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‘We'll be watching' – a reporter's fraught return to Zimbabwe after 16 years
The immigration officer lifted his stamp to put the visa into my passport and I heaved a sigh of relief. But then my passport was taken by a smiling woman who asked, "Have you been to Zimbabwe before?...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 07:48hrs | 1225 | by Andrew Meldrum I Associated Press
Jealous hubby kills neighbour
A 42-year-old man from Silobela has been arrested for killing his neighbour after he found him seated with his wife.Shine Sibanda is expected to appear in court tomorrow to face murder charges...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 08:01hrs | 2327 | by Staff reporter
Man killed trying to stop a fight
A 25-YEAR-OLD man from Inyathi died on the spot after he was stabbed on the neck with an okapi knife while trying to stop a fight, police confirmed. Acting Matabeleland North provincial police...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:15hrs | 801 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's legacy: Diarrhoea outbreak hits Harare
A diarrhoea outbreak has hit some Harare suburbs, with hundreds of residents being treated at various clinics after drinking contaminated borehole water, Harare City Council's Health Services director...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:52hrs | 1111 | by Staff reporter
Let's reduce road deaths: Do unto others...
This is an open letter to all stakeholders concerned with the rising road deaths on our roads. Recently I had an opportunity to drive in another African city, Francistown, Botswana to be specific. I w...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:47hrs | 141 | by Engineer Tororiro Isaac Chaza PMP
Dad beaten for son's lobola debt
THREE brothers from Insiza have been arrested for allegedly savagely beating their in-law until he fainted, over why his son had not yet paid bride-price for their sister. Mike, Richard and Ke...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 23:30hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
Man (29) fatally axes wife, 2 children
A 29-YEAR-OLD man from Wedza fatally axed his wife and two children, one of them a one-month-old infant, before drinking a tobacco pesticide in a bid to commit suicide.Innocent Chakabuda of Pl...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 07:06hrs | 717 | by Staff Reporter
Police bust robbery syndicate
CHIPINGE police have bust a syndicate of robbers who had led a reign of terror in the Eastern Highlands area, breaking into shops, bars and lodges and escaping with property worth over $6 000....Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 07:39hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
Man axes wife, 2 children
A 29-YEAR-OLD man from Wedza fatally axed his wife and two children, one of them a one-month-old infant, before drinking a tobacco pesticide in a bid to commit suicide.Innocent Chakabuda of Pl...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 07:38hrs | 870 | by Staff reporter
Man beats son to death, fails at suicide
IN a fit of rage, a man from Sizinda suburb in Bulawayo allegedly beat his son to death with an iron bar for breaking a neighbour's window before attempting to commit suicide by drinking a pesticide. ...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 07:28hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's 'twin' reminisces formative humble past
ROBERT Mugabe, the man, might be inscrutable to many, but to those who grew up with him, he was like any other human being. However, his formative years, upbringing, experiences and influences, helped...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 08:54hrs | 4039 | by Johannes Chikanya
Goblins on the prowl
According to the standard definition of a goblin, this is a hostile, small, grotesque and mischievous supernatural creature.But if you live in Matabeleland's Kezi kingdom or Cowdray Park, Bula...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 08:28hrs | 270 | by Emmanuel Kafe
Robert Mugabe: The leader who shouldn't have been
About a kilometre from State House - the official residence of the Zimbabwean president, where Robert Mugabe lived until the mid-2000s before moving to his hideous mansion popularly known as Blue Roof...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 16:38hrs | 2412 | by Percy Zvomuya
Deputy minister genocidal utterances condemned
Dear Editor, Your paper deserves the support of all Zimbabweans and indeed the world for being a truthful platform for the voiceless and defenceless. Siyabonga. As a former ZPRA ...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 14:54hrs | 4517 | by Lungisani Ndlovu Gatsheni
Deputy minister's remarks frightening
I was expecting people like Dr Masimba Mavaza to come out guns blazing to condemn the remarks by Deputy Minister Energy Mutodi that alleged that Zimbabwe accommodated South Africans and allowed them t...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 09:03hrs | 1790 | by Lizwe Dube
Man sets assailant' hut ablaze
A 30-YEAR-OLD Silobela man escaped jail after setting a bedroom hut of a man who previously assaulted him on fire.Mungisi Dube (30) of python village,Silobela was spared a jail term by K...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 21:19hrs | 1758 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Kenneth Mhlophe-led management is partly to blame
HEARTBROKEN Highlanders supporters say the Kenneth Mhlophe-led management is partly to blame for the soccer giants' poor performance. Alarm bells are ringing at Bosso whose three-game losing streak ha...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 18:34hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Taxi driver commits suicide over clamped car
