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RBZ Autonomy and Quasi-Fiscal Activities
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the Zimbabwean Government that it needs to give autonomy to its central bank if it is to avert the risk of plunging the economy into hyperinflation aft...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 18:46hrs | 1109 | by Victor Bhoroma
Police chief convicted
Commissioner-general of police Godwin Matanga and the Police Service Commission (PSC) chairperson have been slapped with a 60-day jail term each after they were convicted for contempt of court....Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:59hrs | 3782 | by Staff reporter
Machete gang leader shot dead
Machete attackers leader Taurai Mutandwa was shot dead on Thursday in a gun exchange with the police during a gold rush near David Whitehead in Chegutu. Mutandwa, who was also known as Kwadez,...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 19:02hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
Minister ordered to pay transgender activist $400k
THE High Court has ordered the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage and police bosses to pay Bulawayo transgender activist Ricky Eugene Nathanson $400 000 as compensation following her unlaw...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 19:02hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
Gang leader shot dead by Zim police
Machete attackers leader Taurai Mutandwa was shot dead on Thursday in a gun exchange with the police during a gold rush near David Whitehead in Chegutu. Mutandwa, who was also known as Kwadez,...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 07:22hrs | 6749 | by Staff Reporter
Mliswa, Zivhu case: Judgment reserved
The High Court yesterday reserved judgment in the case in which Norton legislator Mr Temba Mliswa wants the court to dismiss Zanu-PF Chivi North MP Killer Zivhu's defamation case against him for want ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:13hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Hodzi-Kasukuwere case set for Friday
The case in which Prosecutor–General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi is contesting a High Court decision reversing the confiscation of former Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere's Nyanga mansion will be heard a...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:51hrs | 855 | by Staff reporter
War vets suspended for selling State land
TWO war veterans in Chivhu were recently suspended from their association on allegations of selling State land without following procedure, resulting in fights among land seekers.Justice Munha...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:41hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter
'Don't read much into by-election results'
ZANU-PF and MDC have been warned against using by-election results as a harbinger of the 2023 election outcome, though the outcomes' psychological impact on the respective parties support base cannot ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:25hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
SA relaxes immigration laws for kids
ZIMBABWEAN children travelling to South Africa will no longer be required to carry additional documents like birth certificates and consent letters after the neighbouring country's Home Affairs Minist...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:12hrs | 1074 | by Staff reporter
Card cloning gang hits PPC Zimbabwe
FOUR men ganged up and defrauded Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) Zimbabwe of more than US$26 500 after cloning the company's ATM card and using it to conduct illegal Point of Sale (POS) transactions at...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:11hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
Ex-ZBC bosses in court on fresh charges
Former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Patrick Mavhura together with the former Director Human Resources and Finance, Ms. Benania Shumba and Former Manager Human...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 20:44hrs | 1648 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe sets thugs on land claimants
There was pandemonium at a Harare farm that is occupied by erratic former first lady Grace Mugabe and her children, after she recently unleashed thugs on people who had been granted the right to occup...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:49hrs | 7456 | by Staff reporter
The house that Torindo built
Young Torindo grew up in the village where his umbilical cord lies buried, symbolic of the way everyone finally ends up. Herding cattle and playing pastures soccer was part of the daily chores...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:37hrs | 1838 | by Thomas Murisa
Mnangagwa's wife dragged into Buyanga's case
FIRST lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's name has been dragged into the messy wrangle between businessman Frank Buyanga and his former girlfriend over the custody of their child following the leaking of an aud...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:49hrs | 741 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere, Mnangagwa govt tussle for private home's title deeds
EXILED former cabinet minister, Saviour Kasukuwere has made a step forward in a bid to recover title deeds to his Mutare home which was forfeited by the state after he failed to return home for his co...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:46hrs | 5766 | by newzimbabwe
Super dad fathered 25 children
A Bulawayo man left a court in shock with his claims that he fathered 25 children with three different women in an apparent bid to avoid paying more in maintenance for his four-year-old child....Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 12:58hrs | 3671 | by Staff reporter
Vaping during Pregnancy: Myths and Cautions
The presence of a little common sense can assure one that vaping and pregnancy can never go hand in hand. Neither electronic device nor nicotine is safe and healthy for a pregnant mother, in turn, the...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:42hrs | 801 | by Staff Writer
Top RG officer jailed
Eight years after smashing an axe into his wife, seven years after being convicted of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm and sentenced to jail, and six years after losing his appeal, Gordo...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:02hrs | 586 | by STaff reporter
Swindled cattle ownership society members win joinder in $8m lawsuit
Cattle Ownership Society Members' Association (COSMA), which allegedly lost over $8 million in a botched cattle ownership scheme, has won an order to include the firm's director Marvellous Shumba in t...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 06:00hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Top cop in corruption storm
A TOP Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) official has been fingered in a well-orchestrated police corruption scam by a subordinate who has since been granted protection by the High Court after exposing th...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:59hrs | 1189 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt has all but trashed re-engagement drive
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has effectively abandoned its international re-engagement agenda as evidenced by public confrontations with the European Union (EU) and United States, rem...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:21hrs | 701 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: A very sad political tragedy
ONE of the greatest ancient Greek playwrights and poets, Euripides, famous for the many tragedies he wrote, including Medea and The Bacchae – which probed the darker side of human nature, once wrote...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:47hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
TelOne increases tariffs by 200%
STATE-OWNED telecoms operator, TelOne, yesterday increased its tariffs by 200 percent citing escalating operating costs and the need to maintain quality digital services. In a statement yester...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:43hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt fails to stop demos
The government yesterday failed in its last ditch bid to fend off today's protests in Harare's central business district by its disgruntled workers, who are pressing for pay hikes. This comes as the c...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:56hrs | 6746 | by Staff reporter
Potraz invites more mobile network operators
