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Armed robbers jailed 21 years
Four Rushinga based armed robbers were sentenced to 21 years in jail after robbing a school headmaster of his car before being involved in an accident wit...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 09:25hrs | 650 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Father rapes daughter for ritual purposes
In a bizarre incident a Bindura man allegedly raped his daughter for ritual purposes.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates co...Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 22:30hrs | 1100 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
High Court frees police cell arsonist
In a surprising turn of events, Brighton Mashapaidze, a 38-year-old man who faced a seven-month prison term for disorderly conduct and malicious damage to property, has been released by the High Court...Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 08:01hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
High Court official quits over US$2 million property 'fraud'
A high-ranking civil registry official at Zimbabwe's High Court, Traver Mupita, has resigned following the initiation of disciplinary proceedings by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) concerning hi...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 12:29hrs | 1615 | by Staff reporter
Social welfare officer throws his boss, ZACC, under the bus
There was drama at the Bindura Magistrates' Court yesterday as two social welfare workers and one Grain Marketing Board (GMB) employee appeared before the provincial magistrate facing charges of theft...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 13:15hrs | 1744 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
2 in court for stealing relief food
A human resources and administration officer from the Department of Social Development, a depot clerk at the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) in Bindura, and a truck driver have been charged with the theft...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:22hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Frontier Wealth Group extends their association with ZAA Australia as Nominees announced
The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) have announced that wealth advisory firm Frontier Wealth Group has returned as the headline partner for the ZAA Australia Edition set for 12 October in Perth....Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 12:12hrs | 168 | by Agencies
Suspected Arson Attacks Target National Railways of Zimbabwe Premises
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has reported a series of suspected arson attacks on its premises, with fires breaking out at key sites in Bulawayo...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 20:13hrs | 526 | by Staff Reporter
Tenant bashes landlord over rent
There was drama at house number Greenhill, Bindura where a tenant Farai Mupota (47) allegedly bashed his landlord Cleopas Kuhlengisa (40) after he demanded his rentals.The matter came to light...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 16:46hrs | 1258 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chiwenga tells Zanu-PF members to be loyal to the party
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has cautioned Zanu-PF party members against falling into the traps of self-serving personality cults, personal power struggles, and factionalism.In a speech...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 10:51hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Second fire in 5 days guts Matopo High School
A FIRE has gutted another building at Matopo High School in Matabeleland South, barely a week after a dormitory was razed to a shell by an inferno on Friday morning.In a message to parents, th...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 15:50hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Nonagenarian dies from witch craft-related arson
A tragic incident recently occurred at Masvingo Provincial Hospital, where a 96-year-old grandmother from Zaka succumbed to burns sustained in a house fire. The fire was allegedly started by a male re...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 04:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere jailed for assaulting wife
A self styled Bindura based prophet Gibon Kasukuwere was convicted yesterday after he severely attacked his wife over a cellphone dispute.T...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 05:50hrs | 31 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa in soup over gold ore
Shamva based illegal miner Bornwell Mnangagwa is in trouble after he allegedly stole kilograms of gold ore at a mine in Shamva.The 24-y...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 19:33hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man sets Range Rover ablaze as couple sleeps
While Thembinkosi Ndlovu (53) and his wife Soneni Ndlovu (51) were sleeping at their home in Selbourne Park, Bulawayo, they were awakened by a loud explosion and discovered their Range Rover engulfed ...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo family homeless after arson attack
A family in the Queens Park East suburb of Bulawayo has been traumatized by a house fire caused by arson. An unidentified man used petrol and a mop to set their house ablaze, destroying possessions wo...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:07hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Man scalds brother over cup of beans
A hungry man is an angry man as proved by a Bindura man who scalded his young brother with hot water over acup of beans.Tinashe Gwese (28) was dragged to Bindura magistrates courts on Frid...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 15:21hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman scalds hubby with hot porridge
A cheeky Shamva woman who scalded her husband with hot porridge was dragged to Bindura magistrates courts yesterday.Monica Mlauzi (32) pleaded guilty to the charge before Magistrate Tatenda Ma...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 12:39hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mayhem as man breaks into neighbour's bedroom
There was drama at Kunaka village in Bindura after a man broke into his neighbour's bedroom to beg for sex.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates courts last week when Oliver Kachoro ...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 15:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Sex starved man breaks into neighbour's bedroom
There was drama at Kunaka village in Bindura where a sex-starved man broke into his neighbour's bedroom before begging for sex.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates courts yesterday ...Published: 28 Mar 2024 at 10:49hrs | 16 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Sex demanding CIOs granted bail
Three Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officers from Bindura who allegedly demanded sex from a Bindura woman before kidnapping her and bashing her severely were granted bail yesterday.&...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 23:09hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa's wife misses UN women's conference over 'visa complications'
First lady Auxillia Mnangagwa failed to attend a United Nations conference on women's rights this week after what has been described as "visa complications", ZimLive reported.The 68th Session ...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 18:10hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
CIOs demand sex, bashes woman
Three Central Intelligence Organisation operations were arrested in Bindura after they demanded sex from a Bindura woman before kidnapping her and bashing her severely.The matter came to light...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:28hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa's spies sent to prison
Two members from the President's office Bindura are in trouble after allegedly assaulting and robbing people in the mining town of Bindura....Published: 16 Mar 2024 at 06:40hrs | 11 | by Simbarashe Sithole
US spies busted, deported
FOUR United States nationals contracted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) reportedly sneaked into the country last month without notifying the authorities as per protoc...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hands off King Lobengula, he was not a Zimbabwean!