A 41-YEAR-OLD Zvishavane taxi driver on Monday committed suicide by drinking poison in protest after his cab had been clamped by municipal police in the town's central business district.Tasara...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
Man stones elderly beerhall patron
A 23-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo has appeared in court for allegedly stoning an elderly man at Manwele Beer Garden in Mzilikazi suburb after he told him not to disrespect his elders. Mbon...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 07:03hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Woman raped as lover flees
A GROUP of five men reportedly ambushed a Filabusi couple, threatened the man who fled from the scene before one of them raped the woman.Kennedy Wonder Ndlovu (23) of Marumba B Village in Fila...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 09:51hrs | 4513 | by Staff reporter
How to think in Dark Times
"DO nothing but think" is a philosophical proverb that is much mistakenly attributed to the Slovenian philosopher, Slavoj Zizek. Slavoj Zizek only stole and made famous the pithy statement. The genera...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:48hrs | 428 | by Cetshwayo Mabhena
Illicit brew kills one, 3 hospitalised
One person died at St Alberts Hospital on Monday while three others were hospitalised after the excessive drinking of undiluted cane spirits.Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspector M...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:15hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa using people for his own selfish ends
MOST probably ensconced in the comfort of their homes, the violence mongering leaders of the opposition used their proxies to ignite chaos in the heart of Harare. What they did not know is that their ...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 355 | by Pupurai Togarepi
Man stabs wife 15 times, kills himself
A man from Mt Darwin, Mashonaland Central stabbed his wife 15 times with a knife before drinking poison in a domestic dispute over allegations of infideli...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 10:41hrs | 4177 | by Staff Reporter
Austerity measures: Is Zimbabwe drinking poisoned chalice?
On September 7, 2018, Mthuli Ncube was appointed as Zimbabwe's Finance minister. Being a technocrat he is, his appointment brought a breath of fresh air. At least, Zanu-PF was breaking with its past o...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:18hrs | 410 | by Cliff Chiduku
Vuzu parties stoke fears of upsurge in HIV cases
The raging phenomenon of wild parties organised by teenagers, where sex orgies and alcohol binges are commonplace, is stocking fears of a surge in new HIV infections in Bulawayo.The National A...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 10:01hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
3 Chiadzwa panners die in mine shaft collapse
THREE illegal diamond miners died in Chiadzwa on Wednesday night after a mine shaft they were working on at a Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) field reportedly collapsed.Manicaland...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:33hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
Soldier jailed for 3 months, whisked away for court martial
A SOLDIER based in Chipinge was fished out of court by the military police for deserting the force after he was arraigned for stealing a cellphone worth $770 from a Good Samaritan, who had given him t...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
Cop 'insults' Mnangagwa
A POLICE disciplinary committee has dismissed an application for discharge filed by a Lupane-based officer who was arrested early this year for allegedly insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa, by imp...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:34hrs | 2048 | by Staff reporter
UK presses Mnangagwa govt on political, economic reforms
THE United Kingdom (UK) has urged the government of Zimbabwe to deliver the promised fundamental political and economic reforms.Speaking during an announcement of a new UK Aid-supported £49 m...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 11:34hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Diarrhoea outbreak shuts Harare council offices
Harare City Council was yesterday forced to close its Remembrance, Mbare District and Harare Municipal Police offices in Mbare after at least 55 workers contracted diarrhoea when they drank water from...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:17hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Simba Makoni in Padeswood farm plots scandal
Headlands Community turns to media for support in resolving Padeswood farm plots scandal (water and pasture crisis).We have a terrible situation in Headlands, Padeswood plots Makoni Rural Coun...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 22:44hrs | 3441 | by Big Ray
Chamisa's grandstanding much ado about nothing
Chamisa's grandstanding much ado about nothingThe MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa seems to have perfected the art of making so much noise like a cricket when there is nothing proportional in terms ...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 14:40hrs | 5619 | by Elijah Chihota
Alcohol and drugs are ruining the youths
For many a youth today alcohol is their strongest weakness. Some think the wise waters can provide refuge and comfort from the prevailing hardships yet the opposite is the gospel truth. Many p...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 14:30hrs | 730 | by Thomas Murisa
