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Gukurahundi cannot be wished away: Williams
ON March 21 2019, President Emmerson Mnangagwa flew from Harare to Bulawayo on a jet chartered from the United Arab Emirates - an extravagant arrangement - for a meeting with Matabeleland-based civil ...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:06hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factional fights spill into court
A ZANU-PF member has claimed in court that his arrest on charges of stealing party regalia and $100 from a colleague is a result of internal fights.This was revealed by Prosper Sithole (42), o...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:28hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
'MDC has no hand in sanctions'
The Daily News on Sunday Assistant Editor Maxwell Sibanda caught up with journalist, and human rights advocate Grace Kwinje who is the MDC Alliance's European Union representative based in Brussels. S...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 17:48hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
The new Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill is cruel like POSA
There have been reports in the State-owned press that the Government was planning to repeal the "toxic" Public Order and Security Act (POSA) and replace it with a new Maintenance of Peace and Order Bi...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 09:37hrs | 1555 | by Veritas
Chipinge white farmer's case takes new twist
A CHIPINGE white commercial farmer, who allegedly shot his employee after allegedly mistaking him for a stray dog has applied for inspection in loco after blaming the victim for the incident.J...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:14hrs | 1057 | by Staff reporter
Prison officer smokes out goats thief
A PRISON officer sold out a Chipinge woman who was allegedly preying on other villagers' goats after she sold him two suspected stolen goats.Eliza Sithole (47), of Mwandifira village, is now i...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:10hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
Reburial of the victims of Gukurahundi
We the children of Silobela welcome the news of the proposed reburial of the victims of Gukurahundi. We believe it is a noble idea for the government to do its duty that is long overdue. ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 11:01hrs | 845 | by Cde Godfrey Viki
Mugabe's son-in-law seeks acquittal at High Court
FORMER president Robert Mugabe's son-in-law Simba Chikore has approached the High Court seeking acquittal on charges of unlawful detention.This comes after his bid for discharge at the close o...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:25hrs | 8182 | by Staff reporter
Zvinavashe's son boots out stepmom from plot
THE late liberation war hero and army commander General Vitalis Zvinavashe's son has been dragged to court for allegedly mistreating his father's 56-year-old widow.Richard Zivanashe, 50, is ac...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:23hrs | 1907 | by Staff reporter
Zvinavashe's son in court over domestic violence
The late national hero Retired General Vitalis Zvinavashe's first born son, Richard, has been dragged to court by his stepmother, Margaret, over allegations of domestic violence and unlawful entry....Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:14hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man discussed at State capture commission in South Africa
Leon Abednigo Mbangwa, real name Lionel Moyo, was tasked with running Nathi Nhleko's police ministry as a chief of staff. He is a Zimbabwean. He had not been naturalized. Was arrested ...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 21:12hrs | 7104 | by Staff reporter
SA prosecuting authority applies for Grace Mugabe extradition - report
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Tuesday kept mum about Afriforum's claims that the NPA has applied for the extradition of Zimbabwe's former first lady Grace Mugabe.The purported ex...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 21:00hrs | 2849 | by Staff reporter
The Gukurahundi roll of dishonour
Had the brave and forthright Bulawayo24News existed at the time of Gukurahundi so many lives could have been saved. Indeed the latter-day revisionists who are shouting that it was a war are being trut...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 16:49hrs | 479 | by L. Dube
Soldiers arrested over Cyclone Idai aid
AFTER weeks of frenzied speculation, some members of the military have finally been exposed for allegedly looting goods donated to survivors of the recent Cyclone Idai which left a trail of dest...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 08:10hrs | 3420 | by Staff reporter
Laptop thieves locked for 15 months
TWO thieves from Bulawayo have been sentenced to 15 months in prison while a third was ordered to perform community service after they used a duplicate key to unlock a door and stole a laptop from a h...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 07:57hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
Wife basher escapes jail
A CHIPINGE man, who assaulted his wife with a burning log, yesterday heaved a sigh of relief after she withdrew charges against him.Reuben Mhlanga (46) assaulted his wife, Vimbai Mubonisi for ...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:56hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi mass graves exhumation intent - is the Matebelalnd Collective accomplices?
