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Former Police Commissioner's wife jailed
Sakhile Tanyanyiwa aged 34 (wife to former Commissioner Mekia Tanyanyiwa) appeared before the Gweru Magistrates Court today facing charges of kidnapping an infant aged two months. She was sentenced to...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 06:40hrs | 2845 | by Staff reporter
Ex-top cop, wife in court for kidnapping
A FORMER senior police officer and his wife appeared in court yesterday after a two-month-old baby girl was allegedly kidnapped in Southview suburb in Gweru on Friday.Mekia Tanyanyiwa, who hea...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:12hrs | 563 | by Staff reporter
Go Beer to reopen in 8 months
GWERU mayor Martin Chivhoko has announced that the local authority's beer concern, Go Beer will commence production in November this year.Chivhoko said a memorandum of agreement had been signe...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:09hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Man threatens to kill Zimbabwe President
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has initiated a search for an individual who made death threats against President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a widely circulated video clip.The individual, dresse...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 19:29hrs | 2918 | by Staff reporter
Gweru to revive Go Beer Breweries
Gweru city council is locked in talks with an unnamed investor to revive the local authority's beer concern, Go Beer, in a bid to start operations this year, it has been established.Mayor Mart...Published: 11 Feb 2024 at 21:09hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Hopewell Chin'ono, Promise Mkwananzi TWAR continues
The war between Hopewell Chin'ono and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi, known is some quarters as Promise Pfenye, continues unabated. Chin'ono alleges that Mk...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 07:22hrs | 1245 | by Staff reporter
SAPS arrest 4 Zimbabwe men with R313,000 smuggled cigarettes
South African authorities have arrested four Zimbabweans aged between 25 and 45, in the Modjadjiskloof police area, for possession of suspected smuggled cigarettes worth R313 050 as they clamp down on...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 19:10hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
4 Zimbabweans arrested for illicit cigarettes and bribery in Limpopo
Four Suspeected are facing charges of possession of illicit cigarettes and bribery after they were arrested by the Police in Limpopo on Wednesday. The suspects, identified as Kudzai Mungate (40), Eshl...Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 08:52hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sets up security complaints commission
FOLLOWING the enactment of the Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission (ZICC) Act in 2022, Parliament has now called for nominations of persons to become members of the Commission that will handle ...Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 04:40hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi, Prison boss dragged to court
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) Commissioner-General Moses Chihobvu have been taken to court for failing to sanction a prison officer for dabblin...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 06:12hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer hits prison officer with lawsuit over partisan conduct
A LAWYER has approached the High Court seeking an order for the dismissal of a prison officer, who is vigorously involved in partisan politics, in contravention of constitutional provisions that bar c...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 20:15hrs | 441 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo supply dams at 44,43%
BULAWAYO supply dams are currently at 44,43% with the total volume of all dams at 184 208 617 cubic metres while the drawable volumes are at 167 623 509 cubic metres (m³), underlining the crisis the ...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 20:39hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
'20 000 Zimbabweans succumbed to Aids-related diseases last year'
Speaking during World Aids Day commemorations at Chinotimba Stadium in Victoria Falls yesterday, United Nations resident and humanitarian co-ordinator Edward Kallon said the impact on women is particu...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 05:42hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: SABC peddles fake news on Zimbabwe
With each passing minute, we are increasingly bombarded by information and messages faster - fake news or false digital messages - than we can process, digest and interpret them. As we struggl...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:48hrs | 3637 | by Staff reporter
General Philip Valerio Sibanda to retire at the end of the year
ZIMBABWE Defence Forces commander General Philip Valerio Sibanda will retire at the end of the year and pave way for a new security services chief in charge of the country's military, an official sour...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 15:44hrs | 8418 | by Staff reporter
Coltart invites Johannesburg Mayor to Bulawayo
Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart yesterday had a highly productive meeting this evening with His Worship the Mayor of Johannesburg Kabelo Gwamanda.The two mayors discussed how the two Cities can c...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 15:50hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
A trail of Mnangagwa's illegalities
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has yielded to pressure and revoked the appointment of Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander General Valerio Sibanda as an ex-officio member of the Zanu-PF politburo....Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 08:07hrs | 562 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reverses PV Sibanda appointment
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced on Saturday that he had "stayed" his controversial appointment of Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Philip Valerio Sibanda to the Zanu-PF politburo, just...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 19:43hrs | 5524 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa can't benefit from removal of presidential term limit!
