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Easter Holiday accidents kill 24
The death toll of people who died during the Easter Holiday rose to 24 on Sunday night after 11 people perished on the spot in a fatal head-on collision at the 118km peg along Harare-Mutare highway in...Published: 12 hrs ago | 386 | by Staff reporter
Minister fouls Mnangagwa's plans fouled by Owen Ncube
ZIMBABWE's efforts to attract much-needed investment are being undermined by a fatal combination of executive folly and policy inconsistencies - that have seen international investors being warned aga...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:14hrs | 3253 | by Staff reporter
Independence Day accidents claim 6
Road traffic accidents during this year's Independence Day holiday increased from 69 recorded in 2018 to 96 which, however, claimed six lives, half that from last year, according to statistics release...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:48hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
What I learnt from man City Vs Tottenham Champions League match
The game will be remembered for several decades. In the first leg Tottenham won 1- 0. Man City was confident it would overturn the results in the second leg in it's home ground, but it was not to be. ...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:43hrs | 476 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
6 die in separate bus accidents
AT least six people died in two separate bus accidents which occurred in Makuti and Rutenga between Wednesday and yesterday afternoon.The Makuti accident involved a Zanbia-bound Trip Trans bus...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:33hrs | 918 | by Staff reporter
Fire leaves Guinea Fowl High teachers homeless
SIX teachers and their families were left homeless when a fire destroyed two housing blocks at Guinea Fowl High School in Gweru following a suspected electrical fault. Midlands Provincial Educ...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:18hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
10 Zimbabweans killed in head-on collision in South Africa
Ten people have been killed in a head-on collision on the N1 in Limpopo, while another is in a critical condition in a Modimolle hospital.Limpopo Department of Transport spokesperson Matome Ta...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 18:24hrs | 7370 | by Staff reporter
Fugitive murder suspect threatens witnesses
A HARARE murder suspect is on the run after fatally shooting his wife and brother-in-law at their Gletywin home last month following a protracted marital dispute.Petros Pomborokani (50), alias...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:15hrs | 643 | by Staff reporter
Police deploy for holiday
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)has deployed officers on all the country's major roads and residential areas to ensure that Independence Day and the Easter holidays are accident and crime-free. ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 06:59hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Chief Njelele's subjects evicted by armed soldiers and police
AT least 3 000 families in Chemagora, Sikombela, Bhadha and Sibusiso, under Chief Njelele in Gokwe were left homeless after being evicted from their settlements by armed soldiers and police.Th...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:55hrs | 918 | by Staff reporter
VID introduces electronic learners' licence testing
Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza yesterday launched the electronic learner's licence testing system (ELLT), which is aimed at reducing corruption in awarding of licences by the Vehicle Inspection...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:52hrs | 941 | by Staff reporter
Court throws out Zanu-PF petition
The Electoral Court has dismissed an appeal by a losing Zanu-PF candidate to overturn the Chinhoyi ward one results.Tapera Mutovido, who lost by two votes in the recent elections, petitioned t...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:06hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Man murdered for asking for sex
TWO Harare men were hauled before the courts yesterday for allegedly murdering a man who asked for sex from their female accomplice during a beer drink.Trymore White and Roy Kufahakurotyi appe...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 15:57hrs | 4666 | by Staff reporter
Is it now conducive to introduce new currency in Zimbabwe?
