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Mine workers attack illegal miners
Seven mine workers from Tritan mine in Kwekwe allegedly attacked and killed an illegal miner Thomas Katoma (21) yesterday.Charles Vanga, Bigboy Sibanda, Pride Mpofu are some of the seven who a...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 10:06hrs | 593 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Zimbabwe police probe High Court judge shooting incident
A shot was fired near High Court Judge, Justice Emilia Muchawa, as she was driving home in Harare on Tuesday by a motorist who told police later that he fired once in the air because he thought he was...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:24hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
48 4ED affiliates meet Zanu-PF leadership in Bulawayo
Zanu-PF leadership Friday met with the party's recently formed controversial structures known as 4 ED affiliates at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF).The groups include ...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:13hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Fort Rixon cattle carnage: Ward records 262 deaths in 1 month
A 65-year-old Fort Rixon widow has so far lost more than 50 cattle as the dreaded theileriosis, commonly known as January disease, has ravaged through the area leaving peasants and small scale farmers...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 08:12hrs | 1319 | by Staff Reporter
Step daughter assaults father over sadza
The love of staple food caused a 32-year-old man from Mapunga Farm, Bindura to nurse injurues after he was attacked by his step daughter over a sadza disp...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 14:55hrs | 1464 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Vicious crackdown on opposition part of Zanu-PF election playbook
THE arrest of Citizens' Coalition for Change parliamentarians Costa Machingauta and Amos Chibaya (pictured in khaki shirt) alongside other party members, including the elderly and juveniles, for ...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 09:39hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa blasts parly ad hoc committee
OUTSPOKEN independent Norton legislator Temba Mliswa this week attacked the composition of the Parliament ad hoc committee analysing the preliminary delimitation exercise report cautioning on possible...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 22:28hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
SA-based Zimbabweans appeal for legal fees
THE Zimbabwe Exemption Permit Holders Association (Zepha) says it has no funds to support its court challenge seeking an urgent order to assert the rights of children with parents that are in South Af...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 06:43hrs | 3570 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says politicians behind police brutality
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said securocrats in the country were being used by politicians to clamp down on civilians ahead of polls expected later t...Published: 19 Jan 2023 at 07:32hrs | 592 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF suspends Mashonaland West youth league chairperson
ZANU PF Mashonaland West youth league chairman, Tapiwa Masenda has been issued with a prohibition order following several allegations of misconduct.Tapiwa Masenda will be going through a disci...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 05:47hrs | 1000 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa promises to end 'terror tactics'
The Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has described an attack on a lawyer by police on Saturday as a "new low" for the country's checkered human rights record.In a statement, the LSZ demanded an i...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:24hrs | 1199 | by Staff reporter
Suspected wizards/witches usually found at people's homes suffer from mental health
THE grey-haired, half naked and stumbling elderly individuals who are usually found at people homes in the wee hours are not all wizards and witches but some suffer from mental health.A family...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:54hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Ex-cop shoots 3 dead, on the run
A FORMER police officer is on the run after he ran amok yesterday, shooting and killing three people including the Officer-in-Charge of Wedza Police Station and an apostolic sect prophet, under unclea...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:36hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF must show patriotism
THE only thing new about the terrorism meted out in Murehwa on the poor elderly villagers is that someone who was part of the gang filmed and sent it to his bosses in Zanu-PF as proof that they could ...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 20:00hrs | 374 | by A Mbire
UK lawyer chides Mnangagwa
UNITED Kingdom-based lawyer, Max Lion has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of abusing State powers to settle a personal vendetta against incarcerated opposition politician, Job Sikhala.Sik...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:49hrs | 3033 | by Staff reporter
Toy gun robber arrested
A 30-year-old man has been arrested in Karoi on allegations of attempting to rob a shopkeeper with a toy gun on Monday."The shopkeeper had closed for the day when Tapiwa Mubondi allegedly pers...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:46hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Imbiber killed in a beer dispute
Police in Bindura is hunting for Austine Mavhuto who allegedly murdered his colleague in a beer dispute.The now-deceased Tinashe Chitefa (26) reportedly told his mother that he had been attack...Published: 10 Jan 2023 at 09:51hrs | 661 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Terror visits Chamisa's rural supporters?
