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Elderly man survives train collision while sleeping on tracks
A 62-year-old homeless man from Bulawayo narrowly escaped death after being struck by a moving train while sleeping on railway tracks under the Luveve Flyover on Saturday morning.The man,...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:42hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police close in on suspects in US$4.4 million Bulawayo heist
Police have made significant strides in their investigation of the US$4.4 million armed robbery in Bulawayo last month, believed to be the largest bank heist in Zimbabwe since independence.Six...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 14:24hrs | 1580 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean gold panners jailed in Botswana
A Zimbabwean woman, Lucadia Ndlovu (38), has been handed a three-month suspended jail term and fined 100 pula for illegal gold panning in Botswana. Ndlovu was arrested on October 16, 2024, along with ...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:35hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents face damage as heavy rains bring flooding
The onset of the rainy season has caused widespread damage in Bulawayo, with homes, vehicles, and properties affected by flash floods following three days of heavy downpours. The rains have overwhelme...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:27hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Flooding in Harare's CBD highlights need for improved drainage systems
Heavy rains in Harare this week led to significant flooding in parts of the Central Business District (CBD) due to blocked storm drains, creating difficulties for pedestrians and motorists navigating ...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:26hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo washes hands of Chimombe fraud case
In a shocking case of retribution, a suspected armed robber from Zimbabwe was found with both feet chopped off along the banks of the Limpopo River, where he reportedly targeted smugglers crossing to ...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 10:57hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Mozambique borders reopen as protests subside
Mozambique's border posts were reopened yesterday, and protests in Maputo and other cities have subsided - for now - as the country grapples with ongoing unrest following allegations of election fraud...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:14hrs | 757 | by Staff reporter
SA police gun down suspected Zimbabwean armed robber
A suspected Zimbabwean armed robber has died, while two accomplices have been injured after a shootout with South African police and a security company following a robbery in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng provi...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:10hrs | 692 | by Staff reporter
Mucheke bridge under construction damaged by floods
A second key bridge under construction across the Mucheke River in Masvingo is feared to have sustained severe damage following today’s heavy floods. The bridge, being built by Masimba Construction,...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 07:49hrs | 1698 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's unemployment rate goes up
ZIMBABWE'S national unemployment rate has slightly moved by 1,3% to 890 161 compared to 850 326 recorded in the first quarter as the country's economic downturn shows no signs of abating, latest Zimba...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 07:15hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
South Africa submits main legal claim to the top UN court accusing Israel of genocide
The South African legal team delivered a nearly 5,000-page document to the United Nations' top court on Monday, the latest step in a case the country brought accusing Israel of committing genocide aga...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 09:21hrs | 410 | by Associated Press
Bulawayo taxi association demands repeal of route-sharing policy
The United Bulawayo Taxi Association, representing a coalition of kombi (minibus) owners from various public transport groups, has submitted a petition to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) demanding the...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:36hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Community calls for speed cameras rather than speed humps
Concerned residents of Beitbridge have appealed to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development to install speed cameras and enforce stricter road traffic regulations along the 5.1km dual ...Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 07:56hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Know your history:- Filabusi Memorial and the Edkins Store killings
Why Visit?: - This historic site remembers one of the earliest European murders of the Matabele Rebellion or First Umvukela of 1896. There seems no doubt that the initial killings occurred on ...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 15:48hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
ED2030 agenda turns deadly
Tensions are rising within the Zanu-PF party as knives are drawn against Youth League deputy secretary John Paradza, who is accused of attempting to rally support for a controversial motion to amend t...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:48hrs | 2502 | by Staff reporter
Big test for Mnangagwa 2030 push at indaba
The ruling Zanu-PF party is set to hold its annual conference in Bulawayo this week, where a controversial proposal to amend the constitution and extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term of office i...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:34hrs | 737 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans seek better healthcare in Zambia amid failing system
Shupikai Sithole, a 54-year-old cancer patient, embodies the plight of many Zimbabweans who find themselves in desperate need of adequate healthcare. After receiving insufficient treatment in her home...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:13hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police deflate truck tyres in attempt to catch smugglers
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed the recovery of a substantial quantity of smuggled goods, including 211 bales of second-hand clothes, 27 bags of groundnuts, and 60 brand-new shovels, ...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 09:16hrs | 893 | by Staff reporter
Mahatshula Library and Hall Projects Lack Progress
The construction of the Mahatshula library and hall has been delayed due to the increasing number of projects that need to be completed, placing additiona...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 07:08hrs | 75 | by Stephen Jakes
Kombi driver jailed for killing pedestrian
A 26-year-old commuter omnibus driver from Hatcliffe, Kelvin Mhasi, has been sentenced to 17 months in jail after being convicted of culpable homicide in connection with a fatal road accident. ...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:27hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Zimra cracks whip at Beitbridge Border Post
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has issued a stern warning to truck drivers who are contributing to the growing congestion at the Beitbridge Border Post by failing to follow proper clearance pr...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 14:09hrs | 17117 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean goats and sheep smuggled into South Africa
Police have arrested two suspects in possession of 22 goats and eight sheep, which they allegedly intended to smuggle into South Africa via an illegal crossing point near Beitbridge. The suspects were...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:51hrs | 14462 | by Staff reporter
Zimra issues warning to truckers at Beitbridge border post
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has issued a stern warning to truckers, clearing agents, and runners utilizing the Beitbridge Border Post, urging them to refrain from approaching the border wit...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 10:21hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says Zimbabwe's monetary policy is in line with SADC integration
Zimbabwe's advancements in the gold sector, including the adoption of a floating exchange rate framework, align closely with the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) goal of achieving regio...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 16:13hrs | 903 | by Staff reporter
Fuel price decrease brings welcome relief to SA consumers
