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Man poisons father to inherit Mazda 323
A 23-year-old Zimunya man who killed his father after making him drink water laced with poison during a cleansing ceremony along Mpudzi River committed the gruesome crime. His motive - he wanted to in...Published: 6 hrs ago | 550 | by Staff reporter
Clerk of court assaults cop
A CLERK of court stationed at the Mutasa Magistrates Courts has been convicted of assaulting a police officer who had been referred to him for assistance.Admire Tangwena (34) of House Number 9...Published: 7 hrs ago | 220 | by Staff reporter
ZEC backtracks on decision to charge accreditation in US$
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has backtracked on its decision to charge journalists, civil society and election observers who want to cover elections and by-elections in US dollars after Tel...Published: 7 hrs ago | 75 | by Staff reporter
Police officers in fraudulent cattle clearances
Two Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers stationed at Masvingo Rural Police station are in hot soup after they were implicated in the falsification of information on livestock clearance forms....Published: 7 hrs ago | 169 | by Staff reporter
7 Chinese 'felons' flee Zimbabwe
SEVEN Chinese nationals facing charges of money laundering and illegal possession of more than 20kg of rhino horn pieces with an estimated street value of about $1 million are feared to have fled the ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 516 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa-Chamisa fired
ZINARA has fired its suspended chief executive officer Engineer Nancy Masiyiwa-Chamisa and finance director Mr Simon Taranhike for gross incompetence and abuse of office, our Harare Bureau can reveal....Published: 7 hrs ago | 359 | by Staff reporter
'Ndunge's' son jailed for cellphone theft
Is he a real prophet or a thief . . . you decide!A self-proclaimed prophet based in Bulawayo's Northend suburb that claims to be the late popular Chipinge n'anga Sekuru Ndunge's son has been j...Published: 7 hrs ago | 121 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba pummels rival in love triangle
A well-known Apostolic Sect leader, Madzibaba Innocent Nyamande (47), of Magwegwe North in Bulawayo has been caught up in a love triangle over a woman that claims to be married to a foreign-based husb...Published: 7 hrs ago | 168 | by Staff reporter
Stop corruption in its tracks
The mobile cash-out agent why are you 'robbing' the poor? Forget about robbing Peter to pay Paul you are stealing from the transacting public. The surrogate parent company offering the service...Published: 18 hrs ago | 730 | by Tondorindo
MDC vow anti-Mnangagwa demos at UN GA - why bother, all know you are ones keeping him in power
Next week world leaders will be in New York, USA, for the annual UN General Assembly talk-shop. Yes, Zimbabwe's leader Emerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa will be there with the usual large entourage of hanger...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 09:50hrs | 2400 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Zesa, July Moyo face off
The US$400 000 electricity debt row between Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister July Moyo and the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (Private) Limited ...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 07:38hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Chombo's health deteriorates, denied passport to seek medical attention in abroad
FORMER Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo yesterday said his health was deteriorating and needed urgent medical attention abroad, but a Harare magistrate again denied him his passport to enable him to t...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 08:14hrs | 5715 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa trials Mnangagwa in America
Angered by the continued harassment of its supporters, as well as the escalating abductions of government critics in the country, the main opposition MDC plans to hold mass protests against President ...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 08:10hrs | 9854 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces protests in New York
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his delegation to the UN General Assembly in New York next week, will face angry protests from Zimbabweans based in the US over the deteriorating rights situation in t...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1783 | by newzimbabwe
Soldier sustains 4 centimetre cut in robbery
A 4th brigade soldier suffered a four centimetre deep cut after he was stabbed in a robbery where his assailants made away with two sets of uniforms, cash, food stuffs and a cellphone.Accordin...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 16:14hrs | 2016 | by Staff Reporter
Chombo denied his passport again
Former Finance minister Ignatius Chombo's bid for the temporary release for his passport has hit a brick wall once again after a Harare magistrate dismissed his application.Chombo made an appl...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 14:28hrs | 1343 | by Staff reporter
In Zimbabwe, surviving means improvising, and some luck
In crisis-stricken Zimbabwe, where prices are soaring, the local dollar is plummeting and time is always short, even a trip to the gas station can be an adventure in the struggle to survive.Fi...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 08:40hrs | 678 | by AFP
Thabitha Khumalo in trouble
