Search / Jera
Chinese Steel Plant: Zimbabwe's economic boon
Zimbabwe is aiming to be home to Africa's largest steel plant, but disputes over the project continue even as it ramps up production.Over the past few months, villagers have been accusing the ...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 06:53hrs | 7595 | by Staff reporter
Rangemore Homeseekers, Developer Clash Over Delays
Homeseekers who acquired residential stands at Lot G, Upper Rangemore in Bulawayo, have accused the land developer of abandoning the project after collecting money for servicing the land.The g...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 11:37hrs | 138 | by Stephen Jakes
Self-styled prophets exhume spirit medium's remains
Police in Guruve arrested Five self-styled prophets who were caught exhuming remains of spirit medium at Dandarecha cave in Guruve.According to police the accused are Penias Murairo (54), Love...Published: 24 Sep 2024 at 14:10hrs | 1485 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe War veterans denounce Zanu-PF interference
The Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) war veterans association has urged Zanu-PF and government officials to refrain from interfering with the preparations for the upcoming Zimbabwe National...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:27hrs | 961 | by Staff reporter
4 men use fake court documents to steal car
Four men appeared in court accused of stealing a vehicle using illegally acquired court documents. The suspects, Tafadzwa Makufa (21), Tinashe Mawire (20), Trevor Kadzionde (20), and Sean Jais...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 08:11hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Govt to assist Chikozho bus accident victims
The Zimbabwean government will aid in the burial of nine victims who died in a Chikozho bus accident near Topora Business Centre in Masvingo Central. The accident occurred when an overloaded b...Published: 11 Aug 2024 at 18:31hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa buried a hero who was forgotten while he lived
Makhethi Ndebele, better known as Jack Mpofu, was a towering figure in Zimbabwe's liberation struggle.He passed away on July 27, 2024, at his home in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, at the age of 82. ...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 10:42hrs | 2365 | by Staff reporter
Mai Rwizi dies
Susan Chenjerai, famously known as "Mai Rwizi" from the Mukadota Family television show, has passed away at the age of 83. Chenjerai was celebrated for her exceptional talent as an actor and musician,...Published: 06 Jul 2024 at 11:52hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
South African GNU and Zimbabwe economy
GNU as portfolio controlThis week, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa was inaugurated for his second and last term in office under the current Constitution.What is now awaited is...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 11:28hrs | 3 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
8 bus inferno victims named
The Anglican Diocese of Manicaland has released the names of eight congregants who tragically lost their lives in a bus fire on the Nyabandza-Gandanzara Road in Rusape over the weekend. The bu...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 11:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chirumanzu chieftainship wrangle deepens
The Chirumanzu chieftainship dispute escalated as the Midlands provincial chiefs council appointed Nyamande Muzondo from the Mutizirapi house as the substantive traditional leader, bypassing Julius Ch...Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 06:13hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho murder suspects arrested
Two murder suspects from Tsholotsho have been apprehended after evading the police for a month. Mqondisi Moyo (32) and Livious Ncube (44), both from Gotshane line, surrendered to the authorities on Fr...Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 05:53hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Parly buy cars from Zanu-PF-linked dealers
Three car dealers associated with Zanu-PF are poised to benefit significantly as the government selects them to provide vehicles for Members of Parliament (MPs), according to sources from NewsDay....Published: 23 May 2024 at 10:51hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Brothers attempt to kill neighbour over beer
The love of beer has landed two brothers in jail after they nearly killed their neighbour in a beer dispute.The matter came to light at Bindura court on Friday where Mandaza brothers Jonga (39...Published: 13 Apr 2024 at 10:41hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
FULL LIST: President Mnangagwa honours best performing public official
In a prestigious ceremony held at the State House in Harare, President Mnangagwa honored the outstanding performance of several key public officials across various sectors. The event, which mark...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 11:16hrs | 20 | by George Tshuma
Zanu-PF MP ordered to vacate farm
KAROI magistrate Moreblessing Makati on Friday fined Zanu-PF Hurungwe East legislator Chenjerai Kangausaru and ordered him to vacate Chitonga Farm he had occupied using forged documents. ...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
School head reported to Zacc over funds
