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No quality leaders can ever justify participating in flawed 2028 elections especially after 44 years of rigged elections
Let us be clear on this one thing: Zimbabwe is a failed state, a pariah state, stuck with this corrupt, incompetent, tyrannical and vote rigging Zanu PF regime and its equally corrupt and useless MDC/...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 22:42hrs | 631 | by Wilbert Mukori
'I'll be back!' Chamisa is back to con you to participate in 2028 and perpetuate all our suffering
"I'll be back!" Nelson Chamisa might as well have said, Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger style, when he resigned as president of CCC in a huff complaining Zanu PF had infiltrated his party. Chamisa is...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 23:11hrs | 1055 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Are there quality leaders - no paying lip service to free elections?' Need discerning and lip-reading voters to find them
"In our midst, can we not find today leaders who do not pay lip services to freedom, justice and liberty to gain the people's trust?" asked one whatsApp group member.This is not a simple quest...Published: 28 Mar 2024 at 22:57hrs | 4 | by Wilbert Mukori
'We want regime change!' clamoured Mt Pleasant 'fat cows'. They did not get it, punishment for decades of navel-gazing
A picture is worth a thousand words. A recent Zimbabwe Daily cartoon was one such picture. It depicted Mt Pleasant resident family, the fat cows in Pharaoh's dream, shouting "We want change! Ngaapinde...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 22:01hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Fraudster jailed after impersonating 2 former ministers
A Harare man Tinashe Christopher Munhuweyi was dragged to Bindura magistrates courts yesterday after impersonating two former cabinet ministers to commit fraud.He was sentenced to an effective...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 19:41hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
CCC is participating in 2023, 'so flawed the only logical step was withdraw', out of greed. So, spare us these crocodile teats
"Chamisa shares doubts about Zimbabwe elections!" screamed the headlines in Bulawayo 24. This is just nonsense, he knew without reforms Zanu PF would rig these elections, God knows how many ti...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 23:09hrs | 8 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zhakata arrested
A Chitungwiza man faces fraud charges for allegedly conning a home seeker out of $20,000 by selling him a stand that belonged to someone else.Tendai Desmond Zhakata, 43, appeared in court this...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 17:04hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mother, son in cement scam
A MOTHER and her son appeared before a Harare magistrate on Friday last week for allegedly conning people of more than US$300 000 and $40 million in cement deals.Tinashe Zimunya representing h...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Law society suspends lawyer Doreen Vundhla-Phulu
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has suspended Doreen Vundhla-Phulu's licence and placed under curatorship her law firm Vundhla-Phulu and Partners pending investigations following allegations of her ...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 15:28hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter
MP's lawyer wife up for fraud
A PROMINENT Bulawayo lawyer, Doreen Vundhla-Phulu allegedly defrauded a client of US$26 000 in a botched residential stand deal.Vundhla (41) of Burnside suburb in Bulawayo and wife to Citizens...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally's law firm placed under curatorship for conning client
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Kucaca Phulu's law firm has been placed under curatorship on the orders of the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) for allegedly conning a client of US$26,000 ...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hungry EcoCash fraudster jailed
A notorious Concession EcoCash fraudster was sentenced to a year behind bars after conning 10 bottle stores and shops respectively.Dunmore Ngorima (21) was sentenced by Concession magistrate J...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 14:09hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Fraudster cop dupes victim number 9
A ROGUE police officer who was recently remanded out of custody for allegedly conning people while in uniform has allegedly struck again as he swindled a local business man of $419 760. Sergea...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
'CCC will win the 2023 elections' Need a reality check here, especially after 42 years of rigged elections
"Our motive is clear, we want to win the 2023 Presidential Election. Let it be known that Chigumba cannot stop the wave of change, said CCC Task Force Com...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 21:27hrs | 1 | by Nomusa Garikai
'Can elect a bad CCC government or worse Zanu PF one' - being tricked into giving Zanu PF legitimacy again
"But Coltart, a comparison of 'worse' and 'bad' does not make the 'bad' good," was Professor Jonathan Moyo's answer to David Coltart, CCC Treasurer General's hypothetical choice between "bad CCC gover...Published: 11 Jul 2022 at 09:23hrs | 9 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Cops arrested for conning ICT perm sec
