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Mushekwi gets his second Golden Boot in China
BUSTLING former Warriors striker, Nyasha Mushekwi, has bagged his second Golden Boot award in China.The 37-year-old ex-CAPS United gunslinger turns out for Yunnan Yukun who were crowned champi...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 07:06hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Silobela's Chief Gobo dies
CHIEF Gobo, born Clever Machona Msindo, of Silobela, Kwekwe District has died.He was 65.The traditional leader reportedly died at Gweru Provincial Hospital on Monday morning where he w...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 16:36hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
Army captain remanded in custody
A ZIMBABWE National Army captain Foster Nyasha, who allegedly robbed Chinese national Yao Jingjie of US$60 000, was denied bail by magistrate Tendai Mahwe when he appeared before the Mutare Magi...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cops arrested for sharing loot with robber
Recently, three police officers, namely Albert Machona (42), Charles Musiiwa (33), and Tanyaradzwa Mhondiwa (30), were brought before the Mutare Magistrates Court on charges of criminal abuse of duty ...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 15:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army captain, 3 cops up for US$60,000 heist
A ZIMBABWE National Army (ZNA)'s 3 Brigade Captain and three Mutare-based policemen have been arrested on allegations of robbing a Chinese national of US$60 000 as well as criminal abuse of office....Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:44hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
2 CIO agents charged with kidnapping, armed robbery
Two Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) agents abducted, assaulted and robbed a motorist and a police officer in Harare following an accident involving one of the agents' wife, a court heard....Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 15:03hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Chitungwiza mayor set free
Former Chitungwiza mayor Lovemore Maiko was on Friday acquitted on charges of illegally occupying the highest office in the dormitory town.Outgoing Local Government minister July Moyo in Octob...Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man takes on lion in survival battle
Just as Tachivei Machona Nebiri reached the crest of a steep ascent along the Charara Road in Kariba, he saw four lions, a female and three cubs, steal into a nearby thicket.Nebiri was taken a...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 23:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
'US$30 fine for litterbugs'
CHITUNGWIZA Municipality has started enforcing a by-law compelling litterbugs to pay a fine of US$30 as the local authority seeks to restore cleanliness in the dormitory town."We want waste ma...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 05:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Today's ZANU PF supporters likely to have backed colonial rule!
It is quite scary witnessing how ZANU PF supporters are always so ready and too eager to defend the brutal oppressive reign of the Zimbabwe regime. Whenever I come across the numerous posts on...Published: 05 Jan 2023 at 12:02hrs | 11 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'70% of Zimbabweans have no access to clean water'
ABOUT 70,3% of Zimbabweans have no access to clean water, prompting such development partners as ActionAid to drill solar-powered boreholes in some parts of the country, government has revealed....Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare braces for second Operation Murambatsvina
MUNICIPALITIES in Harare Province have been ordered to provide material and human resources amounting to tens of thousands in US dollars for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 45-day presidential cleanup ...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 20:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fresh demolition blitz hits Harare
HARARE Metropolitan province has embarked on a 45-day operation to demolish illegal structures on wetlands in and around the capital.The exercise, codenamed Operation Zero Tolerance to Environ...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ousted Chitungwiza mayor bounces back under CCC
FORMER Chitungwiza mayor Lovemore Maiko has bounced back to his seat following a drama-filled full council meeting held on Friday where he outfoxed a government and Zanu-PF appointee. Chitungw...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza demolishes illegal structures
Chitungwiza Municipality started destroying illegal structures, often tuckshops, at the start of a 30-day blitz on Wednesday to remove them, especially those under power lines and over sewers. ...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
July Moyo dragged into stand row
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo has been dragged to the High Court in a case where he faces charges of illegally allocating a piece of land belonging to a Harare businesswoman to the acting Chitun...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Notorious robber arrested
NOTORIOUS robber Aaron Francisco Machona (37) was arraigned before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda facing four counts of murder, attempted robbery, armed robbery and money laundering charges.He...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Easter Holiday death toll hits 45
The holiday traffic death toll yesterday rose to 45 after two more people died in another crash at Masenyane area along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway.One more passenger from the Chimanim...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bus crew relives moments before horror crash that claimed 36 ZCC members
THE speeding St Charles Lwanga High School driver, whose bus lost brakes, veered off the road and rolled several times before landing over 200 metres down the steep, killing 36 people on the spot on T...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora recalls Chitungwiza Mayor
CHITUNGWIZA Ward 7 councillor and Mayor Lovemore Maiko has been recalled from council by the Movement for Democratic Change-T. Acting town clerk Mrs Evangelista Machona confirmed having receiv...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Father, son kill mentally-challenged man for stealing isitshwala
A MASVINGO man and his son were last week sentenced to six and three years in jail, respectively, for killing a 20-year-old man who had stolen food leftovers from their kitchen hut.Simbarashe ...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Chitungwiza campaign raises stink
Chitungwiza residents have taken a swipe at the local authority for allegedly siding with Zanu-PF and aiding its campaign ahead of the by-election on March 26.This publication also established...Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 20:45hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's right hand man faces jail term
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's right hand man in Harare Tafadzwa Muguti is facing a three-year jail term for defying a High Court order barring him from demolishing people's properties in Chitungwiza....Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 05:31hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza demolishes more structures
Chitungwiza Municipality on Saturday demolished "illegal" vending structures in the dormitory town, leaving hundreds of informal traders counting their losses.The demolitions were done in a jo...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza residents decry demolition of illegal structures
Illegal structures being erected at Chitungwiza's Unit D Shopping Centre have to be demolished within 48 hours according to notices issued by the local authority, with reaction to the move divided....Published: 01 Jan 2022 at 13:51hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Fresh demolitions loom in MDC controlled Chitungwiza
