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2 Zimbabweans, 1 South Africa jailed for rhino poaching
Two Zimbabwean men and their South African associate have each been sentenced to five years in prison after being arrested while attempting to poach a rhino in South Africa's Limpopo province....Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 17:52hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean national kidnaps Portuguese businessman in South Africa
A 26-year-old Zimbabwean national has been arrested in connection with the March 11 kidnapping of a Portuguese businessman in South Africa, police have confirmed.In a statement released on Sat...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 16:12hrs | 887 | by Staff reporter
Anti-tank mine caused Binga explosion, says ZNA
An anti-tank mine, believed to be a remnant of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle, caused a tragic explosion on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring three others. The incident occurred near Sebung...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:25hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes 24 Lt Colonels
President Mnangagwa has in terms of the Defence Act promoted 24 Zimbabwe National Army Lieutanant Colonels to Colonel with effect from 20 December 2023.The promoted Colonels are: T Marufu, S C...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:46hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Friends assault collegue over infidelity rumours
A woman in Plumtree, Mphoengs village was left nursing wounds after being accused of exposing her friend's infidelity to the community.Vukile Dube (22) and Sinikiwe Ncube (19) all of Mphoengs ...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 18:45hrs | | by Desmond Nleya
Cross-border vehicle smuggling mastermind arrested
SOUTH Africa's specialised police investigations unit, the Hawks, have re-arrested a 28-year-old man who is believed to be the mastermind of a series of cross-border motor vehicle and smuggling racket...Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 06:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean explosives smuggling convict jailed 15 years
A SOUTH African court has sent to jail for 15 years a 43-year-old Zimbabwean who was recently arrested for smuggling an assortment of explosives worth thousands of rand into that country.Josep...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 23:14hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman arrested in SA
A 27 YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean woman was arrested by South African police for allegedly killing her newborn baby before concealing the body in an empty stand at Ratsaka village in Morebeng area of Limpopo P...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 18:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
41 Zimbabweans arrested for illegal mining South Africa
SOUTH African police on Tuesday arrested several illegal miners, among them 41 Zimbabweans and recovered chrome worth more than R1 million in the Mecklenburg in Limpopo province.In addition to...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 08:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army to recruit, train more women
COMMANDER of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Lieutenant-General David Sigauke, has said they will continue to train and recruit more women as they have proven to be dedicated, competent and determin...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:40hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Have black people failed to govern themselves?
I sit here without any electricity - due to outrageous load shedding or outrages induced by antiquated equipment becoming a daily occurrence - whilst not ...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 13:07hrs | 15 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
South African police crackdown on tobacco crime
Police in South Africa's Limpopo province has intensified their crackdown on the smuggling of cigarettes between the neighbouring country and Zimbabwe.Provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thousands bid farewell to Major-General Bhebe
THOUSANDS of people yesterday thronged the National Heroes Acre to bid farewell to national hero Major-General (Rtd) Sydney Vulindlela Bhebe, who died last Tuesday at a hospital in Harare.Maj-...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Top Army Boss dies
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA)is mourning the death of the country's Defence Attaché to Botswana, Colonel John Mhlanga who died on Tuesday after he was involved in a fatal road accident along the B...Published: 22 Apr 2022 at 16:24hrs | 8 | by Mandla Ndlovu
South Africa sentences Zimbabwean killer to two life sentences
A 32-year-old Zimbabwean man, Andrea Imbayarwo has been slapped with two life sentences by a South African High Court for raping and killing a British businesswoman in Thabazimbi in the Waterberg Dist...Published: 22 Apr 2022 at 13:21hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Chiwenga mourns senior army officer
Acting President Constantino Chiwenga has sent a condolence message to the Mandizvidza family following the death of Lieutenant Colonel Israel Mandizvidza.Lt Col Mandizvidza died at West End H...Published: 18 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga mourns Zimbabwe's ex-First Lady
Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Constantino Chiwenga has said the late Mrs Janet Banana widow to the late former President Canaan Banana was a pillar of strength, a source of i...Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Suspect everyone as Covid-19 risk person'
TREAT everyone as a potential Covid-19 risk, avoid hugs and handshakes, trust nobody, a Covid-19 Delta variant survivor has said. After travelling to Mashonaland West province on a business trip on Sa...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
War vets want benefits extended
Pension benefits granted to ex-combatants who retired from the uniformed services since December 1, 2017 should be extended to those who retired since April 17, 1995 as well as those who were se...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Henrietta Rushwaya fingered in another gold scandal
Zimbabwean based Tashinga Nyasha was allegedly arrested at OT Tambo International Airport in South Africa for reportedly possessing 23 pieces of gol...Published: 10 May 2021 at 22:07hrs | 1 | by Shelton Muchena
Zimbabwean man gets R100,000 bail for smuggling gold into SA
A 33-year-old Zimbabwean man who was yesterday arrested while smuggling gold worth R11 million into South Africa has been granted R100 000 bail by a Kempton Park Regional Court, in Gauteng province....Published: 10 May 2021 at 17:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brig-Gen Moyo national hero
Decorated military commander, Brigadier-General Collin Moyo (Retired), who died in Harare last Friday, has been declared a National Hero. Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kas...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers at Dr Nkomo grave pic photshopped?
