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Man bashes wife, divorces her for disrespecting his mother
A Guruve man was slapped with $500 by Guruve Magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa for physically abusing his wife accusing her of not respecting his ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 579 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Warriors off to a losing start
Cameroon 1 - 0 ZimbabweZIMBABWE put on a commendable defensive effort but it was not enough as they succumbed to a morale sapping defeat in their first Group A fixture of the 2020 Afri...Published: 5 hrs ago | 539 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga urges Zimbabweans not to panic
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has urged Zimbabweans not to panic, but to be even more vigilant in their daily lives as the country reels from the second wave of the lethal coronavirus.Th...Published: 9 hrs ago | 1886 | by Staff reporter
Herd boy impregnates employer's daughter
An 18-year-old herd boy from Breasts Village in Chief Mazvihwa's area is in court after he slept with his boss' 12-year-old daughter resulting in a pregnancy which was noticed two weeks ago.It...Published: 9 hrs ago | 2537 | by Staff reporter
Grandpa (73) slices privates in suicide bid
THE word suicide or death is not just scary, but too morbid to even imagine or think about.Having been a widower for the past 19 years and depending on his 34-year-old son and daughter-in-law ...Published: 9 hrs ago | 741 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers bash lockdown enforcing cop
TWO soldiers reportedly went berserk on Monday and assaulted a police officer who was leading a team that was enforcing lockdown restriction measures in Chipinge.Milicent Ndebvu (30) and Mike ...Published: 9 hrs ago | 1151 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now almost overrun by Covid-19 second wave
When the coronavirus pandemic began early in 2020, most Zimbabweans never took it seriously. Many were misled by social media where it was peddled that Corona is only for whites and only comes in wint...Published: 15 hrs ago | 2477 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Harare town clerk Chisango back in court on fresh charges
HARARE City Council town clerk Hosea Chisango yesterday appeared in court on fresh charges of criminal abuse of duty after he allegedly fired a subordinate to cover up investigations on illegal land d...Published: 17 hrs ago | 516 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa regime should stop weaponising law
THAT the arrest of journalist Hopewell Chin'ono among others may complicate matters for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new dispensation's international re-engagement is not in doubt anymore.No...Published: 17 hrs ago | 753 | by Staff reporter
Lobby group decries abuse of criminal justice system
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (The Forum) has expressed concern over what they called an apparent trend of manipulation of the criminal justice system to punish dissent through prolonged and und...Published: 17 hrs ago | 348 | by Staff reporter
EMA urged to get tough on BCC
THE Environment Management Agency (EMA) in Bulawayo has been petitioned by a human rights organisation, Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) to release its charges against the Bulawayo City ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 553 | by Staff reporter
45 police officers challenge detention
FORTY-FIVE suspended police officers have approached the High Court seeking an order to be released from Chikurubi Detention Barracks (DB) where they have been committed since January 4.The of...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1821 | by Staff reporter
Council to ease water shedding
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has recommissioned three supply dams that were decommissioned last year and says it will soon start to progressively ease water shedding. The council decommissioned...Published: 17 hrs ago | 548 | by Staff reporter
Government to repossess underutilised irrigation schemes
GOVERNMENT has come up with a Statutory Instrument that will see it repossessing underutilised land at irrigation schemes. The SI, which is expected to be gazetted soon, will result in members of irri...Published: 17 hrs ago | 162 | by Staff reporter
ZPCS warns journalists against blocking prisons vehicles
Journalists covering court cases have been advised against blocking vans carrying suspects to court, and disobeying orders from Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officials as that may ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 218 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge killer cops remanded in custody
Two police officers from Beitbridge rural suspected of torturing, killing a suspect they had arrested for an alleged theft, and burning the body, have appeared in court charged with murder. Xa...Published: 17 hrs ago | 255 | by Staff reporter
US$2,7m heist suspect killed in shoot-out, three still on the run
A suspect in the US$2,7 million ZB Bank cash-in-transit heist died in Zaka on Thursday in a shoot-out with detectives, while three others appeared in court yesterday. So far, police have arres...Published: 17 hrs ago | 864 | by Staff reporter
Brian Molefe fingers Cyril Ramaphosa for Eskom's problems
Former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe on Friday took aim at President Cyril Ramaphosa, blaming him for having been part of the problems the state-owned power utility faces today.According to Molefe, w...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 20:10hrs | 1007 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga warns social media users
