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Muchinguri, Sanyatwe to pay army brutality victims US$38,000
A Shurugwi magistrate has ruled that Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri and Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Commander Lieutenant-General Anselem Sanyatwe must pay a total of US$38,000 in compensat...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:48hrs | 630 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army ordered to pay US$40 000 to torture victims
Four residents of Shurugwi who suffered physical torture at the hands of Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers during the Covid-19 lockdown are set to receive a combined compensation of US$40,000 afte...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:34hrs | 1076 | by Staff reporter
Foreign mining companies should follow Zimbabwe laws
Foreign mining companies must ensure their operations in Zimbabwe benefit indigenous citizens, who are the rightful owners of the country's natural resources. This was the message from Remigious Matan...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:40hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Stepmother failed for killing stepson and staging suicide
A 17-year-old stepmother has been sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for three years, for the murder of her 13-year-old stepson. The young woman, whose identity is being withheld to protect h...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 06:51hrs | 1567 | by Staff reporter
Gold Mine vetting CCC supporters out
Cynthia Gold Mine in Shurugwi is vetting its workers and kicking out anyone found to have links with the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party, The Mirror has been told.A board member of t...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 13:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Massive blow for Gems World Cup hopes
THE Zimbabwe netball team's hopes of progressing to the next stage of the 2023 Netball World Cup suffered a massive blow after they suffered a shock 52-48 defeat to lowly-ranked Fiji in Cape Tow...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 09:04hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo gives Mnangagwa 148 cows
Masvingo province has given President Emmerson Mnangagwa a herd of 148 cows as a thank you gift for the Zaka star rally held at Chinorumba Primary School on July 16, 2023.Politiburo members an...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 07:24hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Faz destabilises Chamisa's CCC
SHADOWY Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO)-linked Zanu-PF group Forever Associates of Zimbabwe (Faz), which took over the running of elections from the military in order to boost the prospects of...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 19:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
An abortion right is not a right - THE AUTHENTICITY
The fetus should be considered part of the human species, as it shares our genetic code, and, if unimpeded in its development, will grow and mature into an adult human being.The debate over wh...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 13:57hrs | | by Tafara Makusha
Zanu-PF Primaries: Remaining candidates announced
Zanu-PF has announced the final list of candidates who will represent the party in the forthcoming harmonised elections with 205 candidates cleared, and only five remaining to allow for reruns....Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Politburo meets over primary election results
Zanu-PF will hold an Ordinary Session of the Politburo in Harare today to take stock of the just ended primary elections held last weekend.Confirming the development last night, party spokespe...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dog eat dog in Zanu-PF primaries
It will be a dog eat dog scenario in Zanu-PF primary elections initially set for Saturday (March 18) but have been postponed to a later date, with big wigs and some completely new faces set to clash i...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 08:32hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Gems on brink of WC qualification
The Gems yesterday suffered their second consecutive defeat at the on going netball World Cup qualifiers but even after the heavy 62-41 loss Malawi alarm, bells were not tolling for the Zimbabwe senio...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:04hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mimosa donates bicycles to police
POLICE in Zvishavane have received 10 bicycles from Mimosa Mines to help combat crime in the Midlands mining town.Speaking at the handover ceremony, Mimosa general manager Steven Ndiyamba said...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:58hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
End of the road for Makusha
SPRINTER Ngoni Makusha's journey at the Tokyo Olympics ended in disappointing fashion after he finished 7th in heat 6 of the men's 100m race in a disappointing time of 10.43 seconds yesterday....Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tokyo Olympics: Purcell-Gilpin storms into rowing quarter-finals
ZIMBABWEAN rower Peter Purcell-Gilpin made the most of the second chance he got at the Tokyo Olympics after he comfortably stormed into the quarter-finals of the men single scull competition through t...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rallies Team Zimbabwe
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has rallied Team Zimbabwe competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and said he is proud to see young swimmer Donata Katai leading as one of the flag bearers at the world's biggest...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police increase lockdown patrols
POLICE have increased patrols in the Midlands where a lot of people are violating Government lockdown measures, to curb the spread of Covid-19. Police are ensuring that all gatherings except funerals ...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police increase lockdown patrols in Midlands
POLICE have increased patrols in the Midlands where a lot of people are violating Government lockdown measures, to curb the spread of Covid-19. Police are ensuring that all gatherings except f...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Illegal miner dies in a mine shaft
A 45-year old Bindura man was trapped to death in a 15 metre deep mine shaft while illegally prospecting for gold on Saturday.Mashonaland Central Police Spokesperson Inspector Milton Mundembe ...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 09:56hrs | 2 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Youth Perception on Implications of the Constitutional Amendment Bill No2 on elections now and the future.
