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Cops, municipal police shield mshikashikas
In the heart of Harare's central business district, lawlessness and corruption are rife as pirate taxi operators, known as "mshikashika," continue to defy traffic regulations with apparent impunity, w...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:41hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF suspends 16 members for supporting independent candidates
Sixteen Zanu-PF members have been suspended for five years after being found guilty of supporting independent candidates during the 2023 National Assembly and local authority elections.Fifteen...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:31hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's former CIO boss launches autobiography
Former Director-General of Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Happyton Bonyongwe, has launched a revealing autobiography titled One Among Many: My Contribution to the Zimbabwean Story...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 15:25hrs | 3116 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hosts Sam Nujoma's son at State House
This morning, President Emmerson Mnangagwa welcomed Hon. Utoni Nujoma, the son of Namibia's first President, Dr. Sam Nujoma, at State House. Cde Utoni Nujoma, who currently serves as a Minister in the...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 10:37hrs | 710 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt commits to continue road rehab
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona has reaffirmed the government's dedication to the ongoing road rehabilitation projects across Zimbabwe. He dismissed claims that these pr...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 10:44hrs | 809 | by Sgtaff reporter
Harare roads rehabilitation 90% complete
The rehabilitation of Harare roads needed in preparation for the hosting of the 44th SADC Summit next month is 90 percent complete and on schedule.Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga presen...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 06:39hrs | 586 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe road works to continue post-Sadc Summit
The massive road rehabilitation programme in Harare ahead of the SADC Summit next month will continue after the event, with beautification works already underway along the completed 6km stretch of Bou...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:19hrs | 17 | by Staff reportyer
We don't want crumbs from Mnangagwa's table
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is unbelievable!I was at a loss for words after reading a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Ndavaningi "Nick" Mangwana, the permanent secretary for ...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 16:53hrs | 14 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabweans urged to have confidence in new currency
Measures announced by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mushayavanhu in his maiden monetary policy statement on Friday should go a long way in containing prices and reducing inflation, a...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 10:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare gives ultimatum to CBD property owners
THE City of Harare has warned owners of dilapidated buildings in the central business district (CBD) to refurbish their properties.The city also advised the proprietors to make written present...Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare roads being dualised
Road construction in Harare has gathered pace, with car sales that had been erected along Harare-Chirundu Highway on Nemakonde Road (formerly Lomagundi Road), having been demolished to pave way for th...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa could be seeking a third term
IN 1990 to 1991 when Fredrick Chiluba was hot on a campaign for multi-party democracy that finally ushered him in as Zambian president to replace founding nationalist Kenneth Kaunda, he was so emphati...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 10:42hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Majoni
Another empty promise on road rehabilitation from Zimbabwe govt
MAJOR roads, flyovers and bridges, along with mini interchanges along roads in and around Harare that link with the US$88 million Mbudzi Traffic Interchange, are being rehabilitated or constructed, Tr...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Namibian President dies after undergoing experimental treatment in US
The 82-year-old leader passed away days after receiving novel cancer therapy in the USNamibian President Hage Geingob has died in a hospital in the capital Windhoek, where he was receiving tre...Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 05:18hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
2 CIO agents charged with kidnapping, armed robbery
Two Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) agents abducted, assaulted and robbed a motorist and a police officer in Harare following an accident involving one of the agents' wife, a court heard....Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 15:03hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pensioners to be compensated for 2007-9 losses
PENSIONERS who lost their life savings during the 2007 to 2009 hyper-inflation era will receive compensation from February 2024, a senior Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) official has said....Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:05hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Wildlife cave paintings - Namibia's strongest argument for International Hunting
In Namibia's centuries-old wildlife cave paintings messages lies the Southern African country's strongest argument for international hunting."We co-existed with wildlife and hunted it for meat...Published: 08 Nov 2023 at 09:29hrs | 24 | by Emmanuel Koro
Zanu-PF expels members
A total of 18 former Zanu-PF members forfeited their membership in the party due to their decision to run as independent candidates in the National Assembly and local authority elections during the re...Published: 30 Oct 2023 at 05:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dragged to court
CIVIL servants through their respective trade unions have dragged to High Court President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Public Service Commission and other officials over the manner in which their salaries ...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 19:42hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
From Moondog Max to Arnold Zikhali, the storied lineage of Zimbabwe's 'strong men'
ON what had been a pretty ordinary and innocuous Tuesday afternoon, there was suddenly a flurry of activity around the corner of George Silundika and Sam Nujoma in Harare.Like bees attracted t...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Electoral safety - MPs pile pressure on minister
PARLIAMENT has raised questions over the safety of Zimbabweans ahead of the 23 August general election, with legislators challenging Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe to issue a ministerial statem...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lone anti-govt protester pleads guilty
A Harare resident, Itai Makombe (51) who was arrested while staging a one-man demo at the intersection of Sam Nujoma and Josiah Tongogara streets has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and unlawful ...Published: 08 Jun 2023 at 09:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lone anti-Mnangagwa govt protestor charged with unlawful possession of firearm
A Harare resident, Itai Makombe who was arrested while staging a one-man demo at the intersection of Sam Nujoma and Josiah Tongogara streets has been charged.According to police spokesperson A...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 16:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Couple stripped naked, robbed
A Bindura couple was stripped naked before being robbed by three unknown robbers in an unregistered taxi on Sunday.The couple (names wi...Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 07:24hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Die cast in Zanu-PF primaries
THE stage has been set in what promises to be a tough contest in the much-awaited Zanu-PF primary elections to choose the candidates that will represent the ruling party in the forthcoming harmonised ...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robber shot dead, another arrested
A 29-year-old suspected armed robber, who was part of a seven member gang targeting companies in Harare, was shot and killed by police during a shoot out in Ruwa on Tuesday.Alexio Mupamhura (2...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 05:06hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Girl (17) gang raped in taxi
A teenager (17) from Mabvuku was allegedly raped by two armed men in a taxi in Marlborough on boxing day.Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is investigating a case involving a girl who was raped b...Published: 30 Dec 2022 at 10:39hrs | 1 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Zimbabwe cops in court for extortion
TWO police officers attached to the ZRP PPU Diplomats department are expected to appear in court on allegations of extorting US$500 from a motorist whom they had arrested at the intersection of Samora...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:10hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe pilot appointed Mangwe headman
HIGHFLYING Air Zimbabwe pilot Captain Simon Thalon Moyo has been appointed as Godzi headman under Chief Tjanguluba in Mangwe District, Matabeleland South Province.The pilot has flown President...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree pilot defies racial attitudes to pursue dream
FORTY years and still counting years of flying different aircraft types, heads of States, the late Prince Philip; husband to the late Queen Elizabeth II, and roles spanning basic flying, advanced flyi...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Why did African leaders cease speaking for ordinary citizens but standing with oppressive leaders?
