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5 police officers acquitted on US$15,000 extortion charges
Five Harare police officers who were accused of demanding a US$15,000 bribe from a company director to drop false rape charges have been acquitted. Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei cleared the office...Published: 14 Oct 2024 at 08:12hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
50% Harare boreholes unsafe
Half of the boreholes in Harare's western and northern districts are contaminated with human waste and could be potentially unsafe sources of drinking water.Water samples from boreholes in the...Published: 14 Jan 2024 at 20:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appointments scandal
Transmedia Corporation's new board approved by President Emmerson Mnangagwa has integrity issues around its chairperson Phillipa Magnify Phillips-Sadza and Jonathan Gandari, comprising its credi...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 08:15hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
9 robbers shot as cops name 20 most wanted criminals
NINE suspected robbers sustained injuries after they were shot by police in Harare on Thursday in a crackdown, while the hunt is on for 20 suspects whom detectives have named as Zimbabwe's most wanted...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 09:42hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Pastors urged to have armed bodyguards
The dire necessity of providing armed protection for pastors has been tragically underscored by the events surrounding the funeral of the late Pastor Dawan Rasheed Gordon, affectionately known as Prop...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 04:35hrs | 10 | by Mandla Ndlovu
7 armed robbers wanted for high profile cases
SEVEN suspected armed robbers who are on police's most wanted list for committing a spate of high profile criminal cases countrywide are believed to be operating and hiding in South Africa where most ...Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has only one cancer machine
HEALTH ministry secretary Jasper Chimedza yesterday revealed that Zimbabwe has only one functional radiotherapy machine to service all the country's cancer patients.According to Global Cancer ...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
SeedCo boss' messy divorce exposed in court
A HARARE magistrate yesterday heard that Seed Co board chairperson Michael Ndoro may have divorced his former wife Precious Jemani Ndoro because of his alleged involvement with a sex worker.Wh...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:27hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Musona crowned PSL king
And last night, Walter Musona capped a memorable season with FC Platinum after he was crowned Soccer Star of the Year at a glittering ceremony held at the Newlands Country Club in Harare last night....Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Safeguard takes measures to help neighbourhoods stay safe
With the increase in burglaries and robberies throughout the country, particularly in Harare, Safeguard Security has embarked on a number of community-based services to help keep neighbourhoods safe. ...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 12:11hrs | | by Agencies
Wadyajena arrested
ZANU PF legislator for Gokwe-Nembudziya Mayor Wadyajena has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), NewZimbabwe reported.He was still detained at ZACC's Newlands offic...Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 19:13hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Robbers flee with nearly US$100K
Armed robbers vanished with close to US$80 000 at a Standard Chartered ATM, Newlands Shopping Center in Harare this Thursday.The suspec...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 14:51hrs | 5 | by Desmond Nleya
Mnangagwa says he is no longer free
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday says he no longer enjoyed public life because he was always surrounded by more than 100 security personnel.Addressing businesspeople at the official open...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:49hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Watch ZTN on DStv Channel 294
CHAMPAGNE showers and lit skies from a beautiful fireworks display were some highlights of the day on Thursday evening as Zimbabwe's third local television station, ZTN Prime, was launched.The...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Businessman in fierce battle with armed robbers
A fast-thinking and quick acting businessman and his family managed to fight off and repel a determined attack by four robbers in Dema Phase 3, Seke, on Wednesday night.The businessman put his...Published: 20 May 2022 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers in US$300,000 cash heist
THREE armed robbers pounced on a Harare company where they stole US$300 000 Friday morning.Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed the matter in a Twitter post."The ZRP is investigati...Published: 07 May 2022 at 19:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nyathi wins gold
BULAWAYO-based female bodybuilder Shyleen Nyathi won gold in the women's fitness development at the TrySupps Novice Zimbabwe competition held at the Zimbabwe College of Music in Harare on Saturday....Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa must sleep with one eye open
Elections always unfailingly produce rare and curious political creatures and species.You might think you have seen it all only for another election cycle to remind you that you ain't seen not...Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 08:49hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
Motorists hit out at Zimra blitz
Some Harare motorists have criticised the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) for impounding their vehicles in a blitz targeting cars that were undervalued allegedly to evade paying the requisite impor...Published: 12 Feb 2022 at 16:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mudha still using state security aides
FORMER State Security minister Owen "Mudha" Ncube (pictured), who was last month fired by President Emmerson Mnangagwa for allegedly fanning division and Zanu-PF factionalism in the Midlands province ...Published: 05 Feb 2022 at 19:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's estranged wife applies for discharge
The defence team for Marry Mubaiwa applied for her to be discharged on the charges of misrepresenting that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga agreed to a civil marriage, arguing that the State failed...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
TM Pick n Pay to increase supermarkets
Meikles Limited intends to expand its supermarket segment, trading as TM Pick n Pay, with new stores already in the pipeline, as the group consolidates its market share.Like any other sector, ...Published: 23 Dec 2021 at 05:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's estranged wife ordered US$15 000 wedding rings
ESTRANGED wife to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry Mubaiwa, ordered a jeweller to make US$15 000 worth of wedding rings during her preparation for the wedding she allegedly lied that the Vic...Published: 15 Dec 2021 at 06:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Munatsi worked in highly toxic operational environment
THE late Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (Zida) chief executive Douglas Munatsi - who was close to President Emmerson Mnangagwa- worked in a volatile and toxic political environment around the ...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:16hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Court orders another medical test for Chiwenga's estranged wife