BULAWAYO magistrate Tinashe Tashaya yesterday issued an administrative warrant against MDC chairperson Thabitha Khumalo for failing to show up in court yesterday.Khumalo (58), senator Helen Zi...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 08:30hrs | 1261 | by Staff reporter
We are being framed - Vic Falls ex-mayor
FORMER Victoria Falls mayor, Sifiso Mpofu and his two accomplices, who are facing charges of illegal possession of ivory, on Monday told the court that they were being framed.Mpofu (42), Milto...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 08:23hrs | 562 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally skips court, warrant of arrest issued
A Bulawayo magistrate Tuesday issued a warrant of arrest against MDC chairperson, Thabitha Khumalo after the lawmaker failed to attend a hearing before her court.The firebrand politician, toge...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 07:49hrs | 2964 | by newzimbabwe
Arrested 'Zimbabwean' millionaire swaps jail for a swanky Maserati in SA
Flamboyant Mpumalanga businessman Sam "Mshengu" Chabalala has whisked away in a Maserati after being granted a R200,000 bail in the Witbank magistrate's court yesterday.Chabalala, who was arre...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 15:59hrs | 40619 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers bemoan dearth of human rights in ZImbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has expressed concern over the continued violation of citizens' rights in the country.In a statement to mark International Day of Democracy which w...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 08:34hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
Zacc pounces on EcoCash agents
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has instituted a major probe into the operations of the country's EcoCash agents who are being accused of fleecing citizens of their money.Zacc s...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 08:32hrs | 1278 | by Staff reporter
Political hand behind Malema charges
The case of common assault against EFF leader Julius Malema and party national spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is "ready for trial" and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamil...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 07:07hrs | 1911 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Hwange share spoils at Colliery
Hwange 0 - 0 Highlanders A DRAW was probably the fairest result in this Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match between Hwange and Highlanders played before a huge crowd at the Colliery Stadium y...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 06:51hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Jealous hubby kills neighbour
A 42-year-old man from Silobela has been arrested for killing his neighbour after he found him seated with his wife.Shine Sibanda is expected to appear in court tomorrow to face murder charges...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 08:01hrs | 2327 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's police refuse to charge Mutodi with hate crimes
Police in Bulawayo have refused to charge Information deputy minister Energy Mutodi with hate crimes after the Zanu-PF politician declared on social media that Ndebeles are refugees in Zimbabwe....Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 08:01hrs | 1589 | by Staff reporter
Cop jailed for shooting suspect
A police officer was last week sentenced to an effective six years in jail for shooting a suspect on the leg.The man, whose leg has since been amputated, is facing attempted murder charges....Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:57hrs | 908 | by Stafg reporter
College charges extra on EcoCash
A COLLEGE in Bulawayo has come under fire for allegedly forcing parents to pay 30 percent extra if they are paying using plastic money.Parents with pupils at Herentals College said they were t...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:50hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
The 'Zimbabwean' mogul in SA police's crosshairs
A BMW M4 Convertible has a base price of US$77 000 while a G63 G Wagon costs as much as US$149 000. A Ranger Rover SVR goes for US$113 000 while the potent 503-horsepower Mercedes Benz AMG C63 S Sedan...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:48hrs | 10564 | by Staff reporter
Police officers in trouble for fraudulent cattle clearances
Two Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers stationed at Masvingo Rural Police station are in hot soup after they were implicated in the falsification of information on livestock clearance forms....Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:35hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
Man kills son for disrespect
An Odzi man has appeared in court for killing his 25-year old son whom he accused of disrespect.Kudzai Mafunga (48) of Marambakutongwa Village appeared before Mutare Magistrate Ms Purity Gumbo...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:32hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
'Robber' tries to commit suicide at police station
A SUSPECTED armed robber who allegedly tried to escape through a window at Pumula Police Station in Bulawayo has told a court how he threw himself at the window to commit suicide. The suspect ...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:14hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter
5 Chief Ndiweni supporters acquitted
