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Another Inter Africa Bus accident
Passengers aboard an Inter Africa bus traveling from Bulawayo to Mtshayeli in Tsholotsho narrowly escaped a fatal tragedy this afternoon when the vehicle overturned and landed on its roof.The ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 269 | by Staff reporter
Buhera villagers embark on tree planting drive
Enterprising villagers from Buhera Central Constituency in partnership with the Forest Commission recently conducted a successful three-day tree planting training workshop at Chief Nyashanu's homestea...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 20:57hrs | 112 | by Edson Mapani In Buhera
Zimbabwe may surpass 2024 gold production target
Zimbabwe's gold mining sector has witnessed remarkable growth over the past decade, with production nearly doubling since 2015. The country is now on track to surpass its 35-tonne gold production targ...Published: 15 Dec 2024 at 09:09hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
'Mshika shika' driver's hand cut-off in side swipe accident
A horrifying road accident on the Masvingo - Mutare Highway has left a Gutu mshika shika (pirate taxi) driver, Rodrick Masiyambiri (59), without his right forearm. The incident occurred around 7 PM on...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 13:25hrs | 1989 | by Staff reporter
Delta dumps normal supplies route amid Mozambique political turmoil
Despite using the shortest route for its timeous raw material distribution and chain supplies over the years, listed beverages manufacturing giant, Delta Corporation Limited, has announced political s...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 13:02hrs | 1221 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Mental exam for 'prophet' who had a message for Grace Mugabe
A man claiming to have the power of prophecy was arrested after demanding to see former first lady Grace Mugabe at her Blue Roof residence in Borrowdale Brooke in Harare, a court heard on Thursday....Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 12:03hrs | 2024 | by Staff reporter
Gono company directorship change case takes new twist
The trial of Clark Clever Makoni and his wife Beverly Aisha Ndonda Makoni resumed yesterday, with the prosecution alleging that the couple engaged in fraudulent activities by illegally changing the di...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:40hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
4 men die after drinking aloe vera 'aphrodisiac'
Four men from Manicaland province have tragically lost their lives after consuming a suspected aphrodisiac made from aloe vera plants, while two others remain hospitalized following the incident. The ...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:46hrs | 1328 | by Staff reporter
Gono company loss case continues
A key witness in the ongoing fraud trial involving a Harare couple accused of defrauding former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono has stated that Gono should be summoned to court to ...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:42hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Gono fraud case takes a turn
The ongoing case involving a Harare couple accused of defrauding former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono took a surprising twist yesterday when a key witness admitted he had no direct evi...Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 08:00hrs | 990 | by Staff reporter
Court withdraws fraud allegations against couple
The State has withdrawn some of the fraud charges against Clark Clever Makoni and Beverly Aisha Ndonda Makoni, who are accused of defrauding former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono ...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 11:34hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Gono accused of using political muscle in property dispute
A Harare couple, Clark Clever Makoni and Beverly Aisha Ndonda Makoni, have accused former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono of leveraging his political connections in a property disp...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 11:33hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Gono's suspected fraudsters' case latest
Regional Magistrate Stanford Mambanje upheld the State's application to tender a deed of settlement related to a high-profile fraud case involving former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono'...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:47hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
ZiG currency another scam
Introducing new currency every time and again is not the panacea to the challenges that the country is currently facing.The issue of currency needs a lot of input and everyone's heads on the d...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 20:57hrs | 3770 | by Leonard Koni
Ruling deferred for Dr Gono's suspected fraudsters
Harare regional magistrate Mr. Stanford Mambanje has postponed his ruling in the fraud case involving Clark Clever Makoni and Beverly Aisha Ndonda Makoni, who are accused of illicitly transferring pro...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 10:47hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Arrest warrant issued for Gideon Gono
An arrest warrant has been issued for former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono after he failed to appear at the Harare Magistrates Courts on Monday regarding a fraud case linked to t...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:36hrs | 3548 | by Staff reporter
Armed robber jailed 30 years
A 30-YEAR-OLD Chiweshe armed robber was jailed for 30 years by Bindura regional magistrate Amos Mbobo yesterday.Peter Gono of Mungate village in Chiweshe robbed six women and one male of their...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 10:10hrs | 579 | by Simbarashe Sithole
GWM Tanks invade Zimbabwe
AS Zimbabwe's automotive landscape continues to evolve, the vehicle that has captured my attention, as well as that of driving enthusiasts, is the GWM Tank 500. It has invaded Zimbabwe, courtesy of Zi...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 13:31hrs | 10452 | by Andrew Muzamhindo
Concerns rise over untreatable gonorrhoea as infections reach record levels in UK
Health experts in the United Kingdom have issued a stark warning about the growing threat of gonorrhoea becoming "untreatable" due to increasing antibiotic resistance. The sexually transmitted infecti...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 08:16hrs | 655 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF violence changes Gutu man's life forever
He was an energetic man, running his own life and fending for his family. He loved and embraced the supposed freedom brought by the country's liberators hence multi-partyism was just one of those frui...Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 15:40hrs | 1022 | by Staff reporter
Kereke sent back to jail
FORMER Bikita West legislator Munyaradzi Kereke is back in prison after the Supreme Court yesterday confirmed his conviction and an effective 10-year jail term for raping a juvenile relative. ...Published: 01 Jun 2024 at 18:36hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
CIO agents released on bail
Four members of the President's Department, accused of extorting US$1,000 from Brian Dziwandi, director of Dopsa Energy (Pvt) Ltd, were granted bail of US$100 each yesterday.Appearing before H...Published: 28 May 2024 at 09:53hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe appoints tainted Mpofu
TRUST, confidence and credibility of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has been put at stake after the new central bank governor John Mushayavanhu appointed tainted banker Morris Bekezela Mpofu as hi...Published: 19 May 2024 at 11:54hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
RBZ is the problem not ZiG!
