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Zimbabwe army called in to enforce lockdown
THE military has been roped in to complement police in enforcing the 21-day lockdown, a strategy that is being implemented by other countries throughout the world to contain the spread of Covid-19. ...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 07:56hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
Mr Trump, please cut us some slack
Despite romanticising rural life perhaps a tad too much, Bishop Lazi will openly admit that some village folk are an idiosyncratic lot.For those who might not know them, it takes time getting ...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:25hrs | 188 | by Bishop Lazi
Kwekwe battles to recover confiscated ambulances
THE Kwekwe City Council is battling to repossess two ambulances that were impounded by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) for allegedly circumventing import tax, as the local authority seeks to be...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:23hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Shock as Vic Falls police run amok...beat up residents
Four Zimbabwe Republic Police Officers allegedly went on a rampage beating up residents of Mkhosana suburb in the resort town of Victoria Falls on Friday leaving one man unconscious. The officer...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:58hrs | 2880 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Sports betting catches a cold
GLOBAL suspension of sporting activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic has left multitudes of sports punters miserable and some in the red. Sports betting has over the years grown into a lucrative indu...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:19hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Selling of beer unbanned...police issue strong warning
The Herald newspaper has reported that the Zimbabwe Republic Police have reversed the banning alcohol sales saying supermarkets and registered bottle stores can now continue selling beer on condition ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 19:39hrs | 3446 | by Mandla Ndlovu
South Africa police kill more people compared to COVID-19
Eight deaths have allegedly occurred at the hands of police since the start of the nationwide lockdown on 26 March, according to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID).The num...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 14:36hrs | 990 | by Staff reporter
Illegitimate Mnangagwa, illegitimate Chamisa: Country legit?
BY now, the entire nation is aware of the folly of appointing a retired club DJ to be the man in charge of a whole country's healthcare system.It should have been obvious to any self-respecting leader...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:53hrs | 3676 | by Muckraker
Police seek murder suspect brothers
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police is pursuing three Beitbridge brothers who are accused of killing another villager in Mawale area on Saturday following a misunderstanding after a soccer tournament. It is ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:26hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Man on the run after fatal stabbing
A GWANDA man is on the run after he allegedly stabbed his elder brother to death while trying to stop him from assaulting their friend. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:23hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police come down hard on lockdown violators
A TOTAL of 485 people were arrested countrywide yesterday as police cracked down on Zimbabweans who have been wantonly disregarding the 21-day lockdown that requires them to stay at home. The ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:21hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's COVID-19 Taskforce satisfied with public compliance
The Inter-Ministerial Taskforce on Covid-19 has applauded the public's high level compliance with Government's directive to stay at home and observe social distancing as the country entered day four o...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:16hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown fatigue on Day 3?
Residents yesterday continued to defy the lockdown order as police arrested 182 people throughout the country for the violations at a time when over 1 000 visitors from countries with confirmed Covid-...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:23hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Govt must deal with defiant beer drinkers - Mpofu
Former MDC legislator Norman Mpofu has urged government to be tough on beer drinker who continue to defy lock down order through visiting their private drinking spots posing risk to many people they a...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 09:12hrs | 859 | by Stephen Jakes
What people are doing to pass lockdown time
BULAWAYO residents are using the 21-day total lockdown declared by the Government to combat the spread of Covid-19 to engage in yesteryear activities and revive hidden talents to kill time. Th...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:32hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Residents defy Mnangagwa's lockdown order
THERE was widespread defiance yesterday of the Government directive for people to stay home during the 21-day lockdown period that came into effect on Monday. Government has come up with a num...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:31hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Delta Beverages to produce beer during lockdown
BEER manufacturer, Delta Beverages Company has been classified as an essential services provider and has been exempted from the national 21-day lockdown.The integrated beverage company has a d...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 09:10hrs | 1047 | by Staff reporter
Police urge lockdown compliance
POLICE yesterday encouraged Zimbabweans to comply with the requirements of the national 21-day lockdown that begins today saying failure to do so will result in them being arrested and prosecuted. Pre...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:11hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Delta raises caution on beverages supply
ZIMBABWE'S largest beverages maker, Delta Corporation, says it has not scaled-down operations but supplies would likely go down after Government announced a total lockdown starting today in light of t...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:09hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Soldier shoots machete gangster to death
A CHIPINGE soldier allegedly shot a member of a machete gang with his AK47 service rifle following a fistfight while watching soccer at a nightspot.This came to light when Foster Macheza (27),...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 11:20hrs | 2666 | by Staff reporter
Police intensify blitz on Covid-19 defaulters
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) on Thursday night raided beer halls in Harare's suburbs in enforcement of a government directive banning public gatherings of more than 50 people to mitigate the spr...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:59hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Sex workers scramble for operating space
STANDING at a dimly lit street corner opposite a once-popular nightclub in Bulawayo, five skimpily dressed sex workers flag down passing vehicles and individuals on foot soliciting for clients....Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 13:49hrs | 2307 | by Staff reporter
Headmaster, teacher refused rice after Mnangagwa Cleanup Campaign
There was fracas at Glow Service Station in Masvingo CBD after a councillor defied instructions and refused to give a school head and a teacher 3kg rice each allocated to them for attending President ...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 12:27hrs | 6982 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Treasury in coronavirus scare
Top directors in the Ministry of Finance have gone into self-isolation after getting into contact with the late Zororo Makamba who passed on this week due to coronavirus.Makamba succumbed to t...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 07:52hrs | 1998 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cops set up Covid-19 reaction teams
