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Man steals national flag
A student on attachment at the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has been arrested after he stole a Zimbabwe national flag.Munyaradzi Chingowo (25), a student at Bulawayo Polytechnic College...Published: 2 hrs ago | 307 | by Staff reporter
Hooker stabs surprise visit ex
Peter Mpofu (45) was left bleeding after he was stabbed in the neck, forehead and hand by his sex worker ex-girlfriend for visiting her without notice.Mpofu, who lives in Nketa suburb, visited...Published: 2 hrs ago | 458 | by Staff reporter
Man bashes 'bad cook' wife
A woman who has been physically and verbally abused by her husband for being a bad cook has rushed to the courts to seek a protection order.Loraine Dombo of Nketa 7 suburb in Bulawayo initiall...Published: 2 hrs ago | 269 | by Staff reporter
Peeping Tom terror for pregnant landlady
A man from Sizinda suburb who beat up his pregnant landlady after she caught him peeping through the bathroom window while she was bathing has been arrested.A family insider who spoke to B-Met...Published: 2 hrs ago | 510 | by Staff reporter
Woman rips hubby's scrotum
IN a shocking incident of domestic violence, a Bulawayo woman allegedly ‘severed' her estranged husband's scrotum and penis with her nails apparently in anger after she was reportedly served with a ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 466 | by Staff reporter
Abused hubby washes plates at knifepoint
Men usually suffer in silence when they are abused by their wives, but Louis Moyo who has been enduring a tough time at the hands of his violent wife, who threatens to stab him to death, summoned the ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 314 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to export water to SA
ZIMBABWE has sealed a massive multi-million-dollar project to supply bulk water to neighbouring South Africa. Italian company Sallini Construction has been awarded the tender for the project which is ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 994 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo calls for justice on gukurahundi genocide perpetrators
EXILED former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo says those who took part in the early 1980s civilian massacres in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces should face justice for the crimes.An estimat...Published: 3 hrs ago | 351 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala trial in false start
The trial of MDC Alliance vice-chairperson Job Sikhala, who is being accused of inciting public violence, failed to commence after the State indicated that it needed forensic results of the audio evid...Published: 3 hrs ago | 253 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tightens grip on power
LAST week's move by the Zanu-PF dominated Senate to adopt the controversial Constitution Amendment Bill(1) is a brazen attempt to consolidate President Emmerson Mnangagwa's grip on power while emascul...Published: 3 hrs ago | 1051 | by Staff reporter
Chilonga anger forces Chiwenga to abort trip
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga was last week forced to abort a trip to Chilonga communal lands, where over 12 000 villagers are facing eviction after angry traditional leaders told Masvingo provi...Published: 3 hrs ago | 1406 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs' debts choke CSC
A Cold storage Company (CSC) debtors' list shows that Zanu-PF top officials renting the parastatal's farms owe hundreds of thousands of dollars to the ailing company, with revenue collections dropping...Published: 3 hrs ago | 294 | by Staff reporter
Idolisation of champions of corruption
We are just two days away from celebrating Zimbabwe's independence from the shackles of colonialism. For some painful years, we have been trying to decide how best we can fight the cancerous worm of c...Published: 3 hrs ago | 105 | by Sharon Hofisi
Duty hikes to affect BAT volumes
VOLUMES at the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed cigarette producer, British American Tobacco (BAT) will remain under pressure until the second half of 2021 as recent excise duty hikes may trigger price ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 86 | by Staff reporter
Obadiah Moyo seeks acquittal after State dithers on graft trial
CORRUPTION accused former health minister Obadiah Moyo has told a Harare court he would now be seeking his removal from remand after prosecutors have been delaying his trial.Moyo has been on r...Published: 4 hrs ago | 126 | by Staff reporter
MDC deserter pledges to use Zifa influence to lure support to Zanu-PF
FORMER MDC Alliance Manicaland provincial secretary for legal affairs Simon Simango who defected to Zanu-PF on Sunday said he was going to use his influence within ZIFA to lure youths to vote for Zanu...Published: 4 hrs ago | 354 | by Staff reporter
Business frets over third Covid-19 wave
BUSINESS is fretting over the possibility of a Covid-19 third wave, with captains of industry warning this week another stringent lockdown would push the economy over the brink.There have been...Published: 4 hrs ago | 178 | by Staff reporter