CHITUNGWIZA Town Council has issued a fresh 48-hour demolition notice to residents it accuses of putting up illegal structures at Seke Unit D Shopping Centre.Acting Town Clerk Evangelist Macho...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 07:30hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Botswana investors launch battle to reclaim gold mine
FOUR Botswana nationals have appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), the Foreign Affairs ministry and other state organs in a bid to claim part of a gold ...Published: 04 Dec 2021 at 18:48hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa 'sponsoring investors' cry foul over mine
A Botswana company has been 'cheated' of a gold mining concern by its local partners, who have allegedly politicised the issue and accused the investors of sponsoring MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamis...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 13:07hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Saints legend dies
ZIMBABWE Saints legend Shacky Toindepi Nyathi has died.He was 58.Nyathi collapsed and died at his Mzilikazi home in Bulawayo on Sunday.His best friend and former teammate Godfr...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
The slow death of key liberation movements in Southern Africa
SOUTH Africa's governing party, the African National Congress (ANC) - the continent's oldest liberation movement - has for the first time since the 1994 democratic elections - dropped below 50% in loc...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 05:59hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over deputy mayor appointment
MDC Alliance councillors in Chitungwiza have expressed dismay over the appointment of Zanu-PF councillor, Kiven Mutimbanyoka as deputy mayor.Mutimbanyoka was appointed Chitungwiza deputy mayor...Published: 02 Nov 2021 at 18:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Councils big shots in serious trouble
A number of top officials from councils across the country face arrest over corruption allegations amid indications that some face the chop after they landed their positions through underhand means....Published: 24 Oct 2021 at 09:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF deputy mayor sworn in
Zanu-PF councillor Kiven Mutimbanyoka was yesterday sworn in as Chitungwiza deputy mayor at a colourful ceremony that was snubbed by opposition councillors.He replaces Musa Mukweza who was rec...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Temba Mliswa - Jah Prayzah clash over a lady...details emerge
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa is not a happy man after spending the Tuesday morning hauling jabs at award-winning musicians Jah Prayzah accusing of bedding married and engaged women. ...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 14:50hrs | 8 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Polad overwhelmed by influx of applicants
THE Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) secretariat has revealed it is overwhelmed by an influx of applications from unknown parties requesting to join the platform following the issuing of vehicles to ...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 16:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Demolitions: Council gives cops big treat
Police officers conducting a demolition exercise in Chitungwiza were feted with takeaway food by council at a time service delivery has plunged to unprecedented levels in the town.This publica...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents fume over looming demolitions
CHITUNGWIZA residents yesterday reacted angrily to a warning by council that it would destroy structures owned by people conducting business "illegally".Acting town clerk Evangelista Machona y...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala dares Chitungwiza council after threats to destroy vendors' markets
ZENGEZA West MP and MDC Alliance deputy chairperson Job Sikhala Tuesday warned Chitungwiza Municipality not to proceed with its plans to dismantle all informal business in the town as the actions will...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 19:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stands scandal haunts Chitungwiza town clerk
CHITUNGWIZA residents have expressed concern over the in unprocedural manner in which the local authority cancelled the offer of a commercial stand belonging to acting town clerk Evangelista Machona's...Published: 18 May 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza workers give strike notice
THE Chitungwiza Municipal Workers Union (CMWU) has given the council until May 16 to address their poor working conditions or face a crippling strike.In a letter, addressed to acting town cler...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza mayor, councillor up for abuse of office
CHITUNGWIZA councillor Question Dingo (MDC Alliance) yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court facing a criminal abuse of office charge after he together with mayor Lovemore Maiko, who is alr...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC employee dies during haircut
A BULAWAYO City Council employee collapsed and died on Tuesday while having a haircut at a barbershop in Nkulumane.Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the inciden...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 21:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF skeletons tumble in Chitungwiza demolitions
LEAKED letters addressed to Chitungwiza Town Council bosses have exposed the government's involvement in the demolition of homes and other illegal structures in Harare and the dormitory town with the ...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 09:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza town clerk in stands scandal
EMBATTlED Chitungwiza acting town clerk Evangelista Machona this year allegedly paid $219 227 for a commercial stand measuring 72 839 square metres which was allocated to her in 2015 and was supposed ...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
5 Chitungwiza councillors arrested
Five of the 33 Chitungwiza Municipality councillors and officials picked up for questioning during a meeting, convened in contravention of the Urban Councils Act to replace the acting town clerk after...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza demolishes unauthorised houses
Chitungwiza Municipality last Friday demolished houses near St Mary's Police Station that were being built before the area was serviced and before stand holders had presented plans to the municipality...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beerhall turned into hospital
Tatenda Tavern in Chitungwiza's Unit H suburb is to be converted into an infectious diseases hospital, not just for the present Covid-19 pandemic, but to give the town its own facility for any other d...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's re-engagement goes off the rails
LAST week's damning statement by the United States, European Union and other members of the international community on the human rights situation in Zimbabwe after opposition protests scheduled for Au...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
SB Moyo was a Director at Africom & Fernhaven before the NSSA loan
There has been lots of talk around the NSSA loan and how Africom was involved as their army boss now minister Sibusiso B Moyo and husband to ZACC chairperson, was both director at Africom and Fernhave...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 21:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa summons Trump's Ambassador over sanctions
GOVERNMENT yesterday summoned the United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols over the placement on sanctions of Zimbabwe's Ambassador-designate to Tanzania, Anselem Sanyatwe and his wife, Ms C...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
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