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'Zanu-PF to blame for COVID-19 deaths'
MDC ALLIANCE vice-president Tendai Biti has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government of deliberately imprisoning opponents and critics in COVID-19-infested jails as a way of exterminating the...Published: 7 hrs ago | 609 | by Staff reporter
Biti claims Mnangagwa want to exterminate rivals through COVID-19
MDC ALLIANCE vice president Tendai Biti has accused the Emmerson Mnangagwa led government of deliberately imprisoning opponents and critics in Covid-19 infested jails to try and exterminate them throu...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:24hrs | 2956 | by Staff reporter
Police descend hard on curfew violators
Police are tightening enforcement of the curfew, at present between 6pm and 6am, and those breaking it now have higher risk of arrest and impoundment of any vehicle they might be using. Only e...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:50hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Rushwaya's accomplices in fresh bid for freedom
SUSPECTED members of the gold smuggling syndicate involving Henrietta Rushwaya and Pakistan business tycoon Ali Mohammad, have separately approached the court for fresh bail bids, citing changed circu...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:46hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Mafume's former cellmates die of Covid-19
Three former cellmates of Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume succumbed to Covid-19, a court heard on Monday.Mafume was not in court for his routine remand. His lawyer Tendai Biti told magistrate Vongai...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 11:10hrs | 4884 | by Staff reporter
Cop arrested over US$30 bribe
A CONSTABLE stationed at Dangamvura Police Station has been arrested on allegations of releasing a suspect he had nabbed for illegally selling beer to members of the public in breach of Covid-19 regul...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 15:10hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
Mafume granted bail by the High Court
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has been granted ZWL$40 000 bail after being behind bars since 11 December 2020 for allegedly trying to bribe a witness in his court case.Mafume is expected to report...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 09:28hrs | 1278 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prisons a death trap, says EU
THE European Union has raised a red flag over the continued incarceration of journalists and opposition leaders in Zimbabwe, as well as the poor state of the country's prisons which it described as de...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:33hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Drop charges against Chin'ono, Mahere and Sikhala, demands Amnesty International
Amnesty International has called on the Zimbabwean government to drop "malicious" charges against journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and opposition MDC Alliance officials Fadzayi Mahere and Job Sikhala....Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:26hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to demolish illegal upmarket homes, lodges in Victoria Falls
The government is reportedly hunting for land barons who allegedly illegally parcelled communal land outside the world-class resort city amid indications more than 100 "illegal executive settlers" wil...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:26hrs | 702 | by Staff reporter
'South Africa is going to get a third wave of coronavirus, even a fourth'
South Africa is struggling to contain a second wave of Covid-19 infections, fuelled by a virulent new local variant of the virus, "Covid fatigue" and a seriesof "super-spreader" events.On ...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:43hrs | 1828 | by Staff reporter
Cops arrested for mounting an illegal roadblock
THREE police officers based in Harare were yesterday arraigned before a Harare magistrate after they allegedly mounted an illegal roadblock in the city centre and demanded a bribe from a motorist....Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 08:01hrs | 2202 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora to be 'biggest opposition by 2023' - and perpetuate rigged elections, deplorable lack of imagination
The trouble with Zimbabweans is they have no clue what constitutes a competent leader and it is little wonder the nation has blundered from pillar to post, the blind leading the blind into the ditch. ...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 14:17hrs | 1366 | by Nomusa Garikai
Chamisa fumes over Mafume's health situation
INCARCERATED Harare mayor Jacob Mafume's health condition continues to deteriorate with MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa taking to Twitter to claim the tormented city father was being denied access ...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 1729 | by Staff reporter
Mafume's health deteriorates
INCARCERATED Harare mayor Jacob Mafume's condition reportedly further deteriorated yesterday morning amid fears he could have contracted the deadly COVID-19 virus, NewsDay reported.Mafume's la...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 21:01hrs | 1219 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 fears in prisons
SAFETY questions over the way inmates are treated in prisons came to the fore yesterday after lawyers representing Jacob Mafume told the court that the suspended Harare mayor had started exhibiting sy...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:38hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate recuses self in Harare mayor case
HARARE magistrate Ngoni Nduna yesterday recused himself from presiding over Harare mayor Jacob Mafume's corruption case, further delaying the city father's bail hearing to today.This came as t...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 22:27hrs | 1276 | by Staff reporter