Yet another medical examination, this time to include the side-effects of her medication, has been ordered for Marry Mubaiwa to see if she can comprehend the proceedings in her trials on charges of at...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Doctor to clarify on Chiwenga's estranged wife
DOCTOR Simukai Percy Machawira, who said in court that Marry Mubaiwa was physically fit to stand trial, is today expected in court to make clarifications on certain issues that Harare magistrate Mr La...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff writer
Chiwenga's estranged wife Marry could be amputated, court hears
Marry Mubaiwa is at a serious risk of having at least one of her arms amputated after failing to get the medical care she needs to treat her lymphoedema, a court heard on Tuesday.The Harare Ma...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dynamos, Highlanders coaches, captains get their cars
DYNAMOS coach Tonderai Ndiraya and his Highlanders counterpart Mandla Mpofu together their captains have received the vehicles sponsored by Sakunda Holdings. The vehicles were pledged by the e...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 20:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police launch manhunt for serial robbers
POLICE have launched a manhunt for robbers travelling in a Toyota Wish vehicle suspected to have committed a series of rape and robbery cases. "The ZRP is investigating robbery cases committed...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 17:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Low turnout as churches resume service
The resumption of sit-in church services for fully-vaccinated congregants got off to a slow start countrywide yesterday, with different Christian traditions driving the decision to reopen, while compl...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Prominent lawyer in conflict of interest storm
A HARARE-BASED innovator and entrepreneur, Ignatious Munengwa, has reported prominent lawyer Phillipa Phillips to the Law Society of Zimbabwe for allegedly failing to declare an alleged conflict of in...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 18:25hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
Zim Actress Karen Dhirorimwe Stars in 'Glow Up' Film
HARARE: At a tender age of 29, a young Zimbabwean female model, filmaker, and entrepreneur, Karen Dhirorimwe, affectionately known as Lola, has defied the odds by breaking the ice in the predominantly...Published: 27 Jun 2021 at 21:33hrs | 19 | by Maxwell Teedzai
6 armed robbers, carjackers nabbed after shoot-out
Six suspected armed robbers and carjackers were arrested on Thursday after a shoot-out near Mabvuku turn-off along Mutare Road on the eastern outskirts of Harare.One of the suspects was shot a...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gotcha Nyama restaurant in ownership wrangle
Young female entrepreneur Julian Mutukudzi has been locked in an ownership and lease wrangle with Indian Businessman Kiran Patel.It is alleged that Kiran Patel unlawfully broke into his tenant...Published: 04 May 2021 at 14:52hrs | 2 | by Claris Magwenzi
Checkpoints and supermarkets severely exposed to Covid-19
POLICE roadblocks and supermarkets are potential Covid-19 super spreaders as they are failing to adhere to basic safety precautions to contain the deadly novel virus that has ravaged the globe....Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
RBZ boss survives hellish Covid-19 experience
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Deputy Governor Dr Kuphukile Mlambo views himself as a lucky and blessed man after surviving what he described as a hellish and nasty Covid-19 ordeal. Dr Mlambo had to...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
The plight of Zimbabweans
All eyes were on me and I had no money to buy data. I wanted to get the latest news from onlinenewspapers but I had no money.Samutoko not his real name is a University graduate who is ekei...Published: 10 May 2019 at 17:34hrs | | by Leonard Koni
A look at Zimbabwe's property market
Even though the Zimbabwean property market faces many challenges, it has always been characterised by a high demand and a corresponding low supply – ensuring that the market has always been very act...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 16:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
My encounter with the rowdy protestors
I was on my way to work on Monday morning like many other Zimbabweans, oblivious of the stay-away which had been called on by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU).I was travelling from...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 14:54hrs | 1 | by Betty Gatsi
ZANU PF spends $1 million on 'War Room'
ZANU PF invested more than a million dollars in funding a media 'war room' comprising of young people with expertise in social media and public relations to launch an 'aerial battle' durin...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 07:44hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZANU PF's 'War Room' exposed?
William Mutumaje (Acie Lumumba) ran a ZANU PF media ‘war room' comprising of an informal grouping of party comrades with expertise in social media and public relations to launch an ‘aerial b...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 16:12hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Armed bandits on terror spree in Zimbabwe
Law enforcement agents are on high alert following a recent spate of armed robberies and heinous rape incidents around the country - including in the capital, Harare where a gang of rogue taxi drivers...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 12:37hrs | | 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
Zanu-PF goes after Mugabe
Former President Robert Mugabe risks losing most of his farms and mining claims as his erstwhile colleagues in the ruling Zanu-PF hit back at the 94 year old teetotaller for supporting MDC Alliance le...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's son evicted over rent arrears
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe's son, Russell Goreraza, has been ordered to vacate his rented premises in Newlands, Harare over rental arrears amounting to $65 801.High Court judge Justice Dav...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Biti 'calls' Chiwenga's wife a 'nzenza'?
Tendai Biti taking a dig at the Chiwengas while campaigning at Newlands on Tuesday.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r0b6ffSlCc...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 18:22hrs | | by youtube
Grace Mugabe's son falls on hard times
FORMER First Lady Mrs Grace Mugabe's son, Mr Russel Goreraza, has fallen on hard times after his landlord issued out summons for his eviction from a Harare flat over rent arrears amounting to $65 801....Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 08:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vendors, high rentals drive companies out of CBD
THERE is a growing trend in Harare where an increasing number of companies is seeking to buy or rent property in residential areas on the periphery of the central business district (CBD), a property e...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 20:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Airways scandal: More dirty lies exposed as graft body steers clear
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is steering clear of a suspected multi-million illegal deal involving a new airline, Zimbabwe Airways (ZimAirways), which is linked to former president R...Published: 29 Apr 2018 at 09:40hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
I didn't steal, says Mugabe's son-in law
Former president Robert Mugabe's son-in-law Simba Chikore's name has been at the centre of a raging debate over government's controversial plans to set up a new airline, Zimbabwe Airways.There...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
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