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Zanu-PF women's league hounds school head
Zanu-PF Women's League members in Chirumhanzu Ward 10 recently led a community protest aimed at removing Tonias Mushayi, the head of Chengwena Secondary School, over allegations of misconduct, includi...Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 08:44hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Disaster as rains destroy over 25 schools in Masvingo
Heavy rains that swept across Masvingo province in recent weeks have caused widespread damage, with 25 schools in the region either having their classrooms or teachers' houses destroyed. The destructi...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 14:02hrs | 919 | by Staff reporter
Jamboo joins Crowdcube in groundbreaking fundraising campaign
Fintech company Jamboo has embarked on an exciting new chapter, launching its fundraising campaign on Crowdcube, the UK's largest crowdfunding platform. Jamboo, co-founded by Zimbabwean entrep...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 20:23hrs | 286 | by Agencies
Maid wins house in Econet promotion
In a remarkable turn of events, Ropafadzo Msipa, a 25-year-old housekeeper employed at a local lodge in Chiredzi, has won a stunning smart house and an Econet Smart House security system through the 2...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 10:25hrs | 19969 | by Staff reporter
Econet gives away 8 new houses in promotion
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has spread early Christmas joy to eight lucky winners of its 2023 Christmas promotion, each of whom received a brand-new house complete with a solar system and Econet Smart Ho...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:02hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
BCC loses 50% of water
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is facing significant challenges in accounting for almost 50% of the water it pumps from supply dams to consumers. This issue is primarily due to dilapidated infrastruc...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 07:36hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
$7 billion water boost for Bulawayo
GOVERNMENT has given Bulawayo City Council (BCC) $7 billion, which will be channelled towards repairs and purchasing of essential materials in the water supply chain.The funds will boost infra...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt prioritises boreholes after Gwayi-Shangani dame fake promises
GOVERNMENT has availed $7 billion and a borehole drilling rig for Bulawayo as part of short to medium-term interventions to address the city's water shortages while pushing the Lake Gwayi-Shangani pro...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 05:54hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF picks by-election candidates
Zanu-PF has officially declared its candidates for the upcoming February 2024 by-elections in the Chegutu West and Zvimba East constituencies.The vacancies in these two parliamentary seats res...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 04:59hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Dexter Nduna barred from contesting Zanu-PF primary election
OUTSPOKEN former Chegutu West Member of Parliament (MP), Dexter Nduna has had his quest for another bite of the cherry as a parliamentarian dashed after Zanu-PF disqualified him from contesting a prim...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 06:08hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sets up committee for Bulawayo water
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has approved the appointment of a 20-member Bulawayo Water Technical Committee to oversee the rapid improvement of water and sanitation services in the city over a 100-day period....Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:32hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Tourists flock to Kariba for the famous bream
LAKE Kariba is arguably one of Africa's best, and prettiest spots to execute fishing expeditions.Over 40 different fish species call the lake home from shoals of Kapenta to the fighting Tiger ...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police names Easter accident victims
POLICE have identified 10 people who died in a road accident that occurred on April 7, 2023 at the 193,5-kilometre peg along Harare -Masvingo Road.In a statement, the national police spokesper...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 16:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidates target big election victory
Zanu-PF supporters are now determined to unite around the winning nominees in the recent party primaries and ensure the ruling party achieves its huge majority in the harmonised elections in late July...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chikurubi escapee arrested
The 24-year-old prisoner who last week escaped from Chikurubi Farm Prison where he was serving a one-year sentence after being convicted of malicious damage to property, has been re-arrested in Harare...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 18:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chikurubi prisoner escapes, police on the lookout
ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) are on the hunt for a 24 year old inmate who escaped Chikurubi Maximum Wednesday.Danaishe Chinyama was serving a one-year sentence for a charge of malicious dama...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF aspiring candidates warned against unsanctioned campaigns
Zanu-PF has warned aspiring candidates eyeing the party nomination in next year's national harmonised elections for Parliament local councils against being involved in unsanctioned campaigns which are...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:39hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe chiefs pledge to act on political violence
TRADITIONAL leaders have pledged to deal with perpetrators of political violence, including supporters from the ruling Zanu-PF by summoning them to their courts ahead of the 2023 elections.The...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Killer cop' granted bail
ONE of the Highglen police officers charged with causing the death of a pedestrian, Trymore Chinyamakobvu as they wrestled with a commuter omnibus driver has been granted $40 000 bail.Job Mapf...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi driver and police wrestle claims life
A kombi driver's resistance to arrest for picking and dropping passengers at an undesignated point claimed life of a passenger Trymore Chinyamakobvu (54) ...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 18:31hrs | 7 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Zanu-PF district elections kick-off
FIREWORKS are expected during the impending Zanu-PF district or ward elections across Mashonaland West province scheduled to kick off Tuesday.This follows a resolution Saturday by the provinci...Published: 18 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Missing man found dead in a well
A 93-YEAR-OLD Madziwa man who was missing for two days was finally found dead in a deep well on Wednesday.According to Mashonaland Cent...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 01:35hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
NRZ security guard shoots dead scrap metal thief
A National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) security guard was on Wednesday arrested for murder after he allegedly shot dead a man who was stealing scrap metal from a workshop in Mpopoma.The inciden...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 14:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Top lawyer faces de-registration
A WELL-KNOWN Harare lawyer, Charles Chinyama is facing imminent de-registration after being found guilty of six counts of unethical conduct for fleecing clients of money running into thousands of Unit...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sangoma faces extortion charges
