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Beitbridge Mayor's vote of no confidence deemed invalid
The recent vote of no confidence against Beitbridge mayor Peter Pirato Mafuta by fellow councillors has been declared a non-event by town clerk Loud Ramakgapola, who stated that the process did not fo...Published: 10 hrs ago | 208 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Councillors suspend Mayor over incompetence
Tensions reached a boiling point at Beitbridge Town Council on Monday evening as Councillors passed a vote of no confidence in Mayor Peter Pirato Mafuta, accusing him of incompetence, dereliction of d...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 17:08hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
Man (50) rapes drunk neighbour
A 50-YEAR-OLD Mukumbura man was dragged to Bindura regional court after he allegedly raped his drunk neighbour at night.Leonard Mafuta was remanded in custody by Magistrate Amos Mbobo....Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 20:45hrs | 2889 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Socialite's killer gets life sentence
After a long and emotional wait, justice has finally been delivered for the family, friends, and colleagues of Yvonne Mitchell Mafuta, a well-known Mutare hairdresser who was brutally murdered in Janu...Published: 30 May 2025 at 08:57hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
Tungwarara fails to impress ex-combatants, event flops
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's advisor, Paul Tempter Tungwarara has suffered another embarrassment after failing to lure more war veterans in Harare this Tuesday, with his teams distributing regalia a...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 20:38hrs | 2030 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Beitbridge injured transferred to Harare
Harare-based emergency medical service provider, Discovery Ambulances, has transferred five of the 56 survivors of last week's tragic Beitbridge accident, which claimed 25 lives.The survivors ...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 09:03hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
'Loan shark' seizes vehicle over US$60 debt
Isaac Matinyarare, an alleged illegal money lender from Chiredzi, is accused of forcibly confiscating a silver Nissan Sulphy Bluebird from Phillip Mafuta over a disputed US$60 debt. Mafuta told The Mi...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 13:07hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwig arrested
ZANU PF central committee member and transport mogul Esau Mupfumi was over the weekend arrested in Mutare following violent clashes involving rank marshals that rocked the city at Old Harare rank in t...Published: 27 May 2024 at 09:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Copyright claims plague artists due to ignorance
THE legal principle ignorantia juris non excusat, meaning: Ignorance of the law is no excuse, underscores the fundamental responsibility that individuals have to abide by the law, regardless of person...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:56hrs | 16 | by Clinton Chipo
Winky D slapped with copyright strikes
The now-defunct music label, Kenako Muzik, has resurfaced to assert its claim for royalties from Winky D, a prominent figure in Zimdancehall.Over the weekend, Kenako Muzik made a move to asser...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:41hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Jah Signal engages the Charambas
Disgraced Zimdancehall artiste, Jah Signal, who is under fire over copyrights issues with Pastor Charles and Olivia Charamba says he has reached an amicable position with the gospel couple.Thi...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 13:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Charambas and Fishers of Men have struck again
Mutare-based musician and businessman, Brian Samaita has become the latest artist to have his song removed from YouTube.His song, 'Tauya Kuzomutenda,' was taken down following a copyright infr...Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 13:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Jah Signal apologises to Charambas
Zimdancehall artist Jah Signal has issued an apology to gospel musicians Charles and Olivia Charamba for copyright infringement, leading to the removal of two of his tracks from YouTube.Jah Si...Published: 17 Feb 2024 at 08:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chief Stauze urges councillors to take off political jackets
BEITBRIDGE senior traditional leader Chief Stauze has urged the newly elected councillors of both the rural district council and the municipality to take off political jackets and focus on providing p...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 07:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MPs join Zanu-PF
TEN MDC-A parliamentarians have defected to Zanu-PF citing a lack of direction and infantile politics in the country's opposition parties.Yesterday four of the 10 legislators namely; Hon Lindi...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 23:17hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Taxi driver bashes police officer
A taxi driver appeared in court this week for allegedly refusing to be arrested and whipping up a gang of vendors to assault a police officer.Wellington Tawanda Mafuta (39) appeared before Har...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Regime change' NGO duped
FORMER Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) employee Victor Mafuta (35) was yesterday arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing charges of fraud and forgery.Mafuta was gran...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man murdered for using vulgar language
