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Sexual harassment, voucher fraud rock Simbisa Brands
Fast-food giant Simbisa Brands has been thrust into the spotlight following serious sexual harassment allegations levelled against some of its senior officials in Gweru, accused of abusing their posit...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:42hrs | 1087 | by Staff reporter
ZRP bans officers from kombi business
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has imposed an immediate ban on all its officers from participating in the passenger transport sector, following a damning internal inquiry that revealed rampant mis...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:14hrs | 1765 | by Staff reporter
Sex scandal in schoolyard
The headmaster of Bikita Fashu High School, Happson Dina, is at the centre of a storm following explosive allegations of an illicit affair with a subordinate teacher and a violent confrontation with h...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 17:14hrs | 1192 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police under fire over fresh allegations of brutality and abuse
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is under intense scrutiny following a series of incidents that have raised serious concerns about heavy-handed tactics, including alleged killings, torture, and assa...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 19:09hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Bogus cop repeatedly rapes of maid in Bindura
A man impersonating a police officer, Patrick Vashco (25) from Gereendale, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for raping a maid three times without protection.Vashco appeared before Bind...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Police accused after handcuffed body found buried in pit latrine
Zimbabwean police have launched an investigation following the grim discovery of human remains buried in a pit latrine near Malalume Clinic in Bulilima District, close to the Botswana border. The rema...Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:40hrs | 1228 | by Staff reporter
Pastor jailed for incestuous relationship with stepdaughter
A 34-year-old Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe (AFM) pastor has been convicted and sentenced to 30 months in prison for engaging in an incestuous relationship with his stepdaughter. T...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 07:35hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo kombi associations cry foul over police crackdown
Some commuter omnibus (kombi) associations in Bulawayo have raised alarm over a police crackdown on illegal operators, alleging it is a strategy to coerce them into joining rival associations....Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 08:18hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza issues residential stand located in the middle of a road
A Chitungwiza municipality works manager, Emmanuel Mushata, has been arrested for illegally creating a residential stand on an earth road and issuing an offer letter to a councillor, in violation of p...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 19:43hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe court declines to hear case between CIO and employee
Labour Court judge Justice Bridget Tapiwa Chivizhe has ruled that the Labour Court does not have jurisdiction over a case involving the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) and an employee, Cloddie...Published: 21 May 2024 at 08:30hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Marry Mubaiwa threatens to sue Chiwenga for adultery
Marry Mubaiwa has threatened to sue her ex-husband, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, for adultery.Chiwenga and Mubaiwa reportedly separated several years ago. Chiwenga has since married Co...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 08:50hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's ex-wife misses her children
Marry Mubaiwa, the ex-wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has accused her estranged husband of deception and using political influence to deny her access to their children.In a veiled...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 17:02hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zambian President Hichilema breaks SADC protocols
ZAMBIAN President Hakainde Hichilema breached Southern Africa Development Community protocols when he appointed Dr Nevers Mumba, a man with a criminal record, to head the bloc's Electoral Observer Mis...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Ministry sex pests lure junior employees to bed using workshops
High ranking sex pests within the Ministry of Health and Child Care are sending female employees on financially rewarding workshops in exchange for sex, a workers' union has said.In a 16 May 2...Published: 22 May 2023 at 19:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lecturer resigns after sleazy video leak
The Midlands State University (MSU) is topping the Twitter trend after sleazy videos and pictures involving one of its lecturers and students leaked on social media last Friday.The lecturer Re...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 20:53hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Buyanga blames Mnangagwa family for arrest
BUSINESS mogul Frank Buyanga, who is involved in a nasty fight over the custody of his minor son with ex-girlfriend Chantelle Muteswa, is languishing in jail after he was denied bail by a South Africa...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'School heads cash in on Form One places'
SCHOOL heads are reportedly fleecing desperate parents, demanding as much as US$300 in bribes for 2023 Form One placements.Parents have started applying for Form One places through the g...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's tragedy - when the victims actually defend the perpetrators!
The social justice work I do can be both exciting and troubling. In fact, it can warm my heart, or leave me near to tears. It is immensely enjoyable and heartwarming when I am speaking...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 11:48hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Ex-UZ boss trial moved to June
THE trial of former University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice-chancellor Levy Nyagura on charges of corruptly issuing former First Lady Grace Mugabe a doctorate was yesterday postponed to June 24.Nyagu...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Abuse of authority by parliamentary committees
A number of small scale miners and big mining companies have complained about the total fragrant abuse of power and office by the chairman of the Parliamentary mining committee MR Edmund Mukaratigwa w...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 08:44hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Executive failing corruption fight
ROSA Parks is not just a name in the United States. She is a torchbearer when it comes to civil rights movements. Parks one day decided not to give her seat to a white person in a public bus. ...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:27hrs | 1 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Jonathan Moyo case thrown out in dubious court ruling
An attempt by former minister Professor Jonathan Moyo and his wife Beatrice to block a man allocated land on their Mazowe farm which the Government is seeking to repossess was thrown out because the j...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Was the court fair on mary Chiwenga
The world was shocked by a picture and video of Mary Chiwenga being wheeled to court in a very bad shape. The scenario showed the cruel and vindictive character of a system. The decision by the ...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 19:21hrs | 3 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Get your rent from Mnangagwa,' detained landlord told at police station
Glenview police station shocked Zimbabweans when they detained a 65-year-old widow accusing her of demanding rent from a tenant. Mrs Editor Mavaza was detained by Glenview police for demanding...Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 08:16hrs | | by The Correspondent
Scandal prone Zinara caught up in yet another murky deal fiasco
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) could have lost US$5,2 million in a murky deal which was supposed to see a 'controversial third party' earn a US$5 million kickback as a condition fo...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:53hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Government starts simplifying tax system
GOVERNMENT has begun a process of simplifying its tax system while the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) continues to roll out operational reform strategies aimed at enhancing voluntary compliance an...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Government responds to Kasukuwere's threats
Government Deputy Spokesperson Energy Mutodi says former Cabinet Minister Saviour Kasukuwere is correct to be angry about the move by the state to attach his property but he should not direct the ange...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 15:27hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Kasukuwere threatens, Zanu-PF ruffled
THERE are real fears that both the ruling party and the country could be entering a new phase of significant political turmoil leading to the 2023 national elections, the Daily News can report....Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 13:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere warning ruffles Zanu-PF
There are real fears that both the ruling party and the country be entering a new phase of significant political turmoil leading to the 2023 national elections. This comes after former Cabinet...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere announces return to exile?
