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Bail for jailed cops
Four of the seven police detectives from the homicide unit who were recently arrested on charges of theft and criminal abuse of office have been granted bail by the Bulawayo High Court.Justice...Published: 9 hrs ago | 156 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu turn knives on Chivayo
Incarcerated businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu have raised concerns about their chances of receiving a fair trial, alleging that their case is rooted in political persecution. The duo is curre...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:21hrs | 2560 | by Staff reporter
Cops rapes juvenile domestic worker
A 47-YEAR-OLD police officer stationed at Tshabalala Police Station in Bulawayo was recently dragged to court accused of raping his maid.The police officer appeared before Bulawayo regional ma...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:35hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Nduna granted US$100 bail
Dexter Nduna, a resource mobilizer for the ZANU-PF party and former Chegutu West MP, has been granted bail set at US$100 by a Chinhoyi High Court judge following his arrest earlier this month. Nduna f...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:49hrs | 1671 | by Staff reporter
Serial fraudster ordered to pay US$215,000 debt
HIGH Court judge Siyabona Musithu has ordered suspected con-artist Tawanda Denford Bondamakara to pay back US$215,000 in debt he incurred after he allegedly sold a non-existent piece of land to one Ru...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 10:25hrs | 798 | by Staff reporter
Trial begins for Zimbabwe police shooting
The trial of four men accused of fatally shooting Paul Munakopa in Bulawayo's Hillside suburb four years ago has commenced at the Bulawayo High Court. Munakopa, 34, was shot during a high-speed chase ...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 15:04hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Dexter Nduna remanded in custody
Controversial Zanu PF politician and former legislator Dexter Nduna was on Saturday remanded in custody following his arrest for illegally collecting parking fees from motorists in Chegutu.The...Published: 14 Oct 2024 at 10:30hrs | 2628 | by Staff reporter
Dexter Nduna arrested for fraud
Dexter Nduna, the head of mobilisation for ZANU PF, was remanded in custody yesterday following his appearance at the Chegutu Magistrates Court on charges of illegally collecting parking fees from mot...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:58hrs | 3713 | by Staff reporter
Council approaches Supreme Court over US$2 fraud case
The Chikomba Rural District Council (RDC) is making a renewed effort to appeal to the Supreme Court following two unsuccessful attempts to challenge a Labour Court judgment that cleared its former emp...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:20hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Drama erupts at Harare Council Meeting as suspended town clerk shows up
Tension filled the air at the Harare Town House on Tuesday as embattled town clerk Hosiah Chisango attended an ordinary council sitting, despite being under suspension and barred from entering the wor...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:58hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Fight for Gwanda mine escalates amid bribery allegations
The ongoing dispute over Vubachikwe Gold Mine has escalated, with major shareholder Forbes & Thompson accusing lawyers representing Fawcett Security Operations - a creditor seeking to ...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:16hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema threatening to delay 2026 elections
On 13 September, Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema addressed parliament in fulfilment of the Constitution that requires the president to address the National Assembly every year and provide a repo...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 14:55hrs | 654 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Harare lawyer faces disciplinary action
Lawyer Munyaradzi Stanslus Bwanya is set to appear before the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) disciplinary and ethics committee over allegations of practicing law without a valid certificate. Reports in...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 07:58hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo mocks Chimombe, Mpofu
Ex-convict Wicknell Chivayo has ridiculed his detained business associates, Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, dismissing them as “petty criminals” rather than friends.In a post on X, Chivayo ...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 15:21hrs | 752 | by Staff reporter
Exposing Mnangagwa Sadc facade
Your Excellencies, I write this public letter as an ordinary citizen of Zimbabwe, a member state of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).It is in the true African spirit of ubuntu...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 15:34hrs | 1842 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Bulawayo demands fair share of road funds
Bulawayo residents are calling on the government to revise the funds allocated to the city for road rehabilitation purposes.The residents noted that the money allocated is too little, consider...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 10:38hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Foreign tourist arrested in Zimbabwe for spreading 'falsehoods'
Two foreign tourists have been arrested in Masvingo with one charged for allegedly recording a video "falsely" claiming the existence of continued water shortages and power cuts in Zimbabwe while the ...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 07:33hrs | 2061 | by Staff reporter
