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Hungry mine worker steals 5 kg beef
A hungry Fredda Rebecca worker Jonah Mufananyawe (52) was arraigned before a Bindura magistrate Maria Msika for stealing meat on Friday....Published: 7 hrs ago | 372 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man threatens to stab police officers
A man from Cowdray Park in Bulawayo has been arrested for attempting to stab and spitting at police officers who had gone to arrest his friend.This came to light last week when Godfree Mavhura...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 08:01hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Army sentences soldiers to 40 years in prison
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces General Court Martial has sentenced two soldiers, Lance Corporal Dzimbanhete Tatenda and Trooper Munesi Wilfred to 40 years imprisonment each for armed robbery. The convict...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 13:47hrs | 3677 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Factional battles split MDC again
FACTIONAL fights in the troubled MDC peaked yesterday with the suspension of Dr Thokozani Khupe from a faction led by Mr Douglas Mwonzora over allegations of working with Mr Nelson Chamisa, resulting ...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:30hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng found guilty
Former South Africa Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has been found guilty for defying Judge Mojapelo's Judicial Conduct Committee decision ordering him to unconditionally apologise and retract his...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 17:52hrs | 2645 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Man strikes ex-wife with a mattock in a jealous affair
A 26-YEAR-OLD Muzarabani man is in trouble after he failed to control his temper and struck his ex-wife with a mattock after he suspected her of cheating....Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 22:17hrs | 1461 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Oppressing health workers to backfire'
A PLAN by the government to criminalise industrial action by health professionals, among other proposed changes, will trigger massive skills flight of medical staff, a parliamentary watchdog has warne...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 15:01hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Power play rocks Zimra
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) board was allegedly pressured by Treasury to appoint Morris Mpofu as acting commissioner-general, a move which was quickly reversed last week by the government i...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 00:13hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Senor citizen jailed for cannabis cultivation
A 68- YEAR-OLD Guruve man was jailed two years by Guruve magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa yesterday.Crispen Handirigu pleaded guilty to th...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 22:13hrs | 196 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Passion Java faces arrest
POLICE yesterday said they were investigating controversial self-proclaimed prophet Passion Java for contravening the Police Act after a picture of him wearing a Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) hat wen...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:22hrs | 1974 | by Staff reporter
Bill outlaws strike action for health workers
THE Health Services Amendment Bill, which will outlaw industrial action by health workers lasting more than three days and upgrade the Health Services Board to a Commission is now before Parliament....Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:19hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora not Chamisa's keeper
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora yesterday ruled out mending relations with MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, arguing that politics was about competition.Mwonzora made the remarks a day after i...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:17hrs | 3010 | by Staff reporter
RBZ goes after currency manipulators
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it is investigating allegations of currency manipulation by some business entities as well as breaches of the Bank Use Promotion Act.Central bank Govern...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:08hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
15kgs of ivory lands poachers in hot soup
Two suspected poachers who were found in possession of 15 kilograms of ivory were arrested and dragged to court yesterday. ...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 20:02hrs | 291 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF 'rejects' land top posts
ON this summer day, two years ago, Nyarai Tsvuura cut a lone figure at a Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) meeting in Marondera during Zanu-PF gatherings.She was the provincial women's l...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:07hrs | 3370 | by Staff reporter
Woman bashes neighbour over goat
A Bindura woman Perseverance Fashibheyi was on Friday dragged to court after she assaulted her neighbour over a goat misunderstanding.&n...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 20:43hrs | 721 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Rogues wreak havoc on forex auction, says RBZ
ZIMBABWE'S foreign currency auction system is under siege from a cartel of rogue local and international companies externalising millions of United States dollars (USD) under a well-orchestrated schem...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 19:40hrs | 801 | by Staff reporter
