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Mnangagwa appoints his top prosecutor as new ZACC boss
President Mnangagwa has appointed Mr Michael Reza as the new Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) chairperson while former Deputy Minister Ms Fungayi Jessie Majome is now the Zimbabwe Human Righ...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:30hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Army captain remanded in custody
A ZIMBABWE National Army captain Foster Nyasha, who allegedly robbed Chinese national Yao Jingjie of US$60 000, was denied bail by magistrate Tendai Mahwe when he appeared before the Mutare Magi...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:54hrs | 1036 | by Staff reporter
Why Donald Trump's support has been growing!
My friends in Europe and in Africa ask me the perennial question. What makes for Donald Trump's longevity in American politics? And why are the Democrats trying their best to lock him up in a ja...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:59hrs | 596 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Zanu-PF 'Godfather' dragged to court
Former Chiredzi Town Council Chairperson and Zanu-PF Chiredzi ‘Godfather' Francis Moyo was recently arraigned before the courts by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) together with his al...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 10:40hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
'US not Prosecutor-General of the world'
THE United States of America is neither the Prosecutor-General, nor the Judiciary of the world, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Jenfan Muswere has said.Reacting to...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:13hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Barbara Rwodzi quizzed over inconsistent statements
TOURISM and Hospitality Industry minister Barbara Rwodzi was last Friday quizzed over inconsistencies in the statements she made in a case in which her political rival, Patrick Cheza, and three other ...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 05:00hrs | 2308 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally acquitted
FORMER Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Fadzayi Mahere has been acquitted by the High Court on charges of publishing falsehoods.Mahere was cleared on both conviction and sentence...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 05:00hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Vendors defy Bulawayo council directive
IT was business as usual yesterday for vendors operating along 5th Avenue in the City Centre, as they openly defied a Bulawayo City Council directive to vacate the street by Sunday to pave the way for...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 05:03hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
Police chief's interests in gold mine raise stink
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General, Godwin Matanga, has been accused of using his influence to deploy members of the support unit (SU) to guard a gold mine in Midlands where he allege...Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 09:20hrs | 791 | by Staff reporter
Calls for Sadc anti-graft court
AN ANTI-CORRUPTION watchdog has called on Southern African Development Community (Sadc) member States to up the fight against graft by setting up a regional anti-corruption court.In a petition...Published: 15 Feb 2024 at 10:06hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere speaks against evictions
SELF-EXILED former Zanu-PF political commissar and Cabinet minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, has called on the government to put in place a comprehensive plan to arrest the sprouting of illegal settlement...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:42hrs | 1977 | by Staff reporter
44 vehicles impounded in crackdown on errant kombis
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) in conjunction with police yesterday launched a blitz against pirate taxis and errant kombis defying a directive to move to the newly upgraded Egodini bus terminus and othe...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:44hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira being victimised for supporting Mnangagwa's succession bid
Former Public Service Minister Prisca Mupfumira has written to Prosecutor General Loice Matanda-Moyo claiming that her arrest over corruption allegations was triggered by her loyalty to President Emme...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 18:34hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe genocide victims must be protected during Mnangagwa hearings
CHURCHES and civic groups yesterday called on authorities to ensure the safety of Gukurahundi victims when they testify during the upcoming public hearings.Public hearings into the massacres a...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:56hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Man bashes, breaks own grandmother's tooth
A daring nephew is in soup after he allegedly assaulted his grandmother for not greeting him.The matter came to at Plumtree magistrates courts today where Adam Sibanda (30) appeared before mag...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 13:58hrs | 635 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa's anti-graft unit loses powers
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's Special Anti-Corruption Unit (Sacu) has been stripped of prosecution powers in a move that leaves National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) as the sole agency to handle corru...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 07:00hrs | 1106 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cracks down on Starlink traders
TELECOMMUNICATIONS regulator, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), is cracking down on companies illegally advertising and distributing internet services and ga...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:39hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa slammed for human rights abuses
A human rights organization has strongly criticized the government led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa for its failure to investigate alleged abuses committed by Zanu PF supporters and security forces...Published: 14 Jan 2024 at 20:21hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
'Law fare has intensified in Zimbabwe'
HUMAN rights defenders have accused the Zanu-PF-led government of intensifying its use of the law to punish critics.In its latest human rights report released on Thursday, Human Rights Watch (...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:49hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
CCC activists' trial deferred, again
THE trial of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Chirumanzu South candidate Patrick Cheza and four party activists facing charges of assaulting Zanu-PF Member of Parliament and Tourism minister Barbar...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:16hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Mzansi Express fails to apologise, only suspends reckless driver after viral video
THE driver of the Mzansi Express bus, which was captured on the widely circulated video while dangerously overtaking a haulage truck carrying highly flammable gas and other motorists, has been suspend...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:14hrs | 616 | by Staff reporter
Detectives steal exhibit to destroy case
SOME members of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Beitbridge allegedly stole a document linking their workmates to car smuggling.The stolen document is a fraudulent vehicle clear...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:47hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Reckless Mzansi Express bus driver to be prosecuted
TRAFFIC police are on alert and will ensure reckless drivers that flout traffic rules and regulations are not only prosecuted but are removed from the country's roads, a Cabinet Minister has said....Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:43hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Errant drivers, bus operators face stiff penalties
Drivers and operators who violate traffic rules and regulations face having their licences suspended or cancelled with all road traffic law enforcement agencies are on high alert to enforce traffic la...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:32hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
South Africa files case at ICJ accusing Israel of 'genocidal acts' in Gaza
South Africa has filed a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of crimes of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza after nearly three months of relentless Israeli...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:24hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs call for better pay for judicial officers
