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Bogus Mpilo doctor swindled prospective nurse trainees US$8,000
A 29-year-old Bulawayo man, Prosper Taurai Vanhuvaone, has been sentenced to an effective 42 months in prison after being convicted of multiple counts of fraud for posing as a qualified medical doctor...Published: 14 hrs ago | 357 | by Staff reporter
King Munhumutapa's trial begins
The trial of self-styled King Munhumutapa, Timothy Chiminya, accused of undermining the authority of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, commenced today at the Harare Magistrates' Court.Chiminya app...Published: 18 hrs ago | 195 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe begins paying long-delayed Civil Registry allowances
The government has finally started disbursing long-overdue allowances to civil servants who participated in the Civil Registry Department's voter registration mop-up exercise ahead of the 2023 general...Published: 18 hrs ago | 81 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Freddy no-show continues to stall land dispute trial
The long-running legal battle between popular preacher Tapiwa Freddy and property developer Kudakwashe Taruberekera has once again failed to proceed, as Freddy and key witnesses were absent from court...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:48hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Econet completes network upgrade
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has successfully completed its comprehensive network infrastructure modernisation programme, positioning the telecoms giant for a new era of digital innovation and growth. The...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:45hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
Controversy erupts over expulsion of grade 7 pupil from Bulawayo school
A 13-year-old Grade 7 pupil at Robert Tredgold Primary School in Bulawayo has been expelled after a tribal led disciplinary committee found him guilty of four serious charges relating to misconduct be...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 12:08hrs | 2290 | by Staff reporter
Manager up for stealing employer's cash
A 42-year-old manager at Lingwale Enterprises in Plumtree, Sipho Ndlovu, has been arrested and dragged before the courts for allegedly embezzling over R621,000 from his employer in a sophisticated sch...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 10:10hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Air Force crisis exposed
In August 2021, President Emmerson Mnangagwa experienced a harrowing emergency when his VIP helicopter crash-landed at a farm in Sandringham, approximately 64 kilometres southwest of Harare. The incid...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:29hrs | 1748 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutor-General urges speedy trials
Zimbabwe's Prosecutor-General, Justice Loyce Matanda-Moyo, has urged the justice system to prioritise timely prosecution of cases amid growing concerns over the difficulty of locating litigants and wi...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:23hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Second group of white Afrikaners arrive in the US
A SMALL small batch of white Afrikaners quietly arrived in the US on Friday, as part of President Donald Trump’s offer to resettle them amidst false claims of white genocide and persecution in South...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:49hrs | 1429 | by Staff reporter
Pit bulls kill neighbour, Harare man arrested
A man from Harare has been arrested after his pit bulls allegedly mauled a neighbour to death in a horrific attack that has reignited nationwide debate over the safety of the American Pitbull Terrier ...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:09hrs | 1055 | by Staff reporter
SA Police seize R8 million worth of dagga bound for Zimbabwe
A 27-year-old man was arrested by the South African Police Services (SAPS) on Friday last week after being caught transporting nearly one tonne of dagga worth an estimated R8 million. The consignment,...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:05hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Man hacks wife's phone, appears in court
41-year-old Charles Chamanga of Odzi was arraigned before court on charges of hacking, contravening Section 163 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, as read with Section 35(2) of the Dat...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:46hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records strong forex surplus
Zimbabwe has experienced sustained foreign currency inflows that not only meet its external payment obligations but have generated a substantial surplus averaging US$400 million per month over the 14-...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Harare remand prison a haven for drugs and corruption
Despite being guarded round the clock, Harare Remand Prison has become a notorious hub for drugs, smuggling, and illicit trading, activities abetted by some of the very guards assigned to enforce orde...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:27hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Harare ratepayers face US$3 million monthly bill in secretive deal
Harare's ratepayers are set to pay nearly US$3 million every month for refuse collection and street cleaning under a murky new contract involving the government, the City of Harare (CoH), and Geo Pomo...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:20hrs | 2997 | by Staff reporter
Border gridlock as Zimbabwe's new cement tax faces legal challenge
Over 50 haulage trucks loaded with white cement have been stranded at the Chirundu Border Post after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) began enforcing a newly introduced 30 percent surtax on impo...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:12hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
