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'All Zanu-PF vehicles must pay toll fees'
Presidential spokesperson George Charamba has issued a stern warning to all Zanu-PF officials and members, reminding them that no one, including Government departments, is exempt from paying toll fees...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:42hrs | 5184 | by Staff reporter
Police to impound unregistered vehicles
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a stern warning to motorists driving vehicles without registration plates, emphasizing that such vehicles will be impounded. The warning also applies to g...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 07:26hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
South Africa-based Zimbabwean businessman fined for bribery attempt
A South Africa-based Zimbabwean businessman, Prince Dube, has been slapped with a hefty fine after being convicted of attempting to bribe investigators probing his identity document. Dube, the directo...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:45hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents petition Mnangagwa over police corruption
Bulawayo residents have petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene in the alleged corruption involving police officers at two local stations, Queens Park and Khumalo, where they claim police...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 16:03hrs | 759 | by Staff reporter
Zinara tollgate fees exemption clarified
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has clarified the criteria for tollgate fee exemptions, specifying that only government vehicles and those assigned to traditional chiefs are ex...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 07:11hrs | 2819 | by Staff reporter
The politics of Zimbabwe's land reform: winners and losers
The political debates about the rights and wrongs of Zimbabwe's land reform continue to occupy many.The tired, old obsession about how the land was taken and the associated focus on so-called ...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:34hrs | 3 | by Ian Scoones
Zinara tightens screws on govt vehicle exemptions
Zinara chief executive officer Nkosinathi Ncube said they were collaborating with the parent ministry on solution to halt the abuse of the facility.THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Z...Published: 30 Mar 2024 at 13:41hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimstat boss grabs agency vehicles, awards self undue allowances
Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) director general Taguta Mahonde has stirred controversy after allegedly thanking himself with some hefty benefits sources say are outside his conditions o...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Number plates now available at border posts
Permanent number plates are now available at Zimra border posts, so anyone importing a vehicle now buys the permanent plates as they clear their car through customs with temporary plates no longer iss...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle number plates distribution decentralised
Twelve post offices and seven Zimra tax offices will today start distributing the bulk of the 12 183 sets of number plates now available, with just a small batch going through the Central Vehicle Regi...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:29hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
'Electoral reforms before elections'
REGIONAL grouping of civil society organisations, Citizens in Action Southern Africa (CIASA), has urged opposition parties and stakeholders in the country to lobby for electoral reforms before electio...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Blitz nets 784 unlicenced vehicles
Police yesterday arrested almost 1 000 drivers of unregistered, plate-less and unlicensed vehicles, and impounded 784 vehicles, on the first of a nationwide operation aimed at getting rid of criminal ...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police resume operation against unregistered vehicles
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police have resumed an operation against plateless, unlicensed and unregistered vehicles in the country, which will see them impounding all vehicles found in the wrong.Th...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police targets unregistered, unlicensed vehicles in operation
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has warned motorists driving unregistered vehicles that they have embarked on an operation with effect from tomorrow targeting such cars.The operation comes after ...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thabitha Khumalo's attack - 'Same Old Story!'
