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Zimbabwe's sick turn to herbalists over ailing health system
When Agnes Kativhu could not get treatment for breast cancer from Harare's main public hospital, she checked in to one of the many self-styled herbal clinics opening up across Zimbabwe's capital....Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 08:15hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Kids in Bulawayo stumble on fully loaded gun
What began as a harmless game of cops and robbers in Entumbane, Bulawayo, took a chilling turn when a group of children stumbled upon a fully loaded pistol buried in the ground. The potentially danger...Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 17:23hrs | 1068 | by Staff reporter
Bolivia's Morales survives assassination attempt
Bolivia's Evo Morales said on Sunday his vehicle was hit by gunfire captured in a video, reflecting how political tensions have turned violent in the Andean nation between the former leader and his on...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 14:42hrs | 800 | by Staff reporter
Pair jailed for chopping off man's leg
TWO men who made several trips to the court for brutally attacking a fellow villager and chopping off his leg over US$6 have each been sentenced to serve 10 years in jail.Sibanengi Ncube (21) ...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man loses fingers at Chinese factory
A man from Harare is pursuing legal action against Chinese tile manufacturer Sunny Yiefeng, seeking compensation following a workplace accident that resulted in the loss of his fingers. Actor Tinashe ...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Woe to poverty-stricken Zimbabweans
IT never rains, but pours for the majority of Zimbabweans who are barely making ends meet as the cost of living continues to spiral out of reach.The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimSta...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Slain cop's mother berates ZRP
EMOTIONS ran high during the burial of former Hwedza Police Station officer-in-charge, Inspector Maxwell Hove, in Mberengwa district, Midlands province, over the weekend with the deceased's mother Loi...Published: 23 Jan 2023 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 murders, jammed guns and fleeing cops
POICE Hove, the mother of the late office in charge of Hwedza, Inspector Maxwell Hove who was allegedly shot dead last week by Jaison Muvevi, has urged police to improve its vehicle fleet after it eme...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean police officer's gun jammed during shootout
A police firearm jammed during a shootout as police tried to intercept an armed man who went on a killing spree in Wedza on Friday gunning down a self-styled prophet, a police officer and another vict...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 14:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Martin Dinha shoots self on the thigh fighting off armed robbers
NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) board chairperson and Zanu PF acolyte, Martin Dinha, is nursing injuries after he reportedly shot himself on the thigh fighting off armed robbers who attacked...Published: 28 Jul 2022 at 20:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
High Court throws out Ginimbi will
RELATIVES of the late socialite and businessman Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure will now share his wealth to the exclusion of friends and other outsiders after the High Court nullified the dubious will tha...Published: 26 Feb 2022 at 18:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Army, police jam Harare
ARMED military and police officers yesterday cordoned off Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) headquarters and jammed streets in Harare to prevent a possible MDC Alliance protest over the commission's...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man loses US$90 000 in tax clearance deal
A HARARE man lost more than US$90 000 in a deal to supposedly help him clear tax arrears with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra).Three suspects Tsungai Mazanhi (33), Tawanda Walter Maching...Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 10:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man loses US$90K in tax clearance deal
A HARARE man lost more than US$90 000 in a deal to supposedly help him clear tax arrears with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra).Three suspects Tsungai Mazanhi (33), Tawanda Walter Maching...Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Row over Ginimbi's Lamborghini
There is a growing row in sorting out the estate of late businessman and socialite Genius Kadungure with his family reluctant to surrender the top-of-the range Lamborgini vehicle bequeathed to someone...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 18:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra online system jammed
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) says it is experiencing technical glitches on its online platforms following an upsurge of clients seeking to process tax clearance certificates for this year....Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 17:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
How to lead in the era of remote teams
What can leaders do to support teams working remotely at a time of much uncertainty? Techknow Africa Southern Africa Region Coordinator Hamilton Katsvairo shares concrete steps Managers and Organizati...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 17:23hrs | | by Hamilton Katsvairo
Ginimbi family accepts unsigned will
RELATIVES of the late socialite and businessman Genius Ginimbi Kadungure and other possible beneficiaries of his estate, yesterday unanimously accepted an unsigned will recently filed at the Master of...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi estate fraught with complications
There may be complications and delays in winding up the estate of late businessman Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure as the will submitted this week is unsigned, with the Master's Office at the High Court no...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 05:58hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi death: The details
