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10 'cops' rob miners
Police in Mashonaland East have launched a manhunt for a gang of 10 men masquerading as police officers and robbing unsuspecting people of cash and valuables.The gang on Sunday pounced on four...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1281 | by Staff Reporter
Seven perish in road accidents in Mash Central
SEVEN people died in separate traffic accidents in Mashonaland Central Province this week.Mashonaland Central province deputy police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Fidelis Dhewu confirmed th...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1444 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF primaries worsen party wars
ZANU-PF has failed to announce the results of its elections to choose the party's parliamentary and council candidates for Harare, amid claims that the polls were riddled with bribery and rampant chea...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1018 | by Staff reporter
21 injured in bus accident
At least 21 passengers were injured on Saturday after a Changu Bus Service coach contracted to the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) overturned along Lytton Road in Harare when the driver fail...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:14hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
Tribalism at its best: Khuphe a leader sent from hell! My reply!
They see everything is wrong and going wrong because of Thokozani Khuphe. But who ignited the whole shenanigans going on in the MDC opposition parties? Indeed tribalism is embedded, it is entranced in...Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 15:10hrs | 5728 | by Nomazulu Thata
Man kills aunt over missing luck charms
POLICE in Mutoko, Mashonaland East province have arrested a 23-year-old man who allegedly axed his aunt to death, accusing her of misplacing his talisman.Piniel Tinomuda, of village 43 Hoyuyu,...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:31hrs | 1783 | by Staff reporter
Suspected rapist bashed to death
A 42-YEAR-OLD man was on Monday bashed to death in Mukumbura, Mashonaland Central province, after members of the community accused him of being a rapist.Given Kanyera (42), of Hore village, al...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:03hrs | 1435 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's selection of by-election candidates raises temperatures
FRESH trouble is brewing in the MDC Alliance, with its leaders now standing accused of overlooking an agreement which allows the group that came with one of the coalition's deputies, Welshman Ncube, t...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 20:37hrs | 4468 | by Staff reporter
Zimnat hands over nationwide boreholes to Health and Child Care Ministry
Zimnat and Health Maintenance Network Africa on Tuesday handed over 10 boreholes valued at more than five million Zimbabwe dollars to the Ministry of Health and Child Care as their contribution toward...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 08:35hrs | 931 | by Agencies
Chamisa under growing pressure for failing to tackle Mnangagwa & Zanu-PF
LARGER-THAN-LIFE MDC Alliance deputy national chairperson, Job "Wiwa" Sikhala, has advised his principal Nelson Chamisa not to think that popularity will guarantee him to become Zimbabwe's next leader...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 18:40hrs | 3295 | by Staff reporter
MLF is unfazed by Biti's beliefs
As MLF, we are unfazed by the beliefs of the student of history, Tendai Biti. In a voice note circulating on social network, Biti is heard saying he believes in a unitary zimbabwe, he does not believe...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 16:21hrs | 2314 | by MLF
Missing woman found dead with hands tied
A missing Concession woman was found dead with her hands tied with a cloth near a stream yesterday.Mashonaland Central deputy police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Fidelis Dhewu confirmed th...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 08:53hrs | 6437 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Sikhala tells Chamisa that popularity alone won't be enough
LARGER-THAN-LIFE MDC Alliance deputy national chairperson, Job "Wiwa" Sikhala, has advised his principal Nelson Chamisa not to think that popularity will guarantee him to become Zimbabwe's next leader...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 07:07hrs | 6629 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa attempts to end enduring Zanu-PF ructions
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, is once again extending an olive branch to many of his disaffected erstwhile Zanu-PF comrades - including former vice president Joice Mujuru, as he seeks to unite t...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 18:54hrs | 1782 | by Staff reporter
Violence, chaos rock Zanu-PF primaries
VIOLENCE and chaos rocked Zanu-PF primary elections in Harare over the weekend as the ruling party was forced to postpone the Kuwadzana East polls amid allegations of electoral malpractices.Th...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 18:49hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reaches out to Zanu-PF foes
President Mnangagwa has once again extended an olive branch to some of his former Zanu-PF comrades including former vice president Joice Mujuru as he seeks to unite the long divided party. Zan...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 07:17hrs | 6824 | by Staff reporter
'Zanla cadres were poorly trained'
