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Chinese businessman granted $5 000 bail
A CHINESE businessman who allegedly tried to bribe a police officer with US$1 480 has been granted $5 000 bail by the High Court.Meng Dong, the Chinese national, who has been in remand prison ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 373 | by Staff reporter
RBZ orders banks to pay interest on deposits
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has ordered banks to pay interest on deposits to entice locals to save.RBZ governor John Mangudya said starting next month, banks should offer 5% and 10% int...Published: 7 hrs ago | 377 | by Staff reporter
Thief snatches US$19k from vehicle
A SUSPECTED thief snatched a bag containing US$19 000 from a vehicle belonging to a Non-Governmental Organisation in Bulawayo before speeding off in an unregistered vehicle. The incident occur...Published: 7 hrs ago | 441 | by Staff reporter
Man kills uncle over $30
A RUSAPE man was last Thursday sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing his uncle over a $30 debt.Malvin Chiwanda of Muziti village under Chief Makoni in Rusape appeared before High Court j...Published: 9 hrs ago | 483 | by Staff Reporeter
3 crucial factors to consider in cryptocurrency day trading for you
Are you aware that the emergence of internet trading platforms has spurred the rise of day trading as a profession? This may appear to be a fantastical scenario. However, as with any successful busine...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 17:33hrs | 594 | by Staff Reporter
Woman robbed foreign currency at gunpoint
A Plumtree woman was robbed of ZAR22 500 at gunpoint on Friday at her homestead in Ndolwane.Sethi Ndlovu lost a large amount of m...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:57hrs | 6099 | by Desmond Nleya/Simbarashe Sithole
AFM faction opens doors to rival congregants
THE Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) in Zimbabwe faction led by Amon Madawo yesterday began courting members from a rival faction led by Cossam Chiangwa after winning a bruising fight for control of the ...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:03hrs | 1620 | by Staff reporter
State diamond company fails to account for US$400m
THE Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) has failed to account for the use of money exceeding US$400 million, while also failing to properly account for 352 583.11 carats of diamonds wor...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 15:06hrs | 1612 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF intensifies campaigns as Mnangagwa eyes 2023 election
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has injected ZW$73 million into Mashonaland East vocational training centres as Zanu-PF canvasses for youth support in its quest to garner five million votes in the 2023 g...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 15:05hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Govt privatises IDs, passports production
GOVERNMENT has awarded a tender to an unnamed private company to print citizens' identification (ID) cards and passports under a build operate and transfer (BOT) agreement in a bid to ease the current...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 15:03hrs | 2204 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs in vehicle purchase scam
THE National Chiefs Council has been caught in a vehicle scam after inflating prices for four Isuzu twin-cab trucks, with each vehicle gobbling about US$125 000 against a market value of between US$38...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 14:57hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Auction market cannot end the parallel market
Despite launching the Dutch inspired Foreign Currency Auction System (FCAS) in June 2020 (Almost 1 year running), the Zimbabwean economy continues to face acute foreign currency shortages on the forma...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 08:52hrs | 1003 | by Port Louis Riverfront, Mauritius
Firms fingered in abusing forex auction fight back
COMPANIES which were this week accused by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) of abusing the funds obtained from the foreign currency auction market have strongly refuted the allegations and are seekin...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 13:03hrs | 1467 | by Staff reporter
Has the Zimbabwe dollar really stabilised against the US unit?