Before going to press on the Zimbabwe currency crisis, I had seven questions I wanted authoritatively answered. Professor Gift Mugano was the answer."Isn't he the one who is supposed to disapp...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 17:58hrs | 2 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Mthuli Ncube pleads for patience on ZiG
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has pleaded for patience with the recently introduced Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency amid an uproar from the public over the disruptions it has caused to transactions....Published: 12 Apr 2024 at 09:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
US economist mocks Zimbabwe's new currency
United States economist Steve Hanke has derided Zimbabwe's latest currency introduction, the ZiG, asserting that the country's monetary policies resemble a merry-go-round. The ZiG, purportedly backed ...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
New Zimbabwe central bank boss talks tough
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mushayavanhu on Friday declared that he will protect the central bank from external forces to maintain its independence.But analysts were quick to ...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe set to announce fate of Zimdollar
Zimbabwe's currency plunged to yet another record low as citizens rushed to the safety of the US dollar amid speculation an announcement from the central bank on the fate of the local unit is imminent...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
United States sanctions on Zimbabwe: who is off the list, who is on?
The United States on Monday sanctioned Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and other government officials for their alleged involvement in corruption and human...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 19:39hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths in violent clashes
Zanu-PF supporters were left nursing injuries after a violent encounter over a residential stand owned by a deceased party supporter in Grobly Park, Waterfalls in Harare.Zanu-PF shadow council...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC Bulawayo councillors disregard recall, attend Chamisa event
Despite the possibility of recalls for showing allegiance to another political body, several councillors elected on the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) ticket attended a meeting in Bulawayo led by...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Guard loses pistol to sex worker after a quckie
Short-time sex caused a Mutoko-based security guard to lose his job and end up in police custody.Evidence Mangonono (27) lost a company pistol after he failed to pay for a short time sex sessi...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 19:11hrs | 9 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe's digital borders to go online in first quarter
ZIMBABWE will start the full implementation of the digitalised border concept this first quarter with a target of transforming all ports of entry into electronic gates by the end of the year.O...Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:31hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Recalled CCC MPs in Matebeleland now shadow MPs
FORMER Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators from Matebeleland say they continue playing the role of shadow Members of Parliament (MPs) in their constituencies following their recall from Pa...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 13:02hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
220,000 Zimbabweans troop back home for Christmas
MORE than 220 000 people flocked into Zimbabwe over the last week for the festive season, marking a significant surge in arrivals compared to last year when the Government started easing stringent ent...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:09hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's candidates barred from by-elections
THE High Court yesterday barred 22 CCC legislators who were recently recalled by the party's interim secretary general Mr Sengezo Tshabangu from participating in tomorrow's by-elections.The ru...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 05:34hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: ZEC removes CCC recalled MPs from ballot papers
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has declared the disqualification of recalled CCC MPs who had registered to contest in the by-elections scheduled for December 9, 2023. The decision comes...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 19:52hrs | 9 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Vehicle smugglers granted bail
TWO men from Bulawayo have been arrested for allegedly smuggling a Honda Fit through an illegal crossing point in the Nxele area of Plumtree, Matebeleland South province.The duo was granted ZW...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 20:45hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rolls sleeves as battle hots up
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa will today conduct marathon campaign rallies in Bulawayo as his loyalists seek to regain their seats in weekend by-elections following controv...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:43hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter
Gono loses property
Gideon Gono, the former governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, has reportedly lost ownership of Valley Lodge, a property in Manicaland province, to an estate agent who allegedly manipulated the reg...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 12:55hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa's decision to participate in the 9 December by-elections is spot-on
POLITICAL analysts say the decision by the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa to participate in the 9 December by-elections is spot-on as it sends a message of defiance and wil...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 06:03hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF by-elections campaign starts
Zanu-PF Secretary-General Dr Obert Mpofu yesterday implored voters to rectify their slip-ups when they voted for CCC during the August harmonised elections by voting the ruling party in the coming by-...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 04:46hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
CCC splits, Double candidates fielded for by-elections
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party could be headed for a split judging by the continued confusion and leadership crisis that saw the party fielding double candidates at yesterday's Nominati...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:55hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa party splits
CCC could be headed for a split judging by the continued confusion and leadership crises that saw the party fielding double candidates at yesterday's Nomination Court where rival factions tussled for ...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:54hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally resumes fight for Mabvuku-Tafara
The Nomination Court is scheduled to convene in Harare and Bulawayo tomorrow to receive candidate submissions for the by-elections scheduled for December 9. Among the candidates participating in the b...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:59hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally resumes fight for Mabvuku-Tafara
The Nomination Court is scheduled to convene in Harare and Bulawayo tomorrow to receive candidate submissions for the by-elections scheduled for December 9. Among the candidates participating in the b...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:58hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mineral revenue slumps 29%
In the first half of this year, Zimbabwe's mineral revenue experienced a 29% decline, amounting to US$2.6 billion, owing to several challenges, including falling commodity prices, foreign currency sho...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:44hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
By-elections move betrays Zanu-PF
The main opposition party, Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of revealing his involvement in the recalls of its parliamentarians and councillors by self-pr...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 10:50hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's two-thirds backdoor plot intensifies
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is persistently pursuing a Zanu-PF two-thirds majority in Parliament by announcing elections in constituencies left vacant after the recall of several CCC legislators by S...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 10:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean youths flee in droves
According to a recent report, Zimbabwean youths constitute the largest group of people leaving the country in significant numbers following the general elections on August 23. Many of them are choosin...Published: 21 Oct 2023 at 18:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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