BUSINESSMAN Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure, who died on the spot along Liberation Legacy Way in Harare, ordinarily known by many as Borrowdale Road, when his speeding Rolls Royce collided head-on with a H...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 05:24hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Rock kills 2 catholic students
Reports from St Charles Lwanga Seminary Secondary in Chimanimani have confirmed that 4 students were trapped after a rock collapsed a dormitory. 1 was successfully rescued, 2 bodies were retrieved, an...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 09:48hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZCTU boss charged with subversion
Zimbabwe police have charged the leader of the country's largest labor union with subverting the constitutional government.The lawyer for Japhet Moyo, the secretary general of the Zimbabwe Con...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 09:24hrs | 4 | by AP
Zimbabwe returning to normal after week of turmoil, violence
Zimbabwe's capital is returning to normal Monday, after a week of turmoil in which Zimbabweans protested dramatic fuel price hikes and government security forces launched a crackdown in which 12 peopl...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 12:53hrs | | by AP
Security roadblocks all-over Zimbabwe
State security agents have maintained a heavy presence on the country's major roads following a three-day stay-away that took place early last week.This comes after some civil society organisa...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 12:29hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuel protests: Byo Turns into Ghost City
BULAWAYO - Although government authorities ordered civil servants and the generality of Zimbabweans to go back to work Thursday (today), the city remains largely quiet with no movement as the country'...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 07:50hrs | 2 | by Divine Dube
Chamisa's MDC calls on Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean opposition official and former finance minister Tendai Biti has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in the country's economic and political crisis, which has left three people dead...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 15:00hrs | | by Business Day
Calls for diaspora protests at Zimbabwe embassies
Pro-democracy groups called on Zimbabweans in the diaspora to stage protests at the country's embassies after the Harare regime shut down the internet as it launched a crackdown against civilians....Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 09:30hrs | | by newzimbabwe.com
'Internet shutdown is unconstitutional,' says Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwe's mobile phone networks and internet were partially shut down, with one industry source saying the systems had been jammed and many users were complaining of severely limited access.J...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 21:01hrs | 7 | by Ndou Paul
Zimbabwe approaching point of no return
Long-suffering Zimbabweans should brace themselves for more price hikes and shortages of basic goods, after stressed companies said yesterday that they were left with an average of about 10 days' wort...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Turning dream of a $10bn budget into reality
IT is now 24 days to D-Day - the day of democracy, when we all go to a polling station and at the cost of about $50 each (the cost of an election in Zimbabwe) we are asked to appoint our next batch of...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by Eddie Cross
Teachers in make or break meeting
Teachers head for tomorrow's crunch meeting with the Apex Council a divided front as the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta), which has the largest number of teachers under its wings, saying it will...Published: 13 May 2018 at 08:32hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa splurges $50,000 to bus supporters
MDC-T shelled out more than $50 000 to hire buses to transport party supporters to an MDC-Alliance rally held at White City Stadium in Bulawayo on Saturday as part of an elaborate scheme to inflate th...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Crocodile appears from nowhere, terrorises residents
RESIDENTS in Hwange panicked when a big crocodile appeared from nowhere and blocked the main gate at St Patrick's Hospital on Tuesday.The reptile made the hospital a no go area for almost two ...Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 05:58hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
'We killed sellouts mercilessly'
When we started the series of interviews with David Todhlana (born Chrispen Tapfuma Mataire) a few weeks ago, we warned about his brutal honesty. This week, he tells Munyaradzi Huni and Tendai Manzvan...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Caps' swagger & sweat
CAPS UNITED have proven to be both an irresistible force and an immovable object at the National Sports Stadium, using both artistry and artisanship to stitch together an impressive 22 –match un...Published: 09 Apr 2017 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Violent crime increases, as cash becomes more valuable
There has been a significant increase in crime, particularly violent crime, in recent months, according to Safeguard Security, one of the country's leading security organisations. Many of ...Published: 05 Apr 2017 at 16:32hrs | | by Mike Hamilton
Pupils mandated to use smartphones in class
All pupils from ECD to A-Level will now be mandated to have smartphones, tablets and laptops for learning purposes. This is part of the new education curriculum that is being implemented....Published: 16 Jan 2017 at 02:49hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
False death rumour distresses Mtukudzi
Zimbabwean music legend, Oliver Mtukudzi - who like President Robert Mugabe has been falsely reported as having died many times - was once again left fuming yesterday after a dubious overseas-base...Published: 15 Dec 2016 at 05:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
This and that with Mal,phosa - Home or Foreign Affairs?
