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I wasn't raped, we are in love; pregnant juvenile tells court
A pregnant 15-year-old Form 3 girl from Velevele Village under Chief Mathe Guyu stunned Gwanda Regional Court recently when she insisted that she was not a victim of rape but was in love with the accu...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1277 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe University not a priority'
THE Government yesterday said construction of the $1 billion Robert Gabriel Mugabe University was not on its priority list as it does not want to create new problems before solving existing ones. ...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 06:48hrs | 1992 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo trial deferred AGAIN
The long awaited trial of Wicknell Chivayo failed to kick off again yesterday and was postponed to a later date next month.Chivayo's lawyer Lewis Uriri tendered a document which consisted of a...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 18:32hrs | 1254 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo threatens to approach ConCourt, State chickens out
THE State yesterday aborted attempts to amend charges levelled against businessperson Wicknell Chivayo, who is accused of swindling Zimbabwe Power Company of over $5 million, after the Intratrek found...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 07:08hrs | 2032 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance rep runs from stock theft rap
LOSING MDC Alliance Insiza South Parliamentary candidate Honest Mafu is on the run from the police who are pursuing him for three counts of stock theft. Mafu (34) of Mthabisi Village in Filabu...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:26hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo trial continues
Businessman Wicknell Chivayo's trial is set to continue today at the Harare magistrates' court.The trial, which was supposed to start yesterday, failed to kick off since their magistrate was n...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:16hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa on real economic test
Barely in less than month since the president has Emmerson Mnangagwa assumed the office, a number of striking developments have taken place. In his November inaugural speech last year, the focus was o...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 11:12hrs | 3252 | by Sithabile Mafu
Bulawayo cholera tests negative
LABORATORY tests have ruled out cholera in 10 of the 12 people from Bulawayo who had been admitted to hospital on fears that they had contracted the disease. Bulawayo City Council director of ...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:33hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
ZB avails 708 Plumtree housing stands
ZB BANK has availed 708 housing stands in Plumtree Town, which have since been opened up for sale to prospective home seekers in a partnership with the local authority. Speaking in Bulawayo du...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:50hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Mutodi: Eccentric politician or mere court jester?
For eccentric Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services deputy minister Energy Mutodi, old habits die hard.Mutodi, a struggling sungura musician and controversial businessman before his...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:06hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
Bread price shoots up, bakeries shut down
THE price of bread is set to go up today as bakers struggle to secure flour amid rising operational costs and shortage of foreign currency to buy essential raw materials and equipment, it has emerged....Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:24hrs | 2873 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga blocks Chivayo donation
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga reportedly stopped controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo from donating towards the hosting of the just-ended Miss World Zimbabwe pageant, NewsDay Weekender rep...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:21hrs | 2092 | by Staff reporter
Undenge trial dates set
The trial of former Energy and Power Development Minister Samuel Undenge in a case in which he is accused of influencing the awarding of the Gwanda solar power plant tender to Intratrek Zimbabwe by Zi...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:15hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mwonzora trading blows in an unpredictable, bruising fight
WITH just five months to go to a crucial congress, MDC leader Nelson Chamisa and his main internal rival, secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora, are trading blows in an unpredictable, bruising fight to w...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:30hrs | 14564 | by Staff reporter
'CIOs' in failed police station gold heist
TWO men from Kwekwe have appeared in court for impersonating officers from the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) in a bid to take gold that was kept as an exhibit at West Nicholson Police Statio...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 2626 | by Staff reporter
Small-scale gold miners fear for their claims
SMALL-SCALE miners in the Zvishavane, Mberengwa and some parts of Matabeleland are living in fear of losing their mines to alleged powerful individuals, who are believed to be working in cahoots with ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:10hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
International community should intervene in Zimbabwe Gukurahundi genocide
