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Mnangagwa clips July Moyo, Billy Rautenbach's wings
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga are reported to have stepped and control their controversial ally, Billy Rautenbach, who stands accused of illegally claiming ownership...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1084 | by newzimbabwe
Inside Zhombe's mining cartels
CONTRARY to the common perception in which fingers are only being pointed at the machete-carrying illegal gold panners for the chaos and lawlessness that characterises the small-scale gold mining sect...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 08:18hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter
Mangudya and Mthuli's economic policies failing as the RTGS tumbles
As the Zimbabwe's economy meltdown continues to hit the vulnerable people from both the urban and rural areas, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new dispensation has been put on a litmus test...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 07:42hrs | 4383 | by Leonard Koni
'Maize being smuggled to DRC from Zimbabwe'
LOCAL small-scale millers yesterday sensationally accused large milling companies of collecting subsidised maize from the Grain Marketing Board and smuggling it to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:49hrs | 1287 | by Staff reporter
Businessman in $4,2m money-laundering scam
The director of a construction company in Harare has been arrested on charges of money-laundering and fraud involving over $4,2 million.Tempter Tungwarara of Paulos Construction yesterday appe...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:39hrs | 1397 | by Staff reporter
Maize scam sucks in GMB executives
Grain Marketing Board (GMB) senior executives were yesterday accused of allocating subsidised maize to millers who are allegedly diverting it to the black market and countries like the Democratic Repu...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:25hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
GMB executives implicated in grain scam
Grain Marketing Board (GMB) senior executives were today fingered in a maize subsidy abuse scam through allocation of grain to undeserving people who would divert it onto the black market and neighbou...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 18:17hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
Zimondi sucked into prisons poultry scam
ZIMBABWE Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) Commissioner-General Paradzai Zimondi has been sucked into a poultry scam after it was revealed in court yesterday that he allegedly recommended engag...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 13:16hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
'Plug holes in Zupco system'
THE Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ), an association representing the commuting public, is not impressed with the goings-on at the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) and is demanding act...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:30hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
'Prophet' Uebert Angel caught again in 'miracle money' scam
A video on YouTube showing flamboyant Zimbabwean 'Prophet' Uebert Angel allegedly commanding money to ‘miraculously' enter people's wallets and bank accounts during a recent visit to Sri Lanka has s...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 11:06hrs | 7115 | by B Mahlonga
Zanu-PF's game of fools to deceive the downtrodden
THIS week, two leaders of the Zanu-PF youth league were seen in public ranting against corruption. These were sights reminiscent of youths high on "bronco", shouting at their own reflections in the lo...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 21:12hrs | 453 | by Muckraker
'Matabeleland Collective was a Mnangagwa scam' Jonathan Moyo says
Former Minister of information Professor Jonathan Moyo says the now-defunct Matabeleland Collective was a creation of President Emmerson Mnangagwa to cover up for the Gukurahundi genocide that l...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 07:03hrs | 2053 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Car import scam rocks Zimra
LUXURY life and driving a state-of-the-art car is everybody's wish, but in Zimbabwe this is coming at a huge cost to the country's drying revenue flows, following illegal activities that have spurred ...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 06:23hrs | 9138 | by Staff reporter
Zacc corners GMB workers
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has cornered officials at the Grain Marketing Board and discovered that some employees were allegedly channelling as much as 10 000, 20kg bags Government...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 05:59hrs | 441 | by Staff reporter
'UK investor stripping CSC assets'
COLD Storage Commission (CSC) employees have called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step in and stop alleged asset stripping by a United Kingdom-based investor Boustead Beef (Pvt), claims that have...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 06:16hrs | 1772 | by Staff reporter
Police reluctant to write slain vendor’s inquest report
A HARARE court yesterday heard that the police were reluctant to bring to court a detailed report on MDC activist Hilton Tafadzwa Tamangani, who was allegedly assaulted to death by law enforcement age...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 06:10hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Do totems have a bearing on people's traits?
