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Exposing Mnangagwa Sadc facade
Your Excellencies, I write this public letter as an ordinary citizen of Zimbabwe, a member state of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).It is in the true African spirit of ubuntu...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 15:34hrs | 1844 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Event security essential to foil robberies and protect guests
Event security has always been important but never more so than at the present time when thefts and robberies have become so common. Targets at events may be the gate takings at the event or the cash ...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 21:28hrs | 4 | by Agencies
Hamba Kahle ANC, we won't miss you!
IF you are not following the unfolding electoral drama south of the Limpopo River, you can't be real.When South Africa votes, Zimbabwe catches a proverbial cold. And for good reason.Of...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 08:16hrs | 26 | by Rejoice Ngwenya
Dark underbelly of pickpocketing in Harare CBD
AWARD-WINNING Zimdancehall chanter Killer T aptly captured Harare central business district in his chartbusting song Masuspect whose lyrics partly go: "Vapfanha vacho vanobhosha masuspect. Havan...Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 05:28hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Man hated even beyond the grave
Throughout the world and within Zimbabwean culture, there is a prevailing respect for the deceased, often resulting in their negative actions being forgotten and overlooked in public discourse. The Sh...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:56hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Biometric system improves efficiency at Beitbridge Border Post
THE modernisation of the Beitbridge Border Post has become a practical example of how to improve efficiency and curtail corruption at the country's ports of entry.Touts swarming travellers lik...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 15:52hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
City Council defers vendor blitz
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has temporarily halted its plans to embark on an operation to clear and clean the city centre of illegal activities following advice from the security and intelligence comm...Published: 12 Jan 2023 at 07:40hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
A golden future: Unpacking the new direction
LAST week, Advocate Nelson Chamisa unveiled the Citizens Coalition for Change as the new name of the people's movement. Our old name had been pilfered and Zanunised by the political pirates of our tim...Published: 02 Feb 2022 at 05:28hrs | 1 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Church, Harare City clash over street preachers
The Zimbabwe Council of Pentecostal Churches (ZCPC) has pleaded with the Harare City Council to lift a ban on street preachers arguing that their prohibition was tantamount to fighting God.The...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:15hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Spirit of Morrison Nyati still lives
IF you are as old as Bishop Lazi, you probably would never be able to banish the irrepressible memories of those chicken bus rides from the village to the city, or vice versa.However forgettab...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:41hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Thief taught a hard lesson …faints after thorough hiding
A man, who pickpocketed US$40 from a money-changer, will live to curse the day after he was bashed until he collapsed in Bulawayo's city centre.A source who witnessed the incident that lasted ...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Commuters bear brunt of Zupco's shambolic transport system
IT'S 5:10pm and Harare's Market Square bus terminus is teeming with commuters desperate to get home before dark, but there are no Zupco buses.Two young men exchange blows as they both wrestle ...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
International organizations urge Africa to oppose EU ivory trade ban bid
"The European Commission's proposed ban on international trade in ivory will be a disaster for those African communities who rely on wildlife for food and job security" according to a joint statement ...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 17:33hrs | 12 | by Emmanuel Koro
Touts, conmen, pickpockets, prostitutes take over Beitbridge border
CHAOS continues at the Beitbrigde Border Post with touts, conmen, pickpockets and prostitutes having a field day.Despite the chaos, the department of Customs and Excise yesterday said it was o...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance calls out ZANU-PF officials
MDC Alliance's National spokesperson, Stephen Chuma, has fingered some of the ZANU-PF officials as the ones behind the continued brutal attacks that some of their members are encountering.Acco...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 09:19hrs | | by Daniel Itai, Harare, Zimbabwe
MDC and the colonial ghost of whiteness
David Coltart, the self-confessed former British South African Police (BSAP) member, who authored a rehashed moribund autobiography, recently rebounded as treasurer of the MDC at the party's congress ...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 08:16hrs | | by Ranga Mataire
Security guards protest at Beitbridge Border Post
POLICE in Beitbridge had a torrid time on Saturday dispersing a rowdy group of at least 80 security guards employed by the National Eye Security Company who besieged their employer's office, protestin...Published: 06 May 2019 at 08:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Plain clothes officials at Beitbridge expose border post to criminals
ADRIAN Ndhlovu (not his real name) is stranded after his car, a 2018 Toyota D4D twin cab on hire purchased in South Africa, has been placed under seizure by the Customs and Excise Department.H...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 10:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is Linda Masarira right on violent MDC militia?