There is a strong debate among economic analysts pertaining to whether the Zimbabwean dollar (ZW$) has stabilised against the American dollar (US$) or not. There is a section which believes that the l...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 13:00hrs | 704 | by Respect Gwenzi
Zimbabwe financial sector heads for crisis
THE financial services sector is headed for a major crisis, with bankers now saying they are struggling to manage their balance sheets following the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s decision to compel...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 12:58hrs | 807 | by Staff reporter
Fireworks at Mwonzora party meeting
THERE were fireworks at a meeting of opposition party MDC-T's standing committee on Wednesday over allegations of looting of funds by the party's executives.Party deputy spokesperson Khalipani...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:27hrs | 3731 | by Staff reporter
IMF rules out Zimbabwe bailout
Fund International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday said it would not move an inch from its position that Zimbabwe did not qualify for financial bailouts even after clearing its debts to the global le...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:24hrs | 1208 | by Staff reporter
Police act on armed robberies
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has instructed all his provincial commanders to deploy special units to robbery hotspots in an effort to tackle increasing armed robbery cases. Comm-...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:22hrs | 713 | by Staff reporter
Debunking the biggest cryptocurrency myths in South Africa
To any potential South African investor entering the market to turn a profit, cryptocurrencies as well as the blockchain could seem perplexing at first. This is why we aim to debunk certain myths asso...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 10:00hrs | 994 | by Staff Writer
Economic crisis: MPs feel the heat
LegisLaTors are failing to visit their constituencies because of inadequate fuel as well as failure by Parliament to pay their sitting allowances on time due to economic hardships.The legislat...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:15hrs | 1907 | by Staff reporter
MPs call govt to order
LEGISLATORS from across the political divide yesterday teamed up in condemning the government sanctioned demolitions, describing them as an open war against citizens, particularly informal traders....Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:12hrs | 1201 | by Staff reporter
Govt to raise $30bn through Treasury Bills, bonds
Zimbabwe plans to raise $30 billion through the issuance of Treasury Bills and bonds to finance its 2021 budget deficit, the Government debt plan show. Treasury bonds and Treasury Bills are all ...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:08hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
667 more Zupco buses coming
Zupco is buying 667 buses from China by year end, with delivery of the first batch of 100 buses expected soon. Further, through its intercity digital payment platform in partnership with Vaya, every i...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:07hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
USAID withdraws funding to four CSOs... and demand leadership renewal to replace looters of funds
The United States through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has reportedly blacklisted and withdrew funding to four Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) after investigations ...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 19:14hrs | 3567 | by Political Reporter
Zupco partners Vaya
The Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco) has partnered Cassava Smartech's subsidiary Vaya Africa in its bid to easy movement of people between cities. The two companies have today launch...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 19:10hrs | 1149 | by Innocent Mujeri
Fawcett security guard shot in the head with an AK-47, survives
A Fawcett Security guard escaped death by a whisker after being shot with an AK-47 rifle in the head by armed robbers in Bulawayo on Monday night.The security company's Alarms Reaction Team re...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 17:21hrs | 4094 | by Staff reporter
Robbery gone bad leaves 2 guards shot and injured
FIVE armed robbers shot and injured two Fawcett Security guards with an AK-47 rifle in Bulawayo's industrial sites on Monday night.One of the security guards was shot in the head and is lucky ...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 17:17hrs | 1381 | by Staff reporter
RBZ goes for broke: names, shames forex abusers
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday escalated plans to punish "outliers" including listed milling giant, National Foods, which it said were "abusing" foreign currency acquired through the auc...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:29hrs | 2339 | by Staff reporter
AFM factions fight over trademark
THE battle between two warring factions of the Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe (AFM) yesterday took a new twist with its leaders, Amon Madawo and Cossam Chiangwa fighting over the church's tradema...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:24hrs | 1181 | by Staff reporter
Top lawyer faces de-registration
A WELL-KNOWN Harare lawyer, Charles Chinyama is facing imminent de-registration after being found guilty of six counts of unethical conduct for fleecing clients of money running into thousands of Unit...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:19hrs | 1233 | by Staff reporter
18 forex abusers to pay penalties
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe yesterday listed the first 18 firms facing civil penalties under the new Statutory Instrument 127 after being caught abusing the foreign exchange auction system, with Zimb...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:16hrs | 692 | by Staff reporter
RBZ names companies abusing foreign exchange auction system
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has named 18 companies that have been abusing the foreign exchange auction system. The RBZ released a statement and said the companies that were found out by the F...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 18:21hrs | 1133 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe student jailed for lying
A ZIMBABWEAN student at the University of Namibia who lied to police that his laptop and mobile phone had been stolen in Victoria Falls after he sold the gadgets, has been sentenced to six months in p...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 18:20hrs | 1134 | by Staff reporter
Most wanted serial armed robber arrested
Another wanted serial armed robber, Alouis Nyamadzawo who has been on the police's most wanted list for committing a spate of armed robbery cases after being released on bail pending appeal in 2019, h...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 18:19hrs | 1143 | by Staff reporter
Robber who terrified victims with skeleton costume and mask jailed
A robber who dressed up as a human skeleton to terrify his victims is beginning a three-year prison sentence this week.Norman Chagwiza, 27, of Mutsambiwa Village in Gutu, pleaded guilty to one...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 18:17hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Households must Arm up and protect themselves
Zimbabweans must take matters into their hands as the rate of thieving, prostitution, drug use, and homosexuality by our country's youth reaches unprecedented levels. Our leaders have decided to look ...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 15:42hrs | 2210 | by Sam Wezhira
Living between a rock & hard surface - Brenda Manyoni Narrates her Story!