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has set up reaction teams in various provinces and districts that will help in enforcing the ban on public gatherings of over 50 people, following revelations that a...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 20:14hrs | 1289 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA close borders
Zimbabwe and South Africa will at midnight today formally close Beitbridge Border Post to non-essential human traffic in line with the two governments' robust plans to curtail the spread of Covid-19 w...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:23hrs | 1760 | by Staff reporter
Police to enforce Covid-19 regulations
POLICE in Bulawayo have said they will arrest any persons who violate new regulations aimed at stopping the spread of Covid-19. Government has come up with a number of measures, including the gazettin...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:47hrs | 1318 | by Staff reporter
Soldier's killer jailed 30 years
A MAN from Epworth has been jailed 30 years for robbing and killing a soldier. Besta Masaya, who was charged along with Tonderai Rupiya, denied killing Innocent Majuta who was in army uniform ...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:44hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
Khupe urges politicians to unite in the fight against Coronavirus
MDC-T president, Dr. Thokozani Khupe has urged politicians to unite and fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic which has since taken a toll on the southern African country.Yesterday...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 15:44hrs | 516 | by Daniel Itai
Mnangagwa bans travelling
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last night closed the country's borders to human traffic and banned all recreational activities as his government intensifies the fight against the spread of coronavirus....Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 10:22hrs | 3275 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe shuts borders
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday declared the country's borders closed for both inbound and outbound traffic except cargo and returning residents in an unprecedented step to halt the ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:45hrs | 10800 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe closes borders after COVID-19 death
ZIMBABWE yesterday closed its borders as government tightened measures to control the spread of coronavirus after the country recorded its first casualty from the pandemic, journalist Zororo Makamba, ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:39hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Coronavirus unites Mnangagwa, Chamisa
OLD political foes President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa have finally found cause to unite and join hands in the fight against the ravaging coronavirus.In neig...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:28hrs | 3133 | by newzimbabwe
Jaure suffers head injury
DYNAMOS captain Partson Jaure was hospitalised after he crashed his car into a tree in Harare yesterday morning.Jaure suffered a skull fracture and is detained at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospita...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 12:55hrs | 1248 | by Staff reporter
MDC factions threaten to tear Masvingo apart
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has hit turbulent waters in Masvingo after members of rival camps fought each other during district elections conducted last weekend.The clashes pitted members of th...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 06:21hrs | 1135 | by Staff reporter
Man loses hand over sim card
A CHIPINGE man had his arm chopped off with a machete last Saturday evening in a fight over a sim card.Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Tavhiringwa Kakohwa confirmed the incident....Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 17:45hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
MDC activist indecently assaults traditional healer's wife
AN MDC activist based in Mvurwi was yesterday arraigned before Guruve magistrate Shingirai Mutiro facing an indecent assault charge after he allegedly fondled the backside of a traditional healer's wi...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:27hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
MDC activist fondles traditional healer's wife's buttocks
A 26-YEAR-OLD MDC activist was arraigned before a Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro yesterday facing an indecent assault charge after he alleged...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 22:24hrs | 2096 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Ex-boxer kills girlfriend
FORMER Chiredzi boxer, Charles Jackson (45) was last week sentenced to 35 years over the cold blood murder of his live-in girlfriend, Ndaizivei James.The incident happened sometime in March la...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 20:10hrs | 2529 | by Staff reporter
Muchinguri must resign!!!
Dear Editor. Thank you for giving me space to air my grievances to the government of Zimbabwe. I write to call the Defence Minister Honourable Oppah Muchinguri to resign with immediate ef...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 09:03hrs | 4874 | by Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo, Sr
Even witches who 'work' by night did not raise alarm
Nimble-footed they came by night like Nicodemus, even witches who 'work' by night did not raise alarm or were alarmed themselves. The rains as if conspiring with the 'strangers on a mission' w...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 07:07hrs | 671 | by Tondorindo
Goat thief goes on all fours in kraal
A man's hopes for fresh meat were shattered when he was stopped in his tracks disguised as a goat inside the goat's kraal attempting to capture one at Springs Farm village near Imbizo Barracks. ...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 06:16hrs | 2110 | by Staff reporter
Man beats best friend's lover to death
A MAN from Gokwe beat his best friend's girlfriend to death after he found her in a compromising position with another man. George Ndebele (29) of Kufazvinei Village under Chief Jiri in Gokwe ...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 05:57hrs | 1287 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for stabbing a villager at beer drinking party
A man from Gwenyukwenyu village in Ntabazinduna has been sentenced to six months in jail for stabbing a villager with an okapi knife in a quarrel over unspecified issue during a beer drinking party....Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 14:45hrs | 573 | by Stephen Jakes
'ZSE a safe haven for investors in 2020'
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) will recover this year as valuation mismatches on stocks brought by the de-dollarisation of the economy are corrected, a latest report has said.In their 2020 ...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 13:14hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Ingwebu flows into the market
BULAWAYO Municipal Commercial Undertaking (BMCU)'s beverages manufacturing unit, Ingwebu Breweries has expressed satisfaction on the performance of its two re-launched non-alcoholic and alcoholic prod...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 08:23hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
'CIO' fraudster changes plea
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 fuel and mon...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 06:45hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa: The eloquent confused political novice
A great musician is defined by the depth of his lyrics not his guitar prowess. In Zimbabwe we have a number of good guitarists but most of them are living under the shadows of the likes of Alick Mache...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 10:38hrs | 3073 | by Chipo Mutasa
Man kills drunk wife
A Victoria Falls man surrendered himself to the police Thursday after he allegedly punched his drunk wife to death when he found her drinking beer at a local bar on Wednesday night.Siboniso Si...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 06:53hrs | 2295 | by newzimbabwe
Stanley Square in state of disrepair
STANLEY Square, one of the institutions associated with the nascent stage of the country's liberation movement, in Bulawayo's Makokoba suburb is in a serious state of disrepair in sharp contrast to it...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 05:59hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
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