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Mamombe a metal case, says Chinotimba
BUHERA South legislator Joseph Chinotimba yesterday caused a storm in Parliament after he described Harare West Legislator Joanah Mamombe as mentally ill.Chinotimba made the remarks after Mamo...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:25hrs | 3800 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba pulls out of DCC elections
Mazowe ward 34 councillor Edwin Chinotimba has pulled out of Mazowe District Coordinating Committee (DCC) elections where he was contesting for Science and Technology post.Chinotimba announced...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 08:05hrs | 2628 | by Staff Reporter
Substandard vehicles, goods flood Zimbabwe
SMUGGLED inferior goods, including second hand clothes and imported used defective vehicles, have flooded Zimbabwe to the detriment of the local industry, according to a recent report by AuditorGenera...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 21:18hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans survive on second-hand undergarments
ZIMBABWEANS mainly in urban areas are relying on second-hand undergarments smuggled into the country and sold at flea markets across the country as economic hardships continue to take a toll on the po...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:41hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe now dumping ground for used knickers'
ZIMBABWEAN companies are losing millions of dollars due to unfair competition from both imported and smuggled inferior products, a report by the Auditor General Mildred Chiri has said.The repo...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 18:40hrs | 1281 | by Staff reporter
Workers arrested for refusing $8 wages
Farm Workers were taken by 2 ZRP trucks at a farm in Ward 34 in Mazowe after a salary dispute with the farm owner. The Tevitdale farmworkers were bundled into police trucks after a wage dispute with t...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 12:31hrs | 4383 | by Nicholas Ncube
Victoria Falls Town to be redesigned
THE Government is planning to redesign Victoria Falls Town which will see some buildings demolished and reconstructed to maximise on the "little" available land as the local authority transforms into ...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:12hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Man smashes estranged wife's car with a shovel
A VICTORIA Falls man who could not accept that his wife who is a nurse had left him, has been arrested after he armed himself with a shovel and smashed the woman's car windows at her workplace. ...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 06:27hrs | 872 | by Staff writer
'O' levels alone can't improve MPs' pedigree, says Mudenda
LOCAL MPs and the quality of their debate and contributions in the August House cannot be improved by stipulating that eligible candidates should possess a minimum of Ordinary Level qualifications....Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 06:24hrs | 735 | by Staff writer
War veterans demand automatic entry to elections
War veterans are demanding automatic tickets to represent the governing Zanu-PF party in the by-elections to fill vacant parliamentary and municipal seats.They want the same to be done in the ...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1250 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba told to concentrate on his marital issues
TEACHERS' unions have dismissed Buhera West MP Joseph Chinotimba's claims that they were on the opposition MDC Alliance payroll and involved in plotting government's downfall. The educators ad...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 06:05hrs | 10356 | by Staff reporter
Govt plots parents union to counter striking teachers
TEACHERS unions have rapped Labour and Social Welfare minister Paul Mavima for meddling in their affairs by supporting a group of parents that are trying to form a shadowy union to silence striking te...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 06:02hrs | 1758 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba on Pfumvunza
FARM workers in Mazowe have embraced the Pfumvunza farming concept in a bid to curb hunger at household level.The workers received inputs in Mazowe ward 34 on Saturday being spearheaded by cou...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 07:47hrs | 577 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Teachers on MDC Alliance payroll, claims Chinotimba
BUHERA West MP Joseph Chinotimba (Zanu-PF) yesterday accused teachers of fronting for the opposition MDC Alliance through their endless industrial action, which he said had destroyed the education sec...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:29hrs | 2297 | by Staff reporter
Potraz, MNOs partner to connect under-served areas to the world
MARGINAlISED communities with limited or no mobile access are set to benefit from an agreement between telecoms regulator, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) and m...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 08:47hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Man fined for beating up 'cheating' lover
A VICTORIA Falls man who used a piece of hosepipe and stick to assault his girlfriend after he discovered that she was cheating on him has been fined $1 000 for domestic violence.Praymore Tshu...Published: 23 Jul 2020 at 20:17hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba roasts Chipinge Town Secretary
Buhera South MP, Joseph Chinotimba who suspects that Chipinge Town Engineer resigned in a huff last month to escape prosecution over scandals involving devolution funds went ballistic during a Parliam...Published: 18 Jul 2020 at 21:27hrs | 3597 | by Staff reporter
War vets reconnected after 40 years
"Happiness is meeting an old friend after a long time and feeling that nothing has changed," wrote Cris Dar.It seems the prolific writer coined the statement with two wartime friends in mind (...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 13:38hrs | 4591 | by John Sigauke
Zimsec exam centres moved
Zimsec has established alternative centres for the June 2020 examinations that begin today to replace a handful of schools that were being used as Covid-19 quarantine centres. In a statement o...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 07:51hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economy run by master criminals fleecing the poor
Ordinary Zimbabweans have suffered for years as a result of currency manipulation and corruption by the elites who have siphoned US dollars away into their overseas bank accounts. Now, a recent ruling...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:11hrs | 1529 | by Thandekile Moyo
Buhera South to receive free face masks
ZANU PF House of Assembly member for Buhera South, Cde Joseph Chinotimba has embarked on a sewing programme that will see all his constituents receiving free face masks.Speaking to Harare Post...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 22:54hrs | 1046 | by John Sigauke
MDC Alliance headed for a split, as MPs defy Chamisa?
