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Zimbabwe's impressive cabinet line-up under a severe parliamentary vaccuum
For the first time in history, the new president has made constructive use of the specially elected parliamentarians window.From this window the president has addressed key discrepancies to br...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1657 | by Reginald Thabani Gola.
3 arrested for killing teenager over stolen beer
Three Mutoko men were yesterday arrested on allegations of fatally assaulting a teenager who had allegedly broken into a beerhall and stolen alcohol and other goods worth $23.Mashonaland East ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:12hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
SA court legalises private cannabis use
South Africa's Constitutional Court has ruled that the personal use of cannabis is not a criminal offence.Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said the law banning marijuana use by adults was un...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 11:22hrs | 1850 | by Staff Reporter
Near murder in radio volume row
A MAN (52) from Mangwe District in Matabeleland South has been admitted to hospital in critical condition after a 21 year old man brutally attacked him over radio volume during a beer drink. M...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:36hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation breach danger zone
Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate rose 0,54 percent to 4,83 percent in the month of August, latest figures from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStats) show. This was a marginal uptu...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:28hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter
The fight against cholera
I may not speak on behalf of other towns and cities but in Harare CBD I am an eyewitness, eye-sore sights are commonplace. The only public toilets with a modicum of hygiene and cleanness are the pay-a...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 18:12hrs | 1197 | by Tondorindo
Bulawayo's oldest public transport driver
HE could possibly be Bulawayo or the country's oldest "mageza" (slang for kombi driver) but George Marambakuyana (94) believes he is a Michael Schumacher of sorts.The old man is popular on the...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:20hrs | 3506 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa is dead! what next?
Opportunistic leaders not only cost lives and resources but also set back the march to freedom by decades. In Zimbabwe and across Africa, democracy has suffered a steady decline in recent years becaus...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 19:49hrs | 5591 | by Sam Wezhira
PJ Powers in sterling performance
MUSIC legend, PJ Powers, lived up to her billing as she put up a sterling, intimate two-hour performance at the Elephant Hills Resort on Saturday night. The show was aimed at increasing awaren...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:45hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
84-yr-old granny arrested for tototo brewing
AN 84-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested in Nyamandlovu for brewing an illicit beer popularly known as tototo. Alice Ngwenya of village 6B, under chief Deli, was found in possession of 60 litres...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:24hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Murder over puppy in Tsholotsho
A MAN from Tsholotsho has been arrested for allegedly killing a colleague during a misunderstanding over ownership of a puppy. Villagers apprehended Bhekimpilo Ncube (25) of Malilahunda village, under...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:38hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Mayor: No place for clowns
BULAWAYO councillors are expected to vote for the city's mayor and deputy mayor today, following chaotic scenes that rocked their swearing in last Friday and deep- seated intra-MDC Alliance divisions ...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:31hrs | 595 | by Nduduzo Tshuma
Stanbic calls for economic reforms
STANBIC Bank (Stanbic) has called for currency reforms and measures to support industrial growth, foreign currency generation and price stability in order to put an end to "turbulence in the operating...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:32hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
Cement disappears from market
A serious shortage of cement has hit Harare with the few outlets that have the product selling it at double the official price.In a snap survey yesterday, the majority of hardwares and other o...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 09:23hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Patron killed over 20 cents
A MAN from Methodist village on the outskirts of Bulawayo, who was selling beer at his house, allegedly clobbered a customer to death with a knobkerrie following a misunderstanding over 20 cents. ...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 08:55hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Disciplining drunken friend turns tragic
Police in Marondera have arrested four men for allegedly killing their friend using a fan belt and switches as punishment for getting too drunk to walk.Tendai Nyanhi (35), Kenneth Kalongona (2...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 07:18hrs | 3130 | by Staff reporter
Do not kill a dead snake!
