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Mnangagwa blames 'bad' road for accident that claimed 6 Zanu-PF supporters
President Emmerson Mnangagwa Tuesday came short of blaming his own administration for neglecting the country's road infrastructure as he mourned and further accorded a state assisted funeral on six Za...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 08:09hrs | 1239 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns 6 Zanu-PF supporters
President Mnangagwa yesterday sent his condolences to families of six Zanu-PF supporters who died in a horrific accident along the Murambinda-Birchenough Bridge Road on Saturday as they were going to ...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:53hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Stolen Zim truck recovered near Mozambique border
LUCK ran out for three carjackers after police in Chipinge intercepted a Nissan UD truck stolen at Birchenough Bridge recently which they were attempting to smuggle into Mozambique.The trio ha...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:51hrs | 1996 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF councillor 'steals' fertiliser
A Zanu-PF councillor in Buhera South, Manicaland province, is in the eye of a storm after villagers accused him of stealing fertiliser meant for distribution to villagers under the Presidential Inputs...Published: 26 Jan 2023 at 07:35hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Armed robberies shoot up in Zimbabwe
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe yesterday said the sharp increase in the crime rate is a national security threat that is also scaring away potential foreign investors.Kazembe was speaki...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:08hrs | 1360 | by Staff reporter
Soldier dies, 3 arrested in robbery shootout
A MEMBER of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) died on Saturday night, while three others were arrested during a shootout with police in Birchenough Bridge following a botched armed robbery at Nehanda b...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 06:17hrs | 3980 | by Staff reporter
ZNA soldier killed in armed robbery attempt
A ZIMBABWE National Army (ZNA) soldier was shot dead by police detectives pursuing a gang of suspected armed robbers, who included three other army officers, in Birchenough, Mutare.The now dec...Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 19:48hrs | 1323 | by Staff reporter
Policeman shoots, injures girlfriend
A POLICE constable stationed at Dumisa base in Chiredzi south of Masvingo province Monday allegedly shot and critically injured his girlfriend in Chipinge before vanishing.A hunt for him is no...Published: 01 Jan 2022 at 13:57hrs | 971 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC not cooperating with police
The MDC-Alliance is refusing to co-operate with police detectives assigned to investigate claims that the vehicle carrying party leader Nelson Chamisa was shot at, with no one in the group of vehicles...Published: 22 Oct 2021 at 06:27hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa 'assassination' attempt takes a new twist
Police say the MDC Alliance is not complying with investigations following allegations that its leader Mr Nelson Chamisa had survived an "assassination attempt" in Mutare this week.Police conf...Published: 21 Oct 2021 at 22:51hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa fakes 'assassination' attempt?
THE MDC Alliance yesterday claimed party leader Nelson Chamisa's convoy was intercepted by heavily suspected armed Zanu-PF youths who fired gunshots, hitting a rear window on the opposition leader's v...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:41hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa talks about 'grief and fear'
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said people in the rural areas were living in fear due to intimidation ahead of the 2023 general elections, adding that Zimbabweans from all wal...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:41hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF hides behind sanctions to evade accountability
ONE thing Rhodesians could be trusted for was doing that which their country — no matter how bizarre — wanted done. The Rhodesians would do it, no lip service, something that Zanu-PF finds hard, i...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 06:29hrs | 6 | by Concerned
Armed robbers unleash reign of terror
Armed robbers are on the prowl in Masvingo where they have been on a warpath over the past week.A security guard was left for dead after being shot in the abdomen at Neshuro Growth point...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
5 die in horror crash
Five people died on the spot while 10 others were injured after a Nissan Caravan carrying 22 passengers veered off the road, overturned and landed on its roof near the 97km peg along the Mutare-Masvin...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Prospect Resources makes new Zimbabwe find
AUSTRALIA-listed mining concern, Prospect Resources, has identified two significantly sized rare earth elements (REE) anomalies at its Chishanya Carbonatite Project in south-eastern Zimbabwe the Dorow...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:29hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Rare earth minerals find 'encouraging'
LITHIUM miner Prospect Resources says preliminary results undertaken from a soil sampling process focusing on rare earth elements (REEs) recently at Chishanya in the southeast of Zimbabwe, are encoura...Published: 14 May 2021 at 07:29hrs | 16 | by Staff Reporter
