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Armed car-jackers strike in Bulawayo
THREE armed men robbed a 44-year-old woman from Newtown West suburb in Bulawayo of her car, US$400 and a cellphone. The woman was driving into the city centre from her home in her Nissan Sylph...Published: 24 mins ago | 36 | by Staff reporter
Foreign students to produce Covid-19 free certificates
FOREIGN students who are doing final year studies at country's universities are expected to produce Covid-19 free certificates and subjected to the mandatory 21-day quarantine while undergoing testing...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:23hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Security guard steals VID money
A 21-YEAR-OLD Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) Rusape, security guard was jailed for 18 months after he broke into VID's accounts office and stole a cash box containing $7200 bond.Leonard A...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 15:18hrs | 1314 | by Simbarashe Sithole
MSU to open before end of June
PLANS to reopen Midlands State University (MSU) are at an advanced stage with the first batch of students expected on campus on June 22. While other universities such as University of Zimbabwe...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 06:41hrs | 671 | by Staff reporter
Universities reopen under strict guidelines
SOME of the country's institutions of higher learning will start opening doors for students in their final semesters tomorrow, while the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) in Bulaway...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 08:20hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
MSU makes it mandatory for students to stay in campus
THE Midlands State University (MSU) has announced that all final-year undergraduate students would be required to stay in campus when they resume learning this month as part of measures to curb the sp...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 17:34hrs | 1731 | by Staff reporter
Cornered robber surrenders
A cornered robber, who was allegedly part of a gang that stole US$59 000 from a businessman after posing as police officers enforcing lockdown regulations in Harare city centre, surrendered himself to...Published: 14 May 2020 at 17:06hrs | 2786 | by Staff reporter
'Robber' arrested in high-speed chase
A 33-YEAR-OLD man was arrested in Bulawayo following a high-speed chase after he stole cash and other valuables amounting to more than $27 000 from a car in the city centre. Arnold Kuzakwenham...Published: 07 May 2020 at 00:35hrs | 2600 | by Staff reporter
'We don't enjoy arresting lockdown offenders'
BULAWAYO police have said they do not take joy in arresting COVID-19 lockdown offenders as they appealed to locals to observe regulations aimed at slowing the spread of the disease.The city re...Published: 07 May 2020 at 00:11hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
DStv Compact subscribers get free May bouquet upgrade
MultiChoice is giving a free month-long upgrade to all DStv Compact subscribers to the next higher bouquet because of the Covid-19 lockdown situation in South Africa.Until 29 May DStv Compact ...Published: 04 May 2020 at 10:55hrs | 2598 | by Staff reporter
Robbers in police uniform vanish with US$59 000
A gang of robbers, fed with information by an inside accomplice, robbed a Harare businessman of US$59 000, by pretending to be police officers enforcing lockdown regulations and then two of them squan...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 07:43hrs | 533 | by Staff reporter
Ranking of Zimbabwean universities released
Industrial Psychology Consultants (Pvt) Ltd carried out a survey to gauge the perceptions of employers with regard to the quality of graduates coming out of local Universities. The survey targeted Hum...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 19:33hrs | 13303 | by Staff reporter
Robbers in police uniform vanish with US$59 000
A gang of robbers, fed with information by an inside accomplice, robbed a Harare businessman of US$59 000, by pretending to be police officers enforcing lockdown regulations and then two of them squan...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 23:58hrs | 4218 | by Staff reporter
Rescue package to stop job losses, says Mthuli Ncube
A stimulus package to support companies rocked by the Covid-19 lockdown will soon be unveiled, as part of measures to avert mass job losses and save livelihoods, Finance and Economic Development Minis...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 23:56hrs | 2101 | by Staff reporter
Govt in free Internet for varsity students talks
THE Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education has asked network service providers to offer free Internet to university students so that they access online learning material, as Government moves to enh...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 23:36hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gets US$70 million only to fight Covid-19
THE country has so far received US$70 million in cash and millions more in kind from international cooperating partners, a Cabinet minister has said. In an interview after touring Midlands Sta...Published: 25 Apr 2020 at 07:26hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter
Luke Petros rejoins Whawha
LUKE Petros has rejoined Premier Soccer League (PSL) new boys Whawha, who he had initially dumped, over the team's financial woes.Petros had been snatched by Central Region side MSU, while Wha...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 08:23hrs | 649 | by Staff reporter
