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The day Oskido cried for Sikhonjwa
KALAWA Jazmee supremo Oskido yesterday revealed how he cried when he saw comedian Babongile Sikhonjwa lying banged up at Bulawayo's Mpilo Central Hospital after his near fatal accident in 2014. ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 455 | by Staff reporter
Spilt beer sends man to early grave
Two men from Shurugwi under Chief Nhema allegedly murdered a fellow patron after he accidentally spilt their beer.Godknows Dondiwa and Tafadzwa Jairos Moyo, appeared before Shurugwi magistrate...Published: 4 hrs ago | 314 | by Staff reporter
RBZ wins accident lawsuit
The Supreme Court has overturned a High Court ruling ordering the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to pay accident damages amounting to US$33 552 to a local company.The judgment, nullifying the ...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 09:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe obstinate in death as in life
Although the deposed late former President Robert Mugabe was finally buried at his rural home in Zvimba, tongues will continue waging. As I see it, his snubbing the National Heroes Acre, a shrine he i...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:53hrs | 4 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Zimbabwean family killed in SA car crash
FOUR Zimbabwean family members were killed when their car, a Toyota Fortuner, was involved in a head-on collision with a Porsche Cayenne on the N11 highway near Modelkloof in South Africa's KwaZulu Na...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:47hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter
3 die in Kwekwe - Gokwe road accident
Three people died on the spot while six others were injured, some of them seriously, in road accidents involving two haulage trucks and a Ford Ranger truck that occurred at the same spot along Kwekwe-...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:46hrs | 3 | by Staff rpeorter
Botswana to repatriate 620 Zimbabweans
ABOUT 620 victims of Gukurahundi and post-independence political violence who are sheltered at Dukwe Refugee Camp in Botswana will be repatriated back home at the end of the month, the Southern Eye on...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:16hrs | 2396 | by Staff reporter
Cop shoots colleague
A police officer mistakenly shot and injured his colleague who had accompanied him on a raid on a licensed firearm owner in Rujeko C on Tuesday, October 08.Police in Masvingo referred all ques...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:22hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Bus accident: Passengers blame drunk driver
PASSENGERS who survived Saturday's Smart Express Vumba bus accident have blamed the driver for causing the mishap as they accused him of drinking beer before the journey to Mutare.However, the...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 11:33hrs | 2048 | by Chenai Mutasa
The foot bridge (Murato) across Chiraire River in Chiweshe is a tragedy waiting to happen
School children some as young as seven years use the footbridge daily going to Chinehasha Schools on the other side. They dart and dash with amazing dexterity and agility that would shame a mo...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 08:08hrs | 1446 | by Tondo Murisa
Zimbabwe hospitals turn into horrific hellholes
NURSING a swollen face, with eyes blinded by the soreness, Clayton Banda (35) lay helplessly on the hospital bed, his lower body covered by a threadbare orange blanket.Banda was involved in an...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:13hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe health crisis deepens
OPERATIONS at Parirenyatwa and Harare Central hospitals yesterday ground to a halt after nurses joined the strike by doctors, with most wards at Zimbabwe's two largest referral hospitals closed, incre...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:38hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
More accident victims named
Police have released more names of victims of the Kwekwe accident involving Govasberg and Mandeep buses on Sunday morning. Twelve people perished in the horror crash. In a statement ye...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 06:49hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter
45 year old man found dead in Borrowdale
Details of the Zimbabwe Republic Police on 5 October at about 2145hrs retrieved a the body of a male adult approximately 45yrs along Borrowdale road, Harare with injuries consistent with a hit a...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 16:31hrs | 2709 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bus crash death toll rises to 12
The death toll in the Kwekwe bus accident involving a Gokwe-bound cross-border bus, Mandeep, which collided head-on with a Govasberg bus near Kwekwe River on Sunday morning, has risen to 12 after two ...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 06:37hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe crash victims named
The death toll in the Kwekwe bus accident involving a Gokwe-bound cross-border bus, Mandeep, which collided head-on with a Govasberg bus near Kwekwe River on Sunday morning, has risen to 12 after two ...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 06:33hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
'Ministers lie to Mnangagwa,' says Gumbo
A TOP government official has accused some Cabinet ministers of often painting a rosy picture and falsifying reports of their achievements when they present progress reports to President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 09:34hrs | 4792 | by Staff reporter
