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State-assisted burial for Beitbridge crash victims
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the tragic head-on collision in Beitbridge, which claimed 25 lives yesterday, a national disaster. Victims of the accident will be accorded State-assisted bur...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:04hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares Beitbridge accident a National Disaster
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the tragic Beitbridge accident, which claimed 24 lives on Thursday morning, a National Disaster. He extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved familie...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 16:21hrs | 737 | by Staff reporter
Man bashes wife for entertaining prophet
A jealousy husband is in soup after he assaulted his wife for entertaining a prophet.The matter came to light at Plumtree magistrates courts yesterday where Motwell Moyo (45) appeared before m...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 20:33hrs | 1367 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Prophet denied bail on rape charges
A 55-year-old self-proclaimed prophet from Chief Nyajina area in Uzumba has been denied bail after being accused of raping a female member of his church. The suspect appeared before the Murewa Magistr...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 08:19hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
All-night prayer costs congregant
Three knife-wielding robbers allegedly pounced on a congregant who was going for an all-night prayer and robbed him of his phone and money.Manqoba Moyo (28), Mthulisi Sibanda (22) and Thamsanq...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 20:53hrs | 1443 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Prophets stone neighbor to death over religious dispute
A dispute over religious beliefs turned deadly in Kadoma's Mupamombe suburb last Friday when two self-styled prophets allegedly stoned their neighbor to death after a confrontation over their religiou...Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 16:49hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Zvikomborero Sibanda to be buried tomorrow
The family of the late former ZBC TV news anchor Zvikomborero Sibanda has released details of her funeral and burial arrangements following her passing in Bulawayo on Thursday due to complications rel...Published: 02 Feb 2025 at 10:38hrs | 1477 | by Staff reporter
'Pray for Mnangagwa only, neither opposition nor successionists,' Churches urged
The Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Ezra Chadzamira has this week called upon indigenous churches to 'only' pray for cur...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:18hrs | 2614 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Big Zulu involved in a near-fatal car accident
Prayers are up for musician Siyabonga Nene, affectionately known as Big Zulu, who was involved in a car accident over the weekend.According to his label, Inkabi Records, the heartbreaking news...Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 09:44hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
Honda Fit driver ploughs into church congregants killing 1
A tragic accident occurred early this morning in Nketa, Bulawayo, when a Honda Fit driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into 11 members of the Johanne Masowe Church who were returning from n...Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 08:21hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya fails to produce O' levels proof
Controversial self-proclaimed prophet and football club owner Walter Magaya has failed in his court bid to halt the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) presidential elections, scheduled for January 2...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 05:41hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
Trump returns defiant and determined to reshape the US
Four years ago, Donald Trump left Washington unwilling to accept his election defeat, impeached twice and facing the prospect of criminal investigations.He returns defiant and determined to re...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 14:09hrs | 631 | by Staff reporter
Madzvivire Primary School fee dispute reaches Boiling Point
A heated meeting between parents and the administration of Madzvivire Primary School, which enrols over 2300 learners, ended in stalemate today. This follows a previous meeting last week, where no con...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 11:28hrs | 823 | by Anonymous
Zimbabwe man beheads son in grisly axe attack
In a shocking incident that has left the Buhera community in Manicaland province reeling, a 32-year-old man brutally killed his teenage son in an unprovoked axe attack. The gruesome murder saw the boy...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 11:51hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prophet launches 'miracle' card he claims heals and exorcises evil spirits
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader, Prophet Walter Magaya, has introduced a card he claims holds the power to heal and deliver those who use it. Magaya, a figure known for his b...Published: 10 Jan 2025 at 12:11hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
ZRP boss, miners kill prophet over US$10
At least two officers (Assistant Inspector Paul Nkoma and Constable Anold Mukuhlani) from the Zimbabwe Republic Police's (ZRP) Mbembesi base are allegedly offering two-thousand United States dollars (...Published: 04 Jan 2025 at 19:15hrs | 2038 | by Gideon Madzikatidze recently in Mbembesi
Vapostori Judicial Council thwarts media claims on Chivhayo donation misfortunes
