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6 granted bail in Zimbabwe passport scandal
Nine of the 16 individuals implicated in a scheme involving the alleged unlawful issuance of Zimbabwean passports and identity documents to four Cameroonian nationals will remain in custody until thei...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 10:58hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa praise singer undergoes surgery in India
Renowned Zimbabwean singer Admire Sanyanga Sibanda, popularly known as Chief Hwenje, is on the path to recovery after undergoing a successful life-saving surgery in India. The 37-year-old artist was d...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:48hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
16 Zimbabwe passport office employees face trial over passport scam
The trial of 16 Registrar-General officers accused of fraudulently issuing passports to four Cameroonian nationals will commence on December 18 at the Harare regional magistrate's court.The ac...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:53hrs | 3165 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa praise singer diagnosed with cancer?
Chief Shumba Hwenje, a musician closely associated with Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu PF party and reportedly a relative of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, born Admire Sanyanga Sibanda, has retreated to h...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 13:49hrs | 1471 | by Staff reporter
Congregant arrested for stealing church funds
In an unexpected turn of events within Bethel Church in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, a church member has been arrested and sentenced after being found guilty of stealing from church funds. Bridget Chiedza,...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:53hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police names and shames drug barons - list
The Zimbabwe Republic Police names and shames the listed 32 drug barons and suppliers who were convicted by the courts throughout the country:- Admire Chamwaita (26), of Mfelandawonye, Beitbridge,...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 18:07hrs | 2287 | by Staff reporter
Chiedza Chedenga makes strides in gospel music
Mvurwi-based Acapella gospel group Chiedza Chedenga is rising in the gospel music industry.Speaking after the anti-drug Galla dubbed Indaba Boss birthday bash in Guruve recently the group lead...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 12:17hrs | 135 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Musicians target drug lords, as Mai Mabhena rescues Guruve
Several musicians scattered around Mashonaland Central province have launched their fight against drug cartels describing them as more evil than all criminals on earth.Speaking after musical g...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 10:50hrs | 383 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
12 Zimbabwe Registrar General's Office employees denied bail
Twelve employees from the Registrar General's Office in Harare, accused of fraudulently issuing passports to four Cameroonian nationals, were denied bail yesterday by Harare regional magistrate Mrs. M...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:42hrs | 1310 | by Staff reporter
Guruve hotel to host heroes gala
Various artistes will be performing at Guruve Hotel on Saturday at a gala dubbed "Gamba Remumhanzi."Zimbabwe Broadcasting Cooperation (ZBC), National FM radio presenter Rabson Umali will be th...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 16:32hrs | 369 | by Paul Ndou
Wadyajena gets green light to recover fleet
The Supreme Court has authorized businessman Mayor Wadyajena to retrieve a fleet of haulage trucks and a Lamborghini that were seized from his company by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC)...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:20hrs | 11 | by Staff reportyer
Zimbabwe's new ZiG spins markets into trading disruptions and uncertainty
Zimbabwe's newly introduced ZiG currency is causing market disruptions and transaction bottlenecks despite central bank assurances that it is backed by gold and foreign currency reserves, amid sceptic...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man dies after drinking sex-enhancing concoction
A 49-YEAR-OLD Gokwe man died after he allegedly drank a sex-enhancing concoction that he had been given by a traditional healer.The traditional healer, Macdonald Ndlovu (49) has since been arr...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 18:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
AU consultant in US$49,000 fraud
A SENIOR partner and lead crisis consultant for African Union, Peace and Security Directorate in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, appeared in court yesterday facing allegations of fraud involving US$49 200....Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Charamba bashes wife for refusing him second wife
Failure to accept a second wife by Tinashe David Charamba's wife landed him in cuffs after he assaulted her several times with open hands.The matter came to light at Mutoko magistrates courts ...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 21:25hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mudzi man jailed for fondling minor
A Mudzi man is regretting his failure to resist women after he was sent to prison for fondling a 12-year-old's breasts and buttocks.Lancelot Unofamba (43) was sentenced to 10 months in jail by...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 21:19hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Teenager caught raping a minor in the bush
A sex-starved 18-year-old Mudzi man is in trouble after he was caught allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl in the bush.Vincent Mukande was dragged to Mutoko magistrates courts yesterday fac...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 15:45hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
2 more die from Karoi fuel explosion
TWO other victims who were seriously burnt last Saturday from a petrol explosion have died. One person died on the spot while the other two, who were rushed to hospital after containers of pet...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 11:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man gruesomely murders uncle over witchcraft accusations
In a sad incident, a 36-year-old Mutoko man was dragged to court after he fatally assaulted his uncle over witchcraft allegations.Sigareta Nyamadzi was not asked to plead to a murder charge be...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 18:08hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman fakes rape to save marriage
AN attempt to save marriage backfired for a Mutoko woman who faked rape after her husband discovered that she was having an extra-marital affair.Doreen Ndamba was sentenced to one year in pris...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 04:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman's bid to save marriage leads to false rape charge
A woman's attempt to salvage her marriage took a regrettable turn when she resorted to fabricating a rape accusation after her husband uncovered her extramarital affair.Doreen Ndamba, hailing ...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 19:01hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Government Should Include PWDs In Drug Abuse Awareness
The African Union Disability Council (AU-DC) Ambassador, Nyasha Nhau urged the government of Zimbabwe and stakeholders in drug and substance abuse awareness champions not to leave persons with disabil...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 19:04hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Drunk man bashes wife to death
A drunk 71-year-old Mudzi man is in trouble after he assaulted his wife to death after a beer binge.Joseph Zuze was dragged to Mutoko m...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 11:54hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bulawayo Polytechnic bans 'revealing' clothes by students, visitors
