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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 | 13486 | 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 | 1515 | 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 | 279 | 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 | 572 | 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 | 2078 | 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 | 515 | 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 | 518 | 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 | 2150 | 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 | 571 | 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 | 100 | 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 | 876 | 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 | 936 | 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 | 149 | 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 | 12 | 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 | 17 | 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 | 19 | 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 | 24 | 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 | 152 | 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 | 5 | 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 | 2 | 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 | 4 | 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 | 2 | 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 | 11 | 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 | 25 | 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 | 11 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 12 | 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 | 7 | 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 | 7 | 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 | 19 | 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 | 17 | 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 | 14 | 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 | 12 | 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 | 8 | 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 | 20 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Independent politician withdraws ahead of by -election
AN independent candidate for the forthcoming June 25 Masvingo West ward 21 by-election, Sister Nhando, has withdrawn her candidature under unclear circumstances.Nhando was set to battle it out...Published: 28 May 2022 at 08:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MDC chickens out of by-elections
THE opposition MDC Alliance, led by Douglas Mwonzora, has resolved not to contest any by-elections following humiliating defeats in recent by-elections, NewsDay has learnt.The party said it wo...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:40hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Musona gap difficult to fill, says Nyandoro
Former Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Esrom Nyandoro feels the retirement of Knowledge Musona from the Warriors has created a huge gap that will prove hard to fill.Nyandoro, who was part of the ...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:42hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Govt should prioritise war veterans' welfare
ZIMBABWEANS will, in a few weeks' time, be celebrating 42 years of independence attained through the sacrifices of fellow countrymen in a protracted war of liberation where thousands died on the battl...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 11:46hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
'Gokwe chieftainship row not urgent'
THE Gokwe chieftainship row has been removed from the High Court urgent roll after Justice Amy Tsunga said it was not an urgent matter.One of the complainants, Martin Masuka had approached the...Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 04:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dragged into Gokwe chieftainship row
A GOKWE family clan has dragged President Emmerson Mnangagwa into its nasty chieftainship row as they argue the ordained chief is from the wrong royal lineage.The matter is now before the High...Published: 13 Jan 2022 at 16:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF toilets ‘invaders' released without charge
TWO Zanu-PF officials, who were arrested in Mbare, Harare, after they forcibly took over council toilets and started charging members of the public were yesterday released by the National Prosecuting ...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 04:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Did Nkomo ordain Mugabe?
THE occasion on which Cde Joshua Nkomo showed his acknowledgement of Cde Robert Mugabe's future role was most probably the strangest experience the author of this narration had during the struggle. ...Published: 01 Jan 2022 at 14:19hrs | 13 | by Saul Gwakuba-Ndlovu
Traders face uncertain future as demolitions surge
AROUND mid-day at a shopping strip called Gazaland in Harare's Highfield high-density suburb, a mustard yellow tractor roars through a warren of small businesses, razing everything in its path....Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:34hrs | 14 | by Linda Mujuru/Evidence Chenjerai
Robbers pounce on Miners
FOUR Harare suspected robbers who pounced on two Mazowe miners and robbed them of their belongings before stabbing their buttocks have been arrested.Nhkosilathi Bhebhe (23), Alphones Kwangwari...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 19:15hrs | 11 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar
IT IS quite unfortunate that the land reform was politicised. Land resettlement was one of the main reasons for the liberation struggle. The idea was that everyone gets access to land, despite their r...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 16:17hrs | 10 | by Kudakwashe Gwabanayi
Zanu-PF terror leaves opposition on the edge
TRUE to his middle name, Chenjerai Hondo Masviba, the struggle lives on.Masviba, a victim of recent unprovoked Zanu-PF-sponsored violence, says he will not abandon the struggle, and the people...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 07:13hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Tenant wrecks marriage
A secret love affair between a tenant and a married man was exposed after a child stumbled on the lovebird's nude pictures and informed her mother leading to the breakdown of the marriage.Elle...Published: 22 Oct 2021 at 06:31hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Who remembers Ben Kofi?
Fabisch, Sunday Chidzambwa, Peter Ndhlovu, Benjani and Konjera. Not forgetting the mercurial Francis Shonhai, Kaitano Tembo and Dumisan Mpofu the defence bulwark of our Warriors of the glorious past. ...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 19:10hrs | 16 | by Tondorindo. Chinehasha.
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