IPI calls for dropping charges against Blessed Mhlanga and HStv
The International Press Institute (IPI) global network has urged Zimbabwean authorities to drop all charges against media house Heart & Soul TV (HStv) and its journalist Blessed Mhlanga, who faces...Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:58hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Dembare splashed US$126,000 on Sangomas without paying players
Zimbabwean football giants Dynamos have been slapped with a FIFA-imposed transfer ban after failing to pay outstanding dues to two Ghanaian players — despite reportedly spending a staggering US$126,...Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:47hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Cop kills suspect, chops body, buries pieces in toilet
A police officer stationed at Malalume Police Base in Bulilima District is at the centre of a gruesome murder case after the dismembered remains of a suspect he once arrested were found buried in a pi...Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:45hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt brokers EU power deals as blackouts unsettle economy
The Zimbabwean government is actively facilitating partnerships between local independent power producers (IPPs) and European Union (EU) investors to secure much-needed funding for critical energy pro...Published: 30 May 2025 at 12:16hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Pick n Pay writes off entire Zimbabwe investment
South African retail giant Pick n Pay Group Limited has reported an unrecognised loss of R51 million from its Zimbabwean associate, TM Supermarkets, for the 53 weeks ending March 2, 2025 - marking a d...Published: 30 May 2025 at 12:13hrs | 71313 | by Staff reporter
Steward Bank records 18% surge in US dollar deposits
Steward Bank has reported an 18% year-on-year increase in US dollar deposits, along with a boost in profitability, in a development seen as a strong vote of confidence in the bank's evolving strategy ...Published: 30 May 2025 at 12:10hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Businessman in hot water over forged documents in ZPC tender deal
A local businessman is facing criminal charges after allegedly using forged documents to land a lucrative Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) contract, in a scandal that has drawn the attention of the Zimbab...Published: 30 May 2025 at 12:06hrs | 1205 | by Staff reporter
Notorious thieves jailed two years
Three notorious thieves who pounced on a shop in Plumtree and looted goods worth ZAR 8268 have been sent to Prison.Advance Ncube (20), Trust Mlilo(18) and Khlowani Ndlovu (23) were sentenced t...Published: 29 May 2025 at 19:46hrs | 435 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe businessman jailed over US$125,000 theft
Businessman Vhurumu Mutero was sentenced on Tuesday to 48 months imprisonment after being convicted of theft of trust property involving US$125,000. The funds were entrusted to him for the purchase of...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:32hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
Isaac Moyo, Matanga, Sanyatwe, Ncube, ZDI removed from UK sanctions list
The United Kingdom (UK) has officially removed former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) head Isaac Moyo, Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga, former army commander Anselem Sanyatwe, Minis...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:42hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's economic reforms gain momentum with IMF deal
Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has announced that Zimbabwe expects to secure a Staff Level Agreement (SLA) with the International Monetary Fun...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:38hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
MP shot at and assaulted by man using pellet gun in Harare
A Member of Parliament was reportedly shot at and assaulted last week in the car park of a Harare hotel by a man wielding a pellet gun. The incident followed a heated confrontation sparked by the man'...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:29hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's debt indaba on, AfDB meetings start
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has commenced its 2025 annual meetings today, featuring key agenda items including Zimbabwe's arrears clearance and debt resolution process, as well as ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:31hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
'Spiritual Spectacles' prophet in another court no-show
Prophet Tapiwa Freddy has once again failed to appear in court in an ongoing legal dispute with Craft Properties (Pvt) Ltd over a residential plot in Kadoma. Since the case began on February 7, 2025, ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:16hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pardons former judge Paradza
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially pardoned former High Court judge Benjamin Paradza, who was convicted of corruption in 2006. Paradza holds the distinction of being the first sitting judge i...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:10hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Zimra tax audit blitz alarms Zimbabwe business
The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) has raised concerns over the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority's (Zimra) intensified audit regime, warning that aggressive tax enforcement is placing undue co...Published: 24 May 2025 at 10:59hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records drop in diarrhoea cases