Authorities at the Bulawayo Polytechnic have banned wearing "revealing" and "see-through" clothing and other forms of dress codes viewed as indecent at the tertiary institution.In a notice to ...Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 18:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man (23) touches granny's (91) private parts
Villagers of Tseko in Mudzi were shell-shocked after a 23-year-old man stormed into a 91-year-old woman's room to remove her clothes before touching her private parts.Kudakwashe Bonya allegedl...Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 11:44hrs | 53 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Guard loses pistol to sex worker after a quckie
Short-time sex caused a Mutoko-based security guard to lose his job and end up in police custody.Evidence Mangonono (27) lost a company pistol after he failed to pay for a short time sex sessi...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 19:11hrs | 9 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bulawayo Polytechnic students protest USD fees
Students at the Bulawayo Polytechnic are up in arms with the institution over its demand that they pay fees in United States Dollars (USD).This demand, said the students, violates the governme...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 15:19hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
'Prostitute' jibe lands CCC activist in trouble
A Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist spent a night in police cells in Karoi on Thursday after she was arrested for allegedly calling a Zanu-PF supporter a prostitute.Consider Chidimu...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:17hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to benefit from Presidential Title Deed and Settlement Regularisation Programme
COWDRAY Park residents in Bulawayo will be issued with title deeds for their properties "very soon", Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said.It will become t...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cowdray Park residents to get title deeds soon
COWDRAY Park residents in Bulawayo will be issued with title deeds for their properties "very soon", Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said.It will become t...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man killed in fight over girlfriend
POLICE in the Midlands Province have launched a manhunt for a Shurugwi man who allegedly teamed up with a girlfriend and fatally stabbed a 32-year-old rival suitor after they clashed at the girl...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman, boyfriend bolt after killing woman's other lover
POLICE in Gweru, Midlands province have launched a manhunt for a woman and her unidentified lover who are on the run after allegedly killing the woman's other suspected lover.According to Midl...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:06hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF elites perfect the catch-and-release strategy
THE release of Zanu-PF's Gokwe Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena on grounds that the state was not ready for trial four months after arrest is proof of double standards and that the govern...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 11:09hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa takes Wadyajena head-on
Outspoken Norton legislator, Temba Mliswa, challenged the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Gokwe Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena's Cottco fraud case.Mliswa said NPA must t...Published: 11 Feb 2023 at 15:52hrs | 10 | by Paul Ndou
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: 07 Feb 2023 at 05:03hrs | 401 | 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: 06 Feb 2023 at 16:05hrs | 10 | by Paul Ndou
Zimbabwe miners hail raw base minerals export ban
MANY in mining, including representatives of small-scale miners, have backed the Government ban on export of all ores and under-processed minerals, except where special exemptions are obtained in limi...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 06:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
5 cops nabbed for aiding Mnangagwa
Five police officers in Bulawayo have been arrested after they allegedly connived to release a consignment of 250 tonnes of lithium ore destined for South Africa that had been intercepted by the polic...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 15:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
0% pass rate for Kwekwe primary schools
Nine primary schools in Kwekwe district registered a 0% pass rate at this year's ZIMSEC grade seven examinations, Bulawayo24.com has learnt.Most of the schools are in Kwekwe resettlement areas...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 10:39hrs | 1 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Bulawayo Polytechnic bans short skirts, cleavage in new dress code
The Bulawayo Polytechnic has published a controversial new dress code which appears to target female students wearing skimpy or revealing clothing.Students will be barred from lecture rooms fo...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 20:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena challenges placement on remand
Zanu-PF legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena, who is accused of fraud and money laundering has filed an application challenging his placement on remand.Wadyejena is charged together with his com...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena, Cottco bosses ruling date set
The ruling on Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator Mayor Justice Wadyajena's application challenging his placement on remand on charges of fraud and money laundering involving funds allegedly misappropriated a...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zacc goes after court officials
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has dragged court officials including magistrates, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and acting Prosecutor-Gene...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena appeal ruling set for Oct 5
Zanu-PF legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena's challenge against placement on remand where he faces fraud and money-laundering charges involving US$5,8 million has been set for October 5 for a hearing....Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena seeks passport release
Zanu-PF legislator for Gokwe Nembudziya, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, is seeking the release of his passport to travel out of the country on parliamentary business.On his previous remand appearanc...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 06:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena's anguished wait for UK visa
Under-fire Zanu-PF legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena is keeping fingers crossed on whether he is going to travel to the United Kingdom or not after the European country's embassy has kept him waiting...Published: 09 Sep 2022 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Wadyajena shockingly arrogant'
POLITICAL analyst Ibbo Mandaza has described Zanu-PF Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena as "arrogant" after he dared the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) to confiscate all h...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ex-convict ally implicated in Cottco scandal
GUTAI Lisa-Marie Maropafadzo of Maropafadzo Energy (Pvt) Ltd , an ex-convict close to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his family whose company is implicated in the US$5 million Cotton Company of Zimb...Published: 28 Aug 2022 at 19:10hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF throws Wadyajena under the bus
Zanu-PF yesterday expressed fears that Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena's US$5,8 million fraud charge may cost the ruling party dearly in today's by-election set for Gokwe-Kabuyuni....Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
More woes for embattled Wadyajena
HARARE magistrate Barbra Mateko has ordered the seizure of a fleet of vehicles belonging to embattled Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena (Zanu-PF) on suspicion that they were purchase...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 07:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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