The 'Chihera' women are well known for their poor anger management and sadomasochistic love for domestic violence. Spouses of 'Chihelele' women as they are popularly known virtually live in ha...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 16:20hrs | 1560 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Bulawayo council in employment 'scam'
THE employment drive by the Bulawayo City Council has torched a storm because of a number of disparities in terms of qualifications required for junior and senior employees.Over the past two m...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 13:09hrs | 6202 | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes GMB
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is set to investigate GMB senior management and sales representatives in Bulawayo after a taskforce that was formed to probe the shortage of mealie-meal ...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:13hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Unemployed teachers swindled in jobs scam
Scores of unemployed teachers in Shurugwi and Mberengwa districts in the Midlands province lost about $10 000 to some conmen who clandestinely accessed a list of names submitted to the Public Service ...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 08:49hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Search for fugitive Defence ministry official intensifies
POLICE have intensified the search for a top Defence ministry official, Danison Muvandi, who is on the run after allegedly swindling government of $306 135 in a cleaning service scam.Prosecuto...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:19hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Passport scam: Kazembe takes action
FOLLOWING our article titled "Shocking corruption at Passport Office", which exposed deep-rooted graft at the Passport and Birth Registry offices, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe K...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:12hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
A dragonfly cannot spit fire and brimstone
Dogs can be deceptively vicious or gentle.This is why it is often not uncommon for dogs that bark the most to be less known for their bite, while conversely, those that are seemingly benign, w...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:10hrs | 111 | by Bishop Lazarus
Zinara boss fired
Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) tolling manager Mr Ostern Chimedza has been fired for presiding over financial leakages at tollgates running into millions of dollars. His dismissal com...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:02hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter
Zinara boss fired
Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) tolling manager Mr Ostern Chimedza has been fired for presiding over financial leakages at tollgates running into millions of dollars. His dismi...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 20:02hrs | 1277 | by Staff Reporter
Kazembe warns corrupt home affairs officials
A SCAM has been unearthed at the Midlands registry department amid revelations that there is a pile of uncollected passports issued as far back as 2005 with some of the officers being accused of askin...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 18:28hrs | 1226 | by Staff reporter
Shock as Prophet turns water into wine
Controversial Zambian International Prophet DD Isaac is reported to have caused a stir at his Holy Ghost Embassy church on Sunday when he allegedly turned water into wine. According to e...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 10:33hrs | 7973 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Couple in $500,000 money-laundering scam
A BULAWAYO couple has appeared in court charged with theft and money-laundering involving $500 000. They allegedly committed the offence through their EcoCash agent line which they hired out to a busi...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:26hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Zenzo Moyo gets calls of 'his death'
NO one wants to wake up and read that they are dead. Football legend Zenzo Moyo spent the week inundated by phone calls, some from fans, former teammates and ex-employers as news circulated on social ...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:44hrs | 1880 | by Staff reporter
Job scam resurfaces in Bulawayo streets
Less than five minutes after meeting a smooth-talking stranger at the corner of George Silundika Street and 9th Avenue in Bulawayo, a dazed Nomalanga Masina feels like she has just woken up from a bad...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:42hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter
We buy junk cars near you
Have you ever wondered a way to sell your junk car for top dollar? Cash Cars Buyer could be a service made to resolve that problem. Selling a car privately are often a large number. From insurance to ...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 17:38hrs | 3559 | by Staff Writer
Guidelines on cryptocurrency to prevent problems in the future
When you start talking about crypto, people will look at you with a questioning eye thinking as if you have lost your mind. You will keep receiving comments that it is unlawful to invest in one. Howev...Published: 13 Jan 2020 at 13:17hrs | 984 | by Staff Writer
Harare Passport Office scam exposed
THE INITIATIVE by the government to clear the passport backlog and revert to the Passport offices normal operations which seeks to have all citizens getting the document within stipulated times has cr...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 06:56hrs | 17653 | by Staff Reporter
Town secretary in nepotism scam
