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Zimbabwe MPs push for stiffer penalties amid explosive AG report
Parliamentarians have reaffirmed their commitment to enforcing laws and imposing stringent penalties for public fund misuse. During a meeting convened by the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development...Published: 17 hrs ago | 401 | by Staff reporter
'Zinasu president was on the run'
An investigating officer revealed in court that Emmanuel Sitima, president of the Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu), had been evading arrest for nearly a month. Sitima, who is 25, was apprehen...Published: 19 hrs ago | 210 | by Staff reporter
Fresh blitz against illegal forex dealers in Zimbabwe
The police and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) have initiated a crackdown on illegal currency traders. This week, numerous money changers were arrested, with many stil...Published: 19 hrs ago | 370 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fears SADC Summit protests
In anticipation of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Harare next month, the Zimbabwean government is cracking down on gatherings and dissent due to fears of protests in front...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 13:16hrs | 2360 | by Staff reporter
NRZ hits back at Mafume
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has refuted claims by Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume that it approved illegal structures at the Raylton Sports Club, calling these allegations misleading. Du...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 13:09hrs | 2974 | by Staff reporter
VID/Police in massive crackdown on Mshikashikas
The Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) has initiated a nationwide operation targeting illegal mushikashika and commuter omnibuses in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the Tr...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 13:07hrs | 1231 | by Staff reporter
Obert Masaraure fired from his teaching job
Firebrand unionist and human rights campaigner Obert Masaraure has summarily been dismissed from his job as a schoolteacher.The Amalgamated Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) president reveale...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 11:25hrs | 1847 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt sweats over Sadc protests
The Zimbabwean government is preparing for potential unrest during the upcoming Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) summit scheduled for August 17-18. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who will a...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 3126 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala returns to Zimbabwe amid threats to his life
Outspoken opposition figure and Vice-Chairman of the Citizens Coalition for Change, Job Sikhala, is set to return home today after a four-month absence abroad. His impending return was confirmed by re...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 20:30hrs | 1902 | by Staff reporter
Man is regretting the day he packed his bags and left for SA
A 45-year-old Bulawayo man is regretting the day he packed his bags and left for neighbouring South Africa in search of what he thought could be life-transforming opportunities.All he carried ...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 10:29hrs | 1446 | by Staff reporter
Gunshots at mine, 46 injured
Forty-six people were injured in a violent incident at Element Minerals Mine in Shamva, Mashonaland Central province, on Thursday, following a clash over an alleged illegal mine takeover. The confront...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 11:59hrs | 610 | by Staff reporter
Suspected bus robbers apprehended
Three of the five suspected armed robbers who attacked a Beitbridge-bound Blue Circle bus near Rutenga, stealing over R60,000 and about US$8,000 from passengers and the bus crew, were quickly apprehen...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 11:53hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
As long as ZACC isn't catching the 'big fish' then its work is useless!
The ZACC (Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission) has, of late, been bragging over its supposed 'successes'.ZACC commissioner Ndakaripa Hungwe recently told a national anti-corruption indaba in H...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 15:02hrs | 409 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
South African authorities apprehend suspects in Zim businessman kidnapping Case
South African security forces arrested fourteen individuals, including three Chinese and two Mozambican nationals, in connection with the kidnapping of a Zimbabwean businessman in Gauteng province....Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 22:16hrs | 1653 | by Staff Reporter
Slain CCC activist's family denied food relief
The family of slain Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Mboneni Ncube is allegedly being denied government food aid due to their involvement in opposition politics. Ncube was killed by suspec...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 16:37hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Is Mnangagwa govt willing to let people die of COVID-19 just to host SADC Summit?
