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Borrowdale man arrested for alleged rape of girlfriend over money dispute
A 62-year-old man from Borrowdale, Masimba Chandavengerwa, has been arrested for allegedly raping his 34-year-old girlfriend after accusing her of taking advantage of his financial support while rejec...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 15:44hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF-linked residents fail to grab stands
The High Court in Harare has dismissed an application by 840 house owners in Msasa Park and Chadcombe who sought to have the land their properties are built on transferred to their names without payin...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 07:48hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Attempts to name-drop Zanu-PF in land dispute fail
Attempts by approximately 850 stand owners in Msasa Park, Chadcombe, to transfer ownership of their properties without paying market prices and related costs were dismissed by the High Court. The owne...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:06hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Man robbed by sex workers
A HARARE man was left counting his losses after he was alleged robbed by two sex workers.Samantha Moyo (22) and Tafadzwa Bandare (33) have since appeared in court facing charges of robbing Tin...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 08:45hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
CIO boss loses service AK47 rifle during a house break-in
WHILE the majority of Zimbabweans are scared of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) due to its brutality and notorious reputation for unmitigated terror, others are not.The CIO...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 17:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
'We'll get him dead or alive': Reid's Mpiranya trail to Zimbabwe
A BESPECTACLED white man of medium height probably in his early 60s walks into the hotel restaurant where I am seated outside on patio couches basking in the sunshine while surfing social media platfo...Published: 22 May 2022 at 11:20hrs | 28 | by Dumisani Muleya
Selling of stolen cars increases
There is an increase in cases of thieves selling stolen vehicles to unsuspecting buyers, police said yesterday.This comes after police have in the past few months, arrested several car t...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:19hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Home is best to invest
THE sad riches to rags story of Zimbabwe's Tendai Ndoro is a familiar tale in football which was made popular by Ivory Coast's Emmanuel Eboue, who made millions but now has nothing to show for all the...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 05:42hrs | 12 | by Michael Kariati
Zimbabwe liberation icons deserve a political leadership worthy of their sacrifice
I was quite young a grade two, eight year old boy, in 1981 when the ZANU choir, led by the late Comrade Chinx (Dickson Chingaira), came to sing at Torwood Hall (Redcliff), whereby they stayed at our h...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:44hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Harare hit by severe load shedding
Swathes of the industrial sites and some western suburbs of Harare were hit by scheduled power cuts yesterday, with parts of the eastern suburbs and other industrial areas set to be affected today as ...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 10:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
12 arrested as Zacc takes graft fight to land barons
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested 10 suspected land barons from Ruwa and two senior officials from Harare City Council for parcelling out land to unsuspecting and desperate h...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Soul Jah Love debacle exposes rot
A popular dancehall artiste, Soul Musaka, known to many as Soul Jah Love, passed on just under two weeks ago.What happened subsequently sparked the now fickle and feeble debate on the conferme...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:57hrs | 2 | by Tawanda Majoni
Soul Jah Love's dodgy hero status divides opinion
THE ruling Zanu-PF party's decision to declare the late Zimdancehall chanter Soul Jah Love - born Soul Musaka - a liberation war hero has inadvertently raised political dust and left internet users di...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police control numbers at Soul Jah Love funeral
Police yesterday dispersed mourners at the late Zimdancehall icon Soul Jah Love's Msasa Park home in Harare after they exceeded 30, the number of people allowed at a funeral in accordance with lockdow...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF hero status conferment reaches all time low
After denying Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu national hero's status, Zimdancehall musician Soul Jah Love (Soul Muzavazi Musaka) has been declared a liberation hero.Zanu-PF Secretary for Administration...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 15:03hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's security personnel test positive of COVID-19
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, currently on annual leave at a time Zimbabwe is battling the intensifying Covid-19 pandemic, including attendant deaths, was last week forced to abandon a trip to his She...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 18:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Soul Jah Love arrested
CONTROVERSIAL Zimdancehall chanter Soul Jah Love, pictured, was last week arrested, again, after he failed to fulfil a concert in Kadoma, the Daily News reports.He was arrested at his Harare h...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 17:17hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Gringo appeals for help after suffering relapse
Veteran comedian Lazarus Boora, known by his legion of fans as Gringo, has fallen sick again after failing to raise money for medication.Gringo, who turned 47 last month, is battling tesnel or...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 12:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reportetr
Never promise anyone something you are never sure to fulfil
The residents of Msasa Park in Harare have not yet experienced the changes in load-shedding from Phase 2 to Phase 1. People are still being subjected to seventeen hours of power outages ...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 08:45hrs | 2 | by Thomas Murisa
Zimbabwe in new wave of price increases
ZIMBABWE is witnessing another wave of massive price increases, following the presentation of the 2019 mid-term fiscal policy review, which are further decimating citizens' incomes.In the mid-...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Some road construction companies short-changed us
Most urban roads and streets constructed during the colonial era are not damaged and potholed as those made after Uhuru. The colonial roads are still trafficable though in dire need of repairs...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 20:46hrs | 2 | by Thomas Murisa.
