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Villagers injured in gold rush mayhem
HORDES of villagers and gold panners were injured when omakorokoza from various parts of the country went on a rampage at a gold mine along the Gwayi River, Nyamandlovu in Matabeleland North Province....Published: 12 May 2021 at 14:04hrs | 2630 | by Staff reporter
Man killed over cigarette stub
A 26-YEAR-OLD Kwekwe man succumbed to injuries he sustained fighting a 16-year-old boy over a cigarette stub.Rueben Mukwaturi died following a fight with the teenager over a cigarette which th...Published: 12 May 2021 at 14:03hrs | 1139 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa deploys Chiwenga to spearhead special mission
President Mnangagwa has deployed Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga to spearhead the monitoring and implementation of strategic projects that are expected to have a telling effect on the economy a...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:36hrs | 1772 | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide after allegedly killing wife
A GOKWE man who had been on the run after allegedly killing his wife last month has committed suicide by hanging himself in a police cell in Lupane where he had been detained after being arrested. ...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:37hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide in police custody
A GOKWE man who had been on the run after allegedly killing his wife last month has committed suicide by hanging himself in a police cell in Lupane where he had been detained after being arrested....Published: 10 May 2021 at 17:26hrs | 1377 | by Staff reporter
Zupco gives in to rural buses, urban taxis demands
COMMUTER buses and kombis plying rural routes including metered taxis operating in urban centres are allowed to operate without registering under the Zupco franchise or going through the Central Mecha...Published: 10 May 2021 at 05:24hrs | 3088 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa signs Manpower Act into law
President Mnangagwa has signed into law, the Manpower Planning and Development Amendment Act that seeks to promote the development and implementation of a higher and tertiary education policy which en...Published: 10 May 2021 at 05:23hrs | 1309 | by Staff reporter
Moyo fears for his life
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) leader Mqondisi Moyo says state-sponsored persecution has inspired him to cause government sleepless nights as he described President Emmerson Mnangagwa as worse than th...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:15hrs | 2431 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe considers mass elephant killing
Zimbabwe is considering the mass killing of elephants, known as culling, for the first time since 1988 to reduce the 100 000-strong population of the animals.The government of Zimbabwe, which ...Published: 06 May 2021 at 09:50hrs | 1954 | by Staff reporter
Police warn against fake news
POLICE in Bulawayo have dismissed claims circulating on social media that six people were killed in a kombi accident in the city last week.Bulawayo acting provincial police spokesperson Assist...Published: 05 May 2021 at 18:29hrs | 1183 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa can't have his cake and eat it
CONCERNS recently raised by the House of Lords in the United Kingdom over the deteriorating human rights situation in Zimbabwe and a call for action on Harare after the arrest and detention of opposit...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:23hrs | 1609 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe back on UK radar
THE House of Lords in the United Kingdom (UK) has raised a red flag over the deteriorating human rights situation in Zimbabwe and called for action on Harare after the arrest and detention of oppositi...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:40hrs | 4833 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa deserves 2023 re-election'
INFORMATION minister, Monica Mutsvangwa says President Emmerson Mnangagwa deserved to be reelected the country's leader in the 2023 for what she said was the incumbent's wise leadership in taming what...Published: 03 May 2021 at 17:19hrs | 1959 | by Staff reporter
Teen kills elderly couple
An elderly couple was killed by their grandson, thought to be mentally ill, wielding a log at Musetshwa Village in Zhombe on April 25. Mr Ambrose Ncube (74) was battered first on the head and ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:12hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Habitual unlicensed bus driver nabbed at roadblock
A MAN wanted by police over a bus accident that killed two people 10 years ago, is working for another bus company plying the Shamva-Harare route and admits to using a fake Class One drivers licence w...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:11hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Dr. Ralph Mguni: my Mentor, my Teacher
His proud self is still intact. He has never been different at any time and space. We should accept that the Nguni people are known for their high self-esteem are a proud people. In the interview he m...Published: 02 May 2021 at 17:13hrs | 1243 | by Nomazulu Thata
Solutions to eliminating the demon of tribalism
The demon of tribalism that has affected the Ndebele nation since 1980 can be eliminated from Zimbabwean society. Hate and resentment between the Ndebele and Shona will not solve any challenges faced ...Published: 02 May 2021 at 13:51hrs | 1053 | by Mzilikazi Zwane
Ndumiso Gumede the man
