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Mnangagwa moves to diffuse tension
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa had to step in yesterday to ease rising tensions in the country over the ongoing national coronavirus lockdown - moving to allow vegetable traders to continue selling thei...Published: 15 hrs ago | 5952 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe battles to recover confiscated ambulances
THE Kwekwe City Council is battling to repossess two ambulances that were impounded by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) for allegedly circumventing import tax, as the local authority seeks to be...Published: 16 hrs ago | 104 | by Staff reporter
Fitch downgrades South Africa further into 'junk'
The rand hit a new all-time low on Friday, breaching the R19/$ mark as rating agency Fitch downgraded the country's credit rating.Fitch on Friday downgraded South Africa’s long term foreign ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 17:40hrs | 1033 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere's movement offers solution to fighting Coronavirus
Tyson Wabantu Movement has issued a statement urging the government of the day to implement tough measures in fighting the dreaded Wuhan virus that seen positive cases rise to nine in Zimbabwe. ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 10:28hrs | 2397 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Man on the run after fatal stabbing
A GWANDA man is on the run after he allegedly stabbed his elder brother to death while trying to stop him from assaulting their friend. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:23hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans flee to rural areas
THOUSANDS of food insecure families in Harare and other cities and towns yesterday flocked to their rural homes after failing to stock up enough food supplies to last them until the end of the 21-day ...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:30hrs | 2772 | by Staff reporter
Amacimbi harvester killed by elephant
A woman (58) from Lukange community in Beitbridge East was trampled to death by an elephant while two other villagers watched helplessly on Saturday morning. Elisa Chivalaula died while harves...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 08:14hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF benefactor in murky Zupco bus deal
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's advisor and Sakunda Holdings boss Kuda Tagwirei, whose tentacles stretch across a vast spectrum of the economy, has been acquiring buses for Zupco's public transportatio...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 08:10hrs | 5565 | by Staff reporter
2 killers jailed 70 years for slitting motorist's throat, burning body
TWO stranded deportees from Botswana who stabbed a motorist who had offered them a lift in Plumtree before they slit his throat and used tyres and diesel to burn his body beyond recognition, have been...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 07:41hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Notorious Chiweshe couple jailed
A notorious Chiweshe couple was jailed 16 months for unlawfully entering into the complainant's room and stealing goods valued at $5000 by Concession magistrate Nyasha Machiriori yes...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 07:15hrs | 1830 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Fleeing illegal miner jumps to his death
An illegal miner based in Mazowe drowned on Sunday after he jumped into a pit full of water while running away from security guards after tresspassing in a private gold mine.Vengai Mutanhaunga...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 21:35hrs | 1466 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Obert Mpofu under fire over Nkomo
THE opposition Zapu has said the late vice-president Joshua Nkomo could be turning in his grave because of the leadership of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whom it accused of persecuting the veteran na...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:38hrs | 1462 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa and Mnangagwa to share the platform on corona virus
Zimbabwe must take action together to prevent the spread of Corona virus. We must know that our government could not fight the natural calamities, but it is the nation through its unity and courage th...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 20:10hrs | 1086 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Toyota Granvia wheel thief jailed
A 24-YEAR-OLD Mvurwi man was jailed 6 months by Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro yesterday for breaking into the complainant's garage and stealing a Toyota Granvia wheel.Pardon Saha...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 07:31hrs | 542 | by Paul Ndou
Civil servant bus fleet doubles
Another 33 buses were yesterday handed over to the Public Service Commission (PSC) to ferry civil servants, more than doubling its fleet, at a ceremony attended by President Mnangagwa who promised to ...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 06:22hrs | 605 | by Staff reported
Ex-Zinara chief to lose 6 houses, vehicles
Former Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) chief executive Frank Chitukutuku will lose a total of six houses, a fleet of vehicles and several companies - including an insurance company - if...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 06:20hrs | 1248 | by Staff reported
Sweeping arrests for Mashurugwi
In one of the biggest swoops on potential criminals in recent years, Government using Support Unit brought in from Buchwa Mberengwa, Bulawayo and Harare arrested more than 1 000 illegal gold panners f...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 13:25hrs | 1762 | by Staff reporter
Can Mnangagwa regain lost mojo?