This is what former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma said in reference to Thabo Mbeki who was voted out of the party and government as party leader and president of South Africa in Polokwane. This...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 15:49hrs | 3873 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chamisa told us 'fast for three days and pray for 'HIS' vote'
Chamisa continues to incite the povo once more: if his God fails him, he will turn to the people, he said this yesterday's Bulawayo24. Who is higher in this equation: God or the people? How does Pasto...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 13:08hrs | 6321 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zanu-PF supporter who beat up a child over Chamisa slogan convicted at court
An overzealous Mvurwi ZANU PF supporter who went berserk and whipped a six-year-old boy for chanting an MDC Alliance slogan a week after elections was convicted yesterday.The 37-year-old Norma...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 22:33hrs | 2203 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Son 'kills' mum over 50c
A MAN (19) from Cowdray Park suburb has been arrested for allegedly killing his mother and keeping the body in the house for two days after she failed to repay 50 cents he had given her.Tinash...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:54hrs | 802 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation rate hits 4% in 18 months
THE year-on-year inflation rate hit 4, 29 % in July 2018 from 2, 91% in June 2017, an increase of 47.48% in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures changes in the general price level, driven mai...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:19hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
A little alcohol may be good for you
Drinking and drunkard are two similar words that are not identical neither do they mean the same. Churches and the clergy give varying explanations on whether worshippers should be allowed to drink al...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 07:56hrs | 1074 | by Tondorindo Murisa.
The military has a constitutional mandate to support a civilian authority and maintain peace
On the eve of the elections results and for three further nights, a small minority took to the streets in some of our urban centres looting, vandalising, burning, terrorising the law abiding majority....Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 21:53hrs | 1418 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Let's also remember our heroes and heroines killed by ZANU PF regime
As Zimbabwe heads towards the Heroes Day commemorations on Monday 13 August 2018, let us never forget that over the course of our long history in battling repression, subjugation, and injustice, we ha...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 07:07hrs | 1085 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Drunk ZANU PF supporter whips 6-yr-old boy for chanting Chamisa slogan
A drunk ZANU PF supporter reportedly went berserk and whipped a six year old boy for chanting Chamisa's slogan. Norman Mafa (37) appeared before Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro yes...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 22:40hrs | 3101 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Sex for job deal blows up
A MIDLANDS State University (MSU) student who lives in Victoria Falls was offered internship in exchange for a romantic relationship with a prospective recruiter.Ratidzo (name changed for fear...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 19:32hrs | 4378 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'new dispensation' that never was!
As the violence, persecution, and repression of Zimbabwean opposition figures - most recently, Tendai Biti of the MDC Alliance, who had to flee to neighbouring Zambia - continue unbated, people from a...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 13:48hrs | 4390 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Ishmael Kumire died at the MDC-Alliance violent demonstration: No single alliance official attended the funeral
He was buried in Chinamhora, writes German Journalist Christian Selz and there was not even one MDC-Alliance at his funeral. Ishmael was a street vendor eking out a living for his family when he was c...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 08:00hrs | 6104 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chamisa's political demise: the best thing to happen to us women!
Chamisa was big-headed: he knew it all, apparently never listened to advice because he thought whatever advice came from himself. He lacked foresight, he lacked leadership qualities, his words were un...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 21:37hrs | 7432 | by Nomazulu Thata
The tyranny of the minority in Zimbabwe
Nelson Chamisa of the MDC-Alliance wants power despite the decisive loss in the popular vote. This is how he wants the tyranny of the minority. Ugly scenes that rocked Harare on Wednesday as h...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 07:17hrs | 673 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Business people blame Chamisa
BUSINESS people who lost property worth thousands of dollars during MDC-Alliance's violent demo in Harare on Wednesday have blamed the opposition for causing the chaos that also resulted in the death ...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 07:06hrs | 1100 | by Staff reporter
Keep your eyes on the ball - rigged elections - ignore protest, a tactical diversion
"Below is a snap interview of former vice president Constantino Chiwenga early Thursday morning as he claimed that soldiers neither shot nor killed anyone in Harare yesterday. He spoke to ZimEye's Sim...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 12:40hrs | 2799 | by Nomusa Garikai
Chamisa's supporters go on rampage
MDC Alliance's propensity for violence came to the fore yesterday after its supporters went on a rampage destroying property, torching vehicles, blocking roads and attacking pedestrians in Harare's Ce...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:30hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
MDC-Alliance unleashes violence
MDC-Alliance's penchant for violence was exposed yesterday when its supporters went on a rampage destroying property, torching vehicles, blocking roads and attacking pedestrians in Harare's central bu...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:24hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's chance of legitimacy
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a military-backed veteran hardliner who outmanoeuvred Robert Mugabe and who now promises a fresh start for Zimbabwe.Monday's election offers Mnangagwa - nicknam...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 18:09hrs | 988 | by AFP
Panic after Grade 3s drink 'hot stuff' at school
ALCOHOL is strictly not to be taken by persons under the age of 18!Imagine an eight-year-old child in Grade Three bringing a bottle of whiskey and "sharing" with peers during break time?...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 07:09hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Village head kills rival in cold blood
A NYAZURA man who attacked his rival with a knife following a headman-ship wrangle, ripping open his stomach and exposing intestines has been convicted of murder by a senior Mutare High Court judge....Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:15hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Be sober and vigilant on this day!