THE setting is Highlanders Sports Club, popularly known as Clubhouse, a perfect venue for the interview with Ndumiso Gumede since it is one of the properties acquired by Bosso under his chairmanship i...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:17hrs | 745 | by Staff reporter
Soldier killed over girlfriend
A soldier from Makumire Village under Chief Bota and based at 4.1 Infantry Brigade was killed over a girlfriend at Svuure Shopping Centre in Zaka last week.Munyaradzi Chikovore is alleged to h...Published: 01 May 2021 at 20:24hrs | 2053 | by Staff reporter
A new hope… President Mwonzora's to do list
With a flood of optimism being poured to the new MDC'T President Douglas Mwonzora from the majority of both the MDC'T standing committee and the supporters at large the young and charismatic leader sh...Published: 01 May 2021 at 10:57hrs | 2246 | by Knowledge Hakata
Tribalism is unwelcome and unconstitutional in the new Zimbabwe dispensation
A news article appeared recently in a local media publication that said that the Minister of Justice Ziyambi accused an MDC-T Senator Khaliphani Phugeni of being a tribalist who apparently had e...Published: 01 May 2021 at 09:11hrs | 828 | by Mzilikazi Zwane
16-year-old rapes, robs dying aunt
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy from Beitbridge East who allegedly attacked his 53-year-old aunt with a log, and then raped her while she lay dying, bleeding from the head before stealing R1 700 has been remanded i...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:37hrs | 796 | by Staff reporter
NGOs mustn't be surprised when Govt cracks whip
I am not a regular imbiber but once in a while I go into a decent bar for an hour of two, just to catch up. And just last week, I popped into a hotel bar, seeking decency, social distance and a bit of...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:34hrs | 239 | by Isdore Guvamombe
Kembo Mohadi and Enos Nkala learnt lifetime lessons; Israel Dube my reply!
The first time I agreed with Israel Dube about facts in our mainstream politics. Let me make it clear however, that I am not appealing to Israel to drop death threats hanging on my throat: I have been...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 12:48hrs | 3529 | by Nomazulu Thata
Hopewell Chin'ono's charges dropped by the High Court
A journalist who spent 19 days in jail was arrested and charged with a non-existent crime, the Harare High Court ruled on Wednesday.Freelance reporter Hopewell Chin'ono, 59, was arrested on Ja...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 16:57hrs | 1333 | by Staff reporter
Vote overwhelmingly to counter rigging
The 2023 election is going to be the most interesting do or die battle for both the main two political rival parties Zanu PF and MDC-Alliance who are playing their cards right on their chests....Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 15:34hrs | 1132 | by Leonard Koni
3 children die in road accidents
THREE children under the age of 12 were killed in separate road traffic accidents which occurred on the same day in Zvishavane and Kwekwe.Two children coming from school died after being hit b...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 19:56hrs | 869 | by Staff reporter
'Trophy Hunting escalates Human Wildlife Conflict' - CNRG
AN animal rights group, the Centre for Natural Resource Governance has condemned the Government of Zimbabwe's decision of selling hunting rights of the endangered elephants to fund its conservation ef...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 11:41hrs | 656 | by George Swarei
Let us stop child sacrifice
The death of a child of any age is devastating. The pain and anguish can be compounded when the death comes at the hands of another human being. Parents and family members can face many complicated is...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 11:18hrs | 499 | by Heaven Munyuki
Nkayi MP under fire for bootlicking Mnangagwa
NKAYI South MP Stars Mathe (Zanu-PF) is under fire from Matabeleland activists for bootlicking President Emmerson Mnangagwa, notwithstanding that the Zanu-PF leader was allegedly involved in the execu...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:16hrs | 2059 | by Staff reporter
Reject constitutional changes, says Mutambara
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara has called on the Senate to reject Constitution Amendment Bill Number 2, which was recently passed by the Lower House, describing the proposed legislative...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:07hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Teenager rapes, kills woman (53)
A 16-year-old boy from Beitbridge East allegedly attacked a 53-year-old woman from his village on Friday with a log, then raped her while she lay dying, bleeding from the head, and then stole R1 700. ...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 07:56hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
Debates on Zapu presidential candidacy: worth commenting
Admittedly some of the debates about the future of Zapu party and its leadership were interesting and how they articulated the future of this party in our political landscape. We cannot escape the fac...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 06:12hrs | 502 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa's graft buster in trouble
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is allegedly under pressure from Zanu-PF bigwigs to act on his trusted corruption buster Tabani Mpofu whom they accuse of extortion.Mpofu is the head of the Specia...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 08:14hrs | 2713 | by Staff reporter
