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Used clothes take Zimbabwe by storm
Kimberley Dube takes great care with her appearance. She always looks sharp and fashionable in smart-looking jeans, t-shirts, sweatpants, tops, and designer sneakers."I love jeans - can't get ...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 11:24hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
Warrant issued for Chatunga Mugabe after court absence
A magistrate in Beitbridge has issued a warrant of arrest for Chatunga Bellarmine Mugabe (27), son of the late former President Robert Mugabe, after he failed to appear in court on Monday.Muga...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 06:38hrs | 796 | by Staff reporter
Bags of wheat 'stolen' at food distribution point
Villagers in Chegutu's Ward 21 are accusing local leaders of diverting food aid meant for the most vulnerable in their community, claiming the leaders are manipulating beneficiary registers to benefit...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 10:00hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe medical professionals wrangle spill into High Court
The Medical Professionals and Allied Workers Union of Zimbabwe (MPAWUZ) and the National Employment Council for the Medical and Allied Industry (NECMAI) are in a leadership dispute that has reached th...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 10:15hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimra officers busted in 26 chrome trucks smuggling deal
Two Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officers stationed in Beitbridge have been arrested for colluding with two other suspects to facilitate the illegal exportation of 26 trucks loaded with chrome c...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:17hrs | 1028 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans decry sharp increase in mealie-meal price
Villagers across Zimbabwe are facing severe hardships due to a sharp rise in mealie-meal prices, exacerbated by drought conditions. Traditionally, a 20-litre bucket of maize, costing US$3, now transla...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 06:50hrs | 786 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to open passport offices in US, UK and Zambia
The Cabinet recently approved the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage's Integrated Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Systems Strategy, which aims to computerize government depa...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:03hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Nyarota's latest book takes aim at opposition
Journalist Geoffrey Nyarota has released his latest book, 'The Journalist as an Outcast: Perils of Investigative Reporting in Zimbabwe.'Alpha Media Holdings chairman, Trevor Ncube was the gues...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 09:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pushes for UniVisa system
ZIMBABWE is pushing for the revival of the UniVisa model with regional peers to enhance smooth passage of visitors at the country's ports of entry so that they can move around with just one visa in th...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 50 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
220,000 Zimbabweans troop back home for Christmas
MORE than 220 000 people flocked into Zimbabwe over the last week for the festive season, marking a significant surge in arrivals compared to last year when the Government started easing stringent ent...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:09hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
9 robbers shot as cops name 20 most wanted criminals
NINE suspected robbers sustained injuries after they were shot by police in Harare on Thursday in a crackdown, while the hunt is on for 20 suspects whom detectives have named as Zimbabwe's most wanted...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 09:42hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
ZBC investigates senior 'sex pests'
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has initiated investigations into allegations of sexual harassment involving senior managers. Robson Mhandu, the Director for radio services, and Scott "DJ ...Published: 21 Oct 2023 at 18:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Power FM boss DJ Scott suspended for sex advances on subordinate
Scott Matengambiri, a well-known radio personality and station manager at Power FM, has been suspended by the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) following allegations of sexual harassment. It is ...Published: 05 Oct 2023 at 19:52hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Soldier forges prescriptions, claims $23 quadrillion
A MEMBER of the Zimbabwe National Army allegedly falsified documents to claim $23,160 quadrillion during the hyper-inflationary era for injuries sustained during the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa fingered in Harare City Council recruitment storm
OPPOSITION CCC leader Nelson Chamisa has been fingered in an alleged Harare City Council recruitment storm amid allegations that he is trying to impose senior management staff, with his latest nominee...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police recover stolen tobacco bales
POLICE in Marondera, Mashonaland East province, have arrested a Harare man who was part of a nine-member gang that raided a farm and stole tobacco bales.The suspect Shelton Matengarufu was int...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kazungula, Victoria Falls borders set for upgrades
GOVERNMENT plans to upgrade Kazungula and Victoria Falls border posts into modern state-of-the-art "one stop" facilities.Kazungula, the border with Botswana and Victoria Falls leading into Zam...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:38hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Man left for dead in revenge attack
A ZHOMBE man is battling for life in hospital after being attacked by three assailants in a revenge attack.Joshua Zigandiwa (24) of Village Kasekerere under Chief Ntabeni was reportedly beaten...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 15:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Donkey-drawn carts ply Zimbabwe's abandoned remote routes?
From the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway in Zimbabwe at a spot popularly known as Turn-P, the road passing through Neshuro Township has been degraded, disused, and derelict for over two decades, with buse...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 09:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man nabbed for 'bribing' prosecutor
A Beitbridge man has been sentenced to one year in jail for attempted bribery after he tried to pay ZAR5 000 to a prosecutor to influence the trial of his brothers-in-law who were arrested for stock t...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 22:21hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
May Mugabe's real friends please stand up!