Notorious gold dealer sentenced
A notorious Zvishavane gold dealer who pelted his two wives with stones after they refused to dance erotically in front of him in public has been sentenced to nine months in prison or a fine of $50 00...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 05:53hrs | 790 | by Staff reporter
2021 marks four wasted years under Cyril Ramaphosa
Concluding his tour of four African countries in Dakar, President Cyril Ramaphosa told reporters that challenges faced by his administration in 2021 "combined to create just a catastrophic year"....Published: 01 Jan 2022 at 14:16hrs | 1989 | by Professor Sipho Seepe
Mudede's son convicted
Theft of family property has cost Solomon Mudede (36), son to former Registrar General Tobaiwa Mudede 70 hours of community service at Chitungwiza General Hospital after he was found guilty of stealin...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 07:24hrs | 1807 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa activist tastes freedom after 9 months
THE High Court yesterday granted bail to MDC Alliance activist Makomborero Haruziviishe who was jailed early this year for staging an illegal demonstration last year.Justice Webster Chinamhora...Published: 30 Dec 2021 at 07:55hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe, Chimbiri seek exception
MDC-Alliance members Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri now want the courts to drop their charges of allegedly faking their abduction in May last year.Mamombe and Chimbiri, through their lawye...Published: 30 Dec 2021 at 07:50hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Zifa wants Mnangagwa intervention
The Zimbabwe Football Association board has accused the Sports and Recreation Commission of misleading President Emmerson Mnangagwa over their stand-off that could see local football being frozen inte...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:28hrs | 1309 | by Staff reporter
Minerals looting sparked Chief Murinye's outburst
CHIEF Murinye, Ephias Munodawafa, who torched a storm last week after urging President Emmerson Mnangagwa to tackle corruption among his close allies and family members, is well-known for speaking his...Published: 26 Dec 2021 at 15:31hrs | 1815 | by Staffreporter
Gold dealer fined for abusing wives
A notorious top Zvishavane gold dealer who pelted his two wives with stones after they refused to shake their bums for him in public has been sentenced to nine months in prison or a fine of RTGS$50 00...Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 09:15hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Love for Passion Java lifestyle lands man in jail
BULAWAYO up and coming musician, Fanuel Jele a.k.a Richboy, is languishing in prison after he was convicted and sentenced to 10 months for defrauding his mother of over $13 000.The inmate comm...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 07:21hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man caged in Botswana
A Zimbabwean man, who stabbed his cheating wife on the thigh after he walked in on her while having sex with another man in their bedroom, got more than what he had bargained for after he was locked u...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 07:21hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Man fondles woman in kombi, taken to court
A 35-year-old man has appeared in court for allegedly fondling a woman's breast in a commuter omnibus.Liberty Phiri (35) who resides in Shurugwi appeared before Shurugwi magistrate Mrs Pretty Muku...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 06:13hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans blast Chiwenga
ZIMBABWEANS have criticised Vice President Constantino Chiwenga for threatening to take stern action against a traditional leader, Chief Murinye.The chief last week urged President Emmerson Mn...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 19:13hrs | 2590 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is Munhumutapa, says Chiwenga
CHIEF Murinye from Masvingo will face disciplinary action for his utterances last weekend attacking President Mnangagwa and hinting at an imaginary possible coup.Vice-President Constantino Chi...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 07:11hrs | 2454 | by Staff reporter
Clinic shut down as nurses flee sex-terror tikoloshes in Umzingwane
A clinic has been forced to close in Umzingwane district, Matabeleland South, after nurses complained of being raped by invisible creatures.The mysterious creatures have reportedly also made f...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 07:08hrs | 1041 | by Staff reporter
Chief says Mnangagwa will lose the 2023 elections
A DEFIANT Masvingo traditional leader, Chief Murinye has hit back at the Zanu-PF presidium for threatening to strip him of his position for exposing corruption with the party, saying he was prepared t...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 07:06hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa panics over criticism
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga on Friday issued a chilling threat to traditional leaders, warning that they would be stripped of their positions for criticising the Zanu-PF government.Pre...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 06:51hrs | 730 | by Staff reporter
Chief Murinye to be disciplined, says Chiwenga
