Cabinet ministers Edgar Moyo and Frederick Shava have avoided possible jail after repaying more than ZiG208,699 borrowed from government welfare funds without Treasury approval, following contempt of court proceedings.

Police have appealed for information leading to the arrest of opposition activist Godfrey Karembera, popularly known as Madzibaba Veshanduko, over allegations of undermining police authority.

A 75-year-old woman from Murambinda in Buhera District, Manicaland Province, has filed an urgent court application accusing a private hospital of unlawfully detaining her over an unpaid medical bill. Marita Manyore has been held at Exclusive Medcare Hospital for close to two weeks after the facility allegedly refused to discharge her until her medical bill, now said to total US$2 200, is fully paid.