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Friend mistaken for robber gets beaten to death
A BULAWAYO man has been arrested for allegedly beating up his friend to death in a bushy area near the Plumtree Border Post in the middle of the night after suspecting that he was a robber. Th...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1679 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge modernisation project to begin
MAJOR civil works on the $241 million Beitbridge modernisation project are expected to begin next month with the contractors indicating having covered a lot of ground on the pre-work commencement logi...Published: 12 hrs ago | 636 | by Staff reporter
Truck overturns, one dies, four injured
AN Esigodini man died on the spot while four others were seriously injured after a truck they were travelling in overturned in Mawabeni. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief...Published: 12 hrs ago | 825 | by Staff reporter
Maid strangles employer’s son to death, court told
A 19-year-old Harare maid yesterday appeared in court on allegations of killing her employer's son by strangling. Memory Zvinzveku appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs Rumbidzai Mugwagwa on m...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1002 | by Staff reporter
Xenophobic attacks erupt in SA after Zimbabwean man shoots cop dead
XENOPHOBIC attacks have erupted in Diepsloot, South Africa after residents stormed a police station Thursday morning demanding officers to hand over a Zimbabwean man accused of killing a cop last week...Published: 19 hrs ago | 2789 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gives declaration of assets deadline
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has given Ministers deputy ministers, senior government officials and heads of parastatals up to 28 February to declare their assets.In a letter, chief secretary t...Published: 22 hrs ago | 5677 | by Staff Reporter
Polad: A deceptive monster with wickedly curved horns!
While it is an undeniable fact that the current social, political and economic decay in Zimbabwe sorely yearns for dialogue to castrate it, the current but shabbily crafted so-called Political A...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 13:22hrs | 607 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Zesa to recruit new engineers, managers
ZESA is looking at recruiting new managers to spearhead the re-bundling of its five companies, a move that should see a sharp reduction in managerial staff once duplicated positions are eliminated. ...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:15hrs | 616 | by Staff reporter
Hospital struggles with dead bodies
Concession District hospital is facing a dilemma in taking care of the deceased due to large numbers of unclaimed and unidentified bodies at the hospital....Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 18:58hrs | 1359 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Teacher flees after students protest
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has thrown its weight behind Njube High School biology teacher, Brian Mutsiba, who has gone into hiding after police in Bulawayo launched a manhunt to...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 07:41hrs | 2775 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa vows street protests on the way
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader said Tuesday he will roll out anti-government street protests this year, declaring that the collapsing economy will improve only if political issues, including a long...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:35hrs | 458 | by AP
Reprieve for ex-Zinara boss
Harare regional magistrate Mr Hosea Mujaya has temporarily suspended the restitution of 1 800 litres of fuel to the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) by its former finance director, Simon...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:29hrs | 649 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga vs Mary: Court reserves judgment
The High Court has reserved its ruling in the case in which Acting President Constantino Chiwenga and his estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa are fighting for the custody of their three minor children, the m...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:22hrs | 1603 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe 'reduces debt by theft' after Supreme Court ruling: lawyers
The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of a controversial government decree from February 2019 which converted debts accumulated in United States dollars to the local RTGS currency – at a great l...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:20hrs | 820 | by Staff reporter
Parents force open incomplete school
CONTROVERSY-riddled Glaudina Primary School in Harare yesterday opened its doors to students amid a misunderstanding between the parents and responsible authorities over inadequate infrastructure, wit...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:52hrs | 203 | by Staff rpeorter
2 die in Luveve road crash
A DRIVER and a passenger died in an accident blamed on speeding which resulted in the vehicle hitting two pedestrians before ramming into a tree along Luveve road on Sunday evening. The incide...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:44hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to close window for negotiations very soon