It is common knowledge that Zimbabwe has become a lawless place.Some may even call it a jungle - where the ruling elite flagrantly flout the country's laws with arrogant impunity.In fa...Published: 08 Nov 2023 at 09:32hrs | 5035 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe army boss destined for higher office
ZIMBABWE Defence Forces (ZDF) commander General Philip Valerio Sibanda, who was recently appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa as an ex-officio member of the Zanu-PF politburo, is destined for hig...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 21:21hrs | 3249 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tells critics of General Sibanda's politburo appointment to 'got to court'
Zanu-PF maintains that only the Constitutional Court can determine the constitutionality of General Phillip Valerio Sibanda's appointment to the Zanu-PF politburo, dismissing the growing criticism of ...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 06:32hrs | 763 | by Staff reporter
Zapu trashes former ZIPRA Commander Valerio Sibanda
IF Commander Defence Forces (CDF) Valerio Sibanda still had an iota of Zapu conscience he would reject his recent appointment into Zanu-PF's Politburo by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the opposition p...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 05:58hrs | 1126 | by Staff reporter
General PV Sibanda is entitled to make political choices freely
APPOINTMENT OF THE COMMANDER DEFENCE FORCES [CDF] GENERAL PV SIBANDA AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE ZANUPF POLITBURO: A CRITICAL REVIEWThe bottom part of this announcement of appointments to t...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 16:32hrs | 651 | by Jonathan Moyo
Mnangagwa trashes Constitution
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has made a controversial move by appointing the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander, General Phillip Valerio Sibanda, as an ex-officio member of Zanu-PF's Politburo, t...Published: 29 Oct 2023 at 12:40hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints top general to Zanu-PF Politburo
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Phillip Valerio Sibanda as an ex-officio member of the Zanu-PF politburo.This is an unprecedented move as i...Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 17:07hrs | 1037 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's young children hit hard by diarrhoea
In townships throughout Zimbabwe, the shortage of clean water and the presence of deteriorating, rusty water pipelines are poised to exacerbate the spread of waterborne diseases as the approaching rai...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 10:00hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
CCC boycott of opening of Parliament risks boomeranging as only a news headline stunt with no reform headway
While CCC is well within its rights to boycott today's opening of the First Session of the 1Oth Parliament by Emmerson Mnangagwa, the boycott could in fact boomerang on CCC; and ultimately leave the p...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 13:39hrs | 521 | by Jonathan Moyo
Zanu-PF has transformed public media into propaganda outlets
Prince Dubeko Sibanda, the CCC Member of Parliament representing Binga North, has asserted that the ruling Zanu-PF party has transformed public media into propaganda outlets for the party, suggesting ...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 18:56hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema advised to resign on moral ground
Zambia must prosper. President Kelvin Bwalya Fube has advised President Hakainde Hichilema to resign on moral grounds.Mr. Fube said he supported President Hichilema purely on the principle of ...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 21:00hrs | 3947 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man escapes from SA prison
Limpopo police have launched a manhunt for an awaiting trial prisoner that escaped from Lephalale Police Station on Tuesday.According to provincial police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba...Published: 09 Aug 2023 at 23:54hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prison boss shields partisan officer
ZIMBABWE Prisons and Correctional Services has ignored a letter written to it by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights attorney Innocent Gonese over the misconduct of ZPCS officer Caroline Manjongo who ha...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 19:36hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Rights lawyers demand action against Zanu-PF prison officer
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) lawyer Innocent Gonese of Lawman Law Chambers (LLC) has written to Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) Commissioner-General Moses Chihobvu demandi...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 14:23hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prison sparks political storm over activism in Zanu-PF
LETTERS from Zanu-PF and war veterans requesting the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) to release an officer to enable her to campaign for the ruling party ahead of the 23 August gener...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 09:27hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
David Coltart mayoral dream up in smoke, says Jonathan Moyo
Exiled former Information Minister Jonathan Moyo has revealed that Citizens Coalition For Change bigwig Senator David Coltart has been rejected by CCC's 'Bulawayo Ward 5 selection caucus' where it is ...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 20:29hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Forever Associates Zimbabwe casts dark cloud over Zimbabwe polls
