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ZR police teargas imbibers in Karoi bottle store
KAROI - Members of Zimbabwe Republic Police deployed to monitor Covid-19 regulations violations had throw tear gas to force out imbibers who sought sanctuary in a bottle store at the weekend.T...Published: 2 hrs ago | 444 | by Naume Muza
Manhunt for 'killer' woman
A BEITBRIDGE woman is on the run after allegedly hiring hitmen to kill and mutilate her husband for suspected ritual purposes. Police have launched a manhunt for Khathutshelo Moyo after the bo...Published: 5 hrs ago | 564 | by Staff reporter
'Report border jumpers to fight Covid-19'
BULAWAYO residents should report to authorities anyone who entered the country illegally from neighbouring countries so that they are taken to isolation centres to prevent the spread of Covid-19. ...Published: 25 May 2020 at 07:39hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Man and snakes are mortal enemies
Even those who had sickly wobbled for treatment found new energy jumping spring high to get out of danger's way. A long dangerously thick snake with a diamond shaped head had sort warmth near patients...Published: 24 May 2020 at 22:03hrs | 1525 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Zipra cadres celebrate Dabengwa's life
EX-Zipra cadres have paid tribute to former Zapu leader Dumiso Dabengwa (pictured) as the country marked the first anniversary of his death.Dabengwa died on May 23 in Kenya on his way back hom...Published: 24 May 2020 at 09:01hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Is our money safe in this lockdown?
JUST recently, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya blamed a faceless devil for the economic crisis that a whole new generation now takes as custom.He was right. There is cert...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:41hrs | 921 | by Tawanda Majoni
EcoCash saga: Arrest highway robbers, not Zinara officials
WHEN highway robbers become a menace, does it make sense for the authorities to solve the problem by arresting Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) officials?This has become a burni...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:38hrs | 1736 | by Brezh Malaba
The cost of Chinese aid to Africa
THE adage that one cannot bite the hand that feeds him/her cannot be truer and more applicable than on the issue pertaining to the relations between China and Africa. There is a truism that a benefact...Published: 22 May 2020 at 07:06hrs | 364 | by Reinford Khumalo
Dumb criminals: US$20 000 watch sold for 30 bond
TWO youths from Bulawayo allegedly stole a US$20 000 wristwatch from a house in Montrose suburb and sold it for $30 (about US50 cents on the streets). The watch was part of the $1,5 million loot the d...Published: 22 May 2020 at 06:25hrs | 1178 | by Staff reporter
Sex vendors in the jaws of COVID-19
THE catastrophic effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic wreaking havoc across the globe have left many people financially crippled and impoverished.While lockdown proclamations in many...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:21hrs | 1805 | by Staff reporter
7 cops arrested for extortion
SEVEN police officers in Gweru were arrested for allegedly extorting cash, fuel and opaque beer from bottle store and shop operators who had allegedly violated lockdown regulations in and around Gweru...Published: 20 May 2020 at 06:53hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
Complete guide on how to stop spending above your means and what to do when it is too late
Let's agree that often we spend too much on many things and forget that money might come to an end. This is the moment when you might realize that there is a lot of time left before the next paycheck,...Published: 19 May 2020 at 18:46hrs | 697 | by Staff writer
Dabengwa, the upright legend
There is one assurance and certainty of life, it's the journey between the womb and the tomb, how long it will take remains medical assumptions and predictions. What lies in between are our deed...Published: 18 May 2020 at 15:48hrs | 1522 | by Brian Ncube
Chamisa loyalists arrested
Two MDC Alliance councillors in Marondera have been arrested for allegedly breaking into their provincial party headquarters to remove property before hiding it at an unknown location.Charles ...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:35hrs | 2558 | by Staff reporter
Churches defy lockdown, hold services at night
CHURCHES are allegedly holding gatherings at night in defiance of a Government directive to avoid public gatherings during the national lockdown period.This was revealed by Zimbabwe Council of...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:24hrs | 523 | by Staff reporter
MDC-A abducted three; Iron fists in velvet gloves
To start with, politics is littered with life- threatening dangers. In fact it is a minefield in which winners take all and losers get grumpy. History shows there has never been fair competition....Published: 15 May 2020 at 15:30hrs | 1614 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Arrogance vs ignorance: How the MDC's lurching deeper into chaos
RECENTLY, I wrote two articles which were both published in the Zimbabwe Independent. The first was an opinion piece titled The MDC imbroglio is devastating for the opposition. In the opinion piece, I...Published: 15 May 2020 at 08:16hrs | 693 | by Jonathan Chando
The Impact of COVID-19 on agriculture in Zimbabwe: Have we learnt anything from the pandemic?
