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'Loan shark' seizes vehicle over US$60 debt
Isaac Matinyarare, an alleged illegal money lender from Chiredzi, is accused of forcibly confiscating a silver Nissan Sulphy Bluebird from Phillip Mafuta over a disputed US$60 debt. Mafuta told The Mi...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 13:07hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Siya Kolisi Splits with Wife
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and his wife Rachel have blown the final whistle on their eight-year marriage, a love story that's had South Africa cheering from the stands. On 22 October, the coupl...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 14:16hrs | 1497 | by Staff Reporter
Sex workers turn to illegal mining
Several commercial sex workers in Guruve have turned to illegal mining due to the harsh economic conditions.The sex workers have joined a huge number of illegal miners in Guruve Centre where t...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 13:45hrs | 916 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Guruve
Businesswoman fights off loan shark
A Harare businesswoman has approached the Norton Magistrates Court for an interdict against a loan shark, alleging harassment and intimidation linked to a loan she secured last year.Fungai Gol...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:41hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
Angry illegal miners destroy the guard room at Eureka mine
A group of angry illegal miners are reported to have destroyed Eureka Gold Mine's guard room yesterday after one of their own was shot dead by a Black Shark security guard.The angry miners all...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 12:25hrs | 568 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe eyes foreign-based rugby players
The Zimbabwe Rugby Union is aiming to recruit more foreign-based players to strengthen the Sables as part of their strategy to qualify for the 2027 Rugby World Cup. ...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 08:02hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Mashonisa kills three family members
On Sunday evening in Ivory Park near Midrand, a well-known loan shark, or mashonisa, allegedly entered a family's home, shot them dead, and fled. The victims were 16-year-old Tshepang Mong...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 13:33hrs | 2275 | by Staff reporter
Sables' Africa Cup final squad named
The Zimbabwe Rugby Union is set to announce the final senior men's rugby team for the Rugby Africa Cup on Tuesday. The 28-player team will primarily consist of locally based players due to difficultie...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 07:01hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean loan shark jailed in the UK
A Birmingham caregiver who engaged in illegal loan shark transactions, collecting £350,000 and charging a 20% interest rate, has been sentenced to jail.Tecla Bandawe, driven by greed, provide...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 09:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cowering to a dictator only makes him more brazen!
I was bullied when I was a little child - from my crèche days to early primary school.That was the period my life changed forever - becoming the person I am today. There were two thin...Published: 16 Sep 2023 at 19:27hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mthuli's theatrics expose government lack of seriousness in addressing Zim economic crisis!
So, finance minister Mthuli Ncube, over the weekend, went around shops in Bulawayo, like a crazed vigilante, tearing down tags displaying prices strictly in US dollars!He even berated a haples...Published: 29 May 2023 at 23:02hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe parents brace for tough times as schools reopen
PARENTS and guardians have been warned to brace for tough times ahead of schools opening on Monday next week over demands for exclusive fees payments in United States dollars and skyrocketing prices o...Published: 04 May 2023 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Icy Water, a warm heart (and sharks): Russell's doing it ForAfrika
Zimbabwean-born Russell Raath, now a successful corporate team coach in the United States, wanted to do something impactful for the continent of his birth. But what?Running was never his thing...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 08:56hrs | 17 | by Ayanda Siswana
'Proud Matabele' Ian McIntosh, a man who never forgot his roots
FORMER Springbok coach Ian McIntosh, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 84 near Durban, became a legendary figure in South African rugby but should also be remembered for his undying love and ...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 17:32hrs | | by Godwin Jaws' Murambiwa
Unhealthy methods that many South Africans use to deal with poverty
South Africa is a country that has been grappling with poverty for many years. According to the World Bank, more than 20% of the population lives below the poverty line, which means that they survive ...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 11:58hrs | 19 | by Staff Reporter
Is Hwange Unit 7 another huge big scam and con job?
