Search / Decoder
Robbers in dramatic school heist
Armed with explosives, machetes, and wearing balaclavas, a seven-member gang targeted Eureka Junior School in Banket around 2 a.m. on Tuesday, marking the second such raid in two years.The rob...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 07:01hrs | 1190 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt allocates set top boxes to Binga chiefs
Authorities in Matabeleland North province are intensifying efforts to distribute set top boxes to villagers in Binga, aiming to enhance radio and television reception in the district. Traditional lea...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:59hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Binga still does not have TV, radio signals
Chief Sikalenge, also known as Cannius Muleya, expressed frustration over the prolonged absence of radio and television signals in Binga district, despite promises from the government to connect ...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt imports 50 000 TV decoders
Government has imported 50 000 decoders for sale to Zimbabweans at US$15 for them to access local television stations for free.This was revealed by Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Serv...Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 06:37hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Keyona TV, great vision, poor execution
ON 17 December, Bulawayo's own Keyona TV, a commercial broadcaster licensed under Fair Talk Communication started airing and it was given room to be part of Azam TV, a digital terrestrial television p...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 06:40hrs | | by Langalakhe Mabena
New free-to-air satellite service Imperial TV launched
A new free-to-air satellite TV service Imperial TV HD has been launched on Eutelsat 7B at 7° E available in 83 countries with an estimated combined viewership of 53 million. Imperial TV's bou...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 15:52hrs | 8 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe car thieves prey on Honda Fit owners
Honda Fit vehicle owners have become common target for criminals with police reporting a spate of robberies involving theft of the popular vehicle.The low maintenance car is popular with local...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 18:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police raid and seize decoders
Police have seized dozens of pieces of illegal television equipment in the latest series of raids on content piracy operations.The recent operation in Harare saw eight retail outlets being rai...Published: 24 May 2022 at 15:51hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Sangoma wife terrorises hubby
WHEN it comes to abuse in a relationship, we typically imagine the survivor as being female.But that is not always the case. Mzingaye Ncube from Nketa 6 suburb in Bulawayo is one of a growing ...Published: 06 May 2022 at 19:30hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans arrested for owning OpenView decoders
Eleven people were arrested, and dozens of illegal decoders were seized during police raids over the past two weeks, as police broke a TV-decoder smuggling ring.The cross-border smuggling ring...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 19:09hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
MultiChoice limits DStv streaming to one device in a 'dumb' move
From 22 March MultiChoice will no longer allow a DStv subscriber to stream DStv Catch Up content - either library content or a linear TV channel as a live stream – on more than one device at the sam...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 07:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
2 soldiers to appear in court for murder, US$40 000 robbery
TWO soldiers are due to appear in court today facing charges of murder and armed robbery after they got away with US$40 000 in heist at a Hatfield house in Harare.Lameck Kabara from the Zimbab...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:14hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
3 of 6 new ZBC channels go live
THE national broadcaster ZBC recently launched six new channels as part of its mantra to grow the broadcasting sector with three of them now operational.The channels are Jive TV, Shasha, Danda...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 22:49hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Notorious armed robbers nabbed
POLICE yesterday arrested three notorious armed robbers involved in a spate of armed robberies committed between September 8 and November 29.Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi identified the arme...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:34hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Thieves ransack MP's house
THIEVES recently ransacked the house of MDC Alliance proportional representation MP Jasmine Toffa in Matsheumhlope suburb in Bulawayo and stole a laptop, decoder and groceries, among other things....Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police nab 6 notorious Bulawayo robbers
POLICE yesterday said they had nabbed six suspected robbers linked to a spate of robberies which occurred in and around Bulawayo between January and this month.The armed robbers on Wednesday p...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Digitalisation to usher 12 new TV stations in ZImbabwe