10 people killed in Kwekwe head-on road accident
Ten people have died and several others injured in an accident involving two buses around 4AM this morning at the 230 kilometre peg between Kwekwe and Redcliff along Bulawayo-Harare road.Polic...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:57hrs | 1160 | by Staff reporter
Project curb highway deaths
The government is erecting 323km fence along the Beitbridge-Bulawayo highway in an effort to curb road accidents caused by stray animals such as cattle and donkeys.Sections of both the Harare ...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:38hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
Chief fined $800 for driving without licence
CHIEF Dobola of Binga District has been fined $800 for negligence and driving without a licence after he crashed his newly Government issued Isuzu double cab pick-up truck last year.Chief Dobo...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:11hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Two buses collide killing ten people
Ten people have died and several others injured in an accident involving two buses around 4AM this morning at the 230 kilometre peg between Kwekwe and Redcliff along Bulawayo-Harare road.Polic...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 14:39hrs | 1067 | by Stanley Chirimbani
Honda Fit driver dies in road accident
A HONDA Fit driver died on the spot while four other people were injured after he encroached onto the lane of oncoming traffic resulting in a head-on collision with a Toyota Corolla. Matabelel...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 06:13hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Cheating man shot in scuffle with lover's hubby
A PARKS official stationed in Chimanimani, who was allegedly caught red-handed bedding a married woman in her matrimonial bedroom, is luck to be alive after being accidently shot by his firearm follow...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 06:03hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Job Sikhala becomes an instant internet joke
We have all had our embarrassing moments. Maybe you slipped and fell in front of everyone or accidentally stepped in dog poop, and while these funny fails are horribly awkward, sometimes all it takes ...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 20:46hrs | 3752 | by Social media
Mnangagwa politically sterile despite two-thirds Parliament majority
THE second session of the Ninth Parliament started yesterday, with the first session having produced barely anything in terms of delivering on the legislative agenda laid down by President Emmerso...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 07:37hrs | 324 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Man arrested for stealing three motor vehicles
A 21-YEAR OLD man from Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly stealing three motor vehicles in one month. Busani Tshuma was arrested in a midnight raid at his hideout in Donnington sub...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 07:33hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Accidents kills 5
Five people were on Friday killed in a road accident that occurred at the 219km peg along Harare-Bulawayo Highway. The five - Taurai Spencer Gamure (37), Given Hapadziwi (49), Charisma Ncube (...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 06:30hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe missing from his fortified grave?
Even in death comrade Mugabe was heavily protected. His body came as the most valuable dead body on earth. All this because of the fear of Juju. Juju "magic" may seem strange, mythical and oth...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 14:29hrs | 31799 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Armed robbers throw spikes at moving cars
ARMED robbers who use spikes to disable moving vehicles have resurfaced in Beitbridge.Last week, a motorist and his wife, driving towards Beitbridge, were attacked by the robbers who stripped ...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 09:07hrs | 2905 | by Staff reporter
Accident victim sues Mthuli Ncube's Ministry, driver for $700,000
A BULAWAYO man who was injured when his car was involved in a head on collision with a Ministry of Finance and Economic Development vehicle is suing the ministry and its driver for nearly $700 000 in ...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 06:41hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
'Righteous' cop jailed
A POLICE Constable who recently opened up on corruption in the police force and tendered his resignation, has been sent to jail for communicating with the media without authority. Authorities ...Published: 28 Sep 2019 at 06:54hrs | 923 | by Staff reporter
Biti reads the riot act to RBZ officials
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has warned that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) and its management risk being prosecuted for flouting the country's laws. PAC chairperson and fo...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 08:02hrs | 3145 | by Staff reporter
Impunity has no place in a civilised society
LAST Sunday, my pastor said something significant: Zimbabweans are quick to boo at President Cyril Ramaphosa from the terraces of the National Sports Stadium, but what are they doing about those who a...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 07:37hrs | 60 | by Brezh Malaba
Biti to recommend the prosecution of some top RBZ officials
