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Man jailed for squandering US$2,640 airtime cash
A 27-year-old man from Binga has been jailed for effectively eight months after squandering US$2,640 that had been entrusted to him to buy airtime recharge cards for resale.Kelvin Muzamba appe...Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 15:09hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed three years for robbing EcoCash agent
A 29-year-old man from Chitungwiza, Providence Shumba, has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison for robbing an EcoCash agent and her friend of US$2,340 in cash and goods, threateni...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:17hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa nemesis granted bail
Zanu-PF activist Sybeth Musengezi, who gained national attention for his legal challenge against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy in 2021, was granted US$100 bail on Thursday following his ar...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:14hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Telecel to sell promotional airtime in US dollar
Mobile Network Operator Telecel Zimbabwe has announced that it will be selling promotional airtime in US dollars.In a statement, Telecel said in a promotion called "Dollar on us" a customer ca...Published: 11 May 2022 at 19:26hrs | 9 | by Stephen Jakes
Telecel charms market with 'Dollar on Us'
TELECEL Zimbabwe says it is introducing United States dollar-indexed airtime.The product, which will be on promotion, will be called "Dollar on Us".A statement from the firm said the p...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Econet launches 'Smart US dollar Bundles'
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe yesterday launched ‘Smart US Dollar Bundles' that will allow its customers to buy airtime, data and SMS products in US dollars. The company said the development, whi...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Habitual robber, journalist arrested
One of the country's notorious armed robbers, Clever Mununudzi Nengomasha, was shot and seriously injured following a skirmish with police in Harare, leading to the recovery five guns and ammunition h...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Employee defrauds Econet of $4 million
An Econet Zimbabwe sales consultant, who was stationed at Joina City in Harare's city centre, yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court on allegations of duping his employer of nearly $4 mill...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Surge in demand for Econet's self-care solutions
HARARE - Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (Econet) says demand for its virtual self-service platforms is surging as customers adapt, amid ongoing social distancing measures during the Covid-19 pandemic. ...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 17:09hrs | 2 | by Agencies
'Zupco remains profitable,' says govt
GOVERNMENT has said Zupco remains profitable despite a 50 percent reduction in bus fares. A distance of up to 30km is now pegged at 75 cents from $1,50 while a distance of up to 40km has been reduced ...Published: 24 May 2019 at 06:41hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Police to raid vuzu youths
POLICE in Bulawayo will today arrest any rowdy youths found in the central business district and have increased deployment of officers to deal with the scourge of vuzu parties. Teenagers take ...Published: 04 May 2019 at 08:02hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans plot to boycott over-pricing shops
BEITBRIDGE residents have threatened to boycott shops and service providers they feel are unfairly overpricing goods and services.The residents, who have formed social media groups, also want ...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
3 men up for $20 000 airtime robbery
THREE Dzivarasekwa men appeared in court on Friday, facing allegations of robbing a local businessman of Econet recharge cards worth $20 000, a laptop and mobile phones during last month's violent pro...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe parliament sets up enquiry into mobile data costs
PARLIAMENT will next month institute an enquiry into mobile data costs amid concerns from consumers that network operators have astronomically raised charges.In an interview, Parliamentary Por...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fire razes down NetOne shop
PROPERTY worth thousands of dollars went up in flames on Monday after a fire razed down a NetOne shop in Marondera.Residents watched helplessly as the fire engulfed the building, with the poli...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet goes hi-tech in customer experience
Listed telecoms and tech giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ), has taken the lead in the use of artificial intelligence to manage its customer services support in a move set to significantly improve ...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 05:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Econet ordered to refund client, $128,000
