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Man stabbed for refusing to take off his belt
A 38-year-old man from Mapinga, Mashonaland West, has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a 24-year-old co-worker over a dispute regarding a belt.The incident occurred ...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 15:49hrs | 1539 | by Staff reporter
Chigumba survives road accident
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) chairperson, Justice Priscilla Chigumba was yesterday involved in a road traffic accident near Mapinga along the Harare-Chirundu Highway. Acting provinc...Published: 02 Sep 2024 at 12:01hrs | 1759 | by Staff reporter
Harare-Chirundu Highway upgrade works resume
Work on the Harare-Chirundu highway has resumed, with five local contractors - Tensor Systems, Bitumen World, Masimba, Fossil, and Exodus and Company - now actively on-site. These contractors ...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 09:55hrs | 2186 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe company ventures into lithium battery production
Verify Engineering, a Zimbabwean company, has started lithium battery production, aligning with Zimbabwe's focus on mineral value addition and beneficiation. With Africa's largest lithium reserves, Zi...Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 10:50hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to commission Kamativi Mine
As Zimbabwe showcases strength in lithium reserves, the largest in Africa, attention is drawn to Kamativi in Hwange District, Matebeleland North Province, where President Mnangagwa is tomorrow expecte...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Call log helps police apprehend armed robber
A 35-YEAR-OLD armed robber will spend 20 years in prison after he was nailed by call logs from the victims' phone that he had stolen as a member of a six-man-gang.In a statement, the National ...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 16:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trip Trans bus kills 2 police officers
Four people including two Chinhoyi police officers perished in a fatal accident involving a Mahindra vehicle and a cross border Trip Trans bus at Mapinga.National police spokesman Assistant Co...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 05:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt makes another empty promise to rehabilitate roads in other cities, towns
GOVERNMENT will soon rehabilitate and construct roads in the country's major cities and towns which have been neglected by opposition-run local authorities for the past 20 years.Despite receiv...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 04:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare-Chirundu highway upgrade starts
THE long-awaited widening and upgrading of the 352-kilometre Harare-Chirundu highway has started with all the contractors on site. The upgrade has seen two of the five contractors identified t...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns businesses, miners over corruption
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned business, industry and the mining sector against engaging in corruption saying his government would apply the law without "fear or favour".Mnangag...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Authorities must investigate the escalation of abductions, torture and killing of political activists
The Zimbabwean authorities must immediately address the escalating cases of abductions, arbitrary detention, torture and killing of parliament members, opposition political activists, and human rights...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 19:18hrs | 17 | by Amnesty International
Chinese investors flock to Zimbabwe
Since its establishment in 2020, the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) has issued 932 licenses to investors worldwide, with a significant portion coming from China, particularly in the...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:51hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC claims that its supporters and activists are being attacked
A WAVE of post-election violence has been reported across Zimbabwe as the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) claims that its supporters and activists are being attacked.The violenc...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 06:20hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gets down to work
FOLLOWING his re-election to the country's top office, President Mnangagwa has switched back to the indefatigable work ethic which characterised his first tenure with the Head of State and Government ...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's tour de force
"It's in the bag," quipped one man as he gazed down at the sea of people that extended into the horizon during yesterday's Zanu-PF Presidential Star Rally in Mashonaland West province.There is...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:29hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Highway robbers cause havoc in Zimbabwe
FORTY-FIVE-year-old Jonas Kabasa is among several truck drivers whose dislike for passing through Zimbabwe on long-distance trips is all too apparent.He drives trucks from South Africa to Zamb...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Landlord's illicit affairs exposed
