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Zimbabwe police arrest third suspect in $4 million Bulawayo bank robbery
Police have announced the arrest of a third suspect linked to the high-profile $4 million bank robbery that took place in Bulawayo last October, marking a significant breakthrough in the investigation...Published: 7 hrs ago | 216 | by Staff reporter
Father convicted of dumping girl child next door over sex
A 50-year-old Chipinge man was dragged to court yesterday for dumping his 15-year-old next door after suspecting that she had sex with a 17-year-old neighbour.Nicolous Bhebhe was slapped with ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 245 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mysterious car fires destroy 4 vehicles
A wave of mysterious vehicle fires has struck the Chiwaridzo suburb of Bindura again, leaving four cars destroyed on Thursday morning and raising alarm among residents who fear they are being targeted...Published: 7 hrs ago | 125 | by Staff reporter
Chinese national in court for alleged US$322k fraud
A Chinese national appeared before the Harare Regional Magistrates Court on Thursday facing allegations of defrauding a client of US$322,381 under the pretext of supplying minerals and securing an exp...Published: 7 hrs ago | 59 | by Staff reporter
Three killed, five injured in Centenary-Mazowe highway crash
MASHONALAND CENTRAL - Three people died and five others were seriously injured when a public Nissan Caravan they were travelling in veered off the road after the rear left tyre burst at the 39-kilomet...Published: 11 hrs ago | 413 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mvurwi
Bosso responds to ZACC visit
Highlanders Football Club has moved to reassure its members, sponsors, and stakeholders following an unannounced visit to its offices by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on Thursday, 17 ...Published: 12 hrs ago | 282 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man denied bail in SA over rape of landlord's daughter
The Atteridgeville Magistrate's Court in Pretoria has denied bail to a 55-year-old Zimbabwean national based in Saulsville, who was charged with three counts of raping his landlord's 12-year-old daugh...Published: 19 hrs ago | 633 | by Staff reporter
Harare water crisis worsens
Harare's persistent water shortages are being made worse by growing demand from neighbouring towns, raising serious concerns about the sustainability of the capital's already stretched supply system. ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 237 | by Staff reporter
Vendors bemoan exorbitant licensing fees at new Mbare Musika market
The Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (Viset) has urged authorities to slash vending licensing fees at the newly-constructed Mbare Musika Market, warning that current costs are...Published: 19 hrs ago | 383 | by Staff reporter
BAZ warns podcasters after DJ Ollah7's interview
The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has issued a stern warning to internet-based broadcasters, urging them to comply with national broadcasting laws following a wave of public outrage over an...Published: 19 hrs ago | 414 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army, police flee angry travellers
Armed security personnel manning an anti-smuggling roadblock at Bubi, approximately 80km outside Beitbridge, were forced to flee on Wednesday after a group of angry passengers violently resisted attem...Published: 19 hrs ago | 763 | by Staff reporter
Villager loses 12 cattle in traditional court ruling
A Mazowe villager, Christopher Chisango, has won a reprieve at the High Court after successfully challenging a traditional court ruling that had ordered him to compensate a fellow villager with 12 cat...Published: 19 hrs ago | 322 | by Staff reporter
Govt should fix public health, not meddle in private medical practice
This week, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi announced that the government will keep a close eye on private medical practices, particularly concerning issues of pricing...Published: 19 hrs ago | 68 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MDC-T says Mudzuri is wayward
Movement for Democratic Change - Tsvangirai (MDC-T) has described its vice president, Elias Mudzuri, as "wayward" following violent clashes at the party's Harare headquarters on Thursday.Riot ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 220 | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide after being reprimanded for wasting cooking oil
A 21-year-old man from Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb has died after ingesting rat poison in a fit of rage following a domestic dispute with his mother over spilled cooking oil.Police confirme...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 21:22hrs | 672 | by Staff reporter
US deports five 'barbaric' migrants to Eswatini
The US has deported five people who it described as "criminal illegal aliens" to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini.On board the flight were five deportees from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, C...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 21:11hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Zimra cracks down on fake tech flooding Zimbabwe's streets
Harare - The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has launched a sweeping crackdown on counterfeit electronics flooding the country's markets, targeting fake mobile phones, laptops, and accessories that...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 20:59hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Seductress fleeces suitor of US$71k ride and cash
