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Ian Smith was an archangel compared to Mnangagwa
No one must come to Matabeleland bragging that they fought in a war that brought about Zimbabwe independence. The Zimbabwe independence struggle produced the tribal Shona supremacist government that i...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:47hrs | 2262 | by Israel Dube
Rogue lawyers connive with bogus estate agents
SOME rogue lawyers in Bulawayo are reportedly conniving with bogus estate agents to defraud homeseekers as demand for housing surges.Police in Bulawayo recorded 32 fraud cases involving the sa...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Obert Mpofu uncovers and survives sophisticated scam
ZANU PF Secretary for Administration Obert Mpofu survived an elaborate and sophisticated financial scam which he foiled on Monday resulting in arrests being made late afternoon in Bulawayo.Rep...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 20:46hrs | 8934 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Massive Zimbabwe police vehicle theft scam exposed
A click of senior police officers allegedly helped themselves to cars that were impounded from motorists with most of the vehicles ending up at an auction business owned by Vice-President Constantino ...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:13hrs | 1735 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF squeezes broke civil servants
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has allegedly demanded that broke civil servants must contribute US$3 each towards the Heroes Day celebrations to be held early next month.Nurses, teachers and other g...Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 06:54hrs | 2660 | by Staff reporter
Four nabbed for creating fake IDs
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested four suspects for creating fake IDs used for stealing pensioners money.The four suspects have allegedly swindled more than ZWL$15 00...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 12:23hrs | 3535 | by Desmond Nleya and Shelton Muchena
Zacc probes abuse of devolution funds
DEVOLUTION funds are open to abuse and plunder by unscrupulous institutions and individuals who can easily turn them into feeding troughs at the expense of communities, NewsDay has established....Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:40hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
British embassy disowns recruitment advert
THE British embassy has dismissed an advertisement circulating on social media claiming that it was hiring interns.Some Zanu-PF members were claiming the interns were being recruited for a pro...Published: 14 Jul 2022 at 07:32hrs | 804 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga orders investigation on errant nurses, doctors
VICE-President Constantino Chiwenga has ordered a thorough investigation into cases of alleged corruption and theft of drugs by nurses and doctors at public hospitals.This follows a NewsDay re...Published: 12 Jul 2022 at 18:10hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's doctors, nurses turn mercenary
SOME public health workers, who include doctors and nurses, have reportedly devised a well-knit scam to milk cash from desperate patients to supplement their meagre salaries.Those involved all...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:38hrs | 5239 | by Staff reporter
Secret grave exposes Chinese 'cartel's' identity fraud scam, fraudulent schemes
In a case pregnant with intrigue, bizarre episodes and curious developments involving what appears to be a sophisticated criminal Chinese cartel, the Registrar General's office was forced to cancel a ...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:30hrs | 2017 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold coins: A masterstroke?
IT is indeed in times of crisis and turmoil that the creativity of nations emerges and in my opinion, the idea of launching gold coins by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is a master stroke that cou...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:28hrs | 2742 | by Staff reporter
2 top cops fingered in gold scam
TWO top police officers have been implicated in a US$500 000 gold ore loot at a mine in Chiweshe, Mashonaland Central province.This allegations are contained in a letter of complaint dated Jun...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:40hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Dozens trafficked Zimbabweans stuck in Turkey
A FRESH human trafficking scandal involving the Turkish embassy in Harare has rocked the country following revelations that dozens of Zimbabweans are now trapped in Turkey where they have been turned ...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:49hrs | 1756 | by Staff reporter
Scandal-ridden company monitors Zimbabwe calls
THE company which installed a Telecommunications Traffic Monitoring System (TTMS) at the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe headquarters in Harare this week — Global Voic...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 20:42hrs | 2634 | by Staff reporter
Mugabes in farm equipment scam
LATE president Robert Mugabe's family has been rocked by a fresh scandal after allegedly selling an assortment of farm equipment belonging to government departments and pocketing the money, it has eme...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:32hrs | 987 | by Staff reporter
Gabriel Nyoni defends his affair with a South African woman
FORMER Highlanders and Caps United forward Gabriel Nyoni has defended his affair with South African Monica Nozipho Ramahloko after facing the wrath of social media soon after her love status started d...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:09hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