THE involvement of parallel structures in the running of elections has raised alarm, with main opposition official Tendai Biti demanding that Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri present a minist...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 13:13hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Biti warns of a coup
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Tendai Biti has warned the unconstitutional recruitment of agents from spooky Zanu-PF aligned group, Forever Associates Zimbabwe (FAZ) to allegedly tampe...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 18:14hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
South African Defence Force will not arrest Putin
The South African Defence Force says it will not arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he comes here for the BRICS Summit.The International Criminal Court has issued a warrant of arrest f...Published: 30 May 2023 at 08:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Council divided over Go Beer revival
Gweru City councillors have called on management to compile a report on the defunct Go Beer Breweries before the local authority entertains any plans of reclaiming the business.The brewery was...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
92% Zimbabweans have no confidence in police
THE majority of Zimbabweans have lost confidence in the police force, with 92% of citizens having stopped seeking police assistance throughout last year despite a surge in crime during the same year, ...Published: 05 Apr 2023 at 12:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records 45% surge in crime
ZIMBABWE recorded a 45% surge in crime last year after 208 027 criminal cases were reported to the police in the last quarter of 2022, compared to 143 923 cases in the first quarter, latest Zimbabwe N...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:32hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo tops national crime rate
BULAWAYO residents are at a higher risk of being exposed to crime compared to any other citizen in other provinces in the country.This was revealed in the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:24hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: South Africans will start crossing to Zimbabwe for survival
Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Immigration Federation Luke Dzviti says South Africa maybe going the Zimbabwean way and at this rate, it would be worse than its neighbour.He says it won't be surpr...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 18:37hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Woman applies for a Zimbabwe police job using fake results
A 21-year-old woman from Norton will perform 208 hours of community service after she was convicted of using fake Ordinary Level results to apply for a job in the Zimbabwe Republic Police.Hara...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 14:29hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zera hikes LPG prices
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has increased prices for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) by five cents with effect from December 12, 2022.In a statement on Monday, Zera said the ...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:42hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Marist Brothers wins Old Mutual High School Quiz Competition
Marist Brothers High School reigned supreme at the Old Mutual High School Quiz competition, fending off stiff competition from Zengeza High 1 to land the top prize at a two day event held in Harare on...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 09:43hrs | 29 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Harare
FULL LIST: Massive wealth looted by Cottco bosses revealed
The Prosecutor General has gone tough on corruption accused COTTCO marketing and business development manager Maxmore Njani and sought an order to go on a massive repossession of the grand loot held b...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 11:09hrs | 16 | by Mandla Ndlovu
High Court allows seizure of Cottco boss' property worth millions of USD
THE High Court has granted the Prosecutor General approval to seize property worth tens of millions of US dollars' worth allegedly owned by Cotton Company of Zimbabwe's (COTTCO) corruption-accused bos...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:12hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Girls outperform boys in Grade 7
Grade Seven examination results released by the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) yesterday produced a pass rate of 40,09 percent, marginally below the 41,13 percent of last year, but girl...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa signs bill to prosecute rogue security forces
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has finally signed into law the Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission Act providing for the investigation and prosecution of members of security services for miscondu...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:19hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe central bank raids banks, firms
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's Exchange Control Division has raided and penalised top banks and firms for violating exchange control regulations with some companies failing to account for United State...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 19:25hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
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