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Bindura man 'killed in cold blood'
Police in Bindura are seeking information to apprehend a suspect in the murder of Nathan Mafaro, who was found dead at his home in the mining town.The 48-year-old Mafaro's body was discovered ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 231 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chikozho Bus Services owner commits suicide
On Wednesday afternoon, Alphabet Chikozho, a prominent businessman and bus operator, was found dead in his car on the Zvishavane-Masvingo highway. Chikozho, 60, is suspected to have taken his ...Published: 11 hrs ago | 985 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa opens maiden UN gastronomy forum
President Mnangagwa is set to officially open the inaugural UN Tourism Regional Forum on Gastronomy for Africa in Victoria Falls, with attendance expected from eight First Ladies and approximately 10,...Published: 18 hrs ago | 85 | by Staff reporter
Mayhem at mine leaves suspects hospitalised
Two violent suspected thieves are nursing injuries at Parirenyatwa group of hospitals while their accomplice is currently detained at Bindura prison...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 18:07hrs | 884 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Reckless driver denied bail
Mbare magistrate Ms. Rufaro Panavanhu denied bail to Tinashe Regice Ngandu, who faces charges of reckless driving, failure to stop after a serious accident, and failure to report an accident within 24...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 13:47hrs | 1014 | by Staff reporter
More than 100 street children roam Bulawayo
Bulawayo is experiencing a troubling rise in the number of children leaving their homes to live and work on the streets, often turning to illegal activities such as drug and substance abuse. Over 100 ...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 07:40hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Khupe calls for cancer medicine research in Zimbabwean varsities
BULAWAYO proportional representative legislator Thokozani Khupe has called on the government to fully fund universities and promote research on cancer medicines throughout the country.Khupe wa...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:22hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Facelift for Parirenyatwa Hospital
The children's cancer ward at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has recently been refurbished thanks to a US$11,000 donation from local energy company Caltex. The donation focused on upgrading Ward A4, ...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:15hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife of 49 years over petty dispute
Kasina Kawocha (61) from Chinhoyi has been sentenced to six years in prison for the culpable homicide of his wife, Spejina, following a dispute. He will serve four years, with two years suspended on g...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:11hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
8 dead as car smashes into bridge pillar
Eight people were confirmed dead Sunday while two others were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a bridge pillar and flung passengers outside in a tragic road accident that h...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 20:54hrs | 2193 | by Staff reporter
SADC must worry more about Zimbabweans' welfare than the leaders' comfort
The frequent visits by the SADC Secretariat to Zimbabwe are quite troubling. Ever since preparations for hosting the 44th SADC Heads of State and Government Summit by Harare went into full thr...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 16:54hrs | 589 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
TAZI launches another Mozambique branch
Chairpersons of the Southern Africa Development Committee of Twins Association (SADCTA), Farai Lawyer Katonha and Tendai Mayor Katonha were invited to Chimoio where they launched the Mozambique associ...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 16:38hrs | 582 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa's govt sweats over Sadc protests
The Zimbabwean government is preparing for potential unrest during the upcoming Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) summit scheduled for August 17-18. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who will a...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 3126 | by Staff reporter
Duo kills sister's ex-hubby
Two Seke brothers are in trouble after they allegedly murdered their sister's husband in a property-sharing dispute.John Mukono (31) and Shadreck Mukono (24) were arraigned before Bindura Magi...Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 22:11hrs | 1226 | by Simbarashe Sithole/Edson Mapani
Man stabs wife and 5-year-old son
The suspect is currently hospitalised under police guard after he downed poison as he attempted to commit suicide after the alleged murder.Police in Marondera have arrested a man who allegedly...Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 15:25hrs | 1025 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean villagers oppose Chinese cement plant
The Zimbabwe National Organisation of Associations and Residents Trust (ZNOART) has petitioned the government to reconsider the construction of a proposed US$1 billion cement plant by a Chinese firm i...Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 07:54hrs | 1377 | by Staff reporter
Man kills friend, on the run
Police in Matabeleland North are searching for a suspected killer after Timothy Ncube, a 25-year-old domestic worker in Ntabazinduna, was found dead with head and neck injuries. The suspected...Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 07:51hrs | 722 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's second republic of corruption and controversy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's second republic, which he proclaimed when he came into office in November 2017 following a coup that ended long-time ruler Robert Mugabe's nearly four-decade rule, has b...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 20:59hrs | 908 | by Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Zimbabwe police decimate notorious armed robbery gang
A gang of suspected armed robbers who were behind the widely publicised J and P Security robbery, among other movie-style thefts, are now behind bars after they implicated each other one after another...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 13:32hrs | 2255 | by Staff reporter
Uninterrupted power supply for hospitals, clinics in Zimbabwe
Hospitals and clinics in Zimbabwe are set to be exempted from load shedding as the government plans to install solar power systems to ensure continuous power supply. This move aims to address the issu...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 10:24hrs | 790 | by Staff reporter
SADC Summit turns Mnangagwa govt into a joke!