The head of Chiwaridzo Primary School in Bindura is on a collision course with the School Development Association (SDA) over alleged violation of procurement procedures, unprocedural hiring of non-tea...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman accuses husband of rape
A Harare woman says she married a man who raped her out of fear until she abandoned the abusive marriage.Caroline Chenjerai on Friday told magistrate Tamara Chibindi that she married Richard M...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:39hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 35 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Zimbabwe farm dispute opens can of worms
THE land dispute between Zanu-PF Hurungwe East legislator Chenjerai Kangausaru and a communal farmer Vincent Tendayi has opened a can of worms.Kangausaru, who has been tussling with Tendayi ov...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 05:55hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Convicted Zanu-PF MP's sentence deferred
Karoi magistrate Moreblessing Makati has postponed the sentencing of Hurungwe East legislator Chenjerai Kangausaru, who was accused of forgery.Makati convicted Kangausaru last month and senten...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 04:46hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
What Zimbabwe's health care workers are doing to get UK jobs
When Kundai graduated with a master's degree from a local university, she did not imagine staying unemployed for five years. Even more unexpected was the fact that her path to forging a career as a he...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:10hrs | 9 | by Evidence Chenjerai
Zimbabwe MPs edgy over gay rights
SOME parliamentarians believe Zimbabwe must not grant members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) community freedom to openly exercise their sexual rights.T...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:57hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Court clears ZAPU official of contempt of court charges
Andrew Ndlovu, the ZAPU National Secretary for Security and Internal Affairs, who had been facing contempt of court charges after his arrest in April of this year in connection with a property dispute...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 19:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe will cause political instability in Southern Africa
Without modicum of doubt, failure to run the economy and political affairs of the Zimbabwe government due to over four decades of unfettered large scale looting, corruption, economic mismanagement, Ma...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 22:12hrs | | by Israel Dube
Mnangagwa niece's gold smuggling: State closes case?
The state has closed its case against Henrietta Rushwaya (56) who is appearing in the Anti-Corruption Court at the High Court of Harare on charges of smuggling 6kg of gold valued at USD333 042.28...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 12:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chombo's corruption charges vanishes
Former Cabinet Minister Ignatius Chombo, who was facing a slew of corruption, fraud and criminal abuse of office charges, yesterday heaved a sigh of relief after the State withdrew all his cases....Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bussed Zanu-PF supporters excites Mnangagwa
President Emerson Mnangagwa praised Mashonaland East province on Saturday for mobilising the largest gathering, so far, of ruling Zanu-PF supporters for his presidential election rally at Mutawatawa i...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 18:02hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Human rights lawyers rescues disgruntled villagers as court stop Chinese illegal operations
A ZIMBABWEAN court has stopped Labenmon Investments, a Chinese mining company, from conducting illegal mining operations on ancestral land belonging to some Mutoko villagers in Mashonaland East provin...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 20:14hrs | 10 | by Stephen Jakes
Tagwirei's Sakunda roped in for NSS renovations
GOVERNMENT have taken a giant step towards the upgrading of the National Sports Stadium after partnering energy giants Sakunda Holdings for the project.The imposing facility, just like all oth...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:13hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangangwa's full speech at yesterday's Bulilima rally
WHEN Jesus was born the three wise men came from the East, Zanu-PF has wise men, they are the chosen ones who were instructed by Jehovah to fight this war of liberating the country.You who are...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:42hrs | 10 | by Dambudzo Mnangagwa
Mutonhori Rwodzi's family suspects foul play
Independent candidate for Gutu West Christopher Mutonhori Rwodzi (53), who died in a car accident last night, will be buried on Sunday at the family's rural homestead at Aarons' Village, formerly Mush...Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 15:49hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Land barons ride on Zanu-PF campaign
SUSPECTED Zanu-PF-linked land barons have invaded large tracts of land in Harare and Chitungwiza, where they are doling out residential stands to desperate home-seekers as a vote-buying gimmick ahead ...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Did war vets collapse Zimdollar?
