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Incriminating evidence against suspected SA hitmen
The trial of five South African-based individuals accused of kidnapping and assaulting Zimbabwean businessman Oliver Tendai Chipindu continued in Harare, with a digital forensic expert testifying. ...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:41hrs | 171 | by Staff reporgter
Cellphones reveal incriminating evidence in kidnapping plot
Five suspected hitmen, accused of plotting to kidnap a Zimbabwean businessman, have been linked to incriminating evidence found on their mobile phones, a court hearing revealed on Wednesday.Th...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 08:41hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Cop testifies in hired SA hitmen's trial
The trial of five suspected hitmen based in South Africa, allegedly hired to kidnap and assault a local businessman over a botched US$800,000 gas tanks deal, continued this week with the State present...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 08:27hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter
SA hired hitmen lured by US$10 000 bait
Five suspected hitmen, allegedly hired from South Africa to kidnap and assault a local businessman, have been arraigned before the Harare Magistrates Courts facing charges of assault and conspiracy to...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:54hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
5 hired hitmen back in the dock
The trial of five alleged hitmen accused of plotting to murder prominent businessman Oliver Tendai Chipindu is scheduled to continue this Friday, with the State presenting evidence from the second wit...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 08:08hrs | 987 | by Staff reporter
Trial of 5 suspected hitmen delayed again
The trial of five suspected hitmen, accused of being hired to assassinate Harare businessman Oliver Tendai Chipindu, was delayed again due to an application by the defense to have the magistrate recus...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 07:30hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Latest ZiG song unites musicians
Kulcha Houz Studios, a prominent creative space in Harare, has become a key hub for Zimbabwean musical talent. It hosts studios in the central business district and Belvedere, where artists like Freem...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 10:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
SA-based suspected hit men seek bail
THE five suspected hit men based in South Africa who were allegedly hired to kill a local businessman who was seeking to recover his money yesterday made an application for bail when they appeared bef...Published: 03 Apr 2024 at 06:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man hires hitmen to kill business partner
Five men are facing charges of conspiracy to commit murder, allegedly hired by a Harare businessman to kill his partner following a dispute. The accused, Moses Monde (37), Malvin Manzinde (30), Malvin...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:35hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's crude path
When things become unbelievably smooth on the trot, you just need to do a reality check by tuning into ZTV, for there you will certainly find the dose that will wake you up from your island siesta....Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:59hrs | 52 | by Tawanda Majoni
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF busses thousand to Cowdry park rally
UNPRECEDENTED scenes were witnessed yesterday as thousands of people from all walks of life swarmed an open space near Mkhithika Primary School in Cowdray Park suburb, Bulawayo where President Mnangag...Published: 03 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Die cast in Zanu-PF primaries
THE stage has been set in what promises to be a tough contest in the much-awaited Zanu-PF primary elections to choose the candidates that will represent the ruling party in the forthcoming harmonised ...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Sex Toys' ban continue to cause a stir.