Ex-CCC organizer jailed 36 months
Tineyi Mapepa, former Mwenezi district organizer for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), was sentenced to 36 months in prison by Mwenezi Magistrate Conceptor Ngwerume on July 16. Mapepa, 46, was ...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 15:53hrs | 813 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council stops water supply to western suburbs
The Bulawayo City Council has suspended water supply to Western Suburbs supplied by the Magwegwe Reservoir and other areas until Sunday due to scheduled maintenance.The affected areas include ...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 16:54hrs | 960 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa must wake up from slumber and spare us this confusion
If truth be told, the tragic events happening in the opposition can only be attributed to Nelson Chamisa himself because only him can put a stop to this nonsense. If he were to step up and sho...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 20:39hrs | 734 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Pressure-reducing valves upgrade delays Bulawayo
The progress in upgrading pressure-reducing valves (PRVs) to smart PRVs under the Bulawayo Water and Sewage Services Improvement Project (BWSSIP) has been sluggish, affecting the project funded by the...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare man defrauds friend of US$340,000
In Harare, Tatenda Guruva (30) faced charges of defrauding Blessing Mudambanuki, director of Dropstech Irrigation company, of US$340,000. Represented by Panaishe Mujawo of Mudimu Law Chambers, Guruva ...Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 07:03hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
ConCourt grants Umvutcha farmer's appeal over property caveats
The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has granted an appeal to Alistair Michael Fletcher, an Umvutcha farmer, challenging a Supreme Court decision that overturned a High Court ruling regarding caveats p...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:41hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo runs dry as council repairs infrastructure
The Bulawayo City Council has temporarily disconnected water supply to several suburbs for maintenance work at the Tuli, 6J, and Rifle Range reservoirs. This maintenance began yesterday and is expecte...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 08:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo housing scammer arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a man who allegedly moved around the city scamming several residents of money promising them houses to rent, which, however, were never availed.Gerald Sibanda,...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:55hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
CCC hara-kiri
WHEN Nelson Chamisa stepped down as Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, the social media streets were full of comments pressuring MPs to resign as a block in solidarity with their leader....Published: 30 Mar 2024 at 13:42hrs | 1 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Prophet Magaya in fresh mining storm
SEVERAL people who entered into mining deals with Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) leader Walter Magaya are seeking legal recourse after failing to receive their shares, seven years after depos...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:15hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
American chamber scouts for opportunities in Zimbabwe
THE CEO Africa Roundtable (CEO ART) has roped in an American-based organisation, Atlanta Black Chambers (ABC), in an investment scouting programme in the country.The Zimbabwe embassy in the Un...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
African-American investors eye Zimbabwe opportunities
Zimbabwe is set to benefit from investments valued at more than US$500 million in several sectors of the economy from a group of African-American owned businesses that have set their eye on the local ...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF 'Godfather' dragged to court
Former Chiredzi Town Council Chairperson and Zanu-PF Chiredzi ‘Godfather' Francis Moyo was recently arraigned before the courts by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) together with his al...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 10:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dr Omphile Marupi confirmed as the MP for Gwanda South
The Electoral Court has dismissed an election petition filed by a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member Patrick Dube, who was challenging Zanu-PF MP Omphile Marupi's election in Gwanda South last...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 07:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zacc taken to court over impounded truck
A LOCAL haulage transport operator, Onpat Rams Private Limited, has approached the High Court seeking the release of its truck impounded in 2021 by Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officials...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pedestrian demands US$74K after accident
A PEDESTRIAN, who was hit by a security company's vehicle sustained serious injuries while walking on the edge of the road has approached the court seeking US$74 000 from the reckless driver, his empl...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Musvamhiri wins case in Shiri estate wrangle
