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Zimbabwe clinch Four Nations final spot
Zimbabwe secured their berth in the final of the Four Nations Tournament with a heart-stopping victory over Zambia in a penalty shootout following a 2-2 draw in regulation time at Bingu Stadium....Published: 23 Mar 2024 at 20:32hrs | 1372 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga tightens army grip amid succession manoeuvres
ZIMBABWEAN Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga - a politically ambitious retired commander of the defence forces - has formally tightened his grip on the military as new Air Force of Zimbabwe boss Air...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:47hrs | 5265 | by Staff reporter
Call log helps police apprehend armed robber
A 35-YEAR-OLD armed robber will spend 20 years in prison after he was nailed by call logs from the victims' phone that he had stolen as a member of a six-man-gang.In a statement, the National ...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 16:37hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
US spies busted, deported
FOUR United States nationals contracted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) reportedly sneaked into the country last month without notifying the authorities as per protoc...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:24hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Adrian Silla joins GreenFuel
GREENFuel coach Rodwell Dhlakama's ability to redirect players' paths will be tested again this season. The Chisumbanje side appears to have taken heed of Highlanders legend Joel Luphahla's ca...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 19:35hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Kuvimba hits jackpot with Sandawana lithium find
THE Sandawana Mines, which is controlled by Kuvimba Mining House, is sitting on an estimated 100 million tonnes of lithium resource, making it one of the biggest lithium assets in the world.Li...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 09:24hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt opposed to the demolition of people's homes
Government is opposed to the demolition of people's homes and will continue regularising informal settlements, with over 1,5 million homeowners set to receive title deeds under the Kwangu/Ngakwami Pre...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:12hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe divides opinion from the grave
ON what would have been Robert Mugabe's 100th birthday, Zimbabwe and the world grapple with the complex legacy of a man who led Zimbabwe to independence, but later presided over its economic ruin....Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:58hrs | 1574 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo to gift Dj Levels a US$25,000 Benz
BUSINESSMAN and philanthropist, Wicknell Chivayo, says DJ Levels could be given a US$25 000 Mercedes Benz C Class but that will depend on DJ Fantan's approval of such a donation.Chivayo doesn'...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 18:19hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt mass evictions raise dust
HUMAN rights lawyers have lobbied Members of Parliament (MPs) to push for the repeal of the Communal Lands Act amid the mass eviction of people accused of illegally occupying state land across Zimbabw...Published: 11 Feb 2024 at 21:05hrs | 1595 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo blames legal nightmares on Chiyangwa
Bribery accused former Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) president Felton Kamambo will know his fate on March 4 this year when Harare magistrate Bianca Makwande delivers her judgement on his case....Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 20:37hrs | 792 | by Staff reporter
Kenyans caught smuggling mbanje in Zimbabwe
TWO Kenyans have been arrested in Victoria Falls for possessing more than 60kg of mbanje.Muchai Kamau (47) and Sammy Duke (33) were arrested at the Kazungula Border after police and Zimbabwe R...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 15:00hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police warn textbook pirates
In a brief but strongly worded statement, Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Abednico Ncube, said the law enforcement agents will soon descend on perpetrators without fear or favour....Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:47hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now has a system that works
ALL signs point to the undeniable fact that 2024 will indeed be a great year. So far so good. Amid all the political noise, the Zanu-PF-led Government is not stopping. We are f...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 07:26hrs | 235 | by Dr Obert Mpofu
Cholera cases continue to rise
CHOLERA cases are continuing to rise in the country with 770 new cases and 16 suspected cholera deaths in the past three days countrywide.Statistics released by the Ministry of Health and Chil...Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 04:41hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
ANC songwriter bans the party from using his songs
Ixesha lifikile for the ANC and Cyril to stop using Phakama Ramaphosa song in their events as renowned ANC song hitmaker Gamelihle Mbuyane has officially resigned from the ANC and prohibited the party...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 18:00hrs | 1068 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's smallholder farmers migrate from maize
