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Man dies after drinking sex-enhancing concoction
A 49-YEAR-OLD Gokwe man died after he allegedly drank a sex-enhancing concoction that he had been given by a traditional healer.The traditional healer, Macdonald Ndlovu (49) has since been arr...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 18:52hrs | 643 | by Staff reporter
Cattle destocking frenzy in motion
A cattle destocking frenzy is in motion with a number of abattoirs getting an overwhelming supply of cattle, resulting in some suspending slaughtering as farmers have started laying off stock in...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:58hrs | 1043 | by Staff reporter
Army Colonel in court for theft
A HARARE woman who masqueraded as a Zimbabwe National Army colonel and defrauded people of cash together with her husband has appeared in court.Anyway Mauru appeared before Harare magistrate M...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 11:22hrs | 1702 | by Staff reporter
UK-based Warriors in Malawi hunt
ENGLAND-BASED Tawanda Maswanhise and Macaulay Bonne were late yesterday expected to join the rest of the Warriors' squad in Malawi for the four-team tournament as they face Zambia in the opening match...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:36hrs | 749 | by Staff reporter
Corrupt female cops arrested
TWO female police members stationed at Mbare Police Station in Harare were caught collecting bribes from motorists who wanted their impounded vehicles released.Victoria Shoriwa (36) and Naume ...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 06:18hrs | 1901 | by Staff reporter
Three pupils run over and killed as Toyota Fortuner veers off the road
THREE pupils were on Tuesday afternoon run over and killed by a Toyota Fortuner that had veered off the road while they were crossing.The accident, according to a statement by Police Assistant...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 15:04hrs | 955 | by Staff reporter
Government settles $19,2bn BEAM arrears
GOVERNMENT has paid over $19,2 billion to primary schools around the country, to settle 2023 arrears of learners under the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam).Beam is a national school as...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:11hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Army captain remanded in custody
A ZIMBABWE National Army captain Foster Nyasha, who allegedly robbed Chinese national Yao Jingjie of US$60 000, was denied bail by magistrate Tendai Mahwe when he appeared before the Mutare Magi...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:54hrs | 1036 | by Staff reporter
Harare City ex-worker in soup over stand deal
A FORMER Harare City Council (HCC) chief clerical officer appeared on Thursday before magistrate Donald Ndirowei facing a charge of abuse of office in a deal involving the purchase of a residential st...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:17hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Caretaker fatally assaulted in school robbery
A Caretaker at Glen View Number 9 Primary School in Harare died after he was attacked by three suspected robbers who raided the school looking for cash after getting wind that school authorities inten...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:11hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Starlink scandal exposes ZBC rot
One of the reasons former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) chief executive officer Adelaide Chikurungu was pushed out was because she allegedly acquired a Starlink internet kit for the state br...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:50hrs | 2127 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo fails to utilise Zinara funds
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) failed to utilise $2,3 billion in road rehabilitation funds from the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) yet the local authority is struggling to repair the city...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:04hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
400 000 cars dodge licence fees
Only 800 000 out of 1,2 million registered vehicles are being compliant in terms of licencing, indicating a compliance rate of approximately 60 percent, reports the Zimbabwe National Road Administrati...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:02hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Only 60% of Zimbabwe's registered vehicles are license compliant
ONLY 60 percent of an estimated 1,2 million registered vehicles in the country are license compliant, Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) chief executive officer Mr Nkosinathi Ncube has sai...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 10:05hrs | 982 | by Staff reporter
Coltart hails Bulawayo water crisis 'consensus' meeting
Bulawayo mayor David Coltart said there was now a "broad consensus" to solve the city's perennial water problems after a meeting with water minister Anxious Masuka on Wednesday.Coltart has bee...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 18:45hrs | 760 | by Staff reporter
Tout dies while being intimate with teenager
A 37-year-old tout in Birchenough died while being intimate with a teenager in exchange for US$3 bus fare.Police have ruled out foul play in the death of Kudakwashe Ocram Magaya Mushayi....Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:28hrs | 2517 | by Staff reporter
Why close Sekunjalo Bank account when Steinhoff is still having one?
