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3 Chinese nationals shot in copper plant robbery
Three Chinese nationals were seriously injured in a dramatic movie-style robbery that took place early Sunday morning at the Lanyun Mining Zimbabwe copper processing plant on the outskirts of Chinhoyi...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 11:05hrs | 1311 | by Staff reporter
Highly educated blacks working in South Africa struggle against a system that aims to exclude them
There is the open struggle that is fought with bullets and bombs out on the plains. War is declared. Battle lines are drawn. The enemy is known and identifiable. South Africa had its own taste of this...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 20:11hrs | 2 | by Wiseman Magasela
'Zimbabwe economic data questionable'
A team of technical experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week called into question the authenticity of economic data compiled by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat), r...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:14hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe politics is no game for naive thinkers
They say hope is for people who cannot see the truth! There are those hopeful one day Zanu-PF will stop governing Zimbabwe, yet the truth is speaking against their hope.In a candid conversatio...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:17hrs | 2 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
Bulawayo theft gang terrorises Gweru motorists
FIVE suspects, all from Bulawayo, have been arrested following a spate of thefts from motor vehicles that occurred in Gweru.According to Midlands provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Emma...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 12:02hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Car-smuggling syndicate arrested
A syndicate of suspected fraudsters who allegedly smuggled high end vehicles into the country and evade paying toll gates has been nabbed, with five of the suspects appearing in court this Tuesday....Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 09:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
CID boss 'attackers' remanded in custody
FOUR individuals accused of assaulting Alexander Jachi, the head of the Criminal Investigations Department's Harare Homicide section, and robbing him of US$140 and a pistol, were remanded in custody p...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Barbara Rwodzi's assault case takes new twist
Lawyers representing Citizens Coalition for Change (Chirumanzu South losing candidate, Patrick Chez and four others, who are accused of assaulting Tourism deputy minister Barbara Rwodzi have que...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Black Vendetta mafia gang ravages Chitungwiza
A CHITUNGWIZA gang popularly known as Black Vendetta is terrorising residents of the dormitory town particularly Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters, NewsDay has established.There a...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:42hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Abandoned' luxury bus mystery on Bulawayo-Plumtree Road
ABOUT 25 kilometres before one reaches Plumtree Town along the Bulawayo-Plumtree Road, they cannot help noticing a Botswana-owned luxury bus that has been curiously parked by the road side for more th...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe Kazembe summoned as tempers flare up
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe has been summoned to Parliament to issue a ministerial statement on what the police is doing to clamp down on perpetrators of political violence targeting opposit...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 17:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe govt officials too corrupt
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says there is rampant abuse of public funds by government bureaucrats by flouting procurement procedures, crippling service delivery.Addressing delegates at the pr...Published: 22 Oct 2022 at 05:43hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
CCC candidate goes into hiding
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)' candidate, Augustine Gumede, in Ward 4 Insiza Rural District Council (RDC) by-election slated for Saturday has gone into hiding following Monday's political violen...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF responds angrily to Matobo violence allegations
Zanu-PF Director of Information, Tafadzwa Mugwadi has fired salvo at Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) for blaming the ruling party over recent violence that rocked Matobo, describing the oppositio...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:05hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU urges government not to evoke painful Gukurahundi memories
ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has urged authorities to be tactical enough to prevent the evoking of sad Gukurahundi memories by bringing to book all perpetrators behind instigating politica...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF supporters storm CCC campaign meeting
Some CCC politicians and followers were Monday forced to flee into the bush when alleged Zanu-PF supporters driving in a convoy stormed a party by-election campaign meeting in Insiza, beating up activ...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 19:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF behaving like murderers says CCC
A DEFIANT Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has vowed to forge ahead with preparations for next year's general elections despite a rise in related violent attacks on its members and supporters by ru...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 06:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF thugs' attack, disrobe CCC women during poll campaign
Alleged Zanu-PF activists Sunday attacked Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Daniel Molokele and further undressed some women activists who were carrying out a party campaign during a Mato...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 20:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vote overwhelmingly to counter rigging
The story of election rigging has become a topical issue of the day in Zimbabwe as political parties prepare for the most fundamental elections to elect representatives of their constituencies and the...Published: 06 Sep 2022 at 14:16hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Chicken Inn surrender top spot
CHICKEN INN got it all wrong in the field of play yesterday but coach Joey Antipas was proved spot on for his call for divine intervention as they surrendered pole position in a forgettable Castle Lag...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T bigwigs gun for deflated Mwonzora
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora's days at the helm of the opposition outfit could be numbered as hawks within the party are baying for his blood, attributing the political outfit's dismal performance in...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 19:31hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
CCC Kwekwe rally violence; suspects released on bail
FIVE suspects linked to the violence that rocked a Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) Kwekwe rally leading to the death of one person have been released on bail.Mbongeni Ncube died from the sk...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Five in court over Kwekwe rally murder
Five of 16 people who were arrested for the murder of 35-year-old Mbongeni Ncube during a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party campaign rally in Kwekwe appeared in court o...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is changing the game
Within a few days, President Mnangagwa threw serious warning shots.Some are already calling them silencing shots.The President gave opposition opportunists a teaser of forthcoming attr...Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 08:50hrs | | by Major Action Mandingo (Retired)
Schools opening on 7 February, the boiling point of the education crisis