The City of Bulawayo has recorded a significant decline in diarrhoea cases, with 317 cases reported in March compared to 396 the previous month, according to the latest council minutes on public healt...Published: 24 May 2025 at 09:10hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
Trump challenges Ramaphosa to arrest Julius Malema
United States President Donald Trump has called for the arrest of South African political leader Julius Malema over his use of the controversial "Kill the Boer" chant, escalating already strained rela...Published: 21 May 2025 at 20:21hrs | 2385 | by Staff reporter
Cece Winans to perform in Zimbabwe
Seventeen-time Grammy Award winner and gospel music legend Cece Winans is set to perform live at the Celebration Centre in Harare on August 26, promising an unforgettable night of praise and worship....Published: 21 May 2025 at 09:17hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Johann Rupert's state capture 2.0
In a significant development on the diplomatic front, Johann Rupert, South Africa's wealthiest man, is reportedly in Washington, DC, potentially accompanying President Cyril Ramaphosa for a pivotal me...Published: 21 May 2025 at 08:07hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Scottland roped in for Egodini Mall project
Terracotta Trading Private Limited, the contractor behind the long-delayed Egodini Mall redevelopment project, has brought on board Better Brands Construction in a bid to accelerate progress amid moun...Published: 20 May 2025 at 10:09hrs | 914 | by Staff reporter
Man sentenced to 17 years for fatal stabbing
A 33-year-old artisanal gold miner from Shurugwi has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for fatally stabbing a fellow imbiber during a dispute over a bottle of beer.Nigel Ndomene, of Matarus...Published: 20 May 2025 at 09:51hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Danny Jordaan scared of Namhla Mphelo
Former SAFA media officer Namhla Mphelo has responded to allegations claiming that she leaked information regarding a R10 million payment made to the association's president, Danny Jordaan.Mph...Published: 17 May 2025 at 18:26hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
Zaoga's Ezekiel Guti University faces demolition?
The Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (Zaoga) has filed an urgent chamber application with the High Court seeking to halt the eviction and demolition of the Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (Zegu) in ...Published: 17 May 2025 at 17:34hrs | 5235 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube should seek political settlement with Tshabangu
PROF WELSHMAN NCUBE SHOULD FORGET HIS LOSING COURT LITIGATION AGAINST SENATOR TSHABANGU AND SEEK A POLITICAL SETTLEMENTFor Prof Welshman Ncube when it rains, it pours. The Supreme Court this w...Published: 17 May 2025 at 15:16hrs | 406 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
Shava appointed new NSSA boss
Dr Charles Shava has been appointed the substantive General Manager of the National Social Security Authority (NSSA), bringing to a close a protracted battle over the leadership of Zimbabwe's US$1.2 b...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:26hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean rapist jailed for life in SA horror bush attack
A 32-year-old Zimbabwean man has been sentenced to life in prison by the Pretoria Magistrate's Court for a horrifying 2020 rape and robbery that shocked the South African public and left a female jogg...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:00hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Alleged drug dealer seeks investigation findings
Tyron Pigors Siegfried, a suspected drug dealer arrested for illegal possession of 1.6 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine valued at approximately US$6,000, has filed a court application demanding ...Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:22hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Legal battle continues between Kingdom Blue CEO and ex-wife
The ongoing legal dispute between Kingdom Blue Funeral Service founder and CEO, Brilliant Ncube, and his estranged wife, Mrs. Sibonguthando Ncube, continues to unfold, with Ncube asserting that he has...Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:10hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Jah Prayzah reveals he wasn't a football fan until Scottland's rise
Popular musician Jah Prayzah has opened up about his newfound love for football, revealing that he was not a fan of the sport until the emergence of Scottland Football Club.The musician has be...Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:05hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Mhlanga trial stalls
The trial of Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) journalist Blessed Mhlanga and Heart & Soul TV (HStv) failed to kick off at the Harare Magistrates Court yesterday after the State made a last-minute bid to...Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:15hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
ZACC raises red flag over rampant corruption in schools
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has sounded the alarm over a surge in cases of financial misconduct in schools, implicating school heads and School Development Committee (SDC) chairpers...Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:12hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
17 tonnes of T-shirts land Zimra officials, NGO director in court
Two Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officials, along with five other individuals, have been arrested and brought before the Harare Magistrates' Courts following allegations of smuggling 17 tonnes o...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:25hrs | 5821 | by Staff reporter
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