INFORMATION, Media and Broadcasting Services minister Monica Mutsvangwa says the transformation of the media landscape from analogue to digital terrestrial television broadcasting will improve signal ...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thieves break into shop adjacent to Central Police Station
DARING thieves recently broke into a popular Bulawayo supermarket located a few metres from Central Police Station in the central business district and stole a bottle of brandy and a DVD decoder....Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:37hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Robbers raid lodge, make off with US$11,000
ARMED robbers stormed a Bulawayo lodge last Wednesday night and made off with cash and property worth US$11 630, including US$9 050 belonging to an Ethiopian gold dealer.The Ethiopian and a co...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Duo's 16 house-breaking spree ends
Police have arrested two suspects on allegations of breaking into 16 houses in and around Chitungwiza and Harare, targeting various electrical gadgets and property. Investigations have reveale...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Burglary hotspot suburbs revealed
POLICE in Bulawayo have identified six western suburbs as hotspots for burglary and theft cases while revealing that some of the break-in incidents are leading to rape cases. The criminals are...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs a new ZBC
THE awarding of licences to six national free-to-air commercial television broadcasting stations last week was received with mixed feelings by Zimbabweans. Many hailed the momentous occasion as unpara...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:15hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Decoders to access new TV stations
MEMBERS of the public are not going to be able to view newly licensed television stations using their analogue television sets and will have to buy decoders which will enable access, the Broadcasting ...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:14hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Electricity cuts, lifestyles and modified behaviour in Zimbabwe
Electricity and access to it is a big issue in Zimbabwe at the moment. Not least by admission of our own government, but more importantly by the lived realities of many urban-based Zimbabweans, civil ...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 08:03hrs | | by Takura Zhangazha
Transmedia boss grilled over DStv subscriptions
TRANSMEDIA chief executive officer Florence Sigudu yesterday appeared before the Prince Dubeko Sibanda-led Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Information and Media where she was grilled over the iss...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sandra Ndebele fraudster's property auctioned
'GOD fights my battles' are the words that dancer-cum-singer Sandra 'Sandy' Ndebele-Sibindi said after the Sheriff of the High Court last week auctioned property belonging to a woman who defrauded her...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police urged to intensify patrols
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has been implored to intensify patrols to monitor crime hotspots in and around Harare, particularly bus termini and streets where people are being mugged. Se...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-cop handcuffs, assaults wife over DStv decoder
A 30-year-old Harare ex-policeman has appeared in court on allegations of handcuffing his wife to a table for the whole day after accusing her of damaging a DStv decoder cable.Dakarayi Zvavado...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 16:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
How Performing a VIN Check Can Save You From Buying Lemons
Thеrе аrе mаnу еxрlаnаtіоnѕ оf whу mаnу реорlе рrеfеr tо buу uѕеd cars іnѕtеаd оf nеw оnеѕ. Thе mаіn rеаѕоn mау bе thе соѕt. In thіѕ vеrу dіff...Published: 25 Apr 2019 at 00:37hrs | 5 | by Staff Writer
ZBC partner fights eviction order
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has been taken to court by Blackbury Enterprises after the national broadcaster allegedly clandestinely sought to evict the company despite an agreement to ...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 05:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers on the loose
Police have launched a manhunt for 15 armed robbers who are masquerading as members of the uniformed forces after stealing uniforms from law enforcement agencies and soldiers, the Daily News reported....Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 11:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fake soldiers, cops on the rampage
Police have launched a manhunt for 15 suspected army and police impostors who have launched a reign of terror in Chegutu and surrounding areas. According to information from the ZRP in Chegutu...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 15:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents dump looted goods in bush
SOME Bulawayo residents who looted groceries from shops in last week's riots have resorted to dumping them in bushes around the city as police investigations intensify. Police investigations h...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cop jailed 12 years for robbery