Women's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence Executive Director Sitabile Dewa says the ban of sex toys in Zimbabwe infringes women's rights as they should be allowed to do whate...Published: 05 Jan 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Women's rights group challenges ban on sex toys
A WOMEN'S rights and leadership organisation in Harare is challenging the ban on sex toys as prescribed by the Customs and Excise Act, arguing the injunction infringes their right to pleasure....Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Schools third term opens
IT was a hive of activity for boarders across the country yesterday as they returned to their schools for the third term that starts today.Pupils and a representative of national school heads ...Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sex toys vendor granted ZW$30k bail
A SUSPECTED sex toy vendor, Ayanda Unity Mponda, who goes by the moniker @Ayiie-Juicy on social media platforms, has been granted ZW$30 000 bail by the High Court.Muponda has been in jail for ...Published: 30 May 2022 at 18:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Agritex officer arrested
A NKAYI based Agritex officer has been arrested for criminal abuse of office after he collected transport money from villagers under the pretext that it was for transporting fertiliser.Police ...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 11:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
War vets reject new Zanu-PF chairperson
WAR VETERANS in Manicaland have refused to recognise recently elected Zanu-PF provincial chairperson Mike Madiro, and called for a rerun of the ‘rigged' polls.The ex-combatants met at Mutare...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 09:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vets dump Madiro
WAR veterans and their affiliates have dumped Zanu-PF Manicaland provincial chairman Mike Madiro ahead of the upcoming elections, accusing him of ineptitude and failing to unite the party.Madi...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nexus of politics, music and snoozing masses
A FEW weeks ago, the country's social media streets were abuzz with what I call the "resurrection act" of one self-styled prophet and, to some folks, a sacrilegious poseur.This act was the act...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 13:09hrs | | by Addy Kudita
2 businessmen take top cop head-on in property fight
PROMINENT Harare businessmen Nyasha Watyoka and Gilbert Muponda have written a letter of complaint to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) over the conduct of officers investigating a couple accused of ...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Anti-corruption investigator probed
IT is a typical case of a hunter becoming the hunted.First, police commissioner Erasmus Makodza, hunter of note in charge of Matabeleland North province, found himself caged by a Zimbabwe Anti...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 19:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fear grips Zimra as 11 top managers are fired
FEAR has gripped Zimbabwe's revenue collection arm of government amid reports of ongoing purges which are said to be part of a clean-up campaign to rid the country's tax collector of rampant corruptio...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 20:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gilbert Muponda fights to stop school demolition
Businessman-turned-politician Gilbert Muponda has threatened to take Harare City Council (HCC) to the High Court if it fails to clarify ownership of the land which he bought for $2 million and built a...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in make-up craze
Zimbabweans have always been obsessed with looking good and they believe an outfit is not complete without a professionally made-up face.While fashion trends have always been borrowed from oth...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 15:03hrs | 4 | by Cindy Munyavi
Cyber bullying: A growing menace
It is common nowadays for those that use social media platforms to wake up and discover unusual posts on their accounts.Some of the posts might be nasty, disrespectful and abusive, creating gr...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Emmanuel Kafe
Zimra top brass in smuggling racket
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) 10 top managers have been named in an alleged $3 million cooking oil and chicken smuggling racket, which was reportedly swept under the carpet.Documents ...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 09:54hrs | 1 | by Staff repoirter
Man 'chokes' mum to death, locks house
A MAN from Mzilikazi suburb in Bulawayo allegedly strangled his mother to death after accusing her of bewitching him before locking the body in her house. Keith Muponda (25), who is suspected ...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Supa Mandiwanzira accused of grabbing airline
A local businessman has accused former Information Communication Technology minister Supa Mandiwanzira of arm-twisting him to seize control of the now-defunct Rainbow Airlines.Frank Humbe, who...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 08:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga woos Zimbabwe Indian community
Vice President Retired General Dr Constantino Chiwenga has told the Indian community that they are not aliens but Zimbabwean citizens and should embrace the national development agenda which will spel...Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 17:25hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mutare Central demands more from Gonese
MUTARE Central constituency is a high-density suburb, which also stretches to some industrial areas and has six wards. Most people in the constituency are not employed and are informal traders who sur...Published: 02 Jul 2018 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
'I'm no criminal,' says Gilbert Muponda
HIS life has been riddled with controversy when the ENG Capital Group was placed into liquidation at the request of the directors as a way to secure the firm's creditors and investors.GILBERT ...Published: 15 May 2018 at 16:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Gilbert Muponda goes back to his roots
Growing up in Zimbabwe's high-density suburb of Warren Park in the early 1980s Gilbert Muponda was an astute and intelligent young kid, who dreamt of fast cars and wanted to be a lawyer.He was...Published: 15 May 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Ruth Butaumocho
Zanu pf is not a party but a gang
My worst fears were confirmed by the just ended Zanu pf primary elections, I bet others out there feel the same.What we have always regarded as a political party is actually a gang. Zanu of pretends t...Published: 12 May 2018 at 22:29hrs | | by AT Kadada
Who will target the criminals around Mnangagwa this time?