THE number of MDC Alliance MPs defying opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's directive to boycott all parliamentary business continues to increase with 15 party legislators attending Tuesday's sitting....Published: 02 Jun 2020 at 20:04hrs | 5366 | by Staff reporter
Inter-city travellers violate lockdown
A NUMBER of people are increasingly travelling between cities and provinces without exemption in violation of level two lockdown regulations banning inter-city travel. Some Zimbabweans continu...Published: 14 May 2020 at 07:29hrs | 2610 | by Staff reporter
Fugitive fuel thief arrested after quarantine
A TAXI driver from Victoria Falls who fled to Botswana after being sentenced to one year imprisonment for draining fuel from two vehicles to refuel his taxi, was arrested soon after release from a loc...Published: 08 May 2020 at 00:30hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls residents jostle for free elephant meat
THE Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) on Sunday gunned down a lone bull elephant that had terrorised Victoria Falls residents for the past month. The bull wo...Published: 06 May 2020 at 07:43hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls Municipality sets up roster for vegetable vendors
THE Victoria Falls Municipality (VFM) has introduced a roster for vegetable vendors operating at designated markets to ensure social distancing and decongest public areas to prevent the spread of Covi...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 07:46hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown puts pregnant Zimbabwe women at risk
Pregnant women in marginalised communities are struggling to access prenatal care due to the current lockdown, it has emerged.Zimbabwe commenced a 21-day lockdown on March 30 and extended it b...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:31hrs | 477 | by Nokuthaba Dlamini
Chinotimba implores govt to assist young farmers
ZANU-PF Mazowe ward 34 councillor Edwin Chinotimba has urged government to assist young farmers access bank loans to boost production.Chinotimba, a farmer, who is expecting 210 tonnes of maize...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 07:46hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
More Zupco buses during lockdown
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has deployed buses to Victoria Falls, Hwange, Esigodini, Plumtree and Beitbridge urban areas to provide affordable transport to residents and also facilit...Published: 12 Apr 2020 at 08:41hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as markets open
CHAOTIC scenes were witnessed at the market place in Bulawayo yesterday as it was teeming with people, mostly vendors who jostled to buy fresh produce. It took police and soldiers to maintain ...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 07:50hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Man stabs hooker in dispute over payment
A VICTORIA Falls man who allegedly stabbed a hooker three times with an okapi knife for refusing to have sex with him has been charged with attempted murder and the woman has been hospitalised. ...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 05:49hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
Circus reigns supreme in Zimbabwe parliament
This aptly sums up what characterises most sessions of the National Assembly.Usually, on Wednesdays the National Assembly will be packed to the rafters as MPs get a chance to raise questions w...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 17:45hrs | 1431 | by Staff reporter
2 Victoria Falls men arrested in card cloning scam
TWO Victoria Falls men have been arrested for fraud after cloning a bank card and withdrawing US$2 400 from an unnamed victims' account. Courage Mdereseri (26) and Eugene Ndlovu (36) from Chin...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 05:59hrs | 1126 | by Staff reporter
Man murders gossiping wife
A VICTORIA Falls man who kicked and punched his wife to death for gossiping about him with neighbours, has been sentenced to five years in jail for culpable homicide.Bulawayo High Court judge ...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 16:03hrs | 3192 | by Staff rporter
Chinotimba explains the name Buruwayo
Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba (Zanu-PF) caused controversy in the National Assembly on Tuesday after turning up with three bags of 10kg maize meal branded 'Buruwayo Roller Meal'.Chinotimba...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 13:07hrs | 7117 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Buruwayo roller meal causes a stir
COMBATIVE Zanu-PF Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba has reportedly brought some bags of mealie meal branded "Buruwayo roller meal" to parliament.According to a source, Chinotimba claims that h...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 17:30hrs | 11211 | by Staff reporter
