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Zimbabwe's Sakhile Dube comes second after Finland in the popular vote
Zimbabwe's stunning beauty queen, Sakhile Dube, has captured the spotlight as she prepares for the grand finale of Miss Universe 2024 today, Saturday, November 16, at the prestigious Arena Ciudad de M...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 15:08hrs | 26722 | by Staff reporter
Sakhile Dube set to shine on global stage, eyes Miss Universe crown
The anticipation is palpable as Zimbabwe and the world gear up for the 73rd Miss Universe pageant in Mexico. With only five days remaining, all eyes are on Sakhile Dube, Zimbabwe's representative, who...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:01hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
CIOs get bail in Chinese national extortion case
THREE State security agents attached to the Presidential Guard were yesterday granted US$100 bail in a case they stand accused of extorting and robbing a Chinese national of US$2 800.The suspe...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 07:09hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, Miss Universe rescue Epworth
In her tireless efforts to combat negative effects of climatic change amongst communities (El Nino induced drought), Miss Universe Zimbabwe chairperson, C...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 06:15hrs | 4915 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Miss Universe confident in Mnangagwa's leadership
The reigning Miss Universe, Sheynnis Palacios, has expressed her confidence in Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa describing his ascendancy to Southern African Development Community (SADC) chairm...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 08:38hrs | 404 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Miss Universe to arrive in Zimbabwe today
RReigning Miss Universe, Sheynnis Palacios, is set to arrive in Zimbabwe today for a familiarisation tour. She will land at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport at 3:30 PM, accompanied by her m...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 06:57hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Gun-toting CIOs raid Harare leisure centre
Prominent activist Briggs Bomba has accused suspected state security agents of raiding a leisure facility he operates in Harare with the intention of targeting him. ...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:38hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Miss Universe coming to Zimbabwe
Miss Universe 2023, Sheynnis Palacios, is set to visit Zimbabwe, as confirmed by Tendai Hunda, the Miss Universe Zimbabwe license holder. Palacios, who hails from Nicaragua, will arrive on Monday afte...Published: 14 Aug 2024 at 17:14hrs | 800 | by Staff reporter
CIOs hound Mnangagwa challenger
Former Zanu-PF activist Sybeth Musengezi, who legally challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rise to power, reports that he has been visited by unidentified individuals at his home. Musenge...Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 15:00hrs | 5266 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa linked CCC faction says CIOs hunting down its leaders
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has reported that state security agents are actively seeking its leaders, Gift Ostallos Siziva and Amos Chibaya, following their address at a recent court heari...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 10:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Safari operator 'hires' CIOs to intimidate workers
Wilderness Safaris, a prominent safari operator, faces accusations of violating the rights of its employees, with claims of employing suspected State security agents to intimidate workers.Oper...Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:44hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter
CIOs go after illegal money changers 'running down ZiG'
The ruling party Zanu-PF has issued a strong warning to black market traders, accusing them of undermining the newly introduced gold-backed currency, ZiG.Christopher Mutsvangwa, Zanu-PF's secr...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 19:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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 | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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 | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Hands off King Lobengula, he was not a Zimbabwean!
Unformed, ignorant and reckless Zimbabwe satirists, journalists, whatever they call themselves, should be advised that His Majesty, King Lobengula of Matabeleland was not a Zimbabwean. Ingqungqulu Ema...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 09:46hrs | 14 | by Israel Dube
Give that US$1 billion to your people Kasukuwere: MRP leader
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party Mqondisi Moyo has lashed out at former cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere following his promise to have a US$1 billion budget for Gukurahundi.He said Kasukuwere...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 13:00hrs | 13 | by Stephen Jakes
ToThe Zimbabwe Security Exchange Commission (SEC)
Zimbabwe has a relatively well-developed digital economy with nine financial institutions listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). With the introduction of the Cyber Security and the Data Protecti...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 07:29hrs | | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Mnangagwa fires 17 top CIOs
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday fired 17 top State security operatives believed to have facilitated the meeting between former President Robert Mugabe and opposition National People's Party lea...Published: 12 Jan 2023 at 09:49hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
CIOs up for torturing man
A BUDIRO man was severely assaulted and tortured by suspected Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officers before being handed over to the police on charges of plotting to topple President E...Published: 07 Jan 2023 at 07:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mubaiwa's lawyer says CIO operatives are State witness in Chiwenga case
Constantino Chiwenga's former wife, Mary Mubaiwa, is seeking postponement of trial in a case where she is accused of the attempted murder of the State and ruling Zanu-PF party vice president.P...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba veShanduko 'defects to Zanu-PF'?