FOR many years now, ever since Zimbabwe realised that it was pointless to keep propping up its useless hyperinflation-ravaged Zimbabwe dollar, the rallying call from government has been that the count...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:13hrs | 810 | by Staff reporter
Traffic council threatens to deregister driving schools
THE Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) has threatened to deregister driving schools that do not meet stipulated standards. In a telephone interview, TSCZ communications manager Mr Taten...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:11hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
3 injured in freak bus accident in Plumtree
A PLUMTREE-BOUND Gatsheni Express bus veered off the road on Tuesday and plunged into a dry riverbed after missing a narrow bridge in Bulilima district, Matabeleland North province.Three of th...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 07:21hrs | 1149 | by Staff reporter
Cambridge English on the go
In the 20 odd years that I have been in the Zimbabwean education system and ten years spent in English remediation, I have identified a number of factors that cause students to fail their Cambridge O'...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 09:39hrs | 1069 | by The Language Coach
Teenage armed robber killed over loot sharing
A TEENAGER from Old Pumula suburb in Bulawayo who was stabbed to death in an incident that left his friend hospitalised, was part of a syndicate of armed robbers who turned on each other after rowing ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:27hrs | 838 | by Staff reporter
Mental patient runs amok, kills 2
A SUSPECTED Mutoko mental patient reportedly went berserk before fatally axing a couple over an undisclosed matter.The suspect, Takudzwa Zaranyika (30) has since been arrested following the de...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 20:30hrs | 3377 | by Staff reporter
Of Wilfred Mugeyi, Boateng and MDC
Up until May 6 2015, arguably the most embarrassing episode in world football history was that last-gasp miss by Wilfred Mugeyi on January 25 2004 at Zimbabwe's first appearance at the African Cup of ...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:31hrs | 1939 | by Bishop Lazi
Boy shot dead at farm
A teenager from Zhombe was fatally shot in the head by a farm security guard after he allegedly trespassed onto a farm while looking for stray cattle. Acting Midlands provincial police spokesp...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 07:54hrs | 1152 | by Staff reporter
A tribute to Bishop Sibusiso Donga: An open letter from the border to all pastors
I HAVE been thinking of you dear pastors these past weeks, particularly following the death of Bishop Sibusiso Donga (pictured). The Christian church and Zimbabwe as a whole woke up rece...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 06:33hrs | 256 | by Hlakanipha Mbongolwane
Govt clips civil servants' wings
Government has started to change laws that govern civil servants, including clipping their political wings so that they may be apolitical as required by the Constitution.Briefing journalists a...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:25hrs | 1567 | by Staff reporter
Cylone Idai death toll at 268 in Zimbabwe, expected to rise
Cabinet yesterday resolved to launch a formal appeal for domestic and international assistance on the Cyclone Idai disaster whose death toll now stands at 268 people. The appeal is for assista...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:21hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sends formal Cyclone Idai SOS
Cabinet yesterday resolved to launch a formal appeal for domestic and international assistance on the Cyclone Idai disaster whose death toll now stands at 268 people. The appeal is for assista...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:15hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
How to sell Mthwakazi agenda
Having been an active participant in the Mthwakazi Restoration Agenda for the past 7 years excluding ofcourse the four years spent at ZAPU. I have understood that the enemy has almost managed to set u...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 09:09hrs | 920 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Blackouts return after fatal storms
With Zimbabwe still reeling from the devastations wrecked by Cyclone Idai - which killed hundreds of people mainly in Manicaland - as well as the country's escalating economic challenges, long sufferi...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 06:58hrs | 1488 | by Staff reporter
Reconstructing Zimbabwe's reputation
Zimbabwe is a complex thesis of multiple disciplinary subjects. One of them is in the industry of reputation management, which is currently a disaster! This is manifested in the repeated own goals whi...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 06:57hrs | 1492 | by Tabani Moyo
Jonathan Moyo warns of trouble in MDC
EXILED former Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Jonathan Moyo has warned of "trouble ahead" of the MDC's attempts to maintain its Bulawayo stronghold support after the main opposition surrendered...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 06:49hrs | 5677 | by newzimbabwe
Undemocratic 'democrats'
Over the years, the US-backed and Western-sponsored opposition politics in our country has been in many ways a replay of Washington's mindless games that started soon after the declaration of the Amer...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 23:48hrs | 922 | by Reason Wafwarova
Man stabs stepdaughter to death
Police have launched a manhunt for a 44-year-old Mberengwa man who allegedly murdered his stepdaughter after she had intervened in a family dispute.Aaron Moyo of Maromo village under Chief Mat...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 10:08hrs | 1916 | by Staff reporter
Gold panner on the run after workmate 'stabbing'
A GOLD panner from Gwanda is on the run after he allegedly fatally stabbed his workmate with an Okapi knife in a dispute over the sharing of money realised from a gold deal. Matabeleland South...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:36hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Mzanzi bus crashes
