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Nomboka lands Mining Union's Vice-Presidency Post
National Mine Workers Union of Zimbabwe (NMWUZ), the only Mining Union affiliate of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions - ZCTU, recently appointed new executives to fill National Executive Board pos...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 05:50hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter
Botswana lifts cross border travel restrictions
Botswana announced yesterday that it is re-opening some of its borders to passenger traffic from December 1. This comes a few weeks after Zimbabwe's Cabinet approved the gradual re-opening of its land...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 05:02hrs | 1885 | by Staff reporter
Tension remains high in Zanu-PF
POLITICAL temperatures remain high in Zanu-PF as party bigwigs jostle to lead the former liberation movement's provincial structures.The polls for the influential positions will take place soon af...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 19:04hrs | 2083 | by Staff reporter
MRP fight to end Corruption at Lupane Registry Office pays off
MRP sometime in June last year raised a red flag on the rampant corruption scandal at Lupane Registry office which is the Headquarters of Matebeleland North.The then acting Registrar General o...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 07:09hrs | 2787 | by MRP Office of the Presidency
Mnangagwa's CIO boss relative fired
TICHAFA Victor Hwacha, a deputy director with the Counter Intelligence unit of the Central Intelligence Organisation was fired on Wednesday this week for allegedly working with a cartel in the gold se...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 05:23hrs | 5688 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official takes over Harare dam
HARARE City Council officials are in the eye of a storm after awarding a 23-year lease of Harava Dam at a cost of $3 000 to a Zanu-PF official, who is now using the water for brick moulding at a time ...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:59hrs | 991 | by Staff reporter
AFM pastor sues church for $13m
AN Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) in Zimbabwe pastor is claiming over $13 million from the church as he accuses it of neglecting him after he was involved in a car accident.Alfred Mujeyi issued...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:57hrs | 1295 | by Staff reporter
Passion Java humiliated over Mnangagwa
KINgDOM Embassy leader Passion Java was humiliated in Mutare after his clothes were soiled by a Zanu-PF youth official on Friday, who accused him of not respecting President Emmerson Mnangagwa....Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:56hrs | 2842 | by Staff reporter
5 injured as car ploughs into bank queue
FIVE people were injured yesterday when they were hit by a double-cab Nissan Navara that had veered off the road and climbed onto the pavement after colliding with a Nissan Tilda at the robot-controll...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:44hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Anxiety over freak Zupco accidents
"Naturally, when you get into a Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) bus, safety, with regards to the fitness of the vehicle, should be the least of your worries. We are made to believe the buses...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:38hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi left no registered will lawyer
THE late socialite and businessman, Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure, did not register a will to determine how his estate will be distributed, his lawyers said yesterday.According to Mr Brighton Pab...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:36hrs | 981 | by Staff reporter
Red Cross boss fires subordinates 'for exposing corruption'
ZIMBABWE Red Cross Society (ZRCS) acting secretary-general Elias Hwenga yesterday appeared before a Harare magistrate facing charges of obstructing or defeating the course of justice after he allegedl...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:26hrs | 902 | by Staff reporter
Police attempt to delete brutality evidence
A STATE witness on Wednesday described how a Beitbridge policeman grabbed a mobile phone and tried in vain to delete pictorial evidence of a badly injured victim of police brutality.Cyprian Ba...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:24hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court reverses army takeover of RioZim chrome mine
Listed mining company RioZim has won a Supreme Court battle with Zimbabwe's military after one of its mines was forcibly taken over through a ministerial decree.Defence minister Oppah Muchingu...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:18hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga political tussling escalates
A FIERCE row has erupted between the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and the Special Anti-Corruption Unit (Sacu) over the manner in which investigations are being handled, relating to alleg...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:17hrs | 10387 | by Staff reporter
Green Fuel selling ethanol in 'real money'
ZIMBABWE'S biggest ethanol producer Green Fuel is now selling the commodity in hard cash and accepts only transfers to its nostro foreign currency account accompanied by letters from the clients' bank...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:12hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide over marriage collapse
A MAN whose marriage was on the brink of collapse hanged himself from a tree at his rented home leaving behind a suicide note that gave a glimpse into his troubled soul.The deceased, Richard C...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:03hrs | 780 | by Staff reporter
Shocking tollgates, licensing fees hike
THE Government has adjusted vehicle tolling and licensing fees keeping in line with the prevailing economic situation and to ensure that the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) adequately s...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:00hrs | 955 | by Staff reporter
