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Chiwenga's estranged wife applies for discharge
The defence team for Marry Mubaiwa applied for her to be discharged on the charges of misrepresenting that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga agreed to a civil marriage, arguing that the State failed...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:19hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga estranged wife's forgery trial ends
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa will soon know her fate after the state Tuesday closed its case in a matter she is accused of fraud.Mubaiwa is alleged to hav...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 19:14hrs | 1901 | by Staff reporter
Electoral reforms must dominate political discourse in 2022
AS we bask on the cusp of a new year, Zimbabweans appear to have gone agog about the pending by-elections and what many deem to be the watershed plebiscite of 2023.And yet for some of us, high...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:32hrs | 165 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Djokovic to be deported from Australia, court rules
A court has affirmed the decision by the Australian authorities to cancel Novak Djokovic's visa for a second time. The Serbian star will now be deported, meaning he is unable to defend his Grand Slam ...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 09:56hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo parking system imminent
THE Bulawayo parking management system is expected to be up by February, with the contractor to do the job - Tendy Three Investments (TTI) revealing that equipment for the system will be arriving in t...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:57hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt grabs Chombo's farm, gives to ex-wife
Government is continuing its retributive land seizures targeting political opponents, real or imagined, this time cancelling former Finance minister Ignatius Chombo's 99-year lease for Allan Grange Fa...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 15:01hrs | 2181 | by Staff reporter
Djokovic visa cancelled for second time
Novak Djokovic is facing deportation from Australia after Immigration Minister Alex Hawke personally intervened to cancel the Serbian star's visa."Today I exercised my power under section 133C...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 07:02hrs | 1227 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora suffers by-elections blow
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has suffered a blow in Bulawayo after four members chosen as party candidates for the March 26 by-elections declined the offer and pledged their allegiance to a faction l...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:23hrs | 5267 | by Staff reporter
High Court ends Makomborero Haruzivishe's incarceration
Prominent MDC Alliance activist Makomborero Haruzivishe was granted bail by the High Court on the last of his three pending criminal cases on Friday - ending his nearly 10-month pre-trial incarceratio...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 19:41hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA border tiff calls for urgent introspection
THE ongoing tiff between Zimbabwe and South Africa over border jumpers from this side of the Limpopo River does not only make sad reading, but demonstrates the gravity of the economic mess that the ci...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:58hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
NRZ loses millions in property scandals
NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe is taking stock of its properties across the country amid revelations that it could have lost more than $30 million from paying utility bills for assets it sold over 20 y...Published: 02 Jan 2022 at 09:11hrs | 1104 | by Staff reporter
Notice of motion against Zidera filed
Anti-sanctions activists have taken the United States of America president Joe Bidden and the country's lawmakers to court seeking nullification of the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of ...Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 09:21hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
US lifts restrictions on Zimbabwe
THE restrictions were implemented to slow the spread of the omicron variant in the United States, and they applied to South Africa – where omicron was first detected – as well as Botswana, Eswatin...Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 09:18hrs | 749 | by Staff reporter
Police block Zapu 60th anniversary celebrations in Kezi
POLICE last week blocked Zapu's 60th anniversary celebrations that were set to take place at the home of the late Father Zimbabwe Joshua Nkomo in Kezi, Matabeleland South province.Nkomo led PF...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 07:28hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter
PSL makes way for Afcon
The 2021-22 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) has taken a break to pave way for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals, where the Warriors are a participant, and will resume from February 12....Published: 23 Dec 2021 at 05:42hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Wife sells veggies, raises hubby's versity fees, he gets degree and weds another woman
A woman who claims to have paid her husband's fees until he got a University degree was shocked on Friday when she found the latter wedding another woman at Chiredzi Magistrate Courts.Albert N...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 17:46hrs | 4690 | by Staff Reporter
Local companies blamed for Egodini Mall delays
SOUTH African property developer, Terracotta Trading (Private) Limited company yesterday blamed Bulawayo companies for stalling progress in the construction of Egodini Mall.Company director Th...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:49hrs | 1311 | by Staff reporter
Warriors selection raises eyebrows?