Mvurwi Town Secretary Sheri Nyakudya has been embroiled in a nepotism scam after allegedly legalising an illegal tin shack in the centre of the town late last year.The shack is believed to be ...Published: 07 Jan 2020 at 08:33hrs | 2124 | by Paul Ndou
Two companies sucked in fuel scam
VELVET Petroleum and Liquid Cargo have been sucked into the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service's $1,2 million fuel scam, which has resulted in the arrest of former correctional services' spokes...Published: 04 Jan 2020 at 12:36hrs | 1733 | by Staff Reporter
Why a Focus on Security and Variation Has Benefited NetBet
With so many different online casinos to choose from, the competition is arguably fiercer than ever. But what is it exactly that sets NetBet ahead of the pack? Over the last few years and...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 15:08hrs | 506 | by Staff writer
Fake licences scam hits Harare
HARARE City Council is investigating cases of fake business licences being issued in the city amid indications that some council officials were involved in the scam.The local authority alleged...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 05:21hrs | 4587 | by Staff reporter
Uncle Roland's fuel scam exposed
Controversial businessman Roland Muchegwa has been fingered in dirty fuel businesses being implemented in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Online publication Zimmorning post has alleged that Roland'...Published: 18 Dec 2019 at 10:35hrs | 17112 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Massive tender scam sucks in top officials
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo and Harare Metropolitan Provincial Affairs minister Oliver Chidawu have been implicated in a massive tender scandal at Harare City Council (HCC) after they allegedl...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 07:58hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
Robber shot dead at roadblock
A suspected armed robber who was part of a five-men gang that robbed and murdered a woman in Gokwe was shot and killed by police at a road block early Saturday morning along the Harare-Chirundu Highwa...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 16:59hrs | 3229 | by Staff reporter
Cryptocurrency Exchange - Here are tips to choose the best
The exchange you must have decided to make use of will greatly determine whether your crypto investment will be profitable or not in the long run. There are lots of investors who have ignored this asp...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 10:09hrs | 679 | by Staff Writer
Smuggled drugs flood Zimbabwe market
High mark-ups imposed by importers, wholesalers and retailers of medicines have resulted in a flood of cheaper drugs being smuggled from neighbouring countries and sold on the streets by vendors. ...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 06:50hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
How 'conman' used MPs
A PARLIAMENTARY privileges committee set up to investigate allegations that Norton MP, Temba Mliswa and three other legislators, solicited for a $400 000 bribe from a businessman has revealed how cont...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:52hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Security forces fingered in Youth Games scam
SECURITY forces could have helped themselves to huge sums of money meant for the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Under-20 Youth Games that were hosted in Bulawayo in December 2014, a fore...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 12:18hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
10 Zimra officers, agents arrested for 'smuggling vehicles into Zimbabwe'
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested 10 Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officers and agents stationed at Beitbridge Border Post on allegations of smuggling vehicles into the ...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 08:48hrs | 3676 | by Staff Reporter
Zimra moves to block smuggled vehicles
Zimra has intensified its crackdown on smuggled vehicles by blocking the cars in the system with a view to recover them. Last month, Zimra released a list of 433 vehicles detailing registratio...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:28hrs | 1604 | by Staff reporter
4 Zimra officials arrested for smuggling vehicles
ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) officers and agents stationed at Beitbridge border post on allegations of smuggling vehicles into the country...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 20:42hrs | 1717 | by Staff reporter
Timothy Sykes scam and characteristics required for Penny Stock trading
Timothy Sykes Scam has been the most controversial topic on the internet for quite some time now. If you are in the trading world, there is no way you would not be familiar with Timothy sykes a...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 11:27hrs | 951 | by Staff writer
Zimbabwe's current economic meltdown beyond description
I am writing this piece writhing in agony because I see helplessness in our society with a moribund leadership on a broad scale. The current economic meltdown is beyond description especially given th...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 10:20hrs | 2678 | by JJD Dube
This is how the cash gets onto the black market
The question is, how on this cursed land is money that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is busy printing getting onto the black market in such huge amounts? The answer is, it's taking quite a team â...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:11hrs | 3296 | by Tawanda Majoni
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