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Prophet rapes, impregnates congregant
A SELF-STYLED Gweru prophet (34) has been arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating a female congregant (21) after saying he was conducting a cle...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1987 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns ex-PSC chair Nzuwah
President Mnangagwa has sent a condolence message to the Nzuwah family following the death of former Public Service Commission chairman Dr Mariyawanda...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1261 | by Staff reporter
Zimasco completes feasibility study for Mberengwa furnaces
ZIMASCO, a local ferro-chrome producer owned by China's Sinosteel, has completed a feasibility study for the construction of furnaces in Neta, Mbereng...Published: 10 hrs ago | 796 | by Staff reporter
Bikers converge in Victoria Falls
THE Zimfreeriders Motor Cycle Club is set to hold its Victoria Falls Motor Bike Rally starting today and finishing on Sunday.Dubbed The Brave ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 882 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe exhumation: Grace loses court case
FORMER First Lady Grace Mugabe suffered another blow as a Chinhoyi magistrate threw out her bid for judicial review of Chief Zvimba's ruling ordering ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 3869 | by Staff reporter
Harare okays construction of stadium at Donnybrook
HARARE City Council has approved the construction of a state-of-the-art sporting centre in Donnybrook in partnership with Nakiso Consortium, a propert...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1331 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's nephew launches empowerment project
TONGANYIKA Trust, a local organisation founded by Harare South MP Tongai Mnangagwa (Zanu-PF), yesterday launched an empowerment project in the capital...Published: 19 hrs ago | 851 | by Staff reporter
Police disrupt peace day commemorations
BULAWAYO police yesterday disrupted International Peace Day commemorations organised by Ibhetshu LikaZulu, a local civic group seeking restorative jus...Published: 19 hrs ago | 582 | by Staff reporter
Zapu plots to sideline Nkomo's son
THE opposition Zapu has reaffirmed a contentious resolution barring presidential aspirants who have not been card-carrying members of the party for th...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1422 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo industries on rebound'
BULAWAYO Metropolitan Affairs minister Judith Ncube has applauded local industrialists for their commitment towards the revival of the city's industri...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 1481 | by Staff reporter
'Only removal of Zanu-PF from power will solve Gukurahundi issue'
MATABELELAND-BASED human rights activists say the Gukurahundi atrocities can only be fully addressed once the alleged perpetrators are out of power....Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 922 | by Staff reporter
Compulsory indoctrination for civil servants on the cards
The ruling Zanu-PF party wants to force government employees to attend its Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology ahead of the 2023 elections, in a move w...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:21hrs | 1549 | by Staff reporter
Protesting Belvedere Teachers College students arrested
POLICE in Harare have arrested and seriously injured 11 student teachers at Belvedere Teachers College who were protesting over the decision to block ...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:21hrs | 942 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti in trouble
A Harare magistrate has issued a warrant of arrest to MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti for failing to appear in court where he is accused of ve...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:20hrs | 2475 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean youths urged register to vote
YOUTHS have been urged to register in large numbers to vote in the 2023 general elections in order to safeguard and advance their interests. T...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:19hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Robbers raid road construction firm
POLICE in Chivhu have arrested two men who were part of a gang that raided a road construction company along Masvingo-Harare Highway and stole 350 lit...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:19hrs | 1575 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF suspends provincial elections
Zanu-PF yesterday resolved to suspend its provincial elections that were set for this week and had threatened to further tear apart the party....Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:18hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate quits over unfair treatment
A KARIBA magistrate has resigned over alleged unfair treatment by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).Magistrate Tafadzwa Mhlanga revealed t...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:18hrs | 1041 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says living in Zimbabwe a struggle
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration of making citizens' lives a living hell, espec...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:17hrs | 1305 | by Staff reporter
Sandra appointed Slice Pizzeria brand ambassador
BULAWAYO songbird and dancer Sandra "Sandy" Ndebele-Sibindi was on Sunday appointed brand ambassador fastfood outlet Slice Pizzeria as it opened a new...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:17hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
Man stones mother to death
A MENTALLY challenged man from Matobo fatally struck his mother with stones. In their twitter page, police confirmed the incident which occurred on Se...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 19:00hrs | 1152 | by Staff reporter
Biti skips court, warrant of arrest issued
Harare magistrate Mrs Chido Garwe has issued a warrant of arrest against MDC-Alliance vice president Tendai Biti after he failed to appear in court fo...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 19:00hrs | 1519 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa trial opens
NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa today denied allegations of violating the Covid-19 national lockdown regulations when he called for a press conference ...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 18:59hrs | 1072 | by Staff reporter
Con woman in court over US$488 000 fraud
A 33-year-old Harare suspected con-artist who dropped President Emmerson Mnangagwa's name in a fraud case involving close to half a million United Sta...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 18:59hrs | 1300 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF only political party to embrace gays'
Zanu-PF is the only political party that managed to respond to concerns raised by the Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe (GALZ) in 2018....Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 18:59hrs | 998 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants to attend Zanu-PF's Herbert Chitepo School of ideology