The truth shall set you free
The truth shall set you or set us free. In these times of hyperinflation, volatile currency and unpredictable economic trajectory, its time for 'my brother's keeper'. If displayed prices stand...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 20:06hrs | 1 | by Tondo
'Zifa to improve on e-ticket system'
ZIFA board member for competitions, Chamu Chiwanza, yesterday said the big Afcon qualifier between Zimbabwe and Congo was a learning curve for them. He said improvements will be seen in future assignm...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 22:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZETDC come to our rescue please
Maybe a technical explanation from ZETDC will rest my heart and mind. Power out or power cuts are a common occurrence in Harare and other towns. Indeed we hear the government has 'boots and eq...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 16:14hrs | 3 | by Thomas Murisa
Make the customer king again
The marketing mantra 'customer is king' seem to have melted away with time as traders take their customers for granted. Gone are the days when shopping was a pleasure, to be received with a smile as o...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 09:01hrs | 7 | by Gabarinocheka
'He wants my pregnant wife'
ADULTEROUS intentions of a Msasa Park man were on Wednesday exposed when a married woman whom he was pestering for sex, rejected his request and informed her husband.Grace Chiutsi said she dec...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 16:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Machete attackers target students
Kwekwe Polytechnic College students have become the latest target of machete attacks that have become synonymous with the mining town.Two students were reportedly seriously injured after mache...Published: 24 May 2018 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's wife grabs Arda farm
IN a move which flies in the face of government's claims of a new dispensation, Vice-President and former army commander retired General Constantino Chiwenga's wife Mary recently grabbed the 300-hecta...Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 12:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
We need quality service delivery
The Harare City Council wage bill is said to be too high and unsustainable. However, there seem to be no visible action being taken to bring the bill down. What we hear and see are court cases...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 19:23hrs | 2 | by Tondorindo Murisa
Man kills workmate
A 23-YEAR-OLD Epworth man has been arrested for allegedly killing his fellow workmate following a misunderstanding over a broken car window.James Momberere was not asked to plead to allegation...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 14:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's gold watches, off-shore properties, commercial farms and SUVs
The Chiwengas' properties, confirmed in a court case, included an apartment in Malaysia, a farm allocated under the land-reform programme, 45 diamond earrings and 40 gold watches.The com...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 08:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'He wanted 3some'
THE 15-year-old boy, who reportedly stole money from his parents and went to stay with a suspected hooker he met in Harare's Avenues, initially wanted a 3some, a court heard.Speaking durin...Published: 23 Jan 2017 at 13:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man sodomised six times by friends at knife point
IN an incident that has left residents of Msasa low density suburb in Kwekwe baffled, two men allegedly sodomised their friend six times at knife point and tried to buy his silence with cigarettes...Published: 11 Dec 2016 at 08:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Residents come together, contribute towards roads rehabilitation
HARARE - Msasa Park residents have come together to contribute some money in efforts to rehabilitate roads in their area.Harare Residents Trust said the Msasa Park Residents Committee has demo...Published: 26 Oct 2016 at 08:08hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Erratic water supplies experienced in parts of Harare
Harare Residents Trust has reported that some parts of Harare suburbs experienced erratic water supplies on Tuesday and Wednesday.The affected suburbs were Highfield Cherima where it was repor...Published: 30 Sep 2016 at 06:25hrs | | by Stephena Jakes
Council worker run over by a reversing refuse collection truck