Unformed, ignorant and reckless Zimbabwe satirists, journalists, whatever they call themselves, should be advised that His Majesty, King Lobengula of Matabeleland was not a Zimbabwean. Ingqungqulu Ema...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 09:46hrs | 14 | by Israel Dube
Zuma gets 12-year prison sentence
The Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court has sentenced Mdumiseni Zuma to 12 years' imprisonment for instigating the July 2021 civil unrest following the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma.Th...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 11:27hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
153 CCC members flee persecution: Report
A TOTAL of 153 opposition party supporters need urgent relocation and safe housing following post-election persecution, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has reported.In a statement to the A...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
153 CCC members flee persecution?
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has called for immediate assistance to relocate and provide secure housing for 153 opposition party supporters who have faced post-election persecution. The...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF supporters charged with public violence
Twelve Zanu-PF supporters are set to face a trial in the near future for organizing an unauthorized demonstration at the party's headquarters in Harare.When they appeared before Harare magistr...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
SADC convenes extraordinary summit on Zimbabwe over elections
THE Southern African Development (Sadc) will hold an extraordinary summit of heads of state and government on Zimbabwe on Wednesday under the auspices of its current chairperson, Angolan President JoĆ...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 10:53hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Top ministry officials up for graft
Last week, two provincial education officers from Mashonaland Central faced court charges for unlawfully claiming allowances from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education. Smart Makaru...Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 09:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Senior Education Officer nabbed for $1000 fraud
A senior education officer employed by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education in Mashonaland Central province was on Friday arraigned before the ...Published: 15 Oct 2023 at 06:42hrs | 3 | by Desmond Nleya
Massive corruption unearthed at education offices
Massive corruption has been un earthed in Mashonaland Central provincial education offices where employees are reportedly awarding themselves with unautho...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 22:28hrs | | by Desmond Nleya | Simbarashe Sithole
'Mnangagwa after my farm,' says Kasukuwere
SELF-EXILED former Zanu-PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere claims President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is out to grab his ConCorpia Farm in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central provinc...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:33hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere's citrus farm destroyed by fire
A fire has ravaged an unspecified area of citrus crops on Concorpia Farm in Mazowe, which is owned by Saviour Kasukuwere, a former Cabinet minister who has been in self-imposed exile. Kasukuwere had e...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 17:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP threatens to evict settlers for supporting opposition
Concerns are growing over potential retaliatory actions by Zanu-PF against Chiwundura plot holders, who are facing possible eviction due to their alleged support for the Citizens' Coalition for Change...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
12 Zanu-PF activists in court
Twelve Zanu-PF activists who created a disturbance at their party's headquarters on Tuesday, demanding the removal of Harare Youth League chairman Emmanuel Mahachi, have been brought before the court ...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 20:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt told to shut down FAZ operations
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has urgently called upon the government to cease the operations of Forever Associates Zimbabwe (FAZ) due to ongoing acts of terror inflicted upon local communities ...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 20:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says his life has not been an easy one
President Mnangagwa has defied death on three separate occasions in his life, including a notorious poisoning incident in Gwanda six years ago and narrowly escaping the death penalty due to a technica...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare deputy mayor assaults a Zanu-PF supporter, arrested
Kudzai Kadzombe, who was recently elected as the deputy mayor of Harare, has been arrested less than a week after taking office. She is facing charges of assaulting a member of Zanu-PF on election day...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Foreign funded report fingers Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF activists and its affiliate, Forever Associates Zimbabwe (FAZ), have been cited among leading perpetrators of political violence.FAZ has been linked to the dreaded spy agency, Central ...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:48hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa either instigates violence behind the scenes or is incapable of stopping it
A FEW days ago, I read an alarming statement in a local newspaper which reported that addressing a rally recently, President Emmerson Mnangagwa ordered the police to hunt down suspected Citizens Coali...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 06:41hrs | 11 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Chamisa's supporter murdered as violence flares
A CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) activist was yesterday stoned to death by a suspected Zanu-PF member near Tanaka grounds in Glen View, Harare, as political temperatures rise ahead of the August ...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters burn 10 Zanu-PF houses?
THE Shurugwi arson case in which 10 houses were burnt has taken a new twist, with police identifying the victims as ruling Zanu-PF supporters.This follows a statement by President Emmerson Mna...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:41hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, police differ on Shurugwi arson case
POLICE have dismissed speculation that an arson case in which 10 houses were burnt in Shurugwi, Midlands province, over the weekend was a result of political violence.The police's position con...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:32hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa slams violence in Shurugwi
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has directed the police to hunt down and bring to book all perpetrators linked to the reported incident of suspected political violence in Shurugwi, Midlands Province, and urged Zi...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:27hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Sex-crazed uncle takes own life after killing four children in shock arson attack
A 43-year-ol Muzarabani man went berserk on Saturday, killing his niece's four children in a shock arson attack after the woman had turned down his sexual advances.In a statement, police confi...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 21:45hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Truck arson attacks spark sabotage fears in South Africa
South African police said on Wednesday 21 trucks have been torched in a series of mysterious attacks that President Cyril Ramaphosa has described as acts of "economic sabotage".Unknown assaila...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 20:34hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa thrives on being an 'arsonist fireman'!
So, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa wants to be celebrated for finally awarding ZANU PF founding leader Ndabaningi Sithole national hero status!Why would the same people who ostracized, ...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 22:50hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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