Search / Sentinel
Impala hunting man jailed 6 months
A 41-year-old man was arrested for illegally hunting impalas without proper authorization.On August 30, 2024, at around 7:00 PM, game scouts spotted Aram Sibanda and his accomplices leaving Ba...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 14:46hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Zimra warehouses full of smuggled goods
State warehouses at Beitbridge Border Post are overflowing with intercepted goods as security officials continue to crackdown on smugglers along the border.The use of drones, commercial and ba...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:31hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
'Thievocracy' thriving in rural areas.
Wanton thieving, villages are under siege. It's so bad that no one trusts anyone anymore. The 'gold fingers', call them thieves, are striking almost every week. The treasure hunters move nocturnally l...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 20:34hrs | 2 | by Murisa Chiweshe
Beitbridge conservationist killed by buffalo
RENOWNED conservationist, John Digby Bristow, has been killed by a wounded buffalo he was trying to nurse.Bristow on Wednesday succumbed to injuries he sustained when the buffalo trampled him....Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 09:51hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
The nightmare of hiking on 'Mushikashika' vehicles
Sure, here is the text in paragraphs:The alarm sound from my comms gadget wrenched me from the dream world. It's 3:30 am, time to get ready if one wants to board 'mushikashika' commuter cars, ...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:12hrs | 2 | by TT Murisa, Chinehasha
Zimbabwean artist Keith Zenda taking the world by storm
If you were to try locating Chirumanzu on a map of Zimbabwe, chances are you'd throw your hands up in the air, in frustration. It is a village in Gweru, the remote district that lies close to 270 km s...Published: 14 May 2023 at 12:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Authur Mafokate hospitalised
Kwaito legend Arthur Mafokate was hospitalized last week after suffering from an unknown illness. Posting on Instagram, Mafokate said: Thanks to the h...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 13:51hrs | 10 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Yes, you can legislate for patriotism
GROWING up in the village, one gets to appreciate the fact that not all dogs are the same.They are actually two distinct types: the abidingly loyal and disciplined type, and the hopelessly use...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by Bishop Lazarus
Polad removed soldiers from the streets
IT was the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) and not COVID-19 that caused the removal of soldiers from the streetsThe presence of soldiers on our streets had become a permanent feature followi...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 07:30hrs | | by ZimSentinel
Mnangagwa puts 10 000 teachers on standby
Government has put around 10 000 qualified, but unemployed, teachers on standby to replace those that are holding the State to ransom by engaging in an illegal industrial action. Primary and S...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Botswana negotiate cattle repatriation
Government is negotiating with Botswana to have hundreds of livestock that stray into the neighbouring country repatriated instead of being put down.Villagers along the border in Matabeleland ...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is it now conducive to introduce new currency in Zimbabwe?
FOR many years now, ever since Zimbabwe realised that it was pointless to keep propping up its useless hyperinflation-ravaged Zimbabwe dollar, the rallying call from government has been that the count...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Loan shark who terrorised fellow Zimbabweans must repay £40,000 or face jail
Loan shark Rita Tahwa has been ordered to repay £40,000 (US$52,000) or face going to jail after she illegally lent money to 100 members of the Zimbabwean community.The 43-year-old started loa...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 06:36hrs | | by stokesentinel.co.uk
Institutions mandated to promote human rights & democracy urged to stay present, accessible, interactive online
In partial contribution to partnered investigation into the state of internet governance in Zimbabwe, ZDI and Media Centre released an advocacy paper titled 'Internet use for promoting human rights an...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 11:48hrs | | by Patience Sibanda
Constraints on the work of Human Rights & Democracy Defenders, internet freedoms core in democracy promotion.
Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) in conjunction with Media Centre releases an advocacy report titled, 'How the right to be online has been assaulted in Zimbabwe: Consequences on the work of Human ri...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 18:46hrs | | by Patience Sibanda
ZDI, Media Centre push for youth inclusion in internet governance
Social media is emerging as powerful as ever in Zimbabwe from 2016 to date and could probably be the best weapon fashioned in as much as the promotion of democracy is concerned as it has been used as ...Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 14:31hrs | | by Zimsentinel Correspondent
'We do not peddle fake news' - Media Centre
HARARE - MEDIA Centre has dismissed claims that it is a hub of fake news after negative comments erupted on social media that the organisation was lying about a press conference involving United Movem...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 14:57hrs | | by Collins Chirinda
Media Centre demands official apology over Strive Masiyiwa party launch
MEDIA Centre has dismissed claims that it is a hub of fake news after negative comments erupted on social media that the organisation was lying about a press conference involving United Movement for D...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 14:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's untapped tourism potential
With dozens of tourist attractions, each having a rich history and remarkable diversity of culture, Bulawayo — Zimbabwe's second largest city — as well as its hinterland should have no problem att...Published: 14 Jan 2018 at 09:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZACC launches probe into ZEC tender scam
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has launched an investigation into the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) over massive corruption, allegedly committed during the 2013 referendum and ha...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zinara top brass suspended
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration has suspended its top brass in the finance, administration and human resources departments on charges which include violating tender and procurement procedure...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man claims he 'killed' girlfriend with his manhood
A 65-year-old Florida man accused of murdering his girlfriend has claimed she choked while performing or*l sex and has asked to show the court his manhood.Richard Henry Patterson has asked for...Published: 08 May 2017 at 10:30hrs | | by Staff Rreporter
When Mugabe goes to Matobo . . .