Bulawayo's dating scene has been left stunned by a bizarre bedroom theft that saw a smitten motorist lose his wallet, US$1,000 in cash, and his prized Toyota Tundra, all at the hands of a woman he had...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 20:50hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
Chaos at Harvest House as Mudzuri moves to oust Mwonzora
A fierce power struggle has erupted within the opposition MDC-T party after Vice President Elias Mudzuri, allegedly working alongside former party Chairperson Morgen Komichi, launched a bold attempt t...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 18:57hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Stolen R2.5 million Nissan Patrol: Zimbabwean man remains behind bars
A 48-year-old Zimbabwean man, Stephen Nyoni, has been remanded in custody after appearing in a Limpopo court for possessing a stolen vehicle.Last week, IOL reported that police in Limpopo had ...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 09:03hrs | 690 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean serial thief locked up in Botswana
A ZIMBABWEAN man residing in Botswana illegally, who is facing multiple car theft charges, has been denied bail.Clement Passmore Gondo (40) was not asked to plead when he appeared before Franc...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 09:02hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
BCC, police patrol nets 13 gold panners in Esigodini
A JOINT operation conducted by Bulawayo City Council (BCC) rangers and police in the city's catchment areas in Esigodini, Matabeleland South province, recently netted 13 gold panners, bringing total a...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 09:01hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Zacc's roadblock searches face public resistance
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has expressed frustration over reports of the travelling public refusing to be searched at roadblocks in its anti-corruption drive.Zacc pleaded w...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:56hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
Pedestrian killed, 2 injured in dislodged trailer incident
A pedestrian was killed while two others were seriously injured after being struck by a trailer that had detached from a commuter omnibus along Plumtree Road in Belmont, Bulawayo.Zimbabwe Repu...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:43hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge clearing agent's vehicle import scam trial postponed again
The trial of Evans Nzara (28), a Beitbridge-based customs clearing agent accused of defrauding a Harare civil servant of US$15,700 in a botched vehicle import deal, has been postponed to August 7 afte...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 19:12hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
ZERA issued 20 electricity licences in 2024
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has issued 20 electricity licences so far in 2024, with 17 designated for power generation projects boasting a combined installed capacity of 786.08 meg...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 19:09hrs | 257 | by STaff reporter
ZOU Part-Time Tutors Go 8 Months Without Pay
Part-time lecturers at the state-owned Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) have gone for eight months without receiving payment for services including tutoring, marking assignments, supervising research pr...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 16:17hrs | 522 | by Stephen Jakes
Soldiers (39) bashes wife (44) for leaving him behind in the bar
A member of Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts after he assaulted his wife for leaving him behind while going to a bar.Arnold Nyoni (39) pleaded guilty to ...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 13:45hrs | 954 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
Woman steals US$5k, uses loot to pay sangoma in bid to avoid arrest
A 33-year-old woman from Penhalonga has been convicted of stealing US$5,000 from her employer and using part of the stolen cash to pay a traditional healer in a desperate attempt to avoid arrest throu...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 13:13hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
CEO seriously injured in fatal road accident
Makoni Rural District Council (RDC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Edmore Chidembo was seriously injured in a fatal road accident along the Chivhu–Nyazura Road last Thursday night. The accident claim...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 13:12hrs | 1194 | by Staff reporter
1.5 million people are homeless in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has renewed its call for the repeal of the colonial-era Vagrancy Act, arguing that the law unjustly criminalises homelessness and continues to infring...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 13:12hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers join night-time gold rush
In a startling development highlighting Zimbabwe’s worsening economic crisis, teachers from Fusira, Musvovi, and Madzivanyika schools in Masvingo South have reportedly joined illegal gold panning ac...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 13:11hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
Illegal miners threaten Bulawayo infrastructure projects
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has raised alarm over the escalating invasion of its Khumalo gravel pit by illegal gold miners, warning that the activities of these panners threaten to derail critical...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:43hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
US$1 000 bounty for wanted Chitungwiza fraudster
