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$5 bribe cops' trial opens
Five Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers appeared in court yesterday as their trial opened over allegations that they accepted a US$5 bribe from a truck driver during an anti-sand poaching operati...Published: 14 May 2025 at 12:49hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Girl kidnapped at Zimbabwe hospital, kidnappers demand US$2,000 ransom
A 12-year-old girl was kidnapped from Sally Mugabe Central Hospital on Saturday in a shocking abduction that has left her family distraught and police scrambling to track down the suspects. The kidnap...Published: 14 May 2025 at 12:49hrs | 1342 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa pledges to overhaul Zimbabwe's public healthcare system
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has pledged to overhaul Zimbabwe's crumbling public healthcare system, describing it as a "leadership task" that demands urgent and visionary intervention to save live...Published: 14 May 2025 at 12:27hrs | 530 | by Staff reporter
ZRP constable arrested for assaulting superior at roadblock
A police constable stationed at ZRP Charandura has been arrested and is currently in custody after allegedly assaulting his superior during a night roadblock operation along the Harare-Masvingo Highwa...Published: 13 May 2025 at 13:22hrs | 1727 | by Staff reporter
Woman raped while praying at graveyard
Police are investigating two disturbing incidents that occurred over the weekend in Harare, involving the rape of a young married woman at a graveyard in Chitungwiza and the violent robbery of a Rusap...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:04hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Generals are all style and no substance!
As I sit in my library in a far away foreign country, I see clearly what my brothers on the ground in Zimbabwe fail to see.An Ashanti idiom that says chickens are too close to the ground to se...Published: 11 May 2025 at 16:41hrs | 1648 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Zimbabwe Health Ministry refuses to admit healthcare system is deteriorating
Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care Sleiman Kwidini dismissed claims about the deteriorating state of public hospitals as being largely fueled by "social media" during a heated session in Parliam...Published: 08 May 2025 at 09:51hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Health Ministry rebukes Machakaire over public hospital criticism
A public spat has erupted between two government ministries after the Ministry of Health and Child Care sharply rebuked Youth Empowerment Minister Tinoda Machakaire for urging President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 06 May 2025 at 16:03hrs | 1920 | by Staff reporter
4 armed robbers raid EMA offices in Harare
In a daring daylight robbery, four armed robbers stormed the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) offices in Bluffhill, Harare, making off with over US$2,200 in cash and a Nissan X-Trail belonging...Published: 06 May 2025 at 08:48hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
3 more suspects in Chivayo in-laws farm robbery appear in court
Three more suspected armed robbers linked to the violent raid on businessman Wicknell Chivayo's in-laws' farm in Marondera have appeared in court, bringing the total number of arrested suspects to 18....Published: 06 May 2025 at 08:47hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Mr. President, Zimbabwe already has a new breed of heroes - but your regime persecutes them
A country's liberation struggle never ends.During the burial of the late Air Vice Marshal (Rtd) Winnie Cabby Mandeya at the National Heroes Acre, President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared that Zim...Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:35hrs | 565 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Machakaire exposes the detachment of Zimbabwe's ruling elite from ordinary citizens' suffering
The surprises keep coming!It is not often that we hear a sitting Zimbabwean Cabinet minister openly acknowledge the painful reality faced daily by millions of citizens. That is why Min...Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:18hrs | 573 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Minister Machakaire Just Discovered What the Rest of Us Live With
I saw the post on X just after 9 a.m., while waiting in a queue for my grandmother's antibiotics at a local clinic. The power had gone out, again. There was no doctor on duty, again. And someone's mot...Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:13hrs | 224 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Zimbabwe minister exposes dire hospital conditions in rare rebuke
Youth Empowerment Minister Tinoda Machakaire has delivered a rare and candid assessment of Zimbabwe's ailing public health sector, calling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to personally visit hospitals...Published: 05 May 2025 at 13:42hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
Woman kidnapped, detained for 4 days