A City of Harare employee, Nahor Mushavi, died on Tuesday after being run over by a reversing refuse collection truck.He was 43.The city's acting communications manager Mr Michael Chid...Published: 19 Aug 2016 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Blessing Malinganiza
Cry beloved sunshine city
Harare residents yearn for the time when Harare was the place to be, a city which competed with best cities in the world in terms of orderliness and efficient service delivery. A city where water was ...Published: 03 Aug 2016 at 11:22hrs | 1 | by Susan Chipanga
Suspected Mnangagwa allies' homes demolished
Five houses belonging to suspected allies of Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Harare's New Msasa Park suburb were demolished on Wednesday as Zanu-PF factional fights took an ugly turn. ...Published: 18 Mar 2016 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Cheat & brag wife murdered'
A Midlands State University (MSU) Lecturer was allegedly brutally stabbed to death by her husband after she bragged about an extra-marital affair she was having as revenge for her husband's infidelity...Published: 29 Feb 2016 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Munyaradzi Musiiwa
Harare Drive ring road project to start soon
Harare Drive, the ring road planned for the city decades ago, will soon be completed with a Chinese company contracted by Government now carrying out an environmental impact assessment for the souther...Published: 15 Feb 2016 at 05:20hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Incompetent councillors should be shown the exit door
City councils play a pivotal role in the day to day livelihood of the ordinary citizens in any given nation. In urban areas, the services that are offered by municipalities are much needed as they con...Published: 20 Jan 2016 at 13:13hrs | | by Chido Chikuni
Msasa Park residents rehalibitates community roads
Residents in Msasa Park Harare are embarking in the rehabilitation of community roads in the city to have passable roads in the area.This was revealed by Harare Residents Trust."Msasa ...Published: 10 Jan 2016 at 05:45hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Harare Residents Trust cry foul over sorry state of roads
Harare Residents Trust has cried foul over sorry state of roads in Harare indicating that the city authorities always blame the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration for the state of the roads....Published: 15 Dec 2015 at 06:00hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Barclays Bank executive up for fraud
A BARCLAYS Bank executive stationed at its Borrowdale Branch has appeared in court accused of transferring $6000 from a client's bank account to Sun Trust Bank in the United States of America without ...Published: 21 Sep 2015 at 13:37hrs | 1 | by Court Reporter
Zimbabweans brutally killed in Durban, South Africa
TWO Zimbabwean nationals were last week robbed and brutally murdered and their car burnt to ashes in the Amanzimtoti area in Durban, South Africa, in a chilling incident that has left locals shell-sho...Published: 19 Sep 2015 at 11:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Midzi family clashes over estate distribution
Amos Midzi family has reportedly clashed over distribution of his estate after one of his daughters, born out of wedlock, rejected the appointment of the politician's widow as executor.I...Published: 20 Aug 2015 at 11:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Water blues almost over at Masasa - HRT
Harare Residents Trust has indicated that the water blues which have been for a long time faced by the Harare's Masasa residents is close to being over as the council's engineering officials were ...Published: 05 Aug 2015 at 07:03hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Illegal 'toll gate' in Harare
In a typical case of jumping from a frying pan to a boiling pot, commuter bus crews and motorists who are evading police roadblocks along Chiremba Road in Harare are driving straight into an unofficia...Published: 09 Oct 2014 at 11:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents embark on road rehabilitation project
HARARE RESIDENTS of Msasa Park in Harare have mobilized resource to fix their roads saying the local authority has failed.Yesterday the residents said they have set a fund to rehabilitate ...Published: 03 Oct 2014 at 09:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
General Chiwengas' vast wealth exposed
Judgement in the divorce case between Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander Constantine Chiwenga and his former wife Jocelyn has exposed the amount of wealth which the Chiwengas have acquired over y...Published: 19 Sep 2014 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
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