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Former Zimbabwe minister spends night in custody over fraud charges
Former Mashonaland West Minister of State, Reuben Marumahoko, spent the night in custody following his arrest on fraud allegations. Marumahoko, who served as a deputy in multiple ministries, including...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:13hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
CCC councillors granted bail
Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors Chipo Mlotswa and Busani Dube have been granted bail in the sum of US$100 each after being arrested on fraud charges. The two councillors, who spent Thur...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 17:11hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers raise alarm over police conduct at court
Human rights lawyers representing jailed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Jameson Timba and 65 party activists have expressed serious concerns regarding the conduct of anti-riot police offic...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:27hrs | 523 | by Staff reporter
Thief scurries through window to escape angry residents
In a dramatic incident recently witnessed in Bulawayo's Gwabalanda suburb, an unidentified thief narrowly evaded a mob attack after being caught stealing inside a house.According to reports, t...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 09:57hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza runs out of land
Chitungwiza Municipality is facing a land shortage crisis for residential, recreational, and industrial development, prompting plans to expand into surrounding areas of Manyame Rural District Council....Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:31hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Dexter Nduna, two others acquitted of illegally prospecting for gold
Former Zanu-PF Chegutu Member of Parliament, Dexter Nduna, along with two co-accused individuals, has been acquitted of charges related to illegal prospecting for minerals without a license. The verdi...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 11:06hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Prison officer altered inmate's medical report to claim he's deaf and stall trial
An armed robbery suspect tried to stall his trial by getting a prison officer to alter a medical report to state that he had lost his hearing, a court heard on Wednesday.Witness Nyarupa, 44, o...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 12:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes 24 Lt Colonels
President Mnangagwa has in terms of the Defence Act promoted 24 Zimbabwe National Army Lieutanant Colonels to Colonel with effect from 20 December 2023.The promoted Colonels are: T Marufu, S C...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:46hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Andy Muridzo back in court
Harare-based Afro-fusion artist Kudzai Andrew Ngwenya, widely known as Andy Muridzo, and his ex-wife Chido Manyange, also known as Mai Keketso, appeared in the Harare Civil Court on a matter concernin...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:48hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Master H embarrassed in Mvurwi
Zimdancehall musician Hillary "Master H" Marufu was on Friday night embarrassed by his fans in Mvurwi after he performed for only 45 minutes rather than the agreed 2 hours at Tamu Tamu leisure centre....Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 18:40hrs | 11 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gold ore fight turns fatal
A 27-year-old artisanal miner from Gokwe lost his life on Tuesday in a tragic incident when he was fatally stabbed by his colleagues during a dispute over the division of gold ore.Evince Mapfu...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa insult lands woman in court
On Friday, a Harare woman informed a magistrate that her daughter-in-law was mistreating her by referring to her as "ED." Betty Chinyangare accused Mercy Mutonono of insulting her by using the initial...Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Student takes Zimsec to court over results
A FORMER pupil at Drake High School in Torwood, Redcliff, has taken the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) to court for allegedly failing to release his November 2020 Ordinary Level results...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Race on for Gweru mayor's post
BATTLE lines in Gweru's upcoming mayoral race have been drawn among CCC councillors amid strong interference from the party leadership which has a preferred candidate.CCC won 18 wards in the c...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 11:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF holds star rally in Chamisa's stronghold
HARARE's Central Business District (CBD) came to a standstill as the ruling Zanu-PF party swept the capital canvassing for support ahead of forthcoming general elections.In the wee hours of We...Published: 10 Aug 2023 at 06:42hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean women are reduced to cheerleaders in the upcoming election, activists say
In a large hall at the headquarters of Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party, women responded with roaring cheers when President Emmerson Mnangagwa described them as the party's "backbone" whose votes are v...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man seeks protection from wife
A Harare man has accused his estranged wife of emotionally and verbally abusing him because he earns less than her.Cliff Marufu told Harare magistrate Sharon Mashavira that Beverly Tsotsoma ha...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions US$300 million lithium project
THE adoption of a rapid results approach by the Second Republic was on display yesterday as President Mnangagwa commissioned a US$300 million-lithium plant that was constructed in a record nine months...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zinara reduces toll fees
THE strengthening of the local currency against the United States dollar has opened a floodgate of benefits for the motoring public as the Zimbabwe National Road Administration yesterday reviewed down...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa ignoring citizens' concerns,' says NGOs
COMMUNITY-Based organisations (CBOs) in Manicaland province have said President Emmerson Mnangagwa does not want to accept the truth that Zimbabwe is facing severe economic challenges that have left c...Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 07:49hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe consumers in a fix
As Zimbabweans continue to battle with a failing economy, increases in prices of basic commodities has pushed many into abject poverty.A recent survey conducted by Standardbusiness indic...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Couple fight over phone
A Harare man opposed his wife's application for a protection order accusing her of provoking him by invading his cell phone privacy.Gray Brasho told Harare magistrate Nyasha Marufu that he fou...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man assaults wife over chicken piece
A 35-year-old Harare man was dragged to court by his estranged wife for constantly harassing her.Primrose Magumise (31) told Harare magistrate Nyasha Marufu that she separated with Joseph Vhin...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sex worker bashes colleague over HIV status
A Mazowe-based sex worker was dragged to Concession Magistrates courts yesterday after she allegedly slapped her colleague at a bar for revealing her HIV status.Marble Chirozva pleaded not gui...Published: 24 May 2023 at 09:27hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man kills daughter over 'affair'