AN image purportedly showing two soldiers and a civilian at the grave of the late former Vice President Dr Joshua Nkomo at the National Heroes' Acre in Harare was photoshopped, the Zimbabwe National A...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 08:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Child prostitution rife in Masvingo
MASVINGO province is grappling with disturbing phenomena of child prostitution at most busy leisure spots, fuelling incidents of Sexually Transmitted Infections, an official has said. In an in...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 11:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
19 bogus soldiers arrested
A joint operation by the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested 19 people for abusing military uniform to commit a spate of criminal offences.The susp...Published: 20 May 2019 at 06:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Fake news rocks Zimbabwe military
Zimbabwe National Army has disowned reports circulating that they would conduct home searches for stolen army uniforms.ZNA spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Alphios Makotore yesterday said ZNA h...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 22:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Eyebrows raised as 80 soldiers sit for driver's licences
Eyebrows have been raised after more than 80 members of the Zimbabwe National Army sat for and all passed provisional driver's licence tests conducted at 4.1 Barracks two weeks ago.It is under...Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 14:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Soldier kills wife, siblings with AK47
A SOLDIER fired about 20 shots, killing his wife, her two siblings and injuring his one-year-old son before shooting himself in a failed suicide attempt in New Magwegwe suburb yesterday following an i...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 05:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Is Trevor Ncube captured by Mnangagwa?
South African-based Zimbabwean publisher Trevor Ncube torched a storm with this tweet about the visit he paid First Lady Mrs Auxillia Mnangagwa at her offices in Harare this afternoon. A...Published: 01 Feb 2018 at 13:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Female rapists on the prowl in Mpumalanga South Africa
Cases of women raping men after drugging them have been on the increase in some parts of Southern Africa especially Zimbabwe and South Africa.Sometime fours years ago a Zimbabwean man fell vic...Published: 11 Dec 2017 at 13:04hrs | 4 | by Leonard Koni
12 Zimbabweans killed in horror SA accident
TWELVE Zimbabweans are said to have died when a Polokwane-bound kombi they were travelling in collided with a truck and caught fire near Botlokwa village along the N1 North highway.The kombi w...Published: 04 Nov 2017 at 05:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rape accused Lt Col has case to answer
Harare regional magistrate Noel Mupeiwa yesterday ruled that lieutenant-colonel Rangarirai Kembo - who is being charged with rape - had a case to answer.He threw out his application for discha...Published: 06 Sep 2017 at 12:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lesotho army chief shot dead
The commander of the Lesotho defence force has been shot dead this morning.There are reports that there was gunfire at an army barracks between high-ranking officers earlier today.It h...Published: 05 Sep 2017 at 16:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Minister sleeps on grave 14 nights: Spiritual bid to avoid dismissal, corruption charges
Mt Darwin (Khuluma Afrika) - Zimbabwe's Minister of Local Government, Saviour Kasukuwere allegedly spent 14 nights sleeping on his father's grave in a bid to spiritually cleanse himself of 'bad ...Published: 01 Sep 2017 at 19:13hrs | | by Khuluma Afrika
Rapist convict sodomises cellmate
A Harare Central Prison convict on the verge of finishing serving a 10-year jail term for rape, was on Friday slapped with two more years for sodomising a fellow inmate.Farai Makwiyana (48) ap...Published: 15 Aug 2017 at 00:15hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe army to defend Zimbabwe at all costs
Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Commander Lieutenant-General Philip Valerio Sibanda has said the army will defend the country's sovereignty at all costs, noting that some citizens were taking for granted...Published: 04 Jul 2017 at 06:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporetr
Lt Col Mpabanga dies
The Commander Zimbabwe National Army, Lieutenant General Philip Valerio Sibanda regrets to announce the untimely death of a Senior Army Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Samson Mpabanga.He was 60....Published: 15 May 2017 at 18:37hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Lt Col Ngwenya dies
Zimbabwe Defence Forces senior officer Lieutenant Colonel Albert Ngwenya, who died on Monday after a short illness, was laid to rest yesterday at West Park Cemetery in Bulawayo. ZDF said in a ...Published: 05 May 2017 at 06:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cops assault colleague's husband
TWO Bulawayo cops have been arrested after they allegedly assaulted a civilian who had visited his police officer wife at a police station.Constables Samson Machimbiza and Amos Dzenga appeared...Published: 02 May 2017 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZNA dismisses recruitment rumours
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has dismissed social media messages saying it was embarking on a recruitment exercise starting next Monday.ZNA Public Relations Director, Lieutenant Colone...Published: 17 Mar 2017 at 06:22hrs | | by STaff reporter
The Genocide of Midlands and Mathebeleland
Editor I seem to have finally got the correct spelling of Matebeleland as seen on this heading. I always read and listen to discussions about what is referred to as Gukurahundi in thes...Published: 16 Jan 2017 at 21:37hrs | 22 | by Tsolo Dube
Urgent Message from SA police
Urgent Message from SAPD: This message is for every man, boy, woman or girl who goes to work, college or school alone. If you find a child crying on the...Published: 05 Jan 2017 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Dangerous Zimbabwean criminal re-arrested in SA
ONE of the five dangerous Zimbabwean criminals who last week escaped from police custody at Musina Police Station in South Africa, has been re-arrested.Bruce Hungwane (26), who was facing ...Published: 23 Nov 2016 at 05:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dangerous Zimbabwean criminals escape SA police
FIVE dangerous Zimbabwean criminals awaiting trial in South Africa escaped from police custody at Musina Police Station, amid fears that they could have crossed back into the country through illeg...Published: 15 Nov 2016 at 05:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Call to rename Pennefather Avenue
Government will soon consider changing the name of the road that stretches from Zanu-PF Headquarters to Rainbow Towers Hotel from Pennefather Avenue and name it after one of the country's national...Published: 13 Sep 2016 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
General Chiwengwa grace Mbuya Makamure's burial
Mbuya Vongai Makamure who was declared a provincial liberation heroine got a deserved honour when the Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, General Constantine Chiwenga and his wife Mary Chiwenga ...Published: 26 Jul 2016 at 08:04hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter
Mujuru's People First hits stormy waters
Zimbabwe People First led by former Vice President Joice Mujuru appears headed for a split as senior members are haggling over positions and the ideology it must pursue.ZPF, which was formed e...Published: 10 Jun 2016 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Tichaona Zindoga
United Kingdom pastor ‘cleanses’ city of Gweru
A UNITED Kingdom-based pastor, Bishop Lynwal Alford Williams flew into the country recently to hold an all-night cleansing prayer for the City of Gweru in the wake of a series of deaths through suicid...Published: 24 Apr 2016 at 13:14hrs | 1 | by Munyaradzi Musiiwa
War hero status for senior ZNA officer
Lieutenant-Colonel Ronald Munyanduki, who died on Wednesday last week, has been declared a liberation hero.He was 59.Lt-Colonel Munyanduki was yesterday laid to rest at Glen Forest Cem...Published: 28 Mar 2016 at 10:27hrs | 1 | by Fungai Lupande
Bhasikiti reveals Zanu-PF 2008 poll secret
Ousted ex Zanu PF Masvingo Resident Minister , Kudakwashe Bhasikiti, has revealed that President Robert Mugabe personally deployed the Zimbabwe National Army to wage a violent campaign against MDC-T s...Published: 16 Mar 2016 at 06:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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