The National Judicial Council of Vapostori (NJCV) has dismissed and describes as malicious defamation of character launched by an online publication that is meant to distort philanthropic work by Wick...Published: 04 Jan 2025 at 19:11hrs | 1026 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa praises church for patriotism
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday delivered a powerful address at the annual National Thanksgiving and Dedication Service held at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre in Bulawayo, where h...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:42hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa deeply rooted in biblical scripture
President Emmerson Mnangagwa delivered a powerful address on Sunday at the annual National Thanksgiving and Dedication Service held at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre in Bulawayo. The spe...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:40hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's highways: A deadly gamble for travelers
Zimbabwe's highways, once celebrated as vital connectors across the nation, have turned into perilous traps, claiming thousands of lives over the past decade. A spate of bus accidents has sparked a na...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:32hrs | 58 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba Owen, Vapostori4ED commissar cheat death
At least two leaders from ZANU-PF's clergymen affiliate, Vapostori and MaZion for economic development (Vapostori4ED) are lucky to be alive after their ve...Published: 30 Dec 2024 at 10:00hrs | 1788 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Zanu-PF director defrauded prospective nursing course applicant of US$530
Stanford Chigumira, the ZANU-PF director of health services, appeared before Harare Magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa on charges of defrauding a parent seeking a nursing position for her son. The complainan...Published: 22 Dec 2024 at 10:42hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Prayer service for Unity Day in Bulawayo
Tomorrow, Monday, Bulawayo residents will gather at the Large City Hall for a special prayer service to commemorate Unity Day, followed by an exciting soccer match between legends from Harare and Bula...Published: 22 Dec 2024 at 10:40hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi genocide linked leader honoured in Bethlehem
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is linked to a genocide that took place in Zimbabwe between 1982 and 1985, has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first African leader to be included in Af...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:03hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Charplains tour new Parliament
MEMBERS of the Chaplains of Zimbabwe (CZ) recently toured the new Parliament building in Mt. Hampden, Harare, to familiarise with parliamentary functions and operations such as the formulation and pas...Published: 18 Dec 2024 at 13:03hrs | 642 | by Phillip Chidavaenzi
Illegal gold panners sneak into Vumbachikwe mine
PLUS or minus 100 Illegal gold panners reportedly sneaked into Vumbachikwe mine this week where about 38 of them have reportedly been arrested with cases pending in the courts.A local source r...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 13:02hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Former Bosso players honour departed colleagues
Former Highlanders players gathered at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo on Saturday to honor their departed teammates in a solemn yet celebratory commemoration. The gathering, which has become an ann...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 06:48hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors walk out of meeting chaired by deputy mayor
Bulawayo's Town Clerk, Mr. Christopher Dube, has issued a clarification regarding the election of a new Deputy Mayor, stating that city councillors do not have the authority to elect a new Deputy Mayo...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:56hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Woman robbed, raped at prayer session
Police in Mashonaland East have intensified efforts to apprehend a man accused of raping and robbing a 22-year-old woman in the Ngomakurira Mountains of the Domboshava area in Goromonzi.The su...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:26hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF seeks closer ties with clergy
ZANU-PF's Commissariat Department Director, Davison Gomo, has reiterated the ruling party's commitment to fostering closer ties with the church, acknowledging its vital role in promoting peace, unity,...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:55hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
CCC MP assaults church leader
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator for Zengeza East, Goodrich Chimbaira (37), and his three brothers—Phillip Chimbaira, Agrippa Shadreck Chimbaira (34), and Jericho Chimbaira (31)—have...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:28hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean sister of UK child abuse victim blames the Church for brother's death
The sister of a 16-year-old boy who drowned while swimming naked at a Christian holiday camp in Zimbabwe run by child abuser John Smyth blames the Church of England for his death."The Church k...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 18:32hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on course to break winter wheat production record
Zimbabwe is poised to set a new winter wheat production record, with farmers having already harvested over 490,000 tonnes this season, a milestone that highlights the nation's agricultural revival in ...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:06hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Chibaya denied bail in violence incitement case
