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Bogus Zacc officials arrested
TWO Kuwadzana men, who masqueraded as Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officials, were yesterday arraigned before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje facing 10 counts of extortion.Th...Published: 9 mins ago | 10 | by Staff reporter
Top CIO operative bail ruling deferred
BAIL ruling for a divisional intelligence officer in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Leornard Mutandwa arrested last Thursday over extortion and fraud allegations has been deferred to today....Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:17hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Top spook boss up for extortion
A senior Central Intelligence Organisation officer Leonard Mutandwa appeared in court on Friday charged with fraud and extortion.Mutandwa (48), the Divisional Intelligence Officer, was arreste...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 10:50hrs | 864 | by Staff reporter
We must prepare for the coming 'war'
From tomorrow until Wednesday, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be mourning Patrice Lumumba - the country's first democratically elected prime minister - who was slain 61 years ago in the g...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:08hrs | 309 | by Bishop Lazi
Ramaphosa may have to consider the prospects of donning orange overalls
AS EMBATTLED President Cyril Ramaphosa fights for his political life in the build-up to the ANC national conference at the end of this year, he might also have to consider his fashion sense with the p...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 14:06hrs | 984 | by Staff reporter
Activist sues Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and police commissioner general Godwin Matanga have been dragged to the High Court after police impounded a vehicle belonging to human rights defender Melania Chiponda....Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:16hrs | 1734 | by Staff reporter
Long-distance buses start ferrying urban commuters today
THE Zimbabwe Passenger Transport Organisation (ZPTO) has applauded Government for liberalising the public transport sector and allowing the importation of buses duty-free saying the move is set to eas...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:03hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Bail application for Elvis Nyathi 'murderers' postponed to tomorrow
The bail application of the seven people accused of the murder of Elvis Nyathi, has been postponed to tomorrow at the Randburg Magistrate's Court in Johannesburg. Nyathi, a Zimbabwean national, was be...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 17:58hrs | 862 | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutandas wreaking havoc in communities
SELF-PROCLAIMED witch-hunters, commonly known as tsikamutandas, have flooded the San community in Makhulela Village, Bulilima where they claim to be "cleansing the area", reported Chronicle in Septemb...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:40hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
3 cops up for defeating course of justice, extortion
THREE police officers based in Harare were recently arrested, and charged with extortion and trying to block the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) from arresting their colleague.Lamec...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:38hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
Warmongers will never preach peace
Do you still remember what the Bishop has been prophesying from the beginning?He hopes you still do!We will definitely inherit a different world order when the coronavirus finally runs...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:00hrs | 114 | by Bishop Lazi
Mnangagwa son-in-law, adviser botch ZimCoke deal
A COURT application is set to be filed any day from now to legally and officially cancel the US$225 million ZimCoke deal to acquire assets of the now defunct state-owned Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Compan...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 19:17hrs | 1558 | by Staff reporter
Women decry sextortion
WOMEN'S organisations have lamented the rise in sextortion cases in the country's tertiary institutions and workplaces, pushing back the fight to achieve gender equality.According to the Colli...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 06:56hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean gets six life terms and 192 years in SA
A 28-year-old Zimbabwean man was today jailed for an effective six life sentences and 192 years for orchestrating an orgy of violent crimes including murder, kidnapping, robbery, and extortion in Sout...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 17:32hrs | 689 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man pleads guilty to multiple counts of murder, robbery, rape, extortion
A 27-year-old Zimbabwean man, Wellington Kachidza, dubbed the Pretoria "serial killer" in South Africa has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of extortion, murder, robbery with aggravating circumstance...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 16:14hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Bogus prophet nabbed for extortion
A 33-YEAR-OLD fake prophet last week appeared before Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda charged with extorting his victim US$750 threatening to cause the death of her daughter.Wilbert Mbambai ...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
CCZ slams 'record breaking' super-profits in sea of poverty
THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) yesterday slammed business for abetting hardships, saying a significant number of firms accessing cheap foreign currency at the auction market were indexing pric...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:41hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Tapiwa Freddy ruling today
