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Mine collapses on three artisanal miners
A mine shaft allegedly collapsed on three illegal miners at farm 161 Chesa, Mount Darwin killing one on the spot while injuring two on Wednesday.Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspect...Published: 19 hrs ago | 852 | by Simbarashe Sithole
NGO director imprisoned over anti Mnangagwa slur as Haruzivishe, Masaraure are freed on bail
A ZIMBABWEAN court on Tuesday condemned Epraim Mutombeni, the Director of Masvingo Centre for Research Advocacy and Community Development (MACRD), a local non-governmental organisation, to prison afte...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 09:39hrs | 2970 | by Stephen Jakes
Drones to patrol Zimbabwe borders
DRONES will soon be patrolling the country's borders as Government moves to address security challenges posed by border jumpers who could be spreading infections by avoiding compulsory quarantine and ...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 07:51hrs | 2022 | by Staff reporter
4 escape from quarantine centres
FOUR more people have escaped from quarantine centres around the country, bringing the total number of quarantine escapees to 187. One person is reported to have escaped from the NSSA Hotel qu...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 07:27hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
6 more returnees test Covid-19 positive
SIX more people, all returnees from South Africa tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday, bringing Zimbabwe's cumulative total to 567 cases since the outbreak of the global pandemic in March. ...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 07:25hrs | 649 | by Staff reporter
There was no attempt to arrest Chiwenga, claims Chihuri
One of the alleged triggers of a 2017 coup that ousted former President Robert Mugabe was based on false information, according to the former Police Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri.Chih...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 18:07hrs | 5086 | by Mduduzi Mathuthu
Bread does not grow in supermarkets
IF there is an immutable truism that has stubbornly stood the test of time, it is the fact that common sense is not at all common.It is fair to say while common sense is rare, nonsense is ubiq...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:14hrs | 171 | by Bishop Lazarus
Tsenengamu vows Mnangagwa confrontation
EXPELLED Zanu-PF youth league commissar, Godfrey Tsenengamu has made startling claims the country was better governed by late former President Robert Mugabe than it is now under Emmerson Mnangagwa....Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 16:58hrs | 2422 | by newzimbabwe
Zim Government under spotlight over property rights: Paul Westwood saga
During the 2017 episode, one of the key fundamentals which the military reiterated during the seizure of power, was the restoration of legacy, getting rid of the purported criminals around Robert Muga...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 09:54hrs | 1062 | by Charles Murindo
Marry barred from Chiwenga's children
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife, Marry, has been barred from accessing their children, cars and property - including their plush Borrowdale home - after the Supreme Court yesterda...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 18:15hrs | 1344 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe quarantine centres new COVID-19 hotspots
I AM in quarantine and it's a mess." Many Zimbabweans woke up to this distressful text from humanitarian worker Munyaradzi Madziwa who had been quarantined at Mosi Oa Tunya Secondary School in Victori...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:31hrs | 805 | by Staff reporter
Robbery syndicate hit Bulawayo
Parking in Bulawayo's city centre has turned into a nightmare for motorists who risk having their cars broken into or being robbed at gunpoint. A robbery syndicate is targeting unattended cars parked ...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 06:55hrs | 1044 | by Staff reporter
Biti and Job Sikhala to be struck off the roll?
Zimbabwean politics has always been full of mystery. Politicians are normally identified by their getting into public office. There are a lot of politicians fine politicians who had never ran for an o...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 23:05hrs | 15496 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe murder suspect escapes from SA prison
SOUTH African police are looking for a 25 year-old Zimbabwean man who escaped from a prison in Limpopo Province on Wednesday morning.Knowledge Lucky Mashava, reportedly escaped from remand pri...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 12:27hrs | 2242 | by Staff reporter
Fisherman drowns after hippo attack
A FISHERMAN drowned in a dam in Kwekwe during a fishing expedition with a colleague when their boat capsized after a hippopotamus attack. Ndumiso Nyamazana (age not given) died instantly while...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 07:58hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Covid-19 death toll rises
A 79-year-old woman from Bulawayo succumbed to Covid-19 on Saturday bringing Zimbabwe's cumulative deaths to six. Bulawayo also recorded two new Covid-19 cases which brings the city's total re...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 07:53hrs | 802 | by Staff reporter
Harare man with Covid-19 escapes from centre
A Harare man last week escaped from a quarantine centre at Harare Polytechnic after testing positive to Covid-19 and police have launched a manhunt to prevent the spread of the virus. Police are also ...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 07:51hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Dr. Edison Zvobgo abolished lobola Mr Ziyambi: it has become commodified livestock with variable price tag!