Ex-legislator Amos Chibaya shall remain under prison detection, a Harare magistrate ruled on Monday, adding he was not convinced the prominent opposition politician would not break his bail conditions...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 09:05hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
Indecent assault prophet in no show at court
A WARRANT of arrest has been issued against a 32-year-old Bulawayo "prophet" who allegedly indecently assaulted a juvenile under the guise of exorcising her of evil spirits.Boniface Mwareka of...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 08:00hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube sends condolences to Tshinga Dube's family
Professor Welshman Ncube, the President of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has expressed heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Colonel Tshinga Dube, a distinguished veteran of Zimba...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 14:25hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Woman stumbles on hubby with mistress in bed, kills her
A woman who returned home unexpectedly from a church night prayer and found her husband with his mistress half-naked on their matrimonial bed has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for murder. Stacy M...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 15:55hrs | 2080 | by Staff reporter
A letter to my son
Dear Benaiah, Your uncle told me about how excited you are after finding the life partner of your dreams. I was also thrilled to learn that she is a respectful, God-fearing, well-mannere...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 23:06hrs | 512 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
Gordhan gave tenders to his cronies, leaves a fractured legacy
ONCE praised as an "incorruptible" crusader in South Africa, Pravin Gordhan has left behind a legacy tarnished by mistakes, poor leadership, and growing corruption claims, giving rise to the question ...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 12:35hrs | 1142 | by Sizwe Dlamini, Thabo Makwakwa, Manyane Manyane
A city at risk of collapsing: The cost of the search for gold in Zimbabwe
DOROTHY Moyo says a prayer every time she walks, runs, or drives around her neighbourhood in central Zimbabwe - afraid that the earth will give away from beneath her feet, dragging her underground....Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:21hrs | 1883 | by Staff reporter
Sifiso Dabengwa to be buried in South Africa
Zimbabwean-born South African corporate executive Raymond Sifiso Dabengwa, former CEO of MTN Group and Eskom board member, will be laid to rest in Johannesburg on Saturday. Dabengwa, 66, passed away o...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 15:09hrs | 2364 | by Staff reporter
Churches to intensify Highways carnage cleansing
In the wake of road carnage, indigenous churches have promised to intensify spiritual prayer cleansing ceremonies meant to arrest the scourge including ed...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 22:42hrs | 368 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Murdered granny's corpse burnt
A 38-year-old man from Chipinge has been arrested for the alleged murder of an elderly woman and a young child, and for burning the woman's body.Trust Sithole of Manyara Village under Chief Mu...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:21hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to achieve targeted metric tonnes of winter wheat
The government has announced that Zimbabwe is on track to meet its goal of producing 600,000 metric tonnes of winter wheat by the end of the 2024/25 season, a crucial step in its pursuit of food secur...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 17:12hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Granny burnt alive, child smashed to death
MANYAYA Village under Chief Mutema in Chipinge was last Sunday plunged into deep mourning following a spine-chilling and mind-boggling incident in which a man burnt a defenceless granny beyond recogni...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:11hrs | 1469 | by Staff reporter
Patriotic church leaders endorse Sadc chair
Leaders of the Patriotic Churches in Zimbabwe have hailed President Mnangagwa's assumption of the SADC Chairmanship as a divinely inspired and significant event for the nation and the region. ...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:05hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
'Sadc leaders failing regional citizens'
During a national prayer meeting hosted by President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House, Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) criticized Southern African Development Community (SA...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 09:39hrs | 1081 | by Staff reporter
Julius Sello Malema: a politician full of contradictions
Comments about Malema in the in South African social media confirmed my fears about him. Malema does not take critiques kindly; for this reason, he has fallen out with his right-hand-man, Shivambu: th...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 19:26hrs | 1103 | by Nomazulu Thata
Fake prophet arrested for rape
Tobias Dospani, a 40-year-old man suspected of posing as a prophet, appeared before a Harare magistrate on Friday facing serious charges of raping a 26-year-old woman from Epworth. Dospan...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 13:55hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi members charged with public violence
EIGHT members of the opposition Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) arrested on Wednesday during a "clean-up" campaign in Mzilikazi and Nguboyenja have been charged with public violence.This was co...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:49hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
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