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Sex starved man breaks into neighbour's bedroom
There was drama at Kunaka village in Bindura where a sex-starved man broke into his neighbour's bedroom before begging for sex.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates courts yesterday ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1146 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man jailed for attempting to kill friend over beer
The love of beer has landed a Shamva man in jail after he attempted to kill his friend over a beer dispute.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates courts where Tinotenda Aleck Mapirava...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 08:08hrs | 750 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Sex demanding CIOs granted bail
Three Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officers from Bindura who allegedly demanded sex from a Bindura woman before kidnapping her and bashing her severely were granted bail yesterday.&...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 23:09hrs | 1395 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bush sex costs teenager
Too much love of sex has landed an 18-year-old Mvurwi man in trouble after he had sex with a minor twice in the bush.Brian Kanyemba was dragged to Bindura regional magistrates courts facing tw...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 23:06hrs | 2856 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cop implicated in US$53 000 robbery loot
Police have launched a manhunt for one of the six police officers implicated in the seizure of about US$25 500 cash from two security guards who picked us$53 000 that was dropped during a robbery at Q...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 11:22hrs | 1308 | by Staff reporter
CIOs demand sex, bashes woman
Three Central Intelligence Organisation operations were arrested in Bindura after they demanded sex from a Bindura woman before kidnapping her and bashing her severely.The matter came to light...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:28hrs | 560 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa's spies sent to prison
Two members from the President's office Bindura are in trouble after allegedly assaulting and robbing people in the mining town of Bindura....Published: 16 Mar 2024 at 06:40hrs | 3865 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Security guards jailed for assaulting hospital worker
Three Bindura hospital security guards who went viral on social media after assaulting a fellow hospital worker were convicted last week....Published: 16 Mar 2024 at 06:36hrs | 784 | by Simbarashe Sithole
JSC calls for nomination of High Court judges
THE Judicial Services Commission (JSC) has called on members of the public to nominate suitable candidates for 10 vacancies on the High Court bench and one for the Administrative Court judge. ...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:12hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Kuvimba Mining House protesters arrested
At least 24 women who were protesting at Bindura Nickel Company Mine a subsidiary of Kuvimba Mining House (KMH) in Bindura were arrested this morning.The women were demanding the company to cl...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 08:43hrs | 2630 | by Simbarashe Sithole
WATCH: Bindura Women protest against Kuvimba Mining House
Over a hundred women besieged Bindura Nickel Company's (BNC) offices at Trojan Nickel Mine in Bindura this Monday.The women who were blocked by police and security guards from entering the Exe...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 10:18hrs | 1126 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe in Starlink U-turn
ZIMBABWE appears to have made a U-turn over Starlink amid revelations senior government officials are in talks with the satellite internet service provider owned by billionaire Elon Musk.Zimba...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:11hrs | 4705 | by Staff reporter
Harare roads being dualised
Road construction in Harare has gathered pace, with car sales that had been erected along Harare-Chirundu Highway on Nemakonde Road (formerly Lomagundi Road), having been demolished to pave way for th...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:53hrs | 2156 | by Staff reporter
Tout jailed for attempting to kill colleague over taxi loading
A Shamva-based 18-year-old tout was jailed yesterday after attempting to kill a fellow tout who had joined the field at their bus stop.Blessed Kufandirori was sentenced to seven years in jail ...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 10:03hrs | 842 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cop jailed 15 years for raping a student
A Rushinga-based police officer Tarisai Madondo was sentenced to 15 years in jail yesterday at Bindura regional magistrates courts after raping a low...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 07:03hrs | 1073 | by Simbarashe Sithole
47 farms earmarked for new city
FORTY-SEVEN farms in Mashonaland West and Mashonaland Central provinces have been earmarked for the development of the new capital city in Mt Hampden, where work on core infrastructure, which includes...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:24hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter
Pastor rapes mental health patient, pays $1
A Madziwa-based pastor who raped a mental health patient has been jailed by a Bindura regional magistrate.The pastor, Chilinde Chilinde...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 13:26hrs | 1273 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Armed robbers get 30 years in jail