WHEN we thought that the madness and direness of the captured football by the expelled ZIFA board led by Felton Kamambo was slowly opening up a new feeling of sanity, the selection of the AFCON squad ...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:43hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Bigwigs Cause Mayhem In Provinces
Zanu-PF is struggling fend off nagging interference by its senior officials accused of meddling in the ongoing restructuring exercise and trying to influence the outcome of upcoming provincial electio...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 06:18hrs | 1403 | by Staff reporter
Manduna Christmas Soccer tourney sponsor share prize money among teams
The sponsor of the Manduna Nketa social soccer Christmas tournament that was meant to pit eight male and two female soccer teams on Sunday had to share the total prize money among all the teams due to...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 11:56hrs | 649 | by Stephen Jakes
Botswana court shuts out Zimbabwean refugees
A COURT in Botswana has turned down an application by Zimbabwean refugees seeking to avoid deportation after the neighbouring country cancelled their refugee status.Media reports from that cou...Published: 16 Dec 2021 at 23:27hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
UK removes Zimbabwe from travellers red list
Zimbabwe has been removed from the United Kingdom's red-list of travellers but the local tourism industry says while the move is positive, many of them have already been adversely affected by the canc...Published: 16 Dec 2021 at 23:24hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC tells Mnangagwa to scrap quarantine law
The MDC Alliance on Monday called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to scrap his quarantine rules for all arrivals which are due to lapse on Tuesday.Mnangagwa's announcement of the measures on N...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 22:50hrs | 1411 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's Aaron Motsoaledi adds more confusion to the Zimbabwe permits issue
SOUTH Africa's Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has dismissed claims by some sections of the media in that country that the decision not to extend the special permits for Zimbabweans had bee...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 22:49hrs | 1754 | by Staff reporter
Mutare City Council explodes
FACTIONALISM has rocked Mutare City Council and is now affecting service delivery at the eastern border town.This was disclosed by ward one councillor Thomas Nyamupandedengu, who called for ur...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:09hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Macabre spectacle as frail Mubaiwa is put on trial
PAIN is written all over her face as she makes her way up the staircase to the courtroom where her trial is being heard.The estranged wife of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry Mubaiwa...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:17hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
+50 Zanu-PF Mashonaland West Members Fall Sick With Suspect Covid
A Zanu-PF Mashonaland West provincial coordinating committee (PCC) meeting scheduled for Saturday was postponed indefinitely after over 50 members sent apologies they could not attend after exhibiting...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:10hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
New twist to Umguza farm dispute
A ROW over the ownership of Roslee Farm in Umguza District in Matabeleland North has spilled into the High Court with a Bulawayo company seeking to boot out one of its shareholders, Mr Zephaniah Matiw...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:55hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
Dangote still interested in investing in Zimbabwe
AFRICA'S richest person Aliko Dangote is still interested in investing in Zimbabwe and had planned to meet Zimbabwe authorities at the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) recently held in Durban, South Af...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:53hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Marry Mubaiwa never misrepresented on Chiwenga marriage
The National Prosecuting Authority suffered a fresh blow on Tuesday in Marry Mubaiwa's trial on fraud charges when a High Court judge denied he had issued her a marriage licence or certificate without...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:48hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Stop interfering with Doves wrangle, Court tells Kereke
CONVICT Munyaradzi Kereke (pictured) has been barred from interfering with the ongoing ownership wrangle at Doves Holdings Limited after he tried to stop court proceedings by writing letters directly ...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:40hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Mutare town clerk defies suspension
MUTARE acting town clerk Tinashe Mtetwa has continued reporting for work in defiance of a suspension order, setting the stage for a potentially bruising boardroom fight.Mayor Blessing Tandi su...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:18hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe frets over truck drivers in SA
ZIMBABWE plans to engage South Africa following "concerning" reports that Pretoria will not renew permits of local truck drivers based in the neighbouring country beyond December.For years, th...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:19hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Another Covid-19 bummer for tourism