I HEAR many Zimbabweans suggesting that Zimbabwe was driven to bankruptcy and the crash of the dollar by paying war veterans in 1997.However, this perception is wrong because Zimbabwe printed ...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:19hrs | | by Rutendo Matinyarare
WATCH: Vapositori for ED prays for Mnangagwa's government
Mashonaland Central Vapositori for ED chairperson Biggy "Prophet Jonah" Makanjera took scores of his congregants to Centenary (Gatu) shops to pray for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government y...Published: 01 May 2023 at 19:32hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mesi dragged to court for unlawful entry
Njerama Boys Band boss Paradzai Mesi was dragged to Concession Magistrates Court on Monday, April 24, 2023, on charges of unlawful entry.Mesi was accused of unlawfully entering Never Sabawu's ...Published: 24 Apr 2023 at 17:14hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF Primaries: Remaining candidates announced
Zanu-PF has announced the final list of candidates who will represent the party in the forthcoming harmonised elections with 205 candidates cleared, and only five remaining to allow for reruns....Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dead man's private parts retrieved 41 years later
THE popularly used 'stranger than fiction' phrase was brought to life this afternoon in Mutasa after the alleged private parts of a man who was allegedly murdered for rituals 41 years ago were retriev...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 16:34hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Politburo meets over primary election results
Zanu-PF will hold an Ordinary Session of the Politburo in Harare today to take stock of the just ended primary elections held last weekend.Confirming the development last night, party spokespe...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport now a gateway for smugglers
AFTER watching gold smugglers and money launderers breezing through Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare travelling to and from Dubai to deliver the proceeds of corruption in Al Jazee...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 20:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
State withdraws another fraud case against Chombo
The State has withdrawn another case of corruption against former Cabinet minister, Ignatius Chombo, because of lack of evidence.Three other cases against Chombo that were investigated by the ...Published: 23 Mar 2023 at 19:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Worldremit Partners Zimachievers as Nominees Announced
Global remittance giant WorldRemit has been confirmed as Plantimun partner for the forthcoming Zimbabwe Achievers Awards UK Edition set for 22 April in London. The renewal of pleasantries betw...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 20:18hrs | 4 | by Agencies
Zanu-PF activist battles to elbow farmer off land
A ruling party, Zanu-PF official has been dragged to court for attempting to wrest a Hurungwe farm using a suspected fraudulent government offer letter.Chenjerai Kangausaru, who is Zanu-PF Mas...Published: 23 Jan 2023 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders legends to visit graves of fallen colleagues
Highlanders football legends meet in Bulawayo this Saturday to honour and celebrate the lives of their departed former teammates.Douglas Mloyi, the chairman of the Highlanders Former Players A...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 19:29hrs | | by Staff rteporter
Ali Baba to receive award
LEGENDARY junior football coach, Ali "Baba" Dube is on Saturday receiving a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to the local game. Dube, a former Highlanders juniors coach is being...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa political playbook worked elsewhere, can he win in Zimbabwe?
PRECIOUS Dinha elbows her way into a packed soccer stadium. Despite thunder clouds looming above, thousands of yellow-clad Zimbabweans are singing, dancing and thrusting their index fingers skyward....Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:07hrs | 6 | by Evidence Chenjerai
Copper cable thieves jailed 60 years
Six copper cable thieves were sentenced to a combined 60 years in jail by Bindura regional magistrate Amos Mbobo yesterday. ...Published: 01 Sep 2022 at 16:39hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Traffic volumes surge as travellers return to new-look Beitbridge
THE volume of traffic has started to increase at the transformed Beitbridge, with more tourists and ordinary travellers coming in from South Africa now preferring to drive through the new-look port of...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Real' Zimbabwe heroes struggling to survive
AS the country celebrates Heroes Day Monday, former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) instructor, Grace Ethel Noko remains one of the unsung liberation struggle heroines despite having play...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Texas Tekenya heads for Chipinge
Rising Afro Jazz musician Peter "Texas Tekenya" Manganda is taking his band to Chipinge on Sartuday.The Culture stars frontman is riding high with his hit wangawakarara song.Speaking t...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 21:23hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Load More Stories