Zanu pf Youths are totally happy on Constitutional Amendment Bill number 2, while MDC Alliance Youth are totally against the Amendment Bill number 2 for they say they create a one party state in Zimba...Published: 10 May 2021 at 12:20hrs | | by Fanuel Chinowaita
ZANU PF politburo member remembers the needy
ZANU PF politburo member and Bindura North legislator Kenneth Musanhi today remembered the needy in his constituency by giving out maize meal in Bindura.The legislator gave to the needy in Aer...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 15:14hrs | | by Pau Ndou
U.S.-based Zimbabwean man pounded wife with hammer, set family house on fire
A Zimbabwean man faces a lengthy jail sentence in the United States after allegedly pounding his wife with a hammer and setting his family house on fire in a possible murder-suicide attempt.Go...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 19:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Gems thrash Barbados
GOAL-SHOOTER Pauline Jani shot 51 of 53 to power the Zimbabwe Gems to another victory over a side ranked above them on the globe as their fairy-tale Vitality Netball World Cup continued here last nigh...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:43hrs | | by STaff reporter
Malema blasts Chamisa for being arrogant
South African opposition leader Julius Malema of the Economic Freedom Fighters has castigated MDC president Nelson Chamisa for rejecting the electoral outcome even before elections were held. ...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 14:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jilted man drinks cyanide
A Bindura man consumed cyanide last week after he insulted his mother-in-law following a dispute with his estranged wife.Tinotenda Jenhu (20) of Makusha Farm allegedly took poison after his mo...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean motorbike thieves arrested in Mozambque
Two Harare men who stole a motorbike and crossed to the neighbouring Mozambique were finally nabbed while selling the stolen property valued at $5000.Kudzai Nyamakava (46) and Makusha Kure (32...Published: 15 May 2019 at 06:25hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mine workers up for murder
Four mine workers at Charles gold claim, Makusha Farm in Bindura, were yesterday arrested on charges of killing a suspected ore thief.According to the police, Tendai Mubaiwa (35) of Rain Mine ...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe clansmen threaten to occupy Great Zimbabwe
Scores of people who settled at Zero Farm at the onset of the Land Reform Programme over 18 years ago have threatened to occupy the adjacent Great Zimbabwe monuments as they do not have anywhere else ...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt evicts 1 000 resettled villagers
About 1 000 families from Sikato resettlement in Masvingo West constituency are facing an uncertain future after being served with seven-day eviction notices to vacate the land which they occupied at ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Carjackers pounce on motorist
NOTORIOUS carjackers recently pounced on an unsuspecting Zvishavane motorist and stabbed him several times before leaving him undressed along the Zvishavane-Gweru Highway.The victim has been i...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Diamond miner accused of poisoning livestock
VILLAGERS in Chivi, Masvingo province, have accused Murowa Diamonds of contaminating water sources while prospecting for diamonds, which they say has caused the deaths of their cattle.At a pub...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rugeje publicly humiliated
Zanu-PF national political commissar Engelbert Rugeje Zanu-PF met his match in Zaka East when he was publicly humiliated and accused of imposing candidates during a consultation meeting at Zibwowa, in...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 20:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Husband basher thrown behind bars
A Shurugwi woman who assaulted her husband over infidelity has been slapped with a six-month prison term.Ruzvidzo Mdala (32) of Makusha suburb, who is no stranger to the courts, was fined $30 ...Published: 08 May 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Elias Musakwa tries his luck again
Serial loser for Bikita West, Elias Musakwa, has not lost hope for the seat as he will also battle it out with Tichaona Mandebvu, Everson Machaya, incumbent Beauty Chabaya, Norman Mashata and Daniel M...Published: 24 Apr 2018 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidates list
THE ruling Zanu-PF yesterday released the full list of its candidates who have been given the green light to battle it out in the primary elections, with some party bigwigs and businessmen from Bulawa...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Voter registration still open