When Mugabe goes to Matopos(Hayi mani bakithi(!) - MATOBO!!!)- goes to Matobo, Matombo:place of stubborn boulders,the land's mute womb that won't saywhat it has eaten, seen, or car...Published: 25 Feb 2017 at 09:00hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
SA tycoon bleeds Zinara
A South African businessman Mr Niko Shefer, is reportedly siphoning millions of dollars from the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) as facilitation fee for the $206 million loan accessed ...Published: 31 Aug 2016 at 06:32hrs | | by Tendai Mugabe
Presidential road rehab nears completion
The rehabilitation of the 113km Presidential Lutumba-Tshikwalakwala Road in Beitbridge East constituency, is nearing completion with workers left with the setting up of bridges and culverts, an offici...Published: 23 Aug 2016 at 07:15hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Elevated performance and desirability for 2017 Range Rover
New Range Rover SVAutobiography Dynamic derivative combines Range Rover desirability with enhanced dynamic performance...Published: 11 Aug 2016 at 18:20hrs | 3 | by Tech Reporter
Gunman kills 20, injures 42 in gay nightclub in Florida
A gunman killed at least 20 people and injured 42 others in a crowded gay nightclub in Florida early on Sunday before police shot him dead in what U.S. authorities described as a "terrorism incident."...Published: 12 Jun 2016 at 14:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Major road upgraded 30 years on
THE rehabilitation of the 113km Lutumba-Tshikwalakwala road which had not received attention for the past 30 years is nearing completion, Beitbridge District Administrator Simon Muleya said yesterday....Published: 26 Apr 2016 at 06:57hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
.jpg)
Introducing the new Range Rover Sentinel: a luxury fortress on wheels
Range Rover Sentinel is the first armoured Land Rover to be fully engineered by Special Vehicle Operations (SVO)...Published: 09 Sep 2015 at 13:45hrs | 1 | by Tech Reporter
Where to Highlanders Football Club? - Ezra 'Tshisa' Sibanda
Highlanders FC an institution and religion now turned to agnosticism! The club which brought so much hope & smiles to millions of its supporters in and outside Zimbabwe boarders has now turned...Published: 14 Jul 2015 at 13:47hrs | 2 | by Ezra Tshisa Sibanda
What is Zimbabwe's real maternal mortality rate?
Two conflicting figures for pregnancy and childbirth related deaths in Zimbabwe appeared in the last week. Do 525 women die for every 100,000 live births, or is the figure almost double that? ...Published: 09 Mar 2015 at 13:26hrs | | by Malvern Mkudu and Anim van Wyk
Death looks so stubbornly uninterested in Mugabe
President Mugabe is probably one of the most photographed, yet without diminishing his photo-worthiness, one of the most described human beings, yet hardly exhaustible as a news subjectNathani...Published: 28 Feb 2015 at 14:23hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Fuel dealers 'tampering' with garage pumps
Some fuel stations in Zimbabwe's Manicaland province are allegedly tampering with fuel pumps ahead of a government deadline Wednesday to adjust fuel prices as per the falling prices of crude oil on th...Published: 14 Jan 2015 at 21:55hrs | | by Loirdham Moyo
Report: Zec admits it was rocked by corruption during 2013 elections
The country's election management body, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), has admitted it was stampeded into last year's harmonised elections unprepared and that it was rocked by corruption i...Published: 04 Sep 2014 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man fired, dumped in bush for refusing to guard boss
A Bulawayo man was reportedly fired from work after he refused to be a sentinel, while his boss was having quality time with his girlfriend in the office.Bizeck Nzou was allegedly fired from S...Published: 04 Aug 2014 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Hyenas wreak havoc
Villagers in Maramani communal lands west of Beitbridge Town have raised alarm over marauding hyenas that have been killing their livestock for the past three months. The wild animals from the...Published: 18 Sep 2012 at 04:07hrs | | by Beitbridge reporter
Mugabe does not know the decay he presides upon
Zimbabwean Police and the civil servants enjoy the rewards of corruption because the sentinel is too old to see what is happening. The Sentinel, Mr Mugabe of course, is in his natural sleep d...Published: 03 Sep 2012 at 12:54hrs | | by Ryton Dzimiri
Nigerian writer in defence of Robert Mugabe
Nigerian writer Adamu Adamu, in an article for Daily Trust argues that Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is right in pursuing policies that empower the majority of citizens. We publish excerpts of&n...Published: 21 Mar 2012 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
World's Ugliest Dog Dies at 15
A 15-year-old Chinese crested and Chihuahua mix dog dubbed 'The World's Ugliest' has died her owner announced today.Yoda, winner of the 2011 World's Ugliest Dog contest, held annually in Cali...Published: 15 Mar 2012 at 13:27hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Iran Warns of Closing Strait of Hormuz oil route
Iran's navy chief warned on Wednesday that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the passageway through which a sixth of the world's oil flows....Published: 28 Dec 2011 at 13:13hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Captured US drone now Iranian 'property' - Iran official
TEHRAN (AFP) – A US drone captured by Iran is now the "property" of the Islamic republic, Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Tuesday, dismissing a request by US President Barack...Published: 13 Dec 2011 at 09:20hrs | | by AFP
Iran shows footage of captured US drone, brought down by its electronic warfare unit
TEHRAN — Iran made a formal protest on Thursday over a US drone entering "deep" into its eastern airspace last week, and aired footage of what appeared to be the downed aircraft on s...Published: 08 Dec 2011 at 18:12hrs | | by AFP
The Nesbitt Castle
The history of Nesbitt Castle is the history of two unusual men with extraordinary vision. Born in different centuries, these men fell in love with the ...Published: 17 Jan 2011 at 01:14hrs | | by Byo24News
Load More Stories
