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Extreme sex demands, woman secures protection order
A Harare woman, Nancy Chihota, has secured a protection order against her husband, Benny Hizaki, whom she accuses of subjecting her to relentless sexual demands and abuse, even during emotionally dist...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 15:17hrs | 2081 | by Staff reporter
Couple kills child during fight
A Marondera couple has been arrested in connection with the death of their six-month-old child, Earth Mugava, after allegedly throwing the infant to the ground during a domestic dispute. The tragic in...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:08hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Couple kills 6 months old baby in a fight
A couple from Landos Business Centre in Chihota is in trouble after allegedly killing their six-month-old baby during a fight.Colleen Munemo (30) and Shepherd Mugava (29) are currently assisti...Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 13:36hrs | 1514 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Recalled CCC MP reinstated after successful court challenge
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has reinstated the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament Constance Chihota (CCC) following a High Court order.The legislat...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 16:53hrs | 2542 | by Staff reporter
Ex-cop strikes mother to death with a hoe
Sungano Makubika, a former police officer from Chihota Village in Zimbabwe's Marondera district, has shocked his community by fatally attacking his mother with a hoe. According to sources, the...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 19:37hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Luna Park returns to Bulawayo in time for ZITF
PROPRIETORS of the most loved and cherished Luna Park, Family Amusement Park, have announced their return to the city in time for the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) The Luna Park is ...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:45hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
SA man in court for killing 6 Zimbabwean women
A 21-year-old South African ex-convict, who is alleged to have raped and killed six Zimbabwean women in cold blood, is expected back in court today.Sifiso Mkwanazi was arrested in 2022 on alle...Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 04:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
By-elections ballot paper distribution begins today
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is now 100 percent ready to deliver seamless by-elections on Saturday, with the distribution of ballot papers set to start today.ZEC has printed 230 000 ballo...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 04:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Floods wreak havoc in Chitungwiza
Strong rains in and around Chitungwiza over the past few days brought up the Nyatsime River and its tributaries flooding lower lying areas and damaging or destroying homes in the town.The floo...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:13hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa proclaims by-elections date
President Mnangagwa yesterday fixed February 3, 2024 as the date for by-elections for the six vacancies created in the National Assembly following the recall of 18 CCC legislators last month.T...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 05:40hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
CCC accuses Jacob Mudenda of doing Zanu-PF bidding
ZIMBABWE'S main opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) has accused the Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda and the President of the Senate Mabel Chinomona of acting in contempt of ...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 14:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's 18 MPs bite the dust
National Assembly speaker Jacob Mudenda has upheld his controversial expulsion of 18 CCC legislators who were Tuesday permanently ejected from the legislative house moments after court halted further ...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 18:22hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
CCC blood-letting continues
THE CCC yesterday recalled another 13 National Assembly members and five more Senators as the blood-letting continues unabated in the opposition party, taking the total recalled legislators and counci...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:09hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu recalls 18 more CCC MPs
Sengezo Tshabangu has ordered further recalls on CCC organising secretary Amos Chibaya and 17 other party legislators among them five senators as he continues cleansing the main opposition of elective...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 20:14hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Poll observers embarrassed by what they saw in Zimbabwe
Veteran academic and political analyst Ibbo Mandaza says election observers, including those from Africa, were embarrassed by what they witnessed during Zimbabwe's disputed elections.Mandaza (...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 07:59hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
74 estate agents blacklisted over dodgy deals
The Estate Agents Council of Zimbabwe (EACZ) has blacklisted 74 real estate companies operating in parts of the country for failure to register with the council and crimes such as fleecing unsuspectin...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 19:51hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Notorious cattle rustler arrested over 4 beasts
Notorious alleged cattle rustler Elson Chimutunga (40) from Marondera District, was arrested yesterday after being found with two slaughtered beasts, while two live animals were tied to a tree....Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Spacious Luna Park welcomes Trade fair visitors
Visitors to the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair who have over the years been accustomed to having the Luna Park adjacent to the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre (ZIEC), the venue of th...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
High Court dismisses Mupfumira's appeal
The High Court has dismissed an application for appeal by former Cabinet minister Prisca Mupfumira who was challenging the lower court's decision to dismiss her application for discharge at the close ...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gets 'anointing' from clergymen
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, is seeking a second presidential term, yesterday attended a Methodist Church Easter Conference that was held Saturday in Seke, a district of the Mashonaland East province...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Killers must be amputated'
SOME citizens feel that the death penalty should be revoked, but are proposing a gory punishment of having murderers amputated.This came out during public consultations on the death penalty by...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 08:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
When the rich fight over the poor
A SLEEK Toyota Prado VX V8 off-road vehicle makes a rumbling sound along a gravel road as it negotiates its way into the poverty-stricken Chihota communal areas.A group of people, mainly Zanu-...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 17:06hrs | | by Jairos Saunyama
Armed female rapists' on the prowl in Zimbabwe
POLICE in Marondera, Mashonaland East province, have launched a manhunt for three female suspects who allegedly took turns to‘rape' a man at gunpoint near Chihota.The suspects, allegedly dri...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:07hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police crackdown on Chamisa's CCC
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) organising secretary Amos Chibaya and Budiriro legislator Costa Machingauta were arrested in Harare yesterday alongside 23 other party members while attending an in...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Armed anti-riot officers beat up MP's wife and children, arrest party leaders
