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Duo in fake birth certificates scam
TWO people have been arrested in Bulawayo after they allegedly forged a hospital stamp to generate fake birth certificates.Cheneso Clara Mumbire (42) and Claudus Chigwere (41), last week appea...Published: 9 hrs ago | 1193 | by Staff reporter
Solar products still expensive despite duty waiver
The prices of solar panels, batteries and other accessories have remained high despite the recent move by Government to remove duty on all imported solar kits. This means the high prices of so...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:00hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Defiance Campaign for Mthwakazi
The arrest and incarceration of Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Khayisa Ndiweni presents all the people of Mthwakazi with a moment for serious reflection and a resolution for a liberation way forward. ...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 08:18hrs | 1991 | by Thulani Nkala
Army chef sidelined over nasty fallout with Mnangagwa's wife
THE commander of One Presidential Guard Infantry Battalion at State House, Lieutenant-Colonel Samson Murombo, was sidelined from commanding the parade at the Defence Forces Day commemorations on Tuesd...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:57hrs | 4767 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt stands firm on illegal demos
The illegal demonstration in Harare's city centre last Friday was a failed attempt at getting Zimbabwe on the agenda of the recently-ended SADC Summit in Tanzania which saw President Mnangagwa assume ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:29hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Teacher fakes kids' death for insurance
A KWEKWE-based teacher faked the death of his daughter and claimed $2 500 from an insurance company.As if that was not enough, soon after the money ran out, the teacher used the same trick and...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:38hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Teacher fakes children's death for insurance
A KWEKWE-based teacher faked the death of his daughter and claimed $2 500 from an insurance company.As if that was not enough, soon after the money ran out, the teacher used the same trick and...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:00hrs | 489 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF youths slam Zimbabwe spring protests
THE Zanu-PF Youth League in Matabeleland South yesterday slammed the planned MDC Alliance demonstration set for tomorrow, saying it is an unwanted political gimmick bent on causing anarchy in the coun...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:19hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Fake documents syndicate ring leader walks into police trap
The Registrar-General's Office has bust a syndicate leader of fake birth certificate production and other related documents that swindled several unsuspecting people, taking advantage of the acute sho...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:37hrs | 1979 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Baba Tencen of the 'Kuripwa Kugara' fame arrested for fraud in SA
SOUTH Africa-based Zimbabwean comedian Baba Tencen of "Kuripwa Kugara" fame was on Saturday nabbed in Johannesburg after he was reportedly found in possession of dozens of passports he allegedly ...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:08hrs | 2941 | by Staff reporter
War vets urged to take up positions in Zanu-PF
WAR veterans have been urged to take up positions within Zanu-PF structures during the upcoming party restructuring exercise in order to ensure strong leadership. Speaking recently during a me...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:56hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Sex scandal hits school
A massive sex scandal has hit Mahlothova Secondary School in Umguza District, Matabeleland North amid allegations that one Form Three girl dropped out of school after being continuously defiled by one...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 09:47hrs | 3544 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners arested in Johannesburg
South African home affairs and police services on Wednesday engaged in an offensive to arrest illegal immigrants in Johannesburg Central Business District. Reports coming from South Africa ind...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 13:43hrs | 14427 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Jonathan Moyo 'exposes' Mthuli Ncube and Sibusiso Moyo?