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says it is accepting proposals from local and external investors interested in operating mobile network operators as space f...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:33hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt dismisses reports Minister retracted condemning US ambassador's actions
THE Government has dismissed reports that the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Dr Sibusiso Moyo has retracted or renounced his statement last week condemning the actions of US Ambas...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:32hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Fraud-accused clerk gets bail
A debtors clerk with Autoworld Harare (Pvt) Ltd appeared in court yesterday on allegations of duping his employer of cash amounting to US$48 850 after he misrepresented that he was refunding customers...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:31hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Govt on SB Moyo statement... Dismisses reports Minister retracted condemning US ambassador's actions
THE Government has dismissed reports that the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Dr Sibusiso Moyo has retracted or renounced his statement last week condemning the actions of US Ambas...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:06hrs | 374 | by Staff Reporter
Mohadi moves to punish ex-wife
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi, who has been embroiled in post-divorce lawsuits with his former wife Tambudzani Bhudagi (nee Muleya), has again approached the High Court seeking condonation for filing hi...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:53hrs | 2874 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi asks court to tell his side of story
VICE President Kembo Mohadi has approached the High Court seeking to give his side of the story in the divorce wrangle with estranged wife Tambudzani. VP Mohadi filled his application for cond...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:47hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
$2 coins issuance date set
Bond notes lifespan limitedBOND notes and coins will continue being used as legal tender in Zimbabwe for a limited period alongside new notes and coins, which will be put into circulation this mon...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:45hrs | 3306 | by Staff reporter
Alternative fraud charge for Mnangagwa aide
The State wants to bring an alternative charge of fraud in the case of former principal director of State Residences in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Douglas Tapfuma. Prosecutor Mr ...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:42hrs | 2563 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda: Some things are better not said
DESPITE the age-old and enduring axiom having instructed that "silence is golden" many, and chiefly politicians, have failed to pay hid to this wise counsel. Many politicians, while finding it quite d...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 05:57hrs | 1358 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions do hurt the economy
The United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols, was unusually hyperactive last week.The diplomat attempted to counter the government's narrative on the detrimental effects of sanctions...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:49hrs | 216 | by Hopewell Mauwa
'We're going to improve lives of our people,' says Mthuli Ncube
Zimbabweans are bearing the brunt of soaring prices of basic commodities and cash shortages. They are also worried about the continued loss of value of the Zimbabwe dollar. To date, Government's auste...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:35hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
Indian family hauled to court over travel scam
THREE elderly members of an Indian family have been arrested on charges of defrauding a British citizen of £67 400 in a travel scam.Musa Ahmed Yousaf (83), former director of Carefree Travel,...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 07:08hrs | 1275 | by Staff reporter
Man beats up wife over antibiotic pills
A MAN from Victoria Falls has appeared in court facing charges of physical abuse and violating a protection order after he assaulted his wife over some antibiotic pills he found in their matrimonial b...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 07:02hrs | 1131 | by Staff reporter
Unites States ignores Zim threats
The United States has ignored threats by Zimbabwe's foreign affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo against its ambassador Brian Nichols on Thursday. Moyo made veiled threats against Nichols whom he ac...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 17:38hrs | 3270 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa warned over fighting America
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has been warned against fighting the United States of America through victimising the USA Ambassador Brian Nichols. Speaking to this reporter on Thurs...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 10:27hrs | 17186 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Lawyer loses appeal in 14kg gold theft case
PROMINENT Harare lawyer Admire Rubaya's bid to evade being put to his defence in the 14kg gold theft trial suffered a major blow after the Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to dismiss his...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:14hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Makamba wins Telecel shareholding battle
HIGH Court judge Justice Edith Mushore has ruled in favour of the once exiled businessman James Makamba in a long-drawn Telecel Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd share ownership battle with a war veterans organisati...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 07:51hrs | 3196 | by Staff reporter
High Court orders minister to pay $300k Zesa debt
The High Court has ordered Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister July Moyo to pay $306 793 to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) for electric...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 06:25hrs | 1191 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa top aide's trial fails to kick off
The trial of former principal director of State Residences in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Douglas Tapfuma, failed to kick off yesterday after prosecutor Mr Clemence Chimbare indicated the...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 05:52hrs | 2625 | by Staff reporter
High Court orders minister to pay $300k Zesa debt
The High Court has ordered Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister July Moyo to pay $306 793 to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) for electric...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 05:49hrs | 2414 | by Staff reporter
US$ ghost haunts Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE remains stuck in the shackles of "dollarisation" despite the government's move to end the multicurrency system after a decade.On June 24, through SI 142 of 2019 also known as Reserve ...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 19:58hrs | 2395 | by Staff reporter
Fraud cop on the run?
A POLICE officer from Harare who allegedly defrauded a Bulawayo man of $456 after promising to get him a job as a police officer has been issued with a warrant of arrest after she absconded court yest...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 06:44hrs | 748 | by Staff reporter
George Charamba attacks US Ambassador
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has accused the United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols of operating outside his diplomatic mandate to pursue the politics of the...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 18:02hrs | 6770 | by Staff Reporter
Depleted usefulness of the Veteran Community
Decades after the armed struggle, the Second Chimurenga, my generation remains grateful to the bravery and sacrifice of our Veterans, living and departed, who fought against colonial and racist rule t...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 07:46hrs | 837 | by Gift Tawanda, M
3 Bulawayo firms qualify for SEZs
THREE Bulawayo companies have qualified to operate under the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) model while 15 others have applied for consideration with their documents at different stages of the review p...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 06:43hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
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