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Mnangagwa's govt resurrects youth militia
GOVERNMENT yesterday announced the return of its infamous National Youth Service programme for its youth militia, also known as "Border Gezi graduates", with analysts saying the move was meant to inst...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:40hrs | 2045 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer's bid to close down digital banking platforms flops
A HARARE lawyer's attempt to have all mobile-based digital banking platforms of FBC Bank closed after an imposter used his name to fraudulently open an account with the bank for criminal activities, f...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:22hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Frank Buyanga's prized properties up for sale as legal woes mount in SA
South Africa-based tycoon Frank Buyanga has put one of his mansions in Hyde Park, an exclusive neighbourhood of Johannesburg, up for sale for a princely R18 million (US$1.23 million).Buyanga d...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 08:03hrs | 2787 | by Staff reporter
Another Zimbabwean survivor tells of horrific scenes in Cabo Delgado
A brief background of PalmaPalma is a coastal town located far north of Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique. It is very close to the Tanzanian boarder, 20 kilometres away.Since the dis...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:30hrs | 964 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Several Zimbabweans killed in Mozambique, the battle of palmer
Michael Chandada was so excited when he got a Job in Mozambique. His company is involved in extracting oil and gas and again runs marines in the area. Michael was posted to work from a plant in Palma ...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 11:19hrs | 3951 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Police outrider's death: Family wants answers
YOUNGER brother to the late police outrider Sergeant Freddy Chipato, who died last week while on VIP traffic clearance duties for First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's convoy, has expressed dismay over the ...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:26hrs | 2431 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean vehicle maker partners US-based company
A LOCAL vehicle manufacturer, Hende Moto, has secured a partnership with a United States-based Max Sound Corp, which will see the two providing high-definition audio technology on all the company's ve...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:02hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
Police net 25 mshika shika vehicles
POLICE in Gwanda, Matabeleland South Province, impounded 25 illegal taxi operators popularly known as mshika shika during the Easter holidays. The police launched an operation code-named "Oper...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 04:55hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
Pirate taxi drivers, touts 'celebrate' death of Mnangagwa wife's convoy biker
POLICE at the Chinhoyi Traffic Section are reported to have Wednesday arrested hordes of pirate taxi drivers and touts for celebrating the death of an escort motorbike rider on Easter Friday.S...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:36hrs | 2094 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF targets councils, chiefs in 2023 drive
THE ruling Zanu-PF party is targeting chiefs, council bosses and their employees for indoctrination at the Hebert Chitepo School of Ideology to help drum up support ahead of the 2023 general elections...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 07:10hrs | 1736 | by Staff reporter
Obert Gutu shortlisted for NPRC interviews
FORMER MDC vice-president Obert Gutu, who recently defected to the ruling Zanu-PF party, has been shortlisted as one of the 30 candidates to fill eight vacancies at the National Peace and Reconciliati...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 06:53hrs | 1371 | by Staff reporter
Used car import rules clarified
Imports of second-hand vehicles more than 10 years old from the date of manufacture on the day they enter Zimbabwe on or after April 2 are no longer automatic and now need specific import licences for...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 06:39hrs | 1663 | by Staff reporter
Thandie Newton reverts to original spelling of first name, Thandiwe
Actress Thandie Newton has said she is reverting to the original Zimbabwean spelling of her first name, Thandiwe.The actress has hitherto been known as Thandie, an anglicised version of her na...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 18:26hrs | 1649 | by BBC
'Independence Day' a continual reminder of how Zimbabweans are still in painful bondage
I have never had any hesitation asserting that the holidays that I regarded most appealing to my heart on the Zimbabwean calender, were "Independence Day", and "Heroes Day" - not for the skewed and ba...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 10:47hrs | 589 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa wife's convoy in an another fatal road crash
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) executive escort motorbike outrider (name withheld), who was leading First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's motorcade, died on the spot this afternoon after colliding head-on...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 14:47hrs | 604 | by Sytaff reporter
Zimra blocks importation of used cars without deadline notice
Without any warning, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) on Good Friday in the middle of the day blocked all imported cars that were manufactured before 2011 from leaving the border posts.C...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 08:08hrs | 4888 | by Bhebhe Mandla