The future of the tourism industry has become increasingly uncertain in the wake of massive booking cancellations and travel restrictions prompted by the emergence of a new coronavirus strain, Omicron...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:07hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Drax execs US$2,9m richer
AFTER the High Court this week ruled that the controversial US$20 million Drax Consult SAGL deal on medical supplies and sundries that cost former Health minister Obadiah Moyo his job was valid, Drax ...Published: 04 Dec 2021 at 18:48hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Banks cash in on civil servants bonus'
Matsika suffers fresh setback in Doves shareholdings sagaBUSINESSMAN Farai Matsika has suffered a fresh setback in the Doves shareholding saga after the High Court suspended a court order which wa...Published: 04 Dec 2021 at 07:22hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's airports operate without radar systems
THE PARLIAMENTARY Portfolio Committee on Transport says the country's airports are operating without radar systems exposing the country's security aviation systems.During a post-budget consult...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:38hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter
Voter registration suspension raises eyebrows
PROJECT Vote 263, a non-governmental organisation that is pushing for civic education to promote inclusive participatory democracy by encouraging people to register to vote, has expressed disappointme...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 07:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man fraudulently acquires 'dead' SA-based businessman's farm
A BULAWAYO man allegedly faked the death of a South Africa-based businessman and fraudulently took ownership of his farm in Umguza District, Matabeleland North, through a court order.Zephaniah...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:37hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Judge declares Drax, NatPharm deal valid
THE cancellation of the 2019 contract between Drax Consult SALG and NatPharm for the supply of medicines and related sundries was improper, the High Court ruled yesterday, since the tender had been ap...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:33hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or for 7th time
Lionel Messi admitted winning the Copa America with Argentina might have been the determining factor in him claiming the men's Ballon d'Or prize for the seventh time after a turbulent year, as Spain's...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 07:37hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa guards brutalise motorist
Soldiers that were part of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's escort yesterday assaulted a Harare motorist and later detained him on charges of intercepting his long motorcade.The incident happene...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 12:09hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bosso declare war against Ngezi
HIGHLANDERS did not enjoy a great start to the 2021/22 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season when they lost 2-0 to Black Rhinos at the National Sports Stadium recently.Mandla "Lulu" Mpofu,...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
World Cup blow for Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S Lady Chevrons were dealt a huge blow as their World Cup aspirations were bowled out by concerns over the emergence of a Covid-19 variant, with the International Cricket Council (ICC) callin...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zec suspends voter registration
THE suspension of the December 6 voter registration blitz by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has raised concern amid suspicion that it could be the work of a hidden political hand meant to blo...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:58hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mutanda fights CAPS govt shareholding claim
WAR veteran and businessman Fredrick Charles Mutanda has approached the High Court seeking an order to set aside an arbitration ruling that government is the majority shareholder of pharmaceutical com...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
UZ student says government cancelled scholarship over vote campaign
A youth activist who has been campaigning for the registration of new voters has had his government scholarship cancelled over alleged links with the opposition.University of Zimbabwe student ...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Referees turn against Malandule and company
REFEREES have turned against the Zifa Referees Committee chairperson Bryton Malandule and the two active members Brighton Mudzamiri and Obert Zhoya for ordering them to withdraw their whistles moments...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 16:09hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs to rid itself of old-fashioned leaders
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, we have heard you speak glowingly about yourself as a "servant leader", "not leaving anyone behind", and being a "listening President"....Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
PSL cancels matches
THE Castle Lager Premier Soccer League was thrown into disarray by the suspension of the Zifa board and forced to cancel all league games yesterday after the national association allegedly withdrew al...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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