SA declares war on Zimbabwe immigrants
DESPERATE Zimbabweans attempting to illegally sneak into South Africa for greener pastures face a formidable challenge after the neighbouring country started deploying military personnel and helicopte...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 09:20hrs | 4759 | by Staff reporter
Police urge essential services workers to secure exemption letters
POLICE have said employers of essential services should ensure their workers have exemption letters which they produce at checkpoints to avoid inconveniences. The Government on Saturday impose...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:18hrs | 927 | by Staff reporter
State seeks Mafume bail revocation
THE State wants to apply for the revocation of the $30 000 bail granted to suspended Harare mayor Jacob Mafume on the basis that he is likely to interfere with investigations in matters he is accused ...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:22hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
The tale of a captured judiciary
THE year 2020 did not see any major judicial decisions, but was replete with prolonged postponement of trials.At one time, chief magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi threatened to sit on a Sunday for...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 11:08hrs | 766 | by Miriam Mangwaya
Chamisa controlled HCC hit by fresh corruption scandal
THE Harare City Council (HCC) has been hit by a fresh corruption scandal after a tender to supply 10 000 Tyvek Covid-19 protective overalls worth ZW$51 520 000 was awarded without going to tender to a...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 11:03hrs | 924 | by Staff reporter
Rushwaya bail dismissed again
SUSPENDED Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya will continue languishing in remand prison after her bail appeal was turned down by High Court judge, Justice Benjamin Chikowero...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 16:56hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
D-day for Harare mayor Mafume
HIGH Court judge Justice Benjamin Chikowero yesterday reserved judgment on incarcerated Harare mayor Jacob Mafume's bail application saying he needed more time to go through submissions made by the St...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:22hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Banned kombis devise new ways of operation
Banned kombis have devised new tricks and methods of illegally operating as they evade arrest in Harare and its satellite towns. The kombis compete for passengers with Zupco buses as transport...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:19hrs | 664 | by Blessings Chidakwa
MDC-led council show true colours
THE year2020 will go down in the history of the MDC-led Harare City Council as the worst under its leadership. The year exposed existing massive corruption, land scams, leadership crisis, arre...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:18hrs | 270 | by Blessings Chidakwa
Border officials granted bail
A senior Government official and a police officer deployed at Beitbridge Border Post who were arrested on Christmas Day on corruption charges by a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) crack team...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:18hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
High Court defers Mafume bail hearing
THE High Court has deferred Harare mayor Jacob Mafume's bail hearing to today to allow the State to prepare its response.Mafume is facing allegations of obstructing or defeating the course of ...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 07:14hrs | 1066 | by Staff reporter
Harare mayor, councillors suspended
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume, his deputy Luckson Mukunguma and four other councillors have been suspended by Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo pending the outcome of their criminal tri...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 06:49hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge blockage an imminent time bomb
The Federation of Eastern and Southern Africa Road Transport Associations has called for urgent intervention at the Beitbridge Border Post between South Africa and Zimbabwe where a humanitarian disast...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:35hrs | 2420 | by Staff reporter
Mafume bail hearing today
THE bail hearing for Harare mayor Jacob Mafume, who is facing allegations of obstructing or defeating the course of justice after he allegedly attempted to bribe a witness has been set for today at th...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:26hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Zacc swoops on border officials
A BEITBRIDGE female police officer and an Agritex official were on Christmas Day taken for questioning by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption (Zacc), for allegedly demanding bribes from travellers.Th...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:25hrs | 739 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala 'berates' Mnangagwa - 20 years of posturing, it is reforms Mnangagwa fears
"MDC Alliance vice-chairperson Job Sikhala has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa has proved to be one of the worst authoritarian leaders to ever lead Zimbabwe, an accusation that comes as the nation n...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 00:07hrs | 1250 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Beitbridge border chaos could fuel Covid-19 infections
Several truck drivers and other motorists have described as a nightmare, their experience at Beitbridge Border Post where they spent Christmas after getting stuck for days on the South African side of...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 08:27hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Mafume in Monday bail hearing
