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High Court allows seizure of Cottco boss' property worth millions of USD
THE High Court has granted the Prosecutor General approval to seize property worth tens of millions of US dollars' worth allegedly owned by Cotton Company of Zimbabwe's (COTTCO) corruption-accused bos...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:12hrs | 2273 | by Staff reporter
Town House, Sakunda trade barbs over bungled Rufaro deal
Harare mayor Jacob Mafume has accused Kuda Tagwirei's Sakunda Holdings of attempts snatch Rufaro Stadium from the local authority on the mere promise of terrace bucket seats as the two parties took to...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 19:38hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean honoured with Mayor's excellence award in the US
A ZIMBABWEAN businessman based in the United States was recently honoured with the Mayor's Excellence Award for the month on October in the Illinois town of Edwardsville.Pharmacist and co-owne...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 07:02hrs | 2241 | by Staff rporter
Zanu-PF responds angrily to Matobo violence allegations
Zanu-PF Director of Information, Tafadzwa Mugwadi has fired salvo at Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) for blaming the ruling party over recent violence that rocked Matobo, describing the oppositio...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:05hrs | 2770 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF behaving like murderers says CCC
A DEFIANT Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has vowed to forge ahead with preparations for next year's general elections despite a rise in related violent attacks on its members and supporters by ru...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 06:16hrs | 1374 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF thugs' attack, disrobe CCC women during poll campaign
Alleged Zanu-PF activists Sunday attacked Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Daniel Molokele and further undressed some women activists who were carrying out a party campaign during a Mato...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 20:19hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs fall by the wayside in chaotic elections
As results started trickling in last night, some Zanu-PF bigwigs including former Health minister David Parirenyatwa, politburo member Tendai Chirau and ex-wife of ruling party deputy president Kembo ...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:57hrs | 2469 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe road carnage claiming 5 people every day
Five people die through road traffic accidents in Zimbabwe every day while the country loses US$406 million per year to the carnage, Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Felix Mhona has ...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 19:00hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena taunts ZACC
UNDERFIRE Gokwe-Nembudziya Zanu-PF legislator, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, has told the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) to confiscate every piece of property he owns in a clear dig follo...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 21:20hrs | 3527 | by Staff reporter
2 500 hit-and-run accidents recorded in Zimbabwe
The numbers of motorists who hit pedestrians or other vehicles on the roads and speed off without rendering assistance is now on the increase with the police recording about 2 500 hit-and-run accident...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:44hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Security guard killed in road accident
A CHINHOYI NMB bank branch security guard was this morning killed by a speeding vehicle outside the banking hall as he knocked off from work.The man met his fate at around 7am, when a driver o...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 19:04hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Your 'new dispensation' claims are banal
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, authority of the Office of the President is being undermined by the incumbent.Oftentimes your speeches are unwholesome and not in tan...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | 527 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Wadyajena sucked in Cottco looting scandal
CHAIRPERSON of the parliamentary portfolio committee on land and agriculture Justice Mayor Wadyajena has been implicated in the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (COTTCO) looting scandal after allegations po...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 07:24hrs | 1566 | by Staff reporter
Who cares if the presidents knows bread price, when millions of Zimbabweans can’t afford even a loaf?