NetOne cashier in $150m scam
A NETONE cashier was nabbed by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) after swindling the parastatal of $150 million in an airtime voucher scam.Daniel Kalira (39) splashed the money on...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:50hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
NetOne employee arrested for stealing $150 000 000
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has announced that it has arrested one Daniel Kalira, a cashier at NetOne, after he allegedly stole approximately ZWL$150 000 000,00 from the mobile netw...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 15:14hrs | 3123 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Man loses US$74,000 in ritual scam
A HARARE man, Gesham Mutero, allegedly lost US$74 000 to self-proclaimed foreign ritualists who had promised him that his money would multiply if he locks it in a trunk.One of the suspects, Da...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:34hrs | 1383 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military police nabs another bogus recruitment agent
ANOTHER fake recruitment agent who duped prospective army recruits was arrested yesterday by the Zimbabwe National Army Military Police with the army stressing that it neither uses any agents nor thir...Published: 28 May 2022 at 08:49hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Fraudsters registering fake domains including for Zimbabwe passports
A fraudster has registered http://zimpassports.online to defraud Zimbabweans who are desperate for the elusive Zimbabwean passport.According to the website https://who.is, whoever registered t...Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:28hrs | 375 | by Jacob Mutisi
Fake e-passport agents on the prowl
THE Registrar-General's Office has warned the public to be wary of a fake website used by fraudsters to swindle online passport applicants of their hard-earned cash.The account claims to be th...Published: 21 May 2022 at 17:53hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Knives out for Minister Karoro
VILLAGERS in Mbire District, Mashonaland Central are breathing fire over Presidential inputs from which they were supposed to benefit but were allegedly swindled by their Member of Parliament Douglas ...Published: 16 May 2022 at 12:13hrs | 3759 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Deputy Minister sucked in fertiliser scam
Lands deputy minister and Mbire Member of Parliament, Douglas Karoro, has been implicated in a presidential inputs scam after allegedly acquiring fertiliser from the government programme under the gui...Published: 11 May 2022 at 19:16hrs | 1670 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Nurse aid certificate the new gold for Zimbabweans
FOR 35-year-old Lorraine Siziba, attaining a nurse aid's certificate is nudging her closer to achieving her goals.Siziba has never been formally employed since completing a Bachelor's degree f...Published: 04 May 2022 at 20:13hrs | 4870 | by Staff reporter
EXCLUSIVE: 'Prophet' Jay Israel reported to Hawks over Fraud and Human Trafficking
Controversial Bulawayo bred; South African based Prophet Jay Israel (real name Jacob Dube) has been reported to the Director General of Home Affairs, the Hawks and the South African Revenue Services o...Published: 04 May 2022 at 13:32hrs | 2884 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zim consulate issues disclaimer on invite for virtual consular services applications call
The Consulate of the Republic of Zimbabwe has issued a disclaimer on scammer and fraudster alert fake document, bearing its letterhead and stamp inviting ...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 06:33hrs | 404 | by Stephen Jakes
CCC councillors plot to disregard protocol
CCC members have hatched a plan to make Harare City Council ungovernable through wanton disregard of protocol, sacking of management deemed anti-opposition and imposing their corrupt cronies, The Hera...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:26hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Govt loses millions of dollars in vehicle scandal - Report
A VEHICLE scam has hit the government, with several ministries, including Information and Justice, spending millions of dollars in purchasing vehicles that were not delivered, in a development that ex...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 11:16hrs | 1482 | by Staff reporter
Fuel scam rocks Zimbabwe Parliament
PARLIAMENT is failing to account for thousands of litres of fuel after leaving out serial numbers in its coupons disbursements, while also failing to provide documentation for its expenses in contrave...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 11:15hrs | 1220 | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutandas wreaking havoc in communities
SELF-PROCLAIMED witch-hunters, commonly known as tsikamutandas, have flooded the San community in Makhulela Village, Bulilima where they claim to be "cleansing the area", reported Chronicle in Septemb...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:40hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
We need new leaders, not new notes
THE country's inflation continues spiralling under President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government and the introduction of a $100 note by the central bank will see the local currency plunging into economic ...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 08:59hrs | 321 | by Leonard Koni
Vumbachikwe Gold Mine hit by mass exodus of workers
