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Vending tariffs hike will fuel bribery: Wild
Bulawayo City Council (BCC)'s recent Hawkers and Vendors' tariff hikes, will encourage bribery and sextortion scandals as female informal traders are incapacitated to pay these fees.This came ...Published: 11 Aug 2020 at 07:34hrs | 450 | by Stephen Jakes
Mliswa body-shames 'flat-bottomed' Zanu-PF rivals
FIERY Norton legislator, Temba Mliswa has waded into simmering Zanu-PF factional wars, accusing some party elements of plotting to oust President Emmerson Mnangagwa.In a leaked 16-minute audio...Published: 08 Aug 2020 at 09:41hrs | 4388 | by newzimbabwe
Protect the rural poor from unscrupulous businesses
The pricing system by some traders seem well calculated and calibrated to circumvent SI 185 that compels using forex auction rate. To avoid being on a collision course with the law, shop owner...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 18:10hrs | 396 | by Thomas Tondo
Chamisa's MP acquitted on assault charges
GWERU provincial magistrate Tayengwa Sangster yesterday acquitted Chiwundura legislator Livingstone Chimina (MDC Alliance) on charges of assault levelled against him in January last year.Chimi...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 09:08hrs | 558 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa should emulate Ramaphosa'
Some of the country's politicians have praised South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa for hosting South Africa's inaugural public-Presidential virtual symposium.On Tuesday evening, Ramaphos...Published: 04 Jul 2020 at 21:40hrs | 3301 | by Daniel Itai
Ginimbi, Grace Mugabe's brother fight over accident damaged luxury car
SOCIALITE and flamboyant businessman, Genius Kadungure, better known as Ginimbi, is giving former First Lady Grace Mugabe's brother, Samson Marufu sleepless nights with the former demanding back his l...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:15hrs | 3616 | by newzimbabwe
Cop arrested for 'bribery'
A GWANDA police officer has been arrested for allegedly demanding a US$270 bribe from a local miner to stop any police raids. Blessing Zenya (32) who resides at the ZRP New Camp in Gwanda was ...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:13hrs | 778 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1095 | by Charles Murindo
Prominent lawyer locked up in a vicious war with lawyer nephew
HARARE lawyer Everson Samukange, who is locked in a vicious war with his fellow lawyer and uncle Jonathan for allegedly embezzling nearly US$286 000, has petitioned the State to withdraw its criminal ...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 19:34hrs | 3985 | 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 | 3438 | by Nomazulu Thata
The Dalish Nguwaya saga, Justice or scape goat
For the past few months Zimbabwe was gripped with news of corruption involving The first family in particular Collins Mnangagwa and his associate DALISH Nguwaya the local representative of a medical c...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 13:47hrs | 1042 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Roller meal subsidy raised
To keep the retail price of roller meal at $70 for a 10kg bag, Government has raised the subsidy to $216,15 from the original $73,90 which will cushion millers against rising costs. Industry a...Published: 13 Jun 2020 at 09:09hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blames West for economic collapse like Mugabe
When President Emmerson Mnangagwa first took over as President, he promised a different kind of leadership from his predecessor, but at the first sign of pressure, he is taking a page from the late Ro...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 18:43hrs | 2710 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa-linked company’s govt tenders cancelled
The government has cancelled corrupt procurement deals worth up to US$60 million signed with a company linked to one of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's sons.The cancellation follows an investig...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 10:48hrs | 7214 | by Staff reporter
Bogus CIO agent on extortion spree
A bogus Central Intelligence organisation (CIO) operative was arraigned before the Concession magistrates' courts yesterday facing three counts of extortion.Clapaton Mudadigwa (38) of Hb 31 Mu...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 08:54hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa vows 'enough is enough'
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa on Wednesday vowed "enough is enough" as he warned that homes have become "dens of poverty", accusing the government of mishandling the coronavirus outbreak and clamping down...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 17:58hrs | 8899 | by Staff reporter
2 cops arrested
Detectives on Wednesday night fired warning shots to arrest a policeman and a member of a Harare neighbourhood watch suspected to be part of a group of rogue officers demanding bribes from truck drive...Published: 30 May 2020 at 09:11hrs | 1016 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son in US$1m COVID-19 tender scam
GOVERNMENT early this month went out of its way to authorise payment of nearly US$1 million for a consignment of COVID-19 equipment at an inflated cost from a company linked to President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:20hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
ZW$ remains our best foot forward
