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Ex-CCC MP jailed for 2 years for defrauding Bulawayo woman
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Obert Manduna has been sentenced to an effective two years in prison after being found guilty of defrauding a Bulawayo woman of US$5,900 in a fail...Published: 18 mins ago | 10 | by Staff reporter
Businessman trapped in married woman's bedroom, assaulted
Prominent businessman and political figure Saymore Mhene, 48, owner of Bestdue Driving School, has found himself at the centre of a sensational court case after being lured into the bedroom of a marri...Published: 2 hrs ago | 173 | by Staff reporter
Man vanishes with ZAR4k after rape flops
A 23-year-old man from Ingwizi Growth Point in Mphoengs (Plumtree) has been remanded in custody for allegedly attempting to rape a female victim and stealing her cash savings amounting to ZAR4000 afte...Published: 3 hrs ago | 158 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
Man arrested for sexual abuse of child victims
A PAEDOPHILE from New Lobengula suburb allegedly carried out sickening sex acts with children, having threesomes with minors as young as nine years old.Amendo Nyathi is accused of also strippi...Published: 8 hrs ago | 311 | by Staff reporter
Flo Petroleum loses US$40,000 to employees
FLO Petroleum has reportedly lost US$39,931 to two of its employees in an alleged fraud scheme, a Harare court heard yesterday.Patience Chiringa, a manager, and Ocean Gurure, a supervisor at t...Published: 8 hrs ago | 191 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves to penalise rural teachers over 0% pass rates
A government plan to penalise teachers in Bulilima district, Matabeleland South, over zero pass rates recorded in the past five years has sparked outrage among legislators and teachers' unions, who ac...Published: 8 hrs ago | 171 | by Staff reporter
Rogue cop arrested for treasonous videos
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer, Assistant Inspector Simbarashe Mandizvidza, has been arrested after videos of him making treasonous statements on social media went viral.Mandizvidza ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 331 | by Staff reporter
'Cop' orders all Chinese nationals to leave Zimbabwe within 48 hours
Police in Zimbabwe are conducting a manhunt for Assistant Inspector Mandizvidza, who allegedly stole a marked Ford Ranger from the Police General Headquarters (PGHQ) in Harare.According to an ...Published: 21 hrs ago | 2060 | by Staff reporter
Socialite in court for insulting Passion Java
Harare socialite Millicent Chimonyo (26), popularly known as Malloti and infamous for her use of vulgar language, appeared in court on Thursday facing cyberbullying charges over remarks directed at co...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 15:51hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
Congolese arrested over Zimbabwean ID documents
The High Court has dismissed an urgent application for the release of a Congolese national, Benoit Ombeni Mupenzi, who was arrested while in possession of Zimbabwean identity particulars, citing ongoi...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:40hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for posing as lawyer
A 26-year-old man from Budiriro, Prosper Tapiwa Manyagadze, appeared before Harare Magistrate Musaiona Shotgame on charges of fraud and forgery after allegedly posing as a registered legal practitione...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:37hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Cyberbullying Case Pits Prophet Java Against Dancehall Star Malloti
HARARE - Controversial cleric Prophet Passion Java has filed a cyberbullying complaint against socialite and dancehall personality Millicent Tsitsi Chimonyo, popularly known as Malloti, who is expecte...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 00:25hrs | 898 | by Staff reporter
Round nut dispute lands Plumtree man in court
A 43-year-old man from Plumtree, Hlanganiso Ncube, has appeared before magistrate Joshua Nembaware facing charges of physical abuse. He was remanded in custody until 13 August.According to the...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 23:47hrs | 478 | by Edson Mapani
Man remanded over alleged rape of sleeping woman
A 32-year-old man from Masenda Central village, under Chief Masendu in Madhlambuzi, has appeared before Plumtree magistrate Josha Nembaware facing charges of rape. He was remanded in custody until 13 ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 23:30hrs | 1379 | by Edson Mapani
How forex brokers make money - and what that means for your trades
Most know that it is best to choose brokers licensed by authorities like FCA (UK), ASIC (Australia), or CFTC (US) for greater transparency. When people choose a broker, they concentrate on the conditi...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 18:38hrs | 222 | by Staff Reporter
Zera announces drop in LPG prices
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has announced a reduction in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices in both US dollars and local currency for August 2025.In its latest update, Ze...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 12:10hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Wife reports hubby for illegal gun possession
A domestic dispute over an unsecured firearm has landed a Harare man in court, after his wife reported him to police, leading to his arrest and a charge of unlawful possession under Zimbabwe's Firearm...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 19:32hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Sexual harassment case takes another twist
