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Bulawayo doctor earns milestone recognition
Bulawayo paediatric therapist Dr. Precious Madzimbe has made headlines once again, representing Zimbabwe at the esteemed 2024 International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders held ...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 07:59hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
EXCLUSIVE: Victim of Mafia Boss Francesco Marconati speaks on how he lost his beer plant and got deported
In the shadowy world of mafia dealings, a sinister evil chess game orchestrated by the self-styled Italian Mafia boss,Marconati, (pictured) has been exposed.Today, we delve into the Francesco ...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 17:27hrs | 2 | by George Tshuma
Self-styled mafia boss Francesco Marconati panics...threatens to sue media
In the wake of widespread media coverage exposing Francesco Marconati's alleged misdeeds across Zimbabwe, the self-styled Italian Mafia boss has resorted to legal threats in an attempt to suppress the...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 17:02hrs | 4 | by George Tshuma
BREAKING: Self-styled Italian Mafia boss exposed for abusing General Chiwenga's name to grab mines and companies
In a heart-pounding revelation, this reporter has uncovered the dark machinations of Francesco Marconati, a self-styled Italian Mafia Boss wreaking havoc across Zimbabwe. Marconati stands accused of s...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 10:57hrs | 3 | by George Tshuma
Heat's double champ claims Adebayo tops Davis in defense
In the National Basketball Association (NBA), heated debates about player rankings are never-ending. Recently, these discussions have been stirred up by Norris Cole, a two-time Miami Heat champion. ...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 21:12hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter
Sheriff charged with fraud
SHERIFF of the High Court, MacDuff Madega, who allegedly auctioned a property twice without disclosing to parties involved sometime in 2012, yesterday appeared in court charged with fraud.Made...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man jailed in SA over R10m abalone deal
A 36-year-old Zimbabwean man, Lawrence Muroma, and his Chinese accomplice, Qing Quen Feng (28) have been jailed for one year by a South African court for illegally dealing in the endangered abalone sh...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nature of Government deals must be made public!
We have so many deals, apparently, which Government of Zimbabwe, has signed with several countries, we have been briefed of MOUs, signed on behalf of the country, which have never been disclosed to th...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 12:05hrs | 1 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Chombo application dismissed, trial set
THE court yesterday dismissed former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo's application for exception to fraud charges related to corruptly allocating land in Harare and Zvimba, but dropped five counts of...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chombo ruling ready
HARARE regional magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje is today expected to deliver a ruling in a matter in which former Cabinet Minister Ignatius Chombo applied to be exempted from the charges of corruptly ...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
State to respond to Chombo application
THE State was on Monday told to take seriously proceedings into the matter in which former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo is accused of corruptly parcelling out State land and duping home-seekers th...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Catching up with Lovemore Majaivana
IT was quite refreshing to be able to speak to Lovemore Majaivana again after 13 years. False rumours had begun to do the rounds that he was dead.In 2008, we boarded the same flight from Harar...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:32hrs | 7 | by Fred Zindi
Chombo remanded in custody
Former Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo, arrested on Tuesday on charges of illegally parcelling out land in Harare and Zvimba, will hear today whether his application for bail is successful a...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chombo in court for fraud, abuse of power
FORMER Cabinet Minister Ignatius Morgan Chombo today appeared in court on allegations involving illegal parcelling out of pieces of land in Harare and Zvimba Rural District during his tenure as the Mi...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 17:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chombo caged
FORMER Finance minister Ignatius Chombo was last night detained at Rhodesville Police Station in Harare following his arrest on charges of fraud and criminal abuse of office over illegal parcelling ou...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trump camp vows legal fight against 'elections theft' just began
US President Donald Trump's spokeswoman has vowed the legal battle to contest Joe Biden's White House election victory is only just beginning."This election is not over," White House press sec...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fashion and fabric: African history told through printed wax clothing
A mainstay of African fashion, "ankara," "wax hollandais "or "kitenge" fabric holds up a mirror to history In most West and Central African main market...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:12hrs | 2 | by Franck Kuwonu
New wave of African stars prepare for debut NBA seasons