Consumers in South Africa will be able to stretch their rands a little further this month after the fuel price decreases were announced this past week.The Department of Mineral Resources and E...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:39hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Chirundu border post modernises
Chirundu Border Post is undergoing significant modernization with the recent installation of information screens. Angeline Mashiri, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority regional manager for Chirundu...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 10:42hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Man locked up for smuggling children into Botswana
A Zimbabwean man, Arnold Nyoni (23), has appeared before the Francistown Magistrates Court in Botswana, charged with smuggling four children from Zimbabwe to South Africa via Botswana. Nyoni w...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 08:45hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
Zimra bemoans Chirundu border porosity
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has expressed concerns over significant revenue losses due to the porosity of Chirundu Border Post, a key crossing point between Zimbabwe and Zambia. The border,...Published: 14 Aug 2024 at 08:38hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-Zambia border jumping spikes
The illegal movement of immigrants between Zambia and Zimbabwe has increased due to the receding water levels in the Zambezi River, a result of the ongoing drought caused by the El Niño weather patte...Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 14:06hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
SA truck intercepted with cigarettes contraband at border
On Thursday, security agents at Beitbridge intercepted a South African truck smuggling 50 boxes of Remington Gold cigarettes, valued at thousands of dollars. The contraband was hidden within a...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 15:20hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to utilise PPPs to expedite roads rehab in Matebeleland
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development says it is utilising Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to expedite the rehabilitation of some dilapidated roads in the Matabeleland region....Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 09:05hrs | 714 | by Staff reporter
South Africa inspecting restaurants to flush out immigrants
The new South African Minister of Home Affairs, Dr. Leon Schreiber, has announced increased inspections at restaurants, spaza shops, farms, and mines to combat illegal immigration.South Africa...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 16:33hrs | 2203 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans cross Zambia border for cheaper healthcare, medicines
At 5pm at the Victoria Falls border post, Margaret Tshuma - who has a 24-hour day pass to be in Zambia - is in a rush to return home to Zimbabwe before dusk.This is not the first time Tshuma, ...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean cigarette smuggler busted in SA
South African authorities have intercepted a 20-year-old migrant transporting smuggled cigarettes worth an estimated R160,000. The arrest was confirmed by Limpopo police spokesperson, Colonel Malasela...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 15:41hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Ireland imposes visa requirements for South Africa and Botswana
Citizens of Botswana and South Africa will be required to obtain a visa to travel to Ireland from next week under arrangements announced by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee.People who have t...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 08:06hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
UK Indian ex-PM's Rwanda asylum project scrapped
Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday he would scrap a controversial plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda in his first major policy announcement since wi...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 11:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Please stop making our children idolize tyranny, Mr. President!
Children usually become like their parents.That is why there is the saying, 'an apple doesn't fall far from the tree'.The greatest ability children were given by the Creator, as a lear...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 20:21hrs | 17 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Train rams into school bus in Zimbabwe
Twelve school children were injured on Wednesday morning at the Wilton Level Crossing in Mutare when their school bus was struck by a train.The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) said initial...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 11:38hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Bus, train accident leaves 1 dead
One person died in a train and bus accident on Tuesday morning in Harare. The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) stated that one person died on the spot, while others sustained various injuries....Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe starts railway line repairs
Work has started to repair the country's railway network in line with the national vision to modernise infrastructure, Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister Felix Mhona told the National A...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Increase in road accidents worries Bulawayo police
Police in Bulawayo have expressed alarm over an uptick in car accidents in the region following two recent incidents that resulted in fatalities. Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncub...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:38hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Chairman Mao Boulevard opens to the public today
The first 7km section of Chairman Mao Boulevard, formerly known as Old Mazowe Road, will open to traffic today following its upgrade. The road, extending from the Westgate roundabout to Gwebi River Cr...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 08:53hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree villagers lose cattle due to damaged border fence
Villagers in Ward 16, Dombodema and Dombolefu areas of Bulilima District, Plumtree, are losing cattle due to a damaged fence on the Zimbabwe-Botswana border.The fence is believed to be comprom...Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 17:29hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Drones to be deployed at Plumtree, Victoria Falls border posts
The Government is set to deploy drones at the Plumtree Border Post, followed by Victoria Falls, in an effort to curb smuggling and enhance security at ports of entry. This initiative aims to boost rev...Published: 02 Jun 2024 at 09:05hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Drones help ZIMRA clamp down on smuggling
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) says there is significant progress in reducing smuggling through undesignated entry points using drone technology.ZIMRA introduced drones in January 2024...Published: 28 May 2024 at 17:14hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions driving Zimbabweans to commit crime in Botswana
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi says targeted sanctions imposed by the West on ruling Zanu-PF officials, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa, are forcing desperate Zimbabweans to commit crime ...Published: 24 May 2024 at 08:23hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean professor kidnapped in SA
A Zimbabwean professor based in South Africa found himself embroiled in a harrowing ordeal when he was allegedly abducted by a group of eight men seeking to steal his cryptocurrency holdings valued at...Published: 22 May 2024 at 10:13hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
Cigarettes worth R100 000 seized in border operation
SOUTH African border security officials on Monday destroyed a wooden raft used by criminals to smuggle goods between Zimbabwe and the neighbouring country. The team also recovered smuggled cig...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police launch manhunt for hit and run drivers
POLICE have launched a manhunt for four motorists in connection with hit and run accidents in which pedestrians were killed.National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
'You see skeletons' - the deadly migrant Limpopo crossing
The men who raped Portie Murevesi did not care that she was visibly pregnant. They attacked her with glass bottles too, she told us, pointing to a large and jagged scar on her forearm.Now, her...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
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