A Harare man was exposed in court for having extra marital affairs with his tenants.Yvonne Chita, who was seeking a peace order against her husband Itirayi Mapinga, also accused him of domesti...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinese firms target US$13bn Zimbabwe project
ABOUT 20 Chinese investors with cumulative turnover of nearly US$40 billion have shown keen interest to invest in the proposed US$13 billion mine-to-energy industrial park in Mapinga, Mashonaland West...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's lithium revenues poised to exceed expectations
THE growing global demand for lithium — a mineral which is critical in the manufacture of batteries that power electric vehicles, among other renewable energy products — as well as continuing mult...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Two accidents claim five lives in a day
Chinhoyi city experienced a gloomy Sunday by experiencing two fatal accidents claiming five lives in totality.A Chinhoyi family was involved in an accident on Sunday while on its way to Harare...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 08:40hrs | 1 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
4 youths die in accident
A tragic accident that occurred last night claimed the lives of four Banket youths a few kilometres from Chinhoyi.The accident which occurred near Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) field...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stadia crisis looms in Zimbabwe
One of the ceremonial homes of football in the country Rufaro Stadium remains banned from use despite promises by the City of Harare that the facility will be fully upgraded by the start of the season...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:08hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Haulage truck robbers on the loose in Zimbabwe
POLICE have warned haulage truck drivers on Harare-Chirundu highway to be on the lookout for dangerous criminals who are on the prowl targeting trucks during the night.In a statement, national...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:48hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new multi-billion industrial hub to create 25 000 jobs
A NEW industrial energy hub worth over US$13 billion that is set to create more than 25 000 jobs will soon be running in Mapinga Mashonaland West province in yet another transformative initiative from...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to manufacture lithium batteries
Zimbabwe plans to manufacture lithium batteries and has since struck an agreement with a potential investor willing to set up a plant, Mines and Mining Development Deputy Minister Polite Kambamura has...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 15:40hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
US$13bn mining deal sealed
The Government and two Chinese investors - Eagle Canyon International Group Limited and Pacific Goal Investment - yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding that immediately paves the way for the ...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Potraz targets 1 500 schools, health centres
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has begun a project to connect 1 500 schools and 1 500 health centres to the internet to improve information dissemination....Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 05:38hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Govt reviews geo-fencing transit trucks route
GOVERNMENT has with immediate effect reviewed the geo-fenced routes used by commercial trucks transiting through Zimbabwe to countries north of the Zambezi River.It is understood that the move...Published: 21 May 2021 at 19:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gushungo dairy bomber freed
HIGH Court judge, Tawanda Chitapi Tuesday granted $5 000 bail to Owen Kuchata, leader of Zimbabwe People's Front Party (ZPFP) who was jailed for attempt to bomb former President Robert Mugabe and fami...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man dies after police raided a nightclub
A GRIEF-STRICKEN family is demanding justice after a relative died in custody in Murewa on Boxing Day following a police dog bite outside a nightclub, although a police statement to this publication s...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 15:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
1 family, 5 dead in an accident
FIVE members of the same family died while two others were seriously injured when a vehicle they were travelling in burst a front tyre, overturned and rolled several times before landing on its roof i...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
10 horror crash victims named
Police have named 10 people who were killed when a Chinhoyi-bound Nissan Caravan and a haulage truck collided head-on at Mapinga along the Harare-Chirundu Highway on Tuesday night. One of the ...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
10 mourners die in road accident
TEN people died on Tuesday night when a commuter omnibus they were travelling in collided with a haulage truck at Mapinga, about 60km along Harare-Chirundu Highway.Police confirmed the acciden...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
BREAKING: 10 die in Harare-Chirundu road accident