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa will tell the nation on Tuesday that his party has tried negotiation to solve Zimbabwe's political impasse, but that the window "is closing fast".Chamisa was stopped ...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:38hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa in Cosafa storm
COSAFA president Philip Chiyangwa is in the eye of a storm after it emerged that he and his executive members at the regional football governing body allegedly pocketed over R1,5 million in allowances...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 09:22hrs | 3011 | by Staf reporter
Police gun down smuggling kingpin
Police said yesterday they had gunned down a notorious smuggler of second hand clothes into the country at the weekend, while also arresting six other people in Mutare. This comes as governmen...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 09:22hrs | 2677 | by Staf reporter
Smuggler shot dead, 6 arrested
ONE person was shot dead, while six others were arrested after police intercepted truckloads of smuggled bales of second-hand clothes in Vumba on Saturday night. The gang, which had a fleet of...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 05:16hrs | 1438 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants rule out strike
Government has reiterated its commitment to improve the welfare of its workers ahead of another round of salary negotiations.The Government workers have also ruled out the possibility of a str...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:11hrs | 1258 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's complex situation requires political will
People continue to die from curable disease in Zimbabwe as the health sector remains paralysed while the country is going through what has been described by the United Nations as a man-made drought. S...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:10hrs | 168 | by Tapiwa Ziviri
Man falls to death from flat
A Bulawayo man recently fell to his death from first floor at the Bulawayo Centre complex.This was revealed by the police who cou...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 12:11hrs | 1602 | by Stephen Jakes
Drunk man run over by haulage truck
A drunk Masvingo man who was sleeping by the roadside died on the spot when he allegedly woke up and staggered onto an oncoming haulage truck near Renco Mine turn-off at Chisase Business Centre, polic...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:42hrs | 798 | by Staff reporter
Witchcraft, power in Zimbabwe politics
CHIPINGE is some small district in the south east of Zimbabwe, on the edge of the Mozambican border, well known not for its scenic environment, cooler temperatures or the tropical rainforests of Mt Se...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:24hrs | 286 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zenzo Moyo gets calls of 'his death'
NO one wants to wake up and read that they are dead. Football legend Zenzo Moyo spent the week inundated by phone calls, some from fans, former teammates and ex-employers as news circulated on social ...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:44hrs | 1857 | by Staff reporter
Algeria to play at BF
BULAWAYO soccer enthusiasts are drooling at the opportunity of watching the Warriors in a "real" competitive match when Barbourfields Stadium plays host to reigning continental champions Algeria in a ...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:43hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
Anthrax ravages parts of Zimbabwe
At least 177 cattle have died from Anthrax while 87 people were treated for the disease in various clinics and hospitals after eating meat from cattle that died from the infection during this season. ...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:40hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council tender scandal deepens
THE massive tender scandal rocking Harare City Council (HCC) has taken a new twist after it emerged in an explosive email trail that a local company, Microlab Scientific (Microlab), offered to use its...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:25hrs | 391 | by Staff repoirter
Sons attack father's girlfriend
Two Bindura siblings were brought to court early this week for allegedly assaulting and robbing their father's girlfriend.Stephen and Tendai Mashongedza pleaded not guilty to the charges when ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:09hrs | 532 | by Staff rpeorter
Chiyangwa's strange dream on a cold night
Zimbabweans never cease to amaze me. They have a penchant to blow their own trumpet (kuzvifonera) at every opportunity, but nature has its own humbling ways. Examples abound of people swaggering and b...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:03hrs | 671 | by Cliff Chiduku
200 illegal miners arrested in Mazowe
TWO HUNDRED more illegal miners were arrested in Mazowe, bringing to 1 107 the number of those netted in the blitz in Mashonaland Central Province this week. This came as security guards at a mine in ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 05:58hrs | 93 | by Staff rpeorter
Armed soldiers gun down 2 civilians
Three members of the Zimbabwe National Army have been arrested after they allegedly shot dead two civilians following a dispute which occurred on Boxing Day at Shayamavhudzi township in Mwenezi....Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 09:47hrs | 8213 | by Staff Reporter
MDC, unions plan to defy state threats over demos
