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Why is the greed of Zimbabwe's leaders so insatiable - even at the cost of the nation?
Killing the goose that lays the golden egg! There is a peculiar kind of greed that afflicts some leaders - one so insatiable it defies logic. It is a form of acquisitive madness that t...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:17hrs | 78 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mutumbuka's landmark case exposes the deep roots of property fraud in Zimbabwe
The problem of title deed fraud is not new to Zimbabwe, but recent cases have brought this pervasive issue into sharp focus. One of the most troubling and high-profile incidents has been the c...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 19:44hrs | 4470 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe police arrest traffic cops in the viral video
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has announced the arrest of two officers following the emergence of a viral social media post showing them accepting bribes from pirate kombis, taxis, and registered...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 13:35hrs | 1674 | by Staff reporter
Goods portering, a way of life in Beitbridge
RIVULTS of sweat run down her face, falling onto her dress as Mai Muku trudges the 472-metre length of the Beitbridge steel girder carrying an awkward-looking and heavy load.Apart from the bri...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:49hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Stop road carnage
More than 20 lives have been lost in road traffic accidents, stealing the cheers from the festive season for the affected families.The major cause of these road traffic accidents has largely been ...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:22hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police out in full force
AS the festive mood grips the nation police officers have been deployed to conduct a traffic blitz, stop and searches as well as motorised, cycle and foot patrols countrywide to curb criminal activiti...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 06:57hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Swindlers cash in on UK's certificates of sponsorship
FOR close to two years, Maud Kwembeya (33) - of Zimunya in Mutare - has been harbouring thoughts of one day migrating to the United Kingdom (UK) in search of greener pastures.A vastly experien...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:33hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF should decisively deal with bad apples
The Zanu-PF leadership has taken steps to curb the abuse of power and privileges by some of its members. During the party's recent annual conference in Gweru, Zanu-PF Chairperson Oppah Muchinguri-Kash...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
If peace overshadowed justice, then there wouldn't have been a liberation struggle!
There is a common thread that defines oppressive leaders. They subjugate the population - stripping them of all their rights, whilst unleashing some of the most horrendous injustices - thereaf...Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 20:11hrs | 4 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe needs a peaceful, credible, free and fair election
ELECTIONS in our country have tended to be hotly-contested over the past 23 years. Ordinarily, they must be a contest of ideas, but in a number of cases, the contestation has degenerated...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fans cost Bosso
AT a time Bosso is receiving praise for attracting the biggest numbers at football matches, the same adored crowd is also costing the club heavily by accumulating heavy fines for missile throwing....Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
When the devil has colonised the pulpit
The ever-known spirit and will to excell in academic studies has left most school children, both at primary and secondary levels. The 'tiger' in them to succeed has never shown its head save f...Published: 16 May 2023 at 17:35hrs | 3 | by TT Murisa
Zimbabwe continues to digitalise passport application
THE Government is putting in place a cocktail of measures to ensure easy access to travelling documents and is expecting services to decentralise to all districts by year-end while efforts are being m...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 13:36hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police must root out rogue officers
A COURT in Victoria Falls has ordered Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and police commissioner-general Godwin Matanga to pay $1,7 million dollars in damages to poet Obert Dube who was assaulted b...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:29hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
'School heads cash in on Form One places'
SCHOOL heads are reportedly fleecing desperate parents, demanding as much as US$300 in bribes for 2023 Form One placements.Parents have started applying for Form One places through the g...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF regime deliberately cutting off rural areas from modern technology in order to keep them ignorant!
It is quite easy for a president to tell rural folk that he met with his US counterpart, who promised to steadily address the thorny issues of sanctions t...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 11:01hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu-PF MP demands 'ChineseMustGo' police operation
A Zanu-PF legislator has called for a 'MaChina Ngaande' (the Chinese Must Go!) police operation amid increasing concern over abuse of workers, wanton flouting of laws, and smuggling by Chinese compani...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:48hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's doctors, nurses turn mercenary
SOME public health workers, who include doctors and nurses, have reportedly devised a well-knit scam to milk cash from desperate patients to supplement their meagre salaries.Those involved all...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe airports agency beefs up security
ZIMBABWE'S airports authorities are planning to roll out multi-pronged systems enabling them to beef up security at porous exit and entry points, businessdigest was told this week.Previously, ...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:57hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF blasts Newsday
The ruling Zanu-PF has blasted attempts by some fanatical private publications that have roped in known Government critic Norton Legislator Hon Temba Mliswa to undermine the name of the President....Published: 05 May 2022 at 18:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's anti-corruption crusade fizzles out deplorably
HIGH-PROFILE corruption cases from as far back as 2017 are yet to be finalised, almost five years after President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised to decisively tackle graft.The development also de...Published: 03 May 2022 at 16:08hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Chinese defend projects in Zimbabwe
A top Chinese business representative has blamed the rampant violation of Zimbabwean investment laws by some of his compatriots on language barriers.Speaking at a panel discussion in Harare on...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:17hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'CCC cannot work with Mwonzora and Khupe, snakes' - who amongst CCC did not sell out on reforms, cast first stone
"We have a situation where a snake sneaked into the house, swallowed all the kids and when we attempted to kill it, we did not finish it off … And now we want it to be part of the family. No. You ca...Published: 04 Apr 2022 at 16:10hrs | 2 | by Nomusa Garikai
Chamisa ally takes aim at Old Guard...…as cracks emerge in CCC
AS CCC's G40-sponsored agenda to rid the party of its old guard gathers momentum, that party's leader Nelson Chamisa has reportedly unleashed his free range allies led by Human Rights Lawyer Pedzisayi...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 14:41hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabweans in SA cash heist
ZIMBABWEAN Ambassador to South Africa, David Hamadziripi has called on Zimbabweans living in the neighbouring country to desist from criminal activities as this tarnishes the good image of fellow hard...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa claims she has opened up media spaces
THE Second Republic is embracing everyone in its development trajectory and this had led the Government to enact sound media policies that have seen the opening up of media spaces, Information, Public...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:18hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa tells Ramaphosa not to have an ostrich mentality
NELSON Chamisa Thursday appealed to South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa's administration not to ignore the growing political crisis in Zimbabwe by "burying its head in the sand, and having an ostri...Published: 28 Jan 2022 at 21:23hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa praises frontline workers
AS another Covid-19 plagued year comes to an end, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has paid special homage to Zimbabwe's health workers for their sterling efforts to minimise pandemic-related damage....Published: 02 Jan 2022 at 09:06hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabweans must remain optimistic, full of hope
We publish here the full text of the New Year message delivered by the President and Commander-in-chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, His Excellency President E.D MnangagwaGood evening fello...Published: 01 Jan 2022 at 13:51hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army commanders urged to deal with rogue soldiers
SERVICE chiefs must urgently find effective ways to end the rampant armed robberies and other criminal activities involving uniformed forces, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) President Paddington Ja...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 07:29hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zesa losing $1.4 billion to crooks
ZESA is losing approximately $1.4 billion annually to metre tampering and illegal connections, which is 5% of the power utility's total revenue.The power utility has since launched a blitz aga...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 08:04hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
What's makes some people believe they're presidential material, when they clearly aren't?