Trusts clash over Joshua Nkomo memorial lecture
TRUSTS formed in honour of the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo have gone separate ways following the squabbling over this year's annual memorial lecture series of the departed liberation icon....Published: 15 Apr 2020 at 08:10hrs | 1026 | by Staff reporter
Varsities urged to go digital
GOVERNMENT has advised all universities to develop material for online lectures to ensure learning is not disrupted by the national lockdown, while upholding the social distancing principle by minimis...Published: 15 Apr 2020 at 07:34hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Armed robber loses bail application
THE High Court has dismissed an application for bail pending trial by one of the eight armed robbers who allegedly raided a Chinese-owned mine and several houses in Bulawayo, robbing their victims of ...Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 07:57hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean scientist among reserahcers who have made an important COVID-19 discovery
Zimbabwean scientist makes important COVID-19 discoverySCIENTISTS around the world have been tirelessly working to find a cure for Covid-19. A group of South Africa-based scientists and researcher...Published: 08 Apr 2020 at 14:30hrs | 3181 | by Staff reporter
3 armed robbers arrested
Police have arrested three other members of a gang of armed robbers that raided a Chinese-owned mine in Lalapanzi and several houses in Bulawayo, stealing a total of US$20 000, bringing the total arre...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 07:40hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tours suburbs, assesses lockdown
Government will continue to review its actions to contain Covid-19 after the lockdown and adjust on time where necessary, President Mnangagwa said yesterday. He acknowledged that there was an economic...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 07:53hrs | 2088 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe setting up 67 makeshift isolation centres
THE Government is working on establishing 67 makeshift isolation centres, producing and importing medicines, acquiring protective clothing and producing masks and hand sanitisers for distribution amon...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 08:40hrs | 2042 | by Staff reporter
'Nust well-equipped for Covid-19 tests'
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust)'s Applied Genetic Testing Centre has the capacity to test for coronavirus, the germ that causes Covid-19. In an interview yesterday, th...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:55hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo braces for Covid 19
I love walking the streets of my hometown, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Every street, edifice and alley way holds many memories for me. Memories of happier times, when our now old and frail parents...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 08:56hrs | 446 | by Terence Msuku
Soldier's killer jailed 30 years
A MAN from Epworth has been jailed 30 years for robbing and killing a soldier. Besta Masaya, who was charged along with Tonderai Rupiya, denied killing Innocent Majuta who was in army uniform ...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 05:44hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
What is educational technology and how it helps in student learning
Ever since the emergence of educational technology, it has brought developments in teaching and learning methods. According to the study of ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 18:07hrs | 762 | by Staff reporter
Over-rated Chunga switches to D1 mode
Chapungu coach Moses Chunga has declared that his team will bounce back into the topflight league after their last hope of staying in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) were dashed following Herentals' a...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:44hrs | 1571 | by Staff reporter
Zacc stalks 'forex' landlords
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), working with the police has advised tenants to anonymously use their offices and police stations to report landlords who are demanding rentals in foreig...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 08:53hrs | 1002 | by Staff reporter
Man forces poison into wife's mouth
A HARARE man allegedly attempted to force rat poison into his wife's mouth because she had declined to reveal her phone password, a court heard yesterday.George Lovell, 39, of Glenara Avenue, ...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 14:33hrs | 1353 | by Staff reporter
MSU seeks to set up medical school in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO is set to have a second medical school after the Midlands State University (MSU) applied for land to set up its Faculty of Medicine in the city. The Medical and Dental Practitioners C...Published: 05 Mar 2020 at 05:42hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt urged to bring down fees
The high fees have also exposed female students to sexual predators who take advantage while other students had either dropped out or had deferred their studies.This was said by students from ...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 14:11hrs | 1028 | by Staff reporter
MSU lecturers down tools
MIDLANDS State University (MSU) lecturers have joined the growing list of State universities' workers who have downed tools in the past few days following a meeting on February 28.MSU employee...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 09:09hrs | 1446 | by Staff reporter