DARK clouds are hanging over Zimbabwe once again following the threat by the MDC and labour unions to hold rolling anti-government protests around the country despite the State's stern warning against...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:21hrs | 937 | by Staff reporter
Britain snub Zimbabwe (UK - Africa Summit)
First and foremost, Zimbabwe economy is literally dead and dysfunctional. Zimbabwe is buffeted by lack of cohesion, lack of capacitation, inconsistencies and the bottom line is there is lack of politi...Published: 14 Jan 2020 at 14:33hrs | 1983 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Soldier shot dead at mining site
A 28-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) worker Kudakwashe Hoko (28) was allegedly shot dead in January 7 at Brompton mine in Battlefields, Kadoma in a gold Rush Bulawayo24.com has learntSou...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 07:15hrs | 5785 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Open letter to Jonathan Moyo
I am in no position to call you my learned colleague because l suppose you are more learned than l. It can only amuse me that the level of education ascribed to you should drive your arguments but thi...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 10:59hrs | 7259 | by Trevor Namenda
Zanu-PF official in court for illegal gold mining
Zanu-PF legislator Dexter Nduna, the party's Mashonaland West provincial youth chairman Vengai Musengi and police acting officer commanding Chegutu District Superintendent Wonder Chisikwa allegedly il...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 07:34hrs | 2952 | by Staff Reporter
'Will send army to beat you if cause drought' Freudian slip from man of blood - still here cometh change
In a circular to local hospitals, Health and Child Care Permanent Secretary Agnes Mahomva announced that Ante-natal ward per day will now cost $200 at Parirenyatwa Hospital, $160 at central hospitals ...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 07:16hrs | 1058 | by Nomusa Garikai
Police kill violent gold panner, injure 5 others
MACHETE-WIELDING gold panners in Inyati area in Matabeleland North clashed with the police, leading to one of them being shot dead while five others were arrested on Sunday.National police spo...Published: 07 Jan 2020 at 10:41hrs | 3246 | by Staff Repoter
Kenya arrests three men for trying to breach British army camp
NAIROBI - Kenyan police arrested three men suspected of trying to break into a British army camp in Laikipia in central Kenya on the same day Islamist insurgents attacked another base used by U.S. and...Published: 06 Jan 2020 at 21:28hrs | 1599 | by Reuters
Breaking: Zim Parks Rangers found dead after encounter with Zambian poachers
Two Zim Parks rangers that went missing after a fight with Zambian poachers they had apprehended at Lake Kariba have been found dead, a spokesperson has confirmed. Zim Parks spokesperson Tinas...Published: 06 Jan 2020 at 20:05hrs | 7160 | by Staff Reporter
Military will not allow Mnangagwa to negotiate outside POLAD though he needs strong political advisory
Many political stalwarts and opposition outfits need to understand something for them to survive politically and creat strategies on how to contain military Governments. Yes ED could be facing...Published: 06 Jan 2020 at 13:58hrs | 6516 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
'Will send army to beat you if cause drought' Freudian slip from man of blood - still here cometh change
In a circular to local hospitals, Health and Child Care Permanent Secretary Agnes Mahomva announced that Ante-natal ward per day will now cost $200 at Parirenyatwa Hospital, $160 at central hospitals ...Published: 06 Jan 2020 at 09:47hrs | 2198 | by Nomusa Garikai
President Mnangagwa should get his ducks in a row
In any land, the Presidency is a sacred office and public servants therein are expected to be completely human and emphathetic. In addition they could be geniuses, solutionists, if not they should&nbs...Published: 06 Jan 2020 at 09:25hrs | 2233 | by Josiah Mucharowana
Terror war in my country reliving the Mashurugwi menace
STORIES ADOPTED FROM REAL OEOPLE Having talked about the Mashurugwi carnage in our country and the inaction of our police , many people emailed me accusing me of being sensational. I stumbled upon the...Published: 04 Jan 2020 at 15:06hrs | 1354 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Machete-wielding gang chops miner
POLICE in Mvuma have launched a manhunt for a three-man machete-wielding gang who waylaid and chopped to death a local miner while a plot-holder watched in horror. The trio allegedly went thro...Published: 04 Jan 2020 at 09:12hrs | 2070 | by Staff Reporter
Man kills aunt over witchcraft
A BINGA man waylaid his aunt while she was coming from the river to fetch water before allegedly assaulting her to death for allegedly bewitching him. Tutambulye Munkuli (25) of Lusulu area al...Published: 03 Jan 2020 at 13:38hrs | 1824 | by Staff Reporter
Mashurugwi strike again in Mvuma with impunity
While the police took action to deal with the Makorokoza menace led by the Mashurugwi the violence has spread to Mvuma. A man was brutally sliced and left with hashing wounds which led to his death. A...Published: 03 Jan 2020 at 08:49hrs | 3163 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
WATCH: Chipinge man shot dead just a few hours into the New Year
A CHIPINGE man was killed in front of his relatives and friends when an unidentified man fatally shot him straight on the forehead just a few hours into the New Year.https://www.youtube.com/wa...Published: 02 Jan 2020 at 15:43hrs | 5234 | by Staff Reporter
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