Dougie is following Ngwena everywhere
My Dear People,If there's one thing that Ngwena and his people don't have -it is taste -sartorial taste.When I saw Ngwena at a function about the national dress, he was in the stranges...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 08:01hrs | 1567 | by Dr Stopit
Constitution changes: Understanding the history and motivation
There are extensive deliberations back and forth in May, June and July 2012, resulting in Copac (Constitution Parliamentary Committee) formally adopting a draft national constitution on July 21....Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:56hrs | 132 | by Arthur Mutambara
Board of inquiry for helicopter crash
GOVERNMENT has set up a board of inquiry to investigate the cause of Friday's helicopter crash which killed two Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) pilots and a flight technician in Goromonzi, Mashonaland Eas...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:18hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean herbalist kills woman in the UK during ritual
A man who killed a woman by giving her too much nicotine during a healing ritual, causing her "toxic trauma", has been jailed.Lyndon Nindi travelled to Nottingham on 16 February last year to t...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 18:57hrs | 2009 | by Staff reporter
View from Up Here: Gukurahundi Genocide: An Open Wound Part 1
Gukurahundi is a thorny issue for our leaders. They do not want to talk about it, neither do they want it discussed. The objective is to relegate it to the dustbins of history. But can a nation move o...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 09:21hrs | 888 | by Peter Muzira
Mnangagwa mourns AFZ officers, child killed in chopper crash
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has send condolence messages to the families of two Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) pilots, a technician, and a child who died after a helicopter crashed in Chinyika, Goromonz...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 07:17hrs | 2020 | by Staff reporter
Triple homicide shocks Gweru
GWERU residents woke up to a shocking triple homicide yesterday after a man shot and killed three people and injured his wife over suspected infidelity. A police memorandum seen by Southern Eye Weeken...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 07:09hrs | 1177 | by Staff reporter
Woman kills own child secretly buries him
VILLAGERS of Sika in Bindura were left shell-shocked after a 32 year old woman allegedly starved her two year old son to death and secretly buried h...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 22:55hrs | 1555 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe's first female helicopter fighter pilot dies in crash
Zimbabwe's first female combat helicopter pilot was killed in a fiery helicopter crash in Arcturus, 32km east of Harare, on Friday.Thirty-year-old Flight Lieutenant Annita Mapiye, who has flow...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 19:45hrs | 4937 | by Staff reporter
Businessman shoots, kills lover and her boyfriend
A Gweru businessman Peter Dube (35) allegedly shot and killed his lovers' suspected boyfriend along with his girlfriend leaving his second wife Nyasha Nha...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 13:51hrs | 4128 | by Shelton Muchena and Tarisai Mudahondo
Zimbabwe @ 41: The victim's lasting solution to the Gukurahundi Holocaust
Zimbabwe is still at rail-road crossing with regard to the Gukurahundi genocide whose resolution remains elusive forty-one (41) years on. The signage is unambiguously restricting any break-through wha...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 09:05hrs | 641 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Birthday greetings, Zimbabwe
Like yesterday, I remember the day that the late former Rhodesian prime minister Ian Smith declared independence from Britain.I was driving down what was North Avenue in Salisbury (now Harare)...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:28hrs | 180 | by Eddie Cross
Mnangagwa says, 'let's get the jab to return to normalcy'
ZIMBABWEANS should receive the Covid-19 vaccines as that is one of the best and safest measures to protect the nation from the deadly pandemic and enable return to normalcy, President Mnangagwa said a...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:19hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
'Parliament must closely monitor security sector'
PARLIAMENTS have been urged to strictly monitor the security sector in their countries especially in times of conflict to avoid human rights violations.This came up during debate last Thursday...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:07hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Man mauled by crocodiles
A SILOBELA man was reportedly mauled to death by crocodiles while fishing along the Gweru River. Midlands police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko could not be reached for comment but Sil...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:02hrs | 902 | by Staff reporter
Man killed over wife at a party
AN Independence Day illegal party in Hwange ended in tragedy after a villager who grabbed a married woman to dance with her allegedly stabbed her protesting husband to death. Matabeleland Nort...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 06:58hrs | 918 | by Staff reporter
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