Police have launched a manhunt for David Matanda, who is wanted in connection with a fraud case currently under investigation by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Commercial Crimes Division...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:42hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Harare to ban kombis, pirate taxis
The City of Harare has announced ambitious plans to ban commuter omnibuses (kombis) and pirate taxis (mishikashika) within the next three years, a move it says is part of efforts to transform the capi...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:41hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must boycott vehicle licence renewals
Zimbabweans are no strangers to economic hardship, but the recent enforcement of the Broadcasting Services Amendment Act of 2025 marks a new low in government overreach - and it d...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 22:02hrs | 883 | by Staff reporter
Zinara starts enforcing radio licence requirement
The controversial Broadcasting Services Amendment Act of 2025 has officially come into effect and is now being enforced by the Zimbabwe National Road Authority (ZINARA), sparking ...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:57hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
Man loses teeth in violent fight over sex worker
A 22-year-old man from Chief Charumbira's area in Masvingo rural lost two front teeth after he was allegedly stabbed in the mouth during a violent altercation over a sex worker at...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:54hrs | 671 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man in court for stealing TV, selling it on WhatsApp
A 31-year-old man from Njube suburb appeared in court facing charges of unlawful entry and theft after allegedly breaking into a house in Entumbane suburb and stealing a 43-inch p...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:53hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Chinaman in court for possession of crystal meth in Harare
A Chinese national, Zheng Chunping, appeared in court over the weekend following his arrest on allegations of dealing in dangerous drugs, specifically crystal methamphetamine (com...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:52hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Man forced into 'ritual cleansing' sex
A 38-year-old man was reportedly kidnapped and coerced into having unprotected sex with his ex-girlfriend at a lodge in Highfield on Saturday, in a case that has shocked the local...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:48hrs | 907 | by Staff reporter
Pirate taxis continue to wreak havoc on Zimbabwe's roads
Zimbabwe's roads remain a death trap as pirate taxis, commonly known as Mushikashika, continue to wreak havoc through reckless driving, causing chaos, traffic congestion, and endangering the lives of ...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:34hrs | 897 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's shisha tobacco sales top 400,000kg
At least 401,705 kilogrammes of shisha tobacco, valued at approximately US$13 million, have been sold since the opening of the marketing season, signalling rising global demand for the specialised tob...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:30hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi doorsteps Ramaphosa over denied health services
Matabeleland-based secessionist political outfit, the Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP), on Friday petitioned South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, calling for urgent intervention to stop the barring ...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:28hrs | 977 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for alleged rape of MSU student
A 26-year-old Harare man, Simbarashe Munenge of Belvedere, yesterday appeared before magistrate Donald Ndirowei facing allegations of raping a Midlands State University (MSU) student in a disturbing c...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:27hrs | 948 | by Staff reporter
Mine owner fined for operating unregistered milling plants
MAPHISA - A 45-year-old Snake Bone Mine owner has been fined US$200 for operating hammer and ball milling plants without proper documentation for registration.Matebeleland South Provincial Mag...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 21:45hrs | 562 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Kezi
Man (48) axes wife (68)
A 63-year-old woman is battling for life at Bindura Hospital after she was axed twice by her husband during a domestic dispute.Stembeni Nego has since filed a police report, and her husband, F...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 16:36hrs | 1412 | by Simbarashe Sithole In Bindura
Woman in court for assault with cooking pot
30-year-old Siphilisiwe Ndlovu has been hauled before the courts after allegedly assaulting her neighbour, Ms Ellen Chakanyuka, by striking her on the head with a cooking pot.Prosecutor Mrs Po...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 15:59hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Man bites off victim's nose in violent assault
A 22-year-old man from Victoria Falls, Kelvin Ndebele, has been remanded in custody after appearing before the courts on Friday over a gruesome assault in which he allegedly attacked a fellow villager...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 15:59hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
Street kid-turned-vendor convicted of fraud, theft
A former street kid who rose to prominence as a popular airtime vendor in Masvingo town has been convicted of fraud and theft after swindling two victims out of more than US$1,600. However, sentencing...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 15:58hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
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