Mnangagwa admin ignoring root cause of rot
Poisonous snakes' teeth regenerate. It, therefore, doesn't work to remove the serpent's fangs and think you won't get snake bites anymore. The venom lies deep inside too.The Mnangagwa administ...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 14:18hrs | 294 | by Tawanda Majoni
Drug dealer arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 33-year-old man for selling mbanje and Broncleer with a street value of more than $3 000 from his car in the Central Business District. Elliot Ndlovu was arr...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:20hrs | 1624 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans say their economy is worse than ever: 'This is hell'
Dadirai Tsvakai and her family have taken to combining dinner and breakfast — a meal they now eat just after midnight, if they are lucky to have a few hours of electricity. Then, in the dead of the ...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 21:14hrs | 5877 | by Farai Mutsaka
Smokescreen corruption arrests, spare us the drama
The arrest of Minister Priscilla Mupfumira is nothing but smokescreen to hoodwink the nation that the Junta leader has now heeded calls to fight head on corruption.The word corruption has now ...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:03hrs | 378 | by AT Kadada
Jonathan Moyo speaks on rape allegations
Professor Jonathan Moyo has refuted allegations that he bedded Yulith Ndlovu a former lead vocalist of the once-popular group PaxAfro which produced the hit song Let it play. Moyo was respondi...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 11:07hrs | 12643 | by Mandla Ndlovu
We rewarded Zanu-PF with absolute power for rigging elections, sowing the wind to reap whirlwind - have we finally learned the l
"Zimbabwe is burning. The country is in the throes of a serious political and socio-economic crisis. The resolution of this crisis has become a matter of extreme urgency. It is clear that soft-landing...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 20:42hrs | 291 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Man kills drunk, noisy mum
A 26-YEAR-OLD Buhera man has been arrested on charges of killing his drunken 55-year-old mother in cold blood for making noise after coming from a beer drinking bingeManicaland police spokespe...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:54hrs | 1066 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa creating a bourgeoisie class
WHEN it staged the November 2017 coup, the military was very candid in its statement that the grave action was an effort to "restore Robert Mugabe's legacy", a heritage that over time had been reverse...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:49hrs | 1221 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
We rewarded Zanu PF with absolute power for rigging elections, sowing the wind to reap whirlwind – Have we finally learned the
"Zimbabwe is burning. The country is in the throes of a serious political and socio-economic crisis. The resolution of this crisis has become a matter of extreme urgency. It is clear that soft-landing...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 00:09hrs | 1464 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chamisa worried about Chiwenga
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa says he is very worried about the health and welfare of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who has not been in the public eye since mid-last month, the Daily News re...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 07:48hrs | 13324 | by Staff reporter
Row over beer ends in death
A Gokwe man died on the spot after he was struck in the head with a log by a fellow imbiber following a dispute over traditional beer.Shepherd Tazarura died on the spot after allegedly being s...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:36hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Footballer's wife loses ear in bar brawl
MOST humour comes from how disgraceful the situations and circumstances are!This was at play when an ex-footballer's wife lost half of her ear and sustained a deep gush on her forehead during ...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 10:46hrs | 2205 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe deserves praise for fighting HIV aids
It is very important that as Zimbabweans we all participate in fighting the spread of HIV aids and also help in controlling it. In my view, Zimbabwe played a very important role in controlling the spr...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 08:30hrs | 700 | by Njabulo
'ZANU PF dumps supporters in Gweru'
ZANU PF officials reportedly dumped supporters who were bused from rural Midlands to attend a Presidential cleanup campaign presided by Vice President Kembo Mohadi on Friday. Centre for Natura...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 20:54hrs | 8155 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa says Zimbabwe prisons in sorry state
MDC activists jailed for the murder of police inspector Petros Mutedza in Glen View in 2011, together with other inmates, are living in squalid and overcrowded conditions at the Chikurubi Maximum Secu...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 10:06hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa descends on Zimbabwe prisons
Today President Nelson Chamisa visited MDC members who are incarcerated for political reasons. He was accompanied by the party Deputy Spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka, Secretary for Public Service and S...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 14:57hrs | 5666 | by Maureen Kademaunga
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