IN large parts of Africa, including Zimbabwe, maize is the main source of livelihood for smallholder farmers because it is a staple and cash crop.However, with the imminent threat of an El Nin...Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:34hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Drug peddlers convicted
Hwange Magistrate Ms Fungai Dzimiri delivered a conviction on Tuesday morning for two Binga men, Matthew Munkombwe (39) and Malvin Mweembe (41), who were ...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:41hrs | 885 | by Peter Matuka
101 die in holiday accidents
AT least 101 people have died while 534 others were injured in 1 487 road accidents recorded countrywide between December 15 and Friday last week.During the same period last year, 1 773 traffi...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:51hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
Man faces in trouble for possession of explosives
A 45-year-old resident of Binga finds himself in legal trouble for the unauthorized possession of explosives.The individual, Lingani Ncube, appeared before Hwange Magistrate Ms Munamati on Thu...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 18:08hrs | 643 | by Peter Matuka
Bulawayo records 210 traffic accidents
FOUR people died in 210 road traffic accidents recorded in Bulawayo within 12 days, police have said.Provincial acting spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele said the accidents wer...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:22hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Kamativi Mine bypass road opens for traffic
A brand new chapter unfolds for Matabeleland North Province as the long-awaited 3.5 kilometre Kamativi Mine Bypass Road is now open to traffic.Recently, Kamativi Mining Company (KMC) commissio...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 19:15hrs | 1232 | 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
PHOTOS: Tragedy Strikes as Stallion Cruise Bus Overturns Near Gwayi Bridge
In a devastating incident on Sunday early morning, a Stallion Cruise bus veered off course, rolling over to the deep side of the road near Gwayi Bridge, casting a somber cloud over Kamativi.Th...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 09:28hrs | 3598 | by Peter Matuka
Zimbabwe transport operators 'fleece' travelling public
ZIMBABWEAN commuters struggling with economic hardships face a double blow this festive season as transport operators have doubled bus fares on some routes, squeezing travellers' already strained budg...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 09:34hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in last minute Christmas shopping
Errant bus crews and rogue operators yesterday took advantage of the high demand for passenger transport to illegally double fares as thousands of people around the country did last minute shopping ah...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 09:29hrs | 45 | by Staff reporter
Weed lands another Binga man behind bars
A 42-year-old man from Malalya village under Chief Pashu in Binga cried red tears on Wednesday morning following the announcement of his verdict by Hwange Magistrate Court represented by Ms Fungai Dzi...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 09:04hrs | 235 | by Peter Matuka
Trio nabbed for growing, possession of weed
Three Binga men will enjoy Christmas behind bars following the announcement of a remand in custody on Thursday afternoon by Hwange Magistrate Court represented by Ms Fungai Dzimiri.The trio ar...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 08:53hrs | 156 | by Peter Matuka
Fertilizer Fiasco: Binga Teacher Behind Bars for Presidential Inputs Scandal
In a recent legal development, a 39-year-old teacher from Chinego Primary School under Chief Pashu in Binga finds himself in custody following accusations of unlawfully possessing Presidential Command...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 08:35hrs | 249 | by Peter Matuka
Man remanded for unlawful drug dealing
In a recent legal development, a 42-year-old resident of Malalya village under Chief Pashu in Binga has been remanded in custody following accusations of engaging in unlawful dealings with dangerous d...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 21:37hrs | 314 | by Peter Matuka
Pastor nabbed for possessing of weed
Police in Kamativi arrested a Zion Church Pastor who was found in possession of a twist of cannabis and was fined USD$30.00 on Sunday evening.Daimon Mungombe (48), who resides at his hom...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 21:27hrs | 792 | by Peter Matuka
Tragic Church Event: Nine Injured, Including Six Juveniles, in Kamativi Road Accident
Nine individuals, including six juveniles, sustained serious injuries in an accident near Kamativi in Matabeleland North, as they were en route to a church meeting. The incident, confirmed by the poli...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 14:11hrs | 845 | by Peter Matuka
Fraud-accused ZIFA executives take fight to Constitutional Court
FIVE former executives of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) facing fraud allegations are seeking to escalate their case to the Constitutional Court, claiming a violation of their rights....Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 09:47hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Scrap December 22 public holiday
ANY nation has its own historical landmarks, political or otherwise, that are peculiar to its survival and embedded in its heritage.Such landmarks are revered in certain ways, in the form of p...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:27hrs | 361 | by Vivian Siziba