The end of this month is like no other month end, it is a defining moment for everyone.This could be the silver lining we all been hoping for, this could be the demise of Zanu-PF. This month end could...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 19:42hrs | 709 | by AT Kadada
Zimbabwe inflation rate hits 2,91%
Zimbabwe's annual rate of inflation for June gained 0,20 percentage points to 2,91 from 2,71 percent in May, latest figures from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStats) show. "This ...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 06:32hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Makokoba man drinks himself to death
A MAN from Makokoba in Bulawayo died last week due to alleged health complications related to his excessive alcohol consumption.Msilisi Mlotshwa (48) of 1824 Third Street in Makokoba suburb in...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 12:19hrs | 1717 | by Staff Reporter
'Eating bacon is as deadly as smoking'
A RESEARCH department within the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that the consumption of bacon is as deadly as smoking and can lead to colorectal cancer.According to WHO, a repor...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 11:41hrs | 1205 | by Staff reporter
Delta bemoans forex shortages
Beverages giant, Delta Corporation Limited has said foreign currency shortages continue to have a knock on effect on its business especially packaging material, although earnings were positive in the ...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 08:22hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
'Alcohol should not drink you'
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba has urged magistrates to live a conservative life that does not put the name of the legal profession into disrepute.He made the remarks at the opening induction of ne...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 21:05hrs | 853 | by Staff rpeorter
Code's Chikohora targets youth in Gweru Urban
COALITION of Democrats' aspiring Gweru Urban parliamentary candidate, Trust Chikohora, has launched various developmental projects targeting the youth, as he seeks to endear himself with the niche ele...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 06:59hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
There are just too many shebeens in Cowdray Park
COWDRAY Park suburb residents have decried the sprouting of shebeens in their suburb, which they blame for the high crime rate in the area.Bulawayo Residents Association (Bura) Cowdray Park ch...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:11hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Truck runs over and drags cyclist
A CYCLIST was killed on the spot after he was hit by a truck that was being driven by a suspected unlicensed driver along 12th Avenue extension in Suburbs, Bulawayo yesterday.The deceased, who...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 07:03hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
Year-on-year inflation remains constant at 2.71%
ZIMBABWE's year-on-year inflation remained constant at 2,71 percent in May, official data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) shows.The month-on-month inflation rate was at ...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 07:04hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Cellphone headache for schools
The advent of cellphones, especially smart phones, and their use in recording videos and instantly sharing images is posing new challenges for Zimbabwe's school administrators.A decade ago, th...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 08:20hrs | 3277 | by Staff reporter
Andy Muridzo to release Ndebele songs
Contemporary musician, Andy Muridzo Ngwenya who fell out with Jah Prayzah's Military Touch Movement (MTM) after their record deal went sour earlier this year says he now finds himself stuck with a mil...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 07:13hrs | 756 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: From Ginimbi's $8k bill to slay queens' R37k unpaid bill
WONDERS will never cease.While Zimbabweans were amazed by an $8 000 bill for drinks that emanated from socialite Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure's nightclub in Harare at the weekend, in neighbourin...Published: 14 Jun 2018 at 07:29hrs | 1273 | by Staff reporter
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