Linda Masarira the spokesperson of the MDC-T led by Dr. Thokozani Khuphe has come under fire after being quoted on state media that MDC member were trained in acts of sabotage by a group of Serbians. ...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 11:11hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Let's make the smart phone disposable
Smartphones continue to be targeted by robbers, pickpockets and thieves. Many people have been victims of robberies where smartphones are the prized target. The advent of mobile money transfer...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 17:00hrs | | by Tondo Murisa
Tomorrow is D-day for Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans across the country are anxiously waiting for the Constitutional court hearing tomorrow as they ardently follow the fate of their vote. Even Zimbabweans in the Diaspora and the entire globa...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 12:49hrs | 1 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Mnangagwa warns against corruption at Zim borders
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued a strong warning against corruption at Zimbabwe's borders, saying his government will be ruthless with culprits.Mnangagwa extended the warning to illega...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pickpocket 'murders' victim
A SUSPECTED pickpocket who is based in South Africa allegedly killed a man he was trying to steal from after he caught him in action.This came to light at the appearance of Bongani Dube (33) o...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chaos feared in Beitbridge as Zimra system collapses
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority's (Zimra) Asycuda Plus online system has once again collapsed, raising fears of chaos during Easter when thousands of holidaymakers throng Beitbridge Border Post on thei...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Charred remains of literacy in Nigeria
Sixty-five million Nigerians are illiterates, according to UNESCO. Nevertheless, the year has been moderately fine for Nigeria, having fared favorably in enviable awards, such as ranking big as the wo...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 12:22hrs | 2 | by Nimi Princewill
Zimra introduces e-TIP to accelerate clearing of motorists
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has introduced an electronic Temporary Import Permit (E-TIP) to accelerate clearing of mot...Published: 01 Dec 2017 at 16:37hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Border posts beefed up for Christmas period
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has introduced an electronic Temporary Import Permit (E-TIP) to accelerate clearing of motorists arriving for the festive season with close to 100 officers set t...Published: 01 Dec 2017 at 05:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans should stop living in fantasy-land, but take responsibility for own future
One of the most irritating, if not downright saddening, traits of social media in Zimbabwe is the very unfortunate obsession with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's waning health, and the infighting...Published: 21 Oct 2017 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chihuri must be charged with crimes against humanity at the ICC
Heaven knows whether Biggie Shanje believed in God and Zanu-PF, like Commissioner Augustine Chihuri does: apparently. Still, Shanje certainly believed in himself, and relished the financial earnings h...Published: 06 Oct 2017 at 09:15hrs | 1 | by Tafi Mhaka
Beitbridge Border Post security tightened
STATE Security agents and immigration officials sealed the Beitbridge Border Post yesterday amid speculation they were tightening the noose on suspected smugglers and touts.Only genuine cross-...Published: 22 Aug 2017 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Free sex at thief's funeral
THERE was FREE sex galore in Mbare on Monday and Tuesday nights as prostitutes mourned a serial thief. They described the late thief, who succumbed to tuberculosis, as a sex maniac. Th...Published: 03 Aug 2017 at 19:06hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Pickpocket thieves hit Beitbridge border post
Pickpocket thieves has reportedly descended on the border town of Beitbridge this festive season.According to Newsday a total of 70 cases of pickpocketing were reported in one day alone....Published: 24 Dec 2016 at 04:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Where Is the Independence? - The Response.