The quagmire that Brenda Manyoni (25) is living through is terribly deplorable. Brenda says she does not 'understand' how, her nylon skirt caught fire when she was just five. The girl reports that she...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 13:46hrs | 1033 | by Dumisani Mawere
Zimbabwean 'thug' shot dead in Midrand, South Africa
A section of Zimbabweans in South Africa is celebrating following the daylight murder of 25-year-old Ronnie Macmillan who was shot dead in Midrand on Monday afternoon. Ronnie, a lover of finer...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:32hrs | 7836 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hospitals choke under new COVID-19 admissions
HEALTH officials and police have scaled up surveillance to curb the further spread of COVID-19 infections following a spike in hospital admissions while isolation centres are said to be fast filling u...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:25hrs | 2546 | by Staff reporter
Bank card cloner gets away with $3m
A-29-YEAR-OLD suspected fraudster yesterday appeared before a Harare magistrate after he allegedly withdrew $3 million from various depositors' bank accounts using cloned cards.Tinotenda Chiny...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:19hrs | 1649 | by Staff reporter
Sewage horror in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO residents have called on Bulawayo City Council to urgently attend to burst sewers which have become a health time bomb in the city.In Mzilikazi and Makokoba suburbs, there are areas w...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:15hrs | 610 | by Staff reporter
Give Mnangagwa tsvimbo (sceptre) or else..?
No amount concrete on Mugabe's grave or temper proof installed on his coffin will stop ritualist Mnangagwa from digging up Mugabe's remains. According to Mugabe's nephew Leo Mugabe, Emmerson M...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 15:23hrs | 2676 | by Israel Dube
$2bn for roads rehabilitation
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has disbursed more than $2 billion to road authorities for the national emergency road rehabilitation programme.The disbursements were made b...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:19hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Kombi crews plot attack on police
SOME rowdy pirate kombi crews operating in Bulawayo are reportedly plotting to attack traffic police officers at their homes in retaliation for skirmishes that occurred in the city centre last Wednesd...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:19hrs | 1509 | by Staff reporter
Zimra launches witch-hunt
TOP Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) executives are panicking over recent revelations by The NewsHawks of corruption involving the tax collector's multi-million-dollar whistle-blowing fund as they s...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:59hrs | 3038 | by Staff reporter
63 pregnant school girls drop out in Bulawayo
IN a trend that has exposed the continued exploitation of the girl child in both rural and urban communities, 63 girls in Bulawayo dropped out of school after being impregnated, while about 40 pupils ...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:58hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
2 decades of raw sewage for Filabusi townships
RESIDENTS in several townships in Filabusi centre, Matabeleland South, say for the past 21 years they have watched raw sewage flowing within their premises, a situation that poses a health hazard....Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:56hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
When clowns sup at State House, it's trouble, serious trouble!
Pretoria mornings are now cold. It is a geographical axiom winter is for chills.Increasingly here, the weather is biting and unrelenting like a witch's tit as assumed.Early morning jog...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 18:40hrs | 567 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Chamisa's MDC-A are 'terrorists' smacks of 'Ndebeles are cockroaches'
First, they came for the Ndebele people of Matabeleland and Midlands, I did not speak out because I was not Ndebele. Then they came for white Zimbabwean farmers, I did not speak out because I was not ...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 18:26hrs | 1699 | by Nomazulu Thata
Bogus soldiers fleece 26 cattle from desparate land seekers
ZANU PF Mazowe District Coordinating Committee (DCC) came to the rescue of twenty-six land seekers in Mazowe who were duped cattle and money by two bogus ...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 12:54hrs | 1228 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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