It is very unfortunate, according to press reports, that Thabitha Khumalo (59) was caught in a politically set up violence which resulted in her many injuries she sustained recently at her home in Sau...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 20:40hrs | 13 | by Pythias Makonese
Govt official in planes tender storm
A senior civil servant who recommended that a cloud-seeding tender be awarded to a company with faulty planes unsuitable for the purpose has been arrested and appeared in court yesterday on corruption...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cross-border donkey rustlers on the prowl
To new arrivals, "Dip 27" is no different from any other rural service centre in Madabe communal lands south of Plumtree in Zimbabwe.Yet locals know that the daytime semblance of law-abiding p...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:21hrs | 2 | by Oscar Nkala
Masango in fresh charges
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has summoned suspended Registrar General, Clemence Masango in connection with fresh charges related to abuse of fuel coupons in a scam that the investiga...Published: 02 Sep 2020 at 16:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally's hearing deferred
Harare magistrate, Mrs Rumbidzai Mugwagwa, yesterday deferred to August 29 the matter of former Principal Director State Residences in the Office of the President and Cabinet Douglas Tapfuma who alleg...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 00:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Chamisa's MDC selfish, says Prof Madhuku
NCA leader, Professor Lovemore Madhuku has described the Nelson Chamisa led opposition MDC party as confused and disrespectful of other political players in the country.Responding to calls for...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 15:21hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF accused of vote-buying
A leading election monitoring group says recent parliamentary and local government by-elections held in Matabeleland North were marred by vote-buying by Zanu-PF.The Zimbabwe Election Support N...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 11:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally imported 80 cars duty free
Former Principal Director State Residences in the Office of The President and Cabinet, Douglas Tapfuma, allegedly abused his office to facilitate the importation of more than 80 vehicles without payin...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
ZRP impounds 5 000 unregistered vehicles
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has impounded 5 000 unregistered vehicles since January this year as part of its ongoing crackdown on unregistered vehicles.Registration of vehicles and disp...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 17:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Senior govt officials to buy own vehicles
The government has moved in to reduce expenditure emanating from the purchase and maintenance of government vehicles by introducing the public service vehicle loan scheme.The public service ve...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 19:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Army uniform ban imposed to avoid revenge attacks by civilians
A recent army crackdown on civilians has brought problems for the country's servicemen whose superiors been banned them from putting on camouflash on their way home to avoid revenge attacks by civilia...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:45hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa's military crackdown a reincarnation of Gukurahundi
We, the deeply concerned, patriots of Zimbabwe living here in the United States, are here because we have a problem, a problem of State-sponsored terror and atrocities ordered and sanctioned by someon...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 07:51hrs | | by Pearl Matibe
Political studies 101 on how Zanu failed itself, the country, and the masses
Politically I wonder if it is the morning, afternoon and evening in Zimbabwe, to Africa and, to the Diaspora community who watch yet emotionally as tangled in as anyone at home. The Christmas message ...Published: 27 Dec 2018 at 07:32hrs | 2 | by Andrew M Manyevere
Mthuli Ncube to review Govt vehicle policy
Government is undertaking policy review regarding procedures guiding acquisition, replacement, disposal, repair and maintenance of its fleet of vehicles as part of a host of measures to contain costs,...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's budget: The good, bad and ugly
In September, while meeting fund managers in New York, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said what the economy needed was a "big bang", a shock to the system. A week later, he brought that big bang; on th...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 06:08hrs | 4 | by NewZWire
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga salary cut by 5% only
SALARIES for top Government officials including President Mnangagwa, his deputies, Cabinet Ministers and Heads of State-Owned Enterprises will be cut by five percent in January 2019 while diplomatic m...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 05:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Tax pain must be shared'
While it is understandable for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to call on Zimbabweans to adjust to the two percent tax regime for better economic transformation, analysts believe that the pain should als...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 12:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe ally fights for pension payment
Former deputy president Phelekezela Mphoko is still not receiving his pension, four months after government promised to settle it, a report says.Mphoko - a Grace Mugabe ally - lost his job aft...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mphoko engages Welshman Ncube to fight his battles
