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UK opens visa centre in Bulawayo
Residents in the southern parts of Zimbabwe can now apply for UK visas closer to home following the official opening of a new application centre in Bulawayo.The facility, housed at the Bulaway...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 16:08hrs | 786 | by Staff reporter
Borrowdale road: A stretch of prestige shadowed by tragedy
Driving along Borrowdale Road offers a stark contrast to the chaotic scenes common on many other city roads. Known as the route favored by Zimbabwe's elite-politicians, business executives, and securi...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:44hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's wife robbed, 4 arrested
Colonel Miniyothabo Baloyi-Chiwenga, the wife of Zimbabwe's Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, was the victim of a burglary at her electronics shop located in the upmarket Sam Levy's Village in Borr...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 17:02hrs | 3324 | by Staff reporter
FBC Bank introduces 24/7 deposit-taking ATMs in Zimbabwe
FBC Bank has unveiled a 'groundbreaking' service in Zimbabwe with the launch of Deposit-Taking ATMs, enabling customers to deposit cash into their individual accounts or FBC Mastercard Prepaid cards a...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 15:23hrs | 1032 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scales up fight against fraudulent vehicle imports
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has enlisted the help of the police in a new operation to track down fraudulently imported vehicles in the capital. The exercise, which runs from October to Dece...Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 16:27hrs | 4223 | by Staff reporter
5 police officers acquitted on US$15,000 extortion charges
Five Harare police officers who were accused of demanding a US$15,000 bribe from a company director to drop false rape charges have been acquitted. Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei cleared the office...Published: 14 Oct 2024 at 08:12hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
GWM Tanks invade Zimbabwe
AS Zimbabwe's automotive landscape continues to evolve, the vehicle that has captured my attention, as well as that of driving enthusiasts, is the GWM Tank 500. It has invaded Zimbabwe, courtesy of Zi...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 13:31hrs | 10492 | by Andrew Muzamhindo
United States sanctions on Zimbabwe: who is off the list, who is on?
The United States on Monday sanctioned Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and other government officials for their alleged involvement in corruption and human...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 19:39hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
CIO operative caged three years for extortion
A Central Intelligence Office (CIO) operative, Patrick Badza who extorted a Chinese business to give him US$9 900 in order to assist him process work permits for his 33 foreign employees was last Frid...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 15:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean glitterati and Nigerian husband wanted for drug trafficking
THEIR marriage ceremony at The Nest, an upmarket and exclusive venue in Harare, was dubbed wedding-of-the-year in Zimbabwe last year.It was attended by the who-is-who in the local social scene...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 15:25hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Illegal diamond mining movie set to premiere
FILM enthusiasts are set for a treat tomorrow at Ster Kinekor Sam Levy Cinemas in Harare at the premiere of Ngoda, a production whose synopsis is inspired by the illegal diamond mining world.T...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biti's US$1m lawsuit hearing moved to March 31
THE trial of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MP Tendai Biti (Harare East) on a charge of defaming Augur Investments owner Ken Sharpe has been deferred to March 31 after the opposition official fil...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 17:54hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Manjuzu' craze hits Harare
IN one of his letters to Timothy, a fellow brother in the Christian faith, Apostle Paul (previously known as Saul of Tarsus) offers counsel to a brother.Writes Paul in 1 Timoth 6:10: "For the ...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 07:04hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sought Magaisa's support after coup?