China donates US$1,2m medical supplies to Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE in the past year managed to reduce maternal deaths in Chimanimani and Chipinge districts by 46 percent following interventions by the Government in partnership with the Chinese Government and...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:01hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zinara mulls tolling voucher as gridlocks mount
THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) says it is planning to introduce a tolling voucher as part of a broad strategy already underway to ease congestion throughout its system.Ult...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 11:05hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe engages Japan on major roadworks
GOVERNMENT has applied to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for multi-million dollar funding for four major road projects including the construction of missing links on Harare Drive, P...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:38hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
2 die in Chipinge bus accident
Two people have died following a head-on collision involving a Land Cruiser and a Beitbridge-bound Masaga bus 14km out of Chipinge along the Chipinge-Birchenough Bridge highway this morning. C...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 16:00hrs | 935 | by Staff reporter
Soldier, taxi driver fined for stealing Cyclone Idai aid
A CHIPINGE soldier and a taxi driver who were accused of stealing Cyclone Idai relief aid escaped jail, but were fined $500 after their charges were amended by the State.Bigbrain Sithole (23) ...Published: 22 May 2019 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fungisai survives near fatal car accident
GOSPEL music sensation Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave survived a near fatal accident along Mutare - Chipinge highway on Friday night. Fungisai who was travelling in a Jeep Grand Cherokee toget...Published: 06 May 2019 at 11:10hrs | 3625 | by Staff reporter
Of Wilfred Mugeyi, Boateng and MDC
Up until May 6 2015, arguably the most embarrassing episode in world football history was that last-gasp miss by Wilfred Mugeyi on January 25 2004 at Zimbabwe's first appearance at the African Cup of ...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:31hrs | 2023 | by Bishop Lazi
MDC Alliance must stop chasing shadows
The opposition MDC-Alliance is evidently livid by the swift reaction rendered by Zanu-PF and Government to help those affected by Cyclone Idai cope with the tragedy. We notice that the opposition part...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 23:55hrs | 1890 | by Staff reporter
Businessman attempts to kill neighbour
A businessman and his two brothers recently appeared before Chipinge magistrate Bill Chineka on charges of attempted murder of a neighbour at one of his businesses at Gunura Township.Sidney (3...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 21:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sanctions and jecha affect Zimbabwe's response to natural disasters
I rise to give a statement on the condition of Cyclone Idai which has affected people in Manicaland and many other provinces and to state what Government is undertaking in order to relieve the pressur...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:30hrs | 646 | by July Moyo
Police rescue teams stuck #CycloneIdai
Dozens of police officers deployed for a search and rescue mission in the cyclone- hit Chimanimani were on Tuesday stuck at Rutengeni, several kilometres from the affected areas, as repairs on a damag...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 18:19hrs | 1283 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe comes to terms with grim scale of damage
ZIMBABWEANS are slowly coming to full terms with the horrific scale of devastation that Cyclone Idai wreaked in the country — amid confirmation late yesterday that torrential rains and landfalls had...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 18:17hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga in Cyclone-hit Manicaland
Vice President Retired General Constantino Chiwenga arrived in Manicaland this morning headed for the cyclone-hit areas as government upscales its response to the tragedy.Speaking to reporters...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 11:44hrs | 6008 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa calls for international help
Movement for Democratic Change leader Nelson Chamisa on Monday saw first hand the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani, Manicaland Province, and vowed to rally international help for thou...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 09:45hrs | 5177 | by ZimLive
Cyclone Idai to subside
Sunny breaks are expected countrywide today as the intensity of Tropical Cyclone Idai continues to decrease and weaken while the centre is now heading in a north-easterly direction towards the Malawia...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:41hrs | 2350 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai changes direction towards Masvingo
Tropical Cyclone Idai has changed direction and is now moving towards Birchenough Bridge and Masvingo Province.The cyclone was expected to move from Chimanimani towards Mutare and then to Muta...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 15:01hrs | 5835 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa eyes 3 major roads per province
