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Fired council boss seeks High Court relief
FOMER Victoria Falls Municipality housing director Lot Siatimbula, who was recently fired for allegedly allocating a housing stand to his nephew without council approval, has approached the High Court...Published: 8 hrs ago | 237 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's trial in false start
The trial of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko on criminal abuse of office charges hit a brick wall yesterday after his lawyer Mr Zibusiso Ncube applied for exception without notice. It...Published: 8 hrs ago | 137 | by Staff reporter
Pair jailed for stabbing & robbing cop
TWO men from Bulawayo have each been sentenced to 60 months in prison for stabbing a police officer seven times all over the body with an okapi knife before robbing him of his wallet and a cellphone. ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:16hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Card cloning gang hits PPC Zimbabwe
FOUR men ganged up and defrauded Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) Zimbabwe of more than US$26 500 after cloning the company's ATM card and using it to conduct illegal Point of Sale (POS) transactions at...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:11hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Makandiwa prophecy appeal: Judgment reserved
A Harare business couple is still pursuing its civil claim against United Family International Church (UFIC) leader Emmanuel Makandiwa and his wife Ruth after it appealed at the Supreme Court yesterda...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:09hrs | 2858 | by Staff reporter
Parliament resumes sitting today
Parliament resumes sitting today after a three-week break during which parliamentarians were involved in preparations for the 2020 National Budget that is expected to be presented by Finance and Econo...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:08hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Widow challenges hero's will
THE widow of the late national hero Jevan Ben Maseko has approached the High Court seeking an order declaring as null and void a will left by her husband.Maseko, a former deputy minister and M...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:54hrs | 1698 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec exams scandal at exposed
FOUR senior teachers at a school in Chiredzi allegedly connived to write examinations for their partners.According to a whistleblower, the quartet (names withheld) would open the sealed envelo...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:08hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
Govt opens help desk for small-scale miners
MINES minister Winston Chitando has revealed that government has opened a special department in the Mines ministry to deal with issues relating to small-scale miners, popularly known as makorokoza....Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:07hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Top RG officer jailed
Eight years after smashing an axe into his wife, seven years after being convicted of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm and sentenced to jail, and six years after losing his appeal, Gordo...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:02hrs | 584 | by STaff reporter
Top cop in corruption storm
A TOP Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) official has been fingered in a well-orchestrated police corruption scam by a subordinate who has since been granted protection by the High Court after exposing th...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:59hrs | 1187 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga in remarkable recovery, returning home soon
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga, who was airlifted to China from South Africa in July amid poisoning fears, is preparing to return home after making a remarkable recovery at a top hospital in Beij...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:18hrs | 1879 | by Staff reporter
Warriors squad trimmed
WARRIORS coach Joey Antipas has trimmed his squad to 24 players, who will be in camp next week for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group H matches against Botswana and Zambia.Zimbabwe b...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:48hrs | 1162 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pledges to end machete wars
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday pledged to descend heavily on perpetrators of machete violence, reiterating that deterrent sentences must be imposed on those found in possession of the weapons....Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:46hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Joram Gumbo: Charges wont shed light into the ZimAirways scandal
Joram Gumbo, the former Transport minister, has been arrested for his actions around the Zimbabwe Airways controversy. But it tells a story of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's feeble anti-corruption dri...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:40hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
More charges against Joram Gumbo
Whistle-blowers flocked the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC) from as far as Kariba yesterday and as a result Minister of State for Presidential Affairs (Monitoring and Implementation of Gove...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:37hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter
ZACC closes in on 44 bigwigs