One simply needs to tune into or read the state-controlled media in Zimbabwe to discover how the country has become a huge circus. All this simply because of the opportunity to chair the 44th ...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 21:40hrs | 3943 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Khupe reveals new cancer fight
Former Deputy Prime Minister, Thokozani Khupe has implored parliament to exercise its influence on government to channel more resources towards cancer treatment and awareness programmes as she went de...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 14:43hrs | 908 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife with pick
A man from Bulilima, Honest Nkomo (34), has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife, Milikani Moyo (27), after suspecting her of trying to poison him. The incident occurred on July 16 in the Kham...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:07hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Gunshots at mine, 46 injured
Forty-six people were injured in a violent incident at Element Minerals Mine in Shamva, Mashonaland Central province, on Thursday, following a clash over an alleged illegal mine takeover. The confront...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 11:59hrs | 610 | by Staff reporter
Trio bashes cellphone thief to death
THREE men allegedly beat a suspected cellphone thief to death using a handbrake cable and a fan belt in Zvishavane.The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) in a statement on X sai...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:09hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Robbers kill guard, steal US$95, phones
Three robbers attacked and killed a security guard, Elliot Mudzingwa (32), at a construction complex in Msasa, Harare, stealing US$95 and four cell phones. The incident occurred on July 16, 20...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 05:56hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
Passion Java's mother dies
Christine Java nee Rambanepasi, the mother of United States-based Zimbabwean preacher Passion Java and founder of Tabernacle of Grace Church, Apostle Batsirai Java, passed away at the age of 65. She w...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 06:47hrs | 2764 | by Staff reporter
Labour Court judge dies
Bulawayo Labour Court judge, Justice Mercy Moya-Matshanga, has passed away, the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) has announced.In a statement, the JSC reported that the veteran judge collaps...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 16:11hrs | 957 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo Hospital faces surge in child deaths
Child mortality statistics at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo increased between January and March before decreasing in April this year, despite reassurances from the Ministry of Health and Child Ca...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 06:57hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
4 killed, 18 injured in Gweru accident
Four people died, and 18 others were injured on Monday when a Toyota Hiace kombi veered off the road and overturned around 4 pm along Hamutyinei Road, Gweru. National police spokesperson Commissioner ...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 06:42hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
Woman poisons self, 4 kids
In Kuwadzana Extension, Harare, a woman is suspected of poisoning her family's food, resulting in the deaths of two of her four children, while she and her remaining children are in critical condition...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 12:34hrs | 666 | by Staff reporter
2 dead and 8 injured in a head-on collision
Two people died, and eight were injured in a collision between a Toyota Hiace Kombi and a Mazda double cab on July 12, 2024. The accident occurred around 9:30 am at the 47-kilometre mark along...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 06:57hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Zambezi FC supporters perish in road accident
Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Northern region Division One side Zambezi Football Club allegedly lost its two supporters in a road traffic accident yesterday.Kenneth Amos (12) and Edith ...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 19:54hrs | 1100 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Next Generation of Energy Leaders to Drive Transformation at the African Energy Week (AEW) 2024
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - With Africa serving as a dynamic hub for oil and gas, renewable energy and cutting-edge technologies, the participation of youth in the sector is crucial to bringing in new p...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 17:52hrs | 153 | by APO
The mirage of mystery break-ins at high places in ZImbabwe
SINCE his rise to power in Zimbabwe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been the target of several mysterious attacks by unknown assailants.Despite police investigations, the perpetrators of the...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 16:35hrs | 244 | by Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Reveller stabbed to death at Harare night club
