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'Zimbabwe's new land laws biggest heist'
Former Cabinet minister Walter Mzembi has raised concerns over a possible land grab by Zimbabwe's elite following the government's announcement of a new model that allows for land acquired under the l...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 07:50hrs | 1237 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa pays tribute to Petronella Mukwende
Main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa made a rare public appearance since he resigned from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), travelling to Chivi over the weekend for the funeral of the late Pet...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 19:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Married man kills self after being jilted by a lover
A MARRIED man from Silobela tied explosives to his head before blowing himself up after being chased away by his girlfriend on Friday.The incident occurred at Mahari business centre in Lower G...Published: 01 May 2022 at 12:31hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bosso condemn pitch invasion
HIGHLANDERS have condemned pitch invasion by a section of fans and lashed out at "overzealous" police details for firing tear smoke resulting in abandonment of their Castle Lager Premier Soccer League...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 08:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide over work-related dispute
A 19-YEAR-OLD Gokwe man died after consuming a pesticide following a misunderstanding with a workmate.Acting Midlands provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Ethel Mukwende yesterda...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pomp and fanfare as Chief Negomo is installed
THOUSANDS of people yesterday attended the installation of Mr Paradzai Kutyauripo as the 13th substantive Chief Negomo of Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central Province at a glittering ceremony attende...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:00hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
ZAA UK celebrates in 10th Anniversary in style
Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) commemorated their 10th Anniversary in a colorful celebration of Zimbabwean excellence at a fully packed Mayfair Hotel in London on Saturday night.The ZororoPhu...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 12:47hrs | | by Agencies
Govt warns on flooded rivers
Government yesterday warned people against crossing flooded rivers following a number of incidents of people being swept away or marooned. In a statement, Local Government and Public Works Act...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Guard 'kills' wife over affairs
A security guard in Silobela allegedly brutally killed his wife whom he accused of having multiple extra-marital affairs, police have confirmed. Acting Midlands province police spokesperson, A...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Three dead after car swept away
THREE passengers, including a minor, onboard a pirating Toyota Noah drowned when the vehicle was swept away after its driver attempted to cross a flooded river in Zvishavane at the weekend. Th...Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
River sweeps away taxi, killing three
THREE people were killed when a pirate taxi they were travelling in was swept away by a flooded river in Zvishavane. Police identified the three as Tariro Makwa (24), Aneno Manduku (39) and Gertrude M...Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Taxi driver commits suicide over clamped car
A 41-YEAR-OLD Zvishavane taxi driver on Monday committed suicide by drinking poison in protest after his cab had been clamped by municipal police in the town's central business district.Tasara...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Clamped taxi driver suicide at municipal cop's house
A ZVISHAVANE taxi driver allegedly committed suicide by consuming a pesticide at the house of a municipal police officer who had clamped his taxi in the town's Central Business District. Frust...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man loses eye in fight over beer
Police have arrested two machete-wielding brothers from Shurugwi, who are part of a four-member gang that teamed up and allegedly assaulted three siblings, resulting in one of them losing an eye durin...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police officers clash over lucrative Gokwe mine
There was drama when police from Nembudzia Police Station fought and disarmed their counterparts from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Gokwe after they tried to arrest an officer implic...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC trashes Midlands peace committee
THE MDC has trashed the Midlands provincial peace committee set by the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) chairperson, Justice Selo Nare, in Gweru on Friday, saying it was not inclusi...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Midlands Peace Committee launched
The Midlands Provincial Peace Committee has been successfully launched, amid calls for the new peace advocates to spearhead resolution of conflicts mainly in the artisanal mining sector where conflict...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 07:47hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Peace committee launched in Midlands
NATIONAL Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) chairperson Justice Selo Nare yesterday launched the Midlands provincial peace committee to spearhead peace-building initiatives in the province....Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Police arrest kidnap & rape couple
POLICE in Shurugwi have arrested a couple that allegedly kidnapped a 14-year-old girl before the wife assisted her husband to rape the minor. The couple gave the girl 50 cents and wild fruits ...Published: 29 May 2019 at 07:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers linked to Tsvangirai daughter's crash
Police have allegedly closed an investigation into the horror accident that took two lives and left the late MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai's daughter battling for life amid revelations it involved sold...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drama at Kwekwe magistrates courts
There was drama at Kwekwe magistrates courts on Thursday afternoon where a local lawyer was reportedly denied access to talk to his client who had been arrested by the police for an alleged foreign cu...Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 10:07hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man goes on the run after killing daugther
Police in Mberengwa are investigating a murder case in which a man allegedly used a knife to stab her step-daughter to death before fleeing his home.The grisly incident occurred in Maromo vill...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 17:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Villager eaten by crocodiles
A 40-YEAR-OLD Zvishavane man died over the weekend after he was devoured by crocodiles while on a fishing expedition in the Runde River.Tawanda Ranganai's body parts were discovered the follow...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Criminals pounce on MSU
THE Midlands State University (MSU) has, for the second time, adopted stringent security measures at its campuses following a spike in criminal activities within its premises."It has come to m...Published: 25 Apr 2019 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Panner escapes death after stomach ripped to retrieve gold
A MBERENGWA gold panner is recovering from his hospital bed at United Bulawayo Hospitals after his stomach was ripped open by fellow gold panners, reportedly to retrieve a gold nugget he had swallowed...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Boy shot dead at farm