The Labour Court has overturned the dismissal of former Immigration Department officer Herbert Admire Makani, ruling that the Civil Service Commission (CSC) mishandled the disciplinary process and mis...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 13:31hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo hit by juvenile mothers, women drug cartels overload
Minister of State for Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Judith Ncube has sensationally alleged that Zimbabwe's second largest city has recorded a worrisome surge in both under age (juvenile)...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 12:17hrs | 571 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Bulawayo
ANC partner DA calls for scrapping of Black Economic Empowerment
Briefing the media in Johannesburg on Monday, Steenhuisen stressed that the DA is not opposed to redress or transformation, but believes these laws have become counterproductive.The DA argues ...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 12:09hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Woman killed after rejecting romantic advances
Police in Kwekwe have arrested two men for allegedly murdering a 40-year-old woman at a bar in Redcliff after she rejected one of their romantic advances.In a statement posted on their officia...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:45hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
ZCC blames Zimbabwe govt for road carnage
The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has urged the government to take responsibility for the recent surge in road traffic accidents, pointing to the failure to resuscitate a reliable public transpor...Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:57hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Legal clerk in impersonation storm
A legal clerk with Munangati and Associates, Adiel Shingai Mushore, appeared in court over the weekend charged with impersonating a police detective in an alleged scam targeting a commuter omnibus ope...Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:46hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Lesetja Kganyago has intentionally destroyed black businesses
In a blistering and unfiltered critique, Khandani Msibi, Group CEO of NUMSA Investment Company and 3Sixty Global Solutions Group, has accused South African financial regulators of systematically targe...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 16:17hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
To be President is the highest job most Africans dream of
The best job an African dream of is to become a President: not medicine, not teaching, not becoming a university professor, not engineering or physicists, Chemists, social scientists or whatever. What...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 15:50hrs | 241 | by Nomazulu Thata
Beer fight turns deadly
A night of drinking at a bar in Chisumbanje ended in tragedy after a violent altercation over alcohol turned deadly. A 35-year-old man, Wilton Dube, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a female p...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:17hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
SA police hunt for Zimbabwean gold mining kingpin
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has amended the indictment against eight suspects accused of involvement in an alleged illegal mining syndicate following the repeated failure of the suspected...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:07hrs | 1046 | by Staff reporter
0 pass rate teachers to be fired
A recent threat by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to dismiss teachers in Matabeleland South's Bulilima district for recording zero pass rates over the past five years has reignited co...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:04hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pregnant prisoners to access private maternal healthcare
The High Court has issued a landmark ruling directing prison authorities to allow pregnant inmates to access maternal health care services of their choice, ending the practice of forcing them to use g...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 09:53hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Used condoms spark violent lover's quarrel
What began as a seemingly ordinary lovers' visit spiraled into a brutal assault when the discovery of several used condoms in a man's bedroom ignited suspicions of infidelity and triggered a violent a...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 16:56hrs | 1229 | by Staff reporter
RBZ cracks down on ZiG rejection
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has issued a strong warning to businesses and service providers who are refusing to accept the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency, with central bank governor Dr John Musha...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 13:28hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Explosive testimony at ex-Highlanders CEO's fraud trial
The fraud trial of former Highlanders Football Club Chief Executive Officer, Brian Busani Moyo, began this week with dramatic revelations after his alleged accomplice, Andrew Mandigora, turned state w...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 13:21hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
White man up for rustling cattle in Zimbabwe
A well-known safari business operator from Bulawayo, Timothy John Schultz, aged 57, has appeared in the Gwanda Magistrates’ Court facing 12 counts of stock theft involving more than 500 head of catt...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:53hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
MPs raise alarm over fake news threat
Members of Parliament have sounded the alarm over the growing threat of fake news, warning that the rapid spread of misinformation is undermining public policy, distorting democratic processes, and fu...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:49hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
