adminI was forced to drive truck, says Ald Mpofu killer
Senior Reporter AN unlicensed truck driver who knocked down and killed former Bulawayo deputy mayor Alderman Charles Mpofu yesterday told a court he was compelled to drive the vehicle by…
‘Armed robbers’ flee in handcuffs, re-arrested
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent TWO suspected armed robbers escaped from police cells while in handcuffs before they were re-arrested following a failed attempt to rob Bikita’s Nan-Jiang Diamond Mine. The…
Gwanda prophet kidnapped, killed at shrine
Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Correspondent A GWANDA prophet and member of an apostolic sect was allegedly kidnapped and killed during a national church conference in Mount Darwin, police confirmed yesterday. His…
Bulawayo man quits job to avoid maintenance
Hlabile Dube Court Reporter A BULAWAYO man has resigned from work four times in a bid to avoid paying maintenance for his three year old daughter. His girlfiend Abigail Gashu…
Don’t send him to prison: victim pleads
Patrick Chitumba Court Reporter A 22-YEAR-OLD man from Umguza begged for court leniency on his assailant after he was attacked with an iron bar on the forehead saying he has…
Five soldiers, cop arrested for smuggling
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge bureau FIVE soldiers and a police officer based at Beitbridge Border Post have been arrested for allegedly conniving with a Bulawayo man to smuggle a consignment of…
Nephew kills uncle over witchcraft
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent A 29-YEAR-OLD Chivi man allegedly fatally struck his uncle with an axe and left his wife for dead following a dispute over witchcraft, police said. Masvingo…
MP to build school in Insiza
Austin Nyathi Chronicle Correspondent INSIZA South MP, Cde Malach Nkomo has embarked on a project to mobilise resources towards construction of a boarding school in the constituency with a bias…
Lupane local board clerk on fraud, theft, forgery charges
Leonard Ncube Senior Court Reporter LUPANE Local Board could have lost thousands of dollars in potential revenue after one of its accounts clerks allegedly stole money on numerous occasions by…
Bulawayo hospitals in financial crisis
Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Reporter HOSPITALS in Bulawayo are facing viability challenges amid revelations the money allocated to them in the 2014 national budget falls far too short of their operating…