Man kills drunk wife
A Victoria Falls man surrendered himself to the police Thursday after he allegedly punched his drunk wife to death when he found her drinking beer at a local bar on Wednesday night.Siboniso Si...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 06:53hrs | 2299 | by newzimbabwe
WATCH: Chinotimba warns Mthuli Ncube
COMBATIVE Zanu-PF Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba has warned Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube that he risked instigating anarchy in the country following his unpopular decision to tax civil servants an...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 07:59hrs | 5323 | by Staff reporter
2.5% 'civil servants' tax clarified
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube Wednesday announced the government would be deducting 2.5% from civil servants who opt to participate in this voluntary scheme he called a new loans-centred initiative to...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 22:53hrs | 4946 | by Ndou Paul
Mthuli Ncube must explain 2,5% tax, says Chinotimba
Buhera South legislator, Joseph Chinotimba (Zanu PF) has today requested that Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube come to Parliament to explain why Treasury wanted to levy...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 18:00hrs | 2540 | by Staff reorter
Chinotimba accuses Binga North MP Sibanda of being drunk in parly
Binga North legislator (MDC) Prince Dubeko Sibanda has accused Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba for claiming that he attended parliament session drunk .Raising a point of order Sibanda said C...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 11:15hrs | 1607 | by Stephen Jakes
Chinotimba, Chinese firm settle out of court
Buhera South legislator Joseph Chinotimba and Chinese-owned firm Sunny Zimbabwe International have settled their dispute over a $65 755 debt out of court, resulting in two pending appeals in the...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:29hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC took money from 'murderers'?
THE motor-mouthed MDC secretary for elections, Jacob Mafume, has defended the party's decision to embrace people implicated in the murder of the party's activists in previous elections.Respond...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 18:12hrs | 3403 | by Staff reporter
Minister defends new varsity fees
Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Amon Murwira yesterday defended state university fees pegged between $3 500 and $5 000 saying they were...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:48hrs | 530 | by Staff reporter
Beer bottle assault over $10 debt
A MAN from Victoria Falls has been sentenced to three months in prison for assaulting a neighbour with an empty beer bottle over an unpaid debt of $10.Bhekimpilo Ncube (38) of Chinotimba plead...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 05:59hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Chinotimba explains about his Zion Apostolic Church
POPULAR politician and comedian, Joseph Chinotimba was at the Zimbabwe International Interdenominational Council of Churches (ZIICC) National Day of Prayer held at the National Sports Stadium Saturday...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:10hrs | 366 | by newzimbabwe
Smuggler nabbed in Victoria Falls
A Victoria Falls man who was in the business of smuggling prohibited products from Zambia into Zimbabwe has been jailed for six months after being caught with cases of cane spirits and skin lightening...Published: 03 Jan 2020 at 14:26hrs | 3563 | by Staff Reporter
Victoria Falls police warn carnival attendees
POLICE have warned members of the public to desist from criminal behaviour during the Victoria Falls Carnival and Mapopoma Festival both due this Sunday. The three-day carnival in its ninth ed...Published: 27 Dec 2019 at 09:03hrs | 1498 | by Staff Reporter
MDC-A MP ejected from Parly for calling Chamisa 'His Excellency'
MDC Alliance Marondera Central MP Catson Matewu was on Tuesday ejected from Parliament for referring to his party leader Nelson Chamisa as "His Excellency."Matewu was debating in Parliament ab...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 18:38hrs | 4361 | by Staff Reporter
'Craft laws to jail pro-sanctions politicians.' says Chinotimba
BUHERA South MP Joseph Chinotimba (Zanu PF) yesterday suggested in the National Assembly that laws must be crafted to throw into jail all those who travel outside the country calling for sanctions, in...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 05:09hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
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