The day Robert Mugabe Jnr made his walk of shame into the Harare Magistrates' Court on Monday, two things of significance to him personally were taking place hours later.Number one, the countr...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:44hrs | 9 | by Moses Matenga
Prophets clash over dead snake
TWO Kuwadzana Phase 3 Johann Masowe eChishanu prophets have appeared in court following an altercation over a snake. Madzibaba Matthew Matenga went to court seeking a protection order against ...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 19:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-ZRP, CIO and AFZ members arrested for robbery
A police officer and former members of the police office, the Air force of Zimbabwe, the Central Intelligence Organisation and seven others have been arrested for robbery.The eleven-member gan...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 15:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC grabs land worth US$5m
LAND worth millions of United States dollars was parcelled among Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors and management at the Harare City Council with the corruption also sucking in legislato...Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare paying 'dead' workers
Cash strapped Harare City Council is allegedly paying ghost workers in the form of dead and fired employees while the money is being pocketed by selected top bosses.Preliminary investigations ...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Heist mastermind's family remanded in custody
THE family of Shadreck Njowa, the alleged mastermind of the US$2,7 million ZB Bank robbery, which occurred in January last year, has been remanded in custody ahead of a ruling on their bail applicatio...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Family of US$2,7m heist mastermind arrested
The family of Shadreck Njowa, the mastermind behind the ZB Bank US$2,7 million and $43 000 heist which occurred in January last year at Gwebi River Bridge along the Harare-Chirundu Road has been arres...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$2,7 million ZB Bank heist mastermind arrested
The mastermind behind the ZB Bank US$2,7 million and $43 000 heist which occurred in January last year at Gwebi River Bridge along the Harare-Chirundu Road has been arrested in Harare after being on t...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 20:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chaos as Mbudzi roundabout closes for construction
As motorists adjust to the closure of Mbudzi roundabout while the huge and complex Mbudzi Interchange is built over the next 18 months, the diversion of traffic into roads in Hopely and Waterfalls was...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZimRights national director says Zimbabwe heading towards bloodbath
ZIMBABWE is faced with a multifaceted economic, political and social crisis. Observers say the challenges bedevilling the country will likely get worse ahead of the 2023 general elections as rival pol...Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 17:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Slain Bulawayo CCC member burial today
BULAWAYO entrepreneur and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member Langelihle Dube, who was killed by a machete gang on June 8, will be buried today in Esigodini, Matabeleland South province....Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete gang kills man, robs wife of $25
A MAN from Bulawayo's Lobengula West suburb was yesterday morning killed at his home by machete wielding robbers who got away with US$25.Langelihle Dube (53) who ran a tuck shop at his home an...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
CIO, Soldier & Cop arrested for demanding a bribe
A CIO, soldier and policeman are languishing in remand prison on charges of soliciting a R6500 bribe from a motorist traveling from South Africa through Beitbridge border post.Munyaradzi Mupes...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
No bail for corruption accused border officials
EIGHTEEN security officials drawn from members of the national security cluster were yesterday denied bail by a Beitbridge Magistrate after they were arrested for taking a R2 000 bribe from a cross-bo...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
18 border security officials in court for corruption
EIGHTEEN security officials drawn from members of the national security cluster deployed to combat crime at the border with South Africa have been arrested on corruption related charges after an anti-...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
18 border control officers in bribery storm
EIGHTEEN border control security officers, who were part of a joint operation code-named No to Cross-border Crime, on Monday appeared at the Beitbridge Magistrates Court facing abuse of office charges...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Come clean on Zec meddling
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, I write to you at a very critical moment when the country has reached a perilous phase which is the electoral season that is likely to last u...Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 04:46hrs | 5 | by Moses Matenga
'Zimbabwe sliding back to 2008 crisis'
ZIMBABWE is in economic and political crises which are threatening peace, particularly ahead of the 2023 elections.Observers say corruption and looting of public resources have reached alarmin...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 06:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Stop criminalising human rights defenders'
HUMAN rights defenders have been under siege in the Sadc region amid calls for governments to respect the law, democracy and rights.The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) ...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:12hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Vingirai's bid to evict farmers flops
VETERAN banker Nicholas Vingirai's bid to evict farmers settled at a farm in Banket has hit a snag after the High Court ordered him to vacate the farm and stop interfering with the farmers' activities...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:29hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Why fret over elections?
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, the vigour and evident arrogance by which your administration is resisting by-elections and key electoral reforms ahead of the 2023 harmonise...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:44hrs | 8 | by Moses Matenga
Franco Slomo turns to God
Sungura musician Franco "Slomo" Dhaka has been featured by South African based Zimbabwean-born Gospel artiste, Dj Rabaaz real name, Claud Rabson in a new musical video titled #Famba nevamw...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 16:30hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole in South Africa
Mnangagwa will fall with a thud
As I prepared to leave Sydney and its congestion and retreat to a quieter place this past Sunday morning, my curiously inquisitive eye caught a disturbing news report in one of the weekend newspapers ...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 07:36hrs | 1 | by Mutsa Murenje in Alice Springs, Australia
'ECD struggling under COVID-19'
EARLY childhood development (ECD) is key for development and deserves funding from government and stakeholders to ensure children are well groomed. In Zimbabwe and other third world countries, governm...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt fails to finance Mozambique war
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is struggling to mobilise sufficient resources to contribute to the Southern Africa Development Committee Standing Force (SADC SF), which is supposed to s...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe stares at another disputed poll in 2023'
SINCE the advent of COVID-19 in March last year, Zimbabwe suspended by-elections despite that several parliamentary and council seats fell vacant after MPs affiliated to the MDC Alliance led by Nelson...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Harare war vets suspend chair
THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) Harare province yesterday resolved to recall its acting chairman Hoyini Samuel Bhila over a litany of allegations, among them sowing ...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa embroiled in ugly wrangle over school
THOUSANDS of pupils at Southlea Park, a community primary school in Harare South, face a bleak future after a controversial decision by a dodgy consortium to turn the learning centre in the low-income...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:18hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Sangoma arrested for concealing US$2,7m robber
A BUHERA traditional healer (sangoma) has been arrested for providing shelter to a robber wanted in connection with a US$2,7 million heist.The sangoma, Shadreck Tadira (58), his wife Margaret ...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
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