One of the beneficiaries in the late former Air Force of Zimbabwe commander and Cabinet minister, Perrance Shiri's estate, Tanaka Musvamhiri, has had a case of forgery filed against her dismissed at t...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 12:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mother, son (14) up for murder
A CHEGUTU woman Norgerty Jekeseni (30) and her 14-year-old son allegedly fatally assaulted a suspect accused of stalking her daughter.The duo appeared at Chegutu Magistrates Court on Monday an...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 19:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's lawyer resigns
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa's ally Advocate Thabani Mpofu has resigned as the chairperson of The Chambers - Advocates of Zimbabwe.Mpofu, known for star...Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 08:39hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Axed CCC MPs lose court battle
The High Court has once again dismissed an application by the second group of recalled Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs axed by Sengezo Tshabangu who claims to be the party's secretary general....Published: 19 Jan 2024 at 13:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Umvutcha farm dispute referred to Constitutional Court
LANDS minister Anxious Masuka has been taken to the Constitutional Court over a raging farm dispute in Umvutcha on the outskirts of Bulawayo.Farmer Alistair Michael Fletcher (81) is challengin...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:39hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Mafume's mayoral victory exposes infighting in Chamisa's camp
WE close the year with a circus at Town House in Harare, where Jacob Mafume last week bounced back as Harare mayor.He was elected as the capital city's third mayor in just four months and this...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 17:28hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
2 arrested for Umvutcha Farm invasion
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the invasion of Umvutcha Farm on the outskirts of Bulawayo.The property has been in dispute for years after the Ministry of Lands allegedly...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 13:43hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's house negroes
THERE was once a fire at the slave master mansion and the house negro was heard wailing: "Our house is on fire!" much to the astonishment of the field negroes.This small anecdote flashed and r...Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 10:21hrs | 9 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
'Chamisa aware of disloyal people in the CCC'
THE mass recall of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators and councillors has pushed party leader Nelson Chamisa to come out of his shell as he is expected to address a major rally in Chitung...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 20:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube fingers 'the Emperor'
Former MDC Alliance vice president Welshman Ncube has claimed there is a team of the trolls set up by the Emperor to push others out of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party.Professor ...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dingumuzi Phuti election petition goes to Supreme Court
LOSING candidate for Bulilima Constituency in the August 23-24 harmonised elections, Ms Bekezela Maplanka of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the de...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City to introduce five day water shedding
BULAWAYO City Council is planning to introduce a 120 hour water shedding schedule as the City's water supplies continue dwindling.However, there are sharp divisions along councillors some are ...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 15:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
A lot of gas discovered in Zimbabwe
Australian minnow, Invictus Energy, has moved from citing "encouraging signs of hydrocarbon", in its drilling campaign in Zimbabwe, to formally declaring a hydrocarbon discovery.The company is...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:41hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Ostallos Siziva cleared defacing campaign posters of his rival
Zimbabwe's opposition CCC official Gift Ostallos Siziva has been cleared of charges of defacing campaign posters of his rival.The State has withdrawn charges against Citizens Coalition fo...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 19:29hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'By-elections manna from Heaven for Zanu-PF,' says Chiwenga
VICE-President Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said Zanu-PF will capitalise on the confusion within the opposition ranks to clinch a resounding victory in the by-elections slated for this weekend....Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 04:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Joyride with a corpse woman jailed 25 years
A BULAWAYO woman who connived with her late boyfriend and killed her friend following an all-night beer-drinking binge before they went on a joyride with the corpse, was yesterday sentenced to an effe...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 04:45hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Woman murdered for her 'millions'
A 39-year-old Bulawayo woman was jailed for 25 years on Friday over the murder of Thulisile Dube, who vanished after a night out with friends before being found dead in an abandoned car in August last...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 11:01hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
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