Whilst the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak first hit the Wuhan province of China in November 2019, it soon spread to the rest of the world, and now it has affected over 4 million people, causing over ...Published: 14 May 2020 at 18:44hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
The Impact of COVID-19 on agriculture in Zimbabwe: Have we learnt anything from the pandemic?
Whilst the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak first hit the Wuhan province of China in November 2019, it soon spread to the rest of the world, and now it has affected over 4 million people, causing over ...Published: 14 May 2020 at 11:14hrs | 325 | by Peter Gambara
18 MDCA Mutare City Fathers and Mothers backs Chamisa
Eighteen MDC Alliance councillors in Mutare has declared their support for for their leader Nelson Chamisa.Mutare MDC Alliance Council Chief Whip Edson Kalulu said May was a voluntary referend...Published: 14 May 2020 at 10:34hrs | 1883 | by Stephen Jakes
MPs openly revolt against Chamisa
DARING MDC legislators on Tuesday openly revolted against the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC faction's directive to disengage from parliamentary business after attending a portfolio committee meeting, as fact...Published: 14 May 2020 at 08:09hrs | 6953 | by Staff reporter
Tips for writing an argumentative essay
Today, students should be able to clearly and correctly express their own thoughts. More and more often, students receive a task related to writing an argumentative essay. This is used so that in the ...Published: 13 May 2020 at 14:24hrs | 380 | by Staff Writer
Pair up for $1m armed robbery
TWO Bulawayo armed robbers have appeared in court facing charges of stealing property and cash worth $1 041 996 in two house raids.Peter Ngwenya (52) and Thulani Ncube (39) were not asked to p...Published: 12 May 2020 at 07:55hrs | 977 | by Staff reporter
Ugly fight for MDC property ensues
AN ugly fight for control of MDC Alliance assets has erupted in Mashonaland East after officials aligned to party leader Nelson Chamisa allegedly seized property at the party's provincial offices in M...Published: 10 May 2020 at 08:23hrs | 3040 | by Staff reporter
Zacc has made significant headway
SENTIMENTS have been expressed in certain circles that the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has failed to deliver on its constitutional mandate of combating and preventing corruption....Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:29hrs | 348 | by Justice Loyce Matanda-Moyo
Govt destroys apostolic shrine over COVID-19 fears
THE Marondera District COVID-19 taskforce on Wednesday besieged a Johane Marange apostolic shrine before destroying the tents and ordering the inhabitants to return to their homes.The shrine, ...Published: 09 May 2020 at 08:12hrs | 912 | by Staff reporter
MDC blames Zanu-PF to quench the fires in their camp
MDC is trying to increase the probability of wining election by making exaggerated claims to benefit their own platform This is a campaign trick where a party tries to sway the mind of the...Published: 08 May 2020 at 19:37hrs | 783 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe stares at another war in Mozambique
THE Zimbabwean government has placed its security forces on high alert amid threats of infiltration along the border with Mozambique where Islamist fighters and opposition Renamo militia have escalate...Published: 08 May 2020 at 17:47hrs | 3942 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa on verge of repeating the same mistake of 2016 (Biti-Tsvangirai case)
As the political fraternity saw yesterday Job Sikhala thundering, of course with his chest high, for sure he did one great thing to himself and the party of showing confidence in whatever he was sayin...Published: 08 May 2020 at 10:38hrs | 10015 | by Kumbirai Stein Chivhuna
Armed robbers raid Zimra deport
DARING armed robbers raided a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) container depot in Bulawayo and went away with a consignment of 148 boxes of Broncleer, a cough mixture which was banned over abuse as ...Published: 07 May 2020 at 00:37hrs | 4019 | by Staff reporter
Guard loses pistol to robbers
AN illegal gold panner allegedly teamed up with three accomplices and raided a gold mine in Inyathi where they attacked a security guard before disarming him of his service pistol, which they later us...Published: 06 May 2020 at 15:20hrs | 861 | by Staff reporter
'Josiah Magama Tongogara was a South African'
The celebrated Rhodesian bush wartime General of the ZANLA forces Josiah Magama Tongogara was born in South Africa to South African parents, biographer Ibbo Mandaza has revealed.Mandaza's reve...Published: 05 May 2020 at 09:51hrs | 9269 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Kudos to Minister Shiri and his team
IT pains a lot when a person knows swimming is the only way to survive drowning or being carried away by a flooded river, but denied by a stagnant log that pins one of his legs against the surface. ...Published: 05 May 2020 at 08:54hrs | 1370 | by Isaac Mupinyuri
Govt dismisses claims of ZDF deployment in Mozambique
Government has dismissed allegations by some opposition elements that it has deployed troops to Mozambique to help its eastern neighbour crush an Islamist insurgency in the Cabo Delgado region that ha...Published: 05 May 2020 at 08:18hrs | 794 | by Christopher Makaza