The recent deaths due to alleged 'flu-like illnesses' of footballer Norman Maroto and opposition legislator Murisi Zwizwai are most unsettling.In fact, this is not simply unsettling but positi...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 10:26hrs | 74 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabweans to protest Mnangagwa's SADC Chairmanship in Zambia
Zimbabweans opposed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's upcoming chairmanship of the SADC regional body have organized a protest in Zambia due to fears of harsh reprisals at home. The demonstrat...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:30hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
4 council officials arrested over US$9m tender scandal
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested four Harare City Council officials for allegedly improperly awarding a street lights tender worth over US$9.2 million to Juluka Enndo Joint ...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:23hrs | 38 | by Staff reportyer
Shots fired after thieves target Mnangagwa's private residence
Shots were fired after thieves broke into President Emmerson Mnangagwa's private residence in the exclusive Hellensville neighbourhood in Harare on July 6.It is the third break-in targeting th...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 08:09hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean must report land deals corruption
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has emphasized the importance of a multi-sectoral approach to combat corruption, which is hindering the country's economic growth, and has urged the publ...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:43hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Abortion leads to arrests in Bulawayo
Police in Bulawayo have arrested a 16-year-old girl and a 26-year-old registered nurse, Devine Dlodlo, for unlawfully terminating the girl's six-month pregnancy. According to Inspector Abednic...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chikwaka Villagers Terrorized by Land Grabbing 'Authoritarian' Headman Mungoni
An area under Chief Chikwaka in Murehwa is in turmoil as Headman Edmore Mungoni continues to terrorize villagers by seizing ancestral lands in Ward 10. The residents of Udebwe and Dzvete villa...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 22:34hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporte
Crackdown amid anti-Mnangagwa protest fears
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has intensified its crackdown on dissent ahead of the upcoming Sadc summit in Harare, amidst fears of anti-government protests. Recently, police in Gokwe arre...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
3 CCC protesters seek bail
Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi is expected to rule today on the bail application of three Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists who were arrested while protesting for the release of their de...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 10:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kazembe ready to deal with Zimbabwe protesters
Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe has issued a stern warning, stating that law enforcement agencies are prepared to confront opposition party supporters and human rights activists planning nationw...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:34hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's political crisis has dragged on for too long
The phrase "political economy" has entered the dictionary of the World Bank and other development organizations around the world.Academic interest in the components of the political economy of...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 11:35hrs | 13 | by Evans Mathanda
CCC says Mnangagwa govt 'panicking'
Dozens attending a memorial service for slain Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Mboneni Ncube in Gweru were arrested and detained, according to the party. Ncube was stabbed to death by susp...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 10:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa linked CCC threatens
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), led by Nelson Chamisa, has announced plans to protest against the detention of its members who were arrested for alleged disorderly conduct and participating i...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
No fine option for touts
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have intensified their crackdown on touts, arresting 564 individuals during a comprehensive operation named "No To Touts." This year, a total of 6,415 touts have bee...Published: 25 Jun 2024 at 10:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
680 minors impregnated in six months
The issue of child pregnancies in Zimbabwe has sparked renewed outrage following alarming statistics presented at a National AIDS Council workshop. Between January and June 2023, 680 girls age...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 11:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
South African GNU and Zimbabwe economy
GNU as portfolio controlThis week, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa was inaugurated for his second and last term in office under the current Constitution.What is now awaited is...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 11:28hrs | 2 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
Zanu-PF abuses Parly majority
ZANU-PF has been accused of leveraging its parliamentary majority to suppress debate on critical issues, with Speaker Jacob Mudenda and Deputy Speaker Tsitsi Gezi under scrutiny for blocking discussio...Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Inter-Ministerial committee formed to combat drug abuse in Zimbabwe
The Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, led by Hon. Kazembe Kazembe, has established an Inter-Ministerial Committee to address drug and substance abuse in marginalized communities. ...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 17:44hrs | | by Tonderai Ndoro
Zimbabwe police in violent crackdown against CCC
Police in Harare engaged in a violent crackdown on Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party activists gathered at leader Jameson Timba's residence on Sunday. The police accused them of holdin...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally Timba, 70 CCC activists arrest
Police in Harare on Sunday arrested interim leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Jameson Timba and 70 other activists for holding an illegal political meeting. The Zimbabwe Republ...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 11:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dog fatally mauls minor
A Harare magistrate, Clever Tsikwa, acquitted Lloyd Sibanda (35) and Cuthbert Mpame (63) of a culpable homicide charge after their boerboel dog fatally mauled a seven-year-old child. The magis...Published: 14 Jun 2024 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF chef calls out abusive village heads
In Gwanda, Matabeleland South province, the Zanu-PF district chairperson for Nyandeni, Bongani Mlilo, has urged village chairpersons to cease harassing villagers affected by the government's recent ev...Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC, police operation nets 44 gold panners
A joint operation by Bulawayo City Council rangers and police in the Umzingwane water catchment and Greater Bulawayo area has led to the arrest of 44 illegal gold panners and the collection of US$2,72...Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING:Notorious Mafia Boss Francesco Marconati arrested for Community Service evasion...son on the run
In a dramatic turn of events, notorious self-styled Italian Mafia boss Francesco Marconati has been arrested for failing to conduct the community service mandated by the court. His son, Alessandro ...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 16:18hrs | 14 | by George Tshuma
Starlink sets roll out dates for Zimbabwe
Starlink, an American internet service provider known for its fast and reliable satellite internet, is set to enter the Zimbabwean market in the next quarter. Offering speeds of 200-250 megaby...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:11hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to open passport offices in US, UK and Zambia
The Cabinet recently approved the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage's Integrated Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Systems Strategy, which aims to computerize government depa...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Youths take turns to rape Granny (76) for hours
Tens of thousands of rape cases are reported in Zimbabwe annually, but some are particularly harrowing. In one such case, two young men, Lungile Ndebele (23) and Musa Ndlovu (21), broke into t...Published: 07 Jun 2024 at 15:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
3 MK Party members gunned down in 2 weeks
The MK Party (MKP) has expressed concern about the murders of its members after it lost a third member in two weeks.Mxolisi Zungu was shot while walking with his wife and child in Cato Manor, ...Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 13:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
South African elections 2024: Reflections from Zimbabwe
ON March 4, 1980, a palpable excitement and belief that prosperity, freedom and opportunity were upon the masses filled a soon-to-be-born Zimbabwe. The war was over. The nation was pregnant with hope....Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 13:03hrs | | by Fadzayi Mahere
Zanu-PF bigwig arrested
ZANU PF central committee member and transport mogul Esau Mupfumi was over the weekend arrested in Mutare following violent clashes involving rank marshals that rocked the city at Old Harare rank in t...Published: 27 May 2024 at 09:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe authorities mix charm with force to shore up ZiG
THE introduction of the world's newest currency in April inspired a reggae artist to record a song praising the ZiG, or Zimbabwe Gold.The catchy tune, titled "Zig Mari," received generous play...Published: 27 May 2024 at 09:56hrs | 3 | by Associated Press
Zacc arrests 235 public officials for land deals
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) reports the arrest of 235 public officials for various offenses, including illegal land deals, criminal abuse of office, and fraud.Zacc Commissio...Published: 23 May 2024 at 10:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's street currency traders to switch to WhatsApp
Zimbabwe's street currency traders are abandoning their regular spots in city centres for messaging platform WhatsApp to evade arrest as the central bank and police crackdown on the unofficial market ...Published: 20 May 2024 at 17:02hrs | 1 | by AStaff reporter
3 Zimbabweans jailed for smuggling explosives into South Africa
Three Zimbabwean men have been sentenced to a combined total of 51 years in prison for smuggling explosives worth thousands of rand into South Africa and violating the country's immigration laws....Published: 20 May 2024 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Magistrate refuses to recuse himself
No joy for three suspected cattle thieves who applied for the recusal of a Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware after they were denied bail.Shelton Dube (21), Sibangiswani Ncube (48) and Gilbe...Published: 17 May 2024 at 11:38hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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