Family wrangle defers Moana funeral service
SOCIALITE Michelle Amuli, affectionately known as Moana, will be buried the Muslim way, her father declared yesterday, despite the chaos, family feud and drama that characterised her funeral wake....Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 21:30hrs | 1401 | by Staff reporter
Man killed over gambling bet
A 23-YEAR-OLD Silobela man died from injuries he sustained after his friend attacked him over gambling money.Reason Muroyi of Chief Malisa in Silobela, was fatally attacked by Padorn Nkomo aft...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 21:24hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF finalises DCC vetting process
Zanu-PF has completed the vetting of candidates vying to contest in the District Coordinating Committee (DCC) elections in eight provinces, a process it launched as part of its due diligence.H...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 21:13hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Corruption rocks Mines ministry
Top officials in the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development are parcelling out already occupied mining claims to cronies and politicians prejudicing government of millions of dollars, a latest Zimba...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 21:12hrs | 949 | by Staff reporter
'Too many taxes fueling gold smuggling'
A raft of cumbersome taxes, including refining and royalty payments totalling nearly 18 percent, could be one of the major reasons why people continue to smuggle gold, although Fidelity Printers and R...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 06:46hrs | 811 | by Staff reporter
Setting the record straight about King Mzilikazi The Mthwakazi King
THIS narrative that King Mzilikazi subjugated other tribes and forced them to join his Nguni tribe to form the Mthwakazi nation is as false as falsehood itself. The narrative is refuted by both eviden...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:51hrs | 1240 | by Reinford Khumalo
MRP Officials confront Magwegwe Police over misspelt station name
This morning, Mthwakazi Republic Party officials comprising mainly youths, descended on Magwegwe Police Station over a banner with a wrongly spelt name of one of the prominent Ndebele chiefs "Magwegwe...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 13:07hrs | 3515 | by MRP
'No cheer under Mnangagwa administration 3 years on'
RESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's new dispensation will this month mark three years in office, with analysts saying there was nothing to cheer about as the regime had failedto fulfil most of its promi...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:35hrs | 5605 | by Staff reporter
'Brutal' police officers trial kicks off
THE trial of two Beitbridge policemen Carrotnos Wafawanaka and Hardlife Shoko, who are accused of brutally assaulting a resident for allegedly breaking COVID-19 regulations, kicked off yesterday....Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:33hrs | 2184 | by Staff reporter
Mverechena dumps Bosso, goes back to Harare
WITH six weeks left to his initial year-long contract and without kicking a ball for Highlanders, goalkeeper Chris Mverechena has packed his bags and quit the Bulawayo giants.The former Caps U...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:28hrs | 1257 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet Minister 'divides' Zanu PF
Energy minister Zhemu Soda has been accused of dividing Zanu PF members in Muzarabani district on their social media group.Soda who is constesting on District Coordinating Committee (DCC) chai...Published: 17 Nov 2020 at 16:37hrs | 7346 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man kills his own mother over tea
A Rusape man has been sentenced to 23 years in jail for killing his mother following a misunderstanding over food.47-year-old Muzowaka Mucheke of Tandi Village in Makoni district was convicted...Published: 17 Nov 2020 at 14:31hrs | 3242 | by Staff Reporter
De-campaigning Zimbabwe through falsehoods
With special thanks to cde Bwoni. For the past twenty years Zimbabwe has been groaning under great satanic sanctions which have destroyed our livelihood. To ma'ke it worse the opposition...Published: 17 Nov 2020 at 12:11hrs | 1180 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Khama starts on the bench
WARRIORS posterboy, Khama Billiat, will start from the bench when Zimbabwe host Algeria in a 2021 AFCON at the National Sports Stadium this afternoon.It's only the second time Billiat has star...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 18:04hrs | 5320 | by Staff reporter
South Africa issues arrest warrant for Prophet Bushiri
South Africa has issued an arrest warrant for controversial millionaire pastor Shepard Bushiri, who skipped bail and returned home to Malawi.On Saturday he told his social media followers that...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 13:56hrs | 5845 | by Staff reporter
Shiri's previously unknown children surfaces
A MAJOR row has erupted among relatives of the late national hero and Cabinet minister, Perrance Shiri, as they fight to benefit from his significant estate.This comes as it has emerged that t...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 13:53hrs | 8471 | by Staff reporter
Perrance Shiri relatives in estate dogfight
A MAJOR row has erupted among relatives of the late national hero and Cabinet minister, Perrance Shiri, as they fight to benefit from his significant estate.This comes as it has emerged that t...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 07:12hrs | 6643 | by Staff reporter
Govt pay offer divides civil servants
LABOUR unions representing civil servants were yesterday divided over the 40% pay offer by government following a prolonged salary dispute with their employer.Some said negotiations had failed...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:56hrs | 3795 | by Staff reporter
Can black arts (Kuromba) be sole source of wealth in Zimbabwe?
