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Man cuts self to death in butchery
In a stranger than fiction case, a 29-year-old man recently left the small town shocked and baffled after he killed himself by cutting his throat using a knife at a butchery at Old Location shopping c...Published: 32 mins ago | 113 | by Staff reporter
'Armed' sangoma raids client's family
AN inyanga-cum-prophet from Bulawayo allegedly armed himself with a gun and ganged up with two friends to raid his client's home in Mzilikazi suburb in a revenge mission after "not being paid for serv...Published: 40 mins ago | 75 | by Staff reporter
Traditional healers drug, kidnap and rape client
Two self-styled spiritual healers allegedly drugged, kidnapped and took turns to rape a woman who had visited their shrine for help. The court heard that the woman lost her mobile phone to thi...Published: 43 mins ago | 28 | by Staff reporter
Police link helmet to slain cop
ONE of the 210 anti-riot police helmets recovered from the basement of Robinson House in Harare last week belonged to a police sergeant who was killed in political violence that erupted near Harvest H...Published: 44 mins ago | 81 | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira to lose Senate seat, Central Committee position
FIRED Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira is set to lose her Senatorial seat and Zanu-PF Central Committee position after Mashonaland West Province, where she comes...Published: 44 mins ago | 34 | by Staff reporter
Man murders wife in South Africa, flees to Zimbabwe
A 25-year-old woman from Entumbane suburb in Bulawayo was stabbed to death allegedly by her Zimbabwean husband in Cape Town, in South Africa, before he reportedly fled to Harare. The inc...Published: 53 mins ago | 319 | by Staff reporter
Boy (14) fatally assaulted over stolen hen
FIVE Rusape villagers allegedly ganged up and fatally assaulted a 14-year-old boy accused of stealing a hen from one of their colleague, last week.Three of them – Jonathan Elias (43), Michae...Published: 59 mins ago | 47 | by Staff reporter
14 nabbed over Tenda bus owner smuggling case
DETECTIVES in Mutare have arrested 14 touts who were allegedly hired by prominent businessman, Ernest Mungwari, to block cops and Zimbabwe Revenue Authority officials from confiscating an assortment o...Published: 59 mins ago | 187 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders face Platinum in Chibuku Cup
A CHIBUKU Super Cup humdinger is in the offing after resurgent Highlanders FC were drawn against league champions FC Platinum in the quarter-finals in Harare yesterday. Another interesting fix...Published: 1 hr ago | 74 | by Staff Reporter
Peter Moyo wants Trevor Manuel and other Old Mutual directors jailed
Axed Old Mutual CEO Peter Moyo says there is no punishment befitting Old Mutual directors other than six months' jail time, without the option of a fine, on the contempt of court charges he lodged aga...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1355 | by Staff reporter
MDC MPs lose allowances
PARLIAMENT has docked the allowances of opposition MDC legislators as punishment for walking out on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's State of the Nation Address (Sona) last month, the Daily News reporte...Published: 13 hrs ago | 2156 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to pull a few tricks to stabilise the exchange rate
The government will pull a few tricks up its sleeves soon to stabilise the exchange rate as part of a broader task of creating a viable environment for business, Business Times reported.A team...Published: 14 hrs ago | 5615 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zanu PF MP hounded by 2008 attempted murder case
Shielded from prosecution for over 10 years now, former Zanu PF legislator for Magunje, Francis Ndambakuwa (52), is finally going to stand trial for attempting to kill two MDC members ahead of the inf...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1393 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe health system in intensive care
The country's health system has reached alarming levels as major referral hospitals have reached their lowest rate of service delivery.During a tour of Harare Central Hospital on Wednesday, Ne...Published: 17 hrs ago | 397 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa encourages industries to export 20% of their produce
President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) yesterday urged companies and producers to export 20% of their produce to the foreign markets, but retain 80% for local markets.Mnangagwa made the remar...Published: 17 hrs ago | 220 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe accelerating towards precipice of doom - Asante sana