Forty-four serving and former Cabinet ministers, permanent secretaries, parastatal bosses and legislators are facing "imminent" arrest for corruption, Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) chairp...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:29hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira trial dates postponed
The trial of former Tourism minister Priscah Mupfumira, who is facing charges of criminal abuse of office and money laundering, failed to kick off yesterday after the State said, it wanted more time t...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:55hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
Patrice Motsepe's sister cited in Botswana $10 billion theft
South African businesswoman Bridgette Motsepe-Radebe has been fingered as a co-signatory to at least two bank accounts holding some of the more than $10 billion (R150 billion) allegedly stolen from th...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 06:17hrs | 5343 | by City Press
Gwanda girl's dream to be a pilot takes off
A quick glance into her small room at the students' residency before the interview, which came only an hour before her first experience in the air as a pilot, revealed there was panic and disquiet at ...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:54hrs | 1770 | by Staff reporter
Woman hit with $10 000 lawsuit for bedding married man
IN a lawsuit that can apparently act as a cautionary tale to other women who are dating married men who are seeking relief outside marriage, a Bulawayo woman was sued by her lover's wife who is demand...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 17:55hrs | 3244 | by Staff reporter
Woman slaps driver with $520k lawsuit for fuel queue accident
A BULAWAYO woman who sustained injuries after her car was hit by another vehicle while in a fuel queue is suing the driver of the offending car for $520 000 in damages. Ms Heather Hikwa of Pum...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 07:02hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Convicted top RG official walks free
Head of the Marriages Department at the Registrar-General's Office in Harare, Gordon Tsuro, is walking scot-free, spending hours in Government offices despite the dismissal of his appeal against a thr...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 06:57hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
New notes above board, monetary policy education key
The announcement of the imminent introduction of new bank notes and coins by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Tuesday prompted divided opinion among the transacting public.The development...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 14:21hrs | 2028 | by Ashley Kondo
Zimbabwe police kill man over $2 bribe
A man was shot dead by a police officer after refusing to hand over a $2 bribe, the High Court has heard.The Harare woman is now suing police chief Godwin Matanga and Home Affairs Minister Cai...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 08:57hrs | 3409 | by ZimLive
Zesa fights Zinwa over $2m power debt
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) (Pvt) Ltd, has approached the High Court seeking an order to compel the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa), to settle a ne...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:24hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Ex-minister loses upmarket Harare property
Former Lands minister Douglas Mombeshora and his wife Millicent have lost their bid to claim co-ownership of a Borrowdale property which was bought by a Harare businessman, through a public auction co...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:17hrs | 1009 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer loses appeal in 14kg gold theft case
PROMINENT Harare lawyer Admire Rubaya's bid to evade being put to his defence in the 14kg gold theft trial suffered a major blow after the Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to dismiss his...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:14hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
15 pupils arrested over exam leak
Fifteen Form Six pupils at Gebhuza Secondary School in Hwange have been arrested after they shared an alleged leaked Economics Paper 3 question paper on Monday. The paper started circulating o...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:14hrs | 1375 | by Staff reporter
Zifa not panicking over passports
WARRIORS team manager Wellington Mpandare says there is no need to panic over passports for the British Brigade ahead of the start of the 2020 AFCON qualifiers next month. ZIFA, through the Mi...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:12hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Herald's Tichaona Zindoga seeks protection from CIO Boss
Expelled Herald Deputy Editor Tichaona Zindoga sought the protection of the First lady Auxilia Mnangagwa and the Central intelligence Oganisation Boss Isaac Moyo after being fired by the Zimpapers Boa...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 05:44hrs | 5461 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC councillor calls for Mnangagwa's arrest
MDC Marondera Central councillor Charles Ngwena and municipal police officer Paul Chikuni, who called for the arrest of President Emmerson Mnangagwa for "organising the anti-sanctions march", have bee...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 11:41hrs | 4310 | by Staff reporter
Makamba wins Telecel shareholding battle
HIGH Court judge Justice Edith Mushore has ruled in favour of the once exiled businessman James Makamba in a long-drawn Telecel Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd share ownership battle with a war veterans organisati...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 07:51hrs | 3180 | by Staff reporter
High Court orders minister to pay $300k Zesa debt