SEVERAL villagers in Murehwa were over the weekend left nursing bruises and sore limbs after suspected Zanu-PF members reportedly attacked opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters in ...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 07:01hrs | 1026 | by Staff reporter
4 bribe-sniffing cops arrested
FOUR police officers have been charged with theft and criminal abuse of duty after being caught red-handed soliciting for a bribe from a motorist and stealing his phone in Harare on Thursday last week...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 06:59hrs | 904 | by Staff reporter
Michael Reza has vested interests in Ken Sharpe cases - lawyer
Advocate Tinomudaishe Chinyoka, the lawyer representing property developer Georgios Katsimberis in his legal battle with controversial businessmen Ken Sharpe has queried why Deputy Prosecutor general ...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 08:36hrs | 632 | by Ndou Paul
Man murders wife, 3 kids and hangs self
In a shock incident, a Nyanga man, Edward Chirombe allegedly murdered, in cold blood, his wife and three children aged 8, 12 and 14 before committing suicide through hanging.The bodies were di...Published: 07 Jan 2023 at 19:30hrs | 1135 | by Staff reporter
Prince Harry reveals late Queen's role in breakup with Zimbabwean girlfriend
Prince Harry has claimed that the late Queen Elizabeth II's opinion on his ex-girlfriend, Chelsy Davy, led to their breakup.In an excerpt from the Duke of Sussex's forthcoming b...Published: 07 Jan 2023 at 07:12hrs | 4694 | by Staff reporter
Man kills parents over witchcraft allegations
In a bizarre incident, a Mutoko man has left villagers of Nyarugwe shell-shocked after he fatally attacked his parents with a hoe handle.The matter came to light at Mutoko magistrates courts o...Published: 05 Jan 2023 at 11:46hrs | 1686 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Job Sikhala divides CCC from prison
Some members of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) have come out guns blazing against their perceived neglect of the party's Vice Chairperson, Job Sikhala as demonstrated through a food hamper do...Published: 04 Jan 2023 at 06:47hrs | 3622 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa's CCC to defend its people in the rural areas
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), a victim of targeted politically motivated violence since its inception earlier this year, has vowed to protect its supporters in some of the country's ...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 20:35hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
Suspected robber shot dead
POLICE gunned down a suspected armed robber and arrested five others during a crackdown after the suspects raided a gold mine in Shurugwi in Midlands Province and went away with 400kg of crushed gold ...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 20:33hrs | 649 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe democratic space narrows ahead of 2023 polls
AS Zimbabwe inches closer to the 2023 general election, the democratic space is narrowing as authoritarian rule takes a toll on the political opposition and civil society.In December alone, cr...Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 06:50hrs | 985 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official arrested
A former Zanu-PF youth leader was arrested and another man shot dead – both suspects after a Shurugwi mine was robbed of 400kg of crushed gold ore.Khumbulani Mpofu, 42, is being held with fi...Published: 26 Dec 2022 at 15:52hrs | 2325 | by Staff reporter
Diasporans prop up CCC 2023 preps
ZIMBABWEANS based outside the country are coordinating an initiative to raise funds for the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) to deploy election agents across the country during the 2023 ...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:16hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers gun down two passengers of Zimbabwe bound bus in South Africa
Two passengers of a Harare bound bus in South Africa were shot dead by armed robbers this Thursday with the third critically wounded in a sad highlight on the neighbouring country's violent crime situ...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:11hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Man knifed to death in row over whisky, another murdered over US$2
A row over a bottle of whisky Thursday ended in tragedy for a Kezi man who died after being stabbed three times with an okapi knife by a bar attendant.Police said Saturday they have arrested W...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:09hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Six robbers attack pedestrian
Six unknown robbers allegedly pounced on a Bindura pedestrian attacked him and robbed him of his money, cellphone and clothes....Published: 24 Dec 2022 at 16:31hrs | 1332 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mliswa rebukes recently elected ANC chief Mbalula over regime change utterances
INDEPENDENT Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has blasted recently elected ANC Secretary General (SG) Fikile Mbalula following his statement that the South African ruling party will not support regi...Published: 21 Dec 2022 at 20:12hrs | 3291 | by Staff reporter
Duo kills colleague over portable radio
Police in Shurugwi are hunting for two murder suspects who allegedly killed their colleague in a radio dispute.According to police Tadi...Published: 20 Dec 2022 at 07:09hrs | 911 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition starts looking for money through fear mongering