What do we think of when we hear of which such names as Rohingya, Ndebele, Tutsi, Kazakh, Armenia, and Jew - especially, when they are all in one sentence?...most likely genocide and the Holoc...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 15:11hrs | 562 | by Peace Chiwara Marangwanda
Mnangagwa a coup leader who was illegimate to have even stood for July elections
As the nation of Zimbabwe grapples with the crucial debate over the validity of the 30 July presidential election results, we all seem to be missing one very critical matter - Emmerson Mnangagwa was i...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 12:50hrs | 1616 | by Peace Chiwara Marangwanda
Magistrate warns pupils against sexual activities
A GWANDA regional magistrate, Mr Mark Dira, has told pupils to focus on their studies and not engage in sexual activities that will destroy their lives. He said this after a teenager appeared before h...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:48hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Driver hits child at zebra crossing, fined
A 49-YEAR-OLD Gwanda driver has been fined $200 after he knocked down a four-year-old child at a pedestrian crossing leaving him injured. Hlalani Tshabangu of Freda Mine was convicted on...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:25hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders, Dynamos to hold roadshow today
HIGHLANDERS and Dynamos will today hold a joint road show meant to appeal to fans to come in their numbers for tomorrow's epic encounter at Barbourfields Stadium as well as preach the anti-hooliganism...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 07:56hrs | 664 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa lawyers join hand, fight in Wicknell's corner
INTRATREK Zimbabwe, founded by businessman Wicknell Chivayo, has filed a lawsuit at the High Court demanding $25 million from Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) in damages for alleged repudiation of a multi...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:22hrs | 10067 | by Staff reporter
Two vital pillars towards 'fixing' Zimbabwe
THESE are trying times we find ourselves in; the election has come and gone. Peaceful voting was met with excessive use of force by the police and army, which resulted in the regrettable loss of life....Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:50hrs | 462 | by Stakes Chigs
Mnangagwa petitioned over Zesa corruption
Youth Against Corruption (Yac) has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa demanding him to act on corruption at power utility Zesa Holdings (Zesa).Yac accused Zesa senior management of firing...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 13:42hrs | 1859 | by Staff reporter
IDBZ gets $150m capital injection
The Government has injected $150 million equity capital into the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe to help the institution discharge its mandate of providing long and medium term funding for...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:28hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Politicians embrace social media
More and more politicians in Zimbabwe, including those in government, seem to have finally embraced social media - a tool they once frowned upon - as they communicate policies and defend their actions...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 17:10hrs | 740 | by Staff reporter
Over the Zimbabwean horizon
These are trying times we find ourselves in, with the election having come and gone. Peaceful voting was met with excessive use of force by the police and army, which resulted in the regrettable loss ...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:35hrs | 275 | by Stakes Chigs
'No bad blood between Chamisa, Mwonzora'
MDC-T chairman Morgen Komichi (MK) has dismissed swirling speculation pointing at a delicate rift between the party's top leaders and says party leader, Nelson Chamisa is working well with secretary-g...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 13:26hrs | 1013 | by Staff reporter
Senior CIO operative buried
THE senior officer in the President's Department and former freedom fighter Austin Peter Moyo who died in a road accident last week was laid to rest at the Bulawayo Provincial Heroes Acre in Nkulumane...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 09:01hrs | 955 | by Staff reporter
Madlela S'khobokhobo scared
THIS time last year, Madlela S'khobokhobo was the Bulawayo music scene's man of the moment.His viral hit, SaMamo, had been dominating the charts for months and the Bulawayo Arts Awards had cro...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 08:58hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold set to breach 30 tonnes annual output
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has applauded the gold mining sector for its strong performance this year as the country gears to breach 30 tonnes output by year-end, a record achievement since att...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 08:53hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
MPs, senators to be sworn-in Wednesday
Newly-elected National Assembly members and senators will take oaths of office on Wednesday next week, Clerk of Parliament Mr Kennedy Chokuda has said. After taking the oaths, the National Ass...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 08:51hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate cautions Chivayo
A Harare magistrate has cautioned businessman Wicknell Chivayo, who is facing fraud charges to abide by bail conditions after he defaulted reporting to police during Heroes' holidays.Chivayo a...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 12:56hrs | 3190 | by staff reporter