I am quite sure the reckless, but rather self-conceited, statement by information ministry permanent secretary, Nick Ndavaningi Mangwana - to the effect that Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnang...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 04:44hrs | 714 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu-PF subverts traditional leaders
Zanu-PF has promised to give incentives to hundreds of traditional leaders in Masvingo province for them to mobilise people to vote for the party during the 2023 general election while also moving to ...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 10:04hrs | 752 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Joe Biden falls while riding his bicycle
US President Joe Biden took a tumble as he was riding his bicycle near his beach home in the state of Delaware Saturday morning, but was unhurt.A video from a White House pool report showed th...Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 20:36hrs | 2180 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF faces 2023 election defeat, says Mohadi
Zanu-PF vice President Kembo Mohadi has expressed serious concern that if extra caution is not exercised the ruling party could, in the coming elections face a humiliating defeat to the opposition whi...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 16:17hrs | 6884 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuel imports drop sharply
Zimbabweans have been forced to cut on fuel spending owing to the rolling increases of the product after global petroleum prices spiked because of the Russia-Ukraine war.Statistics from the Zi...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 09:18hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans resort to bikes amid soaring fuel prices
SOARING fuel costs and the economic crunch in Zimbabwe are leading people to switch to using bicycles as their main mode of transport.Over the past year, the country has seen petrol prices jum...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:54hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Congregant steals pastor's bicycle
A 23-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo appeared in court for stealing a bicycle worth $20 800 from a pastor after an all-night prayer.The accused, Scotch Nyathi stole a bicycle from Jealous Mavhunga....Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:48hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa makes waves in Binga
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday described Binga in Matabeleland North as a "yellow republic" after thousands of villagers turned up for a victory rally.Citizens Coalition for Change...Published: 30 May 2022 at 07:00hrs | 1392 | by Staff reporter
Man found dead after beer drink
Sikhathini community in Plumtree has been left shocked following the death of a 24-year-old man whose body was found near his home last week on Friday.Nkosiphile Ngwenya was sent by his mother...Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:26hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Drill Hall storeroom gutted by fire
PROPERTY worth $600 000 was on Sunday destroyed by fire at the police's Drill Hall Licence Inspectorate Department.Bulawayo City Council chief fire officer Lynos Phiri yesterday told Southern ...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:34hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
The death of the Zimbabwe dollar! Where do we go from here?
I am writing from Dubai in the Middle East. One of the admirable qualities of Muslim society is their harsh treatment of malefactors. I was surprised to find that children leave their bicycles outside...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:19hrs | 454 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Network challenges haunt Mat South villagers
FOR Mr Rapelang Nare of Buvuma area, Gwanda District in Matabeleland South Province, to make a phone call, he has to walk for about two kilometres to get to the business centre where there is network ...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:20hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pampers Binga traditional leaders
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday pampered Binga chiefs with over 17 kapenta fishing rigs.Five Zanu-PF youth league members and five women's league groups also received rigs.The g...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 2026 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF looks down on Tonga people'
BINGA North MP Prince Dubeko Sibanda (Citizens Coalition for Change) has claimed that Tonga people have consistently rejected Zanu-PF after realising that the ruling party was not keen on developing t...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 13:00hrs | 1131 | by Staff reporter
Meat galore after bus ploughs into elephants
IT is rare for those who witness road accidents to smile, but hundreds of villagers near Victoria Falls yesterday had a bus accident to thank after they walked away with chunks of meat after three ele...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:27hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fails to decimate opposition
THE Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) was the biggest winner in last weekend's by-elections, with Zanu PF coming a humble second while the MDC-T performed dismally despite the state pouring money i...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:28hrs | 2484 | by Staff reporter
By-elections loss: Zanu-PF in witch-hunt
Zanu-PF has reportedly launched a witch-hunt targeting its supporters suspected to have voted for Nelson Chamisa's Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in the Saturday by-elections amid fears of a bhor...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:18hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter
Police ban of CCC rally in Binga did not stop its win
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has said despite spirited efforts by the ruling Zanu PF to ban its rally in Binga through the police, it has retained Binga North seat.President Emmerson Mn...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 08:50hrs | 1480 | by Stephen Jakes
Mutare man arrested for smuggling