We have been in this queue for the past two hours and the night seems to be forever. I can feel the unbearable pressure from the call of nature but I, and no one, dare wonder away from the safety of t...Published: 04 Dec 2016 at 14:12hrs | | by Clerk Ndlovu
Biker crashes into pole, dies
A BIKER died when he fell head long and hit a pole after his motorcycle developed a mechanical fault along St Albans Drive in Bulawayo's Parklands suburb.Aldeny Pullen (26) from Parklands ...Published: 23 Nov 2016 at 22:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jah Prayzah wows with Bulawayo album launch
Contemporary musician Jah Prayzah launched his seventh album Mdhara Vachauya before a bumper crowd on Saturday night at the Large City Hall car park in Bulawayo. On a night when fans braved the cold, ...Published: 15 Aug 2016 at 06:55hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu
Mugabe's government to escalate social media blitz
After successfully and temporarily jamming the WhatsApp platform during Wednesday's nationwide stay-away, there are fears that government will intensify controls as we approach the 2018 elections, obs...Published: 10 Jul 2016 at 15:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T condemns jamming of social media platforms
Reports that the Zanu PF regime has jammed some social media platforms such as WhatsApp are very regrettable and quite depressing.Only fascist and Stalinist regimes are capable of doing this kind ...Published: 06 Jul 2016 at 10:10hrs | | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
Soldiers paralyse Zimbabwe's National Prosecuting Authority
THE deployment of soldiers at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has allegedly seen staff morale hitting rock bottom amid claims that the militarisation of the agency was scaring away donors....Published: 19 Jun 2016 at 12:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
The boy who fed Mbuya Nehanda
LET us from the onset warn you dear readers. The narration below, by Julian Maodza Murenga Mukomawashe, belongs to the spiritual world. Born on August 22 1960, in Mbire; Murenga is that muzukuru waMbu...Published: 29 May 2016 at 10:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is not in tatters, broken
Such portrayal of Zimbabwe by a 'Zimbabwean' journalist is just inadequate journalism. What would possess any person who is supposedly 'Zimbabwean' to portray the country with such pessimism, absolute...Published: 02 May 2016 at 11:31hrs | | by Bernard Bwoni
GOSPEL star Fikile Mlomo almost died on Saturday.
South African gospel star Fikile Mlomo almost died on Saturday after her Toyota Verso was involved in an accident that nearly took her life.She said she still couldn’t believe that she s...Published: 04 Jan 2016 at 14:47hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Upgrading of Bulawayo Power Station begins
THE upgrading of the Bulawayo Thermal Power Station through the $87 million credit line from the Export-Import Bank of India has started, with a target of ramping up production to 35MW by the end of n...Published: 18 Nov 2015 at 05:32hrs | | by Pamela Shumba
AK-47 robber jailed 6 years
A Filabusi man who robbed a shop armed with an AK-47 will serve an effective six years in jail. Gwanda regional magistrate Mr Joseph Mabeza on Friday convicted Judge Sibanda (20) of Theleka area on hi...Published: 26 Oct 2015 at 05:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
8 trapped in NRZ's elevator of death
EIGHT National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) workers endured 30 hellish minutes stuck in an elevator at the parastatal's headquarters in Bulawayo yesterday, three months after two people died after a lif...Published: 14 Oct 2015 at 06:20hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
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