The Zanu PF primaries have come and gone, but the lingering worry for me is the number of people that have either criminal records or have been implicated in something dodgy that took part in the elec...Published: 10 May 2018 at 07:19hrs | | by Nqaba Matshazi
Woman beats child to fix hubby
A Kwekwe woman has been dragged to court for recording an audio while willfully ill-treating her four-year-old child as way of getting back at her husband's philandering antics and failure to pay main...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Massive vote-rigging rocks Zanu PF
ZANU PF primary elections ended farcically yesterday amid reports of massive vote-rigging, bloody clashes and the defeat of party bigwigs, while some losing candidates seized and burnt the ballot pape...Published: 01 May 2018 at 14:11hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tainted aspiring Zanu-PF MPs break their silence
THREE aspiring Zanu-PF legislators have been forced to defend themselves after their questionable past was exposed ahead of tomorrow's ruling party primary elections.Mazowe North candidate, Ca...Published: 28 Apr 2018 at 14:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malicious allegations by Temba Mliswa and Financial Gazette
It's unfortunate that the Financial Gazette and Themba Mliswa are trying to be a voters or influence voters using malicious and unfounded allegations. This unholy alliance is shameful to say the...Published: 26 Apr 2018 at 18:25hrs | | by Gilbert Muponda
Zanu-PF primaries 'attract criminal'
A number of convicted criminal and several other dodgy characters are vying to represent Zanu-PF in this year's Emmerson Mnangagwa's commitment to the fight against corruption and the ruling party's o...Published: 26 Apr 2018 at 09:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Junta, spooks, scribes enter Zanu-PF primaries
THE upcoming Zanu-PF primary elections have set a new record with over 100 former soldiers, State spies, police officers, business executives and journalists from the private and State media on the pa...Published: 24 Apr 2018 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Team ZIMRA romps to victory in style
Team ZIMRA did a clean sweep at the 2017 Inter-Revenue Authority Games held in Zambia, pocketing four gold, one silver and two bronze medals, before emerging the overall winners..The sporting ...Published: 23 Apr 2017 at 09:07hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Call for Zimbabwe elections to be supervised is unconstitutional'
A call by opposition parties for the 2018 Zimbabwe elections to be supervised by international bodies is not only unconstitutional but also tampers with the country's sovereignty, a legal expert s...Published: 24 Mar 2017 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai ditches Mujuru?
THE rift between MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai and embattled National People's Party leader Dr Joice Mujuru widened yesterday after the former unveiled his preferred partners for the perceived...Published: 23 Mar 2017 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
How Zimbabwe's dictatorship has played out
While 2016 ominously came to a close with long bank queues nationwide owing to egregious economic mismanagement by the Robert Mugabe regime, 2017 is set to be another annus horribilis for Zimbabwe, pr...Published: 15 Jan 2017 at 08:52hrs | 1 | by Paul Simon
War veterans 'dump Mugabe' but only for another dictator
"In 2008, they mobilised us to set up various bases to campaign for them in different parts of the country. We were forced to work against our own brothers and sisters but after that, they didn't do a...Published: 12 Jan 2017 at 23:46hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
War collaborators dump Mugabe
War collaborators have, in a development similar to the fallout between war veterans and President Robert Mugabe, announced they will not campaign for the increasingly frail nonagenarian in the eagerl...Published: 12 Jan 2017 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Sex starved' Mutsvangwa faces attempted rape charges
THE son of ousted war veterans' minister, Mr Christopher Mutsvangwa, Neville Mutsvangwa who was acquitted of rape charges last month was yesterday arraigned before a Mutare court facing attempted ...Published: 01 Nov 2016 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
10 suspected #Tajamuka protestors get bail, tout jailed
Ten of the 68 protesters, including journalist James Jemwa, arrested last week for public violence, have been granted bail after the magistrate ruled that they were subject to a dragnet arrest....Published: 05 Sep 2016 at 06:39hrs | | by Tendai Rupapa
The NERA leaders' charge sheet
Last Friday, we got to know that this National Election Reform Agenda (NERA) is all about looting, violence, robbery and arson. What else can we expect from the likes of Joice Mujuru, Morgan Tsvangira...Published: 28 Aug 2016 at 10:19hrs | | by The Sharp Shooter Vukani Madoda
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