TWO former police officers and two other serving members of the force were arraigned before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda after conning the acting Information Communication Technology ministry secret...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZACC swoops on CVR middlemen
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is setting up a makeshift office outside the Central Vehicle Registry in Harare to receive reports of possible corruption and get rid of middlemen and co...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Serial fraudster in court for conning land seekers
A SUSPECTED serial fraudster was on Saturday arraigned before the courts after he allegedly duped several unsuspecting land seekers of their money in Harare.Rodgers Kasiya (45) who was represe...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:13hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed 2 years for conning businessman
AN IMPOSTOR, who claimed to be involving in the business of importing goods from Dubai, has been sentenced to two years in jail for swindling a local businessman of US$2 900.Tapiwa Mbende plea...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
No: 1 challenge is stopping 'facilius fallere' Chamisa participating in 2023 and give Zanu PF modicum of legitimacy again
There have been many golden opportunities to end the Zanu PF dictatorship in the last 41 years; the only reason the regime is still in office and lording over us is because the nation has had the grea...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 21:05hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa warns 'name droppers'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned against the tendency by some individuals to abuse their proximity to high ranking officials to seek undeserved favours and benefits.He was speaking at t...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 16:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thumbs up for ZRP
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Mvurwi is working tirelessly in arresting criminals that are conning people in and around Mvurwi.Fir...Published: 16 May 2021 at 19:55hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Identity theft fraudsters arrested
Fraudsters responsible for the identity thefts that allowed them access to WhatsApp groups and EcoCash accounts of others to con people into foreign currency deals had not hacked into the phones of th...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF axes name-droppers
ZANU-PF has axed and suspended some party officials for name-dropping, while investigations are underway to name and shame more such malcontents, the governing party's acting spokesperson Patrick Chin...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Same crime two laws, what a shame!
Dear ZRP Commissioner GeneralThe publication in today's Chronicle of the arrest a fraudster who cheated a home seeker of R470 000 left me with a lot of questions on the universal application o...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:49hrs | | by Munya Shumba
Parliament hopeful jailed for conning residents
A GWANDA Central parliamentary candidate for the Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity (ZIPP) in last year's elections has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for conning residents of about RTGS $800....Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Busy year for Zimbabwe courts, as govt takes corruption head-on
THE year 2018 was characterised by arrests of most high profile figures for corruption, including former ministers, senior government officials and public entity bosses who were serving in the old dis...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 11:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Knives out for ZANU PF's Mlungisi Moyo
ZANU PF s provincial secretary for finance in Bulawayo might soon recalled from his position amidst accusations that he has set up parallel structures stuffed with illegal money changers in a plot to ...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 08:56hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Police swoop on Chivayo, Ginimbi at court
Controversial businessmen Wicknell Chivayo and Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure were yesterday picked up separately at the Harare Magistrates' Court by the police for questioning.Police spokesperson...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 05:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo, Ginimbi deny conning Zanu PF MP
TWO Harare businessmen Wicknell Chivayo and Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure, who are facing two counts of conning Zanu PF Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna and another miner of R1 581 890 in a botched mining eq...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo back in court for defrauding Zanu-PF MP
CONTROVERSIAL businessman Wicknell Chivayo has been arrested on fresh allegations of defrauding a local businessman of over 1 million South African rands as well as Zanu-PF Chegutu West legislator Dex...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sex for job deal blows up
A MIDLANDS State University (MSU) student who lives in Victoria Falls was offered internship in exchange for a romantic relationship with a prospective recruiter.Ratidzo (name changed for fear...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 19:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe conned diamond investor
FORMER President Robert Mugabe's confidante and ex-pilot, Robert Mhlanga, has accused the deposed Zanu-PF leader of conning Grandwell Holdings chairperson David Kassel of his multi-million-dollar inve...Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-bank employee turns conman