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has described as false, claims that top activist, Godfrey Karembera better known as Madzibaba veShanduko, has defected to Zanu-PF.Social media was Saturday ...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean scientist explains rare discovery
A TINY frog called the cave squeaker had not been seen for more than half a century and it had been placed on the international red list of threatened species.Dr Robert Hopkins (80) of Parklan...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF goes hammer & tongs
Zanu-PF has reportedly roped in State security agents to recruit, train and conduct background checks on party members ahead of the 2023 general elections.This comes as the ruling party claime...Published: 14 Jul 2022 at 07:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
CIO imposters to appear in court for fraud
UNDERFIRE Kadoma Show Society (KSS) chairman, Patson Madera (pictured) has been subpoenaed to appear in court this Thursday facing allegations of conniving with two police detectives who masqueraded a...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Solar farm project delays raise stink'
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC)has been accused of awarding tenders to incompetent companies following delays in the implementation of the solar farm project in the city.But the city fathers b...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | | by Staf reporter
By-elections credibility under threat
THE credibility of the 26 March by-elections is under threat as their outcome is likely to be manipulated because the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is compromised and militarised in favour of th...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 18:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rally murder: 11 out
ELEVEN of the 16 youths who were arrested in connection with the murder of a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporter at a rally in Kwekwe, Midlands province, on Sunday have been released amid re...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Govt stalling BCC's solar farm project'
BULAWAYO councillors have blamed the Local Government ministry for delaying the city's solar farm project by not granting the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) permission to approve ap...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Massive corruption scandal erupts at Zanu-PF HQ
A MASSIVE corruption scandal has erupted at the Zanu-PF national headquarters in Harare after it emerged that senior executives smuggled a private an inept company through the back door to land a lucr...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:59hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
CIOs in wild goose chase for Chamisa
MEMBERS from different state security arms spent the whole of Tuesday searching high-and-low for opposition MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa after a false alarm indicating he was in Chinhoyi for a ...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:45hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa unleashes CIOs
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says he has unleashed the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) agents to track down and bring to book people who peddle fake news about him.This comes a...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
DJ plays Chamisa's song in Chiwenga's presence, CIOs in trouble
STATE security details, on duty at a government function in Chikomba, are reported to be in trouble after a disc jockey mistakenly played an MDC Alliance song in the presence of Constantino Chiwenga....Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:38hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
BCC's solar projects stalled by Zida approval delays
BULAWAYO City Council's (BCC) solar power projects have reportedly been stalled by the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida), which is yet to approve proposals by prospective contractors....Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:27hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Matabeles to disown 'gukurahundi' sellout Chiefs, blood on your hands!
Confidential information on our hands confirming that some Matabele traditional chiefs have accepted bribes from the genocidal Zimbabwe government to assist it to impose its suspicious Matabeleland ge...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 11:07hrs | 7 | by Israel Dube
Mr Gambakwe, Nomathemba wants to know where Albert Matapo is?
Dear Mr Gambakwe,I hope I find you well Mr. Gambakwe and that you are recovering from the Covid 19 virus that nearly took your life. We thank your ancestors for refusing to let you in so early...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 22:13hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Minister in fresh farm grab storm
MATABELELAND North Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo has been sucked into a fresh farm invasion storm as it emerged he allegedly seized another black-owned farm and parcelled it out to members ...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
CIOs persecute Sikhala, Ngarivhume
LEADERS of the #31July Movement leaders, Transform Zimbabwe president Jacob Ngarivhume and MDC Alliance Vice Chairman Job Sikhaka have been receiving threats from suspected state security agents using...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Daring thieves breaks into houses of CIOs
TWO suspected habitual thieves yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi to answer to charges of house-breaking, including nreaking into houses of State security agents.Kudakw...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Ministers and CIOs named in farm grab
CENTRAL Intelligence Organisation (CIO) deputy director-general Gatsha Mazithule la, Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka and Matabeleland North Minister of State Richard Moyo have been dragged to the ...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa! Hands off Comrade Sydney Malunga's farm, Revenge of Zapu in graves is barbaric
We have been saying for a long time now that that the evil in Mnangagwa is unimaginable by common sense. We can speculate what Mnangagwa and Robert Mugabe were smoking while he lived. Hon. Kate Hoey, ...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 15:35hrs | 2 | by Nomazulu Thata
Writing my suicide note: Dambudzo Mnangagwa is inside us!
It is suicidal to critique the Mthwakazi parties in as much as to condemn infiltration by the Mnangagwa CIOs in Matabeleland. What I read in New Zimbabwe.com causes concern to those who are carefully ...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 08:51hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
'Mnangagwa trying to coup-proof himself'
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister in the inclusive government, Arthur Mutambara has claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's "coup-based government" was not yet ready to surrender power to civilians....Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Independent Matabeleland presages the worst to come: South Sudan war will be nowhere near
We have been saying time and again that these numerous Mthwakazi parties are a group of young boys who do not have the slightest idea about the past liberation war. Reading the daily news in social me...Published: 16 May 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Mthwakazi leader fears for his life
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) leader Mqondisi Moyo said his family is now living in fear of being abducted after suspected Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operatives were spotted in the vicin...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Resolve teachers welfare or 2021 will be another wasted year'
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has warned government to urgently resolve the plight of teachers or 2021 will be another wasted year for students.Last year, learners spent th...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora says all land barons are from Zanu-PF
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora, who has recalled dozens of rival MDC Alliance councilors over the past several months alleging involvement in corrupt land deals, now says all land barons are from Zanu-...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 16:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo regrets what he said about Dzamara disappearance
Former Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education Professor Jonathan Moyo says he regrets comments he made during his time as Minister of Information about the disappearance of Itai Dzamara in 2015....Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 21:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MRP fight to end Corruption at Lupane Registry Office pays off
MRP sometime in June last year raised a red flag on the rampant corruption scandal at Lupane Registry office which is the Headquarters of Matebeleland North.The then acting Registrar General o...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 07:09hrs | 1 | by MRP Office of the Presidency
4 more arrested in Rushwaya 'catch and release'
Four more people were yesterday arrested in connection with the 6kg of gold seized while allegedly being smuggled to Dubai by Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya. Rushwaya ...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 05:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's CIOs still pursuing activists linked to #31JulyProtests
SOME of the people linked to the foiled July 31 mass demonstrations claimed yesterday that they were still being trailed by suspected State security agents despite being recently cleared by the police...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 17:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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