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Teen miner dies in tragic shaft collapse at Sunace mine
A 17-year-old illegal miner lost his life following a shaft collapse at Sunace Mine on the outskirts of Bulawayo. The tragic incident, which occurred on December 12, has left efforts to retrieve the t...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 14:55hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
Abafundi balala endleleni yesikolo ngokudinwa ngoba befunda khatshana
Izakhamizi ze Bafazi village eMzingwane zicela ukuphathiswa ukuqedisa ukwakhiwa kwesikolo se Thokozani Primary esasungulwa ngomnyaka ophelileyo.Okwamanje isikolo lesi silendlu yokufundela eyod...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 15:22hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe battles intense heatwave as temperatures hit record highs
Zimbabwe is enduring a severe heatwave, with temperatures soaring to unprecedented levels, particularly in areas like Beitbridge, Lupane, Gwanda, and Chiredzi, where the mercury has exceeded 40 degree...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:29hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Ugandan fan shot dead celebrating Arsenal beating Manchester United
A fan of English football club Arsenal, who was celebrating the team's victory over Manchester United, has allegedly been shot dead by a security guard in Uganda.Another fan was injured as the...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 08:23hrs | 771 | by Staff reporter
High Court acquits businessman of US$1 million fraud
The High Court has overturned the conviction of Spartan Security (Pvt) Ltd and its director, businessman Luka Ignatius Fabris, in a high-profile fraud case involving US$1 million. In a ruling delivere...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 07:17hrs | 683 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Sneaker Expo: A celebration of authentic fashion and street culture
The Bulawayo Sneaker Expo, taking place today at the ZITF Pavilion, is set to be more than just an exhibition of footwear. Organisers have highlighted that the event serves as a platform for a wider c...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:58hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for attempted murder of police officer over bar closure
A 43-year-old man from Fairbridge, Bulawayo, appeared in court on Wednesday facing charges of attempted murder after allegedly striking a police officer with an axe. The accused, Dumisani Lindani Mpof...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 13:52hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
'City of Harare now a crime scene'
The ongoing commission of inquiry into Harare City Council has uncovered alarming levels of corruption, with councillors and senior officials allegedly turning the city into a "crime scene."Th...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:10hrs | 3697 | by Staff reporter
Lithuania seizes shipment of fire trucks to Zimbabwe
Lithuania is holding onto 17 fire engines seized in 2021 while being shipped to Zimbabwe from neighbouring Belarus which is under European Union sanctions, officials said on Wednesday.Zimbabwe...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 19:03hrs | 2304 | by Staff reporter
HCC executives denied bail
The High Court has denied bail to three City of Harare executives accused of criminal abuse of office for allegedly awarding a tender to refurbish street lights to Juluka Enndo Joint Venture improperl...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 08:51hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa congratulates Belarusian President
President Mnangagwa has extended warm birthday wishes to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, who turned 70 on Friday, commending his significant contributions to Zimbabwe's agriculture, mining,...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:09hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu rot in jail
ZANU-PF central committee member Mike Chimombe and his business partner Moses Mpofu have been denied bail once again in a case where they are accused of using forged documents to secure a street light...Published: 29 Aug 2024 at 17:41hrs | 3020 | by Staff reporter
Ugandan released after spending 3 weeks in detention
Tom Ssekamwa, a 24-year-old Ugandan, was acquitted by a Masvingo magistrate after being held for three weeks on charges of criminal nuisance and violating Zimbabwe's Censorship and Entertainment Contr...Published: 29 Aug 2024 at 16:10hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu bail bid delayed
Mike Chimombe, a ZANU PF central committee member and businessman, appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Courts yesterday for a bail ruling but was remanded back to prison as the decision was postponed....Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 10:16hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe claims that fraud charges politically motivated
ZANU-PF central committee member and businessman Mike Chimombe has claimed victimization by politically motivated individuals in connection with a US$9.2 million tender scandal for streetlight install...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 06:54hrs | 802 | by Staff reporter
Czech tourist arrested over video on Zimbabwe power outages freed on bail
Lukas Slavia, a Czechoslovakian tourist, was granted US$500 bail by the High Court on Wednesday after spending 20 days in pretrial detention. Slavia was arrested in Masvingo on August 1 for al...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:25hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Java, Mpofu Chimombe in ugly fallout
