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Smuggled drugs flood Zimbabwe market
High mark-ups imposed by importers, wholesalers and retailers of medicines have resulted in a flood of cheaper drugs being smuggled from neighbouring countries and sold on the streets by vendors. ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 133 | by Staff reporter
'Police risk being overpowered and shot with their weapons'
Members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police risk shooting innocent civilians if they follow then policy of shoot to kill that has been declared upon the machete wielding gangs. Speaking in Chinhoy...Published: 16 hrs ago | 5731 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Fresh graft probe against Kasukuwere
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has commenced a probe into a raft of allegations of corruption at the Gokwe Town Council (GTC) where former Local Government minister, Saviour Kasukuwere...Published: 22 hrs ago | 818 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Youth League applauds World Federation of Democratic Youth
The Zanu-PF Youth League has hailed the solidarity Zimbabwe received at the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) 20th Assembly in Cyprus with calls for the lifting of Western-imposed sanctions ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 56 | by Staff reporter
Santa or no Santa, it's still Xmas
IN years gone by, the festive mood associated with Christmas could be felt from the end of November.The 13th cheque, company shut-downs and Christmas parties for workers were some of the tell-...Published: 22 hrs ago | 41 | by Veronica Gwaze and Ellen Sanyanga
Christian group in wrangle with Zanu PF activists over land
A land dispute involving a Christian group, Jehovah Reigns Children's Home and 23 Zanu PF activists is pending at the High court amid revelations the disputing parties are fight for ...Published: 23 hrs ago | 126 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabweans urged to leave the country
Former Zimpapers Head of Digital Services Dr Delta Milayo has urged all Zimabbweasn who are able to exit the country to do so as soon as they can. Milayo revealed that she had obtained a passp...Published: 23 hrs ago | 13271 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Sanctions on Zimbabwe condemned
Sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Western countries have not only impacted negatively on the country's economic performance, but also on the military's ability to access resources such as armoured vehi...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 12:11hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
10 Zimra officers, agents arrested for 'smuggling vehicles into Zimbabwe'
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested 10 Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officers and agents stationed at Beitbridge Border Post on allegations of smuggling vehicles into the ...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 08:48hrs | 2966 | by Staff Reporter
12 land barons arrested
Twelve suspected land barons in Harare accused of duping desperate home seekers and illegally selling land have been arrested as police intensify its operation targeted at weeding out illegal sales....Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 14:34hrs | 3341 | by Staff reporter
Zinara boss resignation raises eyebrows
The Zimbabwe National Road Authority (Zinara)'s acting chief executive officer Saston Muzenda resigned recently amid reports that operations at the troubled parastatal have been affected by interferen...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 14:29hrs | 1616 | by Staff reporter
'Armed machete gangs will defeat security forces'
Former Minister Arts, Sports and Culture Makhosini Hlongwane has warned that the armed machete gangs from Midlands popularly known as Mashurugwi and Al Shabaab will soon liberate their own territory a...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 09:51hrs | 5342 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwean in dilemma after Botswana soldiers shoot him on the leg
Shepherd Madzikatire from Pelandaba in Bulawayo who was shot by Botswana soldiers when in that country illegal is struggling to get his leg treated after the failure to be operated in time.Mad...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 09:33hrs | 2113 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwean politicians warned over machete gangs
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe has warned politicians sponsoring machete gangs that the law will be applied on everyone regardless of social standing. This comes a...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:05hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
ZRP arrests 3 471 machete-wielding citizens
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested 3 471 people found in possession of dangerous weapons including machetes and over 1 500 illegal artisanal miners as police move a gear up to thwart the ...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 21:09hrs | 2510 | by Staff reporter
Businessman shoots two gold panners
A BULAWAYO businessman who operates a farm and mine in Inyathi in Matabeleland North province allegedly shot two suspected illegal gold panners who were rushed to hospital after sustaining life threat...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 06:31hrs | 993 | by Staff reporter
maShurugwi invades Inyathi, 1 dead
ONE person died while another was severely injured in Inyathi, Bubi district, Matabeleland North when a gang of about 50 gold panners went on a rampage attacking other miners in the area. In a...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 06:30hrs | 1211 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa is illegitimate' MDC maintains - yeah, but to what end and purpose