Chiwenga chases Schroeder's record - The Lord of RingsZIMBABWEAN Vice-President retired General Constantino Chiwenga seems to be chasing former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's record in seri...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 17:47hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Harare men nailed for robbery and kidnapping
TWO Harare men appeared before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda facing robbery and kidnaping charges.Feelmore Ngwarungwaru (36) and Valentine Teerahumba (26) were refused bail, and they were bot...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:21hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Cops arrested for conning ICT perm sec
TWO former police officers and two other serving members of the force were arraigned before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda after conning the acting Information Communication Technology ministry secret...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tycoon files US$1m lawsuit against Biti
BUSINESS tycoon Ken Sharpe has filed a US$1 mllion defamation lawsuit against MDC Alliance vice-president Tendai Biti.This was after Biti early this year named Sharpe as one of the elite loote...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 20:41hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Remembering 27 June
Emmerson Mnangagwa was the chief election agent for Zanu PF in the 2008 election which they had a campaign of violence under themes "Mugabe muOffice" "Operation Wakavhotera papi literally ...Published: 27 Jun 2021 at 10:44hrs | 3 | by Leonard Koni
The demise of Ximex mall should be investigated
Ximex Mall was bought by the late property developer Sam Levy who converted it into a car showroom and a department store in the early '60s and later bought by NSSA as part of the pension fund investm...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 13:23hrs | 12 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Govt losing millions as firms evade US dollar tax
THE Zimbabwe government is being cheated of millions of United States dollars in tax revenue by businesses that are accepting foreign currency payments but not declaring or under-declaring the forex p...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sheriff attaches NetOne property
NETONE'S property at its shop at the Sam Levy's Village in Borrowdale, Harare, has reportedly been attached by the sheriff over rental arrears.The State-owned telecommunications firm had accum...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 07:14hrs | | by Nhamo Tofa
Bonyongwe suffers strange break-ins
POLICE are investigating two cases where unknown assailants broke into former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) director-general Happyton Bonyongwe's offices and vehicle, getting away with docum...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:55hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zifa in $700k scam
At least US$700 000 disbursed by the world's soccer governing body Fifa disappeared from a Zifa account and found its way into private bank accounts of some of the association's executive members, cou...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe businesses losing millions as shutdown continues
Businesses in Zimbabwe are losing millions of dollars per day as a shutdown protest - called for by the country's biggest labour union body - continues over a sudden 150% hike in fuel prices. ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 21:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in panic mode, solution needed
LAST Saturday, I attended the Mbira Festival which was organised by my friend, Albert Chimedza, at Mukuvisi Woodlands in Harare.It was an awesome venue for a traditional music festival with a ...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 19:11hrs | 2 | by Debbie Peters
American restaurant comes to Bulawayo
AMERICAN restaurant chain, Pizza Hut is set to open its second outlet in Zimbabwe with Bulawayo being the chosen city. The first outlet at Sam Levy's Village in Harare was opened in February. ...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 04:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police pounce on Kadoma Forex dealers
Plain clothes police are said to have pounced on unsuspecting for ex dealers in Kadoma and are said to taken three suspects for questioning, it has been learnt.A source in Kadoma said that the...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 08:19hrs | 5 | by Stephen Jakes
Tendai Biti always has something to say
The Daily News on Sunday's Pauline Hurungudo sits down for a wide-ranging interview with former Finance minister Tendai Biti, who is also the deputy national chairperson for the MDC, about the state o...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 14:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Haefelis opens in Harare
As the "coffee culture" grows in Harare with various shops popping up especially in the northern suburbs, Simbisa Brands has introduced their highly coveted Haefelis Confectionery and Coffee Co at Chi...Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Simbisa to expand Nando's footprint countrywide
Simbisa Brands, a Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-isted (ZSE) fast foods operator, is on drive to expand the footprint of the Nando's brand to meet growing demand for its services.Simbisa Brands chief...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Shingi Munyeza's franchise businesses crumble
Business Shingi Munyeza seems to have failed to grow the businesses he acquired several years ago as he is reportedly set to dispose the franchises.Munyeza started by scaling down operations a...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man bashed after child is found in car boot