Three Harare armed robbers were sentenced to a combined 30 years in jail after robbing a Chiweshe resident of property worth US$13 000.Hahlani Life (27), Adonia Mashonga (27) and Lesina ...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 11:31hrs | 858 | by Simbarashe Sithole
EcoCash partners 9 universities across the country
In a move set to bring payment convenience to tens of thousands of tertiary students, parents and guardians alike, EcoCash has partnered with nine local university institutions across the country as t...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 20:33hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Major roads in Harare closed for rehabilitation
MAJOR roads in Harare have been closed for massive rehabilitation ahead of the 44th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government Summit scheduled to be held in Harare in...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:25hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
Starlink has not applied for operating licence in Zimbabwe
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) said internet service provider Starlink has not applied for an operating licence, amid allegations that the government intends t...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt opposed to the demolition of people's homes
Government is opposed to the demolition of people's homes and will continue regularising informal settlements, with over 1,5 million homeowners set to receive title deeds under the Kwangu/Ngakwami Pre...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:12hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Seized Russian fertiliser consignment finally arrives
ABOUT 10 000 tonnes of fertiliser, which are part of the 26 000-tonne consignment from Uralchem Group, a leading Russian agrochemical producer, have arrived in Zimbabwe.Uralchem pledged close ...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:11hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Father jailed for inserting finger in daughter's private parts
A 36-year-old Makoni village man in Muzarabani was sentenced to 20 years behind bars after he tested her 13-year-old daughter's virginity using his fingers.The father who cannot be named for e...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 18:10hrs | 787 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chinese miner fined for using Starlink broadband in Zimbabwe
A Chinese mining company has been fined US$700 for using the Starlink internet service, which Zimbabwe is yet to licence.Authorities also seized the Starlink router and antenna.In a st...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 15:53hrs | 1090 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must not exempt state entities from scrutiny
GOVERNANCE watchdogs has demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa discard his gazetted General Notice 164B of 2024 which exempts 21 key state entities from complying with the Public Procurement and ...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 20:03hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
Man appears in court for killing rival suitor
A 32-year-old artisanal miner from Murehwa operating in the Kitsiyatota mining site, Bindura, has appeared in court for fatally stabbing a love rival. Nicholas Masangudza from Masangudza villa...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 15:23hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt is getting crazier
IF you are a Zimbabwean citizen or resident and still want to live on, you need super strong shock absorbers because the Mnangagwa administration is capable of crazy things that can easily kill you....Published: 11 Feb 2024 at 21:07hrs | 741 | by Staff reporter
Deputy PG implicated in gold mine scandal
ZIMBABWE'S acting deputy prosecutor-general, Michael Reza, is facing allegations of "conspiracy" and "sabotage" in connection with disputed gold claims in Bindura, documents obtained by Truth Diggers ...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 10:01hrs | 1227 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa exempts 21 entities from scrutiny
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has exempted 21 public entities from scrutiny in procurement and disposal of assets.The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, AFC Commercial Bank, Infrastructure Develop...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:58hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
Another empty promise on road rehabilitation from Zimbabwe govt
MAJOR roads, flyovers and bridges, along with mini interchanges along roads in and around Harare that link with the US$88 million Mbudzi Traffic Interchange, are being rehabilitated or constructed, Tr...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:27hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's EPOs are only being held for speculative purposes
Calls have intensified for the Government to review the issuance of Exclusive Prospecting Orders (EPOs) by the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development following revelations that the majority of them ...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:27hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Prisoner escapes from lawful custody
A 23-year-old convict serving a five-year jail term allegedly escaped from Bindura prison on Monday. Sources at Bindura prison said Kudzayi Brighton Tembo, allegedly fled while working in the prison's...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 18:31hrs | 233 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chris Kuruneri's estate in wrangle