At the rate at the Zimbabwe dollar (ZW$) is losing its intrinsic value, it may just be a matter of time before the country dollarizes, officially or non-officially.Those pushing for dollarizat...Published: 27 May 2020 at 20:15hrs | 5641 | by Jameson Dapi
Zimbabwe's quarantined citizens stage demo
GROUP of returning Zimbabweans currently quarantined at Belvedere Teachers' College in Harare Saturday staged a demonstration against a government requirement for them to each pay a private medical fa...Published: 23 May 2020 at 19:40hrs | 2559 | by newzimbabwe
7 cops arrested for extortion
SEVEN police officers in Gweru were arrested for allegedly extorting cash, fuel and opaque beer from bottle store and shop operators who had allegedly violated lockdown regulations in and around Gweru...Published: 20 May 2020 at 06:53hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Govt threatens to deregister ‘extortionist' private schools
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema has threatened to deregister private schools demanding "extortionist" fees for e-learning programmes, taking advantage of the current lockdown....Published: 11 May 2020 at 08:20hrs | 811 | by Staff reporter
Online lessons fees illegal, says Govt
SCHOOLS must not charge extra money for conducting online lessons or increase their fees for Term Two without seeking approval from the Government and those that will ignore the directive risk being d...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:31hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
School charges US$2,5k for online lessons
ARUNDEL School in Harare is demanding fees of up to US$2 500 (or alternatively $139 975) for online classes drawing the ire of parents. The announcement came after Government last week warned ...Published: 07 May 2020 at 11:18hrs | 1530 | by Staff reporter
Cybercrime cost to triple in South African due to Covid-19
The global pandemic of Covid-19 will continue to have a massive impact on cyberspace in South Africa, a cyber-crime analyst has said.Lerato Mpobane from The Association of Private Security Own...Published: 05 May 2020 at 18:03hrs | 1102 | by Busisani Ncube
'Why is Covid-19 testing pegged in USD?'- Mahere
MDC executive member Fadzai Mahere has questioned why Covid 19 testing is pegged in US dollars in hospitals."We all know that the economy is not dollarized.Till recently, they said USD was ban...Published: 05 May 2020 at 16:04hrs | 901 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Mnangagwa begs for support as Zimbabwe collapses
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has approached international financiers begging for a lifeline to avoid a possible economic collapse and political upheaval, a respected security publication ...Published: 01 May 2020 at 08:26hrs | 7196 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown in SA further choking Zimbabweans as landlords continue to demand rental
The continued lockdown in South Africa is reportedly further choking Zimbabweans as land lords continue to demand rental despite the fact that their employers have since declared no work no pay policy...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 07:59hrs | 1438 | by Stephen Jakes
A special tribute to Omalayitsha
The unveiled lockdown easing phases appear will be a very long wait. The sentiments by Minister Mboweni must get us quickly thinking about the fate of our people. We can't just wish them away. It appe...Published: 25 Apr 2020 at 10:39hrs | 4582 | by Michael Mdladla Ndiweni
Cops up for stealing 7t of gold ore
TWO police officers have been arrested after they allegedly used an AK-47 rifle to rob two gold panners of seven tonnes of ore in the Wimpy area on the outskirts of Masvingo. The officers - Pi...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 07:44hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
No coronavirus funds stollen by Mnangagwa
There has been an online news spreading rumours that the Zimbabwean government is funnelling millions of Corona virus dollars to a Mnangagwa-linked company. The article maintained th...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 09:00hrs | 2283 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa sucked into US$60 million Covid-19 tender storm
The Zimbabwe government is funneling US$60 million to a company linked to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son, Collins, in a murky coronavirus drugs deal.A little-known company called Drax Cons...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 07:38hrs | 805 | by Agencies
Millions of coronavirus dollars funneled to Mnangagwa-linked company
The Zimbabwe government is funneling US$60 million to a company linked to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son, Collins, in a murky coronavirus drugs deal, ZimLive reported.A little-known compan...Published: 20 Apr 2020 at 15:44hrs | 2215 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi says Mnangagwa worse than Mugabe
FORMER Tourism minister Walter Mzembi says Zimbabweans are now worse off under President Emmerson Mnangagwa's so-called ‘new dispensation' than they were under late former leader Robert Mugabe....Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 08:46hrs | 4211 | by newzimbabwe
Have price increases in Zimbabwe become a self-fulfilling prophecy
ZIMBABWE's economy never ceases to amaze. After President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared a nationwide lockdown to fight Covid-19 which has so far claimed three lives out of the 14 confirmed cases, two pa...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 10:45hrs | 1767 | by Nathan Gurira
