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Deputy Headmaster on the run after sodomy allegation
A deputy headmaster at Masase High School in Mberengwa has gone into hiding after being accused of sodomising more than 35 male students at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Zimbabwe (ELCZ)-run insti...Published: 4 hrs ago | 310 | by Staff reporter
Fatal shooting a Chinese owned mine sparks violent protests in Zimbabwe
A fatal shooting in the gold-rich Premier area, just outside Mutare, occurred yesterday morning, resulting in the death of an artisanal miner at the hands of a security guard. The tragic incident has ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1351 | by Sgtaff reporter
'Rapist' teacher loses labour court appeal
A teacher, who lost his appeal at the Labour Court after being dismissed by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education on allegations of raping a student, has turned to a traditional court seekin...Published: 7 hrs ago | 481 | by Sgtaff reporter
Mangoma slams ZETDC over US$25 inspection fee
Former Energy Minister Elton Mangoma has criticised the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) over its new policy requiring consumers to pay a US$25 fee for mandatory insp...Published: 10 hrs ago | 262 | by Staff reporter
Naked rapist terrorises Mutare student teachers
Panic has gripped students at Mutare Teachers' College, particularly those living off-campus, after a terrifying incident involving a suspected rapist who reportedly attacks victims while naked and we...Published: 10 hrs ago | 295 | by Staff reporter
Man handcuffs, rapes daughter in-law for 5 consecutive days
A 46-year-old man from Glen View was arrested on Tuesday after being accused of raping his 18-year-old daughter-in-law for five consecutive days. The man, a father of three boys and one girl, reported...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 11:48hrs | 1790 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cop convicted for bribery in lithium ore case
A 36-year-old Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer, Peter Loverage Mombe, has been convicted of Criminal Abuse of Duty as a Public Officer after he was caught soliciting an $800 bribe for the releas...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 11:27hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Supplier fails to deliver 50 cars to Zimra
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) reportedly paid a staggering US$209 million for 85 vehicles but only received 15 Toyota Hilux vehicles, with none of the 50 Toyota Corolla vehicles delivered, Pa...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 08:43hrs | 935 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in South Africa demonstrate at embassy
Zimbabweans took to the streets on Monday, voicing their opposition to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government and the proposed extension of his term in office.The demonstrations followed ca...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 08:39hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police marathon postponed
The highly anticipated 14th edition of the Commissioner General (CG) of Police 21km marathon has been indefinitely postponed, Midlands Police Spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko has confirmed....Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 17:17hrs | 957 | by Staff reporter
ZETDC introduces dodgy mandatory $25 electrical inspections fee
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has announced a mandatory US$25 fee for inspections and re-inspections of electrical installations across the country. This measu...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 08:28hrs | 870 | by Staff reporter
Why should citizens pay for ZESA's failure to provide reliable power
If you give us electricity we will not need generators. In a world where governments are often scrutinised for their decisions and policies, the Zimbabwean Electricity Transmission and Dis...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 11:29hrs | 417 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Bulawayo faces water crisis as ageing infrastructure fails
The City of Bulawayo is grappling with yet another serious water supply challenge due to its ageing and deteriorating water infrastructure, affecting both residential and industrial areas.Town...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 05:46hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Zimra manager in court
A Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) manager stationed at Beitbridge, Lonto Ndlovu, appeared in court yesterday on charges of defeating the course of justice in a case involving US$27,000 worth of met...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 05:41hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Govt distances itself from school fundraising directive
The government has disassociated itself from a directive ordering schools in Gweru district to observe mandatory civic days to raise funds for Independence Day celebrations.This follows the ci...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 18:51hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally attacked after dispute over beer
A 24-year-old man from Zhombe, Nqobizitha Mabidli, was fatally attacked with a knife and an axe after a dispute erupted when one of the assailants took a sip from his opaque beer. The tragic incident ...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:54hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
Illegal forex trader shot and robbed in Bulawayo
Bulawayo has been hit by a rise in violent crime, with an illegal foreign currency dealer becoming the latest victim after being shot and robbed of thousands of US dollars by an armed assailant on Mon...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:50hrs | 676 | by Staff reporter