History is littered with many heinous crimes committed by man against man all in the name of power, from the Turkish genocide against the Armenians, the Nazi Jewish holocaust, Pol pot madness, the Rwa...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 08:22hrs | 929 | by Fikile wa Malikongwa
Chris Maroleng faces dismissal as SABC COO after being found guilty
SABC chief operating officer Chris Maroleng has been found guilty on three charges following a disciplinary enquiry initiated late last year, City Press reports.Maroleng faced an enquiry into ...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 15:58hrs | 1558 | by Staff reporter
Biti's lawyer, aides plead not guilty in 'border jumping' trial
A LAWYER and some aides for senior MDC official and human rights lawyer Tendai Biti have pleaded not guilty to charges of violating the country's immigration laws when their trial commenced before Kar...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 15:45hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's aide defends Gukurahundi genocide
The announcement by the government that it was rolling out a number of measures to help victims of Gukurahundi to get birth certificates and death certificates for their slain relatives has divided op...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:27hrs | 1502 | by Staff reporter
The fallacy of Zanu-PF and civil society engagements.
Songs of praises from many quarters are now being sung for Mnangagwa after his minister pledged that following a meeting with a collection of Civic Society organizations the regime was going to allow ...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 19:36hrs | 1139 | by Lovejean Ndlovu
Mthwakazi Restoration secures court date for Kambarami legal case
1893 Mthwakazi Restoration Movement (1893MRM) filed a case with Zimbabwe High Court challenging the nomination and eventually appointment of Tinashe Kamabarami as a Bulawayo councillor and ultimately ...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 15:53hrs | 900 | by 1893MRM
Man assaults wife with burning log
A CHIPINGE woman is battling for her life after she sustained serious burns after being assaulted by her husband with a burning log.She was assaulted after delaying giving him a cellphone torc...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:16hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Parliament hopeful jailed for conning residents
A GWANDA Central parliamentary candidate for the Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity (ZIPP) in last year's elections has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for conning residents of about RTGS $800....Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:11hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Malema loves to attack Zimbabwean leaders
Malema this week came pout on eNCA TV news calling for President Mnangagwa a sale out and urges him to step down. This was because Zimbabwe has started compensate farmers. The Righ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 11:52hrs | 2694 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
MDC member arrested for assault moments after release from prison
Felix Mashavele (32) of Ranganai village under Chief Neshuro was on Thursday released from jail after serving his prison sentence but was arrested moments later for assaulting his elderly mother in-la...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 08:32hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Canaan Banana's widow seriously ill
Former first lady Janet Banana is seriously ill and is seeking medical treatment.The 83-year-old wife of Zimbabwe's first post-independence president Canaan Sodindo Banana is being taken care ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 08:23hrs | 1967 | by Staff reporter
Prophet gave burglar charms to evade arrest
A HABITUAL Chipinge burglar has been jailed for two years for theft of goods worth over $600 in Buhera and Bikita after being given a charm by a prophet to evade arrest.Tinashe Mutete was conv...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:46hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's dictatorial traits laid bare
MDC ALLIANCE leader Mr Nelson Chamisa on Monday laid bare his dictatorial traits as he read the riot act to the party's Bulawayo structures to the point of threatening to shut them out of the party's ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:39hrs | 3329 | by Nduduzo Tshuma
Cops foil attempt to smuggle equipment
KATIYO tea estate contracted construction concern Mandebvu Construction's employees were convicted of attempting to smuggle an excavator, tractor, trailer and a bowser along Pungwe River from Mozambiq...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 16:13hrs | 971 | by Staff reporter
Cain Mathema, Hodzi risk jail term over contempt of court
HOME Affairs minister Cain Mathema and Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi now face a three-month jail term after they were convicted of contempt of court by the High Court.A Zimbabwe Lawyers fo...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:52hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
MDC-Alliance MP assaults female party member, appears in court
THE Member of Parliament for Mpopoma-Pelandaba, Charles Moyo (MDC Alliance), has appeared in court for allegedly assaulting a female party member during ward elections held at the party's provincial o...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 18:46hrs | 1360 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for escaping police custody
A 29-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo has appeared in court for escaping from Bulawayo Central Police Station.Lewis Moyo (28) from North End suburb pleaded guilty to an escaping from lawful custody ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 18:45hrs | 1364 | by Staff reporter