A TOTAL of 23 senior and junior managers plus 140 general workers have quit Vumbachikwe Gold Mine in Gwanda, Matabeleland South, within the past two months.According to an internal memo seen b...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:36hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
Rogue cops linked to cattle rustling syndicates
LIVESTOCK farmers in Matabeleland South have raised concerns over the failure by police top brass to arrest and discipline officers accused of running organised cattle rustling syndicates in the provi...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:38hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
e-passports fraudsters on the prowl
Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans living outside the country and needing to apply online for the recently introduced e-passport should be wary of fraudsters masquerading as employees or agents of the R...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 05:31hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Buying a housing stand
Around the world, most homeowners make use of mortgages and traditional financing to purchase homes and properties.However, for many years, this option has not been widely available to most Zi...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:28hrs | 278 | by Jonathan Thompson
July Moyo reported to ZACC over US$9m tender scam
INDEPENDENT Norton lawmaker Temba Mliswa has formally reported Local Government Public Works and National Housing minister July Moyo to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) over a corrupt US...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 06:54hrs | 2628 | by Staff reporter
Manager in court over US$3m scam
A MANAGER of a local company, Delatfin Engineering was arraigned before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda yesterday on allegations of defrauding his employer of US$3 million.Jacob Muyambo (47) wa...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | 915 | by Staff reporter
CCC candidate fined $50 000 for building on wetland
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate for Harare's ward 41 in the March 26 council by-election, Kudzai Kadzombe, has been fined $50 000 by the Environmental Management Agency for building ...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Top management milk LSU in economic rental scam
IN yet another scandal the top management at Lupane State University is reportedly milking the higher learning institution through paying sick money in rentals for the properties they are using ...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 07:51hrs | 2420 | by Stephen Jakes
July Moyo sucked into US$10 million tender scam allegations
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has accused Minister of Local Government July Moyo of approving an overly priced US$10 million budget for the rehabilitation of Morton Jeffrey and Warren Contr...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 11:28hrs | 2309 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZEC blames political parties for voters roll mess
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has vehemently denied responsibility for the messy voters roll and accused political parties of causing the fiasco by issuing their supporters affidavits with s...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:23hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe loses US$127 000 to property fraudster
A 44-YEAR-OLD Harare resident yesterday appeared before magistrate Yeukai Dzuda charged with defrauding Air Zimbabwe of US$127 000.Dzuda remanded Washington Hamunakwadi to today for trial date...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:17hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
12 more Zinara employees arrested
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has arrested 12 more Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) employees for fraud involving $9,8 million after they created fake tap cards which th...Published: 01 Mar 2022 at 05:31hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
25 Govt officials arrested in one week
Twenty-five Government officials have been arrested over the past week on allegations of criminal abuse of office, or fraud and stealing large quantities of bitumen meant for the rehabilitation of the...Published: 01 Mar 2022 at 05:29hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Council officials in birth records scam
Officials at Harare City Council clinics are allegedly demanding kickbacks ranging between US$5 and US$10 to issue out birth records for newly born children, preventing from accessing the critical doc...Published: 01 Mar 2022 at 05:28hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Zinara pair in $6,8m fraud storm
Two Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) senior employees have been arrested at the Shurugwi Tollgate by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), on allegations of facing about 234 co...Published: 26 Feb 2022 at 18:17hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans now big players in UK fraud scams
Another set of Zimbabweans caught and convicted in another United Kingdom (UK) Credit card fraud scam this week!"With the growth of internet usage worldwide, the UK has become a target destina...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:46hrs | 2988 | by Jacob Mutisi ICT EXPERT
Recruitment notice false, says AFZ
The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) has dismissed as a scam, reports circulating on social media purporting that it will be conducting a massive recruitment drive from April 9 to 27 this year.In a...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 05:43hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
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