HARARE regional magistrate Gloria Takundwa has postponed to today her ruling on televangelist preacher Tapiwa Freddy's application for discharge in a case where is accused of raping radio presen...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:44hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Freddy ruling on Friday
HARARE Regional Magistrate Gloria Takundwa has postponed to Friday her ruling in an application for discharge filed by preacher Tapiwa Freddy who is accused of a raping radio presenter.Freddy,...Published: 09 Feb 2022 at 05:24hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Chief in court over extortion
Chief Chikwaka yesterday appeared in court for allegedly attempting to extort US$15 000 from Goodness and Mercy Ministries leader Tapiwa Freddy, for him to conceal rape allegations against the clergym...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:34hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Prophet T Freddy screamed 'thank you God' while raping victim
A Harare woman who lives with disability yesterday chronicled how Goodness and Mercy Ministries prophet Tapiwa Freddy (T Freddy) allegedly took advantage of the illness and subsequent deat...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:54hrs | 3703 | by Staff reporter
Sangoma (106) in court for extortion
BINDURA traditional healer, Elias Godknows Zinyemba, who is popularly known as Sekuru Zinyemba has been arraigned before the courts on extortion charges after he defrauded unsuspecting clients of US$7...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:57hrs | 667 | by Staff reporter
Check if Desmond Tutu landed in heaven please Prophet Madungwe?
Issues of spirituality were deliberately designed to be ambiguous by God himself. For human purpose on Earth to be meaningful, fundamental ambiguity in the very existence of God must be in pla...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 10:24hrs | 1365 | by Ryton Dzimiri
Bread price set to rise
ZIMBABWE'S baking sector has been thrown off balance by escalating fuel prices and deadly power cuts that have recently rattled the economy.So dire is the situation that some baking industry e...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 16:39hrs | 1482 | by Staff reporter
City tycoon in extortion storm
A local businessman is at the centre of an extortion and kidnapping storm amid reports that he allegedly detained a man who had been involved in a car accident with his wife at his offices for about f...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 06:50hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Gender Commission pushes for criminalisation of sexual harassment in Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission is pushing for the enactment of legislation that criminalises sexual harassment and gender-based violence at the workplace.The criminalisation of sexual harassme...Published: 26 Nov 2021 at 20:41hrs | 31 | by Staff Reporter
More ZBC employees arrested for extorting Prophet Freddy
An engineer at ZBC appeared in court Friday on allegations of attempting to extort Prophet Tapiwa Freddy of US$20 000 after threatening to expose a love affair between the prophet and radio presenter ...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:56hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Resident acquitted on charge of stealing BCC manhole lids
A BULAWAYO resident who was accused of stealing Bulawayo City Council's sewerage manhole lids valued at $17 200 was last week found not guilty of the crime and acquitted at the close of the Stat...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prophet T Freddy's love affair with radio DJ exposed in court
ZBC radio presenter Rutendo Makuti yesterday appeared in court on allegations of attempting to extort money from leader of Goodness and Mercy Ministries, "Prophet" Tapiwa Freddy, by otherwise threaten...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 05:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's banks overwhelmed
ZIMBABWE'S banking system has been overwhelmed by rocketing demand for United States dollars on the foreign currency auction system, the central bank said on Tuesday, as it moved to adjust bidding lea...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
No to extortion on maternal health services in council clinics
THE Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) calls upon the Harare City Council to act decisively and stop harbouring and nurturing extortionist practices by health personnel in council clinics ag...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 06:47hrs | 2 | by ZUJ
Govt, business stalemate rages
BUSINESS executives made desperate attempts from last week Friday to worm their way out of arrests for violating foreign currency exchange regulations, but the government turned a deaf ear as it vowed...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:19hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Kombi conductor killed by 4 bogus cops in extortion attempt gone wrong
Four bogus police officers killed a man during a botched extortion attempt, a court heard on Monday.A member of the quartet, Watson Mutondo, 23, appeared before a Harare magistrate charged wit...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Inside Zimbabwean tycoon Billy Rautenbach's offshore family trust
Records from a massive offshore data leak have provided the most detailed account yet of buccaneering mining and fuel magnate Billy Rautenbach's family empire.It started with a marriage settle...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:40hrs | 20 | by Daily Maverick
Who is behind forex dealers?