Digital Library Requirements and Specifications - Case for Zimbabwe
The aim is to build a fast , reliable , searchable and comprehensive digital library , on an open source (FREE software) platform connected to the main server by cables or even wirelessly.Requ...Published: 05 May 2020 at 08:13hrs | 100 | by Robert Ndlovu
Avoid unnecessary gatherings even when the coast is clear
Ceremonial gatherings are part and parcel of African culture and customs but now, faced with Coronavirus, we must be prepared to forego some of the ceremonies. Things like unveiling of the tom...Published: 04 May 2020 at 16:00hrs | 1390 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Zimbabwean elephants cause havoc in SA village
Government's plans to secure the border with Zimbabwe as part of the Covid-19 regulations have not stopped marauding elephants from destroying crops in a South African village, writes Chester Makana...Published: 04 May 2020 at 10:57hrs | 2913 | by Chester Makana
Shebeens rise in Beitbridge
THE rumbling sound of a goods train crossing the border from South Africa distinctly pierces the night across the small shipping town of Beitbridge slightly after 10pm.In the absence of the us...Published: 03 May 2020 at 09:29hrs | 2965 | by Staff reporter
Thieves steal 60 water taps in Njube in one night
THIEVES took advantage of water shedding before raiding 60 houses in Njube, Bulawayo where they stole taps on Friday night.The thieves were allegedly targeting brass taps in their midnight rai...Published: 03 May 2020 at 09:08hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Harare Police bust drug gang.. arrests cartel leaders
Police details from the CID Drugs and the Canine Unit recently staged a dramatic arrest of suspected drug cartels leaders in Harare recently. A law officer who spoke to this reporter on condit...Published: 02 May 2020 at 15:48hrs | 3053 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Door-to-door mealie-meal sales kick-off
BULAWAYO residents have hailed the door-to-door selling of subsidised mealie-meal which started as a pilot programme in the city yesterday, saying it will end long queues and corruption associated wit...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:19hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
Former Zim Army Commander liberates Mozambique's Metuge district
Mozambique News Reports and Clippings has reported that South Africa Dyke Advisory Group helicopters working with the Mozambique army have liberated the Metuge district in Mozambique which had been ca...Published: 01 May 2020 at 14:21hrs | 6244 | by Mandla Ndlovu
1 000 villagers to pave way for grass project
OVER 1 000 families in Chiredzi South and East are set to be displaced from their land to pave way for a lucerne production project by private milk producer, Dendairy.Sources close to the matt...Published: 01 May 2020 at 08:25hrs | 1662 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa heads to Mozambique after government kills 129 people
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's is expected to meet Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi after Mozambican contract killers gunned down 129 extremist Islamic rebels. According to reports Nyus...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 14:22hrs | 11128 | by Mandla Ndlovu
RBZ denies raiding foreign currency accounts
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe of Zimbabwe has assured Zimbabweans that their nostro accounts have not been raided. The Central Bank was responding to social media reports that some Non-Governme...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 16:52hrs | 2473 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Coronavirus & govt of Zimbabwe: two enemies that Matabele must fight aggressively
As we fight the invisible enemy, covid- 19, let us not forget the more visible and more truculent enemy which is the Shona supremacist government of Zimbabwe.The terrorist government of Zimbab...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 10:48hrs | 1099 | by Israel Dube
15 Ethiopians face deportation from Zimbabwe
FIFTEEN Ethiopian illegal immigrants who were recently arrested, while hiding at a homestead in Swisha, Gwanda have been released from prison pending deportation. Police raided their hide-out, at a ho...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 22:45hrs | 640 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa starts to feel the heat
PRESSURE is mounting on Nelson Chamisa and his close allies, as more MDC stalwarts start to pull away from the charismatic politician, in the simmering war for the soul of the country's main oppositio...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 09:53hrs | 7732 | by Staff reporter
MDC's $7,5 million to be dispersed to Khupe group
Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has confirmed that the government would disburse the $7,5 million due to the MDC under the Political Parties (Finance) Act to the Thokozani Khupe led group that is tem...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 09:53hrs | 3675 | by Staff reporter
Villagers clash with ZRP
At least 15 people from Chundu village in Hwange were arrested last weekend for illegally gathering and drinking an illicit brew in breach of the of the Covid-19 lockdown regulations. The 15 a...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 09:37hrs | 1313 | by Staff reporter
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