THERE will only be a few names of presidents etched in the history books of Zimbabwe. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa will obviously be one of them.Though the list is small, future generations are goi...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 17:46hrs | 1411 | by Black Edward
Border jumpers kill motorist, burn body
TWO stranded border jumpers deported from Botswana allegedly stabbed a motorist who had offered them a lift in Plumtree before they slit his throat and used tyres and diesel to burn his body beyond re...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 06:59hrs | 1162 | by staff reporter
65 more Zupco buses delivered
SIXTY-FIVE more buses have been delivered from China to bolster the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco)'s fleet in urban areas and on intercity routes as part of efforts to provide affordable tr...Published: 11 Mar 2020 at 05:47hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa is no longer in charge,' says Jonathan Moyo
Late president Robert Mugabe's exiled information minister Jonathan Moyo is convinced Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is on his way out.In a sit-down interview with Times Select, Moyo ...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 07:17hrs | 17880 | by Lenin Ndebele
Coronavirus suspect flees from Zimbabwe hospital before tests
Police said on Monday they are urgently trying to locate a 26-year-old man who was due to undergo tests for coronavirus at Wilkins Hospital in Harare, but left before the tests could be conducted....Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 20:21hrs | 1735 | by Staff reporter
Lifestyle audits on Zimbabwe police officers
POLICE are appealing to people with information on officers living larger than their professional earnings, to come forward and assist in ongoing lifestyle audits meant to flush out and prosecute corr...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 05:22hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fears a popular uprising by ordinary Zimbabweans
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF fear a popular uprising by ordinary Zimbabweans who are enduring the worst economic crisis in the country for a decade, expelled former Zanu-PF youth leader Go...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 18:22hrs | 8279 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabwean crisis is insoluble!
For a 15 million population, a resource base that reproduces every mineral available in South Africa, the best educated population in Africa, Zimbabwe's problems should be easy to solve.In thi...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 08:37hrs | 467 | by Ken Mufuka
Does the president have a sense of humour or is he childish
President Emerson D Mnangagwa has taken the nation by a storm through his humorous speeches. He has used humour in all his speeches to break the ice and appeal to the audience. Love him or hate him ED...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 08:54hrs | 1628 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Cop 'steals' top-of-the-range car from station
A POLICE officer allegedly stole an impounded R3 million top-of the range car kept at Beitbridge Police station after lying to a colleague that he had been authorised by his superior to remove the veh...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 06:45hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Read 'Udonga luka Tatiyana'
This novel is about the dangers of unchecked ambition and is based in the land of the Kaffirs in the eastern part of South Africa.There are several tribes in Kaffirland : the Swazi, the Undwan...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 10:28hrs | 909 | by Ryton Dzimiri
Cop steals car from police station
A POLICE officer allegedly stole an impounded R3 million top-of the range car kept at Beitbridge Police station after lying to a colleague that he had been authorised by his superior to remove the veh...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 18:26hrs | 1207 | by Staff reporter
Cop flees after stealing suspect's phone
A Mvurwi cop is on the run after allegedly stealing a suspect's mobile phone that he had logged in police books while the suspect was in police cells.Maxwell Chile (20) a police officer at Mvu...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 09:08hrs | 1314 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe army's social media snooping bone-chilling
NEWS that the Zimbabwe military is planning to snoop on social media activities is not only chilling, but an anathema to the country's progress towards attaining upper middle income status by the year...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 05:52hrs | 1737 | by Staff reporter
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 | 3510 | by Staff reporter
'Kasukuwere must get his title deeds,' says Judge
Former local government minister Saviour Kasukuwere is a "free man" and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has no legitimate reason for holding onto the title deeds of a Vumba house he tendered ...Published: 03 Mar 2020 at 14:45hrs | 1471 | by Staff reporter
Zacc letting down the masses
ZIMBABWEANS were made to believe that the scourge of sanctions imposed on the country by Western countries more than a decade ago are behind the demise of our economy, yet corruption is silently abett...Published: 03 Mar 2020 at 07:37hrs | 517 | by Innocent Mbadzi