There has been a consistent flow of talent coming into the NBA from Africa for more than 30 years now and the continent doesn't look to be running out of quality basketball players anytime soon. ...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 10:06hrs | 6 | by Staff Writer
Zimbabwe-born actor, who's on a roll on Netflix
His beginnings were in a two-bedroom apartment in a South London estate he shared with his mother, aunt and cousins.That's all Zimbabwe-born Percelle Ascott had, besides a childhood filled wit...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:02hrs | 1 | by Forbes Africa.com
Mnangagwa's Cabinet meeting disrupted by power cuts
THE ongoing power outages that have ravaged Harare since Tuesday interrupted a Cabinet meeting, NewsDay reported.Energy minister Joram Gumbo told NewsDay yesterday that he was aware of the pre...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean family in Canada endures strife, separation, death on long way home
THE Murasiranwas' story is about a separated family's quest for a better life, a heart-wrenching but necessary Zimbabwean exodus, agonizing refugee nomadism in North America and the death of a brother...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 07:26hrs | | by his article is taken from Kamloop This Week
Gomba tipped for Harare mayor post
Glen Norah councillor and one of the longest-serving city fathers in Harare, Herbert Gomba, is now tipped to land the capital city's mayoral post after receiving support from residents' groups, MDC Al...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 09:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
3 MDC Alliance councillors eye Harare mayor's post
THE newly-elected MDC Alliance councillors in Harare have reportedly started jostling for key positions, with former chief adviser to the late MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai, Ian Makone, being tipped ...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Councillor urges people to vote for women
Aspiring councillor for Borrowdale Ward 18, Angelina Simangele Zachariah, has said electing more women to local government positions will go a long way in improving service delivery in Harare....Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 11:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dare to dream- of 'bullet' trains the MDC Alliance way
There's a reason the "bullet train" train is a predictable pre-election teaser: it's an irresistible idea.With an expansion of rail networks, especially inter-city rail, we could expect the fo...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 11:37hrs | 1 | by Dr Gus Manatsa
3 ex-ZBC bosses to lose properties
THreE former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) top executives are set to lose their upmarket Harare properties which the national broadcaster claims were fraudulently acquired through bank loans...Published: 17 May 2018 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 executors for Tsvangirai estate
FORMER Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's family has failed to agree on an executor, it has emerged. This has resulted in two lawyers being appointed to jointly assist in the distribution of the estat...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Tsvangirai family jumped the gun on estate'
RELATIVES of the late MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, who last week breathed fire over the alleged understatement of the politician's estate by his widow Ms Elizabeth Macheka, jumped the gun and th...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
US lecture tackles political situation in Zimbabwe
Southeastern Africa may be far away from Northwest Philadelphia, but scholar Molefi K. Asante thinks it is something locals should be educated about.Consequently, he held a session titled "The...Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 09:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Elizabeth fraudulently leaves out 5 houses from Tsvangirai's estate register
RELATIVES of the late former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai are challenging the legality of Ms Elizabeth Macheka's marriage to the politician, accusing the widow of fraudulently leaving out five hou...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ghana names street after Ndabaningi Sithole
THE late Zimbabwe African Union (Zanu) founder, Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole, has been honoured in Accra, Ghana, where a street has been named after him.In Zimbabwe, Sithole, who was a Methodis...Published: 25 Oct 2017 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Senator to pay $1,000 upkeep to ex-wife
ZANU-PF chairman for Harare province Senator Charles Tawengwa, who is embroiled in a messy divorce with his wife of 36 years, has been ordered to pay monthly maintenance of $1 000 towards the upkeep o...Published: 31 Aug 2017 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hillary Clinton coming to Zimbabwe?
Former U.S. Secretary of State, and First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, is reportedly coming to Zimbabwe next year, as an invited "special guest" to mark the inauguration of MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvang...Published: 17 Jun 2017 at 22:48hrs | | by Itai Mushekwe/Nancy Mabaya
If all these Churches were companies Zim will be flourishing- Barbara Nyagomo
Progressive Democrats Zimbabwe leader Barbara Nyagomo has compiled a list over 559 Churches in Zimbabwe and expressed her wish that if these denominations were companies in the country the nation will...Published: 08 Jan 2017 at 05:30hrs | 7 | by Stephen Jakes
Who is sponsoring anti-Zimbabwe government demonstrations?