A Harare man was assaulted on Wednesday afternoon after he was suspected of kidnapping a child at Sam Levy's Village in Borrowdale.The man, whose name was withheld by the police, drove to Sam ...Published: 19 May 2018 at 14:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti is offside on the British loan to Zim businesses
The opposition politicians must know what to oppose and what to support unless if they want to lose respect in the eyes of the citizens.The Tendai Biti attack on the $100M private sector loan ...Published: 18 May 2018 at 11:00hrs | 4 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Child locked in car trunk
There was drama at Borrowdale's Sam Levy's village yesterday when people smashed a car that they suspected had a kidnapped child in the trunk.The four year old child was retrieved from the tru...Published: 17 May 2018 at 14:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Harare commercial property sector to expand'
Borrowdale and Mount Pleasant provide Harare's top office stock, with the level of commercial properties in the two suburbs likely to expand in the near future, according to a new Africa-wide report b...Published: 03 Apr 2018 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Borrowdale car thieves nabbed
FIVE MEN have been arrested for allegedly breaking into a parked car and stealing goods worth thousands of dollars Sam Levy's Village, Borrowdale.Timothy Matashara 20, Terence Matashara 18, Br...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 22:07hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'GMB mansions' raise eyebrows
TWENTY-five upmarket houses constructed by the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) pension fund in one of Harare's leafy suburbs four years ago remain unoccupied amid claims by the parastatal's former employe...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pizza Hut launches in Zimbabwe
PIZZA Hut, an American restaurant franchise, launched in Zimbabwe last week with plans to open two more outlets, as it joins the competitive Zimbabwean fast food sector.It opened at the Ster K...Published: 20 Feb 2018 at 07:21hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Munyeza's elite Mugg and Bean shuts branch
Zimbabwe's Mugg and Bean (M&B) franchise owner Shingi Munyeza, has shut down one of the exclusive restaurant's joints - Avondale branch - following non-renewal of its lease.Munyeza - who a...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 09:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pizza Hut to open first outlet in Zimbabwe
AMERICAN restaurant chain and international franchise, Pizza Hut is set to open its first outlet in Zimbabwe early next month.The move is likely to increase competition in the country's fast f...Published: 23 Jan 2018 at 06:06hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi in fresh $2,5m storm
FORMER Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi is facing imminent arrest after fresh charges emerged implicating him in the alleged abuse of more than US$2 million from the Infrastructure Development B...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 06:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biti sticks the boot into Mugabe-led govt
Former Finance minister Tendai Laxton Biti has no kind words for President Robert Mugabe's government which he said cannot be expected to fix Zimbabwe's problems and he tells Deputy Chief Writer Tenda...Published: 21 Oct 2017 at 15:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean's failure to maintain Rhodesian living standards nothing to do with racism - a response to criticism
I was very touched and am grateful for the magnificent response I received from readers on my previous article entitled, '...Published: 16 Oct 2017 at 09:45hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Penile warts haunts cheat
A Marondera married man with suspected penile warts has resorted to washing the affected area after every two hours for the past 12 months. This is meant to contain the odour coming from his p...Published: 04 Aug 2017 at 16:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mystery shrouds Mugabe accident
Mystery surrounds the car which was involved in a horrific accident with a biker who was leading President Robert Mugabe's motorcade last Saturday.On Saturday, one of the bikers leading the mo...Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 14:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's biker in horrific accident
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's return home from a week-long trip abroad took a bizarre turn yesterday morning when one of the bikers in his motorcade was involved in a horrific accident, a few minutes afte...Published: 16 Jul 2017 at 14:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimra workers challenge 'selective' lifestyle audits
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority Trade Union (ZIMRATU), a representative of the taxman's workers, has objected to lifestyle audits targeting lower ranking staff saying the exercise must start from the b...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe biker in serious accident
Not for the first time, one of President Robert Mugabe's motorcade outriders was left badly injured in Harare on Monday during the evening rush hour, after he crashed into a motorist while trying to c...Published: 17 May 2017 at 11:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Manheru attacks Nomazulu Thata
One Nomazulu Thata - that angry Zimbabwean beauty whose headgear leaves me breathless - is not too pleased with my snide comments on the sitting arrangement of Joice Mujuru, the leader of Zimbabwe Peo...Published: 22 Oct 2016 at 10:35hrs | 3 | by Nathaniel Manheru
Selmor Mtukudzi kisses another man
WOULD you allow your spouse to be intimate with another cast member in a movie? Musician, Selmor Mtukudzi having been married for 10 years to Tendai Manatsa, was faced with a difficult choice of w...Published: 27 Aug 2016 at 08:04hrs | 2 | by Bongani Ndlovu
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