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Man cuts self to death in butchery
In a stranger than fiction case, a 29-year-old man recently left the small town shocked and baffled after he killed himself by cutting his throat using a knife at a butchery at Old Location shopping c...Published: 1 hr ago | 483 | by Staff reporter
The retrogressive nature of Zimbabwe's power politics: 2008-2018
This article seeks to highlight the bad side of power politics drawing examples from two major political parties namely the Zimbabwe African National Union for Patriotic Front (Zanu PF) and the Moveme...Published: 1 hr ago | 110 | by Tatenda freeman Murenjekwa
Bogus CIO serial fraudster remanded in custody
A SERIAL fraudster who allegedly masqueraded as a top Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer and a close security aide to President Emmerson Mnangagwa before duping Ingwebu Breweries of 375 l...Published: 1 hr ago | 216 | by Staff reporter
Government to decentralise biased nurses recruitment
GOVERNMENT will decentralise the e-recruitment of Registered General Nurses (RGN) to the provinces as it intensifies the fight against corruption in the enrolment in line with President Mnangagwa's ca...Published: 1 hr ago | 217 | by Staff reporter
'Armed' sangoma raids client's family
AN inyanga-cum-prophet from Bulawayo allegedly armed himself with a gun and ganged up with two friends to raid his client's home in Mzilikazi suburb in a revenge mission after "not being paid for serv...Published: 1 hr ago | 209 | by Staff reporter
The day Oskido cried for Sikhonjwa
KALAWA Jazmee supremo Oskido yesterday revealed how he cried when he saw comedian Babongile Sikhonjwa lying banged up at Bulawayo's Mpilo Central Hospital after his near fatal accident in 2014. ...Published: 1 hr ago | 209 | by Staff reporter
Police link helmet to slain cop
ONE of the 210 anti-riot police helmets recovered from the basement of Robinson House in Harare last week belonged to a police sergeant who was killed in political violence that erupted near Harvest H...Published: 2 hrs ago | 196 | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira to lose Senate seat, Central Committee position
FIRED Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira is set to lose her Senatorial seat and Zanu-PF Central Committee position after Mashonaland West Province, where she comes...Published: 2 hrs ago | 90 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube cautions on De Jongh
HIGHLANDERS' long time benefactor Tshinga Dube says the team's newly found form should not be credited to the new Dutch coach Pieter De Jongh but to the fact that the players have finally found the ri...Published: 2 hrs ago | 307 | by Staff reporter
Man murders wife in South Africa, flees to Zimbabwe
A 25-year-old woman from Entumbane suburb in Bulawayo was stabbed to death allegedly by her Zimbabwean husband in Cape Town, in South Africa, before he reportedly fled to Harare. The inc...Published: 2 hrs ago | 546 | by Staff reporter
Man kicks ailing younger brother to death
A MAN from Fort Rixon in Insiza district allegedly unleashed a deadly kick on his ailing younger brother, ripping open his stomach resulting in intestines protruding, a magistrate heard yesterday. ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 227 | by Staff Reporter
Small house, wife in near fist fight
A FIERCE war of words which almost degenerated into an exchange of blows erupted between an angry city married woman and her husband's side chick at the Mutare Magistrates' Civil court on Wednesday th...Published: 2 hrs ago | 344 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders face Platinum in Chibuku Cup
A CHIBUKU Super Cup humdinger is in the offing after resurgent Highlanders FC were drawn against league champions FC Platinum in the quarter-finals in Harare yesterday. Another interesting fix...Published: 2 hrs ago | 105 | by Staff Reporter
100% bonus for civil servants
GOVERNMENT has resolved to pay civil servants full bonuses for 2019 pegged on gross income, a departure from last year when the 13th cheque was based on pensionable salaries only. In an interv...Published: 2 hrs ago | 485 | by Staff Reporter
Man slaughters, braais own dog
A 26-year-old man from Sizinda suburb in Bulawayo sent his neighbours into shock and disbelief after he slaughtered and braaied his dog in full view of his neighbours, that he also threatened with a s...Published: 11 hrs ago | 2099 | by Staff Reporter
Nkayi goblins shut down schools, female teachers wake up wearing male counterparts' trousers
Fudu primary and secondary schools in Nkayi, Matabeleland North Province, have been closed for three weeks after teachers fled in terror when female teachers woke up wearing their ma...Published: 12 hrs ago | 2353 | by Staff Reporter
Kwekwe man fondles minor's privates
A 21-YEAR-OLD Kwekwe man was lucky to escape jail term after his 12 months imprisonment sentence was committed to community service yesterday by a Kwekwe magistrate after he fondled a minor's private ...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1456 | by Simbarashe Sithole
UK think tank sees Zimdollar firming
The Zimbabwe dollar is expected to largely stabilise next year before it starts firming against the US dollar on the back of growing confidence in the domestic currency.The local currency woul...Published: 14 hrs ago | 3252 | by Staff reporter
MDC MPs lose allowances