A 30-year-old woman from Ushewokunze was allegedly kidnapped, drugged, and held captive for four days in Mutorashanga after boarding an illegal commuter vehicle (mushikashika) in Harare, police have c...Published: 02 May 2025 at 08:03hrs | 902 | by Staff reporter
Kombi driver on police wanted list
Police in Harare are appealing to the public for information leading to the arrest of a Chitungwiza-based kombi driver wanted in connection with a serious road traffic accident that occurred in August...Published: 02 May 2025 at 08:02hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
More than 300 people duped in Zimbabwe grocery deal
Police are hunting for three women accused of orchestrating a massive grocery scam that duped more than 300 people out of thousands of dollars in a fraudulent bulk-buying scheme.The suspects, ...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 07:01hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army evicts national hero's disabled widow, children
The widow of the late Brigadier General Shadreck Vezha has been evicted from a house at the Zimbabwe National Army's (ZNA) Cranborne West married quarters in Harare and reportedly dumped at the family...Published: 21 Apr 2025 at 09:05hrs | 1255 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF Ministers dump Glenview, sprint to Gokwe
Using selective honesty and generosity to disarm opposition in Glenview South, ZANU-PF syndicates and some cabinet Ministers temporarily fake development ...Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 07:18hrs | 1186 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
'Bulawayo-Vic Falls Road upgrading to take 10 months'
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona has confirmed that the long-awaited rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road will resume next month and is expected to be compl...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:19hrs | 4665 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF unseats 'dead' opposition after 25 years
Zanu-PF has secured a landmark victory in the Glen View South by-election, seizing a parliamentary seat traditionally held by the opposition for the first time in 25 years. Tsitsi Tranquility Tawomher...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:49hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
Brave security guards foil armed robbery
Two Real Star Security guards have been hailed as heroes after they bravely thwarted an armed robbery at a Petrotrade Service Station in Mabvuku early Thursday morning.Bhekimpilo Sibanda and I...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:42hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt spy, accomplices in court for airport human trafficking
The trial of government spy agent Moses Mutambai and his four alleged accomplices is set to begin on April 16, 2025, following charges of facilitating the illegal entry of undocumented Ethiopians into...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 13:07hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Glen View South by-election underway
Voting in the Glen View South by-election got off to a smooth and peaceful start this morning, with polling stations opening promptly at 7:00 AM and a steady stream of voters arriving to cast their ba...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 12:47hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
Sex worker in court for stealing from client after short session
A nineteen-year-old Shamva commercial sex worker who allegedly stole from her client after a short time sex session was dragged to court on Friday.Nokutenda Chakanyuka pleaded guilty to the ch...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:07hrs | 164 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa insult prisoner released
The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) has dropped charges against Alfred Ngonidzaishe Machakaire, a 34-year-old man from Gowo village in Chiendambuya, who spent more than a month behin...Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 09:19hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Man handcuffs, rapes daughter in-law for 5 consecutive days
A 46-year-old man from Glen View was arrested on Tuesday after being accused of raping his 18-year-old daughter-in-law for five consecutive days. The man, a father of three boys and one girl, reported...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 11:48hrs | 1930 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF intensifies campaign in Glen View
Zanu-PF has ramped up its campaign efforts in Glen View South as the party prepares for a decisive by-election on April 12. With all structures mobilized, teams have been deployed for roadshows and do...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:13hrs | 178 | by Staff reported
Zanu-PF confident of victory in Glen View
Zanu-PF supporters converged at Chemhanza Grounds in Glen View South yesterday for a campaign rally in support of Tsitsi Tawomhera, the party's candidate for the April 12 by-election.The rally...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 08:25hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Firebombing marks deadly escalation in Zanu-PF succession battle?
