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'Machete gangs created by govt bigwigs'
Independent Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa says the machete-wielding gangs that are terrorising people in most parts of the country are a creation of people in high offices.Speaking ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:18hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
Man falls to death from flat
A Bulawayo man recently fell to his death from first floor at the Bulawayo Centre complex.This was revealed by the police who cou...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 12:11hrs | 1591 | by Stephen Jakes
Drunk man run over by haulage truck
A drunk Masvingo man who was sleeping by the roadside died on the spot when he allegedly woke up and staggered onto an oncoming haulage truck near Renco Mine turn-off at Chisase Business Centre, polic...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:42hrs | 793 | by Staff reporter
Man loses US$4 000 to hooker
A PROSTITUTE from Bulawayo has appeared in court for allegedly stealing over US$4 000 and a cellphone from her client after they had spent a night together. Enelles Tshabangu (26) of Entumbane...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:42hrs | 966 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, maShurugwi and the coming anarchy
SOON after arriving in Zimbabwe, in September of last year, I had to visit a friend in Bindura, whom I needed to extend — as part of my enduring gratitude for his assistance during a research projec...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1731 | by Simukai Tinhu
Bereaved family buries son at murderer's homestead, demands 40 cattle
ANGRY after their son was killed in a fight over beer, a family in Gokwe's area of Chisina 2 in Ward 24 left villagers shocked after it buried the body of the slain in a shallow grave at the homestead...Published: 11 Jan 2020 at 19:27hrs | 5859 | by Staff Reporter
Why the MDC will lose the 2023 elections
Each time the country approaches an election, the MDC goes full throttle lying to the electorate that they are the "party of excellence" and would win the elections despite doing absolutely nothing to...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 12:57hrs | 4551 | by Elijah Chihota
Man in court over Harare bar shooting incident
A Harare man has appeared in court on allegations of shooting and injuring a security guard at Mashwede Village in Glen View. Tawanda Trymore Jarnett (34) is facing charges of attempted murder...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 12:28hrs | 1408 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Terror war in my country reliving the Mashurugwi menace
STORIES ADOPTED FROM REAL OEOPLE Having talked about the Mashurugwi carnage in our country and the inaction of our police , many people emailed me accusing me of being sensational. I stumbled upon the...Published: 04 Jan 2020 at 15:06hrs | 1331 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Delta sales fall 48%
Zimbabwe's Delta Corporation, the country's largest drinks maker, reported a 48% fall in half-year lager sales compared with the same period last year after output and distribution were hit by shortag...Published: 02 Jan 2020 at 16:05hrs | 2684 | by Staff Reporter
Cheating pregnant woman's tummy explodes
A FOUR-month pregnant married woman drank poison and her stomach exploded leading to her death, after she was caught having sex with another man from her village.The incident happened last wee...Published: 02 Jan 2020 at 15:55hrs | 7423 | by Staff Reporter
ZRP warns corrupt cops
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has warned police officers against demanding bribes from the public, insisting that those found on the wrong side of the law would be prosecuted. In his Christmas ...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 15:41hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Polad is a sleeping pill to ignore Zanu failures
After failing to fix the economy and to open space for political competitiveness, Zanu political Scientists invented a sleeping pill called Polad.Zanu Political Scientists have mastered the sc...Published: 22 Dec 2019 at 13:10hrs | 1422 | by Ryton Dzimiri
Ex-soldier convicted of insulting mother in-law
A 27-YEAR-OLD former soldier was yesterday fined $200 by a Bindura magistrate for shouting obscenities at his mother in-law during a binge.Robert Jack of Foothill farm, Bindura was convicted a...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 05:20hrs | 1695 | by Staff reporter
Death threats, assault land soldiers in court
TWO soldiers stationed at 1.2 Infantry Battalion in Hwange have been arrested after they threatened to kill an officer from the Office of the President and Cabinet before assaulting him. Phila...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 04:56hrs | 558 | by Staff reporter
Serial bogus CIO fraudster convicted
A SERIAL fraudster in Bulawayo who masqueraded as a top Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer and a close security aide to President Mnangagwa before duping Ingwebu Breweries of 375 litres o...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 04:55hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Police to arrest bar tenders selling booze to drunk patrons
Bulawayo police will arrest bar tenders selling alcohol to already intoxicated patrons as they seek to reduce alcohol related accidents in the festive sea...Published: 17 Dec 2019 at 19:05hrs | 3992 | by Staff Reporter
Man tries to kill colleague at drinking spot