Self-styled prophet Passion Java has filed fraud charges against Zanu PF-linked businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe over a corrupt Harare City Council tender deal for streetlight rehabilitation....Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 13:58hrs | 8581 | by Staff reporter
Zacc pounces on Harare City Council town clerk's wives
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has seized luxury vehicles owned by the wives of Hosiah Chisango, the Harare town clerk currently in remand prison on corruption charges. The ve...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 07:56hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe distances himself from Mpofu's company
BUSINESSMAN Mike Chimombe, facing corruption charges in a US$9 million Harare street lights installation tender, has distanced himself from his co-accused, Moses Mpofu's company, Juluka Projects and P...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 16:50hrs | 2431 | by Staff reporter
Harare Town Clerk arrested over US$9,2 million tender scandal
Harare City Council (HCC), town clerk engineer Hosiah Chisango, has been arrested charged with unprocedural awarding of a US$9,2 million tender without following due process.In a Wednesday sta...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 07:51hrs | 1136 | by Staff reporter
Harare City bosses denied bail over tender
Four Harare City officials were denied bail by Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa for allegedly awarding a US$9 million tender to Juluka Endo company for streetlight rehabilitation without p...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:15hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Mpofu's company illegally awarded US$9 million street lights tender?
Four City of Harare employees, Never Murerwa, Jabulani Mukomazi, Denford Zhungu, and Tawanda Mutenhabundo, have been taken to court on allegations of illegally awarding a US$9 million street lights te...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 07:33hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
4 council officials arrested over US$9m tender scandal
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested four Harare City Council officials for allegedly improperly awarding a street lights tender worth over US$9.2 million to Juluka Enndo Joint ...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:23hrs | 83 | by Staff reportyer
Sibanda emerges as the hero for Highlanders
Highlanders 1-0 HwangeMarvin Sibanda emerged as the hero for Highlanders, scoring the decisive goal that secured a crucial 1-0 victory against Hwange in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match ...Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 06:38hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Marvin Sibanda scores again as Bosso beat Hwange
Highlanders 1-0 HwangeMarvin Sibanda's brilliance ended Highlanders' six-game winless streak as they defeated Hwange 1-0. Sibanda scored the decisive goal three minutes into the second half with a...Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 06:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
CCC member fined for sending offensive texts to rival
Bulawayo magistrate Challenge Mahembe has convicted and fined Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member Soneni Moyo US$100 for sending offensive messages to a political rival.She was charged ...Published: 25 May 2024 at 12:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to fly from Harare to Lupane to commission just a clinic
PUPU Clinic in Lupane District is now complete and ready for commissioning by President Mnangagwa, with authorities now set to deploy the medical personnel next week. Funded by the Government ...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dynastic ambitions laid bare
VIRAL images of President Emmerson Mnangagwa pictured alongside his twin sons Sean and Collins have raised eyebrows amid suspicions that this could be a strategy to psych the nation into accepting the...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 20:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Belarusian tractor 'embarrasses' Mnangagwa
A tractor imported from Belarus failed to start at Mushagashe Youth Vocational Training Centre during the Robert Mugabe National Youth Day commemorations on Wednesday with President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 15:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man steals 42 beasts
Police in Matabeleland North Province have launched a manhunt for Tatenda Chimombe who is on the run after allegedly stealing 42 beasts valued at US...Published: 23 Feb 2024 at 20:20hrs | 9 | by Peter Matuka
Security firm boss in US$1m fraud
SPARTAN Security company boss Luka Fabris has been dragged to court over a US$1 million botched cattle ranching deal.Fabris who was represented by Musindo Hungwe and Joseph Nemaisa appeared be...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mbappe to join Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick for France in the 2022 World Cup final but finished on the losing side as Argentina won on penaltiesParis St-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has agreed to join R...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 12:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Belarus strongman dispatches 'smallhouse' to Mnangagwa's wife
PROFESSOR Irina Abelskaya, the Belarusian envoy recently dispatched to Harare to deliver a donation to First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, is a mistress of the Eastern European country's leader Alexander L...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:21hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Insimbi ZeZhwane's triumphant return