Severe Service Deterioration and Allegations of Corruption at Ruwa Local Board
The Ruwa Local Board/Council is experiencing a rapid and alarming decline in service delivery, raising serious concerns among residents. Essential municipal services, for which residents pay rates, ha...Published: 22 Mar 2025 at 20:49hrs | 686 | by Sam Wezhira
Informal traders urged to keep import documents
Informal traders affected by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA)'s anti-smuggling blitz have been advised to maintain proper documentation of imported goods to facilitate easier verification and sm...Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 09:17hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
Housemaid injured after pistol accidentally discharges in Kariba
A housemaid in Kariba was accidentally shot and injured after a pistol fell from the bed she was making and discharged, striking her in the lower limb.The firearm is believed to belong to her ...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 09:25hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter
Burglar begs magistrate to send him to jail
There was a surprising twist at the Plumtree Magistrates Court when a suspected burglar pleaded with the magistrate to send him to jail, citing his inability to afford bus fare to return home....Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:25hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
SA jails two Zimbabweans over R8m counterfeit goods deal
Two Zimbabwean nationals, Samuel Nkomo (38) and Jesphat Aaron Mawire (46), have been sentenced to five years in prison by South Africa's Specialised Commercial Crimes Court for possession of illicit g...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 10:10hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Dealers lace biscuits with drugs
Police have uncovered a disturbing new method employed by drug dealers in and around Harare, where biscuits are being laced with drugs and sold to the public. Previously, they would use cakes, muffins...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 10:08hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean who crossed twice illegally from Canada into Washington State
Tatenda Banga, a 30-year-old citizen of Zimbabwe, pleaded guilty on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two federal felonies related to his illegal border crossing and subsequent actions in ...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 07:04hrs | 2046 | by Staff reporter
'Buy Zimbabwe' won't work until local products meet quality standards
To "Buy Zimbabwe" or not to buy Zimbabwe - that is the question! The recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Buy Zimbabwe and the Content Creators Association of Zimbabwe signa...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 22:18hrs | 1176 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Gweru police officer commits suicide
A Gweru-based police officer, Constable Claude Jele, tragically died while receiving treatment at Gweru Provincial Hospital (GPH) on Sunday after allegedly consuming a yet-to-be-identified poison. The...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 11:41hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
Refurbishment of National Sports Stadium gains momentum
The refurbishment of the National Sports Stadium is set to accelerate after the government resolved several challenges that had delayed the project. The 38-year-old facility, which last hosted interna...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 07:39hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Deaths from infrastructure collapse are usually the tragic cost of corruption
There's always a human cost to corruption.The recent tragedy at Bandama Farm Dam in Chipinge, where five lives were lost due to the dam's sudden collapse, is a stark reminder of the perilous s...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 20:14hrs | 373 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Foreign buses must stay in their lane in Zimbabwe
The Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has expressed concern over the increasing presence of foreign cross-border buses operating illegally on domestic routes, calling for stricter enforcement to...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 16:02hrs | 28449 | by Staff reporter
Chatambudza's 'A lion eating its cubs?' is a disinformation campaign against ZPRA
I do not usually review scholarly material or critique academic work, but I must make an exception for Takawira Chatambudza's outrageously misleading article, "A Lion Eating Its Cubs? Assassinations, ...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:23hrs | 1758 | by Zenzele Ndebele
Rufaro stadium faces challenges despite reopening
When Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume announced the reopening of Rufaro Stadium last year after four years of closure, there was an air of optimism among football stakeholders.An area that had been t...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:18hrs | 701 | by Staff reporter
Shun Sidemarketing, tobacco farmers warned
Contracted tobacco farmers have been warned to shun side marketing by senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa while urging them to fulfill their contractual obligations and deliver all their crops to the mer...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 12:16hrs | 163 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Top cop accused of extorting business community
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has initiated an investigation into Superintendent Elizabeth Chipfakacha following serious allegations of extortion and illicit activities raised by the Masvingo bus...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:29hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Driving schools deregistered over safety violations in Zimbabwe