Teacher faces legal consequences for threats, insults
A 41-year-old teacher, Tendai Munkuli, employed at Chinego Secondary School in Binga, found himself in court facing charges of threats to commit murder and criminal insult. Munkuli, a local re...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 18:59hrs | 443 | by Peter Matuka
Tshabangu cries foul
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) party's interim secretary general Mr Sengezo Tshabangu has said his party was optimistic that it would retain all the seats in all the constituencies where it had ...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 05:54hrs | 1086 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF scoffs at constitutional changes talk
Zanu-PF secretary general Dr Obert Mpofu has scoffed at claims by opposition elements that the ruling party was pushing for a two-thirds majority in Parliament to be in a position to amend the Constit...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 05:52hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Teacher faces jail time for midnight assault
A 48-year-old teacher from Tinde High School in Binga, Potter Bongwe Gwinji, appeared before the Hwange Magistrate Court, represented by Ms. Rumbidzai Yolanda Kabasa, and pleaded guilty to charges of ...Published: 10 Dec 2023 at 14:31hrs | 1218 | by Peter Matuka
Imbiber glasses colleague over shop closure
A 27-year-old man from Malalya area under Chief Nekatambe in Binga, Nyashadzashe Tshuma appeared before Hwange Magistrate Ms Rumbidzai Yolanda Kabasa on Thursday morning, pleading guilty to a charge o...Published: 10 Dec 2023 at 14:25hrs | 527 | by Peter Matuka
Man faces penalties for avenging brother's injury
A 30-year-old man from Chasamba Village under Chief Pashu in Binga, Givemore Munsaka, appeared before Hwange Magistrate Ms Rumbidzai Yolanda Kabasa on Tuesday morning, pleading guilty to charges of as...Published: 09 Dec 2023 at 19:10hrs | 371 | by Peter Matuka
NRZ passenger train service to be revived
PLANS are underway to capacitate the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) that will result in the revival of abandoned passenger services to ease the pressure on the country's major highways, Vice- Pre...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:05hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
'By-elections manna from Heaven for Zanu-PF,' says Chiwenga
VICE-President Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said Zanu-PF will capitalise on the confusion within the opposition ranks to clinch a resounding victory in the by-elections slated for this weekend....Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 04:46hrs | 734 | by Staff reporter
7 illegal miners locked up in Botswana
SEVEN Zimbabweans have been locked up in remand prison in Botswana pending trial for illegal mining.According to media reports, the Zimbabweans were caught prospecting and mining gold illegall...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:33hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Terrifying Robbery Unfolds in Manyanda Business Centre, Binga
Binga, November 21 - Angeline Batsirai, a 49-year-old businesswoman, faced a harrowing ordeal in the early hours of Tuesday as four unidentified men executed a robbery at Manyanda Business Cen...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:05hrs | 456 | by Peter Matuka
Fortunate escape in Cross Dete-Binga Road Collision
In a recent incident along the Cross Dete-Binga road, a 41-year-old man, Justine Chunzu, narrowly avoided a fatal accident while driving a truck for Dinson Quarry Company in Hwange. The incide...Published: 21 Nov 2023 at 20:56hrs | 2319 | by Peter Matuka
Zimbabwe National Army gifts eyesight to grannies
GOGO Ellen Nyoni (78) from Chakamanga Village in Shurugwi in the Midlands Province was all smiles and could not contain her excitement after her sight was restored. Sitting with fellow cataract patien...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:04hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Warriors, Rwanda play goalless draw in WCQ Group C opener
Rwanda 0 - 0 ZimbabweZimbabwe played a goalless draw against Rwanda in Wednesday's opening match of Group C of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.The game marked the first time the Warriors pla...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 20:16hrs | 647 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors hit by withdrawals
Warriors coach Baltemar Brito has made last-minute changes to his squad for the back-to-back World Cup qualifiers this week in Rwanda, bringing in defender Devine Lunga while six British-born stars wh...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 04:51hrs | 1366 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF by-elections campaign starts
Zanu-PF Secretary-General Dr Obert Mpofu yesterday implored voters to rectify their slip-ups when they voted for CCC during the August harmonised elections by voting the ruling party in the coming by-...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 04:46hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Zec will not entertain any complaints of rigging and electoral malpractices
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it will not entertain any complaints of rigging and electoral malpractices raised by opposition party candidates in the Gutu West constituency by-election ...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 21:27hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
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