A 36-YEAR-OLD man was stabbed to death in Nkayi after he failed to listen to reprimands of not using vulgar language in public while conversing with his friend, police have confirmed.Constance...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Foreign investor evades debt, claims First Family protection
A foreign investor is allegedly refusing to pay its debt to a local company claiming protection and close links with the First Family.The i...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 20:49hrs | 25 | by Edson Mapani/Simbarashe Sithole
Murder suspect axes two cops
TWO police officers who were investigating a murder case in Mudzi were left injured after the suspect, Steven Nyakarenda, attacked them with an axe and stones before he fled. The officers had ...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Murder suspect attacks police officers
TWO police officers were seriously injured after they were attacked by a murder suspect whom they were attempting to arrest in Mudzi, Mashonaland East province.National police spokesperson Ass...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:14hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ditched by Alliance MP
MDC Alliance MP for Goromonzi South, Rueben Chikudo has jumped ship to join the main MDC party led by Douglas Mwonzora.This comes as the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has been losing legisla...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 16:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt official doubts the integrity of Auditor-General Mildred Chiri's audit reports
ACTING Finance secretary Zvinechimwe Churu yesterday angered legislators from the Public Accounts Committee when he suggested that he doubted the integrity of Auditor-General Mildred Chiri's audit rep...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kombi crisis hits Harare
COMMUTERS were left stranded on Monday night as transport blues hit the capital due to fuel shortages.Commuters had to part with at least $3 to $5 for a one way trip in the wake of fuel shorta...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 15:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jealous wife axes rival, daughter over hubby
A 42-YEAR-OLD polygamous Mudzi woman and her daughter are battling for life in hospital after they were allegedly axed by a jealous rival suitor who accused them of receiving much attention.Ma...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa is a dog' trial stalls
THE trial of MDC Alliance legislator Joel Gabbuza, facing charges of undermining and insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is being stalled by Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi, who is yet to issue ...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 13:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
No your Excellence, there's No Christmas for us povo
Dear Mr President, Still waiting in this long winding fuel queue i decided to read your xmas message hoping to get some comfort and assurance from you but alas its all gloom. Surely your sense...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 16:03hrs | 1 | by Munya Shumba
Chamisa's MP arrested for calling Mnangagwa a dog
POLICE have arrested MDC Alliance national executive member Joel Gabhuza who is also Member of Parliament for Binga South.The legislator was arrested for calling President Emmerson Mnangagwa a...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 07:32hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Double standards by Rio Zim
DearRio Tonto Zimbabwe particularly Murowa Diamonds has a policy whereby prospective employees are subjected to serious vetting including police clearance and anyone with a criminal record is ...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:22hrs | 3 | by Concerned Zvishavane Residents
Muchinguri defends military land grab
Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri has defended the move by the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) to declare Elphida Farm in Domboshava a cantonment area, saying it was in the interest and safety of the ci...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 07:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cops scramble for cooking oil
Glendale police officers scrambled for cooking oil at their station this afternoon after the precious commodity was made available by Mega Save shop where police officers were controlling the stampede...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 14:32hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bride-to-be captured in car romp with taxi driver
IT'S over!While preparing for her white wedding Sikhanyiso Tshuma was busy cheating on her husband-to-be Milton Furira.Her cheating game came to a halt when a local prophet found her l...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:24hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Soul Jah Love goes vulgar?
Soul Jah Love's song Matambudziko off his latest 14-track album Naka Dhula Dhaka, has torched a storm with some sections of fans saying the chanter had gone vulgar just like Jacob Moyana of the 'Munot...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 22:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Senators, women's quota, provincial council members
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has named the senators elected in some of the country's provinces and members of the National Assembly elected under the women's quota system.These are:...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 19:48hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Followers abandon prophets' churches?