A 38-YEAR-OLD man from Mashonaland East province allegedly fatally assaulted his 14-year-old daughter, accusing her of having an affair with a married neighbour.Togara Kanyangira of Marufu vil...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drug lord in Zanu-PF primary election contest
VIOLENCE mongers, drug lords, and shoddy characters were disqualified from standing for the ruling party in the forthcoming elections as Zanu-PF maintains high ethical standards with rerun polls set t...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:30hrs | 10 | by Mbuso Ndlovu
Staged armed robberies flood Bulawayo
A majority of the about 50 armed and plain robbery cases reported weekly in Bulawayo are fake, police have said.The revelation follows a two-month investigation by detectives of a case involvi...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man offers US$20 for son's upkeep
A HARARE man yesterday offered to pay US$20 monthly for the upkeep of his 17-year-old son. The man, who could not be named to protect the minor, was dragged to court by his ex-wife who was dem...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF bungles own poll
Zanu-PF has failed to run clean primary elections in its own backyard amid vote rigging complaints by some losing candidates coupled with claims of intimidation among rival groups.Long accused...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Arrested ZANU PF chief rigger released
A ZANU PF official who was arrested yesterday in Mazowe North constituency for allegedly rigging in favour of party youth political commissar Tsungai Maku...Published: 27 Mar 2023 at 17:50hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Musarara withdraws from ZANU PF primary elections
Following massive rigging in Mazowe North which prompted the police to arrest youth party political commissar Tsungai Makumbe's campaign member after being allegedly caught with 651 ballot papers, asp...Published: 27 Mar 2023 at 09:37hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Councillor gets violent at booze joint
IN a dramatic incident which left imbibers shell-shocked, a Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) councillor for Ward 9 in Mpopoma suburb Donaldson Mabutho went haywire when he allegedly grabbed a resi...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe
This opinion-editorial piece was written by Japhet Ncube, a Zimbabwean-born former editor of South African daily, The Star, in November 2017 during the coup which ousted the late former president Robe...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:10hrs | 11 | by Japhet Mathanda Ncube
Harare man in court for insurance fraud
A Harare man is in trouble for insurance fraud after he allegedly swindled Old Mutual Insurance Company of US$2000 through a false claim for his motor vehicle which had been involved in an accident....Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's lawyer says he faces 'extortionate' means
PROMINENT attorney Advocate Thabani Mpofu, involved in a wrangle with Zimbabwean-Croat Joseph Crnkovic, a former finance officer for Chegutu-based mining company Dallaglio Investments, over allegation...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:13hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's lawyer Zacc in crosshairs
TOP lawyer, Advocate Thabani Mpofu is in Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc)'s crosshairs following allegations that he received "an inducement" from accused persons to conceal racism and human...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
DJ Tira vows to promote Zimbabwe's tourism
South African record producer, DJ and Kwaito artiste, DJ Tira (real name Mthokozisi Mkhathi) has vowed to help promote Zimbabwe's tourism through various initiatives.The Afrotainment boss who ...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Maputo for key regional meeting
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today join Sadc regional leaders for a high-level meeting that will culminate in the signing of a declaration providing for the protection of indigenous forests from rapid exp...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Senior cop nabbed for possession of a Pangolin
Two senior police officers were yesterday nabbed in Rusape for illegal possession of a pangolin.Assistant Inspector Kasiya Kalolo ...Published: 09 Jul 2022 at 18:08hrs | 6 | by Desmond Nleya / Simbarashe Sithole
Cattle rustlers sell stolen bull to the police
LUCKY ran out for two Shamva cattle rustlers who attempted to sell a stolen bull to the police and were arrested. Norman Makoto (3...Published: 02 Jul 2022 at 21:50hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Harare 'hule' says it's not criminal; challenges law at Constitutional Court
A HARARE woman who is being sued for US$50,000 over alleged adultery is seeking to dismiss the claim, arguing it is no longer a part of the laws of Zimbabwe.Ratidzo Nyamuchengwa, who is being ...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:29hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Whore' challenges adultery law
A HARARE woman, who is facing a US$50 000 lawsuit for adultery, has been granted relief to approach the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) to challenge the law, which she says is no longer part of Zimbab...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF offers human rights award
HUMAN rights watchers yesterday questioned Zanu-PF's intentions and sincerity of awarding locals the Herbert Chitepo award for justice and human rights when the ruling party stands accused of human ri...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabes in farm equipment scam
LATE president Robert Mugabe's family has been rocked by a fresh scandal after allegedly selling an assortment of farm equipment belonging to government departments and pocketing the money, it has eme...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Overzelous cops, Kazembe, Matanga agree to settle
Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe, Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and two overzealous cops Brighton Bvaure and Jasper Nechitima have agree...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 18:07hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mugabe movie lands Harare duo in trouble
TWO Harare men have been charged for piracy after selling copies of a movie chronicling the late former President Robert Mugabe's rise and fall.The movie titled Mugabe 2020 was directed by Nig...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC-linked tenant wins court case
A KADOMA businessman linked to the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has been given the nod by the courts to return to his rented shop after he was evicted for supporting the opposition....Published: 20 May 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Daring thief raids police and prison camps
A DARING thief admitted to breaking into houses of police and prisons and correctional services officers residing at the neighbouring Chimoio Police Depot and Harare Central Prison staff housing and s...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tenant evicted over CCC links
A BUTCHERY operator, Nicholas Marufu has claimed that he has been evicted from rented premises at Tandara Shopping Centre in Kadoma for allegedly hosting Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists....Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Duo aims to export Zimbabwe music
GWERU-BASED duo of Nathan Marufu (27) and Munyaradzi Machaya (25) said its recently established Prime MediaZW is meant to showcase the country's music. beyond the borders.Speaking to NewsDay L...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
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