WHAT is this that we hear about this other well known chap who was once in the banking industry?Blabber thought the boy had learnt to work for his money over the years he was employed but give...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man fathers son with own daughter
In a bizarre incident a 78-year-old man from St Albert's in Mashonaland Central allegedly raped his daughter and fathered a son.Vasco Vega (78) from Gweshure village under chief Nembire was ex...Published: 16 Nov 2017 at 15:55hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bad end for fake prophet-cum-cop
A Chitungwiza man has been sentenced to seven months in prison for duping a woman of a cellphone after claiming to be a prophet, and further defrauding the victims' two relatives while impersonating a...Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 09:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Flying witch' falls, breaks arms and legs
A self proclaimed witch allegedly broke her legs and arms after falling from a winnowing basket in an alleged 'head on collision' in the air.The 73 year old widow, Regina Simion, from Lucknow ...Published: 11 Nov 2017 at 20:20hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Conman blows $2 600 loot on cigarettes
A Bulawayo man allegedly disguised himself by wearing a black jacket, black hat and glasses before defrauding a 60-year-old man of $2 697 at a ZB bank ATM.Caleb Murawa (41) of Njube, a court h...Published: 12 Sep 2017 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
'No future under Zanu-PF rule'
Daily News reporter Jeffrey Muvundusi sits down for a chat with Women of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza) leader Jenni Williams.Below are excerpts of the interview.Q: You have relentlessly held a...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Jeffrey Muvundusi
Cop cons relative of $13,000
A Harare cop was arrested on Saturday for conning his relative a total of US$13,252.00 on separate occasions using a debit card thereby contravening SECTION 113 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW (CODIFICATION AND R...Published: 05 Jun 2017 at 14:03hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tsvangirai at it again 'wooing army bosses' - reforms are not negotiable, not now not ever
"Tsvangirai woos top army bosses!" read the headline in the Daily News. The news must have left every thinking Zimbabwean out there sick and it only confirmed that Morgan Tsvangirai and ...Published: 03 Jun 2017 at 22:57hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Grace, Mnangagwa engage former colonizers to reverse land reform post Mugabe era
The People's Democratic Party official based in South Africa Fortune N. Mlalazi has claimed that First Lady Grace Mugabe and Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa are currently engaged in clandestine and ...Published: 24 Jan 2017 at 04:18hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Fake security company fraudster nabbed
A notorious 41-year-old man Epworth fraudster was arrested for conning 50 people in Harare and one woman in Mvurwi.Sources familiar with the development allege Edmore Myambo Siwella was duping...Published: 14 Jan 2017 at 08:01hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman duped with fake Zimbabwean bearer cheques
Two Chitungwiza women were nabbed in Mvurwi Mashonaland Central province for conning a Mvurwi woman of her husband's bank card and purchased groceries with it yesterday (Wednesday).It is alleg...Published: 15 Dec 2016 at 11:39hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Electronic traffic system to monitor cops at roadblocks
THE Government is set to introduce an electronic traffic system to monitor activities of police officers deployed at roadblocks in real-time, to curb corruption and ensure compliance with traffic ...Published: 30 Nov 2016 at 05:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman conning people over teacher's college intake placements
A 33 year old Early Childhood Development (ECD) teacher at Furious Mine School in Chinhoyi has appeared in court after allegedly defrauding Gladys Chanda (33) of $598.Pauline Shoko appeare...Published: 23 Nov 2016 at 08:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mujuru, how does stopping Zanu-PF rigging elections constitute 'greatest betrayal'
Many people have complained that Mai Mujuru and her ex-Zanu-PF friends were taking forever to launch their new political party. They finally announced the formation of their new Zim-PF party in Fe...Published: 04 Jul 2016 at 19:13hrs | 1 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Director up for $300 000 fraud
Newstacker director Fungai Leslie Tafangombe appeared in court facing allegations of conning another businessman of more than $300 000 in a botched equipment deal.Tafangombe denied the charge ...Published: 23 Jun 2016 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Prophet demands sex from followers!
Residents of Kiambu County, Kenya, took to the streets on Tuesday to protest against the conduct of a self-proclaimed prophet who had been demanding sexual favours from his female followers.Za...Published: 09 Jun 2016 at 16:24hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Prophet' demands sexual favours from followers
Kiambu - Residents of Kiambu County, Kenya, took to the streets on Tuesday to protest against the conduct of a self-proclaimed prophet who had been demanding sexual favours from his female followe...Published: 09 Jun 2016 at 14:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
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