INCARCERATED Harare mayor Jacob Mafume's bail hearing has been set for this Monday at the High Court.The MDC Alliance official faces charges of attempting to bribe a state witness in his corru...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 07:12hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
ZACC arrests Beitbridge officials for demanding bribes from travellers
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) yesterday arrested two officials, including a police officer, at the border post for allegedly demanding bribes from travellers. The suspects - T...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 07:07hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
'Mafume targeted for exposing Mnangagwa capture of urban councils'
MDC Alliance deputy president Tendai Biti has lashed out at the Zanu-PF-led government for allegedly victimising Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume through arrests and lengthy detentions saying the ward 17 cou...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 06:59hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Zweli Mkhize called on to intervene urgently in Beitbridge backlogs
With several deaths already recorded at the Beitbridge border post, the transport and freight forwarding industries have called for urgent intervention saying "a humanitarian disaster is unfolding"....Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 09:32hrs | 1563 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe magistrates now zombies very afraid to practice their legal knowledge as police now review their judgements
Zimbabwean judicial officers are feeling the heat of total disrespect and unreasonable interference by the police and Prosecution. To think that the prosecutors are supposed to be lawyers is a farfetc...Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 08:58hrs | 1854 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Militant teachers group claims negotiating partner bribed by Mnangagwa govt
PROGRESSIVE Teachers union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) president Takavafira Zhou has accused leaders of the Apex Council of accepting government bribes to weaken their resolve to continue pressing for improved...Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 08:52hrs | 1446 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border delays cost R700m
DELAYS in clearing cargo on haulage trucks at the Beitbridge border post have cost operators more than R700 million.This was said by Road Freight Association (RFA) CEO Gavin Kelly following th...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 20:17hrs | 1112 | by Staff reporter
Mafume seeks bail at High Court
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has filed for bail at the High Court in a case in which he allegedly attempted to bribe a witness expected to testify against him on charges of influencing council officials ...Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 16:54hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Corruption, laxity rife at Beitbridge border
It is easy to go to and from South Africa through the official border post without a valid passport and a Covid-19 certificate, legal requirements on both sides, thanks to corrupt officials in both co...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 06:46hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge traffic now queues for up to 15km
Stringent Covid-19 regulations - including testing, symptom screenings, and curfews - is being blamed for a traffic jam stretching for kilometres on both sides of the Beitbridge border post between Zi...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 20:06hrs | 1166 | by Staff reporter
Govt to introduce online passport application
GOVERNMENT is working towards introducing an online passport application service with the view to curbing corruption currently rocking the application process.This was said last week by Home A...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 06:42hrs | 1767 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa mayor's arrest raises dust
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa believes incarcerated Harare mayor Jacob Mafume is being victimised for belonging to the opposition and is psyching his party to resist the alleged onslaught from Pr...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 07:31hrs | 1415 | by Staff reporter
Paying for access in Zimbabwe
As Zimbabwe's economy craters and salaries lose their value, everything - including free basic services - has a price.Many residents have a story of a back-door, or "grease," payment they made...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 07:26hrs | 276 | by Linda Mujuru
Bribery and corruption spree at registry offices
Allegations of corruption and bribery have resurfaced at some of the country's registry offices with clients, especially those intending to collect their passports being forced to pay bribes to get tr...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 07:10hrs | 1903 | by Staff reporter
State opposes Mafume bail
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume yesterday appeared before magistrate Ngoni Nduna on allegations of obstructing or defeating the course of justice after he allegedly attempted to bribe a witness....Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 07:04hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Defence takes police officer to task over Mafume bribe claim
Defence lawyers on Thursday chipped away at prosecution claims that Harare mayor Jacob Mafume tried to bribe a key witness in his impending corruption trial.A senior police officer was forced ...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 18:36hrs | 2556 | by Staff reporter
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