Breaking Covid-19 rules in Zimbabwe can get you a year in jail
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has enacted a law that allows the arrest of people who defy his Covid-19 lockdown measures, but the public seems unfazed.Under statutory instrument (SI)...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 08:21hrs | 1874 | by Staff reporter
Bogus cops extort panners
POLICE in Wedza, Mashonaland East province, have arrested two bogus cops who camped at Wedza Mountain and extorted from miners claiming it was protection fee.Nomatter Nhambirwa (23) and Belove...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 15:10hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
ZORORO MAKAMBA's case: Doctors and hospitals tell patients: Show us the money before treatment
Doctors and hospitals are increasingly asking patients to pay up front for treatment regardless of the condition of the patient. Considering the state of our hospitals the ministry of Health must do m...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 14:21hrs | 4560 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa to deal with manufacturers profiteering from coronavirus
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said his government will come heavily on any manufacturer who wants to illegally profit from the coronavirus through charging extortionate prices.He said while...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:36hrs | 310 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa's dumped regalia lands MP in hot soup
ZANU-PF regalia bearing the face of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reportedly been dumped at Gwanda North constituency, resulting in a push to suspend the area legislator.Gwanda North legisl...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:42hrs | 6746 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's apology to Zimbabweans
The MDC Alliance in a bid to please their sponsors elsewhere have plunged the nation into the pool of confusion and suffering. The sanctions which are imposed on Zimbabwe has made the business and eco...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 19:44hrs | 3570 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Bogus Zacc commissioners on the prowl
BOGUS Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officials are reportedly on the prowl, targeting government officials and company executives for extortion claiming to be investigating corruption case...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 05:34hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
Tsenengamu couldn't trade his conscience for convenience
FORMER Zanu-PF youth leader, Godfrey Tsenengamu (GT), who was recently booted out of the ruling party for alleged intransigence and indiscipline, says he does not regret being kicked out of the govern...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 08:05hrs | 2505 | by Staff reporter
Man demands back US$400 extorted from him by police
Four members of the police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) here have found themselves in trouble after a man from whom they extorted US$400 after accusing him of engaging in illegal activiti...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 14:19hrs | 2699 | by Staff reporter
Water woes, sextortion and blame game in Zimbabwe
As Zimbabwe's economy worsens, sextortion is setting in, with women and children falling victim to this form of abuse and corruption. Drinking-water scarcity is a serious problem authorities have unsu...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 07:15hrs | 400 | by Brian Maregedze
Tsenengamu says Mnangagwa not living up to his promises
AS ZANU-PF's internal ructions continue to escalate, suspended youth league official Godfrey Tsenengamu, pictured, has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of failing to live up to the promises he mad...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 17:15hrs | 3536 | by Staff reporter
Former deputy minister says Zimbabwe has collapsed
Former Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Godfrey Gandawa has said Zimbabwe has collapsed as most workers even professionals have been reduced to paupers."The first step in resolving...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 07:28hrs | 2496 | by Stephen Jakes
George Charamba receive death threats
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba says he has received death threats from a shadowy element who initially wanted to extort him of $100 000.Charamba said the shadowy c...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 16:49hrs | 5918 | by Staff Reporter
Low-interest loans for all Government employees
All Government employees will be able to access low-interest loans from a fund set up with Government seed money and salary deductions from all civil service and defence forces staff. In addit...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 05:56hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer's trial postponed
The trial of Harare lawyer Everson Round Samukange, who allegedly sent a live bullet wrapped in a letter with death threats to a senior partner at Venturas and Samukange law firm failed to start on Mo...Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 05:55hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
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