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 40-year-old Mutare man on charges of smuggling goods into the country.Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the arrest o...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:53hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
Offroad car found in smuggler's truck
A truck carrying a smuggled car, computers and other goods was intercepted by police in Bulawayo on Sunday evening and its driver was arrested after failing to provide documents and explain his load....Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:17hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
'By-elections marred by vote-buying'
THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) and Election Resource Centre (ERC) have decried vote-buying during the weekend by-elections, mainly by the ruling Zanu-PF party.In past elections, ...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 11:43hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man murders Motswana woman, steals bicycle and rides it to Zimbabwe
A ZIMBABWEAN man living illegally in Botswana has been arrested for strangling an elderly Motswana woman to death and stealing her bicycle which he rode to Zimbabwe.The murder took place on Va...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 17:16hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter
Pomp and fanfare as Chief Negomo is installed
THOUSANDS of people yesterday attended the installation of Mr Paradzai Kutyauripo as the 13th substantive Chief Negomo of Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central Province at a glittering ceremony attende...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:00hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Police 'desert' station after CCC candidate turns up to report arson, claims party
Police in Bindura have been accused of refusing to take a criminal complaint by a Citizens Coalition for Change election candidate whose house was burnt down last Saturday, allegedly by a Zanu PF-link...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:31hrs | 3205 | by Staff reporter
Tafadzwa Mandiwanza: Ireland's first female paediatric neurosurgeon
Tafadzwa Mandiwanza says that growing up in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe, she always wanted to be a doctor.Having just been appointed as the first female paediatric neurosurgeon in Ire...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 07:23hrs | 854 | by Staff reporter
Binga, 41 years on but no development
AS by-elections beckon, underdevelopment continues unabated in Binga with very little imprints of positive strides within communities.By-elections will be held on March 26 and candidates from ...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:45hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Banana vendor caught up in CCC craze
BIGBBOY Chiremba (57) is well known in Marondera for his yellow outfits.It is not for the love of the colour, but a marketing strategy that has paid off since 1992.To residents and tho...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:23hrs | 2351 | by Staff reporter
Neighbourhood watcher breaks into people's cars
A member of the neighbourhood watch Alias Paradzai (40) was jailed for breaking into 16 people's cars in Concession, Shamva, Mount Darwin &nbs...Published: 28 Jan 2022 at 06:26hrs | 1915 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mimosa donates bicycles to police
POLICE in Zvishavane have received 10 bicycles from Mimosa Mines to help combat crime in the Midlands mining town.Speaking at the handover ceremony, Mimosa general manager Steven Ndiyamba said...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:58hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Major road projects continue
Work on major road projects under the Second Republic is continuing, even during the rains, as the Government modernises road infrastructure, with construction of an additional Norton tollgate now und...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:52hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls wants more bicycles than cars in CBD
Victoria Falls could soon be the first "green city" in the country with more bicycles than cars in the city centre.Pedestrians and electric cars will also be part of the new normal in the envi...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:52hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Man cycles from Joburg to Bulawayo in 2 days
A SOUTH AFRICA-BASED Zimbabwean Meli Ndlovu, who left Johannesburg on Saturday by bicycle to raise awareness on COVID-19, arrived in Bulawayo yesterday afternoon.Ndlovu, who is a professional ...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 06:16hrs | 1475 | by Staff reporter
Man hangs self after misunderstanding with grandfather
A TWENTY-YEAR-OLD man from Kezi, Mtsuli Village under Chief Malaba, Matabeleland South province, committed suicide following a misunderstanding with his grandfather over an unspecified issue.I...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:50hrs | 1065 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers hit Surrey again
ARMED robbers at the weekend raided Surrey Farm in Marondera and kidnapped a security guard, before stealing 12 aluminium pipes.The daring robbers reportedly processed the pipes for close to f...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:49hrs | 984 | by Staff reporter
Man gets to spend 25 years in jail for killing his brother
A man, who ganged up with a neighbour to kill his brother before they dumped his body in a disused well, has together with partner in murder, been sentenced to an effective 25 years in jail.Th...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:56hrs | 48 | by Staff reporter
Campbell Musiwa: Chartered Accountant par excellence
Mr Campbell Musiwa holds a Bachelor of Accountancy Degree obtained from the University of Zimbabwe as well as a Masters in Business Leadership Degree from the University of South Africa.He qua...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:44hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Hwange residents, Chinese miner clash
RESIDENTS of Hwange are up in arms with a Chinese company, Mutagech Mine, which they accuse of starting operations without consulting the community.Mutagech Mine has embarked on a coal-mining ...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:58hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
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