HARARE High Court judge Justice Davison Moses Foroma has ordered Econet Wireless (Pvt) Ltd to reimburse $128 000 erroneously billed on its agent and customer, Antolice Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd's recharge...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
When the Zimbabwe flag became a fashion trend
Former president Robert Mugabe's dramatic fall after the army seized control of government on November 12 sparked unparalleled patriotic fever among Zimbabweans.Suddenly, the Zimbabwe flag bec...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 09:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's govt moves to ban street vending
Government is moving to banish vendors from the streets of Harare, in a move likely to spark outrage among hordes of hawkers who have poured into Harare's streets to eke out an honest living.T...Published: 08 Oct 2017 at 16:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
$5 airtime row turns fatal
A 30-year–old gold panner from Mberengwa was murdered by his uncle, a fellow gold panner, over a $5 airtime recharge card.Dulis Munatsa of Kaguvi Village under Chief Maziofa, Mberengwa, died...Published: 13 Sep 2017 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo businessman loses airtime row
A Bulawayo businessman has been ordered to pay Econet Wireless more than $94 000 for the airtime recharge cards advanced to his company on credit.In addition, Mr Clifford Manungo lost a stand ...Published: 06 Sep 2017 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police warn of upsurge in armed robberies
POLICE are disturbed by the increase in armed robbery cases involving the use of firearms that have left many people injured.National police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Char...Published: 13 Feb 2017 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
AK47 armed robbers hit two service stations
ARMED robbers brandishing pistols and an AK47 rifle raided two service stations in Bulawayo, fired a shot at one of them before getting away with cash in the wee hours of yesterday morning....Published: 09 Feb 2017 at 05:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Guard shot in $175 robbery
THREE armed robbers raided a social club in Bulawayo's Nkulumane suburb on Friday night, shot a security guard before ransacking the till, frisking patrons and getting away with $175 plus cellphon...Published: 21 Nov 2016 at 05:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thugs rob primary school at gun point
Robbers pounced in the early hours of today at a primary school in Mashonaland Central Province Mvurwi.It is alleged Holy Rosary primary school was robbed of its petty cash amounting to US$ 1 ...Published: 06 Nov 2016 at 16:40hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tomana to appear before tribunal hearing
SUSPENDED Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana is today expected to appear before a disciplinary tribunal to determine his suitability to continue holding the esteemed office.Tomana is facin...Published: 30 Aug 2016 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe may soon be gone
Robert Mugabe's final humiliation is at hand.He can't get out of the latest mess he created because at the end of the day it comes down to the money, and he doesn't have enough to save himself...Published: 10 Jul 2016 at 09:13hrs | 5 | by Peta Thornycroft/IOL
'Mugabe doesn't care'
Amid turmoil across the country, opposition political parties say government's failure to address the situation is a sign that President Robert Mugabe does not care about the suffering of the people....Published: 05 Jul 2016 at 12:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe sets up tribunal for Tomana's hearing
President Mugabe has set up a disciplinary tribunal to determine Prosecutor General Mr Johannes Tomana's suitability to continue holding the esteemed office following allegations of defying court orde...Published: 30 Jun 2016 at 08:56hrs | 6 | by Daniel Nemukuyu
Mobile phone operators ordered to scrap the use of airtime scratch cards
MOBILE telephone operators are headed for a clash with the Government after they failed to heed a December directive which had set June as the deadline to scrap the use of airtime scratch cards as par...Published: 26 Jun 2016 at 19:15hrs | 2 | by Tinomuda Chakanyuka
'God sent me to steal'
A THIEF who broke into a neighbour's house and stole a Samsung Galaxy Tablet yesterday claimed that God directed him in a vision to steal the phone because it was "attractive". Zibusiso Nd...Published: 14 Jun 2016 at 06:40hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Mugabe to determine Tomana's fitness for office
The Judicial Service Commission yesterday resolved to make a recommendation to President Robert Mugabe to set up a tribunal to investigate and assess whether Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana is stil...Published: 17 May 2016 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Daniel Nemukuyu
JSC proposes Tomana tribunal
The Judicial Service Commission yesterday resolved to make a recommendation to President Mugabe to set up a tribunal to investigate and assess whether Johannes Tomana was still fit to hold his office....Published: 17 May 2016 at 07:16hrs | | by Daniel Nemukuyu
Tomana's foreign judge bid thrown out