Zanu-PF Bulawayo province has recommended that all civil servants should compulsorily attend the ruling party's Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology....Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 18:58hrs | 1212 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe Kazembe's rigging plot exposed
FIREWORKS are expected at a potentially explosive Zanu-PF Mashonaland Central provincial executive meeting Monday as the provinces top guns lock horns...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 18:58hrs | 1886 | by Staff reporter
Parly pushes for 25% youth quota
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has been ordered to craft a Bill amending the Constitution to increase the youth quota in Parliament from the 10% to ...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:16hrs | 487 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to miss AU's 2023 border mapping deadline
ZIMBABWE is lagging behind in mapping the country's borders in line with the African Union Border Programme (AUBP), with only 20% having been demarcat...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:16hrs | 1086 | by Staff reporter
Fired MSU lecturer found dead
A MIDLANDS State University philosophy lecturer, Ishmael Jeko, was found dead in his house last Friday.Jeko was vice-president of Midlands Sta...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:16hrs | 5557 | by Staff reporter
New Beitbridge trucks route opened
ZIMBORDERS on Friday opened the newly-built commercial trucks route at Beitbridge Border Post, signalling the completion of the first phase of the US$...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:15hrs | 1981 | by Staff reporter
Top prosecutors in plot to 'fix' lawyer
TWO chief public prosecutors - Rosa Takuva and Justin Uladi - could face a criminal probe after an alleged clandestine manoeuvre to "destroy" Harare l...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:15hrs | 1814 | by Staff reporter
Govt says it has enough number plate stocks
GOVERNMENT says it now has adequate stocks of vehicle registration plates and will make it mandatory by December for every vehicle to have number plat...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:14hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
BCC to introduce new electronic parking system
BULAWAYO City Council, in partnership with Tendy Three Investments (TTI), has embarked on a project to introduce a new electronic parking system aimed...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:14hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
Gweru City Council electricity bill doubles
Gweru City Council's electricity monthly bill doubled to $27 million and failure to service it could lead to water shortages, mayor Josiah Makombe has...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:14hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Mangwe piped water project nears completion
THE construction of a piped water system in Mangwe district, which is seen as key to addressing perennial water shortages in the area, is now 95% comp...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:13hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Border Post upgrade excites truck drivers
COMMERCIAL truck drivers from across the Sadc region have expressed excitement over the ongoing upgrade at the Beitbridge Border Post, which is curren...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 18:33hrs | 2048 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga in fierce battle to control Masvingo provinces
"Ladies and gentlemen the situation in our country has reached another level…," said the late army General Sibusiso Moyo while addressing the nation...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 18:14hrs | 5848 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo politicians 'weak'
A BULAWAYO-faith-based organisation, Habbakuk Trust has accused local politicians of being "politically weak" and unable to advance the devolution age...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 18:10hrs | 1196 | by Staff reporter
Angry ex-Zipra fighters warn govt
Disgruntled Zipra war veterans say they will now take matters into their own hands because President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is dithering abou...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:55hrs | 2560 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora councillors resolve to back Mnangagwa wife
The MDC-T dominated Harare City Council has resolved to support first lady Auxilia Mnangagwa's projects amid accusations that the Douglas Mwonzora-led...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:55hrs | 2065 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean diamonds producer expands into Botswana
VAST Resources says its acquisition of Gem Diamonds Botswana (GDB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of London headquartered Gem Diamonds, aligns with its lo...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:52hrs | 939 | by Staff reporter
Galloway tipped for Warriors debut
PLYMOUTH Argyle manager Ryan Lowe expects Zimbabwean defender Brendan Galloway and his teammate Panutche Camara to get another opportunity to make the...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:50hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean starlet Chikukwa closes in on Watford move
Zimbabwean youth footballer Jimiel Takunda Chikukwa is poised to join English Premier League side Watford on a free transfer after quitting Leeds Unit...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:49hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Dembare mum on Gold Leaf Tobacco deal
HARARE team Dynamos have remained tight-lipped on their five-year partnership with Gold Leaf Tobacco, which still had two and a half years to run when...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:48hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
UK returnee invests big in Chitungwiza
BUSINESSWOMAN, Maureen Mandipaza, a United Kingdom returnee, has struck the right chord in the local retail sector with a state-of-the-art shopping ma...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:47hrs | 3709 | by Staff reporter
Violent father charged with murder
A FILABUSI villager, who was in 2017 sentenced to 12 months in jail for assaulting his two children, is back in the dock facing fresh charges of killi...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:46hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
Woman dies in tractor accident
A 48-YEAR-OLD woman from Matobo district's Nyongolo area in Kezi died after falling from a moving tractor.Matabeleland South acting police spo...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:46hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gives private doctors farms
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is offering land to medical practitioners in private practice drawn from across the country's 10 provinces.Close ...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:43hrs | 1272 | by Staff reporter
From David party to Forus: new political outfits raise eyebrows
The sprouting of political parties on the eve of a major election in Zimbabwe has become a tradition, but the period leading to 2023 might see even a ...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:42hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
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