Is it just me, or has everyone else also noticed that, ever since Hwange Unit 7 Thermal Power Station came online, two days ago, load shedding has strangely increased?Excuse me for my ignoranc...Published: 22 Mar 2023 at 07:16hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Do not blame Mugabe or Mnangagwa: blame Zanu-PF
Zimbabwe has been in reverse gear since the early eighties. The late Robert Mugabe inherited a sound economy with sound infrastructure and amenities. He wasted no time exhausting the state resources a...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 17:44hrs | 11 | by Zenzo Siziba
Zifa dangle Super 8 Cup sweetener
ZIFA Northern Region Soccer League and its sponsors have gone out of their way to woo spectators to the Axis Solutions Super 8 Cup final between Simba Bhora and Golden Eagles on October 22.Alt...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mthuli Ncube, John Mangudya must resign'
OPPOSITION political parties have demanded that Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya resign, accusing them of crafting anti-poor policies that are wo...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
International funders behind eSwatini 'winter revolution'
There are claims that at the centre of the pro-democracy movement riots in eSwatini is a sponsored move for a power grab of resources funded by prominent international organisations with vested intere...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nkayi sends roads SOS to govt
NKAYI Rural District Council (RDC) has sent a distress call to the Government over lack of road maintenance machinery, a development that has seen it being shortchanged by contracted companies....Published: 20 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beast Mtawarira to launch wine label in big business move
AFTER his successful rugby career, former Springbok and Sharks star Tendai "Beast" Mtawarira continues to make even bigger moves in the business world.Former Sharks strongman and 2019 Rugby Wo...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission fails to account for millions in state funds
IN a dramatic irony, Auditor-General Mildred Chiri says the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has failed to properly account for millions of United States dollars which could have been misapp...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:40hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe among world's 3 leading internet censors'
ZIMBABWE has been ranked among the world's three countries with the most restrictive social media policies, especially during elections.A report by cybersecurity company, Surfshark on internet...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:49hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Manduna Christmas Soccer tourney sponsor share prize money among teams
The sponsor of the Manduna Nketa social soccer Christmas tournament that was meant to pit eight male and two female soccer teams on Sunday had to share the total prize money among all the teams due to...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 11:56hrs | 14 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo lad Chipanje secures rugby scholarship
AN opportunity to take his blossoming rugby career to a higher level has presented itself to Bulawayo lad, Nicholas Chipanje who has been offered a scholarship to the University of the Western Cape in...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:11hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Bring sanity to the three tier pricing system
"Vabereki" are crying in the village. Most had their payments for maize delivered to GMB paid through banks. The exchange rate for goods and services paid for using mobil money transfer and swipe is p...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 05:40hrs | 6 | by Tondo
Have we Witnessed the Biggest Transfer Window in Recent Football History?
Messi to PSG. Ronaldo to Man United. The transfer window that we have just witnessed will be one of the most influential we will see in football. PSG's transfer window alone is enough to make any of t...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 08:56hrs | 15 | by Staff Reporter
Antipas craves for Chibuku sip
CHICKEN Inn coach Joey Antipas wants to see his team improve its record in the Chibuku Super Cup, which has eluded the Bulawayo-based side for years.This year, the tournament took a different ...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders seek to maintain rich vein
HIGHLANDERS are hard at work as they seek to extend their unbeaten run in the Chibuku Super Cup.Bosso have not yet tasted defeat in the country's most rewarding club competition from the time ...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 19:37hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF regime treating citizens like rubbish
IF the ever-bungling Zimbabwe regime had been a roving circus act, it would have been a huge hit, guaranteed my undying devotion and following — as it has proven to be thoroughly amusing, with its c...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:07hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe regime the one destabilizing country and inciting unrest by treating citizens like rubbish
If the ever-bungling Zimbabwe regime had been a roving circus act, they would have been a huge hit, and guaranteed my undying devotion and following - as they have proven to be thoroughly amusing, wit...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 13:39hrs | 10 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Govt tells teachers to borrow money to go back to work
GOVERNMENT has told school teachers that they have no excuse failing to turn up for work and asked the financially constrained workers to borrow money to go be able to report for duty.This com...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Underpaid teachers turn to loan sharks
CASH-STRAPPED teachers said they had to approach loan sharks to borrow money for bus fare to return to work on the reopening of schools yesterday.They were caught unawares when government anno...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 20:40hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chicken Inn manager, guard stole cash and staged robbery, court hears
A shift manager at fast-food outlet Chicken Inn staged a fake robbery with the help of a security guard and stole US$1,730 from a safe, a court heard.Talent Mushoshoma is being sought by polic...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 18:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Manager, guard stage-manage robbery
A CHICKEN Inn shift manager and a Blackshark Security Company guard appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court on Monday for allegedly stealing money and other valuables from a safe before stage-managin...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
How committed is Mnangagwa to eradication of corruption?
