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Harare flood victims moved to Dzivarasekwa flats
Families flooded out of their homes in Budiriro are set to be accommodated at the newly constructed flats in Dzivarasekwa Extension after their homes and household property were damaged by heavy rains...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 22:51hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
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 | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF 'supporters' walk out on Mnangagwa
BY 8AM on Wednesday last week, Harare's usually bustling Mupendanhamo flea market was quiet and deserted.Hundreds of its mostly youthful informal entrepreneurs had been directed to shut down a...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 18:36hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF pampers rapist with house, cash
THE ruling Zanu-PF party rewarded convicted rapist Bobby Makaza with a house and a substantial amount of cash during a presidential rally in Mutawatawa, Mashonaland East province, on Saturday....Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 06:42hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu drumming up support for Mnangagwa
THE Zanu-PF campaign train rolls into Jambezi in Hwange district today where the party's Secretary for Administration Dr Obert Mpofu is expected to address multitudes of supporters.Jambezi fal...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Insimbi ZeZhwane's trip was doomed from the beginning!
INSIMBI ZeZhwane's trip was a doomed one from the beginning as they should not have taken to the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road which resulted in the death of the group's core owner Elvis "Ma Eli" Mathe...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 19:15hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Bussed Zanu-PF supporters excites Mnangagwa
President Emerson Mnangagwa praised Mashonaland East province on Saturday for mobilising the largest gathering, so far, of ruling Zanu-PF supporters for his presidential election rally at Mutawatawa i...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 18:02hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says not losing sleep
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said he will not lose sleep on August 23 when Zimbabwe goes to the polls because he is already assured of victory.Mnangagwa was addressing thousands of p...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:35hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Police Officer nabbed for Stock theft
A police officer and his civilian accomplice were on Saturday arrested for Stock theft at a road block in Murehwa.The police officer id...Published: 21 May 2023 at 18:36hrs | | by Desmond Nleya
Govt revises target from 220 000 to 1 million housing units by 2025
The government has revised from 220 000 to 1 million the target it had set to build housing units and related social amenities by 2025 following the tremendous progress that it has made across the cou...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sangoma rapes 13-year-old to 'enhance powers'
A TRADITIONAL healer from Mbizi Village, under Chief Nyajina, Uzumba, appeared before the Murehwa regional court last week for allegedly raping his 13-year-old niece in the belief that this would enha...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 07:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens murambatswina II?
Unplanned and chaotic urban settlements without proper sewers, water supply roads and social amenities and with building on land totally unsuitable for human habitation are a serious risk to public he...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:17hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Boy (11) hangs self, as birthday celebration turns nasty
AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy from Mutawatawa, Mashonaland East province, committed suicide on January 23 following a fist-fight with his elder brother while celebrating the latter's birthday.The decease...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Runaway truck crash at new Beitbridge border bus terminal
The Zimborders Consortium that is transforming the Beitbridge Border Post at a cost of US$300 million in partnership with the Government is working on improving public safety at the country's busiest ...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Justice Malaba to commission Lupane Magistrates' Courts
ALL is set for the commissioning of the completed Lupane Magistrates' Courts complex by Chief Justice Luke Malaba this Friday.Construction of the complex started a few years ago and it is one ...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's convoy attacked in Mashonaland East?
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa's convoy was reportedly attacked by suspected Zanu-PF supporters in Mashonaland East province on Tuesday and yesterday.On T...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man nabbed for calling Mnangagwa weakling
AN Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe man has been arrested for purportedly undermining President Emmerson Mnangagwa after he said he was a weakling lacking stamina to address the country's economic challenges....Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jerrycan links Taj Abdul gang to spate of robberies
A victim of armed robbery yesterday positively identified a jerry can which had his initials at the bottom, as the High Court murder trial of suspected armed robber Musa Taj Abdul and his eight co-acc...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF supporters blasts government over lies
VILLAGERS in Maramba-Pfungwe have blasted Transport and Infrastructure Development officials over the slow progress in the rehabilitation of Murewa-Madichecha road which began several years ago....Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:44hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Courts closed as Covid-19 cases surge
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has temporarily closed lower and superior courts across the country to allow fumigation and contact tracing, as cases of Covid-19 infections continue to surge amo...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Panic as Omicron variant cases spike
THERE is panic in the country after several institutions including Parliament, courts, schools and non-governmental organisations were forced to close after an outbreak of COVID-19 cases.Zimba...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:17hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Police bust Uzumba bronco syndicate
POLICE in Mutawatawa, Mashonaland East province, have arrested three men for illegally distributing a cough mixture, Bron Cleer.Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Simon Chazovachii yeste...Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 05:38hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Police find 16 stolen goats crammed in Honda Fit boot
Police are searching for five suspects after a Honda Fit vehicle was intercepted with 16 stolen goats crammed in the boot.The five, who have not been named, were avoiding a tollgate and police...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 12:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Driver rams into Mnangagwa motorcade
An unlicensed driver yesterday appeared in court facing allegations of ramming into a State motorcade along Bulawayo Road in Harare. Tatenda Mupariwa (26) appeared at Mbare Magistrates Court c...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:39hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Rogue soldiers on the prowl
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has warned the public to be on the lookout for rogue soldiers that are deployed across the country and are going out of their line of duty and robbing people at gunpoi...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 22:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Army clears air on Guinea Fowl shooting