Zimbabwe curbs importation of older vehicles
IT IS now illegal to import vehicles that are more than 10 years old, after the government gazetted a new law yesterday aimed at curbing the purchase of battered cars into the country.The new ...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 15:21hrs | 1827 | by Staff reporter
Govt tightens screws on used car imports
IMPORTATION of second-hand vehicles that are 10 years old and more will now require import licences from the Industry and Commerce ministry as part of efforts to discourage imports of defective vehicl...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:22hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for car smuggling
A Harare man has appeared in court on allegations of smuggling cars from South Africa using fake documents.Leornad Chauraya (37) was facing fraud charges when he appeared before Harare magistr...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 18:39hrs | 1530 | by Staff reporter
'VID to allow automatic cars during road tests'
GOVERNMENT says it is considering allowing the use of automatic cars for Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) road tests after the country recorded an increase in the importation of used Japanese veh...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:53hrs | 2347 | by Staff reporter
The US has no free gifts
As a proud pan-African, on hearing that Mozambique invited the US Marines to train its military on how to fight against the Ansar Al-Sunnar terrorists who have invaded, terrorised, and displaced the p...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 22:34hrs | 849 | by Prosperity Mzila
Zimra reviews vehicle clearance process
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has simplified import processes that had in the past been delaying the customs clearance of new and pre-owned vehicles at the country's ports. In a recen...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:12hrs | 1499 | by Staff reporter
Executive failing corruption fight
ROSA Parks is not just a name in the United States. She is a torchbearer when it comes to civil rights movements. Parks one day decided not to give her seat to a white person in a public bus. ...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:27hrs | 225 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Illegal gold panners unleash reign of terror in Mat South, Mberengwa
GOLD panners have unleashed a reign of terror in Malungwane Village in Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South attacking villagers with axes, machetes and knobkerries. The development has seen...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:09hrs | 830 | by Lovemore Dube
Fears of third wave as complacency sets in
ZIMBABWE could slide into a third Covid-19 wave due to complacency and failure to observe standard safety regulations after the relaxation of lockdown rules, experts have warned as the re-opening of s...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:54hrs | 1530 | by Staff reporter
3 robbed at knife point during visit to cemetery
THREE Bulawayo residents were on Saturday robbed at knife point by two men and two women at West Park Cemetery.The robbers, who are still at large, went away with US$90, cellphones and a lapto...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:54hrs | 1159 | by Staff reporter
One dies in car crash
One person died on the spot after a Toyota Mark X she was travelling in was hit by a Securico Nissan vehicle today at Vignia farm, Glendale.Mazowe ward 18 councillor Canaan Malingamoyo confirm...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 18:04hrs | 2524 | by Simbarashe Sithole
NetOne boss abandons application
NETONE chief executive officer, Lazarus Muchenje, yesterday abandoned an application for exception to one of the charges in which he is alleged to have entered into an agreement with a Mauritanian fir...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:10hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's no go routes for Ngwena's motorcade.
I knew no politics by 1980 because I was still too young. I remember well in the early 1980s we used to read about Mugabe and Nkomo but this history made little sense to our young apolitical minds by ...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:29hrs | 5887 | by Etiwel Mutero
75% of Bulawayo's industrial plants idle
THE battle to reposition Bulawayo as the heartbeat of Zimbabwe's industries appears to be hitting a brick wall.Just when national manufacturing output is reportedly rising, Bulawayo's industri...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:36hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle shortages crippling police operations
PARLIAMENT has been told how a serious shortage of patrol vehicles is crippling the operations of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), which has a deficit of close to 450 cars. This comes as mo...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 16:06hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
Woman up for US$53,000 fraud
A 32-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo received US$53 000 to buy a house for her diaspora-based friend in the eastern suburbs, allegedly bought herself a house in the high-density suburbs and two cars with the money....Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 16:04hrs | 1845 | by Staff reporter
Patients suffer as doctors, medical aid societies clash
A TUSSLE has erupted between medical practitioners in the private sector and medical aid societies, as doctors are accused of turning down policy holders without cash co-payments due to health funders...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 09:32hrs | 764 | by Staff reporter
Why does Zimbabwe have such a high road death toll?