TWO Mazowe miners have approached the High Court for a revision of judgment accusing the late former Finance minister Christopher Kuruneri of secretly acquiring an order for their eviction without the...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:45hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter
Fraudster jailed after impersonating 2 former ministers
A Harare man Tinashe Christopher Munhuweyi was dragged to Bindura magistrates courts yesterday after impersonating two former cabinet ministers to commit fraud.He was sentenced to an effective...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 19:41hrs | 1554 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Matanga told to guard Chitando's docket
A FIRM embroiled in a fight for control of gold claims at a Bindura mine has petitioned the commissioner general of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Godwin Matanga, over a docket opened against form...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 17:27hrs | 3548 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Minister sued for gold mine ‘fraud'
A HARARE resources firm has slapped former Mines minister, Winston Chitando with a slew of criminal charges for allegedly corruptly awarding lucrative gold claims in Bindura to a rival miner.T...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 17:21hrs | 938 | by Staff reporter
Bus driver nabbed after fatal crash
A Pavillion bus driver who allegedly caused the death of two people at the 68 kilometer peg along Harare Mukumbura highway has been arrested....Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 06:29hrs | 1428 | by Simbarashe Sithole
China to support Zimbabwe's education
CHINESE ambassador to Zimbabwe Zhou Ding has pledged China's support to the country's education sector saying the two countries have maintained good relations that can be traced back to the pre-coloni...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:56hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo keeps cholera at bay
Bulawayo province has the least number of cholera cases countrywide, statistics from the Ministry of Health and Child Care have shown. As of the 27th of January 2024, a cumulative total of 21 ...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 16:39hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Biti a team of irreconcilable rivals
Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) led by Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, launched its campaign for the 31 July 2013 harmonised elections in Marondera, a small tow...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 08:57hrs | 1698 | by Dr Phillan Zamchiya
Man rapes, impregnates 2 daughters
A 40-year-old Rushinga man was yesterday sentenced to 20 years behind bars for raping and impregnating his 17-year-old stepdaughter. The man is facing a second charge for allegedly raping and impregna...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 18:52hrs | 920 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cuban VP expected in Zimbabwe
Cuban vice president Salvador Valdes Mesa is expected to jet into Harare on Thursday for a three-day official visit as Zimbabwe and Cuba seek to cement the relations between the two countries....Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 19:36hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Teen found hanging from roof trusses
A 37-YEAR-OLD Bindura maid had the shock of her life when she discovered a dead body in one of the rooms she wanted to clean on Saturday.Cynthia Tambudzai discovered the body of Dexter Emmanue...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | 912 | by Staff reporter
Maid finds employer's son dead in bedroom
A 37-YEAR-OLD Bindura maid got the shock of her life after she discovered a dead body in one of the rooms she wanted to clean in Bindura on Saturday....Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 07:33hrs | 3418 | by Simbarashe Sithole
School head reported to Zacc over funds
The head of Chiwaridzo Primary School in Bindura is on a collision course with the School Development Association (SDA) over alleged violation of procurement procedures, unprocedural hiring of non-tea...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:00hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Teacher rapes grade seven girl, wife faints in court
There was drama at Bindura regional magistrates courts last week when a local teacher was sentenced to 16 years in jail after raping a grade seven g...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 21:39hrs | 1396 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chiweshe woman kills nephew over glass bowel
A 40-YEAR-OLD Chiweshe woman who fatally assaulted her grandson with a piece of firewood before taking him to prophets to save his life is in deep t...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 21:36hrs | 344 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Met Dept issues heavy rains alert
HEAVY rains are expected across much of the country for the next seven days from today to Wednesday next week, the Meteorological Services Department forecasts, as the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone ...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:12hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Hope for trapped Redwing miners
The GOVERNMENT has stepped up rescue efforts for 15 miners believed to be trapped underground at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga amid indications they could be found alive.Yesterday, experts said t...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:34hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
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