The ongoing power struggle within Zanu-PF reached a deadly new height with the firebombing of business premises belonging to prominent moguls supporting President Emmerson Mnangagwa. This act of viole...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 13:53hrs | 3847 | by Staff reporter
Cars firebombed outside Chivayo, Tagwirei's properties
A series of deliberate firebomb attacks rocked Harare's central business district overnight, targeting commercial properties linked to influential businessmen Wicknell Chivayo and Kudakwashe Tagwirei,...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 11:40hrs | 3573 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Geza drops another 'bombshell' escalates scathing attacks
War veterans leader Blessed Geza, who is backing Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's faction within the ruling Zanu-PF, currently embroiled in a fierce succession battle with President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 06:41hrs | 7174 | by Staff reporter
CIO charged with human trafficking
A member of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Moses Mutambai, along with six co-accused individuals, was denied bail yesterday when they appeared before the Harare Magistrates Court facing ...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 06:20hrs | 759 | by Staff reporter
Garwe challenged to release Gweru report
Residents in the City of Gweru have called on the government to release the findings of an investigation launched earlier this year into allegations of mismanagement and abuse of office by management ...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:54hrs | 957 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs push for traditional herbs recognition
PARLIAMENTARIANS are pushing for a law protecting indigenous trees used mainly for medicinal purposes.Speaking during a debate on Tuesday, the lawmakers supported a NewsDay Weekender report on...Published: 22 Mar 2025 at 06:27hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF official begs Mnangagwa for permission to crush Geza-linked protests
HARARE - The ZANU-PF deputy secretary for youth affairs, John Paradza has begged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to give him and Tino Machakaire (Secretary for youth affairs), a chance to confront and cr...Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 15:27hrs | 5738 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF youths promise to thwart planned protest
In a dramatic development reminiscent of the 2017 factional battles that reshaped Zimbabwe's political landscape, Zanu-PF youths have rallied behind President Emmerson Mnangagwa amid an ongoing power ...Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 09:20hrs | 966 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to hand over 516 offer letters to Mashonaland youths
President Mnangagwa is set to officially present at least 516 offer letters for agricultural land, each measuring 10 hectares, to youths in Mashonaland West as part of a broader initiative to empower ...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 08:31hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF makes inroads into Harare
The Secretary for Environment in the Zanu-PF Youth League, Tsitsi Taomera, has secured victory in the primary elections for the Glen View South constituency.The 37-year-old politician triumphe...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 08:31hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, Mohadi continue absconding Parliament
Deputy President of Senate, Michael Nyambuya, has expressed disappointment over the persistent absence of the country's two vice presidents and Cabinet ministers during crucial parliamentary Question-...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 14:38hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Éclat Chimhama & Rumbie: One's hysteria, pacified by man's presence in bed and the other, perceived deprived!
I will leave out the causes of their tongue lashings: what is interesting is the language use. I will start with Chimhama whose eloquent speeches and her facial beauty do not escape me. The woma...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 16:24hrs | 338 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa's ED2030 team back on campaign trail
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's political allies have reignited their push for a 2030 campaign despite the president's recent public assertion that he would not seek to extend his rule beyond his secon...Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 13:07hrs | 1934 | by Staff reporter
Gweru City Council under investigation for mismanagement
Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe has appointed an investigation team to probe allegations of abuse of office and mismanagement by Gweru City Council management and councillors....Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:00hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches Zimbabwe digital skills training programme
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday launched the Zimbabwe Digital Skills Development Programme, an initiative aimed at equipping 1.5 million young Zimbabweans with essential digital skills to thriv...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:50hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Chinese doctors to provide free surgeries for 600 cataract patients in Zimbabwe
A total of 600 cataract patients in Zimbabwe will receive free surgeries from Chinese doctors under the China-aided "Bright Journey" program.A team of 12 doctors from China's Hunan Provincial ...Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 18:34hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man stoned to death over US$0.50
A man from Harare's Mufakose suburb was stoned to death on Thursday night in what police are describing as a brutal altercation over a mere US$0.50.Mike Sallimon, 33, was attacked by Bison Man...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 08:06hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
Machakaire's panicked demeanor amplifies concerns about Zanu-PF's stability
Youth Affairs Minister and Zanu-PF Youth League leader Tino Machakaire appeared visibly unsettled yesterday as he publicly defended President Emmerson Mnangagwa amidst rising tensions within the rulin...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 11:33hrs | 1229 | by Staff reporter
Simba Makoni laughs off rumours of his death
Former Finance Minister and Zanu-PF politburo member Simba Makoni has laughed off rumours of his death, which flooded social media yesterday. The former Sadc executive secretary was quick to dismiss t...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:47hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
Borrowdale man arrested for alleged rape of girlfriend over money dispute
A 62-year-old man from Borrowdale, Masimba Chandavengerwa, has been arrested for allegedly raping his 34-year-old girlfriend after accusing her of taking advantage of his financial support while rejec...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 15:44hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo trying to bribe losing ZIFA candidates?
Businessman Wicknell Chivayo has offered a "private settlement" to appease losing candidates in the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) presidential election, dismissing allegations that his financia...Published: 02 Feb 2025 at 18:57hrs | 4007 | by Staff reporter
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