HAVING taken the gospel space by storm over five years ago, there is a feeling people are slowly abandoning the various churches led by prophets.Numbers at various churches have been dropping ...Published: 18 May 2018 at 16:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to upgrade Murambinda Growth Point into a city
MDC-T faction leader Mr Nelson Chamisa continued his cloud cuckoo land posturing over the weekend when he promised people in Buhera that he would upgrade Murambinda Growth Point into a city as big as ...Published: 15 May 2018 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Tendai Mugabe
Loopholes emerge in BVR
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has admitted to a loophole in the voter registration process, which allows multiple registration using different national identity documents as the biometric voter ...Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 12:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'We will sweep away MDC-T in 2018'
THE following is a transcript of President Mugabe's address at the Sixth Presidential Youth Interface in Gwanda yesterday.***Nhasi Mai havapo.Pavakatsikwa nemota, chironda chavo ha...Published: 13 Aug 2017 at 13:11hrs | 2 | by Robert Mugabe
'Avoid speaking against each other,' says Mugabe
Below is President Mugabe's full address at the Mashonaland West Presidential Youth Interface Rally in Chinhoyi yesterday. Ndinoda kuvamba nekukutendayi, kukutendesesayi, nokundimuka kwamaita ...Published: 30 Jul 2017 at 07:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Skin bleaching
Bleaching is usually done by women although there are some men whom have also joined this trend. This ever growing trend has given rise to multi-million dollar markets in most countries especially in ...Published: 13 Mar 2017 at 10:26hrs | 4 | by Belinda Chowa
Dangers of 'Skin bleaching'
Bleaching is usually done by women although there are some men whom have also joined this trend. This ever growing trend has given rise to multi-million dollar markets in most countries especially in ...Published: 13 Mar 2017 at 08:42hrs | 2 | by Belinda Chowa
Traffic cop arrested after demanding $150 bribe
A Zvishavane traffic cop was arrested on Wednesday by anti-corruption officers after demanding a bribe from a motorist.Sources familiar with the development allege that constable Mafuta demand...Published: 09 Feb 2017 at 20:33hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
#KwekweNgaisimuke
Do you know we are Zimbabwe's richest town in minerals? Our small city was built on top of gold, oh yes these minerals started to be extracted during the colonial era but up to now there are still vas...Published: 13 Jul 2016 at 11:01hrs | 2 | by Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo Snr
Tout arrested for assaulting cop
A tout who fled after teaming up with the Kombi driver to attacked a traffic police officer wanting to arrest them for offloading passengers at an undesignated point has been arrested and dragged to c...Published: 25 Mar 2016 at 10:04hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Murderer survives death sentence
A 27-year-old Chinhoyi man has been spared a death sentence owing to inadequacies in the new constitution on the imposition of the death penalty.Godknows Mandizvidza will spend life in pri...Published: 31 Aug 2015 at 17:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'I feared Mugabe used juju,' says Grace
First Lady Grace Mugabe yesterday said the first thing she searched for in President Robert Mugabe's bedroom was evidence of juju after wide speculation that the long serving ruler depended on p...Published: 30 Jul 2015 at 10:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
List of 89 suspended Zanu-PF officials
ZANU-PF has suspended 87 members from holding any leadership positions within the party for two years, while two others were handed three-year suspensions after the Politburo upheld the recommendation...Published: 29 May 2015 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Farirai Machivenyika and Nyemudzai Kakore
Ex-convict released under Mugabe amnesty gets 56 years behind bars
A 30-year-old ex-convict who was released under the presidential amnesty last year was on Thursday convicted of 11 counts of armed robbery and one of aggravated rape and sentenced to 56 years in priso...Published: 11 Apr 2015 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Midlands State University 2015 Admission List
Full List FACULTY OF COMMERCE Chikwira Maxwell T Mapu...Published: 08 Feb 2015 at 12:07hrs | 42 | by Staff Reporter
Chombo wants Mugabe ousted?
As Zanu-PF's gladiatorial factional and succession wars continue to fester, party structures in President Robert Mugabe's Zvimba home area have made sensational claims that newly-appointed secretary ...Published: 04 Feb 2015 at 16:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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