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Mutsvangwa's son in $600,000 dispute with bank
ONE of Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa's sons is embroiled in a dispute with Nedbank over "fraudulent" transactions where he allegedly lost over $617 700.Neville Mutsvangwa, through his...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1041 | by Staff reporter
Lack of IDs haunts Matebeleland youths
After dropping out of school because of financial constraints, 20-year-old Cephas Dube from tsukuru village in Bulilima district decided to seek employment in the informal sector.Without money...Published: 4 hrs ago | 146 | by Staff reporter
2 drums a day water limit for Bulawayans
THE Bulawayo City Council has with immediate effect suspended water connections to vacant, incomplete stands and some areas outside the city in a bid to save water as the local authority fears high co...Published: 4 hrs ago | 171 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge robbers jailed
TWO notorious robbers who targeted border jumpers and smugglers at illegal border crossing points along the Limpopo River have been jailed for an effective six years each.Admore Sangore (32), ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 157 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi exhumations inch closer
GOVERNMENT will soon convene a meeting with traditional leaders from Matabeleland and Midlands provinces to finalise plans to begin the exhumation and reburial of victims of the post-independence dist...Published: 4 hrs ago | 58 | by Staff reporter
Businessman plunges car into river in shock suicide
THE Chegutu community is in shock following the sudden death Friday of prominent businessman Philemon Mashinge, who is said to have committed suicide by plunging his car off Mupfure River bridge....Published: 4 hrs ago | 321 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records no Covid-19 vaccine side effects
Zimbabwe has not recorded severe side effects of Covid-19 vaccines since mass inoculation began nearly four months ago.More than 571 000 people had received their first dose of the vaccine by ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 272 | by Staff Reporter
Is Zim's deafening silence on Palestinians' bombardment instructive of regime's long-standing relationship with Israel?
Ever since the relentless bombardment on the Palestinian territory of Gaza was ruthlessly unleashed by the Israeli regime on Monday 10 May 2021, I have been patiently awaiting a statement of condemnat...Published: 6 hrs ago | 157 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Captured Malaba is but an appendage to deadly Zanu PF dictatorship - to end it, demand free elections
If you see a log drifting in glass-still waters then it bespeaks of the strong undercurrents or worse, it is a sinister crocodile stalking. Or, as one would say in Shona, "Ukaona vakuru vachipopotedza...Published: 6 hrs ago | 557 | by Wilbert Mukori
Man kills self after losing property to thieves
A man from Madziwa, Mashonaland Central province took his life after his property was wiped away by thieves at his Madziva homestead yesterday.Obvious Nzara could not stomach the theft as he c...Published: 21 hrs ago | 2856 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Madziwa
Charamba speaks on Mnangagwa, Chiwenga 'tiff'
PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson George Charamba has revealed that Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga was the one who pushed for the removal of the running mate clause from the Constitution, dismissing spec...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:55hrs | 6233 | by Staff rpeorter
Let's mend Zimbabwe's battered image together, says Shava
FOREIGN Affairs minister Frederick Shava has rallied the media to play a critical role in the country's quest to improve its "battered image".In a first of its kind engagement between the Fore...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:51hrs | 1212 | by Staff rpeorter
Unicef red flags spike in child marriages
EARLY child marriages have reportedly shot to alarming levels across the country since the imposition of COVID-19-induced lockdowns from March last year, with civil society groups demanding an urgent ...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:47hrs | 198 | by Staff rpeorter
2 returnees from India test positive for Covid-19
TWO returnees from India have tested positive for Covid-19. They were in a country grappling with a highly transmissible virus variant first detected in that country but is now spreading across the gl...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:41hrs | 458 | by Staff rpeorter
Suspected panners axe eight, kill one in Mabutweni
TWO men, suspected to be gold panners, ran amok axing eight people and killing one in the streets of Bulawayo's Mabutweni high density suburb, in a gruesome orgy of violence over US$2. Shepard...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:41hrs | 587 | by Staff rpeorter
Indian COVID-19 strain - Businessman dies in Kwekwe
A KWEKWE man who died from Covid-19 after contact with a niece who had just returned from India where thousands have succumbed to a deadly variant has brought panic among health authorities in the cit...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:38hrs | 1030 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga fumes after UBH renames hospital unit after Tagwirei's Arundel