PARLIAMENT has docked the allowances of opposition MDC legislators as punishment for walking out on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's State of the Nation Address (Sona) last month, the Daily News reporte...Published: 14 hrs ago | 2184 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to pull a few tricks to stabilise the exchange rate
The government will pull a few tricks up its sleeves soon to stabilise the exchange rate as part of a broader task of creating a viable environment for business, Business Times reported.A team...Published: 15 hrs ago | 5933 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa targets 'troublesome' doctors
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday threatened 'troublesome' union leaders reported to be inciting the strike by doctors at public health institutions."Last month we gave them an increment ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 1657 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe accelerating towards precipice of doom - Asante sana
The pace at which Zimbabwe's socio-economic situation is deteriorating is quite terrifying and a long-lasting panacea is urgently needed. I am afraid that we might be heading towards the precipice of ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 288 | by Canisio Mudzimu
Woman to languish in jail after poisoning cousin's dog in revenge mission
A WOMAN from Hwange has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for killing her cousin's chickens, guinea fowl and a dog with a fungicide. Nelia Shoko (49) of Diki Village in St Mary's was arreste...Published: 18 hrs ago | 308 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Mnangagwa fires warning shots at doctors
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sent a veiled threat on doctors accusing them of neglecting their job in pursuit of money. Speaking on Thursday Mnangagwa said doctors used to prioritise the l...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 07:57hrs | 1188 | by Mandla Ndlovu
World Bank says Zimbabweans should brace for misery
The World Bank has warned that Zimbabwe's economy faces massive turmoil unless the country gets much-needed international assistance urgently. This comes as the country is currently going thro...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:31hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa briefed by chrome company execs
THE Moti Group's African Chrome Fields (ACF) has pleaded with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to address a number of factors hampering its operations before the miner can bounce back in Zimbabwe where it...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:29hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
RBZ's currency policy doomed to fail
THE latest move by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to manage the exchange rate yet again is another experiment doomed to fail as laws of supply and demand will prevail.Economists say Zimbab...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:28hrs | 1054 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe still to get Embraer operating manual
GOVERNMENT has engaged Embraer over delays in releasing crucial operating manuals for its Embraer ERJ145, six months after taking delivery of the aircraft from the manufacturer, the Zimbabwe Independe...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:28hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
US$400m NRZ deal divides ministers
CABINET's shock decision this week to cancel the US$400 million National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) recapitalisation deal won by the Diaspora Infrastructure Development Group (DIDG) and South African ...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:27hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's ex-minister in messy land wrangle
A CORRUPTION report has been filed against former Lands minister Douglas Mombeshora in connection with a messy land dispute, in which he allegedly allocated 359 hectares of land in Beatrice to a senio...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:27hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's PR offensive a futile exercise
GOVERNMENT'S decision to hire four international public relations firms in its bid to spruce up its battered image globally is pointless unless the Harare administration implements substantive politic...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:27hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba further proof of Zimbabwe's sporting versatility
THAT Zimbabwe is able to punch above its weight across a wide range of sporting disciplines is one of the few remaining sources of national pride for this country.African's greatest Olympian, ...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:26hrs | 149 | by Enock Muchinjo
Ecobank Zimbabwe wins top bank award
PAN-AFRICAN financial institution Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited came tops at the prestigious Zimbabwe Independent Banks and Banking Survey that was held at a colourful ceremony in the in the capital yester...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:26hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar stability: The war is still on
THE war on currency stability is definitely not over. Those who are conversant with the economy often know exactly what I mean. Of course, in the first instance, the expectation of instant stability f...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:25hrs | 136 | by Persistence Gwanyanya
Power of symbolism in lobbying