FORMER Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary (Zipra) fighter Esau Ncube has sensationally claimed that his Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (Zanla) counterparts were poorly trained so much so that ...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:52hrs | 2961 | by Staff reporter
Tsenengamu bail ruling postponed
Former Zanu PF Mashonaland Central youth chairperson Godfrey Tsenengamu will spend another night in custody after Harare regional magistrate Mr Ngoni Nduna said he was yet to complete his bail ruling....Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 20:00hrs | 1337 | by Staff reporter
Parents plot demo against proposed school fees hike
PAReNTS and guardians whose children are learning at Chogugudza Primary School in Domboshava, Goromonzi district, are plotting to demonstrate today against a decision by school authorities to raise fe...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:17hrs | 1375 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF ready for by-elections, says Chinamasa
ZANU-PF is ready for by-elections and is proceeding with its primary elections despite an indefinite ban by the government for any plebiscite to be held to curb the spread of Covid-19.The ruli...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:54hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Few delegates for Zanu-PF conference
THE number of delegates to the Zanu-PF annual national people's conference set to be held in Mashonaland Central province in December would be scaled down in line with COVID-19 guidelines, a party off...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 07:29hrs | 1765 | by Staff reporter
Tsenengamu surrenders to police
Former Zanu-PF Mashonaland Central youth chairperson Godfrey Tsenengamu who was among 14 political activists, including MDC-Alliance deputy chair Job Sikhala and Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Z...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 21:36hrs | 2913 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs box over positions, power spoils
THIS weekend's Zanu-PF elections to choose the party's parliamentary candidates for Harare are the latest activities of the former liberation movement to be hit by debilitating chaos - with senior off...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 21:36hrs | 1408 | by Staff reporter
32 new Covid-19 cases recorded
THIRTY-TWO new Covid-19 cases were recorded yesterday as the total number of cases in Zimbabwe rose to 7 951.The 32 cases were recorded following 929 PRC tests that were done while five people...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 21:33hrs | 1164 | by Staff reporter
Major shake-up looms at ZB Bank
A MAJOR shake-up is looming at ZB Financial Holdings (ZBFH), with veteran banker Nicholas Vingirai tipped to increase his stake in a deal that would make him the majority shareholder in the listed gro...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 10:16hrs | 1824 | by Staff reporter
Goche freed on $50,000 bail
Former state security minister Nicholas Goche was freed on Z$50,000 bail on Thursday after he was charged with stock theft.Goche appeared at the Bindura Magistrates Court following his arrest ...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 19:22hrs | 1404 | by Staff reporter
Girl (3) drowns in a pool
Police in Glendale, Mashonaland Central province said a three-year-old girl drowned in a pool yesterday while her mother was busy gardening.According to police Mercy Manyika (33) of Plymouth f...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 14:57hrs | 1553 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Kazembe Kazembe behind the arrest of Nicholas Goche?
A certain section of ZANU PF structures in Mashonaland Central have expressed anger over the arrest of ZANU PF Provincial Kingmaker Nicholas Goche over charges of stock theft and being accused of stea...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 11:59hrs | 7888 | by Mandla Ndlovu
It's dog-eat-dog in Zanu PF elections
Titanic battles are looming in Zanu-PF's upcoming district coordinating committee elections as Cabinet ministers and legislators join ordinary party members in the critical race for seats. The...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 07:29hrs | 2193 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF land invaders attack police officers
SUSPECTED rowdy Zanu-PF land invaders at a farm in Bromley, 48km southeast of Harare, on Monday attacked police officers deployed to evict them to pave way for the farm owner.One of the police...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 07:07hrs | 1381 | by Staff reporter
Banks shun Zimbabwe's dairy sector
FINANCIAL institutions are reluctant to advance loans to dairy farmers due to viability challenges afflicting the sector, government has said. Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement ...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 06:58hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Missing boy (15) found floating in dam
A 15-year-old boy who went missing for two days was yesterday found floating in a dam in Mazowe.Mashonaland Central deputy police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Fidelis Dhewu confirmed...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 14:19hrs | 3411 | by Simbarashe Sithole
2 Matabeles shot dead by Zimbabwe soldiers for speaking Ndebele language
MLO Supreme Council was angered by the gunning down of 2 Matabeles, Morgan Sibanda and Dumisani Mpofu by the the number one killers of Matabele people, Zimbabwe National Army, for speaking Ndebe...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 08:33hrs | 5614 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