Landmark ruling on vehicle plates
GOVERNMENT has been ordered to reimburse motorists who paid for new vehicle registration plates in foreign currency since July last year, but failed to get them.In a landmark ruling on Wednesd...Published: 4 hrs ago | 331 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's PHD authentic, says Nyagura
FORMER University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice-chancellor Levi Nyagura has denied single-handedly awarding a Doctor of Philosophy Degree to former First Lady Grace Mugabe, insisting though that the degree wa...Published: 4 hrs ago | 360 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa speaks about Gukurahundi genocide
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the country could only put closure to the emotive 1980s Gukurahundi genocide issue by allowing victims to openly and frankly debate it without fear of reprisals....Published: 4 hrs ago | 250 | by Staff reporter
Gweru introduces electronic parking system
GWeRU City Council, in partnership with City Parking (Pvt) Limited, has rolled out an automated pre-paid parking system to replace the manual system that has long been condemned by motorists as open t...Published: 4 hrs ago | 79 | by Staff reporter
We've enough water for wheat irrigation, says Masuka
AGRICULTURE minister Anxious Masuka yesterday said the country had enough water to meet winter irrigation targets following the heavy rains received between November last year and last month.S...Published: 4 hrs ago | 28 | by Staff reporter
Transport shortage grounds Harare council
HARARE City Council is failing to provide services, mainly refuse collection, due to a shortage of vehicles, the latest minutes of the environmental management committee meeting show.The commi...Published: 4 hrs ago | 48 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's proposed Patriotic Bill: Whither Zimbabwe at 41?
ACCORDING to the permanent secretary in the Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs ministry Virginia Mabhiza, as quoted in The Sunday Mail on October 4 2020, her ministry drafted principles of a "Pa...Published: 4 hrs ago | 74 | by Jonathan N Moyo
Zimbabwe must push for virtual law firms
WITH technology being a catalyst for change, it has empowered various business sectors to increase productivity. With all the negative impact that COVID-19 has come with, we can all admit that it has ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 32 | by Gracious Kaunda
Residents should only pay for services provided
IN an article https://www.herald.co.zw/ councils-shoulder-blame-for-poor-service-delivery/ on November 15, 2019, Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe president and Gweru mayor Josiah Makombe was quo...Published: 4 hrs ago | 64 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Matopo community constructs new school
VILLAGERS in Matopo's ward 5, Matabeleland South province, have come together with their relatives in the diaspora to contribute towards the construction of a school after noticing that their children...Published: 4 hrs ago | 84 | by Staff reporter
Digitalisation to usher 12 new TV stations in ZImbabwe
INFORMATION, Media and Broadcasting Services minister Monica Mutsvangwa says the transformation of the media landscape from analogue to digital terrestrial television broadcasting will improve signal ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 124 | by Staff reporter
Cop pips head with bullet in shock suicide
A JUNIOR police officer stationed at Ruda police in Hauna, Mutasa district shot and killed himself with an FN Rifle while on duty.Police confirmed the incident and said investigations were in ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 480 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares war on potholes
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said he is pained by the potholes on the country's "once great highways" while committing $33,6 billion towards the rehabilitation of 10 000kms of the country's roads. ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 368 | by Staff reporter
Customer scalding shebeen queen spared jail
A 34-YEAR-OLD shebeen queen from Ntabazinduna Flats in Mzilikazi suburb escaped jail for scalding her colleague who was demanding US$2 change from her. Brilliance Hlomayi took a kettle from th...Published: 4 hrs ago | 153 | by Staff reporter
Tanganda to relist on ZSE
ZIMBABWE'S largest producer and distributor of tea and other beverages, Tanganda Tea Company Limited, is expected to relist on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) after over a decade of absence. This wi...Published: 4 hrs ago | 100 | by Staff reporter
Power cuts disrupt Mpilo radiotherapy services
THE recently resuscitated radiotherapy machine at Mpilo Central Hospital which started working on Tuesday may not last as incessant power cuts being experienced in the city have left the department's ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 54 | by Staff reporter
Notorious robber rearrested