According to Colin Powell, the first African-American Secretary of State, diplomat and retired general who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001-2005, a dream does not become r...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 16:40hrs | 2232 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo (PhD)
Khupe spokesperson steps down over rape allegations
THE spokesperson for MDC leader Thokozani Khupe, Khaliphani Phugeni has stepped down from his position following allegations of raping an unnamed woman in Bulawayo.Last week, Phugeni, 44, who ...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 16:17hrs | 2702 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi in another 'bizarre' accident
THE late socialite Genius Kadungure aka Boss Ginimbi's hearse was involved in yet another accident on Friday afternoon as his body was being carried home from a funeral parlour, his father told mourne...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 16:16hrs | 6461 | by Staff reporter
Trainee nurses recruitment 'controversy' resurfaces
Activists in Matabeleland have once again lambasted the trainee nurses recruitment system following revelations that only two out of the 45 successful applicants for the Mpilo Central Hospital School ...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 06:33hrs | 1864 | by Staff reporter
Khupe 'expels' Bhebhe
THE MDC-T says it has expelled its firebrand national organiser Abednico Bhebhe for grossly violating the party's constitution.The party's National Council also resolved that only acting presi...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 06:18hrs | 2251 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt tells teachers to take it or leave it
GOVERNMENT has tabled a new salary offer to its workers that will see the least paid teacher earn about $19 975, including a 10% risk allowance and shut the door for further negotiations. The ...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:28hrs | 4344 | by Staff reporter
Man finds wife having lunchtime sex romp with lover at a lodge
THESE days you seldom find a man who has been cheated on or finds his wife in bed with another man not to forget the basic rules of humanity by brutally assaulting or killing the pair as punishment fo...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 19:41hrs | 2222 | by Staff Reporter
Flamboyant send-off for Ginimbi
THE late socialite and businessman Genius Kadungure, popularly known as Ginimbi has proved to be a character larger than life itself as this Friday thousands of people thronged Doves Harare street to ...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 19:19hrs | 3201 | by zbc
Zanu-PF DCC polls widen fissures in party
FISSURES within Zanu-PF continue to widen as power struggles intensify ahead of the reintroduced district co-ordinating committees (DCCs) elections, with some provincial members seething with anger af...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 07:42hrs | 996 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans vent anger at Rolls Royce after Ginimbi fatal crash
ZIMBABWEANS Thursday took to the Rolls Royce social media pages to vent their frustrations with the British car maker for creating an automobile with weaker safety properties exposed during a road cra...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:47hrs | 2523 | by Staff reporter
Chaos mars Gringo burial
THE burial of the late popular comedian Lazarus "Gringo" Boora at his rural home in Rukweza, Rusape, yesterday was marred by chaotic scenes as the family clashed with members of the Johanne Masowe eCh...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:44hrs | 3086 | by Staff reporter
Warriors beaten
Algeria 3 1 ZimbabweZIMBABWE missed a glut of chances and were made to pay by a clinical Algeria in this 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier played in an empty Stade 5 Juliet 1962 Olympic last ni...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:44hrs | 1166 | by Staff reporter
'Zesa faces viability challenges'
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) is facing viability challenges, including acute transport problems to carry out its mandate.ZETDC acting managing directo...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:42hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
9 tankers intercepted smuggling fuel worth R3 million
AUTHORITIES at Beitbridge Border Post are tightening screws on the movement of commercial cargo following the interception of nine tankers last week carrying fuel worth nearly R3 million that was bein...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:39hrs | 643 | by Staff reporter
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