FIVE Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) activists who were arrested for allegedly dancing and singing derogatory songs with tribal connotations outside the Bulawayo High Court while celebrating the releas...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:14hrs | 984 | by Staff reporter
'Mliswa should have been arrested over US$400 000 bribe'
Controversial Kwekwe businessman Shepherd Tundiya, who is accused of obstructing the course of justice after allegedly trying to convince mogul James Ross Goddard to withdraw extortion charges against...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 14:04hrs | 1117 | by Staff reporter
South Africa: Punish Xenophobic violence
At Least 12 Dead, Thousands Displaced (Johannesburg, September 13, 2019) - The South African police should take...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 09:14hrs | 1702 | by Dewa Mavhinga
Mugabe: A liberator turned oppressor
ROBERT Mugabe, who led Zimbabwe for almost four decades, died aged 95, leaving behind an indelible stain on his country's human rights record.His early years as leader of Zimbabwe, following t...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:47hrs | 256 | by Amnesty International
Malema takes aim at Mnangagwa but says Mugabe overstayed in power
South African opposition leader Julius Malema on Thursday pleaded with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa to allow Robert Mugabe's exiled loyalists to bury him, telling him: "You can't be worse t...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:55hrs | 2264 | by ZimLive
ZACC starts cleansing councils of corrupt officials
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has set sights on cleansing local authorities of corrupt officials, with Chitungwiza, Harare and Victoria Falls topping the investigations list, an offic...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:54hrs | 926 | by Staff reporter
Malema in Mnangagwa plea to allow G40 to bury Mugabe
SOUTH Africa's opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema says President Emmerson Mnangagwa should allow expelled senior Zanu-PF members who are in self-imposed exile to return t...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:49hrs | 1369 | by newzimbabwe
Mugabe spent only 5 days in Singapore hospital
Robert Mugabe's nephew, Patrick Zhuwao, gave details of the days leading up to his uncle's death, stating that he was only hospitalised five days before he passed on.This contradicts recent me...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 21:38hrs | 1303 | by City Press
Granny attempts suicide after being raped by Gumbura cleric
A 63-YEAR-OLD Chivhu woman attempted to kill herself after she was allegedly raped by a pastor belonging to convicted rapist Robert Martin Gumbura's RMG Independent End Time Message Church.Wal...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 20:59hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter
Zacc bust bribery storm in nurse recruitment
Staff at one of the major hospitals in the country are in the habit of allocating nurse training vacancies to their relatives and then go on to invite members of the public for interviews for the alre...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 20:56hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
ZACC exposes nurse recruitment corruption
Staff at one of the major hospitals in the country are in the habit of allocating nurse training vacancies to their relatives and then go on to invite members of the public for interviews for the alre...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 08:21hrs | 1291 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa warns against acts of subversion, lawlessness
Government will not allow the abuse of constitutionally enshrined freedoms and democratic rights by individuals that want to engage in acts of subversion and lawlessness. This was said by Pres...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 07:21hrs | 947 | by Staff Reporter
Mupfumira could flee to England, says magistrate
Former tourism minister Priscah Mupfumira was denied bail on Wednesday after a magistrate ruled that she was a flight risk.Elijah Makomo said Mupfumira, charged with corruption involving US$95...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 22:46hrs | 3123 | by ZimLive
Kasukuwere finally meets Grace Mugabe in Singapore
LATE former President Robert Mugabe was left with only two weeks to resign at the Zanu-PF national conference before he was unceremoniously removed from office in a military-led coup in November 2017....Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 22:40hrs | 4904 | by newzimbabwe
Drama as ivory poachers are arrested in Harare
Members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police in Harare have reported that they have arrested two suspects accused of of llegal possession of ivory. The police say the suspects were nabbed at a rest...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 09:04hrs | 1988 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Model sues minister, ZRP boss, PG Newsday
HARARE-BASED model, Tafadzwa Mushunje, who was awarded a US$45 000 compensation by the court following her arrest and prosecution over charges of assault and deliberately infecting her lover's child w...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 07:39hrs | 1200 | by Staff reporter
Soldier beats up, kidnaps 2 cops
A ZIMBABWE National Army serviceman has appeared in court for holding captive two Beitbridge policemen he disarmed, assaulted and threatened with his firearm before bundling them into a donkey-drawn c...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 07:37hrs | 1302 | by Staff reporter
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