A Bulawayo man tried to kill a colleague following a dispute at a drinking spot.Kelvin Ndlovu (32) of Pumula was not asked to plead to attempted murder when he appeared before magistrate, Glad...Published: 17 Dec 2019 at 07:09hrs | 1560 | by Stephen Jakes
Mthuli Ncube stops beer price hike
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has shot down calls to increase excise duty on alcohol as well as levy a tax on environment polluters as part of measures to raise funds to cushion the security sector an...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 18:29hrs | 4679 | by Staff reporter
Woman in court for 'stealing' car, cash
A WOMAN from Bulawayo has appeared in court for allegedly stealing a motor vehicle and cash only to dump the car after crashing into a water drain. Aneludo Dube (25) of Sauerstown suburb stole...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 07:25hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Theft of vehicle lands woman in court
A Bulawayo woman is in trouble after she allegedly stole a vehicle from her visitor at her residence in Source-town.The woman allegedly stole the car and wallet containing US$360 and R 400....Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 07:31hrs | 3523 | by Stephen Jakes
Delta confirms PSL sponsorship
THE new sponsorship deal between the Premier Soccer League and one of their all-weather friends, Delta Beverages, is almost done and ready to be unveiled. Delta Beverages' Lager Beer Business ...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 06:52hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Still waiting for the rains
Old man Jaricha craned his head looking up to the skies as if looking for answers, we are into the second week of December and still no rains. Tobacco seedlings are still in nursery beds, well...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 14:18hrs | 692 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Teen boy 'drinks brandy' to death
MYSTERY surrounds the death of a boy (13) from Bulawayo who allegedly finished an undiluted 750ml bottle of brandy in less than an hour.The brandy has an alcohol percentage of 43 percent compa...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 08:40hrs | 1069 | by Staff Reporter
'Predatory and restrictive sponsorship clause must be removed'
FORMER Caps United dribbling wizard and football analyst, Alois Bunjira, has called for the removal of the PSL and Delta Beverages sponsorship clause that bars a direct competitor from any involvement...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 06:30hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
'CIO' denied bail
THE High Court has dismissed an application for bail pending trial by a serial Bulawayo fraudster who allegedly masqueraded as a top Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer and President Mnang...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:08hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City will be forced to dump kit?
PREMIER Soccer League returnees Bulawayo City FC will be forced to abandon their Ingwebu branded kit as it offends the sponsorship agreement the PSL has with Delta Beverages. Delta Beverages s...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:06hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
We may be losing a whole generation to illicit drinks
In the absence of ales and lagers that are now beyond the reach of the not so rich, many imbibers have dropped standards. A few have found Jesus and are now teetotallers with those who swore a...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 21:52hrs | 318 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Kasukuwere to challenge Mnangagwa, Chamisa in 2023
Saviour Kasukuwere has declared his intention to run for president in 2023, despite being exiled.The former Zanu-PF political commissar and a key member of the late president Robert Mugabe's C...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:31hrs | 5592 | by ZimLive
Music fan strikes cop with beer bottle
A music fan is in trouble for striking a police officer with a beer bottle during a music gala organised by Makomo resources company in Hwange.The police officer was on duty during a music gal...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 06:16hrs | 512 | by Stephen Jakes
We need justice for our dead relative’
Relatives of a Beitbridge man who died near Chitulipasi police station suspect police of a foul play in the matter.This was after the decea...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 10:30hrs | 3488 | by Stephen Jakes
ZCDC plans first auction outside Zimbabwe
State-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) is planning gem auctions outside the country, including in Asian cities, to widen marketing options amid a market glut that's steadily made pol...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:13hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Sex workers lead Aids fight
A wave of warm air blows through the night, raising wisps of dust that make the night in Chiredzi unfriendly.But for the dozens of sex workers lining up the walls of the infamous Chigarapasi B...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:13hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
This is how the cash gets onto the black market
The question is, how on this cursed land is money that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is busy printing getting onto the black market in such huge amounts? The answer is, it's taking quite a team â...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:11hrs | 3283 | by Tawanda Majoni