CHIEF Murinye from Masvingo will face disciplinary action for his utterances last weekend attacking President Mnangagwa and hinting at an imaginary possible coup.Vice-President Constantino Chi...Published: 18 Dec 2021 at 12:00hrs | 3432 | by Staff Reporter
Chiwenga breathes fire
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga Friday confirmed Chief Murinye from Masvingo province, who made headlines last weekend warning President Emmerson Mnangagwa of a possible coup if he failed to deal ...Published: 17 Dec 2021 at 23:43hrs | 5411 | by Staff reporter
Zesa southern region boss up for culpable homicide
ZESA Holdings southern region manager Lovemore Chinaka yesterday appeared in court facing culpable homicide charges.The case arose after Chinaka allegedly ran over a six-year-old child on Nove...Published: 17 Dec 2021 at 23:42hrs | 1608 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's data Protection Bill criticised
MEDIA analysts have warned that the newly enacted Data Protection Act (Chapter 11:12) is a dangerous piece of legislation which might be used to target government critics.President Emmerson Mn...Published: 16 Dec 2021 at 23:31hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
High Court reinstates theft accused soldiers
SIX soldiers recently discharged from the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) on allegations of stealing state property have been reinstated by the High Court.The six are Collen Chiba, Charles Mhuri,...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:41hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe regime knows fully well its 'regime change' narrative is a whole load of bull!
If there has been any term uttered (or, more preferably, regurgitated) by the Zimbabwe regime, more than any other (especially over the past twenty years), it has undoubtedly been, 'regime change' - p...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 08:16hrs | 611 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zuma releases book to set record straight
Former president Jacob Zuma, accused of orchestrating the systematic plunder of government coffers during his rule, launched a new book on Sunday in which he intends "to set the record straight"....Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:15hrs | 967 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA take battle to Administrative Court
ZIFA have approached the Administrative Court to formally challenge the decision by the Sports and Recreation Commission to suspend the association's executive committee. The Notice of Appeal ...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
NUST student assaults ex-girlfriend after seeing her with another man
IN a fit of jealousy, a student at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) in Bulawayo reportedly ran amok at the university when he allegedly assaulted his ex-lover after seeing her ...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 17:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
2 prophets jailed for stock theft
TWO self-styled prophets from a Zionist church in Tsholotsho and a villager from Dete in Hwange have been jailed for nine years each for stocktheft.Promise Vundla (33) and Hawkins Sibanda (47)...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 17:23hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Jilted lover stabs woman to death
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched a manhunt for a local man for murder which occurred in Chiredzi, where he stabbed his ex-lover five times using a knife leading to her instant death....Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 15:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chaos rocks Zanu-PF provinces
Zanu-PF is battling to conclude its restructuring exercise due to violent clashes among supporters, which have affected several provinces, it has emerged.Several provinces, especially in Midla...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa guards brutalise motorist
Soldiers that were part of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's escort yesterday assaulted a Harare motorist and later detained him on charges of intercepting his long motorcade.The incident happene...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 12:09hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimra warns traders over US$ transactions
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has warned traders and businesses against fabricating financial information on transactions done in foreign currency. Zimra implored those in violation o...Published: 24 Nov 2021 at 09:01hrs | 354 | by Staff Reporter
NPA revives criminal charges against suspended ZIFA boss Felton Kamambo
Zimbabwean authorities have revived criminal charges against the Zimbabwe Football Association president, days after his board was suspended over a poor run of results by the national team.Fel...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 06:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Motorists hits five pedestrians, kills three
Shamva based motorist Trymore Jumbe (43) knocked down five pedestrians killing three on the spot has been jailed by a Guruve magistrate and bared from dri...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 03:00hrs | 12 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe moves towards HIV decriminalisation
Zimbabwe has made great progress in the decriminalisation of wilful transmission of HIV as part of efforts to end the stigma and discrimination that surrounds HIV infection. Through an amendme...Published: 19 Nov 2021 at 06:42hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
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