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Parly Speaker dismisses Zanu-PF activist's claim as delimitation report row rages
THE Parliament of Zimbabwe has hit back at Zanu-PF member, Tonderai Chidawa, who dragged the legislature to court for accepting what he claimed to be a flawed Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Preli...Published: 6 hrs ago | 401 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena removed from remand
HARARE regional magistrate Taurai Manuwere has ruled that Gokwe Nembudziya MP Justice Mayor Wadyajena (Zanu-PF) has no case to answer in a matter he was accused of money-laundering and fraud charges i...Published: 6 hrs ago | 255 | by Staff reporter
'UK-based Zimbabwean caregivers being exploited'
SOME Zimbabwean caregivers in the United Kingdom (UK) are allegedly subjected to, among other ill-treatments, unfair labour practises such as working for long hours on poor wages and sacked from work ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 477 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga 'bound by blood'?
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa and his deputy, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, are "bound by blood" and often laugh off "idiots" who try to sow divisions between them by alleging a non-existent rivalry....Published: 6 hrs ago | 444 | by Staff reporter
Killer cop back in court
JAISON Muvevi, accused of killing four people including a police officer, was yesterday back in court for routine remand pending indictment to the High Court for trial on charges of murder.Muv...Published: 6 hrs ago | 293 | by Staff reporter
ZEC's 7 rebel commissioners did not sign final delimitation report
Seven of the nine commissioners of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) did not sign the final report on the delimitation of ward and constituency boundaries handed over to President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 14 hrs ago | 530 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena acquitted in Cottco fraud case
Gokwe Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena, who was accused of fraud has been set free pending completion of investigations after a Harare court granted his application for refusal for furthe...Published: 19 hrs ago | 731 | by Paul Ndou
Property developer appeals to ConCourt for more time
Prominent property developer George Katsimberis has appealed to the Constitutional Court to be given more time to apply for leave to challenge a High Court ruling on his bid for a permanent stay of pa...Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 08:06hrs | 970 | by Staff Reporter
VillageHeads4ED to bar Chamisa's CCC in rural villages
Newly-formed and Zanu-PF aligned grouping VillageHeads4ED in Mashonaland East province says the opposition CCC will not be allowed to campaign in villages.In a video that has gone viral on soc...Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 04:57hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF cracks the whip
Zanu-PF women's league boss Mabel Chinomona has cracked the whip on the ruling party's Manicaland women's league leader Happiness Nyakuedzwa for gross misconduct after reportedly disputing elections h...Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 04:56hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Family fumes over death of relative at hospital
SALLY Mugabe Central Hospital in Harare has stirred the ire of a family whose relative died following a reported operation mishap at the institution.The deceased, Tafadzwa Chasakara (41), died...Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 04:56hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
More troubles brew for Zimsec
TEACHER unions have urged parents of Ordinary Level students whose results were nullified last week to sue the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) for presiding over flawed examinations....Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 04:54hrs | 992 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF cell verification meetings continue
Zanu-PF continued with its cell verification meetings yesterday, with officials congregating in Chinhoyi and Bulawayo, as the party moves to strengthen itself ahead of harmonised elections expected th...Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 04:50hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Waverley Blankets ownership wrangle: trial begins under private prosecution
The trial of Aron Vico for fraudulently taking over Waverley Blankets, a company owned by the late prominent industrialist, Victor Cohenm has begun under private prosecution.Vico appeared in c...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 23:35hrs | 345 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Saviour Kasukuwere: The visionary leader Zimbabwe needs
As the 2023 elections in Zimbabwe approach, one candidate stands out as the leader the country needs to overcome its economic and social challenges: Saviour Kasukuwere. The 53-year-old former Cabinet ...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 10:31hrs | 2407 | by Ntokozo Msipha
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga 'bribe' backfires
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga are said to have refused to entertain the duo.An alleged attempt to bribe President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice President C...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:29hrs | 4662 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean mental health patient jailed 4 yrs for randomly punching three people in the face in Dublin city centre
A man who randomly punched three people in the face in Dublin city centre has been sentenced to four years in prison, with the final year suspended.Ruzmond Muwaniri (34) of North Circular Road...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:27hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa too compromised to fight corruption'