"MDC Monday stood firm it will never relent on its stance not to recognise President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the country's legitimately elected leader," reported New Zimbabwe."This comes after F...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 11:06hrs | 2291 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Introduction of new currency a piecemeal solution
DURING the 2020 national budget presentation in Parliament last month, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube held up a note of the new Zimbabwe dollar and proudly announced that it was tough and resilient....Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:20hrs | 1104 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa being fooled by events in Latin America
There are very interesting parallels between political developments in Zimbabwe and in four South American countries, namely Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela. In all these countries, ther...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:01hrs | 1885 | by Bevan Musoko
Zanu-PF welcome UN call for removal of sanctions
Political parties have welcomed a high-ranking United Nations official's call for the immediate removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by some Western countries. UN special rapporteur on the...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 08:59hrs | 476 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa failed God' said Mnangagwa - both did, no legitimate winner from illegal election
Zimbabwe is in this political and economic mess because the country has been stuck with a corrupt, incompetent and tyrannical Zanu-PF regime. The party has rigged elections to stay in power. W...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 21:57hrs | 642 | by Nomusa Garikai
Gwanda RDC to issue amacimbi harvesting permits
Gwanda Rural District Council (RDC) says it has crafted access and utilisation of natural resources by-laws that will among other things ensure the sustainable harvesting of Mopani worms.With ...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 10:30hrs | 2574 | by Staff reporter
Excesses against MDC crowds making bad situation worse
THE term rogue State is largely a curious one in political science, with grave connotations on how a country is perceived by other progressive nations. There is no State that formalises and prides its...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:46hrs | 1524 | by Learnmore Zuze
JOC raids illegal miners in Odzi
THE Joint Operations Command (JOC) in Manicaland last week raided artisanal miners operating in gold-rich Odzi district to restore sanity following the death of four panners in bloody clashes at Odzi ...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:27hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube budget statement a fraud, says Biti
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube's 2020 budget statement is in a shambles with several errors and inconsistences in figures compared to those in the proposed estimates of expenditure (Blue Book), former ...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:21hrs | 381 | by Staff rpeorter
Doctors report for duty
SOME doctors reported for duty at Mpilo Central Hospital yesterday following the presidential moratorium which allows them to return to work without reapplying after they were sacked recently for enga...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:17hrs | 1639 | by Staff reporter
Police pounce on land barons
POLICE in Harare have arrested eight land barons, including a former MDC councillor, as part of government efforts to bring sanity in the allocation of residential stands in the capital.Police...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:14hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube private prosecution fight spills into the High Court
Lawyers for a pro-democracy activist have asked the High Court to compel the Prosecutor General to issue a certificate for the private prosecution of finance minister Mthuli Ncube on corruption charge...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:13hrs | 1666 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda warns errant civil servants
Zanu-PF National Political Commissar Victor Matemadanda has warned civil servants who are sabotaging President Mnangagwa's plans to transform the economy, to be prepared to lose their jobs. He...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:06hrs | 861 | by Staff reporter
Mutendi can't tell ED truth of rigged elections, can't stand political heat - get out of the kitchen
"If you see a frog hoping in the midday heat, you can be certain something is amiss!" so goes the adage. Zimbabwe's economic situation is getting worse and worse. Unemployment still 90% plus; 3/4 ...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 06:21hrs | 2297 | by Wilbert Mukori
Drug dealer arrested while hiding in toilet
A DRUG dealer has been arrested after being found in possession of dagga and 16 bottles of illegal drugs while locking himself in the toilet of a local shop, trying to evade arrest.Police, act...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:23hrs | 2286 | by Staff reporter
Homes, land destroyed as gold panners invade region
Under the blazing sun, a group of men use picks and shovels to dig up a bushy patch of land outside Zimbabwe's second-largest city, stopping every few seconds to scan the soil for signs of gold....Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:14hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
Gold rush hits Insiza