PreSIdenT emmerson dambudzo Mnangagwa addressed the nation on the auspicious occasion of the fifth edition of the African Anti-Corruption day on July 12, 2021.I listened to the president with ...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:56hrs | 1 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
Mnangagwa rallies Team Zimbabwe
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has rallied Team Zimbabwe competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and said he is proud to see young swimmer Donata Katai leading as one of the flag bearers at the world's biggest...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sables's Mavesere joins Sharks
ALMOST three years after parting ways with Tendai "Beast" Mtawarira following his retirement, South African rugby giants Sharks are set to continue their love affair with Zimbabwean players after sign...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Business has learned nothing and forgot nothing
SO there was this prominent businessman-cum-pastor who was obsessed with religiously lampooning politicians as occultic during his daily sermons.Preaching from his moral high horse, the raboni...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:50hrs | | by Bishop Lazarus
We're coming for you: Mnangagwa warns financial sector sharks
GOVERNMENT is going to decisively deal with sharks in the financial sector who are profiteering at the expense of the public, President Mnangagwa has said. In an interview ahead of the country...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jay-Z signs up Tendai 'Beast' Mtawarira
Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok prop Tendai "Beast" Mtawarira has become the latest South African athlete to join American sports management agency Roc Nation Sports International.The 35-yea...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pair in court for swindling Steward Bank
STEWARD Bank has been swindled of more than $25 million by two fraudsters with the assistance of a bank employee.The matter came to light yesterday when Evenness Chokuwa and Abigail Mutyavavir...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZRU names star studded Sables squad
THE Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) have started preparations for the sports resumption announcing an expanded squad in preparation for the qualifiers for Olympic Games and the 2023 World Cup qualifiers....Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 09:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chilonga evictions: State capture at play
You would have hoped that the post-Mugabe establishment could - at least - get one or two things right. But, ouch, this so-called "new dispensation" is as crude, primitive and self-serving as such reg...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 08:16hrs | | by Tawanda Majoni
Security company to lose property
An unregistered security company was fined $20 000 and is set to lose its properties after the court ordered its sale through the Sherriff after being convicted of operating without a license....Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 20:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt launches savings fund for civil servants
Government has launched a civil servants' savings facility known as the Government Employees Mutual Savings (GEMS) Fund, which will create a revolving facility for its workers.Speaking at the ...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 15:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mtawarira seeks to inspire next generation
ZIMBABWE-BORN South Africa rugby legend Tendai "Beast" Mtawarira has revealed that he has given his life to inspiring young Africans to chase their dreams following a successful career which culminate...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 09:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Steer clear of loan sharks
"Sir, if those assets just decrease by 25% and they remain on our books, that loss will be greater than the entire market capitalisation of this company," said a young risk analyst named Peter Sulliva...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:48hrs | 6 | by Batanai Matsika
Is WWE Beast Mtawarira's next move?
Instagram was abuzz last night when Rugby World Cup winner, Tendai 'Beast' Mtawarira expressed his interest in joining WWE, during an Instagram live chat with WWE Superstar, Kofi Kingston."The...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 21:26hrs | | by Agencies
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