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Zimbabwe army faces scrutiny over unlawful gold mining operations
Rusununguko/Nkululeko Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, a company owned by the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), is allegedly conducting an unauthorized alluvial gold mining operation in Allied Timbers' Tarka Forest, ...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:23hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Death of girl at church creates ugly fights
The death of a 17-year-old girl at the RCZ Church at Nerupiri in Gutu has created ugly fights in the parish with some villagers demanding the removal of the pastor and full investigation of the case....Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:58hrs | 1651 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official in trouble for stealing timber
A Zanu-PF Manicaland provincial youth league official, Law Tiengane, is facing serious allegations of timber theft from Allied Timbers in Chimanimani. Tiengane, who previously managed Climb Ha...Published: 11 Aug 2024 at 18:30hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Notorious burglar jailed
A daring Chimanimani thief who broke into four houses on the same day stealing groceries, money and solar panels was jailed yesterday by a Chimanimani mag...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 06:08hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
No cholera vacines for Matebeleland
The country has achieved 90 percent coverage of the cholera vaccine in hotspot areas as Zimbabwe is poised to remove cholera as a public health threat in the next few months on the back of a decline i...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
2 Mutsvangwas, 6 women and 3 Mnangagwas
With former television personality Tatenda Mavetera thrown into the mix, one needs very little imagination to describe Zimbabwe's Cabinet that was sworn into office early this week following a sham el...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 22:09hrs | 4 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Kasukuwere scares the living daylights out of Mnangagwa
EVEN though independent presidential election candidate Saviour Kasukuwere has been barred by the courts from contesting the 23 August election, he has managed to prove a point in a short space of tim...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 21:17hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
D-Day for Kasukuwere
EXILED presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere will know his fate today when the Supreme Court makes a ruling on his bid to contest for the presidency on August 23.Kasukuwere approached the ...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere to know fate Friday
INDEPENDENT presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere will know his fate Friday when the Supreme Court is expected to hand down its judgment on his appeal challenging the High Court's decision to remo...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 20:15hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
30% of marriages collapse within five years
KEEPING marriages intact has seemingly become a mammoth task for newlyweds, if statistics provided by the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) are anything to go by.At least 30 percent of new ma...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Freddy kills 2 people in Zimbabwe
CYCLONE Freddy, which had been anticipated to cause havoc in the country and parts of southern Africa has killed two people and blown off several roofs in Chimanimani and Chipinge, the country's Metro...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 07:40hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'Wizard falls from the sky'
RESIDENTS of Mahatshula suburb in Bulawayo woke up to a bizarre sight of a naked old man who claimed to be a wizard that fell from the sky.According to residents the man in his birthday suit w...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 16:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Russian chopper, ambulance for Mnangagwa
GOVERNMENT has taken delivery of a specialised medical helicopter and an ambulance from Russia as Zimbabwe leans to Moscow when most countries are shunning the Eurasian country over its invasion of Uk...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 05:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean scientist explains rare discovery
A TINY frog called the cave squeaker had not been seen for more than half a century and it had been placed on the international red list of threatened species.Dr Robert Hopkins (80) of Parklan...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo blasts ZANU PF over National Hero status
Professor Jonathan Moyo has accused the ruling party ZANU PF of engaging in political fraud when it comes to the conferment of the National Hero status to fallen former liberation war fighters. ...Published: 02 May 2022 at 12:50hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Soldiers harass Civilians in Chimanimani
Zimbabwe Soldiers are allegedly harassing civilians in Chimanimani. Speaking to some residents in Chimanimani, they say they are w...Published: 22 Apr 2022 at 22:14hrs | | by Fanuel Chinowaita
State assisted funeral for 35 ZCC accident victims
The bus accident that claimed 35 people in Chimanimani has been declared a state of disaster with the deceased set to get State assisted funeral.Local Government and Public Works Minister July...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 19:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
29 ZCC worshippers die in Zimbabwe bus accident
At least 29 people were killed on Thursday night after a bus carrying pilgrims overturned between Chipinge and Chimanimani, local officials said.About 40 other people, all members of the Zion ...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 09:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora leaves MDC Alliance partner stranded
ZANU Ndonga secretary general Farai Mudzingwa was left stranded after MDC-T leader, Douglas Mwonzora reneged on his earlier promise to surrender the party's share of the political grant he received fr...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains disrupting voter registration blitz
HEAVY rains being experienced in some parts of the country's low-lying areas have affected the voter registration blitz, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) claimed yesterday.Zec has embar...Published: 02 Feb 2022 at 05:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Community radio station gets equipment
The new community radio station in Chimanimani reaffirms Government's determination to open the media space and enhance freedom of expression, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Minister to hand over radio equipment
In line with the Second Republic's thrust to take everyone aboard as Vision 2030 beckons, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa will today hand over broadcasting ...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vapositori remembers Cyclone Idai Victims
Popular religious leader, Madzibaba Andby Makururu of Johanne the Fifth of Africa has donated an assortment of groceries and clothing to the ...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 11:04hrs | 2 | by King Makombe/Simbarashe Sithole
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
Highway commissioned by Mnangagwa in 2020 collapses, 1 killed
One person died on the spot when the Skyline - Chimanimani highway gave into shaking caused by incessant rains just as a vehicle was passing.The road collapse happened just after Charter Bridg...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 17:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Majority of Zimbabwe returnees' illegal immigrants UN agency