Vice President and health minister Constantino Chiwenga was furious after discovering that the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) had renamed its Covid-19 isolation centre to Arundel Hospital, ZimLive ca...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:38hrs | 3257 | by Staff reporter
Health worker nabbed for stealing COVID-19 equipment
BULAWAYO police have arrested council employee Mike Chidarikire for allegedly stealing COVID-19 equipment from the local authority's vaccine storeroom on Monday.Acting provincial police spokes...Published: 14 May 2021 at 14:02hrs | 1285 | by Staff Reporter
Upsurge in ritual killings in Zim unsurprising - what are we to expect from country governed by leadership embroiled in murderou
There is a very popular adage - "a fish rots from the head" - and, as such, what characterizes any nation is shaped by its leadership. It is as simply as that!This is akin to a family....Published: 14 May 2021 at 13:30hrs | 1347 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Toxic gases kill artisanal miners
Two Harare illegal gold miners died on Wednesday after inhaling toxic gases from a blast at a gold shaft in Mazowe.Tafadzwa Mugadza (39) of Glenora C and Thomas Mlambo (45) of Epworth Harare d...Published: 14 May 2021 at 12:20hrs | 1276 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mazowe
Bribery storm rocks Mines ministry
THE Ministry of Mines and Mining Development last week suspended two of its top directors on allegations they tried to solicit bribes from South African potential investors, Lephalele Mining.T...Published: 14 May 2021 at 08:48hrs | 2032 | by Staff Reporter
Millers mobilise $20bn for maize procurement
Senior Business Reporter THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has mobilised $20 billion under a pre-payment arrangement with Government to bankroll maize procurement by the Grain Marketing...Published: 14 May 2021 at 08:37hrs | 643 | by Staff Reporter
Struggling Gwanda SMEs in need of development funds
DELAYS in the disbursement of funds and unattractive vending points have been identified as major stumbling blocks for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in Gwanda that are struggling to recover from ...Published: 14 May 2021 at 07:35hrs | 154 | by Staff Reporter
Rare earth minerals find 'encouraging'
LITHIUM miner Prospect Resources says preliminary results undertaken from a soil sampling process focusing on rare earth elements (REEs) recently at Chishanya in the southeast of Zimbabwe, are encoura...Published: 14 May 2021 at 07:29hrs | 2258 | by Staff Reporter
Tribalism and politics in Zimbabwe
Tribalism regularly comes into play in Zimbabwe. sometimes it is in terms of political rivalry and competition. at other times it is based on a friendly joking relationship between different tribes....Published: 14 May 2021 at 07:00hrs | 1649 | by Fay Chung
Nakamba shows off US$400 000 Lamborghini Aventador
ZIMBABWE international football star Marvelous Nakamba is living up to his status as the country's highest paid professional sportsperson following viral pictures on social media of the star showing o...Published: 13 May 2021 at 18:11hrs | 3320 | by Staff reporter
Prophet steals client's car, money
A SELF proclaimed prophet from Johanne Masowe Apostolic Sect has appeared in court for allegedly stealing a vehicle and other valuables worth $31 123 and US$93 from a client under the pretext of heali...Published: 13 May 2021 at 18:10hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
25 Malawian border jumpers intercepted in Beitbridge
THE Department of Immigration's Compliance and Enforcement Unit this morning intercepted 25 Malawian border jumpers who were travelling to South Africa. A source within the department said thi...Published: 13 May 2021 at 18:09hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
Zim ruling elite more afraid of us, than we're afraid of them - citizens should use constitutional rights before they're also ta
Last night, when I was leaving my mother's house, and going to my place, I encountered a metre or so long snake, waiting near my door, and in a panicked way, I picked up a huge stone and crushed it....Published: 13 May 2021 at 12:12hrs | 1094 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa ignores noise over Justice Malaba
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended Chief Justice Luke Malaba's term by five years, defying pressure from critics who said the move created a constitutional crisis.The extension follows ...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:58hrs | 3683 | by Staff reporter
SA army busts Zimbabwe vehicle smuggling racket
THE South African National Defence Forces (SANDEF) on Monday busted vehicle smuggling racket, intercepting two sports utility vehicles which were being smuggled to Zimbabwe through a sandy beach....Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:52hrs | 2808 | by Staff reporter
BCC introduces mobile app to report faults
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has come up with a mobile application to be used by residents in reporting faults in order to improve service delivery.Deputy mayor Council Mlandu Ncube said th...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:52hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Parly not pressing case against Mliswa, Mbondiah
Parliament will not take action against legislators Ms Memory Mbondiah of the MDC-T and Mr Temba Mliswa, an independent, whose row forced the Public Accounts Committee to adjourn its meeting early on ...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | 601 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa extends Chief Justice Luke Malaba's term of office by 5 years