The Biometric Voter registration is continuing at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission offices across the country. Mthwakazi Republic Party has urged citizens to visit centres to register as voters...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 13:47hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
US firm gets Zimbabwe BVR tender
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has given an American company the nod to supply biometric voter registration (BVR) de-duplication hardware and software notwithstanding the court challenge of t...Published: 16 Jan 2018 at 05:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bootlickers attack Mugabe's nephew
The Zimbabwe Amalgamated Churches Council has attacked former cabinet minister Patrick Zhuwao for seeking to torch hate with the new administration.The Zimbabwe Amalgamated Churches Council pa...Published: 09 Jan 2018 at 13:52hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa, Rugeje bussed thugs to attack MDC HQ - Mugabe
Zanu PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his new political commissar, major general Engelbert Rugeje, bussed thugs to attack the MDC HQ, with guns.The attackers were not XIMEX Mall dealers as ...Published: 06 Jan 2018 at 06:26hrs | | by Makusha Mugabe
Mnangagwa attempted to dress up Chiwenga's coup with courts judgements, says Mugabe
An analyst Makusha Mugabe has said the new President Emmerson Mnangagwa tried to dress up Army General Constantino Chiwenga's cuop with court judgements which ruled that the defences forces interventi...Published: 28 Nov 2017 at 13:34hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Kombi rams into refurbished Esats Shopping Complex
A COMMUTER omnibus rammed into the newly refurbished Esats Shopping Complex following a collision involving three vehicles at the corner of 10th Avenue and Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Street in Bulawayo....Published: 10 Oct 2017 at 01:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZEC registration process not satisfying opposition parties - Mugabe
A political commentator Makusha Mugabe has said the current Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's Biomentric Voter registration does not satisfy the opposition parties in many ways.He said Zimbabwe'...Published: 05 Oct 2017 at 07:50hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Kasukuwere ordered to reinstate Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Gift Banda
THE High Court yesterday ordered Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Saviour Kasukuwere to reinstate former Bulawayo deputy mayor Mr Gift Banda saying the decision to fire him...Published: 25 Aug 2017 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Judge reserves judgment on Gift Banda case
BULAWAYO High Court judge Justice Martin Makonese yesterday reserved judgment in a matter in which former Bulawayo deputy mayor Mr Gift Banda is challenging his dismissal from the local authority....Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pastor caught sleeping in female secretary's bed
A Mvuma-based Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa, Forward in Faith (ZAOGA) Pastor has been given marching orders after he was found sleeping in the bed of a church secretary Theresa Kundishora last wee...Published: 05 Jul 2017 at 19:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gift Banda takes Kasukuwere to court
FORMER Bulawayo deputy mayor, Gift Banda has dragged Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere and a tribunal, which recommended his sacking, to court claiming unfair dismissal.In his appli...Published: 02 Jun 2017 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
188 years in jail
THREE notorious armed robbers who terrorised miners and businesspeople in the Midlands province and Bulawayo getting away with more than $25 000, a vehicle and six rifles, have been sentenced to a com...Published: 12 May 2017 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fired Bulawayo councillor fights back
FORMER Councillor for Ward 21 in Bulawayo who was fired following recommendations by an independent tribunal, has taken the Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Savi...Published: 25 Apr 2017 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Delays in appointing Bulawayo deputy Mayor irks govt
THE Government has expressed concern over delays by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to appoint a new Deputy Mayor to replace expelled Mr Gift Banda saying this could jeopardise the smooth oper...Published: 23 Apr 2017 at 13:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
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