It should never escape me to comment on what Justice Minister Ziyambi previously said about lobola in our diverse cultures. Talking about lobola nowadays, almost every society in Zimbabwe upholds trad...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 18:50hrs | 3416 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe: Your prayers are going nowhere!
Under different circumstances, a call by the country's leadership for atonement, supplication and prayer brings about a sobering moment to the populace. It is my painful duty to inform you that the ca...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:38hrs | 392 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Lodges, guest houses cash in on Covid-19 quarantine escapees
SOME lodges and guest houses have been cashing in on Covid-19 quarantine escapees who are desperately trying to evade the long arm of the law, The Sunday Mail Society can reveal.The growing pr...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 08:36hrs | 902 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's sons fight for control of RBZ forex?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's sons Emmerson jr and Collins are fighting for the control of foreign currency at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Professor Jonathan Moyo has alleged. In a tweet on ...Published: 18 Jun 2020 at 17:00hrs | 11768 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Fire is a good servant but a bad master
Season for veld fires, unpleasant and often tragic. Saw this caption in a bar of all the places, "They do not burn your home, do not burn theirs". Truth hurts, animals do not burn down our res...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 21:22hrs | 768 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Police rapped for exposing whistleblower
POLICE in Karoi are under fire for exposing a whistleblower who tipped them of a returnee from South Africa who avoided quarantine by sneaking into the country.Human rights defenders have call...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 07:06hrs | 1264 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe police working without PPE, allowances'
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga (pictured) yesterday disclosed that his subordinates were at high risk of contracting COVID-19 as they did not have personal protective equipment (PPE)....Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 07:06hrs | 1050 | by Staff reporter
Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga outlines operational challenges
Police manning roadblocks and securing quarantine centres need more protective equipment, transport and allowances for food, with quarantine centres needing more lights and fencing, Commissioner-Gener...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 06:35hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
Why casinos are growing around the world
Over the years, casinos have gained a bigger and bigger following. There is a good chance that you used to hate them. Now, you've decided to visit casinos every weekend. You're not alone. More and mor...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 19:29hrs | 2249 | by Staff writer
'Naming quarantine escapees violates confidentiality'
NAMING Covid-19 quarantine centre escapees is a violation of their rights which may lead to stigma and discrimination, the Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) has said. This comes amid co...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:10hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba wants escaping returnees reported
CENTENARY-based apostolic prophet Madzibaba Jonah, born Biggie Musanzika (pictured above), has urged his congregants to report returnees who escape or avoid undergoing the mandatory quarantine at desi...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:14hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Faces behind Zimbabwe's first Netflix hit
The cast and crew of Zimbabwe's first feature-length film to be featured on Netflix -Cook-Off - were recent guests on Alpha Media Holdings chairman Trevor Ncube's (TVN) talk show In Conversation with ...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:08hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Death has robbed us of our affable Raymond Njanike
INSPITE of the many bereavements I have had over the years, nothing prepares me for the loss of dear and close friends. Not even the fact that I do my fair share of laying to rest a number of those we...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 09:51hrs | 2044 | by Philip Mataranyika
Zimbabwe records over 100 cases of harassment, intimidation during lockdown
The Zimbabwe Peace Project has reported that in the past month it recorded 110 cases of harassment and intimidation in the country.The organisation said the majority of the cases are attribute...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 09:24hrs | 111 | by Stephen Jakes
Armed robbers fire warning shots,rob gold dealer
A 45-YEAR-OLD Harare based man has appeared before the Bindura Magistrate Maria Msika yesterday facing charges of robbery involving property and cash in e...Published: 13 Jun 2020 at 21:46hrs | 2476 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Magwegwe murderer jailed for life
A MAN who waylaid two lovers in Bulawayo while they were out for an evening stroll before striking them with a brick resulting in one the victims succumbing to the injuries has been sentenced to life ...Published: 13 Jun 2020 at 09:12hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to address Zimbabweans on new Covid-19 lockdown measures