PUBLIC Accounts Committee chair Tendai Biti says parliament will soon recommend the prosecution of some top Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) officials over the reckless issuance of treasury bills (TBs) ...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 07:12hrs | 283 | by newzimbabwe
MDC-Alliance councillor kills 9-year-old
Police are investigating a case in which a car allegedly driven by MDC-Alliance councillor for Manyame Rural District Council Blessings Tangwara fatally struck a Grade Two pupil last Friday. M...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 07:10hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Man accidentally shoots himself at Chicken Inn
A suspected member of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation mistakenly discharged a firearm which was in his pocket and deadly harming himself at a food outlet.A video of the man lying...Published: 26 Sep 2019 at 06:06hrs | 3851 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Football official dies in horror crash
TWO people, one of them a renowned football administrator, died on the spot when a vehicle was hit from the back by a haulage truck as it slowed down to turn right near Masue River Bridge in Victoria ...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 06:58hrs | 1149 | by Staff reporter
2 new MPs sworn-in
Two new members of the National Assembly were yesterday sworn in following their victories in by-elections held last month. The two are Zanu-PF's Hlalani Mguni, who won the Mangwe seat that fe...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 06:33hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Madalaboy unites artistes
A founder member of The Big Four - now officially known as Ndolwane Supersounds - Madalaboy, has embarked on a music collaboration project with various Zimbabwean artistes based in South Africa....Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 08:25hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean actor dies in crash
UPCOMING actor and film promoter Jacob Zivei died on Friday evening after being involved in a car crash. Biggie, as he was popularly known to his fans, was driving along Seke Road when he was involved...Published: 23 Sep 2019 at 15:54hrs | 3114 | by Staff reporter
Mbeki's praise for Mugabe deeper than what meets the eye
The research by Mthwakazi Institute of Research (MIOR) has shown that people of the same philosophy tend to support each other. This becomes more pronounced if the people under scrutiny once have a ch...Published: 22 Sep 2019 at 15:03hrs | 3211 | by Mthwakazi Research Institute
4 dead, 22 injured in Harare road accident
Four people were reportedly killed while 22 others were injured Wednesday afternoon when a Hino truck driver tried to overtake a commuter omnibus in Kambuzuma Suburb, Harare.Three died on spot...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 19:27hrs | 8014 | by Staff reporter
Road accident 5 kills, 25 injured
At least five people were killed, while 25 others were seriously injured on Sunday when a Mitsubishi lorry they were travelling on veered of the road and overturned several times at the 54-kilom...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 07:25hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's 'dodgy donator' 'already dead' at time of crash - report
A private pathology report has reportedly revealed that former Bosasa boss Gavin Watson was already dead before he crashed his company car into a concrete pillar at the OR Tambo International Airport ...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 06:24hrs | 5578 | by Staff reporter
Whirlwind blows off school roof, pupils injured
FOUR Grade Three pupils at Mafakela Primary School in Bulawayo's Luveve suburb were on Friday rushed to hospital after they were injured when the roof of two classroom blocks was blown away by a whirl...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe: Lessons to be learnt
Nations, like families, learn from past experiences.The death of Robert Mugabe, the second president of a liberated Zimbabwe, 1987-2017, brings many memories to us all.I will propose t...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 06:59hrs | 699 | by Kenneth Mufuka
MaZimnat ready to take on Cape Town marathon
Tariro Makanga and Lilian Choruwa, who won from Zimnat an all-expenses paid trip to the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, are expected to arrive in Cape Town tomorrow (Saturday) to participate in the 10km ru...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 12:04hrs | 428 | by Agencies
Open Letter to the soul of R.G. Mugabe (currently in the purgatory)
Dear Comrade RG, I know that you are currently in the purgatory while waiting for your verdict from the almighty. There is no doubt that you are in great fear and shivering. Your chances of go...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 10:58hrs | 3556 | by Don Chigumba
Zimbabweans have never been as confused as they are today: Mugabe: Hero or villain?
ZIMBABWEANS have never been as confused as they are today, following the death of Robert Mugabe, who was labelled a dictator. They are of two minds: is Mugabe a hero or a villain or is he both? They n...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:35hrs | 235 | by Zanda Shumba
23 escape death after accident in Bulawayo
Twenty three people including seven school children escaped death after a commuter omnibus traveling to the city centre in Bulawayo overturned when it collided with a Nissan Xtrail.This occurr...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 05:48hrs | 1617 | by Staff reporter
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