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Another Inter-Africa side swipes Makwenda bus
HARARE - Rush for early passengers, ungovernable speed limits and quest to surpass daily targets has this Monday witnessed a none-casualty or fatality accident involving another Inter-Africa bus which...Published: 12 May 2025 at 22:14hrs | 1259 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Bogus policemen jailed for possessing drugs, impersonation
Three men accused of impersonating police officers and possessing dangerous drugs were yesterday sentenced in the Harare Magistrates Court. Lloyd Zvama, Clemence Manyika, and Slevester Chaire, all age...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 07:04hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cuts ribbon on 23 fire tenders
IN a remarkable achievement by the Government, President Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned 23 firefighting trucks out of a total of 133 acquired from Belarus. A momentous step forward was also taken wi...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 16:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Witness in Mamombe, Chimbiri falsehoods case vanishes
A police officer who is set to stand as a witness in a case in which Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) officials, Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri are being accused of publishing falsehoods has va...Published: 06 May 2022 at 06:57hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers fight police over teargas canisters
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) on Thursday petitioned the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to stop throwing teargas canisters into public transport and called for a written undertaking fro...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Passengers condemn police brutality
The Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) yesterday condemned continued police brutality after a video started circulating on social media on Tuesday which showed passengers, including children, st...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Sick bays set up at boarding schools
Schools today reopen for non-examination classes for the long second and final term of 75 teaching days for these classes, without exeat weekends, and with temporary holding and sick bays set up at mo...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Matanga admits bus teargassing cops messed up
POLICE Commissioner General Godwin Matanga has admitted his subordinates messed up when they threw teargas cannisters into a bus full of passengers at a bus stop near the Harare showgrounds early this...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 20:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cops in soup for tear-gassing bus passengers
Seven police officers, who threw teargas cannisters into a bus full of passengers at the Harare Exhibition Park yesterday afternoon, now have to account for their actions with one officer identified a...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimbabwe cops throw teargas into a bus
PASSENGERS, among them elderly women and children were Monday forced to scramble out of a fully loaded 75-seater bus at a Harare Showgrounds bus stop after a female police officer discharged a tearsmo...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 19:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
You can't continue to lie in this era of technology
Last week Zimbabweans watched in awe when the ZBC TV serialised a documentary that exposed the alleged abduction of the MDC-Alliance trio of Joanna Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marowa, as a ch...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 16:38hrs | 6 | by Innocent Mujeri
We cannot afford to have idle, unproductive land - Mnangagwa
Address by His Excellency, President Mnangagwa at the official opening of the inaugural Zimbabwe Agricultural Show at the Harare Showgrounds on Friday....Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 08:44hrs | | by Emmerson D Mnangagwa
Mtukudzi's daughter silences 'step mother'
The late music icon and national hero Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi might have left a big void in the music industry, but through her daughters, Selmor and Sandra, Tuku's fans might have something to smile a...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 10:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mtukudzi left huge void'
SONGBIRD Selmor Mutukudzi yesterday said her late father, Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, left a big void in the music industry that she was unable to fill, given the music superstar's iconic status, adding s...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police urged to set up base at violence hotspots
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has been implored to intensify monitoring of violence hotspots in Harare during the Christmas period, particularly bus terminuses, where women and other citizens can...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Hitchhiker
She stood some fifty-sixty metres away from the desperate looking swarm of humanity that infested the Harare Showground bus stop. One hand shielded her sunglazed face from the savannah sun, the other ...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 22:29hrs | 21 | by Jerà
Bribery allegations at Chiefs' Council poll
Chief Musarurwa allegedly tried to bribe other traditional leaders with blankets ahead of yesterday's elections for the posts of president and deputy president of the Chiefs Council.It is unde...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khupe's MDC-T rebuffs Chamisa
The MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe is forging ahead with its preparations for the forthcoming elections, extinguishing any chances of reconciliation with the mainstream party led by Nelson Chamisa....Published: 20 May 2018 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Businessman robbed $91,000
Police have nabbed another suspected robber who teamed up with his gang and robbed a Harare businessman of $91 000, after storming his premises.Onismo Matuke's arrest comes a month after his a...Published: 05 Feb 2018 at 10:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ex-police officer masquerades as military police
A convicted former police officer allegedly masqueraded as a member of the Zimbabwe National Army's Military Police and accused Indian businessman Jayesh Shah of conspiring to assassinate President Em...Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 22:26hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
NERA, ZRP to clash over Wednesday rally
A planned feedback rally by opposition parties under the banner of the National Electoral Reform Agenda (Nera) has been blocked by police in Harare over security concerns.The rally...Published: 04 Apr 2017 at 04:27hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tsvangirai to deliver Christmas message
Movement for Democratic Change leader, Morgan Tsvangirai will today deliver a Christmas message to the Harare MDC-T structures at the Harare Showgrounds.Tsvangirai will address his supporters ...Published: 14 Dec 2016 at 09:35hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
Biti's Address at the People's Democratic Party First Policy Conference - Fulltext
Rajiv Gandhi HallHarare ShowgroundsSaturday, 26 November 2016Vice President - Kucaca PhuluNational Chairperson - Mai MatibengaDeputy National Chairperson - Thab...Published: 28 Nov 2016 at 11:06hrs | | by Tendai Biti - PDP President
Top human rights lawyer elected PDP Vice President
Top human rights lawyer, Kucaka Phulu, was today elected as the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Vice President at the party's General Council meeting at the Rajiv Gandhi Hall at the Harare Showgro...Published: 26 Nov 2016 at 17:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
7 Masvingo artistes qualify for Starbrite boot camp
Seven upcoming artistes from Masvingo qualified for the Starbrite final auditions being held at Mazvikadei and Masiye Camp in Harare and ended on Friday.This was confirmed by Starbrite dir...Published: 14 Nov 2016 at 07:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Archbishop meets Mugabe
The Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Portal Welby says he is happy that the church-state relationship in Zimbabwe has vastly improved and there are now bright prospects for a fruitful associa...Published: 17 Apr 2016 at 19:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Criminals invade market, prey on desperate job seekers
CRIMINALS have invaded the job market with most of them posting fake jobs in the mainstream and social media amid reports some had launched overseas company websites to lure and defraud desperate job ...Published: 07 Jun 2015 at 14:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai faces fresh revolt
A FRESH storm is brewing in the MDC-T with party leader Morgan Tsvangirai threatening to dissolve the party’s provincial structures accused of waging a social media campaign to hold another electiv...Published: 21 Jan 2015 at 09:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop killers appears in court
Two Harare men who reportedly killed a police officer and robbed him of $48 have appeared in court to answer to a murder charge.Raymond Maguri (25) of house number 6640 Kuwadzana 5 and Alois ...Published: 11 Oct 2013 at 05:15hrs | 2 | by Court Reporter
Mtukudzi's first gig a disappointment
Oliver Mtukudzi's maiden gig for this year at Andy Millar Hall was a disappointment after a small crowd turned up, despite having a stellar line up of performers who included Suluman Chimbetu, Munya M...Published: 05 Feb 2013 at 05:26hrs | | by Entertainment Reporter
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