AT Least 10 people died last night while several others were injured when a Chinhoyi-bound Nissan Caravan commuter omnibus burst a tyre and veered off the road at Mapinga, Great Dyke Pass along the Ha...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 13:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Head-on collision kills 3
Three people were killed while four others were injured in a head-on collision involving a small vehicle and a lorry at Mapinga Great Dyke Pass along the Harare-Chirundu road early this morning....Published: 14 May 2018 at 11:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe property bombing case collapses
A HARARE magistrate yesterday granted an application of exception of charges filed by two military intelligence officers, Solomon Makumbe and Silas Pfupa, who were accused of trying to petrol-bomb the...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Roads are in a deplorable and dilapidatory states
The road from Banket to Guruve via Raffingora and also the road from Mvurwi to Mapinga via Mtorashanga are in a deplorable and dilapidatory state.Something must be done as a matter of urgency ...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 16:50hrs | | by Givestar Kamuzonde
9 die in accidents
NINE people were killed while four others were seriously injured in two separate road accidents along the Harare- Chirundu Highway on Sunday.In the first accident, six people died on the spot ...Published: 05 Mar 2018 at 15:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gushungo Dairy bombers trial fails to kick off
THE trial of two soldiers accused of trying to petrol-bomb the former First Family's Alpha and Omega Dairy Farm in Mazowe failed to kick off yesterday as the accused are awaiting a final response from...Published: 07 Feb 2018 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Embrace ubuntuism, urges First Lady
The First Lady Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa has called for the upholding of traditional values and care of vulnerable children.This came out when she visited a Hurungwe children's home in Mashonala...Published: 05 Jan 2018 at 15:59hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Gushungo Dairies 'bombers' case drags on
A bid for freedom by four suspects reportedly caught attempting to bomb Alpha Omega Dairies - popularly known as Gushungo Dairies - has been dismissed after the State indicated that indicts for th...Published: 04 Apr 2017 at 12:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sekurutau hits the ground running with 'Back from America' Historic Ndakabvakure
Zimbabwe's African Roots Music singer, sculptor cum-businessman Bryn Taurai Mteki a.k.a. Sekurutau continues with his "Back from America" tour celebrating the grand return to the big stage this Friday...Published: 22 Mar 2017 at 10:49hrs | 1 | by Entertainment Reporter
Baby injured as truck, train collide
An eight months old baby was injured when a goods train collided with a haulage truck at the Mapinga Great Dyke Pass rail crossing along the Harare/Chirundu-Chirundu highway yesterday.The ...Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 23:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Villagers profit from train, truck collision scene
Mapinga villagers in Mashonaland West have profited from an accident scene where a South Africa registered truck, carrying fertilizer, collided with a train at a level-crossing on Saturday evening....Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 07:57hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Truck collides with train
A South Africa registered truck travelling towards Harare along Chirungu-Harare highway collided with a train in Mapinga at a railway-crossing on Saturday.Sources familiar with the incident sa...Published: 18 Feb 2017 at 17:21hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gushungo bombing suspects refuse further remand
Four men, including jailed Zimbabwe People's Front president Owen Kuchata, suspected of plotting to bomb the First Family's dairy farm in Mazowe yesterday refused further remand following the Stat...Published: 27 Oct 2016 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Magistrate questions bombing suspect’s sanity
Jailed Zimbabwe People's Front president Owen Kuchata could have lost his mind after he mumbled incoherent statements about President Mugabe in court, Harare magistrate, Mr Tendai Mahwe said yesterday...Published: 24 Jun 2016 at 06:43hrs | | by Fungai Lupande
Gushungo bombing case now in open court
The matter of four suspects accused of attempting to overthrow the Government through unconstitutional means which was previously held in camera is now being heard in an open court.The matter ...Published: 24 May 2016 at 06:38hrs | | by Tendai Rupapa
Gushungo treason trial: Proceedings to be held in camera
LAWYERS representing two of the suspects accused of attempting to overthrow the government through unconstitutional means, yesterday successfully applied to have the treason proceedings held in camera...Published: 12 Apr 2016 at 11:20hrs | | by Tendai Rupapa
Mugabe's Zvimba home targeted by bomb plotters
OWEN Kuchata, leader of a fringe political party, the Zimbabwe People's Front, faces a lengthy jail term after admitting a plot to bomb a plant of Alpha Omega Dairy - a business owned by President Rob...Published: 09 Feb 2016 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
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