Professor Jonathan Moyo says President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Professor Mthuli Ncube working with general Sibusiso Moyo and businessman Kuda Tagwirei are involved in a grand theft of public funds. ...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 12:02hrs | 22802 | by Mandla Ndlovu
7 senior Zimbabwean soldiers detained
SEVEN senior soldiers have been detained for the past three months without trial after they were accused of stealing donations meant for victims of Cyclone Idai and food rations for army recruits, it ...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:25hrs | 5206 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa conflates religion with Christianity
Many people think, and they are wrong to think this, that Zimbabwe starts and ends in Harare.In fact, many in the opposition believe, and this is a clue to why they lose elections, that Twitte...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:18hrs | 3662 | by Tinomudaishe Chinyoka
Fake CIO trio placed off remand
THREE men from Kwekwe who allegedly masqueraded as officers from the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) sent by President Mnangagwa to take over a mine in Shangani have been placed off remand. ...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Latest on Obert Mpofu arrest story
Reports that ZANU PF Secretary for Administration Dr Obert Moses Mpofu has been picked up by officers from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission are not true the party has said. Social Media...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 13:15hrs | 13013 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Harare law firm in soup over trust funds
Top Harare lawyer Jacqueline Sande has landed in trouble for failing to repay trust funds after her firm failed to purchase a house on behalf of client.The client, Simbarashe Kwenda (41), who ...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 07:44hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
Fuel hike notice a hoax: Zera
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has dismissed as a hoax, a notice circulating on social media to the effect that fuel prices have increased to slightly above $9 per litre.Respo...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:47hrs | 847 | by Staff reporter
Two jailed for fake gold fraud
TWO gold fraudsters have been sentenced to four months in prison for selling a Bulawayo man fake gold for US$150 and ZWL $450. Sebastian Gwande (32) and Lovemore Netha (34) from Cowdray Park s...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:16hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers to be deployed in police uniform?
Human Rights Watch Southern Africa Director Dewa Mavhinga has sensationally claimed that the state is retraining some details from the Zimbabwe National Army who will soon be deployment in army unifor...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 08:38hrs | 7748 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Fake passport lands teacher in court
A teacher at Mandressa Islamic School, who was arrested at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport for possessing a fake passport recently, was on Monday convicted and fined $500. Failure ...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:00hrs | 3834 | by Staff reporter
Government speaks on Auxilia Mnangagwa - Army fallout
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services Nick Mangwana says then reports going around that First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa apologized to the military over in...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 12:35hrs | 22058 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The Fifth Estate: A threat to national security
The turn of the century has seen the evolution of various communication platforms. This development also saw the rise of citizen journalism. The bad side of citizen journalism is that the writer i...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 08:26hrs | 2376 | by Elijah Chihota
'Auxillia Mnangagwa' audio is fake, says Mliswa
An audio on SoundCloud which is said to be a recorded “rant” by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa against a military official “she” calls Murombo has divided opinion among commentators.An ...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 21:49hrs | 5878 | by Pindula
Mnangagwa audio exposes ZANU PF
ZANU PF activists fell over each other to prove that the leaked audio between First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa and General Murombo. An actress has unleashed an audio saying she was hired by ...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 10:57hrs | 12560 | by Mandla Ndlovu
NUST hosts summit on fake news
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) will be hosting a two-day media summit focusing on fake news, particularly on social media, beginning on Thursday.The Nust department o...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 07:30hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF officials interfere with prosecution of colleague'
ANTI-CORRUPTION Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) has written a letter of complaint to Prosecutor General Kumbirai Hodzi alleging lack of progress and interference by senior Zanu-PF officials in a fra...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:54hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer in soup over forgery claims
A HARARE lawyer allegedly forged a colleague's signature and produced a joint pre-trial conference minute that was used to obtain a court judgment in a civil matter. Batanai Pesanai, a legal p...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:46hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
Zifa hit back at Chiwanza, Sibanda
Zifa have hit out at suspended executive committee member Chamu Chiwanza following his threats to expose alleged "theft" at the association after his recent suspension on allegations of electoral frau...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 14:57hrs | 676 | by Staff reporter
Inside Harare's online brothels
CIVILISATION'S oldest profession has taken a new twist.Once a shameful act in Zimbabwe, done under the cover of darkness, the trade has gone a notch higher as new technology is shaking up the ...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:23hrs | 1011 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa sidekick Omega Sibanda brushes aside Afcon claims