Vice President and Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga has denied claims the country's hospitals are overwhelmed amid a surge in Covid-19 cases and face a critical shortage of beds and equipment....Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 19:20hrs | 1459 | by Staff reporter
Married serial bed-hopping businessman exposed
A SERIAL bed-hopping Plumtree-based businessman was chucked out of his in-laws' house where he was residing and has been forced to stay with one of his girlfriends whenever he is in Bulawayo after his...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 18:41hrs | 3550 | by Staff reporter
Man calls out 'wrong name' during sex with wife
A MAN from Bulawayo's high density suburb of Nguboyenja battered his wife for asking him why he had called out another woman's name while they were having sex.The court heard that on 08 Decemb...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 18:40hrs | 4143 | by Staff reporter
Policewoman beaten by drunk hubby in front of visitors
A drunk man is an unpredictable man!Sharon Ncube's Christmas Day turned from a blissful day to a miserable one after her intoxicated husband battered her while demanding to know what visitors ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 18:40hrs | 1441 | by Staff reporter
Sex-starved husband bashes wife
A sex-starved Mazowe man bashed his wife after she denied him of his conjugal rights as she demanded money for her to be intimate with him.The matter came to light at Concession magistrates co...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 18:21hrs | 1761 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chamisa's MDC confirmed its violent streak
263Chat reports that Member of Parliament for Makoni central, David Tekeshe who was attacked by a group of hoodlums at the funeral wake of a deceased member, says the MDC Alliance is confirming its vi...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 10:12hrs | 1841 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe regime getting taste of own medicine, and shouldn't mourn about US 'hypocritical' bullying
If ever there were profound lessons life has taught me, these are that, 'we reap what we sow', 'what goes around, eventually comes around', and that 'poetic justice' is never far away from those who b...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 08:03hrs | 947 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mugabe business empire crumbles
THE late former president Robert Mugabe's business empire has crumpled amid revelations that Gushungo Dairy Estate is being leased to a company linked to a millionaire businessman.A once thriv...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 08:01hrs | 5251 | by Staff reporter
MDC implosion sets back the struggle for change
Zimbabwe is stuck in mud. People of my generation were in their late 20s or early 30s when Zimbabwe attained independence in 1980. Those fortunate to be still alive are now elderly and on the cusp to ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 08:00hrs | 1243 | by Tendai Dumbutshena
Lockdown closures clear border mess
SANITY has returned to Beitbridge Border Post following the closure of the busy facility under fresh Covid-19 control measures by both South Africa and Zimbabwe.The high mobility across the bo...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:51hrs | 897 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe inflation fall no cause for celebration'
ZIMBABWE's year-on-year inflation rate ended the year 2020 at 348,5% down from a high of more than 800% in July but analysts say it is no cause for celebration as it remains way too high."The ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa must stop selective application of the law' - Pete's sake, he is a tyrant and that is what tyrants do
Zimbabwe has been a nation of protestors and human rights activists contend to say what is wrong in society but rarely ever come up with what should be done about and rarest of all do it!"The ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | 442 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Sikhala says he has been arrested 65 times without conviction
INCARCERATED MDC Alliance vice-chairperson and Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala yesterday told the court that he had been arrested more than 65 times since 2000 and had not been convicted.S...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:41hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
MDC led BCC criticised for buying wrong equipment
BULAWAYO residents have criticised the city council for purchasing wrong valves for the rehabilitation of the Ncema and Fernhill Pump stations, which are pivotal for effective water supplies to the se...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:39hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Landela buying spree raises stink
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa marked his triumphal entry into the citadel of power in 2017 by declaring that he would open the country up for business, thus promising a departure from the ruinous polic...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:37hrs | 832 | by Cliff Chiduku
Failed Zimbabwe govt economic policy met with excuses
I AM not an economist or financial fundi neither was I good nor enjoyed such subjects as economics and accounting, in high school but, to use a cliche, it does not take a rocket scientist to lose conf...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:35hrs | 136 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Man in court for defrauding Zinara of US$21,000