Zimbabwe faced ugly scenes of violent demonstrations at the hands of political opposition elements and their appendages. The demonstrations, which caused untold mayhem in the country, were staged in p...Published: 07 Sep 2016 at 09:08hrs | | by Chadzimura Mhute
Democrats thrown into turmoil on eve of convention
Philadelphia - Debbie Wasserman Schultz is resigning under pressure as Democratic Party chair, a stunning leadership shake-up as party officials gather in Philadelphia to nominate Hillary Clinton....Published: 26 Jul 2016 at 06:57hrs | | by AFP
Obama's brother endorses Trump
United States President Barack Obama's half-brother Malik says he endorsed the election of Republican Party candidate Donald Trump because he is a "down-to-earth" person.An excited Trump yeste...Published: 26 Jul 2016 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti attends Hillary Clinton convection
Opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Tendai Biti is among delegates invited to attend a national convention organized by United States of America's Democratic presidential candidate H...Published: 25 Jul 2016 at 08:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Communist Group joins workers on May day celebrations
The Zimbabwe Communist Group has joined millions of the working people and the working class across the globe in commemorating this historic day in a struggle for socialism.May Day 2016 ...Published: 03 May 2016 at 06:52hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Lawyer sells client's properties, pockets $160,000
A Harare lawyer reportedly sold three properties belonging to a client and pocketed $160 000 after he was engaged to effect transfer of the properties in question into a company's name. Peter ...Published: 03 Feb 2016 at 05:15hrs | | by Tendai Rupapa
Snow claims eight lives in USA
AT LEAST eight people have died as a result of a huge snowstorm on the east coast of the United States, a media report said.As many as 85 million people live in the storm's path, CNN reported,...Published: 24 Jan 2016 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean signs for NY giants
New York - Stansly Maponga, a Zimbabwe-born defensive end, was signed by the New York Giants on Saturday ahead of their NFL contest at Miami tonight. Maponga grew up playing rugby until coming to the ...Published: 14 Dec 2015 at 05:17hrs | 1 | by AFP
Ncube stars in US show
TEMPE-BORN and-raised actress Alexandra Ncube is about to have the best week of her life.Knock on wood, of course.Ncube - pronounced NOO-bay - is starring in the first national tour of...Published: 20 Oct 2015 at 10:02hrs | 1 | by AZ Central
New book reveals how American schools and prisons conspire to disenfranchise black Americans
The Chains of Black America: The Hammer of the Police, The Anvil of the Schools by Michael Holzman, is a description of how two great institutions of American ...Published: 04 Feb 2015 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Chisora battered by Fury in one-sided fight
TYSON Fury laid a one-sided beating on British countryman Dereck Chisora in a world title eliminator before Chisora's trainer, Don Charles, threw in the towel after the 10th round on Saturday nig...Published: 30 Nov 2014 at 11:49hrs | | by Agencies
Man's penis cut off in revenge attacks
A man from Kameelrivier near Siyabuswa, Mpumalanga, SA, allegedly cut off another man's private parts in the early hours of Monday.Brigadier Selvy Mohlala said a 41-year-old man was on his...Published: 05 Sep 2014 at 19:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Junior parliamentarians donate to children's homes
Four children's homes from Harare's high density suburbs have received an assortment of foodstuffs and clothing items from junior parliamentarians.Speaking at the hand-over ceremony, Harar...Published: 13 Apr 2014 at 09:43hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zim man faces up to 10 years in US jail and a $250k fine for tax fraud
A Zimbabwe citizen pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Delaware of bilking the government out of more than $100,000 by filing fake tax returns, officials said Friday....Published: 12 Apr 2014 at 19:22hrs | 1 | by Terri Sanginiti I The News Journal
Methodist Church of Zimbabwe in gay storm
The United Methodist Church (UMC) in Zimbabwe has moved swiftly to block attendance by the United States bishops at a global conference in Mutare of the church's educational institutions on suspicion...Published: 13 Mar 2014 at 09:02hrs | | by Richard Chidza/Mary Taruvinga
Tsvangirai's children kick Liz out
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai's children have apparently vowed not to let his and Elizabeth Macheka's union resuscitate and have also allegedly called her a 'gold digger.'It is reported that ...Published: 09 Feb 2014 at 22:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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