The Guinea Fowl shooting incident which occurred on January 16, resulting in the death of Tatenda Munetsiwa after being shot by 52 Infantry Battalion soldiers who were reacting to a report of theft of...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 16:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold panners swept by floods while parked on river bank
AN illegal gold panner was found dead while his colleague is missing after they parked their vehicles on the banks of Mazowe River in-PFungwe before they were swept away by floods.Police in Mu...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man axes ex-girlfriend for spurning his totem
A 30-YEAR-OLD Uzumba woman is battling for life at a local hospital after she was axed several times on the head by her ex-boyfriend after she refused to be identified by his totem.Tawanda Mag...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 07:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Well collapses killing two men
TWO Pfungwe men died, while three others were left nursing injuries after a well collapsed and buried them while sinking irrigation pipes.George Kareku (53) and Israel Mukara (49), both of Dek...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Rural teachers to wear black every pay day to mourn death of 'our salaries'
FIREBRAND teachers group, Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Unions of Zimbabwe ARTUZ, famed for embarking on a 275km march to press for improved wages, on Tuesday said they were now turning to wearing black...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:36hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Potraz pleads with Zesa over power cuts
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has urged Zesa to shield data and other information communication telecommunication centres from load shedding to avoid disr...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare-Masvingo highway tar thief arrested
POLICE have arrested a 32-year-old man on charges of stealing tar worth $94 000 that was meant for the Harare-Masvingo Highway dualisation.National Police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner ...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police intercept 3 truckloads of charcoal, 6 arrested
POLICE in Mutawatawa, Mashonaland East, on Wednesday intercepted three trucks loaded with charcoal before arresting six men in connection with the case.Nesbert Tatenda, Wellington Kunaka, Jaco...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
48-hour water cuts are back in Bulawayo
Reporters THE Bulawayo City Council has with immediate effect re-introduced a 48-hour water shedding schedule in all suburbs amid revelations the city is among areas that will be hit by severe water s...Published: 03 May 2019 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Makandiwa' gold mine kidnappers acquitted
Five men, who were accused of torturing, kidnapping and robbing while impersonating police officers to villagers who had reportedly stolen gold ore from a mine earlier believed to be owned by United F...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 23:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man axes wife over 'poor' budgeting
Police in Mutawatawa, Mashonaland East province, have arrested an elderly-PFungwe man for allegedly axing his wife, accusing her of recklessly using grocery without putting into consideration the curr...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Makandiwa gold mine kidnappers in court
THE trial of five men accused of kidnapping villagers they accused of stealing gold ore at a mine believed to be owned by United Family International Church (UFIC) leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa in...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 23:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Makandiwa implicated in gold mine kidnap, torture
UNITED Family International Church (UFIC) leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa has been implicated in a case in which five men were reportedly kidnapped and tortured for allegedly stealing gold ore from ...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mulls provincial airports
TRANSPORT and Infrastructure Development minister Joel Biggie Matiza has said government is planning to construct provincial airports, with the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe tasked to oversee t...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Granny killed over witchcraft claims
POLICE in Mutawatawa have launched a manhunt for a 34-year-old man who allegedly killed his maternal grandmother accusing her of casting an evil spell on his sister, causing her not to get married....Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 18:19hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Sharks honour 'Beast' Mtawarira
South African Super Rugby side Sharks have found a special way to honour one of the true legends of the game - Zimbabwe-born Springboks legend Tendai Mtawarira.Since making his senior debut fo...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 09:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman kills polygamous hubby over graduation fees
POLICE in Mutawatawa have arrested a 34-year-old Maramba woman, who allegedly killed her husband following an altercation over their child's graduation fees.Nomove Chaparadza (30), of Dzumbunu...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 22:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman kills polygamous hubby over graduation fees
Police in Mutawatawa have arrested a 34-year-old Maramba woman, who allegedly killed her husband following an altercation over their child's graduation fees.Nomove Chaparadza (30), of Dzumbunu...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 10:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Child support dodger tries to strangle ex-wife as she drives him to court
A Harare man allegedly attempted to strangle his wife in the presence of a police officer after she reported him for defaulting on child support.Edzai Nyamutawatawa, 45, of Madokero suburb all...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 14:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to expose Mnangagwa-linked companies
This threat was made in March 2018 and nothing was exposed, one wonders whether Nelson Chamisa had anything to expose.OPPOSITION leader and MDC Alliance...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man kills self after lover refuse to elope
A 29-YEAR-OLD-PFungwe man hanged himself after his girlfriend allegedly refused to elope with him.Shupikai Chikuvira of Tokoti village, under Chief Chitsungo, was found hanging near a footpath...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:44hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to expose Mnangagwa-linked companies
OPPOSITION leader and MDC Alliance presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa has threatened to confront President Emmerson Mnangagwa to discuss the Zanu-PF leader's alleged links to various blue-chip com...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 06:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Voter registration still open
The Biometric Voter registration is continuing at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission offices across the country. Mthwakazi Republic Party has urged citizens to visit centres to register as voters...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 13:47hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
2 schools closed over Satanism scare
AUTHORITIES at Maramba Secondary School in Mutawatawa and St Joseph Secondary School in Rusape have ordered the two institutions to shut down following a Satanism scare.Makoni district schools...Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold panner murdered over girlfriend
Police in Mutawatawa are looking for two-PFungwe men who are suspected to be behind the murder of a fellow gold panner in a love triangle.Nelson Chiriri and Pardon Chiodza of Chakupa Village, ...Published: 01 Sep 2017 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
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