A 33-YEAR-OLD man, who was employed as a data capture clerk at the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara), appeared in court on Wednesday for defrauding the parastatal of US$21 000.Adm...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:34hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prisons a death trap, says EU
THE European Union has raised a red flag over the continued incarceration of journalists and opposition leaders in Zimbabwe, as well as the poor state of the country's prisons which it described as de...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:33hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Prospect Resources not concerned about Zimbabwe sovereign risk
Prospect Resources says it will forge ahead with its Arcadia Lithium project in Zimbabwe despite the country's risk profile and has put in place measures to minimise potential impact of the sovereign ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:32hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's COVID-19 recovery rate drops drastically
ZIMBABWE'S Covid-19 recovery rate has dropped drastically in the second wave of the new variant of the virus and most infections are local, showing that communities should adopt safe behaviours as the...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:31hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter
Student languishes in jail after calling for revolution against Mnangagwa
UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) student Allan Moyo, arrested early last December after calling for a revolt against President Emmerson Mnangagwa remains in prison as his court records were incorrectly rec...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:30hrs | 676 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's 5 million votes achievable, claims Shakespeare Maya
Former National Alliance for Good Governance (NAGG) president, Dr Shakespeare Maya, who rejoined Zanu-PF in 2018 and was recently elected Chegutu District Coordinating Committee (DCC) secretary for sc...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:30hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Drop charges against Chin'ono, Mahere and Sikhala, demands Amnesty International
Amnesty International has called on the Zimbabwean government to drop "malicious" charges against journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and opposition MDC Alliance officials Fadzayi Mahere and Job Sikhala....Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:26hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to demolish illegal upmarket homes, lodges in Victoria Falls
The government is reportedly hunting for land barons who allegedly illegally parcelled communal land outside the world-class resort city amid indications more than 100 "illegal executive settlers" wil...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:26hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: 'The Second Republic'; Land history; Ownership and Productivity in the Post Mugabe era
The Author is a Master of Science in International Trade and Diplomacy student at the University of Zimbabwe. He holds a MSc degree in Development Studies (National University of Science and Technolog...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 21:34hrs | 878 | by Livingstone Kazizi
MDC Alliance activists' arrests 'ploy for sanctions renewal'?
Recent allegations of targeted arrests and human rights abuses in the country have been described as a ploy by opposition linked political activists to influence the outcome of a sanctions review proc...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 21:12hrs | 1530 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman jailed 15 years for smuggling explosives
A 42-year-old Zimbabwean woman was on Wednesday jailed for an affective 15 years by a Musina Regional Court for smuggling explosives worth R168 00 into South Africa.Mercy Rifundo was arrested ...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 17:29hrs | 1017 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe remains in extreme poverty range
The country's poverty datum line rose 5.5% to $4 670.04 in December from $4 425.64 the previous month. This means that a person required $143 or US$1.75 per day to purchase both non-food and food item...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 17:04hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Malema urges Zimbabweans to find 'creative' ways to enter SA
ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has criticised the closure, this week, of South Africa's borders including the Beitbridge Border Post saying the decision was self-hate.The...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 16:20hrs | 4658 | by Staff reporter
US$500K cash recovered in US$2.5 million heist
EIGHT more suspects in a US$2.5 million money heist were on Wednesday brought to court movie style.Police used high security vehicles in a motorcade to bring the suspects to court.Of t...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 14:32hrs | 3436 | by Staff Reporter
Judgment: Zimbabwean farmers Luke Tembani and 24 others v the President of the Republic of South Africa and others
Last month the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria handed down judgment in a R2-billion damages claim against South Africa by 25 dispossessed Zimbabwean farmers, some of whom were South African citizens, a...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 14:20hrs | 2058 | by Agencies
All hope is not lost
Crushing the peoples' voices is not the answer. No nation has ever risen or built by crushing the voice of justice.Zimbabwean citizens in all walks of life have been fighting for change at gre...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 13:26hrs | 572 | by Leonard Koni
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