The decision to shut down the Sekunjalo Group's bank accounts and associated companies is a clear case of discrimination masquerading as concern over "reputational risk."Ongoing legal battles ...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 08:12hrs | 227 | by Edmond Phiri
Seized Russian fertiliser consignment finally arrives
ABOUT 10 000 tonnes of fertiliser, which are part of the 26 000-tonne consignment from Uralchem Group, a leading Russian agrochemical producer, have arrived in Zimbabwe.Uralchem pledged close ...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:11hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Bad governance, not drought, causing hunger in Zimbabwe!
It can not be denied that the 2023/24 agricultural season is one of the worst in Zimbabwe. This is largely due to the frighteningly low rainfall experienced as a direct result of the El NiƱo ...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 17:54hrs | 209 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Shock as ZANU PF MPs demand incentives for Mnangagwa's 3rd term bid
In a surprising turn of events, members of parliament have reportedly demanded incentives, including cash and land, in exchange for their support of President Mnangagwa's bid for a third term in offic...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 14:28hrs | 1536 | by Samkeliso Ncube
Zimbabwe - Botswana passport requirements should go, says Masisi
BOTSWANA President Mokgweetsi Masisi has said he sees the removal of passport requirements between Zimbabwe and South Africa in line with the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) guidelines a...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 07:36hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
CID officers up for torture
A HARARE man was left passing blood-stained urine after he was severely tortured by two Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers in a bid to force him to admit to theft charges.The CI...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:19hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
Mbappe to join Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick for France in the 2022 World Cup final but finished on the losing side as Argentina won on penaltiesParis St-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has agreed to join R...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 12:56hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Trio steals gun from CIO operative
THREE men from Bulawayo have appeared in court facing a charge of stealing a pistol from a Central Intelligence Organisation officer.Thethelani Ndlovu (39), Khulumani Moyo (29) and Stancilous ...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:40hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF has no two-thirds majority
Zanu-PF does not and cannot have two-thirds.Contrary to popular perceptions, the ruling Zanu-PF party does not and cannot have two-thirds majority in Parliament necessary to pass a constitutio...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:54hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec announces 2024 exam fees
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has unveiled the examination fees for the 2024 Ordinary and Advanced Level exams. The government will subsidize 55 percent of the total cost for stude...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 09:36hrs | 945 | by Staff reporter
Motorist granted bail for assaulting TTI marshal
A motorist captured on video recently attacking a Tendy Three Investments (TTI) parking marshal was granted bail when he appeared in court facing an assault charge.Washington Nhenderere was no...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 17:51hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
Schools defy Mnangagwa govt directive
Some rogue schools, including some in the public sector, are defying a clearly stipulated Government directives banning the exclusive charging of fees in foreign currency and forcing parents as well a...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:27hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
ZACC swoops on VID officer to explain wealth
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) yesterday swooped on a senior Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) officer deployed to Beitbridge and ordered him to explain how he became a business ty...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:39hrs | 3289 | by Staff reporter
No cholera vacines for Matebeleland
The country has achieved 90 percent coverage of the cholera vaccine in hotspot areas as Zimbabwe is poised to remove cholera as a public health threat in the next few months on the back of a decline i...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:39hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Man fined for assaulting Mnangagwa
A MAN from Harare who assaulted the Deputy Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Tongai Mnangagwa and his host at a party, Wellington Vengesai, following a misunderstanding over parking space ...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:35hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Millers dismiss claims of maize shortages
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has assured the nation that the country is maize secure as there are adequate and satisfactory supplies of grain across the country.In a statem...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:34hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa assault case jumps court queue?