Road safety in Zimbabwe is such a major issue that it has attracted the attention of the United Nations. According to Zimbabwe's own nu...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 19:46hrs | 1250 | by Staff writer
Expelled MDC lawmakers taken to court over vehicles
Zimbabwe's parliament has gone to court to demand back vehicles issued to 19 former MDC Alliance MPs and Senators who were controversially expelled by the MDC-T party.Also being sued with the ...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 20:43hrs | 1970 | by Staff reporter
Luxury car purchases rile Gweru residents
MRS Naome Mashoko is a resident of Mkoba 6 suburb in Gweru and for the past two weeks, she has been forced to walk a long distance to fetch water from a borehole at Mkoba Six Shopping Centre. ...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 05:02hrs | 2200 | by Staff reporter
Haulage truck runs over pothole filler
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy from Lupane was crushed to death on the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway near Cross Jotsholo when a haulage truck ran over him while he was filling potholes on the road. The a...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 05:01hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
The brutality of March 11, 2007 and its impact
Back in Zimbabwe, the struggle continues.The Save Zimbabwe campaign (SZc) is a broad coalition of organisations spearheaded by the Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (CA).Its members include ...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:27hrs | 450 | by Arthur G.O. Mutambara
Matabeleland activists 'under siege'
HUMAN rights activists have accused authorities of employing unorthodox means to hound government critics following reports that armed police raided the house of a leader of a Matabeleland-based milit...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:18hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
Zacc, Interpol join to sniff out criminals
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has joined forces with the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) and South Africa's Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) -...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:47hrs | 1157 | by Staff reporter
Used car imports increase under Covid-19 pandemic
ZIMBABWE imported more second-hand vehicles in 2020 compared to 2019, despite unprecedented disruptions caused by Covid-19 on the maritime and shipping industry, official figures show.Statisti...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:41hrs | 1095 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe still experiencing vehicle number plates shortage
GOVERNMENT has acknowledged that shortage of vehicle number plates countrywide is causing inconveniences to motorists who are sometimes arrested for driving unregistered cars. Transport and In...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:00hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza residents resist road levy
CHITUNGWIZA residents have accused their municipality of double taxation after the authorities introduced a new road levy in their 2021 budget. Presenting the municipality's budget on Tuesday,...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 19:16hrs | 721 | by Staff reporter
West to impose sanctions on South Africa if Ramaphosa is removed
Lately, there has been rising positive publicity on Zimbabwe and rising negativity on South Africa by international and white media.Just recently, the world bank released unemployment numbers ...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 14:12hrs | 2942 | by Rutendo Ben Matinyararire
Chamisa a hurdle to progress
Unless Zimbabwe's opposition puts its act together, the thunder that is going to strike it is still doing push-ups in heaven. Events over the past two years should serve as a wake up call for the spli...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 08:23hrs | 2532 | by Grace Kwinjeh
Chiwenga abandon C&J mansion for 'White House', he's loaded - cut loot, two more white elephants
"VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga whose previous two divorce cases revealed that he is loaded with money, property and businesses has completed building a new luxurious mansion in Harare's upmarket...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 10:31hrs | 3808 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Ex-top banker speaks on daring escape
NMBZ Holdings founder James Mushore has spoken of how he evaded arrest and fled to exile over a decade ago after being accused of externalising foreign currency.Mushore (JM) told Alpha Holding...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 08:12hrs | 2083 | by Staff reporter
13 accident victims identified
THIRTEEN accident victims who died in two separate road accidents which occurred in Manicaland and Mashonaland Provinces on Friday have been identified.Among the seven people who perished in M...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 07:45hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Matanga corruption investigation hits a snag
THE high-profile corruption investigation against police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga, among other cases, has been stalled by the failure of a key state witness, former Procurement Regulatory A...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 08:16hrs | 2508 | by Staff reporter
Gweru seeks to borrow $100m for cars
GWERU City Council has approached the Local Government ministry seeking authority to borrow $100 million for the purchase of utility vehicles to improve service delivery.In a notice, Gweru act...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 06:49hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
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