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will Friday address the nation on the country's Covid-19 lockdown situation amid growing impatience among some locals who have been shut out of their informal sector jobs ...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 07:06hrs | 2192 | by Staff reporter
Family bars quarantine escapee
A BULAWAYO family barred a member from coming home after he had escaped from a local quarantine centre. The family member, whose identity is being withheld by police, surrendered himself after...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 07:05hrs | 1077 | by Staff reporter
11 escape Bulawayo Covid-19 quarantine
ELEVEN people have escaped from Bulawayo's quarantine centres while a total of 169 returnees have escaped countrywide, posing challenges in efforts to reduce the number of local Covid-19 transmissions...Published: 11 Jun 2020 at 07:38hrs | 585 | by Staff reporter
Returnees to surrender IDs at quarantine centres
Government has resolved to confiscate national identification cards and passports for returnees upon arrival in the country to prevent them from escaping quarantine centres.Since the lockdown ...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 16:47hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
Lest we forget the commander in the Covid war general Dr Obadiah Moyo
As Zimbabwe starts to ease the lockdown sounds of car and bus horns hooting the lockdown silence away. This is the sound of thanks and start of victory in a long battle against coronavirus. Let us car...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 08:16hrs | 1614 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa seeks divine help as crises mount
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will lead a national day of fasting and prayer to seek divine intervention to deal with the country's worsening health, hunger and economic crises.Hopes that Mnang...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 08:02hrs | 5376 | by Staff reporter
314 covid-19 cases up 251 in two weeks 12 local, rest returnees - are quarantine virus hotspot?
"We have registered 27 confirmed cases in one day and all are returnees from South Africa. They have now been isolated," announced Nick Mangwana, Information Ministry permanent secretary, on twitter. ...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 07:58hrs | 532 | by Nomusa Garikai
Artisanal miners 'arrest' machete gang leader
ARTISINAL miners in Gwanda have apprehended the leader of a machete gang that had reportedly unleashed a reign of terror in Matabeleland South province, robbing miners of gold and gold ore.The...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 07:55hrs | 892 | by Staff reporter
'Mamombe, accomplices want to flee'
MDC legislator Joanna Mamombe and her alleged accomplices Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova who were charged for allegedly violating lockdown regulations by participating in a demonstration are plann...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 17:27hrs | 2885 | by Staff reporter
Binga man up for raping juvenile
A 22-YEAR-OLD man from Binga has appeared in court for having sexual intercourse with a juvenile once without her consent knowing that she had not consented to it.Delight Ngwenya pleaded guilt...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 11:15hrs | 1882 | by Stephen Jakes
COVID-19 exposes Zimbabwe's lack of leadership
THE COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over, but Zimbabweans must have had enough of their selfish, clueless and callous leadership. By leadership, I am not referring only to political leadership, b...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 07:59hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Only a 'proactive racist nationalism' can liberate Black Africa
THE concept of bantu, vanhu, batho or watu in Africa is not a new phenomenon. It has lived for centuries but has been under threat of subjugation by other emerging thoughts that seek to submerge Bantu...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 07:56hrs | 244 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
7 quarantine escapees taken back to centres
SEVEN of the 18 returning residents who escaped from Mkoba Teachers' College quarantine centre in Gweru two weeks ago have been taken back to quarantine. The 18 allegedly escaped from the coll...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 07:11hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
197 Mpilo staff sent to self-isolation
A total of 197 health workers at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo have been placed in self-isolation after four people tested positive for Covid-19 at the hospital. The four, who include a nurse, co...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 07:10hrs | 737 | by Staff reporter
Abusive man slashes wife's throat
An abusive Harare man killed his wife by cutting her throat with an unknown sharp object after she had run away from their matrimonial home to escape physical abuse, the court heard on Saturday. ...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 07:09hrs | 1076 | by Staff reporter
The dangers of face masks
The Zimbabwean government and indeed many governments have made it mandatory to wear a face mask in public as a health intervention to control the spread of coronavirus. It has not been explained full...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 06:05hrs | 4017 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
BREAKING: Zimbabwe govt releases names of quarantine absconders
The government has released a list of people who escaped from quarantine centresMashonaland WestCaroline ChirozviLoveness KamwendoMolline ChimuchekaJudith Masuku (Kadoma)...Published: 06 Jun 2020 at 19:24hrs | 3726 | by Staff reporter
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