BINGA North legislator Prince Dubeko Sibanda says President Emmerson Mnangagwa cannot fight corruption because he is compromised by vested interests of his family's corrupt business undertakings condu...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:16hrs | 1465 | by Staff reporter
Row over Zesa US$3.9m tender
A TECHNOLOGY company has dragged the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) to court, compelling the regulator to investigate a US$3.9 million contract issued by the Zimbabwe Electricity ...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:14hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe
This opinion-editorial piece was written by Japhet Ncube, a Zimbabwean-born former editor of South African daily, The Star, in November 2017 during the coup which ousted the late former president Robe...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:10hrs | 283 | by Japhet Mathanda Ncube
Commonwealth has appalling human rights record
This written article by Professor Jonathan Moyo, then an academic at the University of Zimbabwe, was published by the Financial Gazette on 10 October 1991, a few days...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:07hrs | 105 | by Jonathan Moyo
Wadyajena seeks release from remand over trial delay
Fraud-charged Member of Parliament, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, and his co-accused have applied for release from remand, citing delays in the commencement of their trial.The legislator is accused...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 19:58hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Surely, why study 10 subjects at school as if unsure of one's goals in life?
The ZIMSEC Ordinary Level results are out - and, already we are hearing of those outrageous numbers of subjects passed by single candidates. This inevitably leads to the usual debate - is it r...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 16:39hrs | 3348 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Woman acquitted of killing husband during Valentine's Day fracas
The High Court has cleared a Muzarabani woman of murder charges following the couple's violent quarrel 14 February last year which saw her stab and kill her husband in self-defence.Lackia Chir...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 06:21hrs | 835 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's 26 activists remanded to April 26
THE 26 members of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) who were arrested for disturbing public peace in Budiriro were yesterday remanded to April 26 after the State indicated that investigations on...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 06:18hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
6 die of diarrhoea in Harare
The diarrhoea cases come after typhoid wreaked havoc in Harare, with 19 new suspected cases having been recorded early this week.SIX people died while over 6 000 diarrhoeal cases were recorded...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 06:17hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt zeroes in on rogue teachers
GOVERNMENT has moved to uproot rogue teachers reportedly ill-treating pupils whose parents would have failed to pay for extra lessons.The latest case happened in Norton, Mashonaland West provi...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 06:16hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
BCC confiscates 2 232kg of condemned meat
THE Bulawayo City Council's (BCC) department of health services has raided various grocery shops in the city, confiscating and destroying condemned meat weighing over 2 200kg.Council minutes s...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 19:13hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Polad gobbles millions in taxpayers' money
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's creation, the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), hangs in the balance after gobbling millions of dollars in taxpayers' money as Zimbabwe hurtles towards make-or-break ge...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 19:13hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
'We are not yet On Air' Army backed NRTV says
Harare based NRTV has postponed its highly publicised one February grand launch into the broadcasting super league via the giant Multichoice platform DSTV due to many stages to the process which NRTV ...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 16:22hrs | 405 | by Nkululeko Ncube
Former Zim health deputy minister denied conjugal rights by wife
FORMER health deputy minister Edwin Muguti's marriage has been dissolved by the High Court after his wife filed for divorce in 2019 accusing him of infidelity.His ex-wife, Tapiwa Mercy Mukandi...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 07:31hrs | 6286 | by Staff Reporter
Chicken Slice say Chicken Inn are bullies
Chicken Slice founder and chief executive officer Tawanda Mutyebere has accused his competitors the Simbisa Brands-owned Chicken Inn of bullying and of trying to stop his business empire from using re...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 07:11hrs | 1434 | by Staff Reporter
Health experts concern over govt's lazy approach to new COVID-19 wave
HEALTH experts have expressed concern over the government's lackadaisical approach to the new COVID-19 wave which has seen a spike in infections and deaths.On Monday, World Health Organi...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 07:05hrs | 324 | by Staff Reporter
Belarus deals help bust Zimbabwe sanctions
A STRING of bilateral agreements that were signed between Zimbabwe and Belarus this week and in 2019, have helped the country bust sanctions not only in the agriculture sector which is on the rebound,...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 06:46hrs | 341 | by Staff Reporter