4 burnt beyond recognition in accident
FOUR people were burnt beyond recognition on Sunday morning following a head-on collision between a Nissan UD truck and a Toyota Wish near Macheke along the Harare-Mutare Highway.The deceased,...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 06:53hrs | 1406 | by Staff reporter
Bid to take over Khupe's offices foiled
A BID to take over Mashonaland East provincial MDC-T offices in Marondera on Friday night hit a brickwall after 10 MDC Alliance youths were arrested by the police and charged with public violence....Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 06:51hrs | 2452 | by Staff reporter
Murdered boy's legs recovered in toilet
A PAIR of legs reportedly belonging to murdered seven-year-old Tapiwa Makore was discovered in a nearby pit latrine as the search for all his body parts continues.Tapiwa was allegedly murdered...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 06:48hrs | 2051 | by Staff reporter
'Britain rigged polls on behalf of Mugabe'
THE British government of Margaret Thatcher rigged the 1980 elections in favour of the late former President Robert Mugabe out of fear his loss could trigger a civil war because he came from the triba...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 06:48hrs | 2511 | by Staff reporter
'G40 money' stokes Zanu-PF bloodletting
FISSURES are widening in the ruling Zanu-PF, amid damaging allegations of "dirty money" exchanging hands to influence the outcome of the party's district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections....Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 17:14hrs | 2361 | by Staff reporter
Khupe chokes Chamisa again
UNLESS brawling MDC leaders end their futile wars soon, Nelson Chamisa will not be able to participate in the party's leadership contests when the court-directed extra-ordinary congress gets underway ...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 21:29hrs | 6186 | by Staff reporter
Three perish in road traffic accident
THREE people died on Thursday night while two others are in critical condition after they were knocked down by a haulage truck on a accident scene at 23ki...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 15:20hrs | 3594 | by Simbarashe Sithole
DCCs tear Zanu-PF apart
ZANU-PF leaders are reportedly toying with the idea of suspending district coordinating committee (DCC) elections following reports that the exercise had caused sharp divisions in the party.Th...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 08:31hrs | 3971 | by Staff reporter
3 die in a road traffic accident
THREE people died on Thursday night while two others are in critical condition after they were knocked down by a haulage truck as they attended to another traffic accident at the 23-kilometre peg alon...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 08:28hrs | 1092 | by Staff reporter
2 new Covid-19 cases recorded in Zimbabwe
THE country yesterday recorded 12 new Covid-19 cases while nine people recovered from the disease. Bulawayo recorded the highest number of infections with five new cases, followed by Manicalan...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 17:52hrs | 1214 | by Staff reporter
Harare vendor killed by lightning
A HARARE vendor was fatally struck by a bolt of bolt lightning on Tuesday night at Wood farm, Mazowe while selling his products at the farm.Brian Chifamba (31) of Marlborough, Harare died on t...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 16:38hrs | 2212 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gloves off again in brawling MDC's scorched earth fight
ANY lingering hopes that warring MDC factions would soon come to their senses were quashed yesterday, after the main opposition's interim leadership led by Thokozani Khupe, pictured, recalled a furthe...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 08:00hrs | 6550 | by Staff reporter
Chaos rocks Zanu-PF Tsholotsho DCC polls
CHAOS has reportedly rocked Zanu-PF's Tsholotsho district with aspiring candidates flouting campaign guidelines ahead of the ruling party's district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections.Zan...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:38hrs | 775 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora accused of creating 'ghost structures'
THE MDC-T secretary-general, Douglas Mwonzora has come under intense criticism by the Nelson Chamisa-aligned faction for working in cahoots with Zanu-PF to set up "ghost structures" in Mashonaland Wes...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:23hrs | 1283 | by Staff reporter
Khupe recalls Chamisa deputy and 9 more MPs
The MDC-T recalled 10 more MDC Alliance lawmakers on Thursday, as the battle for the control of Zimbabwe's main opposition escalated.Among those to lose their seats was MDC Alliance vice presi...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 22:16hrs | 7357 | by Staff reporter
Police summon NewsDay scribe over expose
POLICE in Karoi have allegedly invited NewsDay correspondent Nhau Mangirazi for interrogation over a story that exposed their colleague who, in the company of Zanu-PF youths in the area, raided shopow...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 07:29hrs | 2336 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa aide fined for farm invasion
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's security aide Alfred Chagonda was yesterday ordered to pay $2 000 for settling at a farm in Chivhu without lawful authority.Chagonda, who was in a land wrangle w...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 07:25hrs | 3340 | by Staff reporter
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