Zanu-PF MP scolds 'drunk' MDC MPs
AS if the ongoing rivalry between MPs representing the two main parties was not enough drama inside Zimbabwe's parliament, a Zanu-PF legislator Thursday accused MDC MPs of sneaking out of the house du...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 05:48hrs | 235 | by newzimbabwe
Man arrested for stuffing biltong in underwear
In a drama-filled incident a 28-year-old man was beaten up before he was arrested for stealing biltong from a retail shop in the city centre and stuffing it in his underwear. The incident whic...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 14:32hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Man stabs elder brothers over beer
A Binga man who stabbed his two elder brothers with an okapi knife accusing them of drinking beer in his absence has been sentenced to six years in jail. Brighton Mukuli (26) of Syanzyun...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 06:41hrs | 1300 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa's chosen mediator meets Mnangagwa over political instability
FORMER Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and the South Africa-based Oppenheimer family yesterday met President Emmerson Mnangagwa, amid growing concern over political instability which is threateni...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:41hrs | 2866 | by Staff reporter
Harare sells 1 000 cattle, beerhalls to pay debts
THE cash-strapped Harare City Council is selling 1 000 cattle and some of its beerhalls to finance its businesses and pay debts, it has emerged.Council is planning to use proceeds from the sal...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:40hrs | 800 | by Staff reporter
A house of God must look as such
A house of God (church building) must look as such, exuding grandeur, glow and glamour. The biblical temple was a good and holy example, exceptionally beautiful and radiating holiness. Both the exteri...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 06:56hrs | 564 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Imbibers beat up guard for closing bar
THE love for beer has landed two Victoria Falls men in jail after they teamed up to assault a security guard for closing a bar while they were still drinking. Kasanga Ndlovu (32) and Clive Ndlovu (22)...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 06:37hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
Man killed over $1
A man from Mucheke in Masvingo will spend the next 20 years in jail after the High Court found him guilty of stabbing to death a tout over a $1 he had failed to pay.Robert Mabhadho (39) stabbe...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 17:19hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
'We had semi-liberated zones in Lupane, Nkayi'
We continue our interview with Tapson Ncube aka Makhula Thebe who during the armed struggle operated in Lupane and Nkayi districts. Below are excerpts of the interview with our Assistant Edito...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 14:14hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's rise to democracy so weak
The latest events this week have cast a dark cloud on the future of the country, showing signs and symptoms of the dearth of democracy.Our government has again scored an own goal and caught at...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 07:17hrs | 1649 | by Leonard Koni
Woman stabs ex with broken bottle 'in self defence'
A VICTORIA FALLS woman who stabbed her ex-boyfriend with a broken beer bottle in a bar has told the court that she acted in self-defence as her former lover was dragging her demanding sex. Chi...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 06:43hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
By firing doctors Zanu PF delivered coup de grace on healthcare and, more notably, on Zanu PF itself
From November 2017 to July 2018 Mnangagwa had his party thugs, the rogue war veterans, the Police, Army and CIO on the leash. He did not want to see any violence because he wanted to claim the "2018 e...Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 07:39hrs | 1297 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mvurwi robbers jailed 4 years
THREE Mvurwi robbers who robbed a drinking mate after offering him a plate of sadza were jailed yesterday by Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro.The trio Gilbert Kahari , Chamunorwa Ka...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 10:09hrs | 1955 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man killed in dispute over music
A MAN from Binga fatally struck his nephew following a row over music, which the now deceased kept on changing.This was heard when Nkululeko Munkombwe (25) appeared before Bulawayo High Court ...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:42hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth leader faces disorderly conduct charge
THE Zanu-PF Masvingo province youth deputy chairperson, who picketed Bikita Rural District Council (RDC) offices together with party activists on Tuesday last week, was on Friday brought before magist...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:29hrs | 990 | by Staff reporter
January protests convict seeks reprieve
A BULAWAYO man, who was sentenced to four years in jail for looting during the January protests, has approached the High Court appealing both his conviction and sentencing.Future Banda was arr...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:20hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
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