WHEN culture is looked at from a global standpoint, especially black culture, Americans have always led the way in producing iconic figures with global reach. This includes the likes of Michael Jackso...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:24hrs | 20 | by Admire Kudita
Harare blows millions on bloated trips
THE cash-strapped Harare City Council (HCC) has splurged ZW$1,6 million and US$69 000 on local and foreign travel at a time it is battling to provide treated water and other essential services to resi...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:23hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean bankers sued for defrauding Namibian bank
PROMINENT banker Enock Kamushinda and four of his Zimbabwean colleagues within the trade are being sued in the Namibian High Court by their former employer the southern African country N$247 million (...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 04:20hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Enjoy donor money but vote Zanu-PF, says Minister
Mutare: People in rural areas should gladly enjoy financial donations by international aid agencies in the form of relief projects but should go on to vote Zanu-PF during election time, Minister of St...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 04:20hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens businesses, striking doctors
Mnangagwa yesterday warned unscrupulous businesses against continued price increases, saying Government will be forced to take action against such practices. He said a meeting will be held next week b...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 04:05hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe details sanctions impact on health
Illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Western countries must be removed as they are not targeted but are affecting ordinary people, Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo has said. In an in...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 04:04hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Men slammed for sexually abusing women in buses
BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs Minister Judith Ncube has blasted men who are taking advantage of transport challenges to sexually assault women and girls in crowded buses and kombis. In an interv...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 04:03hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
Chibuku Cup quarter-final draw on
THE Chibuku Super Cup quarter-finals draw will be conducted today with eight teams going into the hat. The first-round encounters produced some shock results that claimed two Harare giants, Dy...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 04:03hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Big shots to lose Bulawayo properties
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko's wife Laurinda is among bigwigs that include former ministers, business people and sport personalities who stand to lose their properties if they do not pay B...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 04:02hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blacklists defaulting farmers for Command Agric
GOVERNMENT has blacklisted farmers who have not fully serviced their Command Agriculture Inputs loans accessed in previous years, an official has said. In the Midlands, the Provincial Crop and...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 04:01hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Prince of BF not after personal glory
WARRIORS forward Prince Dube says Zimbabwe's qualification for the CHAN 2020 is all that matters rather than a chase for individual records. Zimbabwe face Lesotho in the second leg of the CHAN...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 03:59hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
A peek into Chamisa's urban nightmare
The opposition party, the MDC, cut its teeth in elections in 2000. Since then, it has been winning almost the same local authority and National Assembly seats, mainly in urban areas. Despite b...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 03:52hrs | 56 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Zimbabwe targets 10% growth in exports
Government is determined to ongoing reforms to facilitate growth in exports of goods and services by at least 10 percent annually from about US$4,5 billion currently to US$7 billion by 2023, a Cabinet...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 03:49hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Who is behind the spate of activist abductions in Zimbabwe?
Since the beginning of the year, some 50 people, mainly government detractors, have been abducted and tortured in Zimbabwe, but it is not easy to say who could be behind these heinous crimes.T...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 20:51hrs | 217 | by Cyril Zenda
The curious case of Peter Lobengula, the Prince of Salford
On a Wednesday morning in the spring on 1899 the Union Ocean liner called Goth sailing from Cape Town South Africa, docked in Southampton United Kingdom carrying the entire cast of a show called â€...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 19:50hrs | 26 | by Joseph Qobo Mayisa
Roses have thorns but remember thorns have roses
Some among us are hunting with the hounds and running with the hare at the same time making us wonder if its about the people or themselves. Rising kombi fares spawned an outcry across the lan...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 19:49hrs | 12 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
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