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition believes the country will have one of its bloodiest elections since independence in 1980.The group of more than 80 organisations, among them human rights bodie...Published: 18 Dec 2022 at 06:49hrs | 487 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's councillor attacked by Zanu-PF land barons, car badly vandalised
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councillor for Mabelreign, Denford Ngadziore, on Friday escaped a life threatening confrontation with some Zanu-PF land barons who he had tried to bar from invading...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:17hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Plot to kill Phala Phala whistleblower Arthur Fraser exposed
A plot to kill former State Security Agency (SSA) director-general (DG) Arthur Fraser was hatched after he allegedly refused a R50 million offer from a Cape Town underworld boss to make the Phala Phal...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:51hrs | 1564 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman killed by elephant, eaten by hyenas
An unknown woman is believed to have been attacked and killed by an elephant before her body was devoured by hyenas on Wednesday night at the 321km peg along the Harare–Chirundu Road.The wom...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 17:54hrs | 1591 | by Staff reporter
Delimitation report rattles Zanu-PF
TWO shadowy Zanu-PF groups have trashed a Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) preliminary delimitation report showing the ruling party losing some rural wards to urban constituencies that are widely b...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:11hrs | 2085 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe political violence exported to diaspora'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) interim leader for Sweden-Scandinavia branch has accused suspected Zanu-PF activists of allegedly torturing her 16-year-old son after he posted a video supporting o...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | 676 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean robber shot in SA
A ZIMBABWEAN suspected armed robber was shot and injured by his victim - a serving member of the South African Police Services (Saps), whose house the suspect had broken into in the company of two acc...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | 1043 | by Staff reporter
ZPRA commander Mbedzi was a brave, committed freedom fighter
JOSEPH Mbedzi pseudo name Sibuko who died at Mvurwi Hospital recently belonged to a rare breed of freedom fighters who despite the odds heavily staked against them put their heads on the block all for...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:06hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman physically, emotionally and racially abused in alleged domestic violence campaign
A Woman was subjected to a prolonged campaign of domestic abuse by her partner, a court has heard.Peter Vermaak (54) from Charlemont Street, Moy faces four counts of assault, twice causing act...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:14hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter
Rival amakorokoza groups clash in Nkankezi
GOGO Martha Mlotshwa swears that she has never seen so much blood in her 75 years of existence.At her age, she has seen it all - the good, the bad and the worst of humanity but the level of vi...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:12hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Buyanga appeals reinstatement of arrest warrant
The appeal against a decision by a High Court judge not to recuse himself from the application by the National Prosecuting Authority for a review of cancellation of Frank Buyanga Sadiqi's Zimbabwean w...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 04:56hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
Police hunt for US$600k Kwekwe service station robbers
A gang of 12 armed robbers raided a service station in Kwekwe on Monday and stole almost US$600 000 and R58 430.The robbers, who were armed with a pistol and an AK47 assault rifle, attacked tw...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:53hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo exposes Kasukuwere?
FORMER Cabinet minister Mr Saviour Kasukuwere tried to bribe his way back into Zanu-PF following the fall of their bid to thwart President Mnangagwa's ascendency in 2017, his erstwhile ally Professor ...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:56hrs | 1062 | by Staff reporter
Passengers lose cash, cellphones to robbers
A gang of four armed robbers in a red Honda Fit registration number AFD8585 offered lifts in Harare and attacked their passengers in two incidents and stole cash, cellphones and valuables.Poli...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:54hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter
How can Zimbabweans be helped when they don't want to help themselves?
There is a popular Chinese adage - 'it's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness'.Indeed, as the people of Zimbabwe, we have endure unbelievable untold suffering, oppression and po...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 13:22hrs | 989 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mukanya's open letter to Mnangagwa
DEAR President MnangagwaMy name is Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo the Chimurenga Music King. I am writing to you at this desperate hour to give you my free point of advice about the conditions in Zi...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | 1012 | by Doctor Thomas Mapfumo
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