adminBCC amends vending by-laws
Nqobile Tshili Chronicle Reporter THE Bulawayo City Council is amending its colonial era vending by-laws that have been criticised for failing to take into account the reality on the ground. Most residents…
Cop accused of raping prostitute
Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent A POLICE officer stationed in Plumtree has appeared in court for allegedly raping a prostitute and taking a bath outside the woman’s house in full view of…
Vapositori sect leader Madzibaba Ishmael arrested
Harare Bureau JOHANE Masowe eChishanhu sect fugitive leader, Madzibaba Ishmael Chokurongerwa, whose followers attacked police officers, journalists and officials last year in Budiriro, Harare, was arrested in Murewa yesterday. Madzibaba Ishmael…
Kombi crew remanded for assault, kidnapping cop
Nokusa Masuku Court Reporter A KOMBI driver and his conductor appeared in court yesterday for assaulting and kidnapping a police officer in a bid to evade arrest. Aaron Gudyanga, 27 and the…
5th gun-toting vagrant jailed
Midlands Reporter A HOMELESS man from Gweru, who has been on the run since October last year after robbing a wholesale using a gun stolen from a security guard, was…
Council resumes demolition of Reigate compound houses
Loveness Bepete Chronicle Reporter UMGUZA Rural District Council (RDC) has resumed demolishing Reigate compound houses on the outskirts of Bulawayo in violation of a High Court ruling. Those affected said the local…
Rival women granted peace order against each other
Thandeka Moyo Court Reporter A TEACHER at Hugh Beadle Primary school in Bulawayo was yesterday arraigned before the courts for allegedly wrecking a one-year-old marriage. Yvonne Chitiyo was slapped with a peace…
Girl dies from crocodile attack
Walter Mswazie Masvingo Correspondent A FISHING expedition turned tragic after a 16-year-old Mwenezi girl died in a crocodile attack in Runde River on New Year’s Day, Chief Chitanga has confirmed. Mercy Karashaka…
Woman approaches courts over sex drought
Thandeka Moyo Court Reporter A BULAWAYO woman has dragged her husband to the Civil Court for denying her conjugal rights for seven months. Sinokuthaba Ncube of Pumula North suburb yesterday told Magistrate…
Editorial Comment: Let’s focus on the economy in 2015
ZIMBABWEANS joined the rest of the world in ushering in a brand new year on Thursday and with it new possibilities and challenges. Following the 2013 harmonised elections, hopes were…