One of Zimbabwe's most wanted armed robbery suspects believed to be part of Musa Taj Abdul's gang, Conwell Junior Kasambarare (26) has been rearrested on allegations of committing a spate of heists co...Published: 4 hrs ago | 303 | by Staff reporter
Woman jailed for incest with three minor sons
A 58-year-old Beatrice woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing her three minor sons. The woman sexually abused her sons twins aged eight and a six-year-old. ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 279 | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira applies for separation of trial
FORMER Cabinet Minister Prisca Mupfumira has applied for separation of trial in a matter in which she is jointly charged with ex-Public Service Commission (PSC) permanent Secretary Ngoni Masoka on cor...Published: 4 hrs ago | 70 | by Staff reporter
Petition launched against reintroduction of 'green bombers'
ZIMBABWEANS have started an online petition against government's planned reintroduction of the controversial National Youth Service Training Programme in the country.This comes after governmen...Published: 4 hrs ago | 143 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa, Mwonzora must unite first'
FORMER Cabinet minister and senior opposition official Samuel Sipepa Nkomo has urged the warring MDC factions led by Douglas Mwonzora and Nelson Chamisa to settle their differences first before engagi...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1758 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa frets over Mozambique attacks
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has raised fears that the insurgency in Mozambique could spill over into Zimbabwe - urging local communities, especially those in Manicaland, to be on high alert.S...Published: 15 hrs ago | 3237 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, MDC MPs differ on Constitution Amendment Bill
Zanu-PF and MDC MPs have expressed divergent views regarding Constitution Amendment Bill No. 2, which will see, among other things, the dropping of the presidential running mate clause ahead of the 20...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1126 | by Staff reporter
Opposition worried about recurrence of Mugabe era barbarities
THE imminent return of the national youth service training programme has triggered jitters among many in the opposition who have bad memories of the project's cadets.The programme's recruits w...Published: 15 hrs ago | 596 | by Staff reporter
Woman steals 41 pairs of shoes
A 21-year-old woman employed at a flea market in Bulawayo's city centre has appeared in court for allegedly stealing 41 pairs of shoes from her employer worth $25 000.Dengrade Sibahle Ndlovu o...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1217 | by Staff reporter
2 pupils murdered, dumped in a toilet pit
TWO Grade 1 pupils from Mbaza Primary School in Nyanga were allegedly killed on their way from school on Tuesday and their bodies were dumped in a disused toilet pit about 2km from the school....Published: 15 hrs ago | 388 | by Staff reporter
All about NRL tipping competitions
Most NRL tipping competitions have been ready since early February, and Rugby...Published: 22 hrs ago | 236 | by Staff Writer
Man jailed for sexually abusing a corpse
Harare man who once made headlines sometime in January for sexually abusing a corpse has been jailed for 11 months.Bigman Sipiliano was convicted for violating the corpse's rights and indecent...Published: 23 hrs ago | 2453 | by Shelton Muchena
Chevecheve High School is facing serious water challenges
Chevecheve High School is facing a serious water challenges such that a concerned whatsapp group had embarked on a fundraising campaign to install a solar powered borehole at the school.Chevec...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 08:03hrs | 688 | by Mugwaza
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado How did it start?
No human eye has seen such a level of cruelty perpetrated on another human being by another human. The gruesome nature of the killings rape and suffering caused by these ISIS rebels is indeed knee sha...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:57hrs | 4584 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa hints on by-elections
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday hinted that by-elections may be held soon and called on Zanu-PF to get prepared, while observing World Health Organisation (WHO) safety guidelines on COVID-19....Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:46hrs | 2160 | by Staff reporter
6 recalled MPs bounce back
THE High Court yesterday threw a lifeline at former Harare East MP Tendai Biti and five other legislators after ruling that their recent recall was illegal since the man who initiated it, Benjamin Ruk...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:40hrs | 3127 | by Staff reporter
Govt unveils 2021 crop producer prices
GOVERNMENT has announced new producer prices for commercial crops for the 2021/22 marketing season.Sugar beans will be sold at $90 000 per metric tonne, groundnuts ($40 000), sunflower ($40 00...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:39hrs | 1612 | by Staff reporter
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