A MAN from Bulawayo who allegedly fatally stabbed his friend in a fit of rage for admonishing him after he insulted his aunt has been acquitted after a High Court Judge ruled that he was not guilty of murder. Simon Ncube, 27, allegedly flew into a rage after being chastised by his friend Nkululeko Vuma for insulting his aunt, Rita Nxumalo.The incident happened at Manwele Beer garden in Mzilikazi s

Zanu-PF party at the weekend welcomed back former Harare provincial youth leader, Jim Kunaka, who had joined Zimbabwe People First before he quit last week citing lack of progress at the new party. At a rally in Harare’s Kuwadzana constituency on Saturday which was addressed by Zanu-PF national Political Commissar Saviour Kasukuwere and local MP,  Betty Nhambu Kaseke, Kunaka was introduced

MOBILE phone evidence is admissible in court, Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services deputy minister, Win Mlambo, has said. Responding to a question by Chief Gampu in the Senate last week, Mlambo said cellphone evidence was permissible in court. “Yes . . . firstly, it can nail a criminal, but it can also assist in many ways because it can precisely assist the judge reg

A DARING suspected fraudster allegedly duped some church congregants of $165 in cash and cellphone handsets in front of police officers at the Hwange Police Station charge office. Police have since launched a manhunt for the unnamed suspect who allegedly went to Faith In God Ministries in Lwendulu Village on May 1 pretending to be a congregant and gave a “moving” testimony claiming God had ble

CLERIC Evan Mawarire’s anti-government social media campaign #ThisFlag launched in April this year is now targeting failed Cabinet ministers individually in a bid to force them to step down.In the latest campaign, Mawarire has invited disgruntled citizens to sign an online petition to force Energy and Power Development minister Samuel Undenge to quit over allegations of mishandling public funds

THE bunking of parliamentary sessions, particularly Wednesdays’ question-and-answer sessions with Cabinet ministers, has continued unabated despite calls for truant ministers to be penalised.Gokwe MP Dorothy Mhangami (Zanu PF) last Wednesday raised the same issue in the National Assembly with Deputy Speaker Mabel Chinomona after it emerged that only five ministers were in the House.“Since we d

WAR veterans have vowed to go down fighting, saying they were coalescing to come up with a “strategic response” to President Robert Mugabe’s public tongue lashing last Thursday.Mugabe threatened to “crush” them for seeking to influence the ruling Zanu PF party’s succession matrix.Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’ Association (ZNLWVA) spokesperson Douglas Mahiya told NewsDay

 HARARE’s politically-volatile neighbourhood of Mbare is on tenterhooks following reports that the leader of a Zanu PF-linked vigilante group, Jim Kunaka, has dumped the Joice Mujuru-led Zimbabwe People First and rejoined the ruling party.For years accused of unleashing an orgy of violence across the sprawling high-density suburb, the group, known as Chipangano, had gone into hibernation fo

The Public Policy Research Institute of Zimbabwe (PRIZ) says local authorities must be given full control over all resources required for them to properly discharge their developmental mandate.In a book titled Local Governance Reforms: Debating Options for Zimbabwe released recently, PRIZ said the system of participatory local governance should be properly clothed in an appropriate legal framework

THE High Court sheriff last Friday stormed the Borrowdale home of Mines and Mining Development Deputy Minister Fred Moyo to attach property worth thousands of dollars after he and fellow directors of a mining firm failed to settle a $1,5 million debt.Moyo and fellow directors stood surety to Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe Limited for a $765 000 loan, now repayable with interest and other charges almost mat

Government has warned former NMB chief executive James Mushore and Harare Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni against lawlessness and urged them to protect the decorum of Town House.This follows Mushore’s “suspension” of acting town clerk Josephine Ncube and his refusal to vacate Town House following a council resolution for him to leave.Mushore, who was irregularly appointed Harare City Council town c

ZANU-PF First Secretary President Mugabe yesterday criticised some Chinese businessmen for failing to deposit their cash into local banks and instead, smuggling it to their home country. He also rapped them for not bringing along their wives when working on projects that ran for several years, saying this could lead them to prey on local girls. President Mugabe said this while addressing members o

THREE suspects believed to be part of a human trafficking syndicate that lured desperate job seekers to Kuwait where they were badly treated and forced into prostitution have appeared in court.Edison Mudonhi (45), Gilson Mugumo (41) and Helen Tambanewako (37) were charged with contravening sections of the Trafficking in Persons Act when they appeared in court last week.They were granted $500 bail

BULAWAYO councillors have reportedly continued with their alleged land and property grab in the city, with some allocating themselves unsubstantiated lease agreements despite the Government warning them against the move. Some of the councillors face the prospects of being suspended as results of an inquiry on corruption allegations levelled against them, inclusive of the awarding of the leases and

THE National Railways of Zimbabwe has started dismissing enginemen following the strike which began in March, despite the action being unlawful as the issue is still under the courts.NRZ general manager Eng Lewis Mukwada confirmed the dismissals saying only a “few” enginemen had been dismissed although he could not say how many as the act is being done in phases.“Enginemen are considered ess