In the spirit of the new commandist culture of governance, Zimbabwe's sole Vice President, Retired General Chiwenga announced that schools are reopening on 7 February 2022. The pronouncement was not b...Published: 01 Feb 2022 at 17:27hrs | 8 | by Obert Masaraure
Violence Rocks New Zanu-PF Mashonaland West PCC
VIOLENCE dominated the new Zanu-PF provincial joint council of the main wing, women's and youth leagues' inaugural meeting held in Chinhoyi Saturday.The meeting was meant to officially hand ov...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 06:04hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Illegal miners up for attempted murder
EIGHT Shamva based illegal gold miners are in soup for attempting to kill a rival group in a gold rush.Llyod Musemwa, Tafadzwa Bandawa,...Published: 18 Dec 2021 at 18:05hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Eight gold panners nabbed for malicious damage of property
EIGHT Shamva based illegal gold miners were arrested and dragged to court on Tuesday after they damaged a Honda fit belonging to another rival group of il...Published: 16 Dec 2021 at 20:02hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Urban commuters lament transport crisis
IT was just another day at the bus station. Passengers were waiting in queue at a terminus adjacent Harare Police Station charge office, enduring hours before the next bus came by.The swelteri...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 17:57hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Sand poachers steal road rehabilitation sand
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has declared war on sand poachers in St Peter's on the outskirts of Bulawayo and yesterday council rangers deflated tyres of some of the suspects' vehicles in a bid to ...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pastor donates US$45k to church
TABERNAClES of Grace church founder Apostle Batsirai Java has donated cash given as gifts at his birthday party towards the construction of his church's building in Westlea, Harare.The buildin...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Notorious robbers' trial stalls
THE trial of alleged armed robbers, who are accused of besieging gold miner and cleric Mathias Madziwanzira's home and stealing cash among other goods two years ago, failed to kick off again last week...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Smuggler granted $50 000 bail
LEADER of a smuggling syndicate, Anyway Chinyanga, yesterday appeared at Rusape Magistrates' Court facing charges of illegal possession of a firearm and smuggling of second-hand clothes, shoes and cel...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Nehanda not a national heroine'
A LOCAL historian has said government erected Mbuya Nehanda's statue for political expediency, distorting history since the heroine of the first war of resistance against colonial rule was not a natio...Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:50hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Robbery victim confronts PG over trial delay
A GOLD miner, who was attacked and robbed by armed robbers in December last 2018, has approached Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi for the second time accusing court officials of failing to bring the ...Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'41 years of Independence or 41 years of ZANU PF Oppression?'
As Zimbabwe celebrates 41 years of independence from British colonial rule on April 18, many Zimbabweans look back and question were everything went wrong. The once promising and flourishing Southern ...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 08:14hrs | | by Prince Njagu
Pirate taxi drivers, touts 'celebrate' death of Mnangagwa wife's convoy biker
POLICE at the Chinhoyi Traffic Section are reported to have Wednesday arrested hordes of pirate taxi drivers and touts for celebrating the death of an escort motorbike rider on Easter Friday.S...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete gang terrorises Mutoko shop owners
POLICE in Mutoko, Mashonaland East province, have launched a manhunt for a heavily-armed six-member machete gang that has terrorised business owners at Karonga, before getting away with cash and cellp...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Villagers clash with police in a volatile gold rush
POLICE fired live bullets and teargas canisters to disperse angry villagers in the Wondedzo area in Masvingo North amid protests and clashes over illegal mining and looting of gold by Zanu-PF and stat...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 14:59hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
USA democracy under the spotlight
The year has started on a bad note with the COVID-19 pandemic taking lives, causing sickness, destroying livelihoods and depriving people of freedoms. It is like starting a new a day under a thick dar...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 05:58hrs | 6 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Robbery case drags for 2 years without trial
A MUTOKO gold miner who was attacked by armed robbers at his homestead, losing a gun, gold, phones and cash in the process, has filed a complainant to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for the ...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers rape guard
POLICE have launched a manhunt for six armed men who stormed a security company in Harare, disarmed guards, robbed the premises and raped a female guard. The robbers got away with cell phones,...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Spike-throwing highway robbers terrorise motorists
A group of criminals operating along the Harare-Beitbridge Highway is robbing drivers by putting spikes on the road to puncture tyres of vehicles coming from the border town. When the drivers ...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth executive arrested for violence
ZANU-PF Midlands provincial youth executive member, Tapiwa Muto was on Thursday arrested in connection with violence that rocked the party's primary elections early last month. Muto (36) who i...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gun toting robbers disarmed, beaten
A BULAWAYO man allegedly teamed up with an ex-soldier to rob people that his in-laws were selling a house to, at gunpoint. Covering their faces with face masks and caps tilted to further hide ...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 05:44hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Maid gives birth, throws baby down the toilet
A 22-YEAR-OLD Mazowe house maid was arraigned before Concession magistrate Nyasha Machiriori yesterday for concealing birth of a child....Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 23:16hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man stumbles on used condoms in wife's car
IT'S the kind of thing that people think only happens in movies that deal with the subject of infidelity.But unfortunately for a Bulawayo man, Hardlife Ndlovu, the cautionary tale about infide...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 08:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC to drag ZEC to court over Lupane by-election
The main opposition party MDC said it will be dragging the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to court after the electoral management body turned down their request to have a recount of ballots in th...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
The invisible professionals
Highly educated blacks working in South Africa struggle against a system that aims to exclude and sideline them. There is the open struggle that is fought with bullets and bombs out on the plains. War...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 19:44hrs | | by Wiseman Magasela
Machete-wielding robbers attack travellers
A GANG of eight machete-wielding robbers attacked and robbed six travellers along the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road. Police spokesperson for Matabeleland North Province Chief Inspector Siphiwe Makonese ...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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