POLICE WARNING: Private security firms potential criminals
POLICE have warned Bulawayo residents against hiring private security companies to patrol in their suburbs as that could expose them to criminals.The officer Commanding Bulawayo Province Commi...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 23:08hrs | 1361 | by Staff Reporter
Killer driver sues Prosecutor General for delaying his trial
A Zaka motorist, who allegedly caused a fatal road traffic accident which claimed three lives in 2019, has sued Prosecutor General (PG) Nelson Mutsonziwa for delaying his trial.Brian Chiwara, ...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 19:40hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Paddy Zhanda arrested over horrific staff beating
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed the arrest of Paddy Zhanda (40) for assault after a video of the horrific beating went viral on social media.Zhanda is son to business man and ...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:27hrs | 2080 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's underpaid prosecutors can't resist bribes'
THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has admitted that State prosecutors are susceptible to bribery because of poor working conditions and low pay.Chief public prosecutor Tawanda Zvekare, ...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:27hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Typhoid wreaking havoc in Harare
TYPHOID is wreaking havoc in the capital, Harare, with 19 new suspected cases having been recorded this week.This comes after 63 suspected cases were recently recorded in Glen Norah high-densi...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:25hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
ZRP bust smuggling rings
POLICE have bust smuggling rings operating at the country's three ports of entry and arrested seven people.Two of them, Onias Moyo and Brighton Moyo were arrested at Mphoengs Border Post while...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:25hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police probe High Court judge shooting incident
A shot was fired near High Court Judge, Justice Emilia Muchawa, as she was driving home in Harare on Tuesday by a motorist who told police later that he fired once in the air because he thought he was...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:24hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Police spokesperson subpoenaed to testify in Mahere police 'baby murder' tweet
Police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi has been subpoenaed to court February 17 to give his testimony in a case in which Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Maher...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 19:43hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
Measles vaccination campaign rolled out
THE Ministry of Health and Child Care has rolled out the second phase of the measles vaccination campaign.This comes after the first phase launched last year to control measles through trackin...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 16:55hrs | 226 | by Staff Reporter
Lukashenko's eagerness for Mnangagwa to win elections casts serious doubts over credibility of deals signed!
Normally, when a national leader visits another country, he is expected - on account of common decency, respect and statesmanship - to keep clear of his hosts' domestic politics. It would have...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 12:13hrs | 1230 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa hints at July general election
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has hinted that the much anticipated harmonised elections will be held in July adding he is confident of his party's victory.He was speaking during the signing cer...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:49hrs | 1487 | by Staff reporter
Jilted girlfriend incriminates lover in vehicle theft
A jilted Harare woman, Nomatter Chenara implicated her ex-boyfriend, Jeffery Harurapwi (22) in a case of motor theft as revenge for being ditched, court heard Monday.Harurapwi was jointly char...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:49hrs | 1357 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabweans are angry'
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) have warned of simmering civil unrest due to unfettered corruption among President Emmerson Mnangagwa's lieutenants and cronies, after the country fared badly in Tra...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:46hrs | 1613 | by Staff reporter
'Sikhala must be released on health grounds'
INCARCERATED Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala's close allies have expressed concern over his deteriorating health.They suggested that Sikhala, who is the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:45hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
How some people make money by analysing betting odds
The most important aspect of sports betting is comprehending the betting odds. The accuracy of the odds you receive is crucial, so if you can't figure them out on your own, you should learn how. The p...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:44hrs | 240 | by Staff Reporter
'Biti's ConCourt application frivolous'
THE State has opposed the referral to the Constitutional Court of an application filed by Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) vice-president Tendai Biti, who is accused of verbally assaulting business...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:44hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
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