EIGHTY percent of returnees into the country during the current Covid-19 health crisis came back from South Africa with the majority of them constituting citizens without travel documents, Sunday Sout...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 22:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Demolitions for wetland settlers
PEOPLE that built houses and businesses on wetlands must expect demolitions after the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) ordered them to vacate the land before it institutes prosecutions or demolit...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 05:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF orders DCC poll re-runs in some districts
ZANU-PF will descend heavily on party members found to have had a hand in the chaotic scenes which marred its weekend district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections.The former liberation mov...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 19:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tracks chaos mongers
ZANU-PF will descend heavily on party members found to have had a hand in the chaotic scenes which marred its weekend district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections.The former liberation mov...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga wants Zimbabwe to stop begging
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga says Zimbabwe must not extend a begging bowl to other countries as it is endowed with enough natural resources to turn around the country's economy.Speaking...Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 22:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
3 men on the run after killing relative over witchcraft
THREE Chimanimani villagers are on the run after allegedly murdering their 65-year-old female relative accusing her of witchcraft.They allegedly dumped her body in a motor vehicle at their hom...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vets urged to take up positions in Zanu-PF
WAR veterans have been urged to take up positions within Zanu-PF structures during the upcoming party restructuring exercise in order to ensure strong leadership. Speaking recently during a me...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa's housemaid jailed 3 years
Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa's housemaid was yesterday slapped with a 36-month jail term for stealing US$25 000 from her boss.Tracy Manase (59) from Chizemo village, under Chief Muta...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa loses US$25,000 to maid
Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa's housemaid was on Saturday taken to the Mutare Magistrates' Court on allegations of stealing US$25 000 given to the Cabinet minister for safekeeping.Tra...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Soldier, taxi driver fined for stealing Cyclone Idai aid
A CHIPINGE soldier and a taxi driver who were accused of stealing Cyclone Idai relief aid escaped jail, but were fined $500 after their charges were amended by the State.Bigbrain Sithole (23) ...Published: 22 May 2019 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman rapes man
Three men reportedly kidnapped a male adult in Mutare Central Business District and drove him along Mutare-Chimanimani road where they forced him to be intimate with a woman before harvesting his seme...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 10:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Econet raises RTGS$479 287 for Idai relief through EcoCash
TELECOMMUNICATIONS firm Econet Wireless has raised RTGS$ 479 287 through its EcoCash platform towards Cyclone Idai relief efforts. In a notice yesterday, Econet Wireless said: "We would like t...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Good evening General Peter Walls'
It was just after 8pm, and the night was still. A few crickets were chirping and stridulating, interchanging with hooting cars which were roaming the almost deserted streets of the then Salisbury indu...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:56hrs | 1 | by Forward Nyanyiwa
Mnangagwa's aide defends Gukurahundi genocide
The announcement by the government that it was rolling out a number of measures to help victims of Gukurahundi to get birth certificates and death certificates for their slain relatives has divided op...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Bin it for Zimbabwe' launched
Dunedin Hospital staff are banding together in a bid to help people affected by Cyclone Idai, which devastated swathes of Southern Africa last month.The natural disaster caused serious flooding ac...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:25hrs | | by Brenda Harwood
Mnangagwa warns cyclone donations looters
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned against those bent on looting donations mobilised for Cyclone Idai victims, saying the long arm of the law would catch up with them.Addressing a r...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
'ZANU PF did not steal anything in Chimanimani'
Bulawayo based Pastor Anglistone T. Mthiyane Sibanda has absolved ZANU PF from allegations that its officials have been looting aid meant for victims of Cyclone Idai in Chipinge and Chimanimani. ...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 16:38hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Police probe several bigwigs over Cylone Idai aid looting
POLICE have arrested dozens of people and are probing a number of senior government officials, following the sickening looting and diversion of goods donated to victims of the deadly Cyclone Idai stor...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 14:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ministry official nabbed over Idai donations
A deputy director in the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development on Saturday appeared before a Chipinge magistrate facing charges of stealing Cyclone Idai donati...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Facing national challenges: None but ourselves
In mid-March Zimbabwe together with Malawi and Mozambique fell victim to the violent and destructive Cyclone Idai which killed hundreds of people and left thousands displaced in these three southern A...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 15:31hrs | 6 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Facing national challenges: None but ourselves
In mid-March Zimbabwe together with Malawi and Mozambique fell victim to the violent and destructive Cyclone Idai which killed hundreds of people and left thousands displaced in these three southern A...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 12:17hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga
'Mnangagwa dialogue laying ground for 2023'
NCA leader Lovemore Madhuku has defended his participation in the dialogue led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, saying he is contributing to nation building and laying the groundwork for credible elec...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 09:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai washes away Zimbabwe diamonds target
AS the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) sifts through the wreckage of the devastating Cyclone Idai, preliminary indications are that the firm will miss its first quarter production target ...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa charms poll losers
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has won the hearts of smaller opposition parties that sang him praises here on Thursday after they were flown to the disaster-ravaged area to appreciate the magnitude of t...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 16:24hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
No fuel price hikes, says Jorum Gumbo
Government has no intention of adjusting current fuel prices, a Cabinet Minister has said, dismissing claims on social media that fuel prices will go up next week.Energy and Power Development ...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 17:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
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