Inmate escapes during clean-up campaign
A 31-year-old Kwekwe prisoner was slapped with another 12 months jail term after he tried to escape during a clean-up campaign.Brian Rungu, who is an inmate at Kwekwe prisons, appeared before ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 18:42hrs | 2331 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF thug escapes jail, to perform community service
A gold mine brute convicted last week over a savage attack on another man, which was captured on video, will not serve any jail time.Litten Chikowore, 35, of Waverely in Kadoma, was sentenced ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1226 | by ZimLive
Mpilo doctor 'steals' drugs
A DOCTOR at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo has appeared in court for allegedly stealing drugs worth $110 from the hospital theatre while on duty. Emmanuel Mucheni (33) yesterday appeared b...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:26hrs | 886 | by Staff reporter
Ministry official nabbed over Idai donations
A deputy director in the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development on Saturday appeared before a Chipinge magistrate facing charges of stealing Cyclone Idai donati...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:24hrs | 780 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF thug convicted for brutal assault at mine
A Kadoma businessman captured assaulting Pedzisai Mangisi of Chief Nemangwe area in Gokwe South for stealing from him in a 45 second video that went viral, has been convicted of assault. Litte...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:36hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
Surface accounting is aiding corruption
Zinara, Zinara! Big fish should never get through the net where small ones are caught. Otherwise, its vanity. The catch and release trajectory is never healthy and may not help our situation. ...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 08:12hrs | 589 | by Thomas Murisa
Cosafa hearing postponed
ZIFA are seeking to avert a total fallout with the Cosafa after the association yesterday appealed for the postponement of a disciplinary hearing in which they are facing charges of breaching the cont...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:46hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
ZPC boss disowns Chivayo
FORMER Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) chairperson Stanley Nyasha Kazhanje yesterday pleaded not guilty to charges that he concealed a personal interest in a transaction from his principal after he alleg...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:42hrs | 1650 | by Staff reporter
Deputy Mayor teams with bouncers to disrupt MDC Congress
Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Tinashe Kambarami is reported to have teamed up with ward 28 losing Councillor Collet Ndlovu to block some MDC Youths from accessing a Ward 16 Congress venue on Tuesd...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 12:08hrs | 3544 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Woman jailed for poisoning husband, stepchildren
A 23-YEAR-OLD woman, who allegedly tried to kill her husband and stepchildren with rat poison after a marital dispute, was on Friday sentenced to five years in prison by a Chivhu regional magistrate....Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:30hrs | 1406 | by Staff reporter
'No warrant of arrest against Vela'
LAWYERS representing former National Social Security Authority (NSSA) chairperson Robin Vela have come out guns blazing following claims that the business tycoon was on the run, arguing that no charge...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:28hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
White farmer shoots employee
A CHIPINGE white commercial farmer, who allegedly shot his employee, told the court that he had mistaken him for a stray dog.Joubert Francois Johannes (36), of Lushof Farm, appeared before Chi...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:27hrs | 1423 | by Staff reporter
'HIV+' woman (27) in court for 'bedding' teen
A 27-YEAR-OLD woman from Bulawayo who is suspected to be HIV positive has appeared in court for allegedly luring a 16- year-old boy into indulging sex with her. The woman from Emganwini suburb...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:23hrs | 965 | by Staff reporter
Woman scalds co-wife with water
A Chitungwiza woman has appeared in court for allegedly scalding her husband's second wife and her six-year-old child with water following an altercation that arose when she visited the accused's home...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:20hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Man fondles friend's wife
AN 18-year-old man from Filabusi has been jailed eight years for fondling his friend's wife and inserting his finger into her privates. Wayne Sibanda of Bekezela Township went to his friend's ...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:06hrs | 3038 | by Staff reporter
Prison officer thrown 6 years in jail for looting
A prison officer based at Whawha Medium Security Prison in Gweru, who went on the rampage together with other looters during violent MDC-Alliance demonstrations in January, has been sentenced to six y...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:00hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
Married cheat convicted
A 35-YEAR-OLD married Harare man was last week fined at a traditional court in Mashonaland Central province for impregnating a married Madziwa Teachers College student last year.Tawanda Gunja ...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 22:12hrs | 1757 | by Staff reporter
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