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Car thief caught using stolen vehicle as pirate taxi
A CHEEKY Mutare man who had in the morning stolen a parked car in the city was nabbed while using the vehicle as a pirate taxi later that same day.Philip Mandeya (28) of Mandeya Two Village, H...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 14:29hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe deploys drones along Mozambique border
The Zimbabwean government has intensified efforts to clamp down on smuggling along the country's porous eastern border with Mozambique through the full-scale deployment of drone surveillance technolog...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 09:44hrs | 860 | by Staff reporter
Court officials arrested for extortion
The prosecutor at Mutasa Magistrate Court, Shephard Chavarika, along with two police officers stationed at Mutasa Police Station, Liberty Tivafukidze and Sencia Masase, have been arrested and charged ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:01hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
Mupostori in graveyard sex scandal
A sex scandal has stirred controversy in Honde Valley involving Talent Nyabanga, a married woman and member of the Johane Marange Church, who stands accused of having an illicit affair and allegedly c...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:11hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Security guards arrested after fatal shooting
A security guard at Eastern Highlands Tea Plantation Estate in Honde Valley has been arrested following the fatal shooting of an unidentified man during a late-night ambush aimed at thwarting suspecte...Published: 10 May 2025 at 17:51hrs | 704 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe need an urgent reset of parenthood and economic models
We are failing at the family level. When I was growing up, my mom always told me that if I ate vegetables, got good grades, stayed out of trouble, eat what we grew and be obedient to her, even...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 17:09hrs | 233 | by Brian Sedze
Chrome miner trapped to death
A Honde Valley man was trapped to death while digging out some chrome ore in Mvurwi recently.Remember Muranganwa (29) died on the...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 06:45hrs | 372 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabweans living in fear amid Mozambique's post-election violence
Zimbabweans living along the border with Mozambique are growing increasingly fearful as post-election violence continues to spread across the neighboring country. Protests have erupted following Mozam...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 11:18hrs | 775 | by Staff reporter
Ex-CIO boss's father was killed after being branded a sellout
Former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) Director-General Happyton Bonyongwe has opened up about the devastating impact of the liberation struggle on his family, recounting the tragic murder of ...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:47hrs | 1854 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's former CIO boss launches autobiography
Former Director-General of Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Happyton Bonyongwe, has launched a revealing autobiography titled One Among Many: My Contribution to the Zimbabwean Story...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 15:25hrs | 3222 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwe Grand Tour can now be yours - for US$21 000 per person
You can now experience a recreation of the Grand Tour: One for the Road route across Zimbabwe – minus Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond – if you have about US$21 000 (per person) to s...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:35hrs | 1218 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans celebrate Mnangagwa's Sadc Chairmanship
Zimbabweans have expressed optimism about President Mnangagwa's new role as the Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), anticipating a period of growth, progress, and prosper...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 07:01hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Cheaters caught red-handed
In a dramatic incident in Honde Valley, Frank Manyande was caught red-handed by Kenneth Sanhewe while in a compromising position with Sanhewe's wife in their matrimonial bedroom. This occurred while t...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:29hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Man beats up, kills daughter, 14, over love relationship with neighbour
A Nyanga father beat up his 14-year-old daughter who later died of injuries sustained after he accused her of falling in a love relationship with a neighbour.Police said on Saturday that Amos ...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:56hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls Bridge to close on Saturday for The Grand Tour filming
This Saturday, starting at 10.30 am in Victoria Falls, Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond will be filming an episode of The Grand Tour in Zimbabwe for Amazon Productions.An advert...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 08:35hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Clarkson, May and Hammond filming The Grand Tour in Zimbabwe
Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond recently embarked on the filming of an episode of The Grand Tour in Zimbabwe. The popular Amazon motoring show is entering its fifth season after a hiat...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 13:10hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Double heroes' burial on Monday
There will be a double burial of national heroes, Brigadier-General (Retired) Milton Siziba and Ambassador Johannes Tomana, during the commemoration of Heroes Day at the National Heroes Acre on Monday...Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 07:49hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's DRC ambassador dies suddenly
Johannes Tomana, Zimbabwe's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, died on Sunday aged 55.The former Prosecutor General was visiting his rural home in Honde Valley when he fell sick s...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 17:46hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Teacher dies, 62 learners injured in road accident
A teacher died while 62 children and six other teachers from Karoi Junior School were injured when their school bus was involved in a road accident on Tuesday night in Mutare.The accident occu...Published: 03 Aug 2023 at 06:43hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cops injured in shootout with armed robbers
TWO police homicide detectives were injured and admitted into hospital following a shootout with armed robbers in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, on Monday.National police spokesperson Assistant Commi...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 21:52hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Plumtree polytechnic construction starts
GOVERNMENT has started constructing Plumtree Polytechnic College in Plumtree, Matebeleland South province as it strives to improve access to higher education in line with President Mnangagwa's philoso...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:18hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Of patriotism, Mahere and Zanu-PF's duplicity
NOW that the hubbub and furore over Fadzayi Mahere's submission at a recent UN summit in Geneva, Switzerland, has substantially died down, it is time for a sober, frank and honest reflection on whethe...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Spirit medium vs police: A clash of beliefs at Wenimbi Dam
WHERE do we draw the line between reality and belief?Who do you believe, a mouthpiece of the unseen or an account of an elite trained squad whose experience tells a story of service?Th...Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Schools shut as Cyclone Freddy approaches Zimbabwe