The High Court has ordered Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister July Moyo to pay $306 793 to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) for electric...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 06:25hrs | 1185 | by Staff reporter
Former minister's wife files for divorce
FORMER Health and Child Care Deputy Minister Dr Edwin Muguti's wife has filed for divorce at the High Court accusing him of adultery. Tapiwa Mercy Muguti (nee Mukandi) claims that their marriage has i...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 05:52hrs | 2506 | by Staff reporter
High Court orders minister to pay $300k Zesa debt
The High Court has ordered Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister July Moyo to pay $306 793 to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) for electric...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 05:49hrs | 2405 | by Staff reporter
NSSA deals saga in new twist
Former National Social Security Authority (NSSA) chairman Robin Vela says an audit of the state-owned pension scheme, which detected alleged underhand dealings during his tenure is flawed.Vela...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 19:58hrs | 2088 | by Staff reporter
Herald fires acting editor Tichaona Zindoga after 8 months
The Zimbabwe Newspapers Group (Zimpapers) sacked acting Herald editor Tichaona Zindoga on Monday, 10 months after he stepped in to replace Joram Nyathi, the paper's shortest serving editor who lasted ...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 11:12hrs | 2951 | by ZimLive
Man up for forging birth papers, ID
A foreign national has appeared in court on allegations of forging a Zimbabwean birth certificate and national identity card which he used to acquire a Zimbabwe driver's licence and a passport. ...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 06:39hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
Herald appoints acting editor
The Zimpapers Group has appointed former Herald Editor William Chikoto as the interim editor with immediate effect following the departure of Tichaona Zindoga. Zindoga has been acting editor s...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 06:20hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe blamed in chieftainship row
THE late former President Robert Mugabe has been posthumously sucked into the Ndanga chieftainship wrangle after the ex-President in 2017 installed Wilson Makono as Zaka district's Chief Ndanga, defyi...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 07:09hrs | 3821 | by Staff reporter
Zifa, travel agent in tickets row
Led Travel and Tours has approached the High Court seeking to have case number HC7176/19 reinstated and a default judgment obtained by the Zimbabwe Football Association against the firm rescinded. ...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 06:34hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
We have a moral duty to denounce sanctions
Zimbabweans in all their different shades and from various social and political backgrounds on Friday 25 October, expressed their exasperation on the continued existence of illegal sanctions by the Eu...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:49hrs | 73 | by Ranga Mataire
400 Nyamandlovu villagers fight evictions at High Court
MORE than 400 families at Badminton Farm in Nyamandlovu whose homes were recently razed by the Sheriff following a court order have approached the High Court seeking an order nullifying the order. ...Published: 26 Oct 2019 at 07:35hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimpapers launches Dr Peter Magombeyi documentary
Zimpapers TV Network has launched a documentary titled The Curious Case of Magombeyi. The documentray seeks to unpack the alleged abduction of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association Acting Presiden...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 08:14hrs | 987 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Grace Mugabe's world crumbles
Former Mazowe Estate residents who were evicted from their land to pave way for the expansion of late former President Robert Mugabe's family business, Gushungo Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, have made a beeline...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 07:01hrs | 24521 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's era of austerity measures ends
THE era of painful austerity measures is over and the country should brace for positive growth and productivity in 2020, the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, said ...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 06:01hrs | 11874 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally in failed Kambuzuma land grab
CONTROVERSIAL businessman and close ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Billy Rautenbach allegedly forged a Deeds of Transfer document to gain ownership of a residential area at the centre of a lega...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 05:58hrs | 3445 | by newzimbabwe
Mthuli Ncube's 2% tax to stay
Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube says the 2 percent Intermediated Money Transfer Tax on transactions will continue for much longer as it covers for tax defaulters. His co...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 05:54hrs | 1036 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Mangwana loses upmarket property
ZANU PF secretary for legal affairs, Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana's claim to a Glen Lorne property, which he had bought through the Sheriff of the High Court, has now come under scrutiny after Justice Cle...Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 07:20hrs | 5905 | by Staff reporter
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