AMID a palpable buzz of anticipation, over 2 000 fans packed Palace Hotel Gardens on Friday last week to witness a triumphant comeback by Insimbi ZeZhwane, just three months after the tragic loss of t...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 05:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Belarus army general's visits Zimbabwe
The visit of Belarusian army general Viktor Sheiman has sparked concerns and controversy. Sheiman, who is under sanctions from the European Union and the United States for alleged human rights abuses ...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:54hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets special Belarus delegation
A special envoy from Belarus has met with President Mnangagwa following up on bilateral agreements signed with his counterpart President Alexander Lukashenko when he visited Zimbabwe early this year....Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporte
Family of 'vat en sit' deceased makes list of demands
THE family of Simosenkosi Sibanda (27), who was recently allegedly murdered by Dingani Sibanda, her live-in boyfriend in Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb, is demanding lobola upfront before burial. ...Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman Accused of Violent Altercation with Sister-in-Law Over Alleged Affair
Madabe, September 12, 2023 - In a small community in the Madabe area in Plumtree, a family feud turned violent when a woman allegedly attacked her sister-in-law...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 21:45hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Challenging the Throne: Who can dethrone LeBron James from Basketball Olympus?
In basketball, LeBron James has reigned supreme for over a decade. His unparalleled skills, unmatched versatility, and unwavering determination have propelled him to the sport's summit, earning him th...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 19:07hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's lavish 81st birthday celebration
Zimbabwe's first lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa, hosted a lavish birthday celebration for her husband, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, at State House in Harare on Friday. The event marked Mnangagwa's 81st bir...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe nearing a fully-fledged family dynasty!
Last week, a reporter with a national daily newspaper phoned for my opinion on how I believed the country's new Cabinet should be constituted.This was after the recently-held hotly disputed ha...Published: 12 Sep 2023 at 14:11hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Landlord steals from tenant
A BULAWAYO landlord allegedly broke into his tenant's room and stole US$300, R20 000 and a laptop, a magistrate heard.Bulawayo magistrate, Ms Nomalanga Maphosa heard this when Nhlanhla Ndlovu ...Published: 24 Aug 2023 at 06:36hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cuts ribbon on 23 fire tenders
IN a remarkable achievement by the Government, President Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned 23 firefighting trucks out of a total of 133 acquired from Belarus. A momentous step forward was also taken wi...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 16:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Even Mnangagwa wants 'whites' to develop Zimbabwe!
A few days ago, I had a very interesting debate with a ZANU PF sympathizer - who was adamant that Zimbabwe was going in the right direction under President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa.He based...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 21:50hrs | 12 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Loud calls for Musona, Billiat's comeback
DYNAMOS and Warriors defender Frank Makarati has amplified calls for Knowledge Musona and Khama Billiat to reconsider their decision to retire from international football so that they can lead Zimbabw...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Zuma to represent Belarus at carbon credits indaba in Zimbabwe
Former president Jacob Zuma will represent Belarus at a Zimbabwe conference on the trade in African carbon credits, according to the organisers of the event.Zuma, who was seen entering the eve...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 10:41hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mr President, you failed to uphold the Constitution
GOOD day President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, I have reason to believe there is overwhelming evidence that your presidential term was destined to be retrogressive. It has long been char...Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 07:47hrs | 9 | by Cyprian Ndawana
Mnangagwa appoints Mudzimba as Zimbabwe's ambassador to Belarus
President Mnangagwa has appointed Ambassador Ignatius Graham Mudzimba as Zimbabwe's ambassador to the Republic of Belarus.The appointment was announced by the Chief Secretary to the President ...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 16:14hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Putin and the Wagner mutiny
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple"Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)On 23rd June 2023 the Western media became delirious with joy when the heard that there was a ...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 15:39hrs | 11 | by Ian Beddowes
Mnangagwa's corruption double talk
THE latest row over patronage and opaque procurement in the government shows the widening rift between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga, and their attempts to favour th...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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