Serial robbers in court $11 500 robbery
BULAWAYO serial robbers have been taken to court for robbing several residents property worth $11 500.Nick Ngwenya (23) and Malcon Ngondo (18) appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Lizwe Jamela ...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 09:22hrs | 419 | by Stephen Jakes
MSU fraud couple challenge conviction at High Court
FORMER Midlands State University (MSU) bursar Mamelo Moyo and her husband Melusi, who formed a briefcase company that saw the institution of higher learning being swindled of more than US$150 000 thro...Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 06:03hrs | 667 | by Staff reporter
Book reveals Solomon Mujuru's dance with Bulawayo
The late former Zimbabwean army general and war hero Solomon Mujuru moved to Bulawayo at the age of 18 where he worked as a salesperson for tyre manufacturer Dunlop while he stayed at Mzilikazi suburb...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 18:47hrs | 4612 | by Staff Reporter
Armed cops rob miner
THREE police officers have been arrested on charges of robbing a Guruve miner of 92 grammes of gold and US$2 700 at gunpoint.Happymore Gwande (35) of Nyabira ZRP, Ronald Masendeke (29) of ZRP ...Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 16:33hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Model's nasty Miss Global experience
TOP beauty model Tania Tatenda Aaron has opened up on her experience during her participation at the Miss Global pageant held in Mexico late last year but said she did not allow the unprofessional han...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:51hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Muzenda's house broken into
A CHEEKY thief, who broke into 10 houses, including the late former Vice-President Simon Muzenda's Chishawasha house where he stole a 49-inch television set, appeared before a Harare magistrate yester...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:57hrs | 2472 | by Staff reporter
Diamond dealer stabbed 29 times
AN illegal diamond dealer who was murdered in cold blood by a teenage suspect and his fugitive accomplice in Chiadzwa two weeks ago succumbed to 29 stab wounds which were inflicted by his rabid assail...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:37hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to avail 19 campus radio licences
Government has gazetted a Frequency Allotment Plan and Regulations that enable the establishment of 19 on-campus radio stations to be operated by institutions of higher learning, Information, Publicit...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:01hrs | 136 | by Staff reportert
MDC's greatest misconception… that demonstrations and violence will lead to power
The violence-prone Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), since its introduction in the country's political arena 20 years ago has not been able to dislodge ZANU PF from its stranglehold on power and h...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 08:59hrs | 1824 | by Dr Claver Nyuki
Catholic Bishops calls for emergency relief
CATHOLIC Bishops from Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi have called for emergency relief and offered "solidarity and spiritual proximity" to the three countries in the wake of hunger, political challenges a...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 07:09hrs | 723 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda boy who scored 16 points at A-Level appeals for funding
Arnold Ndlovu from Mankonkoni Village in the Patana area of Gwanda South constituency, who scored 16 points at A-Level, has been struggling for 2 years to secure a place at university due to lack of f...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 05:57hrs | 1445 | by Staff reporter
Man in $6000 mobile phone and bricks dealing scandal
A man from Empumalanga Township DRC Hwange is in trouble after he stole the mobile phone which he was given to use to buy beer and disappeared with it.Elton Sibanda (37) pleaded guilty t...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 11:18hrs | 745 | by Stephen Jakes
Munawa, Dube set to join WiFi boys
TelOne coach Rahman Gumbo is plotting an instant return to the top-flight league following their relegation last season by assembling an experienced side after snapping up the duo of goalkeeper Tafadz...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 06:04hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Man in $6000 mobile phone and bricks dealing scandal
A man from Empumalanga Township DRC Hwange is in trouble after he stole the mobile phone which he was given to use to buy beer and disappeared with it.Elton Sibanda (37) pleaded guilty t...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 15:04hrs | 405 | by Stephen Jakes
New twist to Zimsec saga
THE matter involving four Chiredzi South teachers who allegedly wrote public examinations for their wives and girlfriends during last November's Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) examinati...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:06hrs | 1099 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers snatch US$180 000
THREE armed robbers snatched US$180 000 from a man from Nketa 6 suburb, Bulawayo when he had visited his relatives in Killarney suburb. Mr Farai Vengesai (27) lost the money and his Samsung S1...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 07:16hrs | 1273 | by Staff reporter
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