Zupco plans national tap-card roll out
THE tap-card electronic payment system introduced by the Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco) has proved popular among passengers, prompting the transport utility to consider rolling it out in a...Published: 03 Mar 2020 at 05:46hrs | 666 | by Staff reporter
Unbelievable reality
Secret money printing by the government, subsidized grocery shops set up in military barracks and a quarter of a million US dollars handed over in cash to Mnangagwa's daughter – just some of the sto...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 09:44hrs | 1746 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
'Mnangagwa to flee to Qatar for exile'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's allies are considering finding a safe haven for him in Western Asian countries when he exits the Presidential seat, Professor Jonathan Moyo says. Writing on Twit...Published: 01 Mar 2020 at 17:23hrs | 20985 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Civil servants reject 2,5% tax
GOVERNMENT's decision to introduce subsidised grocery shops in army barracks and for all members of the uniformed forces has attracted an outpour of anger from civil servants and the generality of Zim...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 07:34hrs | 1513 | by Staff reporter
Baron Dube's murder trial fails to resume
THE trial of gold dealer, Baron Dube, who allegedly shot and killed a member of a rival mining gang in Esigodini following a dispute, yesterday failed to resume after the accused person was not proper...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 05:31hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Govt to recapitalise Air Zimbabwe
Government will raise capital required for the operations of its 100 percent owned airline, Air Zimbabwe, after failing to secure a capable investor or strategic partner.As part of the plan by...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 12:08hrs | 585 | by Staff reporter
A lesbian Zimbabwean's struggle for UK asylum
Angel fled Zimbabwe in fear of her life after police found her in bed with another woman five years ago. It's taken most of the time since then for her to convince the Home Office that she is gay and ...Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 18:05hrs | 2025 | by BBC
Gilbert Tachuona aka Sam Mshengu Chabalala granted R500,000 bail
There were jubilant scenes outside the Middelburg Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga on Wednesday after flamboyant, corruption-accused businessman Sam Tshabalala was granted R500 000 bail.Most...Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 12:09hrs | 1487 | by Staff reporter
Why Prof Mthuli Ncube and John Mangudya must resign
In this dossier I am challenging the Finance Minister, Mr Mthuli Ncube, and his RBZ counterpart Mr Mangudya to resign with immediate effect citing their combined failure to fulfil their objectives and...Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 09:19hrs | 1241 | by Magugu Benard, ZAPU NPC member (Midlands province)
Mthuli Ncube, Mangudya must resign
In this dossier, I am challenging the Finance Minister, Mr Mthuli Ncube, and his RBZ counterpart Mr Mangudya to resign with immediate effect citing their combined failure to fulfil their objectives an...Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 08:43hrs | 1413 | by Magugu Benard, ZAPU NPC member (Midlands province)
10 armed robbers raid businessman
A GANG of 10 armed robbers attacked a businessman at his homestead in Gwanda and fled with R15 000 and US$275.Four of the suspects, Loveness Nyathi (34), Savious Sibanda (30) and Luckmore Sizi...Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 06:55hrs | 1145 | by Staff reporter
Machete gangs run riot in Zhombe, Mangwe
MACHETE-WIELDING gangsters linked to the infamous MaShurugwi on Saturday stormed two schools in Zhombe and Silobela and got away with valuables belonging to teachers after detonating explosives to sca...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 06:59hrs | 1737 | by Staff reporter
Soldier nabbed over US$20 000 robbery
A MEMBER of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) based at 53 Infantry Battalion in Kwekwe has appeared in court over a robbery charge involving more than US$20 000.Emmanuel Tafirenyika Kambanje (2...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 06:54hrs | 798 | by Staff reporter
Government to criminalise extra lessons
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating schools that are demanding payment in foreign currency for extra lessons amid reports that some teachers at six schools that have receiv...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 06:40hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes forex schools
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is investigating schools demanding payment for extra lessons in foreign currency amid reports that some teachers at six schools that have received paymen...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 06:16hrs | 658 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean family hopes to be granted US asylum after long wait
The Dzawo family has built their life in Burlington since fleeing government persecution in Zimbabwe in 2012. On March 4, a judge will decide whether to grant or deny them asylum status.It's b...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 08:39hrs | 842 | by Staff reporter
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