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko is yet to receive his pension, despite government undertaking to settle it four months ago.Mphoko's lawyer Welshman Ncube said his client, who still ha...Published: 15 Aug 2018 at 07:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Party-State conflation must be checked
THE late Father Zimbabwe Joshua Nkomo noted in his autobiography that he once asked the then Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe which was the supreme organ of the State and to his great shock a...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Dumisani O Nkomo
Mugabe releases $24 million war chest
FORMER president Robert Mugabe has surrendered $24 million held in a private Zanu-PF bank account with a local commercial bank which does business with government and the ruling party after his ouster...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 11:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army's role in Zanu-PF campaign exposed
SERVING and retired soldiers were heavily involved in Zanu-PF's chaotic primary elections last month and some of the candidates that will represent the party in the July 30 harmonised elections were i...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 17:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's nephew threatening retribution against Zanu-PF supporters
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's nephew Tongai, is being accused of threatening retribution against Zanu-PF supporters who dare scuttle his bid to become Member of Parliament for Harare South. Z...Published: 31 May 2018 at 09:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
District Administrators get government vehicles
Government is today handing over more than 30 Isuzu single cab vehicles to the country's district administrators who have been facing perennial transport challenges.The handover to be presided...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 14:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt must expedite computerization of vehicles registration
Zanu PF legislator Dexter Nduba has urged the government to expedite the computerization of vehicle registration processes to ensure speed processes at the offices.Speaking in parliament Nduna...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 07:41hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Jonathan Moyo family in horrendous visit by Chiwenga's boys
TERTIARY education minister Jonathan Moyo's family revealed they had suffered another horrendous visitation from the military."Our house was brutally attacked by soldiers today. They destroyed...Published: 24 Nov 2017 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
New vehicle number plates for South Africa come into effect later in 2017
With talk of new number plate laws in South Africa set to come into effect later in 2017 (no official roll-out date has been set), it's best to know how this will affect motorists. According t...Published: 01 Jun 2017 at 13:10hrs | | by Wheels24
Ministers, police vehicles to pay toll fares
ALL Government vehicles, including those that belong to ministers and police will soon start paying tollgate fees along all the country's major highways, a Cabinet Minister has said.The pr...Published: 22 Jan 2017 at 12:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Joram Gumbo in CMED scandal
Transport Minister Joram Gumbo has reportedly ordered mechanics at Gwanda CMED workshop to be on 24 hour standby in readiness to attend to his JMP Express bus breakdowns.The bus, said to b...Published: 20 Sep 2016 at 08:05hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Zanu PF members storm, attack PDP offices
SUSPECTED Zanu PF members have stormed opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) offices in Bulawayo.PDP was due to hold a meeting to prepare for its one year anniversary celebrations at the ...Published: 06 Sep 2016 at 16:43hrs | 2 | by Thyobekile Zhou
Police ban protest to avoid civil war - not even the tyrant can have his cake and eat it too
Sometimes people meet their destiny by the route the chose to avoid it. The Police banned the PDP the other day to avoid the country sliding into anarchy and civil war. "Serious threats ha...Published: 06 Sep 2016 at 14:10hrs | 1 | by Nomusa Garikai
Govt directive irks BCC
Bulawayo City Council reluctantly paid an estimated $18 000 allowances to a government initiated probe team on the local authorities alleged mishandling of contracts and tender procedures and improper...Published: 02 Jun 2016 at 13:19hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Queen Elizabeth's mother visited disputed top Mugabe's aide farm
COLOGNE- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, visited the disputed lucrative Centenary Farm in Figtree, owned by white Zimbabwean commercial farmer, Dave Connolly, which has now been seized and officiall...Published: 04 May 2016 at 07:43hrs | 5 | by Itai Mushekwe
Tendai Biti's statement on the state economy
Introduction The Zimbabwean economy is grinding to a halt with clear evidence that the economy if fast tracking into deep seated economic recession. It ...Published: 11 Apr 2016 at 14:39hrs | | by Tendai Biti
VID accuse driving schools of fuelling corruption
THE Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) on Monday accused driving schools of fuelling corruption in the acquisition of driver's licences by misleading applicants that they cannot pass without bribing ...Published: 15 Jul 2015 at 08:55hrs | | by Zvamaida Murwira
Mangoma in trouble again, investigated for damaging Govt property
Troubled former minister Elton Mangoma, ex-minister Tapiwa Mashakada and 35 senior Government officials are being investigated for wrecking State assets worth millions of dollars.The ass...Published: 07 Jun 2015 at 18:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
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