As the fringes of Tropical Storm Freddy reached Chipinge and Chimanimani yesterday, adding to the already heavy rain and lightning that earlier in the week struck and killed one person, Zimbabwe went ...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:01hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Govt accelerates construction of dams, irrigation schemes
Government is accelerating construction of dams and development of modern irrigation schemes to climate-proof agriculture under a comprehensive plan geared to guarantee food self-sufficiency, Presiden...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 10:10hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Villagers forced to pay US$25 for rain making ceremony
A headman in Mutasa district, Manicaland allegedly forced his subjects to pay US$25 each per homestead towards a traditional rain-making ceremony known as Mukwerera in Shona in Honde Valley....Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 70 year old historic painting depicts Jesus as a black man
For the first time in his life, Gift Livingstone Sango, 65, saw a painting by his father depicting Jesus as a Black man."My father used to draw Jesus as Black because God is for all of us. He ...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 18:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man disguises as woman, gets married for 16 months
A Honde Valley man disguised himself as a woman and got married for 16 good months while performing all the duties expected of a new bride, only being caught when playing for a women's soccer team and...Published: 14 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
CCC: Old wine in old wineskins
On 24 January, former MDC Alliance faction leader, Nelson Chamisa announced the formation of a new opposition political party, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). During the announcement,...Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 05:29hrs | 1 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Sulu fails to pitch up for show
DENDERA musician Sulumani Chimbetu failed to pitch up for a scheduled family show at Spirtzkop Leisure Centre in Harare on Sunday.Instead, Afro-fusion musician Carlos Green ended up serenading...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
7 die in Honde Valley accident
SEVEN people died while 13 others were seriously injured after a vehicle they were travelling in veered off the road, overturned once and landed on its side in Honde Valley, Manicaland province, on Su...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
ZLHR rescues widow facing eviction for turning down sexual demands
MUTASA Magistrate Artwell Sanyatwe has ordered a man in Honde Valley in Manicaland province to stop evicting and assaulting a widow as punishment for turning down his sexual demands.Magistrate...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 20:56hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa declares Colonel Panganai Kahuni a Liberation War Hero
President Mnangagwa has conferred Liberation War Hero status to the late liberation war fighter and decorated senior officer Colonel Panganai Kahuni.Colonel Kahuni (61) died in Gweru on Sunday...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 15:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Catching up with Lovemore Majaivana
IT was quite refreshing to be able to speak to Lovemore Majaivana again after 13 years. False rumours had begun to do the rounds that he was dead.In 2008, we boarded the same flight from Harar...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:32hrs | 14 | by Fred Zindi
Uncle murders brother's son
A HONDE Valley man recently confessed to killing his nine-year-old nephew for ritual purposes, before going on to harvest the minor's private parts, arms, ears and eyes after being contracted to do so...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Minister evicts 350 families in Mutasa district
Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Ellen Gwaradzimba has been accused of using her political muscle to facilitate the eviction of over 350 families at Zengeni Farm in Mutasa district where she rep...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 13:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
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 | 4 | by Staff reporter
Nespresso to launch first Zimbabwe coffee
NESPRESSO, a coffee company wholly-owned by Nestlé, is set to launch its first Zimbabwean coffee in 15 countries in May this year, a company official has said.Nestlé Zimbabwe last year launc...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teenage brothers terrorise residents
POLICE intelligence officers in Dangamvura have arrested four suspects - two of them teenagers - for allegedly committing a series of burglary cases in which they stole household appliances valued at ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teacher runs amok
A HONDE VALLEY teacher must have been intoxicated with anger when she beat and injured a grade one pupil on the eye for making noise in class and later assaulted two police officers who had come to in...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 08:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Witchcraft storm!
A HONDE Valley family is at the centre of a witchcraft storm, which has left the eldest son who is being accused of sorcery, at odds with rest of the family and the community.In an interview with The ...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for stealing camera
A Honde Valley man has landed himself a five-year jail term for robbing a Mutare cameraman of his gadgets, which included a camera and other accessories worth $4 000.Emmanuel Hakutengwi was se...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns Chivayo
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo faces prosecution with the risk of doing time behind bars, after President Mnangagwa yesterday said the mistake made in awarding him the Gwanda solar project...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 09:08hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa agonises over Wicknell's Gwanda solar project
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa said the Government has learnt its lessons through the endless delays in implementing the Gwanda solar project.The Government, he said, will not repeat the same mistake of ...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ritual killer names four businessmen who bought human body parts
A HONDE Valley man, who is being troubled by the avenging spirits of people he murdered for ritual purposes together with 11 accomplices, has opened up on how the ruthless gang trailed unsuspecting vi...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa watches 'The Chinhoyi 7'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the burden of safeguarding and defending Zimbabwe and passing on the patriotism is the duty of every Zimbabwean as it was delivered through the blood and sacrifices o...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 17:51hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
War erupts over amacimbi
Villagers in Gwanda are up in arms with people from other provinces who have swarmed the district to harvest mopani worms.Thousands of people drawn from provinces outside Matabeleland South re...Published: 15 Apr 2018 at 11:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man 'butchers' wife with machete
A 25-YEAR-OLD Honde Valley man was last week sentenced to four years in prison for brutally assaulting his wife with a machete over alleged infidelity. Cuthbert Wirimai appeared before Mutasa magistra...Published: 08 Mar 2018 at 05:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sangoma despised outside her circles, revered by those who know her
INVESTIGATED by child rights organisations for allegedly recruiting underage girls for exploitation as sex slaves - traditional healer Sophie Masikuka, 57, popularly known as Mbuya Sauti - is despised...Published: 01 Mar 2018 at 14:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Brace for more rains'
The Meteorological Services Department has warned Zimbabweans to be vigilant and be abreast with current weather patterns as the atmosphere is very unstable, with more rains likely to fall.Thi...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
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