Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) president Denford Mutashu ZIMBABWEAN retailers have warned government against de-dollarising the economy to save the free-falling Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency saying such a move would be catastrophic. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) last Friday devalued the ZiG to 24,3 per United States dollar from 14. The ZiG was introduced…
ICZ finance manager up for US$371k theft INSURANCE Council Of Zimbabwe (ICZ) finance manager Osward Tutai has appeared at the Harare Magistrates Courts on a US$371 000 theft charge. Tutai was represented by Steven Chikotora when he appeared before magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa on Tuesday, and he was granted US$300 bail. The matter was remanded…
The victim succumbed to injuries while admitted at Chitungwiza Central Hospital. POLICE in Highlands , Harare, have launched a manhunt for two male suspects in connection with the death of a 21-year-old man whose body was found floating in a local swimming pool. According to a police X post, the deceased Wayne Kudakwashe Gamble had…
The complainant is City of Harare’s housing and community services department. TWO business executives based in Harare have been taken to court over a botched US$1 million residential stands deal. The two, Lilan Chitanga (52) and Spencer Mabeka (45), appeared before regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje who granted them US$300 bail each, and remanded the matter…
The State alleged that despite knowing that the issue of his directorship was before the courts, A HARARE legal practitioner appeared in the magistrates court facing a charge of fraud involving US$800 000. Agness Chatsama (38) was jointly-charged with Ariginero Muzeya (65) when she appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, who remanded them to November…
According to 2023 government statistics, 4 557 girls dropped out of school after falling pregnant CLUTCHING her crying baby in her arms tears streaming down her cheeks, 14-year-old Zvionere Chasi (not her real name) struggles with her two children as she narrates how she was raped at the age of nine and forced into early…
Defence requests transcript in illegal billboard case THE lawyer representing two Harare-based businessmen company accused of mounting an illegal billboard in Borrowdale, whose contents allegedly denigrated a local property developing Company, has requested for a transcript with the ruling of their application for exception which was dismissed last week. Mark Strathen of Paragon Printers and…
Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) chief executive officer Rosemary Mpofu acknowledged that they knew about the non-function of ZiG swipe machines in some retail outlets which was giving consumers headaches. THE dust road to Mutare stretched out before the 75-year-old Jacob Mutasa, a retired teacher from Chihera village in Betera, Buhera, under Chief Nyashanu. He…
The report states that more males (26%) than females (4%) above 18 years in urban domains reported to have ever consumed alcohol. HARARE and Matabeleland South provinces have been rated as having high levels of alcohol consumption, ranking at 29% and 28%, respectively, while Mashonaland Central tops in cigarette smoking. This is revealed in the…
IN an age where childhood should be synonymous with innocence and joy, a disturbing pattern of abuse has emerged, where young children are subjected to barbaric behaviour by the very people meant to care for them parents and caregivers. NewsDay Weekender has uncovered a string of disturbing cases in which children as young as infants…