The pace at which Zimbabwe's socio-economic situation is deteriorating is quite terrifying and a long-lasting panacea is urgently needed. I am afraid that we might be heading towards the precipice of ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 284 | by Canisio Mudzimu
Dumb thief returns to victims' house wearing stolen loot
A CHEEKY, if not dumb thief from Bulawayo was arrested after he went to one of his victims' house two days after robbing him, wearing clothes he had stolen from the home. Noel Tshuma (20) from...Published: 17 hrs ago | 517 | by Staff reporter
Logan Paul's struggles with YouTube stardom
Logan Paul might not be a name you're familiar with, but his face certainly will be. The YouTube star has gone viral multiple times for his hilarious videos, but in recent years has gone somewhat off ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 408 | by Staff Writer
Zimbabwe-dollarisation impacts on the banking sector
COUNTRIES forced into dollarisation usually find it impossible to de-dollarise and Zimbabwe's mid-year efforts to do so adds another country to the long list of those that tried and failed.Gov...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:29hrs | 125 | by Tony Hawkins
RBZ's currency policy doomed to fail
THE latest move by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to manage the exchange rate yet again is another experiment doomed to fail as laws of supply and demand will prevail.Economists say Zimbab...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:28hrs | 1040 | by Staff reporter
US$400m NRZ deal divides ministers
CABINET's shock decision this week to cancel the US$400 million National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) recapitalisation deal won by the Diaspora Infrastructure Development Group (DIDG) and South African ...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:27hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's ex-minister in messy land wrangle
A CORRUPTION report has been filed against former Lands minister Douglas Mombeshora in connection with a messy land dispute, in which he allegedly allocated 359 hectares of land in Beatrice to a senio...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:27hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's PR offensive a futile exercise
GOVERNMENT'S decision to hire four international public relations firms in its bid to spruce up its battered image globally is pointless unless the Harare administration implements substantive politic...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:27hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe using antiquated software
AIR Zimbabwe (AirZim) is using sub-standard business and aviation software instead of recommended enterprise tools owing to the airline's failure to pay service providers, the Zimbabwe Independent can...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:25hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar stability: The war is still on
THE war on currency stability is definitely not over. Those who are conversant with the economy often know exactly what I mean. Of course, in the first instance, the expectation of instant stability f...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:25hrs | 136 | by Persistence Gwanyanya
'Transformer thieves are Zesa workers'
ZESA workers have a hand in the rampant vandalism and theft of electricity infrastructure, which has cost the country millions of dollars and led to disruption of efficient power transmission across t...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 04:04hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Who is behind the spate of activist abductions in Zimbabwe?
Since the beginning of the year, some 50 people, mainly government detractors, have been abducted and tortured in Zimbabwe, but it is not easy to say who could be behind these heinous crimes.T...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 20:51hrs | 216 | by Cyril Zenda
The curious case of Peter Lobengula, the Prince of Salford
On a Wednesday morning in the spring on 1899 the Union Ocean liner called Goth sailing from Cape Town South Africa, docked in Southampton United Kingdom carrying the entire cast of a show called â€...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 19:50hrs | 26 | by Joseph Qobo Mayisa
Roses have thorns but remember thorns have roses
Some among us are hunting with the hounds and running with the hare at the same time making us wonder if its about the people or themselves. Rising kombi fares spawned an outcry across the lan...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 19:49hrs | 12 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Jean Gasho: I am sorry!