Government is targeting to construct or rehabilitate three major trunk roads in each of the country's 10 provinces using public-private partnerships (PPPs) and its own resources, Transport and Infrast...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe road upgrades gather pace
THE modernisation of major roads, particularly the much-talked about Harare-Beitbridge highway, is gathering pace after Government officials met Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Corporation (AFECC)...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 07:21hrs | 1400 | by Staff reporter
Crocodile Gang: 'Last man standing'
This week we publish the first part of an account from Enock Sithole, the lone survivor and commander of the six-member Crocodile Gang that operated in Melsetter (Chimanimani) in the 1960s. The group ...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 08:42hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter
$400m for roads rehabilitation
GOVERNMENT is working towards raising US$300 million from bonds issued by the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) for road repairs across the country.Separately, US$100 million has...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 16:48hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba claims, 'They want me dead'
The clown prince of Zanu-PF politics Joseph Chinotimba, who is the Buhera legislator has sensationally claimed that there are people who want to see him dead, alleging that his would be 'killers' want...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 18:43hrs | 5269 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's childish, fantasy promises unethical
MDC Alliance presidential candidate in the forthcoming harmonised elections Advocate Nelson Chamisa has perfected the art of political deception.In a bid to harvest votes, he has made a number...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 07:02hrs | 1139 | by Gibson Mhaka
Grade 7 pupil expelled after 'Satanism scare'
A GRADE seven pupil has allegedly been 'expelled' from Robert Tredgold Primary School after she collapsed several times at the school in a suspected Satanism case at the Bulawayo learning institution....Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 06:53hrs | 808 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to upgrade Murambinda Growth Point into a city
MDC-T faction leader Mr Nelson Chamisa continued his cloud cuckoo land posturing over the weekend when he promised people in Buhera that he would upgrade Murambinda Growth Point into a city as big as ...Published: 15 May 2018 at 06:54hrs | 1803 | by Tendai Mugabe
Chamisa continues with 'Alice in Wonderland' promises
MDC-T faction leader Mr Nelson Chamisa continued with his childish and fantasy promises over the weekend when he promised people in Buhera that he would upgrade Murambinda Growth Point into a city as ...Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Boy dies in motorbike accident
TRAGEDY marked the opening day of schools after a six-year-old Chipinge boy was knocked down by a motorcycle and died on admission to hospital.The rider of an unregistered RX 125 motorcycle, G...Published: 10 May 2018 at 06:56hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Heal Zimbabwe engages conflicting parties in various places
Heal Zimbabwe Trust has said as part of responding to cases of human rights violations, through its resident human rights monitors embraced the importance of local solutions to address cases of human ...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 07:26hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
All villagers seen supporting Mutinhiri will be beaten - Zanu PF activist
Zanu PF activist in Mutoko ward 20 have reportedly threatened villagers with beating if they are found supporting National Patriotic Front party led by Ambrose Mutinhiri.Heal Zimbabwe Trust sa...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 07:25hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Municipal cop dies in high-speed chase
A MUTARE municipal police officer died when a council vehicle he was travelling in rammed into the back of a commuter omnibus during a high-speed chase yesterday.Council confirmed the accident...Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 06:23hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter
New Birchenough bridge on the cards
GOVERNMENT is to construct a new bridge at Birchenough Bridge to replace the current one, which has outlived its lifespan.This was disclosed by Transport and Infrastructure Minister Jorum Gumb...Published: 11 Jan 2018 at 08:14hrs | 4809 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers fire at bus with passengers
SOME alleged members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) stationed at various centres along highways and major cities as part of "Operation Restore Legacy", have reportedly gone on a rampage indiscri...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 05:32hrs | 6134 | by Staff reporter
Cops, soldiers arrested over $5 bribe at roadblock
Nineteen members of the uniformed force manning roadblock duties at 60km peg along Birchenough Bridge-Mount Selinda road were arrest on Saturday (yesterday) for allegedly soliciting for a five dollar ...Published: 10 Dec 2017 at 15:02hrs | 17925 | by Simbarashe Sithole
CSOs voter registration campaign nets thousands
THE countrywide dragnet of roadshows that were launched by the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) and the Elections Resource Centre (ERC) in four days has reached thousands of people with v...Published: 21 Oct 2017 at 07:26hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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