FUGITIVE ex-cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere has virtually announced his return to exile through dismissive comments and threats targeted at President Emmerson Mnangagwa whom he describes as a dict...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 05:14hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Kasukuwere breaks silence...fires threats
Former Politiburo member and Cabinet Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has fired shots against the President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government over his continued arrest. On Thursday the State Media re...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 14:06hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
CIO dirty secrets exposed
A top Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer has accused his bosses in the spy agency of victimising him because they fear he will expose their corrupt activities.Augustine Mutambu, the C...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Moyo's caretaker commissions illegal'
Commissions set up to run local authorities by Local Government minister July Moyo are illegal and should be abolished, constitutional and local government experts have said.This comes after M...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 15:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zinara makes bizarre appointment
THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) has bizarrely appointed its company secretary Mathlene Mujokoro as acting chief executive officer following the suspension of Nancy Masiyiwa....Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 10:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zinara fires CEO over corruption
ROAD administrator, Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) wielded the axe on chief executive officer Nancy Masiyiwa-Chamisa on Thursday as the corruption scandal rocking the parastatal reach...Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
African politics: Why corruption grows more than reduce in nations developing? (part one)
International Transparency defines corruption as… the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. It can be classified as grand, petty and political, depending on the amounts of money lost and the se...Published: 23 May 2018 at 19:02hrs | 2 | by Andrew Manyevere
Donald Trump is black and ugly man
As my father and I had sat high up in the stands at Rufaro Stadium, together with thousands of ecstatic compatriots, we waved small Zimbabwe flags, with vibrant enthusiasm, and enjoyed the wonderful e...Published: 31 Mar 2018 at 07:58hrs | 1 | by Tafi Mhaka
Law enforcement, corruption and abuse of authority
Police officers in African countries such as Zimbabwe are abusing their authority and one wonders if enough functional checks and balances are in place to monitor and control police authority. ...Published: 24 Oct 2017 at 10:26hrs | 2 | by Courage Mlambo
Mugabe reshuffling: WHO vindicates Zimbabweans
WHEN World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced four days ago that President Robert Mugabe had been appointed the United Nations agency's goodwill ambassador...Published: 23 Oct 2017 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZACC boss' appointment raises stink
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has been forced to defend the appointment of its top official amid claims that he did not fit the bill.Silas Pondo was confirmed as the substanti...Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 10:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
AAG reports town clerk to Mugabe
Indigenous pressure group, the Affirmative Action Group (AAG), has written to President Robert Mugabe to express its unhappiness with the decision by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to allocate gold c...Published: 20 Sep 2017 at 12:02hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents, town clerk clash over mining claims
Bulawayo residents have slammed council's decision to award gold mining claims to town clerk Christopher Dube and a senior official in the Local Government ministry, arguing the move is blatant abuse ...Published: 13 Sep 2017 at 15:11hrs | | by Staf reporter
Strive Masiyiwa takes Mugabe head-on
TELECOMMUNICATIONS magnate, Strive Masiyiwa is girding for a bruising legal battle with President Robert Mugabe's administration after a decision by the authorities to cancel Econet's television broa...Published: 30 Aug 2017 at 08:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere saga deepens
THE saga involving Zanu-PF commissar Saviour Kasukuwere, who stands accused of building parallel structures to topple President Robert Mugabe, has left the party deeply divided and fractured amid inte...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 08:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Mphoko and Mugabe to decide Kasukuwere's fate
The Zanu-PF Presidium will make a determination on the fate of national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere following yesterday's Politburo meeting which discussed a report submitted by the ad-hoc ...Published: 22 Jun 2017 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Politburo meets to finalise Kasukuwere issue
EMBATTLED Zanu-PF national commissar Saviour Kasukuwere will know his fate today when the revolutionary party's Politburo meets to finalise his matter after he was rejected by nine of the country's 10...Published: 21 Jun 2017 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere nailed on some charges
Attention in Zanu-PF will shift to the forthcoming politburo meeting after the supreme decision-making organ of the ruling party failed to conclusively deal with a report on its national political com...Published: 18 Jun 2017 at 14:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere dumped
THE Zanu-PF youth league has withdrawn its support for beleaguered national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere, joining the ruling party's six provincial executives that have already endor...Published: 19 Apr 2017 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Political intolerance hits Manicaland
The Zimbabwe Peace Project has reported that intolerance of other political parties has begun to show in the Manicaland Province with an MDC-T supporter's homestead being razed to the ground in Makoni...Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 08:19hrs | 7 | by Stephen Jakes
Mugabe must be impeached
The MDC is deeply concerned that despite a flurry of exposition of corruption involving state enterprises, senior government officials, including Cabinet Ministers and their cronies, the Zanu PF regim...Published: 24 Jun 2016 at 15:47hrs | | by Obert Gutu
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