Dear Jean,When I read your reply letter of 16th October, a reply to my article about you regarding your polygamous life, I confess that this time around I was not dismayed or disappointed with you...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 19:45hrs | 21 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chamisa's supporters languish in remand as bail ruling is postponed again
A bail application by 11 suspected MDC supporters who are facing charges of assaulting a police officer in Harare Central has been postponed for the second time after the presiding magistrate was not ...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 15:45hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Specialist neurosurgeon in trouble for saving life
Parirenyatwa Hospital-based neurosurgeon Aaron Musara has accused the institution's department of anaesthesia and clinical medicine of neglecting and refusing to attend to patients in need of urgent s...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 09:01hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mugodhi church leader dies
Mugodhi Apostolic Faith Church leader Bishop Tefius Mugodhi has died.He was 79.Mugodhi succumbed to cancer at a private hospital in Harare on Monday, his spokesperson Benjamin Mungiriy...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 09:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Murdered headman's family demands 70 beasts for ritual
RELATIVES of a Mberengwa headman who was murdered by his neighbour for facilitating a botched donkey trading deal are demanding 70 heads of cattle to conduct a cleansing ritual for the deceased's spir...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Sadc anti-sanctions day: A pointless sideshow
IN 2007, as the Zimbabwean crisis was approaching its climax, the late Zambian leader, Levy Mwanawasa broke ranks with his counterparts, particularly Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, saying quiet diplomac...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:55hrs | 3 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Matebeleland tops in undocumented children: ZHRC
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has said a number of children in Matebeleland and Masvingo provinces are struggling to secure birth certificates after their fathers abandoned them and skip...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:55hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Prince of BF's battle cry
PRINCE Dube has had a campaign to remember in the African Nations Championships (Chan) qualifiers so far.The Warriors hitman has scored five times to top the goalscoring charts in the qualifie...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed 14 years for raping former girlfriend
A MAN from Siantibule village in Binga has been jailed for 14 years after kidnapping his former girlfriend and taking her to his home where he allegedly raped her four times.Pangayitari Mudimb...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Army chief's wife to stand trial for murder
The wife of a brigadier general who was a suspect in the 2012 murder of her nephew is only being prosecuted seven years later – coincidentally as her husband has filed for divorce.Cleop...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:51hrs | 3 | by ZimLive
Bulawayo man loses $42k through card cloning
A MAN from Bulawayo lost ZW$42 000 when his bank account was wiped clean in a case of suspected card cloning. Cloning refers to criminal duplication of one's Automated Teller Machine (ATM) car...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman goes scot free for scalding hubby with boiling water
A WOMAN from Bulawayo who was accused of scalding her husband with boiling water peeling off most of his skin, breathed a sigh of relief after attempted murder charges against her were withdrawn yeste...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Curb corruption in the police force now
The recent case involving 11 police constables from different police stations who were arrested in Borrowdale while trying to extort money from a businessman they accused of illegally dealing in forei...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:48hrs | 4 | by Beaven Dhliwayo
Chamisa's MP arrested for rape
THE Member of Parliament for Magwegwe Constituency in Bulawayo, Anele Ndebele (MDC Alliance), has been arrested for allegedly raping and impregnating a high school pupil. Ndebele is accused of...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:48hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter
Rape-accused teacher goes into hiding
A HARARE school teacher has gone into hiding after allegedly raping one of his pupils. The matter came to light after authorities heard about the incident and made a report to the police. Nati...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:46hrs | 6 | by Staff rpeorter
'MDC Alliance' gang bail deferred
Bail ruling in the case of 11 suspected MDC-Alliance marshals who allegedly assaulted a police officer at a food court in Harare after declaring it a no-go area for police officers was yesterday postp...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:45hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter
Coroner's Bill infringes on our independence, says doctors
DOCTORS yesterday said the proposed Coroner's Office Bill violates their independence of conducting post-mortems without duress.Speaking at the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice, Le...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:26hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt lacks political will to address humanitarian crisis'
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government of lacking political will to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis and human rights violations, mainly perpe...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:26hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet approves infrastructrure master plan
Cabinet yesterday approved an integrated National Infrastructure Development Master Plan that will ensure development of the country's infrastructure and utilities will be done in a co-ordinated manne...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:21hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
Journalists divided over new media regulation
JOURNALISTS in Bulawayo are divided between co-regulation and self-regulation of the media as Government moves to craft a new Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) law to govern the operations of the Fourth...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:19hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Journalists divided over new media regulation
JOURNALISTS in Bulawayo are divided between co-regulation and self-regulation of the media as Government moves to craft a new Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) law to govern the operations of the Fourth...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:19hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
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