a charge of fraud.

Mpofu, who holds a diploma in accounting and auditing, is an ex-worker of Kingdom Bank where he was dismissed for theft.

He was convicted of stealing money from the bank and fined $100 last year.

Zinara plans blitz . . . targeting half a million unlicensed vehicles

Temba Dube

THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) will at the end of the month conduct a blitz to account for more than 500 000 vehicles that have not been licensed countrywide.

The crackdown, which will be done in conjunction with the police, the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) and the Central Vehicle Registry, is set to start in Harare, before sweeping through the rest of the country.

Speaking at a Press conference at Zinara House in Harare yesterday, Zinara chief executive officer, Mr Frank Chitukutuku, said the operation would target motorists who have never registered their vehicles since the new computerised system started operating in April last year and those whose licence discs would have expired.

Tuskers, MidWest Rhinos lock horns

Sports Reporter

IT will be a top of the table clash in the Castle Logan Cup when defending champions Matabeleland Tuskers take on MidWest Rhinos in a potentially thrilling four-day cricket game that starts today at Queens Sports Club.

O-Level results out

Mercy Mujakachi

THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has released results for the November 2012 Ordinary Level examinations

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