ARMED anti-riot officers Saturday besieged the Budiriro home of Citizens Coalition for Change's (CCC) Budiriro legislator Costa Machingauta and violently cut short a private, internal meeting that had...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 12:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa's 13-year-old daughter listed on US sanctions
When the United States announced the sanctioning of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son earlier this month, it also revealed the names of 17 individuals who had been removed from the list of Specially ...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 20:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
US removes 17 Zimbabweans from sanctions list, but country remains under sanctions
THE United States government has today removed 17 Zimbabweans from the illegal sanctions list while adding four people and two companies, as the clarion call for total and unconditional removal of the...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Respect former ZANU PF leaders on political sabbatical
Walter Mzembi is a renowned thinker, innovator and all-round nice guy who would add value to any political or corporate organization. It comes as no surprise that some within the ruling party ...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 19:01hrs | 1 | by Nicholas Ncube
Former senior cop in murder storm
AN inquest is set to be held for a woman who was allegedly poisoned to death in a fight over inheritance in which a former Assistant Commissioner in the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), Mrs Marian Tige...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 13:58hrs | 43 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Plot to block Chamisa's Harare rally exposed
AN alleged plot by Zanu-PF to destabilise the planned Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rally slated for Sunday in Highfield has been brought to light.Audio recordings from a suspected Zanu-...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Brothers steal grandpa's cow to pay traditional healer
TWO brothers from Mahusekwa in Chihota are on the run after allegedly stealing their grandfather's cow to settle a payment with a self-styled traditional healer, commonly known as Tsikamutanda....Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 07:34hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean Nuclear Scientist Embarks On Ambitious Project To Build A Scientific Research Center In Chihota
HARARE - Cain Manzira, a nuclear scientist based in the United States, has come up with a project to build a scientific research center in Chihota area wh...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 20:20hrs | 24 | by Agencies
'Killer' soldier granted bail
A SERVING Air Force of Zimbabwe member Christopher Tafadzwa Charuma, who is facing armed robbery, murder and attempted murder charges has been granted $30 000 bail by the Supreme Court.Charuma...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Director arrested for fraud
A-DIRECTOR at Frontline Contracting Company was yesterday arraigned before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda facing fraud allegations amounting to US$22 013.Tamuka Chihota (38) was remanded out o...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 06:37hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora recalls 16 more councillors
ZIMBABWE could be faced with yet another by-election after the MDC effected a fresh round of recalls in various councils around the country.Yesterday the country completed its by-elections to ...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Military tightens screws on rogue soldiers
SECURITY has been heightened in army barracks across the country in the wake of a spate of robberies involving soldiers as the military descends on "rogue" elements, amid reports that the assets...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$40k heist: Two solders appear in court
TWO soldiers, who gunned down a man in a US$40 000 heist in Hatfield, Harare, appeared in court yesterday facing murder and armed robbery charges,Lameck Kabara and Christopher Charuma, both 39...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:24hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
2 soldiers to appear in court for murder, US$40 000 robbery
TWO soldiers are due to appear in court today facing charges of murder and armed robbery after they got away with US$40 000 in heist at a Hatfield house in Harare.Lameck Kabara from the Zimbab...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:14hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Urban home-seekers invade rural area land
The rising cost of land in urban centres such as Harare has pushed desperate home seekers to invade adjacent rural areas, which are now experiencing increasing pressure on demand for social services....Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:00hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Another key State witness exonerates Prisca Mupfumira
A STATE witness in case former minister Prisca Mupfumira is accused of abusing office has made a u-turn on her testimony regarding her conduct in the process that led to the US$3,5 million deal betwee...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 05:53hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Alarm as private aircrafts sneak in, out of Zimbabwe undetected
PRIVATE aircraft have been sneaking in and out of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe (RGM) International Airport and other Zimbabwean flight ports without detection due to poor air traffic control, investigati...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 19:51hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Lions wreak havoc in Kariba
THE Mola community in Kariba is living in fear of lions which have devoured several livestock.According to villagers under Nyaminyami Rural District Council, the lions have killed and eaten ei...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:45hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
New kid on gospel genre
Harare based gospel artiste Aron Kaporoma aka King Solomon is set to unleash his debut album titled Kuenda Canan.The six track ...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 07:13hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Drinking spree turns nasty over 'bad' joke
A DRINKING spree in Epworth, Harare, on Friday turned nasty when an irate 59-year-old man allegedly axed a colleague three times on the head for making fun of his vehicle.Lazarus Chihota, who ...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 17:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 killed in over donkeys
TWO Mhondoro men allegedly stole donkeys before killing the owner and another neighbour who had come to recover them. The incident occurred at Makan'a village under Chief Chivero.The deceased ...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCDC faces collapse
THE future of the state-owned diamond miner, Zimbabwe Consolidated Dia-mond Company (ZCDC), looks bleak, owing to loss of concessions and govern-ment interference, among other factors, investigations ...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Patient commits suicide at Hospital
POLICE in Marondera have launched a probe into a suspected suicide incident which occurred at Mahusekwa District Hospital on Tuesday this week, involving a female patient.NewsDay heard that on...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira's arrest warrant cancelled
The warrant of arrest for former Cabinet Minister Prisca Mupfumira was cancelled yesterday when she attended court and explained she did not deliberately abscond, but was being guided by the date spel...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Where have all the dribbling wizards gone?
WHERE have all the magicians who used to specialise in the fine art of dribbling gone? This was something, which kept haunting me, as I watched the CAF Confederation Cup play-off's first leg tie betwe...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:55hrs | 3 | by Charles Mabika
Mukudzei Mudzi and a 'distorted history’
We have learned with sorrow and sadness of the death of Cde Mukudzei Mudzi (94) the former Executive Secretary (General Secretary) of Dare reChimurenga of ZANU.Cde Mudzi's death followed that ...Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 16:17hrs | 2 | by Rugare Gumbo
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