A 54-year-old female Mutoko traditional healer was last week arrested after allegedly demanding five more beasts from some of her patients she had assisted a decade ago, claiming she was instructed by...Published: 25 May 2021 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Top cop accused of demanding kick-back
A SUSPECTED illegal fuel dealer operating in Harare has accused the officer-in-charge at Mabelreign Police Station of asking for part of the 1 000 litres of diesel confiscated from him during a raid, ...Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:40hrs | | by Staf reporter
Matemadanda accused of being a sore loser
A war of words has erupted in Gokwe South amid reports that the winners of last week's chaotic District Coordinating Committee (DCC) elections have vowed to stop the National Commissar Victor Matemada...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Top lawyer sued over botched house deal
SENIOR Harare lawyer Charles Chinyama has been dragged to court by a woman, who alleges that he fraudulently transferred the title to her US$180 000 Eastlea house into his name over a US$33 000 debt....Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MP detained at remand prison
A HARARE magistrate has sent Harare West legislator Joanah Mamombe (MDC Alliance) to prison for two weeks to enable two government doctors to assess her mental condition after she failed to attend tri...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 08:10hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira Supreme court bail bid flops
FORMER Tourism Minister Prisca Mupfumira's application for bail at the Supreme Court has hit a brick wall after Justice Anne-Marrie Gowora ruled that her grounds of appeal lacked merit.Mupfumi...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 12:39hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Mupfumira probe 'complete in 3 months'
Prosecutor Mr Michael Reza yesterday told the court that the investigating officer in the case of former Environment, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry Minister Priscah Mupfumira needed at least three...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira seeks bail at Supreme Court
FORMER Tourism Minister Priscah Mupfumira, has taken her fight for freedom to the Supreme Court.According to NewZImbabwe, Mupfumira has been languishing in remand prison for the last three wee...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:12hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Zacc probes Mupfumira prison conditions
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) yesterday descended on Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison to investigate allegations that incarcerated former Tourism and Hospitality Industry minister Pr...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 10:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fired Tourism Minister demands trial date
Fired Tourism Minister demands trial dateFIRED Environment, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira yesterday challenged the State to furnish her with a trial date on three...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man steals to fund-raise for mentally-ill wife
A POLYGAMOUS Buhera man who claimed to have broken into two houses and stole clothes worth over $1 600 to raise money to treat one of his two wives who has a mental problem has been jailed for an effe...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira hit with fraud, money laundering charges
ENVIRONMENT, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira will face two fresh charges after the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) reportedly established that she was involved in...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira bail: State to call investigating officer
TOURISM and Hospitality minister Priscah Mupfumira, who is facing criminal abuse of office charges after she allegedly swindled the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) of over US$95 million, is ...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira has two passports, UK houses
Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira is a flight risk who holds two passports and has properties in the United Kingdom, a High Court judge heard. Mupfumira, ...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira to spend another weekend in jail
EMBATTLED Tourism Minister Prisca Mupfumira, who faces several criminal abuse of office charges, will spend her second weekend in prison custody after her bail application hearing was Friday postponed...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 21:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira's bail hearing today
Tourism and Hospitality minister Priscah Mupfumira, who is facing criminal abuse of office charges after she allegedly swindled the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) of over US$95 565 000, is ...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
War veterans want to be paid like Lt-Colonels
War veterans in Mashonaland East on Wednesday demanded that their pension benefits be raised to match salaries of serving army lieutenant-colonels.Speaking during a public meeting by the Calis...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira's arrest opens can of worms
Tourism minister Prisca Mupfumira was yesterday denied bail and will spend 21 days in custody as the government dismissed accusations that her arrest was linked to Zanu-PF's internal fights.Ac...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 18:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's minister weeps in court
Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira, who is facing seven counts of criminal abuse of public office, yesterday wept in court after acting chief magistrate Munamato M...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira spends another night in custody
Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira, who appeared in court yesterday on corruption allegations involving $95 million, spent another night in custody last night. ...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Minister Mupfumira denied bail...to spend 21 days in prison
Minister of Tourism Prisca Mupfumira was denied bail on Saturday morning by Acting chief Magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi.She was remanded to 21 days in custody....Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 10:49hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
State goes after Kasukuwere's leisure home
The prosecution is seeking to forfeit former Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere's upmarket leisure home in Nyanga after he failed to appear in court for trial. He was issued with an arrest wa...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere's property to be attached?
The State intends to forfeit an immovable property belonging to former Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere, which he surrendered as part of his bail conditions after he allegedly fled the cou...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed 28 years for fatally axing lover
HIGH Court judge Justice Thompson Mabhikwa yesterday sentenced a 32-year-old Shurugwi man to 28 years in jail for killing his girlfriend with an axe after they broke up.Tapiwa Tavaziva Chinyam...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
No court joy for Kasukuwere
Former Local Government Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has lost his appeal to stay the proceedings in his trial on charges of criminal abuse of office, pending a review of the same proceedings at the Hig...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 22:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere to seek medication in SA
A HARARE magistrate yesterday temporarily released former Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere's passport to allow him to travel to South Africa for medical attention over an undisclosed ailme...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
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