Where is the independence? That is a profound question to ask Cde Farai Kuveya. In my own view though I don't think we really got our independence as a nation but it was a smoke screen halting of outr...Published: 15 Oct 2016 at 20:43hrs | | by Mangosuthu MJ Mbele
Prostitute 'pickpockets' man's salary, loses phone to thieves
A BULAWAYO woman allegedly lost her cell phone to three men who pretended to be coming to her rescue as she screamed for help while a man tried to rape her.The trio, a court heard, grabbed the...Published: 08 Sep 2016 at 06:34hrs | | by Tanaka Mrewa
Bulawayo police arrest 210 'robbers' in two days
POLICE in Bulawayo arrested 210 suspects in just two days this week in connection with a series of theft cases that rocked the city recently. Detectives recovered stolen property worth thousan...Published: 20 Aug 2016 at 08:26hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
Lagos now wears a new look
City transforming from chaos of traffic congestion, rickety buses and pickpockets An oft-told tale of Lagos's once-notorious traffic jams is that ...Published: 15 Apr 2016 at 21:33hrs | | by Kingsley Ighobor
Soldier loses $700 to pickpockets
A SOLDIER lost $700, some of it his bonus, to three pickpockets at a city restaurant. Jethro Marwenze of Bulawayo's Mpopoma suburb - who is stationed at HQ1 Brigade - was buying food at Golden Grill r...Published: 20 Feb 2016 at 09:36hrs | | by Patient Sibanda
Zim banking system has a history of bad governance- Zanu PF UK
The Ruling Zanu PF United Kingdom chapter has bemoaned the Zimbabwe's banking system describing it as known for bad governance."Zimbabwe banking system has a history of bad governance. A lot o...Published: 17 Jan 2016 at 06:09hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Pickpocket run over by car
A SUSPECTED thief has been in the Intensive Care Unit at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) since July, with no one claiming to know him.The man who is thought to be in his mid 20s allegedly ...Published: 01 Sep 2015 at 06:45hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
Violence mars Joshua Nkomo celebrations in South Africa
CELEBRATIONS of the life of the iconic nationalist and late Vice-President Dr Joshua Nkomo at Hillbrow Theatre in Johannesburg last week ended abruptly after the event was marred by violence which thr...Published: 02 Aug 2015 at 10:21hrs | 1 | by Peter Matika
Chaos at Rufaro, match kicked off 30 minutes late
CHAOTIC scenes were the order of the day at the Bob 91 Super Cup final showdown between bitter rivals Dynamos and CAPS United at Rufaro as the tournament's organisers were once again found wanting for...Published: 09 Mar 2015 at 06:33hrs | | by Augustine Hwata and Takudzwa Chitsiga
Omkhula, the funniest guys I have ever seen
NOW that the Intwasa Arts Festival koBulawayo 2014 edition has successfully come and gone, leaving the city with an "unforgettable" stamp of the beauty of the performing arts, I would like to take th...Published: 28 Sep 2014 at 18:39hrs | 1 | by Christopher Mlalazi
The newspaper is going nowhere
I JUST read an article that says that the writing is on the wall for newspapers in Zimbabwe. The technology website, TechZim, quotes statistics released by the Zimbabwe All Media Products Survey (Zamp...Published: 30 Mar 2012 at 17:52hrs | | by Lenox Mhlanga
Tsvangirai's address to The Times CEO Summit Africa
Keynote Address by Morgan Tsvangirai to The Times CEO summit AfricaLondonMonday, 19 March 2012Good evening La...Published: 19 Mar 2012 at 14:48hrs | | by Morgan Richard Tsvangirai
Another stolen election would threaten the country's neighbours: Tsvangirai
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says politicking by Zanu-PF was indicative of a country teetering on the brink of a major political crisis. He said Zimbabwe would slide into a scenario reminiscent o...Published: 19 Sep 2011 at 12:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
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