How Mutare and Manicaland were annexed from the Portuguese
First - a tributeIn carrying out the background research I have been greatly impressed by the articles written by J.C. Barnes, who taught at Umtali Boys' High School and published both in Rhod...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 21:43hrs | 1074 | by Zimfieldguide
Controversial Zanu-PF activist eyes council seat
Zanu-PF activist Esau Mutanho - accused of leading a terror gang in Masvingo and facing both a US$150 000 lawsuit and a criminal charge - is among the candidates vying for the party's ticket in tomorr...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 17:31hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Operation Dudula members arrested
Three women associated with Operation Dudula have been arrested in Diepkloof, Soweto, after allegedly storming a medical facility and demanding patients produce identity documents to verify their nati...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 17:20hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Auxillia Mnangagwa's rehab centre overwhelmed
The drug and substance abuse rehabilitation centre established by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa in Mbare is struggling to cope with demand, with hundreds of addicts on a waiting list seeking help, hig...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 13:04hrs | 933 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema can have Lungu's corpse, rules SA court
A South African court has ruled that Zambia's government can repatriate the body of former President Edgar Lungu and give him a state funeral, despite his family's opposition.The Pretoria high...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 12:23hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
RBZ crackdown on money laundering
Following an intensive investigation into smuggling, money laundering, and financial externalisation, Zimbabwean authorities have launched a crackdown targeting several businesspeople and companies im...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 09:15hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
RBZ upholds tight monetary policy to protect ZWG
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Thursday reaffirmed its tight monetary policy stance as a key strategy to conserve the local currency, despite mounting pressure from industry players to ease bor...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:59hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Drinking buddies turn home invaders in brazen robbery plot
A close-knit group of eight men from Bulawayo shocked the city after they were charged with robbing the mansion of a friend while pretending to enjoy drinks together at a local bar.The accused...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:52hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's BMA in fresh drive to ditch sugar tax
The Beverage Makers Association (BMA) has renewed calls for the complete removal of Zimbabwe's Sugar Tax, warning that the levy threatens jobs, reduces formal manufacturers' tax contributions, and ero...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:42hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Girl (12) rescues 3 minors from burning house
A 12-year-old girl from Chitakatira, Mutare, is battling for her life at Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital after sustaining severe burns while rescuing three young relatives from a raging house fir...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:32hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's ANC dares the United States to sanction it
South Africa's biggest political party said the government won't bow to demands from Donald Trump's administration to change its policies even if that means its leaders are subjected to US sanctions....Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 20:50hrs | 1147 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Vic-Falls Road rehab to take 10 months
The rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road is gaining significant momentum, with five contractors now actively working on different segments of the critical trade and tourism corridor. The...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 20:15hrs | 1425 | by Staff reporter
Former CCC MP jailed
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Obert Manduna has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of fraud involving the bogus sale of a residential stand...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 13:11hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Machakaire lashes out at 'lazy, rogue' govt officials
Youth Empowerment minister Tinoda Machakaire has launched a blistering attack on corrupt health professionals and underperforming government officials, blaming them for the collapse of Zimbabwe's publ...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 09:42hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Company Director Arrested Over US$6 Million LP Gas Forex Scandal
The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) has announced the arrest of businessman Grant Chitate and his company Wellington Thulisa (Pvt) Ltd in connection with a massive foreign currency v...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 16:35hrs | 331 | by Stephen Jakes
Kaindu set for Dynamos dugout debut
Zambian coach Kelvin Kaindu will make his long-awaited debut as Dynamos head coach this afternoon when the Glamour Boys face Yadah in a Chibuku Super Cup encounter at Ngoni Stadium.The former ...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 14:28hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
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