PROSECUTOR-General Johannes Tomana yesterday lost his bid to have his dispute with the Judicial Service Commission presided over by a retired or a foreign-based judge. The High Court dismissed...Published: 12 May 2016 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Daniel Nemukuyu
A day in the life of a job-seeker
Yeudzirai's rotund face sparkles with anxiety as her hesitant thumb scrolls down a variety of jobs posted on CVpeople Africa website. Her beaming face briskly flashed into gloom upon realising t...Published: 11 May 2016 at 14:55hrs | 3 | by Musavengana Hove
Tomana blocks JSC move
Suspended Prosecutor-General (PG) Johannes Tomana has thwarted the Judicial Service Commission's attempt to bring constitutional issues through a notice in the case in which the PG wants a judge outsi...Published: 05 May 2016 at 11:42hrs | 2 | by Fidelis Munyoro
Mujuru's ZPF backs mass protests to ratchet up pressure on Mugabe
Joice Mujuru's Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) has backed mass demonstrations to ratchet up pressure on President Robert Mugabe to fix the economy and end his alleged misrule.This comes after thou...Published: 21 Apr 2016 at 16:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
High Court postpones Tomana hearing
The hearing in Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana's call for a judge outside the High Court to hear his interdict application was yesterday postponed to allow the judge to make a ruling on whether the...Published: 15 Apr 2016 at 06:46hrs | | by Fidelis Munyoro
Tsvangirai to lead demo against Mugabe
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will tomorrow lead the planned MDC's "mother of all mass demonstrations" against President Robert Mugabe to press for the promised 2,2 million jobs and also demand ...Published: 13 Apr 2016 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tomana wins Concourt referral matter
The hearing into Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana's request for a judge outside High Court to hear his interdict application commenced yesterday with the Judicial Service Commission conceding to hav...Published: 06 Apr 2016 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Fidelis Munyoro
MDC-T final push demo moved to April 14
The MDC-T's planned "mother of all mass demonstrations" against President Robert Mugabe and Zanu-PF's failed stewardship of the country and its dying economy, which was initially scheduled to take pla...Published: 05 Apr 2016 at 14:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tomana turns to Concourt
Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana wants the Constitutional Court to determine whether it is constitutional to have a serving High Court of Zimbabwe judge preside over the case in which the Chief Just...Published: 08 Mar 2016 at 05:30hrs | 5 | by Daniel Nemukuyu
D-Day for Tomana
THE High Court will tomorrow determine whether or not the Judicial Service Commission should go ahead with setting up a tribunal for the removal of Prosecutor General Mr Johannes Tomana from office....Published: 01 Mar 2016 at 05:23hrs | | by Daniel Nemukuyu
'Tomana not fit to be PG'
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) says Johannes Tomana is not a "fit and proper person" to continue in the esteemed office of Prosecutor-General in the wake of defying court orders from the superi...Published: 26 Feb 2016 at 05:39hrs | | by Fidelis Munyoro
Company bosses face arrest over pollution
COMPANY and council executives could soon be arrested in their personal capacities if their organisations pollute the environment, as the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) steps up efforts to curb...Published: 07 Feb 2016 at 08:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Confidence in rand plummets among Zimbabweans
CONFIDENCE in the South African rand continues to plummet in Bulawayo as businesses are inflating its cross rate against the United States dollar to discourage people from using it.The officia...Published: 14 Jan 2016 at 05:30hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Zvishavane terror gang in court
A four-member gang that terrorised gold buyers in Mberengwa and Zvishavane has appeared before Zvishavane magistrate Story Rushambwa facing six counts of robbery and one of aggravated indecent assault...Published: 09 Jan 2016 at 07:25hrs | | by Paul Mundandi
Government bans airtime recharge scratch cards
Government is planning to ban airtime recharge scratch cards and has given mobile phone companies six months to phase them out.Mobile phone companies should promote technologies that can...Published: 21 Dec 2015 at 05:16hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Court relief for Kereke
Bikita West legislator Dr Munyaradzi Kereke yesterday got a reprieve after the Constitutional Court granted his application to stop his prosecution on charges of raping an 11-year-old relative....Published: 10 Nov 2015 at 05:04hrs | | by Fidelis Munyoro
'For sale' signs on ZRP office doors
Walking through the corridors of the homicide section at Harare's main police station, it is the "for sale" signs on office doors that stand out more than the stench coming from the dimly-lit undergro...Published: 21 Sep 2015 at 11:32hrs | 1 | by Reuters
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