A HWANGE-BASED junior police officer, who was recently rearrested while attempting to skip the border into South Africa, has been slapped with a 15-year jail sentence.Three years of the senten...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sex vendor in court for 'theft' from client
A GWANDA sex worker has appeared in court for allegedly stealing property and cash from a man that she alleged was her client.Priviledge Moyo (32) of Colleen Bawn pleaded not guilty to a charg...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:21hrs | | by Staf reporter
Thieving cop and rapist traditional healer escape from jail
A COP who allegedly broke into colleagues' houses and stole assortment of goods and a self-proclaimed inyanga who was recently jailed for rape, have escaped from Hwange Prison. Maxwell Musarir...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Hwange cop up for 12 counts of theft
A HWANGE-BASED junior police officer facing 12 counts of unlawful entry and theft after going on a housebreaking spree, which included stealing from his colleagues' homes, has been denied bail....Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to have 24 TV channels in the next 3 months
Information and Publicity Permanent Secretary Nick Mangwana has revealed that the State-owned broadcaster, Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is set to increase its television empire to six stati...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 11:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kwese TV providers lied
Kwese TV has lied to the nation and subscribers. They programming team of Kwese Tv promised to provide more channels by the beginning of of 2018. They even promised the subscribers there will ...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 17:41hrs | 2 | by Isaac Nkomah
Students win a trip to France
DStv went to Matopo to handover a laptop and HD decoder to St Columbas High school student, Einstein Mubemi, for his performance in the 2017 DStv Eutelsat competition.All students have now been in...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
MultiChoice Zim brings World Cup cheer to St Joseph's
MULTICHOICE Zimbabwe on Thursday brought smiles to St Joseph’s Home for Boys in the capital after they donated decoders and provided full installation for the home to facilitate the broadcast of the...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 11:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimbabwean building utilizes a termite-inspired climate control system
How do you cool a building without air conditioning?In nature, termites build skyscraper-like mounds that are ventilated by a complex system of tunnels. By emulating the ingenuity of termites,...Published: 21 May 2018 at 12:27hrs | 9 | by nationalgeographic
Open letter to Kwese Tv boadcasters
We welcome the Advent of our own son's initiative to bring Kwese TV in Zimbabwe and beyond it's borders. You really snatched us from the jaws of DStv who were no longer accepting bond notes when they ...Published: 10 May 2018 at 09:03hrs | 2 | by Nkomah Isaac
Mnangagwa's govt reaches out to Strive Masiyiwa
THE times they are a changing. The Zimbabwe government has finally reached out to its richest and most generous citizen, Strive Masiyiwa, who lives in London, in exile, and is named as a billionaire b...Published: 03 May 2018 at 13:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa hails Zimbabwe coup leader
Econet founder Mr Strive Masiyiwa has hailed Vice President Constantino Chiwenga for visiting the company's stand at the just-ended Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), saying for the first time ...Published: 02 May 2018 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa hails Chiwenga
Econet founder Mr Strive Masiyiwa has hailed Vice President Constantino Chiwenga for visiting the company's stand at the just-ended Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), saying for the first time ...Published: 01 May 2018 at 09:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe government to open airwaves
GOVERNMENT will soon craft a law that will accommodate new broadcasting players as well as protect content producers in the new digital era, a senior official said yesterday. Speaking at the e...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mutasa appeals against auctioning of property
Zimbabwe People First (ZPF)top official Mr Didymus Mutasa has approached the Supreme Court to save his property from being auctioned over $26 900 he owes a Harare law firm. Mr Mutasa had his p...Published: 26 Apr 2018 at 08:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutasa's household property to be actioned
PEOPLE First top official Mr Didymus Mutasa's household property is being auctioned off over a debt to lawyers.Mutasa's bid to save his property from auctioning over debt, has hit a snag after...Published: 25 Apr 2018 at 11:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Didymus Mutasa loses debt case
PEOPLE First top official Mr Didymus Mutasa's bid to save his property from auctioning over debt, has hit a snag after the High Court threw out his application for rescission of judgment. Mr Mutasa ha...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Load More Stories