In a bid to enhance road safety and curb reckless driving, the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) has deregistered five driving schools this year for various malpractices, including safety viol...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:06hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
Fire guts Mpilo Hospital Kiosk
A fire broke out this afternoon at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo, gutting a six-roomed Red Cross structure used as a kiosk. The blaze, caused by an overheated fresh chips fryer, resulted in the d...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 19:16hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Woman teams up with four men to kill boyfriend
Police in Plumtree have arrested five suspects in connection with the murder of Mxolisi Ncube, who was killed at Phezulu Bar in Mathendele Extension on February 27, 2025.According to witnesses...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 06:56hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Woman masterminds release of armed robbers from prison
Police in Zimbabwe are pushing for the continued incarceration of a woman accused of facilitating the release of armed robbers from prison and harbouring them at her residence.Theresa Chenjera...Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 12:34hrs | 1063 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man fined $120 for insulting police officers
A Bulawayo man has been fined US$120 after verbally abusing police officers at Pumula Police Station in frustration over the handling of his missing child's case.Simbarashe Gurajena (54), a re...Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 12:33hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police, VID officers under investigation
Police and Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) officials responsible for clearing the unroadworthy Urban Connect bus, which was involved in a fatal accident in Beitbridge, are now under investigatio...Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 12:33hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
TIMB stops contracting tobacco floor's operations
Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has ordered Bindura contract floor to stop operations in Mvurwi after the local council gave them a community ...Published: 28 Feb 2025 at 19:57hrs | 537 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mvurwi
Body found with missing lips
The body of 22-year-old Andrew Matete was retrieved from the murky waters of Nyanzuda River after a two-day search, with his lips missing, suspected to have been eaten by aquatic creatures.The...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 14:44hrs | 1587 | by Staff reporter
3 arrested in fake car registration loan scam
Police have arrested three suspected fraudsters who allegedly hired vehicles and forged national identity documents and car registration books to secure loans from financial institutions, which they n...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 11:00hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Man impregnates cousin, hangs self
Police in Bulawayo are investigating a case of sudden death involving an 18-year-old man who committed suicide after allegedly impregnating his cousin.The incident was confirmed by Bulawayo po...Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 07:19hrs | 1071 | by Staff reporter
Man dies in revenge mission
A 33-year-old man from Silobela has been arrested after a revenge attack he orchestrated led to the fatal stabbing of a fellow villager at Msilahobe Business Centre last week.Midlands Provinci...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 13:05hrs | 1220 | by Staff reporter
Man, oxen swept away while trying to cross flooded river
A tragic incident unfolded in Nyagari Village, Chirumhanzu, when a 44-year-old man, Munashe Muzinda, drowned while attempting to cross the flooded Nyagari River with his ox-drawn cart. His body was di...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 08:42hrs | 898 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors push for stricter enforcement of bylaws
Bulawayo councillors are calling for tighter enforcement of health regulations to curb the growing number of unhygienic food outlets operating in the city.Ward 28 Councillor Ntandoyenkosi Ndlo...Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 18:20hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Police hunt for triple murder suspect
Police in Mashonaland West have launched a manhunt for Trymore Tore (37), who is wanted in connection with three murder cases that occurred on February 16, 2025, in Mubairecheni village, Chief Chundu,...Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 09:01hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Exam fees scandal rock Hwange school
A number of learners in Hwange District may be unable to take their Grade Seven examinations due to some primary schools demanding fees more than double the amount specified by the Zimbabwe Schools Ex...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:46hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
NSSA chairman embroiled in underhand Rainbow Tourism Group takeover bid
NATIONAL Social Security Authority (Nssa) chairman Emmanuel Fundira, who is former chairman of African Sun Limited, and an ex-Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) senior executive Paula January are accused of ...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 20:01hrs | 1519 | by NewsHawks
Harare Mayor fined US$300 for lying under oath
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has been fined US$300 for lying under oath during a commission of inquiry investigating governance issues at Town House since 2017.The commission, chaired by Justice ...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 15:55hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
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