Members of Parliament are calling for increased remuneration for judicial officers, arguing that it is crucial for ensuring efficient and impartial service in Zimbabwe's courts.Wedza North leg...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 10:27hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
CID request access into Takudzwa Ngadziore Facebook to unmask MP's kidnappers
Detectives investigating Takudzwa Ngadziore's abduction rang the CCC MP Friday requesting log-in details of the young lawmaker's private Facebook account ostensibly to draw some raw data in a viral vi...Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 10:09hrs | 692 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF officials suspended over land theft
Zanu-PF Manicaland provincial executive has suspended Mutare district co-ordinating committee chairperson Binali Yard and four party members for the illegal sale of land in the Gimboki area using the ...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 06:12hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Chief Justice sets 2-month cap for poll dispute resolution
Chief Justice Luke Malaba has announced a new raft of measures under which all electoral disputes will now be finalised within a period of two months to curb the dragging of cases.This is aime...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:22hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Malaba, CCC - Chamisa on collision course
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba and opposition political parties could be headed for a bruising showdown after he reportedly ordered court registrars to furnish his office with information on all election-r...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 06:07hrs | 1517 | by Staff reporter
ZIM man languishes in jail over anti-Mnangagwa jibe
A ZIMBABWEAN man has been languishing in prison for close to one month after he was arrested last month by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers and charged with undermining authority of or insultin...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 13:58hrs | 604 | by Stephen Jakes
NPA declines to prosecute a counter-report filed by Bezbets
THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has declined to prosecute a counter-report filed by gaming company Bezbets against a punter who won a US$5 200 bet last month.The betting company...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 15:12hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
CCC activists' trial further deferred
The trial of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Chirumanzu South official, Patrick Cheza, and four party activists accused of assaulting Tourism minister, Barbara Rwodzi, has been further postponed t...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 06:55hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Corruption a human rights issue, says PG
Corruption in the criminal justice system value chain is a violation of human rights and might lead to the erosion of public confidence in the whole system, thereby undermining the integrity of the ad...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:18hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
CCC corners government over abductions, murder of its members
Members of Parliament from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) criticized the government for the sluggish progress in investigating the escalating cases of alleged abductions and murders of opposi...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:10hrs | 967 | by Staff reporter
CCC activists' trial deferred
THE trial of five Bulawayo Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists and two party legislators accused of defacing campaign posters ahead of the August elections has been deferred to December 5....Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:08hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
Enraged wife leaks prosecutor's pictures with a string of women
A public prosecutor stationed at Plumtree magistrates' courts in Matabeleland South Province found himself in the midst of a nude scandal after his angry wife reportedly sent nude photos in which he w...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:02hrs | 1343 | by Staff reporter
Govt rights record in tatters, says ZimRights
HUMAN rights violations in Zimbabwe seem to be tacitly glorified by government, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has said.ZimRights said this as the African continent commemor...Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 05:59hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe will cause political instability in Southern Africa
Without modicum of doubt, failure to run the economy and political affairs of the Zimbabwe government due to over four decades of unfettered large scale looting, corruption, economic mismanagement, Ma...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 22:12hrs | 876 | by Israel Dube
Mnangagwa appoints ZACC boss Matanda-Moyo as new Prosecutor General
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) chairperson and former High Court judge, Loice Matanda-Moyo, has been appointed as the Prosecutor General by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.The announc...Published: 05 Oct 2023 at 19:52hrs | 672 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's clergy shirk charges of complicity in plunder
EMMERSON Dambudzo Mnangagwa was inaugurated last month for a second five-year term as Zimbabwe's president after being declared winner of the controversial Aug. 23 election that regional and internati...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:32hrs | 252 | by Cyril Zenda
Robber's wife up for money laundering
Joyline Musamba, the wife of the notorious armed robber Roy Pedzai Jambaya, appeared before Harare Magistrate Dennis Mangosi on charges of laundering $28,000, proceeds from a robbery her husband was i...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 06:27hrs | 934 | by Staff reporter
CCC mum on MPs swearing in
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) yesterday remained mum on whether its incoming legislators would attend the swearing in ceremony today.The CCC had earlier hinted boycotting ...Published: 07 Sep 2023 at 06:14hrs | 907 | by Staff reporter
Plot to ruin Mnangagwa's inauguration
When ZEC declared Emmerson Mnangagwa as the winner of the 2023 harmonised general election on 26 August 2023, the constitutional clock started ticking in respect of at least two constitutional timelin...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 22:13hrs | 3092 | by Jonathan Moyo
'ZEC press statement' trending on social media is FAKE
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) notes with concern that there are people peddling falsehoods under the guise of the ZEC name. The public is hereby notified that a press statement trend...Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:56hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's agents, candidate locked up
TWENTY-TWO Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) polling agents and the party's candidate for Glen View South, Grandmore Hakata, were yesterday denied bail in a case in which they facing a charge of dis...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:59hrs | 52 | by Staff reporter
600 illegal immigrants deported
NEARLY 600 illegal immigrants were arrested and deported to their countries between January and June this year, while 71 are being investigated for forging police clearances and educational qualificat...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:18hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter
5 CCC members in court over Mnangagwa poster
FIVE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members accused of destroying a Zanu-PF campaign poster bearing President Emmerson Mnangagwa's image appeared at the Karoi Magistrate Court on Thursday. ...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 06:52hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Econet, NetOne base stations thieves arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested five men in connection with a spate of robberies in which they targeted solar panels, generators and solar batteries at Econet and NetOne base stations.Followi...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 06:54hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court throws out Kasukuwere candidature appeal
The Supreme Court yesterday backed the High Court decision that Saviour Kasukuwere is disqualified from contesting the presidential election next month because he is no longer a voter, having been out...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 06:52hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
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