A teenager from Zhombe was fatally shot in the head by a farm security guard after he allegedly trespassed onto a farm while looking for stray cattle. Acting Midlands provincial police spokesp...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bid to kill twin babies backfires for mom
A Shurugwi woman strangled one of her four-month-old twin babies to death before pulling the tongue of the other baby in a bid to murder him. Acting Midlands Provincial Police Spokesperson Ass...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman arrested for killing toddler
TWENTY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Jane Machopa of village 3, Chigwendere homestead, Dombojena in Shurugwi was last week arrested for allegedly strangling her four-month-old son.Acting Midlands provincial ...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
School female security guard 'molests' pupils
A 26-year-old female security guard from Zvishavane has been arrested for allegedly molesting primary school pupils under the pretext of teaching them sex lessons. Choice Muzeti of Maglass Com...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MSU student commits suicide after 'impregnating maid'
A FIRST year Geography and Environmental Studies student at Midlands State University committed suicide on Sunday after allegedly impregnating a maid. Midlands provincial police spokesperson A...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 20:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
3 die in kombi, truck collision
THREE people died when a kombi and a truck collided as they tried to avoid a broken down truck and stray donkeys about 40 kilometres from Gokwe centre along the Kwekwe–Gokwe road. Four donke...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman hacked to death
A MACHETE-WIELDING man last week went on a rampage and hacked a 40-year-old female vendor to death and left two other people seriously injured, police in Shurugwi have said.The incident happen...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally stabs wife's daughter
A 21-YEAR-OLD young woman from Mberengwa was allegedly fatally stabbed by her stepfather with a kitchen knife for intervening in a fight between him and her mother. Acting Midlands provincial ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 23:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Farmer's son brutally killed over pastures
THERE has been another murder at Chemagora farms in Gokwe South after two illegal settlers at Farm 26 brutally killed the son of the property owner following a dispute over pastures. Last mont...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kombi runs over, injures two policemen
TWO Gweru police officers who suffered broken limbs after being hit by a commuter omnibus as they attempted to stop the driver, are battling for life.Acting Midlands provincial police spokespe...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Army pilot kills lawyer girlfriend in love triangle
A 29-YEAR-OLD Airforce of Zimbabwe pilot based at the Josiah Tongogara Airbase in Gweru, Tashinga Musonza, has been arrested on allegations of murdering his girlfriend in a love triangle involving his...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 06:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Juvenile hangs self at parents' homestead
A 16-YEAR-OLD juvenile from Mkoba suburb in Gweru hanged himself at his parents' home on Tuesday although the cause of the suicide is not yet known. The incident comes barely a week after a student fr...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tenant kills 89-year-old landlord
GWERU police have launched a manhunt for a 25-year-old man who allegedly attacked a couple with a machete and killed his 89-year-old landlord at Roylands Farm in Gweru recently.Provincial poli...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold ore exhibit vanishes under police watch
THE police Minerals and Border Control Unit (MBCU) in Shurugwi has been accused of misappropriating tonnes of gold ore confiscated from a syndicate suspected of illegal mining operations and kept as a...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gold panner gunned down
An illegal gold panner from Zvishavane died after he was shot in the chest while trying to steal gold ore from a mineshaft, police have confirmed. Acting Midlands police spokesperson Ass...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 05:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police launch manhunt for car thief
POLICE in Mvuma have launched a manhunt for a 23-year-old man who allegedly stole a motor vehicle after he had been given a lift by the car owner after he pretended to be stranded in Gweru.Act...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Motorist kills woman in fuel queue
A 43-YEAR-OLD woman from Shangani was killed in Gweru recently after a motorist, who was on a long and winding fuel queue early in the morning, lost control of his vehicle and hit her while she was se...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police pounce on ZCTU Midlands chairperson
LAW and order police officers yesterday pounced on Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions' Central Region chairperson, Kudakwashe Munengiwa, and arrested him at his Gweru City Council office over last week...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutanda dies after snake overpowers him during exorcism
A CLEANSING ceremony turned horribly wrong when a self-proclaimed witch-hunter commonly known as a tsikamutanda died when he allegedly ran out of magical powers leading him to being bitten by a "posse...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 06:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police investigate mysterious death of boy
POLICE in Kwekwe say they have opened investigations into the death of a nine-year-old boy who died in mysterious circumstances last month.Midlands provincial police spokesperson Assistant Ins...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete killings, marauding gold panners strike fear in Kwekwe
A week after witnessing a bloody fight between gold panners that saw one of them being hacked to death with a machete, Prudence Sibanda is still traumatised.Some of illegal miners who had just...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 08:51hrs | | by Xolisani Ncube
Dead body in car shocks motorist
A MOTORIST in Gweru early this week parked his car and went about his business in town, but upon his return found a "stranger" seated on the passenger seat in his vehicle, and on getting closer discov...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police launch manhunt for Fort Rixon murder suspects
POLICE have launched a manhunt for four men who attacked a 42-year-old man from Fort Rixon with knobkerries, knives and axes, leading to his death.Midlands provincial police spokesperson, Assi...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 09:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mine worker killed over beer
A 42-year-old Mvuma mine worker was allegedly murdered by three colleagues in cold blood during a beer brawl and his body was dumped in a 20-metre-deep shaft.Jonathan Mpofu (42), of Mawize Vil...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 19:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
War time anti-tank mine rocks Gweru police station
AN explosion which rocked Gweru Rural Police Station sending tremors across the Central Business District was allegedly caused by a war time anti-tank mine planted inside the station. The expl...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 12:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
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