Who can ever forget those dreamy days, when we used to be asked by our parents and teachers what we wanted to be when we grew up?I remember those days like they were yesterday, since they were...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 11:43hrs | 13 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Who is causing parallel market rates to spike?
FOR the past 18 months, Zimbabwe's economy has been on a rebound, assisted by a stronger performance in the agricultural and mining sectors, an improved balance of payments and external sector p...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:20hrs | 4 | by Dr Tim Rainhard
Who is causing parallel market rates to spike?
For the past 18 months, the country's economy has been on a rebound, assisted by the stronger performance in the agricultural and mining sectors, an improved balance of payments and external sector po...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 19:35hrs | 2 | by Dr Tim Rainhard
Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF should embrace change, or be left behind
IT appears Zimbabwe's political leaders are in a time warp of the deranged, declaring themselves impervious to change and getting miffed at suggestions that the future of this country could be better ...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders Matanga to 'flush out rogue police officers'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday ordered police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga to flush out law enforcement agents implicated in criminal activities, describing them as "bad apples" tarnish...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promises to purchase helicopters for ZRP
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration exhibited its profligacy by spending millions of United States Dollars to purchase 458 top-of-the-range vehicles for the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) an...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 07:29hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa goes after criminals 'not around him'
Criminals must never be given breathing space to commit offences because that will not only harm people and the society as a whole, but also impede the attainment of national development goals that th...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa thanks Mnangagwa
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says his arch-rival, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has done a perfect hatchet job by removing "bad apples" in the opposition party.The outspoken p...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
'More Zimbabweans face deportation from UK'
UNITED KINGDOM-BASED human rights organisation, the Zimbabwe Community Appeal Group (ZCAG), says more Zimbabweans are set to be deported from that country, some of them without criminal history....Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 07:52hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt defies own COVID-19 regulations
GOVERNMENT continues to defy its COVID-19 containment measures after the Masvingo provincial development co-ordinator (PDC) Jefter Sakupwanya summoned all non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operati...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:39hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
MDC-Alliance not a terrorist organisation
Zimbabwe needs to be liberated from these selfish and clueless wannabes. The brutal truth is MDC -Alliance just like Zanu PF is a political organisation and existing under the auspices of the constitu...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 15:29hrs | | by Leonard Koni
RBZ mulls more stringent currency measures
GOVERNMENT is looking at adding more stringent currency measures to rein in the runaway exchange rate amid an outcry over the promulgation of Statutory Instrument 127 which business says will fuel inf...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Unionisation of teachers a millstone in delivery of remarkable kids' performance
We all get it that teachers want to be compensated more.My brother was a teacher for more than 30 years; I have some experience in the daily life of a teacher. For a long time, for him, it has...Published: 28 May 2021 at 14:43hrs | 2 | by Brian Sedze
Rogue security agents warned
GOVERNMENT is dealing with armed robbery cases involving members of the security sector and has said those who resist arrest will be shot. Increasing armed robberies, mainly targeting banks an...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lifestyle audit for public prosecutors
THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has introduced lifestyle audits for prosecutors and support staff countrywide with a view to flushing out and prosecuting bad apples as the office intensifies ...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 04:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa to restore sanity,' says Mliswa
Mashonaland West provincial affairs minister Mary Mliswa-Chikoka yesterday said President Emmerson Mnangagwa is determined to restore sanity and bring land barons to the book.She was addressin...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 10:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in quandary due to a leadership that has no idea what leadership entails
If ever there is one sure thing to expect from Zimbabwe's leadership, it is that they will never accept any responsibility for anything that goes wrong in the country, nor will they apologize and allo...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 10:28hrs | 9 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Land barons misusing Zanu-PF name warned
Mashonaland West Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Mary Mliswa-Chikoka has warned land barons who misuse the names of Zanu-PF and Government officials that their days are number...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 16:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa to restore sanity,' says Mliswa
Mashonaland West provincial affairs minister Mary Mliswa-Chikoka yesterday said President Emmerson Mnangagwa is determined to restore sanity and bring land barons to the book.She was addressin...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 12:34hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo
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