FORMER Zifa vice-president Omega Sibanda has described as clownish claims by Zifa that he was part of disgruntled former executive committee members that contributed to the Warriors' embarrassing Afri...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:02hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Chamu Chiwanza vows to fight suspension
SUSPENDED Zifa board member Chamu Chiwanza has vowed to challenge the decision by the association's emergency committee and says he will also spill the beans over what happens at 53 Livingstone Avenue...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:00hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Suspended ZIFA board member vows to fight suspension
SUSPENDED Zifa board member Chamu Chiwanza has vowed to challenge the decision by the association's emergency committee and says he will also spill the beans over what happens at 53 Livingstone Avenue...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 07:54hrs | 211 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans must condemn the violent protest by MDC in the UK
The peace loving Zimbabweans must condemn the violence and destruction that has accompanied the visit of the minister of Foreign Affairs by the misguided elements of the opposition in the UK.V...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 07:22hrs | 904 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Fake traditional healers up for fraud
Two self-styled Glendale traditional healers have been arrested on charges of duping a Mazowe woman of ZWL$3 200 on the pretext of casting out a bad spell.Obsolom Chimwai (38) and Millicent Ka...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 08:13hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Trial for fake CIO trio set for July 26
THE trial of three men from Kwekwe who allegedly masqueraded as officers of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) sent by President Mnangagwa to take over a mine in Shangani has been rescheduled...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:20hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
ICT to cascade to rural areas: Kazembe
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) minister Kazembe Kazembe yesterday said the digital transformation and increased use of ICTs being experienced in urban areas must also cascade to rural...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:10hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU denies hand in planned ShutDownZimbabwe protests
LABOUR federation, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), has dismissed messages circulating on social media linking it to a "shutdown" of the country on July 1.A pamphlet that has gone...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:23hrs | 2842 | by newzimbabwe.com
Former Umguza councillor on the run
A warrant of arrest has been issued against a former Umguza Rural District councillor - Moses Siphuma (67), who was arrested last week on allegations of illegally selling stands.The warrant wa...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 07:36hrs | 731 | by Staff Reporter
WATCH: Fake Zim Dollar video goes viral
A video of some foreign nationals in possession of some gold platted Zimbabwean dollars has gone viral on the internet. The video shows the men entering a room and they speak to each other bef...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 18:47hrs | 7926 | by Mandla Ndlovu
PHOTOS: Mnangagwa copies Chamisa's dressing
Photos of President Emmerson Mnangagwa dressed in shirts that are similar to those possessed by MDC leader Nelson Chamisa have appeared online.What is strange is that President Mnangagwa d...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 08:58hrs | 12706 | by Mandla Ndlovu
38 injured in Munenzva bus accident
THIRTY-EIGHT people were injured when a Munenzva bus they were travelling on veered off the road and landed on roadside guardrails at the 140km peg along the Beitbridge-Masvingo Road on Tuesday....Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 06:55hrs | 1825 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo businessman buys US$43 000 stolen car
A PROMINENT Bulawayo businessman has been duped by a Harare car dealer who allegedly sold him a Ford Ranger worth US$43 000 which was stolen from South Africa. Mr Phathisani Nkomo (47) of Kuma...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 06:33hrs | 2238 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec exam ID scam unearthed
Police have busted a syndicate behind fake national identification cards (IDs) used by criminals who are hired to fraudulently sit for Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) exams on behalf of ...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:01hrs | 1386 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean exporters to continue getting US$
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya says the new monetary regulations as announced through Statutory Instrument (SI) 142 of 2019 will have no effect on payment modalities to expor...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:00hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa poisoning; new details emerge
President Emmerson Mnangagwa was not poisoned on August 12, 2017 during a ZANU PF Youth Interface rally, new details have emerged. A high placed source in the dreaded Central Intelligence Orga...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 11:24hrs | 27968 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe has enough forex, says Chamisa
ZIMBABWE has millions in foreign currency that is adequate to sustain its economy, ramp up failing industries and sustain a return to dollarisation, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has said.C...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 07:09hrs | 5306 | by Staff Reporter
Trio jailed over fake US$ notes
THREE Chivhu men were on Thursday jailed for 12 months each for possessing US$30 fake notes.Tafadzwa Mudzingwa (29), Pilani Moyo (24) and Edinos Jakwi (23) pleaded guilty when they appeared be...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 15:42hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter
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