NO matter how well-meaning and determined, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) could be towards uprooting rampant delinquency in the economy, the effort may count for nothing if other institutions are ...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:38hrs | 3 | by Nathan Gurira
Sanctions are real, but we're shooting ourselves in the foot
No matter how well-meaning and determined the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) could be towards uprooting rampant delinquency in the economy, the effort may count for nothing if other institutions that ...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Nathan Gurira
Ministers face grilling at mining indaba
Ministries, MPs and miners face grilling on mineral resource governance in the country at the 10th edition of the Zimbabwe Alternative Mining Indaba (ZAMI), which begins today in Bulawayo.ZAMI...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and dodgy Zanu-PF characters
WHEN Zanu-PF activist Marx Mupungu filed a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) application in June seeking to quash the High Court judgment by the three brave judges who had barred Chief Justice Malaba fr...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:21hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
African sex workers face digital abuse as pandemic pushes them online
Kenyan sex worker Elizabeth Otieno shudders each time her cellphone buzzes with a new notification.The device may have become a lifeline in helping her move her work online during the COVID-19...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa takes ZANU PF leader heads on
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has accused Zanu PF Mashonaland West youth chairman, Vengai Musengi, of fomenting divisions in the party, excelling only in the use of violence, taking over pe...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 13:09hrs | 6 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Cops demand sex from sex workers
COMMERCIAL sex workers in Mashonaland East province have accused police officers of extorting bribes or sexual favours in order for them to operate after curfew hours.According to the Zimbabwe...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabweans careless online'
ICT experts in Zimbabwe say there is need to train workers and the general public on the dangers of Cyber-attacks as the Covid-19 pandemic has increased the need to work remotely. This has increased t...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
More buses to boost ZUPCO fleet
GOVERNMENT is moving with speed to comprehensively address challenges in urban transportation through procuring hundreds of large volume buses, with the country set to take delivery of a consignment o...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff writer
Manual for sports betting top betting sites in Nigeria
Sports betting in Nigeria is filling in fame. In any case, there is still some disarray about different parts of betting on sports. There are many wagering...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 19:30hrs | 5 | by Staff writer
'Zimbabwe industry defies odds, hits 95% capacity'
ZIMBABWE'S industries have emerged from the crossfire of Covid-19-induced lockdowns and forex shortages to extend a bounce-back registered since the second quarter of this year, central bank chief Joh...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cops extorting sex from vendors
POLICE officers and municipal cops are allegedly demanding sex from female illegal vendors to facilitate their release, it has emerged.This was revealed at the virtual launch of the informal w...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 06:38hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
2 police officers up for extortion
TWO serving members of the police on Saturday appeared in court facing extortion charges after they demanded bribes from bottlestore owners in Mbare, Harare, who were violating COVID-19 regulations....Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Don't be a victim of Online Blackmail
In Zimbabwe, everything is happening online. People are home and bored, so many are willing to do things that they will never do. Zimbabweans have accepted the use of mobile technology and no doubt, t...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 09:39hrs | 46 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Doctors profiteer from COVID-19 patients
SOME medical practitioners in collusion with private health facilities are reportedly reaping off COVID-19 patients by charging extortionate fees for treatment, NewsDay reported.This followed ...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean cargo transportation firms have collapsed
SEVERAL Zimbabwean cargo transportation firms have collapsed under the weight of punitive taxes and fees charged by State agencies manning trunk roads, as hundreds of northbound foreign haulage trucks...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
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