A Harare man, who is also a suspected drug dealer, was convicted yesterday for assaulting Deputy Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry Tongai Mnangagwa and his host at a party, Wellington Venge...Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 17:56hrs | 606 | by Staff reporter
Machete-wielding robber flees naked
A suspected robber allegedly fled naked after he was caught trying to rape a woman he robbed of her money.Mqondisi Khupe (21) of Madlambuzi area Plumtree appeared before Plumtree magistrate Mr...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 08:09hrs | 1108 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Lake Mutirikwi hydro power project 75% complete
Construction of the US$14,5 million mini-hydro power plant at Lake Mutirikwi Dam in Masvingo by Great Zimbabwe Hydro Power Company is now in the home stretch with the 5-megawatt station set for commis...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:48hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Machete wielding robber flees naked
A suspected robber allegedly fled naked after he was caught trying to rape a woman he robbed of her money.Mqondisi Khupe (21) of Madlam...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 23:38hrs | 609 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Fake gold dealers nabbed
Two alleged fake gold dealers who swindled $2150 from a buyer in Concession have been arrested.Robert Makina (50) and Milton Kanoti were dragged to Concession magistrates courts on Monday wher...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 08:55hrs | 323 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe's trade deficit reaches US$268,7million
ZIMBABWE exported goods worth US$550,6 million in December with three major export destinations South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and China accounting for about 73 percent of the total value, lat...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 04:21hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo keeps cholera at bay
Bulawayo province has the least number of cholera cases countrywide, statistics from the Ministry of Health and Child Care have shown. As of the 27th of January 2024, a cumulative total of 21 ...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 16:39hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
TTI apprehends motorists for illegal removal of clamps, hunt for four others underway
TENDY Three Investments (TTI) has apprehended three motorists while the hunt is on for four others on charges of breaking or illegally removing and running away with the clamp gadget after being clamp...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:52hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Cholera vaccination begins today in Zimbabwe
ALL is set for the start of the Oral Cholera Vaccination (OVC) rollout today, with a target of reaching over 800 000 people in hotspots countrywide.This is the first phase of the vaccine rollo...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:48hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
Tempers flare at school meeting over missing US$150
TEMPERS flared during a meeting on Monday involving parents and guardians of learners at Lukhanyiso Primary School in Bulawayo's Mpopoma suburb after it emerged that the school authorities clandestine...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 04:16hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
O level candidates have only 5 days to access results online
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Councils has released the 2023 Ordinary Level results with the pass rate sitting at 29 percent and candidates can start accessing them online today.The results...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 04:38hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
10% tollgate resident discounts gazetted
People living within 10km of a tollgate shall pay toll fees discounted by 10 percent following the gazetting of Statutory Instrument 5 of 2024, the Toll Roads (National Road Network) (Amendment) Regul...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:48hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: World most powerful new truck goes to Zimbabwe of all places
Despite Zimbabwe's protracted economic problems, a few companies and individuals can still afford luxury and utility cars from outside the country.Someone, for instance, has bought this US$150...Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 05:40hrs | 5232 | by Staff reporter
Mbudzi interchange fund looted
Several directors at the Ministry of Transport have been quizzed by anti-graft investigators after whistle blowers leaked explosive details linking them to the pillage of a fund meant to compensate ow...Published: 14 Jan 2024 at 20:50hrs | 3558 | by Staff reporter
Goods portering, a way of life in Beitbridge
RIVULTS of sweat run down her face, falling onto her dress as Mai Muku trudges the 472-metre length of the Beitbridge steel girder carrying an awkward-looking and heavy load.Apart from the bri...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:49hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec releases A-level results on online portal
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) 2023 November Advanced level results are out with girls performing better than their male counterparts.ZIMSEC board chairperson Professor Eddi...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 18:39hrs | 2446 | by Staff reporter
School head reported to Zacc over funds
The head of Chiwaridzo Primary School in Bindura is on a collision course with the School Development Association (SDA) over alleged violation of procurement procedures, unprocedural hiring of non-tea...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:00hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe set to open passport offices in South Africa, UK and US by March
Zimbabweans based in South Africa, United Kingdom, USA and two other countries will now be able to physically apply for passports in their respective host countries by March this year, Registrar-Gener...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:43hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
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