Whenever I watch clips, repeatedly replayed on state television, of a couple of African leaders calling for the 'lifting of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe', my heart sinks, as I am quite sure, it also ...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 11:50hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Russia embassy shooting victim a soldier who wanted AK47 to fight touts
A man shot outside the Russian embassy in Harare on Wednesday night is a Zimbabwean soldier who wanted an AK47 to use in a fight with touts at a taxi rank, ZimLive reported.The 24-year-old man...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 18:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube transforms from technocrat to political player
IF ever there was any doubt, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has fully abandoned his posture as a neutral technocrat after being elected a Zanu-PF central committee member last weekend.The centr...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 18:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo a pale shadow of its former self
IN the years gone by, Bulawayo, with its charming architecture in the form of Victorian-style buildings, stood tall across the country as a better-organised and cleanest city in southern Africa. ...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Joma bus rolls back, crashes at Boterekwa killing a passenger
One passenger died while several others were injured when a Joma bus they were travelling in developed an engine failure while negotiating the treacherous Boterekwa escarpment in Shurugwi and rolled b...Published: 06 Sep 2022 at 17:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
RBZ strangles street money changers
They don't know what has suddenly hit them. It is no longer business as usual for most, if not all, illegal street money changers.They used to call the shots in the last few months, de...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Buses turn Bulawayo's parks into ranks
BUSES plying intercity routes are degrading Bulawayo through picking up passengers at undesignated points, with Central and Centenary Parks along Leopold Takawira Avenue Extension losing their allure ...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mushikashika robberies increase
Five sets of passengers accepting lifts from what they thought were mushikashika lost cash and phones on Friday and Saturday last week in Harare, while a man who offered three men a lift last week los...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Money heist at CSC pension fund
THE Cold Storage Company (CSC)'s pension fund has been rocked by a scandal involving some former top executives, who are allegedly implicated in the spiriting away of millions of United States dollars...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 12:11hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
State ready with trial date for Mamombe, Chimbiri
The State yesterday indicated that it was expecting to furnish CCC members, Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri, with a trial date on a matter they are accused of criminally-insulting the police in Har...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Deputy Sheriff fired
Divorce orders obtained fraudulently by some greedy men with a view to stripping their spouses in the Diaspora of matrimonial property, are now on the increase amid reports that a Deputy Sheriff was r...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teachers plan march to Parliament
TEACHERS are planning to march to Parliament this week to deliver a petition as they desperately try to force the government to improve their conditions of service.They have rejected the gover...Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 05:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Petrol supplies return to normal
Heavy pumping from Beira to Feruka and on to Msasa has already seen 28 million litres of petrol arrive in Zimbabwe and being distributed rapidly ensuring most service stations were able to resume petr...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 06:57hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Over 300 pension funds idle
ABOUT 324 pension funds registered in Zimbabwe have hit hard times, a senior official with the Insurance and Pensions Commission of Zimbabwe (Ipec) said, as the regulator announced plans to shut down ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:52hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Currency manipulators on the prowl
CURRENCY manipulation by businesses setting their Zimbabwe dollar prices to black-market exchange rates, has reached levels where some shops are pricing their goods and services using illegal rates ra...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:25hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe: A nationalist hero and authoritarian dictator
A group of Robert Gabriel Mugabe admirers, linked to Zanu-PF, has published a profile of Robert Mugabe. They are trying to provide a profile of the late president, combining both the positive and nega...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:21hrs | | by Fay Chung
Intercity travel resumes
MAJOR bus termini, depots and popular hiking spots in Bulawayo have burst into life after Government gave transport operators plying intercity routes the greenlight to resume services in line with the...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gweru council in drainage clean-up
Gweru City Council has embarked on a storm drain clearance exercise ahead of the rainy season in a bid to reduce the effects of flash floods that usually hit the Midlands capital during the rainy seas...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:21hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Will Zimbabwe ever have any elder statesmen since our leaders want to die in office?
As the entire African continent in general, and the southern region in particular, keep their eyes firmly focused on the exceedingly emulable events unfolding in Zambia - with yet another smooth democ...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 17:16hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZRP warns hit and run drivers
Zimbabwe Republic Police has warned motorists to desist from fleeing scenes of traffic accidents after being involved in accidents. This follows a spate of hit and runs that have been reported a...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 10:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
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