War vets recommend hero status for late CIO
THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) Bulawayo province has recommended that the late senior officer in the President's Office and freedom fighter Austin Peter Moyo be dec...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 06:15hrs | 762 | by Staff reporter
SA man arrested over unlicensed gun possession
POLICE in Beitbridge have arrested a 39-year-old South African national who entered the country with an unlicensed gun which he did not even bother to declare.Cuku Zuku, of 5660 Mutimurefu Str...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:59hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Top CIO operative Moyo dies
A senior officer in the President's Office and war veteran Austin Peter Moyo has died.He was 62.Moyo, whose war name was Madayiza, was involved in an accident last Tuesday and succumbe...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:40hrs | 1051 | by Staff reporter
Baker's Inn to sink $20million into bread production
CONFECTIONERY giant, Baker's Inn, will invest over $20 million towards putting up additional plants at its Bulawayo and Harare factories next year as it seeks to further ramp up production to meet the...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 11:00hrs | 1289 | by Staff Reporter
'Turn disused buildings into colleges'
EDUCATIONIST Ambassador Aaron Maboyi-Ncube has said idle buildings in Matabeleland South province could be turned into institutions of higher learning for the benefit of local students.Maboyi-...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:43hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Mum stabbed to death, baby left next to body
A GWANDA woman was on Sunday morning stabbed to death by a yet-to-be-identified assailant while her six month old son was left crying next to her bloodied lifeless body.Inspector Philisani Nde...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:36hrs | 788 | by Staff reporter
Man flogs daughter to death
AN Esigodini gold panner allegedly beat his 15-year-old daughter to death with a "car tyre whip" after finding out that she had a boyfriend.Mandlenkosi Maphosa (38) of Tshakambeba Village alle...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:25hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
It never rains but pours for Undenge
It never rains but it pours for former Energy minister Samuel Undenge after he was dragged back to court on Saturday on another charge.In the latest charge, Undenge is facing fraud allegations...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 07:09hrs | 2783 | by Staff reporter
Govts urged to install female chiefs
WOMEN attending the 2018 Sadc People Summit in Windhoek Namibia have called on the region's governments to respect women's rights and to ensure that females are included in powerful institutions such ...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:49hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Undenge in court over Chivayo tender
FORMER Minister of Energy and Power Development, Samuel Undenge appeared in court last week in connection with a case in which Intratrek Zimbabwe was corruptly awarded the Gwanda solar power plant ten...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:37hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Madlela set to launch album
AXE-wielding rhumba musician-cum-actor, Madlela Skhobokhobo, is set for his second album - Amajazana - to be launched in Gwanda on September 1.The launch will be powered by NetOne after the ar...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:59hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Hunter challenges conviction, sentence
PROFESSIONAL hunter Theodore Christian Bronkhorst (55) has approached the High Court challenging his conviction and sentence in connection with the smuggling of 29 sables worth $435 000 to South Afric...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:56hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
#ZIWA2018: The Nominees are Here!
The shortlisted nominees for the highly anticipated 5th Zimbabwe International Women's Awards, more popularly known as 'The ZIWAs', have been announced.The ZIWAs were founded in 2013 to celebr...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 07:51hrs | 809 | by Molah Media
Mnangagwa should face justice for crimes against humanity
There is an Shona adage: 'mhosva hairovi', which loosely translated means, 'no one can evade the tentacles of justice'.We have witnessed around the world, numerous people being charged, tried ...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 07:13hrs | 2827 | by Kudakwashe Sheddy Marangwanda
Madlela to launch new album in Gwanda
RHUMBA artiste Madlela Skhobokhobo is set to release his second album titled, "Amajazana", in his Gwanda hometown on September 1.The Gwanda launch will be at the Gwanda District Club followed ...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:13hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military should abandon Mnangagwa-Chiwenga junta, and stand with the people
As the nation of Zimbabwe commemorated Defence Forces Day on 14 August, it is quite saddening and troubling that the country's military that is supposed to be the people's protector, has, over the cou...Published: 15 Aug 2018 at 07:44hrs | 6770 | by Kudakwashe Sheddy Marangwanda
'Zanu PF plotting to impose commissions in councils'
MDC Alliance official Descent Bajila has claimed that Zanu PF is plotting to impose independent commissions to run the urban councils as the councillors cannot be installed before the president is ina...Published: 15 Aug 2018 at 07:37hrs | 3032 | by Stephen Jakes
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