In a tragic incident at Club Royale Bar in Harare's Budiriro 2 suburb, two young men, Alec Ruvhere (22) and Tadiwanashe Murerwa (20), lost their lives after being fatally stabbed during an altercation...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:30hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe plans to shorten the training period for midwives
The government plans to shorten the training period for midwives from two years to 18 months to address the shortage of skilled health personnel, especially in rural areas. Health and Child Care Minis...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:12hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Historical background of forceful evictions of villagers of Gota of Sipolilo
The promulgation of land settlement Act of 1957 by Sir Godfrey Huggins’s government in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) witnessed the forceful evictions of Villagers from their ancestral land of Gota ar...Published: 14 Jul 2024 at 17:26hrs | 330 | by Givestar Kamuzonde
Quartet on the run after axing man to death
A MAN died after four unknown suspects struck him with machetes and axes.In a statement on X, police said on 10 July near Svesve village four unknown suspects struck Nkosana Moyo (40) with mac...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 14:25hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter
Hero emerges after Falcon College tragic bus accident
IN the aftermath of a horrific bus accident on the Bulawayo-Gwanda Highway, a Falcon College learner emerged an unlikely hero.On that tragic afternoon of June 16, tragedy struck as the bus car...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 11:38hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Is Mnangagwa govt willing to let people die of COVID-19 just to host SADC Summit?
The recent deaths due to alleged 'flu-like illnesses' of footballer Norman Maroto and opposition legislator Murisi Zwizwai are most unsettling.In fact, this is not simply unsettling but positi...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 10:26hrs | 74 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
3 pedestrians killed in hit, run accidents
Three pedestrians were killed in hit-and-run incidents last weekend, prompting police manhunts for the responsible drivers. By law, drivers involved in accidents must stop and assist, and failing to d...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 08:08hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans cross Zambia border for cheaper healthcare, medicines
At 5pm at the Victoria Falls border post, Margaret Tshuma - who has a 24-hour day pass to be in Zambia - is in a rush to return home to Zimbabwe before dusk.This is not the first time Tshuma, ...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Rwodzi tips of deploying escorts, establish caravans for rural tourism
Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Barbara Rwodzi has expressed the need for community involvement and engagement as prerequisites to realise viability of the lucrative sector; while announ...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 19:45hrs | 38 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
4 die in road crash
A tragic accident occurred near the Sunway City turn-off along the Harare-Mutare highway, resulting in four fatalities and ten injuries. The incident happened yesterday afternoon when a commuter omnib...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:19hrs | 6 | by Staff reportyer
Bulawayo nurse caught red-handed assisting school girl to do abortion
Police in Bulawayo have arrested a 16-year-old female high school student from a local school, together with a 26-year-old registered general nurse from Entumbane who was allegedly caught performing a...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 17:31hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Jailed CCC activist undergoes operation
A Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist injured when police raided a private event in Harare on June 16 and arrested her and 78 others has undergone an operation to fix a fracture on her left l...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 08:08hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Break-in at Mnangagwa nephew's office
Unknown individuals broke into Tourism and Hospitality Industry deputy minister Tongai Mafidi Mnangagwa's office at the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) building in Harare, accessing the premises thro...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:57hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Man stabs girlfriend for cheating
A 28-year-old man from Shurugwi, Cleo Nyakatera, has been arrested for stabbing his girlfriend multiple times following a dispute over alleged infidelity. Midlands provincial police spokesperson Emman...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tragic end to fight for passengers
A 34-year-old rank marshal from Nkulumane 12 in Bulawayo, Saul Ncube, has been arrested for attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a fellow tout during a fight over passengers. Bulawayo pol...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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