President Mnangagwa has extended Chief Justice Luke Malaba's service in office for up to five years depending on yearly medical reports proving he is still mentally and physically fit to continue in t...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:44hrs | 920 | by Staff reporter
Gold smuggling: Heads to roll at airport
POLICE will leave no stone unturned in establishing how a gold smuggler sneaked out of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport undetected, only to be arrested in South African. Home Af...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:41hrs | 840 | by Staff reporter
Villagers injured in gold rush mayhem
HORDES of villagers and gold panners were injured when omakorokoza from various parts of the country went on a rampage at a gold mine along the Gwayi River, Nyamandlovu in Matabeleland North Province....Published: 12 May 2021 at 14:04hrs | 2724 | by Staff reporter
Man killed over cigarette stub
A 26-YEAR-OLD Kwekwe man succumbed to injuries he sustained fighting a 16-year-old boy over a cigarette stub.Rueben Mukwaturi died following a fight with the teenager over a cigarette which th...Published: 12 May 2021 at 14:03hrs | 1230 | by Staff reporter
Harare Rainbow Towers missing man found dead in elevator
A businessman who disappeared mysteriously during a party at the Harare International Conference Centre on May 5 has been found dead in a non-functioning elevator, ZimLive can reveal.Givemore ...Published: 12 May 2021 at 10:32hrs | 2644 | by Staff reporter
Police summon Zanu-PF Youths over violence
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has reportedly summoned some Zanu-PF youths who were involved in last weekend's intra-party violence which saw police fire tear-smoke to disperse the rampaging party...Published: 12 May 2021 at 10:32hrs | 1128 | by Staff reporter
Fresh challenge to Mwonzora presidency
EMBATTLED MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora's presidency faces a new threat after the party's United States provincial leadership yesterday resolved to challenge his election in court.US MDC-T pro...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:48hrs | 5626 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet blames fuel availability for congestion
CABINET yesterday agreed to set up an inter-ministerial team to deal with congestion on the country's roads that has become a menace especially in urban areas.This was announced by Information...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:46hrs | 1967 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho to resume stadium construction
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council has said it is working on resuming the construction of a soccer stadium which was abandoned in 2015.The idea was the brainchild of former Higher Education min...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:43hrs | 835 | by Staff reporter
3 drown as boat capsizes
A WOMAN and her two children drowned yesterday in Lake Kariba on the north eastern side of Binga after a wooden dinghy boat they were travelling in capsized.Binga district development coordina...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:40hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Covid-19 deaths surpass the 1 500 mark
A total of 1 576 people have succumbed to Covid19 in Zimbabwe since the first case was reported last year. According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC), the country has recorded ...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:37hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Gold smuggling case: Police rope in Interpol
Police have widened investigations into the smuggling of 23 gold pieces worth US$783 000 by a Zimbabwean who was arrested in South Africa, and are waiting for a detailed report from Interpol officials...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:35hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
Zupco monopoly: State capture or another Chimurenga?
BEGINNING January 21, 2019, the government of Zimbabwe has been making a series of declarations reinforcing the apparent principality of the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) in the provision ...Published: 11 May 2021 at 18:35hrs | 1719 | by Discent Collins Bajila
Mnangagwa ally turns US$22m glass firm into cattle pen
PROMINENT Gweru businessman Douglas Makwande has set himself on a collision course with the Gweru City Council after converting premises of Zimbabwe Glass Holdings (Zimglass) into a cattle pen for his...Published: 11 May 2021 at 16:45hrs | 2640 | by Staff reporter
Man hangs self after being denied sex
A 21-year-old man from Somabula communal farms on the outskirts of Gweru committed suicide by hanging, allegedly after he was denied conjugal rights by his 18-year-old wife.According to the lo...Published: 11 May 2021 at 16:44hrs | 3981 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo woman jailed for theft
A 52-YEAR-OLD woman from Bulawayo has been jailed for eight months for stealing a cellphone and cash.Lindiwe Ncube of Makokoba suburb and her accomplice, who is still on the run, hatched a pla...Published: 11 May 2021 at 16:41hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
Mtshabezi school hostel gutted by fire
MTSHABEZI Primary School leaners with disabilities escaped unharmed after their hostel and learning class caught fire but they lost clothes and other property.The eleven learners comprising se...Published: 11 May 2021 at 16:40hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
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