GOLD deposits have reportedly been discovered at White Khami Farm in Insiza, with hundreds of illegal panners invading the area in search of the precious mineral, prompting the police to cordon off th...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:50hrs | 1616 | by Staff reporter
Carnage in Zimbabwe hospitals continues
TOUTS are usually known for their confidence, foul language and naughtiness, but recently, they sobered up when one of their own died right on the streets with his hospital record card in hand, after ...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:48hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe poised for model state-of-the-art road network
ZIMBABWE is poised for a model state-of-the-art road network by 2030 as Government is working tirelessly to upgrade infrastructure despite illegal sanctions imposed on the country by the United States...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:48hrs | 855 | by Staff reporter
Junior doctors reject Mnangagwa's 48hr offer
SACKED junior doctors Friday scoffed at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 48 hour ultimatum for them to return to work without question.While appreciating the work done by Roman Catholic Bishops,...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:46hrs | 624 | by newzimbabwe
Mohadi warns prison officers against ill-treating imates
VICE President Kembo Mohadi has warned Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) officers against ill-treating inmates, saying their conscience should be guided by the need to observe human rig...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 06:45hrs | 1748 | by Staff Reporter
Two Guruve villagers die in separate incidents
TWO female Guruve villagers died in separate incidents yesterday, one was trapped to death while prospecting for gold and the other drowned while swimming at Dande River.Mashonaland Central po...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 12:54hrs | 1888 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe army generals sweat over rampant indiscipline
ZIMBABWE National Army (ZNA) commander Lieutenant-General Edzai Chimonyo last week convened an emergency staff meeting where he read the riot act over rampant indiscipline, theft of rations and crimin...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:56hrs | 4353 | by Staff reporter
US$215m lawsuit for Matiza, NRZ
THE Diaspora Infrastructure Development Group (DIDG) has instructed its lawyers Atherstone and Cook Legal Practitioners to sue Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza and the National Railways of Zimbab...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:55hrs | 1642 | by Staff reporter
US Senate, out of touch with reality
On 26 November 2019, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Senator Jim Risch, imprudently tweeted on his official twitter handle, @SenateForeign that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Governmen...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:47hrs | 250 | by Peacemaker Zano
Registrar General claims $3,5m for defamation
REGISTRAR-GENERAL Clemence Masango is claiming $3,5 million in defamation damages from a Harare man who allegedly called him a corrupt government official.Masango recently issued summons again...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:40hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa, $100m saved 2k doctors but condemning vote rigging would save nation and posterity - THINK!
"ECONET Wireless founder Strive Masiyiwa and his wife, Tsitsi, through their Higher Life Foundation, have set up a $100 million fund which will see up to 2 000 junior and senior doctors employed by go...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:39hrs | 578 | by Nomusa Garikai
Government to deploy doctors to major hospitals
THE Government is working on modalities to restore minimum service delivery at the country's central hospitals in Bulawayo and Harare through the deployment of clinical officers who are stationed in t...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:37hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
JOC to deal with maShurugwi
THE Midlands Provincial Joint Operations Command (JOC) has been tasked with effectively dealing with the "maShurugwi" menace in order to bring sanity to artisanal mining in the province. In an...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:37hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
'Cops' arrested for robbery
FIVE men from Bulawayo who masqueraded as police officers before robbing several residents of more US$30 000 and R43 000 as well as an assortment of goods worth more than $200 000 have been arrested. ...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:36hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
Reprieve for fired Zimbabwe doctors
All the fired doctors have 48-hours to return to work without re-applying or being asked many questions, President Mnangagwa has promised after this was requested by the Catholic bishops. The ...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:35hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Cllr accused of undermining police authority freed
MARONDERA Magistrate Liberty Garakara on Thursday set free Charles Ngwena, the Councillor for Ward 4 in Marondera Central constituency, who was arrested last month and charged with undermining police ...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:13hrs | 143 | by Stephen Jakes
US Senate, out of touch with reality
On 26 November 2019, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Senator Jim Risch, imprudently tweeted on his official twitter handle, @SenateForeign that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Governmen...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 15:13hrs | 2065 | by Peacemaker Zano
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