A Chipinge bound Mzansi Bus which is reported to have been travelling from South Africa has been involved in an accident near Bubi. Sources say there are no fatalities so far although scores w...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 21:18hrs | 2348 | by Staff reporter
Man nabbed over neighbour's murder
A 19-YEAR-OLD Kezi man has been dragged to court over allegations of fatally stabbing his neighbour.Ashton Ncube was last week not asked to plead to murder when he appeared before Kezi magistr...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 07:21hrs | 810 | by Staff reporter
No bail for cop 'killer' sangoma
AN inyanga from Gokwe who allegedly lured a police officer to a bush where he is alleged to have fatally stabbed him with a knife and dumped the body, has lost his application for bail pending trial. ...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 22:55hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Hubby kills wife over spanner
SIXTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD Eliphas Toziva from Shurugwi recently fatally stabbed his wife, Engeline Marecha (age unknown), for lending their neighbour a spanner without his consent.Midlands provincia...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 07:04hrs | 1077 | by Staff reporter
15-tonne rock falls in Bikita
A HUGE rock estimated to weigh between 10 and 15 tonnes fell from Mapadza Mountain in Bikita on Saturday, sending the community into a panic mode as the incident came shortly after Cyclone Idai left h...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 07:00hrs | 1165 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai weakens Zimbabwe's export competitiveness
ZIMBABWE's export promotion body, Zimtrade has said the country's exports were left uncompetitive after Cyclone Idai destroyed Beira Port leaving companies to use longer routes which are more expensiv...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:49hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally stabs wife's daughter
A 21-YEAR-OLD young woman from Mberengwa was allegedly fatally stabbed by her stepfather with a kitchen knife for intervening in a fight between him and her mother. Acting Midlands provincial ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 23:04hrs | 2647 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bans Zambian energy drink, warning it can cause heart problems
A Zambian energy drink has been banned in Zimbabwe after regulators found it contains a dangerous pharmaceutical component that can cause blindness or heart failure.The Medicines Control Autho...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 18:33hrs | 5810 | by ZimLive
Man on the run after fatally stabbing friend on head multiple times
A MAN from Matabeleland South Province is on the run after allegedly stabbing his friend with an okapi knife several times on the head leading to his death. Matabeleland South provincial polic...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 18:12hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
Tour Chimanimani with a clean intention
In times of bereavement, people of different political and social persuasions, even those who do not see eye to eye bury their hatchets and converge to comfort the bereaved.The devastating Cyc...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 12:29hrs | 3115 | by John Sigauke
Cyclone Idai kills 31, several displaced
At least 31 people have died in Manicaland's Chimanimani district as homes and bridges were swept away by a tropical storm that began on Friday.There are fears that the death toll is much high...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:49hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Ugly scenes as cyclone hits Chimanimani
Cyclone Idai has hit Chimanimani, destroying and sweeping away over 10 houses at Ngangu high density suburb last night.Rusitu Valley is also bearing the brunt of the cyclone which is expected ...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 13:29hrs | 8479 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Victoria Falls bus kills passengers
A CAG bus from Victoria Falls to Harare was involved in terrible accident in the Kadoma area on Saturday.The accident has claimed lives but the police are yet to give update on the fatalities....Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 09:34hrs | 9549 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Death sentence for double murderer
AN Inyathi man who struck his wife and sister with a hammer before fatally stabbing them with a spear, following a rumour of infidelity has been sentenced to death for the double murder.Amos N...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 05:11hrs | 1851 | by Staff reporter
Woman fatally assaults step daughter
A Chimanimani woman has landed herself in trouble with the law after she allegedly murdered her eleven-year-old stepdaughter following a domestic dispute. Police confirmed the case which occurred on F...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 16:31hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Unregistered cars can no longer buy fuel
POLICE have engaged the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) to ensure that vehicles without registration numbers do not fill up at fuel service stations following an upsurge in crimes committe...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 09:17hrs | 3884 | by Staff reporter
Police impound unregistered vehicles
Police yesterday said they had started impounding all unregistered vehicles following a spate of robberies and other crimes by perpetrators using unmarked cars.In a statement yesterday, police...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 05:40hrs | 2920 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa gives reasons why he deployed the army against rioters
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has described citizens who demonstrated last August and January this year only to meet with live ammunition from the army as "criminals who had violated the rights of othe...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 21:36hrs | 2985 | by newzimbabwe
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