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War veteran's smart city dream stalled

A war veteran's vision to transform his Elmswood Farm in Marondera into a modern smart city has been thrown into turmoil amid allegations of land grabbing and corruption by senior council officials.John Fadzisayi Jani, a liberation war vet…

Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chaos erupts in Zanu-PF affiliate ZEPPDRA

A leadership crisis has gripped the Zimbabwe Ex-Political Prisoners, Detainees and Restrictees Association (ZEPPDRA), with members accusing the current executive of clinging to power beyond their mandate.The dispute surfaced soon after the…

Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF DCC Chair in assault storm

Zanu-PF Buhera District Coordinating Committee (DCC) chairperson Causemore Chimombe has been accused of assaulting provincial youth league secretary for information, Edson Mapani, in a dispute reportedly linked to a party WhatsApp group.Th…

Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:47hrs | | by Staff reporter

Justice Katiyo in fresh storm

High Court judge Justice Never Katiyo is once again under scrutiny after granting the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) leave to appeal in a politically sensitive case before the deadline for respondents to file opposition had expired -…

Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 14:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

Legal clerk in impersonation storm

A legal clerk with Munangati and Associates, Adiel Shingai Mushore, appeared in court over the weekend charged with impersonating a police detective in an alleged scam targeting a commuter omnibus operator.Mushore, who appeared before Hara…

Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

Storm brews over 1 000ha Mashonaland farm

A storm is brewing in Zimbabwe's agricultural sector after the government allocated a farm to businessman Billy Rautenbach, displacing farmers who had been allocated and developed the land during the controversial land reform programme. Th…

Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:40hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter

'Detective Kedha' in the eye of a storm

The highly publicised rape trial of social media influencer Mai Jeremaya has come to a controversial end, with Harare magistrate Letwin Rwodzi dismissing the charges against the two accused men, Thabo Blessing Dube and Martin Charlie, afte…

Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 09:09hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter

AFM pastor in US$158K fraud storm

A reverend from the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) Church and his wife appeared in court yesterday on allegations of defrauding a private school operator of US$158,000 in a failed rent-to-buy property deal.The couple, Titus Murefu (59) and …

Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

RioZim in eye of financial misconduct, fraud storm

Mining giant RioZim Limited is at the centre of a deepening scandal as allegations of financial misconduct, asset stripping, and systematic fraud continue to surface. According to sources familiar with internal operations, the company is f…

Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 16:45hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter

Race storm at Peterhouse as black teachers cry foul

Black teachers at the elite Peterhouse Boys School have made a passionate plea for government intervention amid serious allegations of racial discrimination within the institutionâ€™s staff structures.The accusations paint a troubling pict…

Published: 01 May 2025 at 12:03hrs | 1569 | by Staff reporter

Biggie Matiza's son in US$1 million project theft storm

The son of the late Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister, Joel Biggie Matiza, has been dragged to court over allegations that he attempted to seize control of a US$1 million agro-forestry project to boost his political ambiti…

Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 12:34hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Heavy rains bring widespread flooding in Bulawayo

Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in Bulawayo, affecting homes and roads across the city. Suburbs such as Entumbane and Old Lobengula have borne the brunt of the downpour, with residents and motorists struggling to cope with the …

Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 06:36hrs | 827 | by Staff reporter

Storm brews over BCC leases

Decades-old family businesses at Iminyela Shopping Centre in Bulawayo face an uncertain future as the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) moves to lease the premises to new tenants, raising fears among the current occupants about losing their live…

Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 06:35hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter

Can Mnangagwa steer SADC through the storm?

As Southern African leaders converge in Harare today to address the escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), all eyes are on Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose leadership is now under intense scrutiny. Wit…

Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe safe from severe Tropical Storm Dikeledi

The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has assured Zimbabweans that the country will not be affected by Severe Tropical Storm Dikeledi throughout the week of Friday, January 10 to Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The storm is currently l…

Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 18:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

Tenant in cyber-bullying storm over deposit

A Harare man, Martin Tinashe Mtandi (35), has appeared before the Harare Magistrates Court on charges of cyberbullying and harassment after allegedly making threats against his former landlord on social media over a deposit refund dispute.…

Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:52hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter

Severe storm topples tree, causing extensive damages in Bulawayo

A fierce storm swept through Bulawayo on Thursday, leaving a trail of destruction as a decades-old tree crashed onto a family home in Kumalo suburb. Despite the extensive damage, no injuries or fatalities were reported, according to the Bu…

Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 12:54hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

King Munhumutapa in tribal storm, appoints son secretary

The self-appointed King Munhumutapa, Timothy Chiminya, is facing a growing controversy after allegedly sidelining some of his Bulawayo commissioners and appointing his son, Chiduku, as secretary of the Munhumutapa monarch. This has sparked…

Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 07:10hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter

Violent storms leave trail of destruction

Recent heavy rains accompanied by strong winds have caused significant damage to public infrastructure across Zimbabwe, with schools, health facilities, homes, and shops among the worst affected. The Civil Protection Unit (CPU) has so far …

Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Council in US$2,1m billing system storm

The Harare City Council recently bypassed a locally-developed enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, opting instead to pay US$2.1 million to a foreign vendor, prompting public criticism. The rejected system, developed by the Harare Ins…

Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:02hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter

Hailstorm leaves 25 homeless in Beitbridge

A severe hailstorm that struck the Luwade area in Beitbridge last Wednesday has left approximately 25 people, including 12 children, homeless. The violent storm caused significant destruction, particularly at Nuli School, where several cla…

Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:36hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter

Council boss in witchcraft storm

Masvingo Town Clerk Edward Mukaratirwa has reportedly declined to occupy his designated office, citing fears that the furniture is bewitched. This unusual claim comes shortly after he returned to work following the withdrawal of charges re…

Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 10:13hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter

Ufasimba takes Gwanda by storm

A rising Imbube music group has taken the mining town of Gwanda by storm through a genre that locals can identify with.The streets of Jahunda are vibrating to traditional sound laced with captivating performances.The Ufasimba, the Home of …

Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 16:45hrs | 1206 | by Staff reporter

Dembare coach in car theft storm

DYNAMOS Football Club coach Genesis "Kaka" Mangombe faces allegations of involvement in a car theft incident. Mangombe, also a policeman, is recognized as a promising young coach in the country, having even been attached to the Warriors te…

Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 10:03hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter

Ministry in storm over e-passports

THE Auditor-General (AG) has raised the red flag over failure by the Home Affairs ministry to provide information on how much was raised from the issuance electronic passports (e-passports), amid concern that Treasury could have been preju…

Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 16:28hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Storm over Black Elisha's one-on-one charges

DOES the Christian community believe that divine blessings are monetary, or if you don't have money God won't be able to teach or heal you through his prophet?These are just some of the questions making the rounds on social media after rep…

Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 14:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Charumbira in sexual assault storm

POLICE in Masvingo province have opened an indecent assault charge against Chiefs' Council president Fortune Charumbira after he allegedly sexually abused his 27-year-old married niece on two occasions, NewsDay reported.The complainant for…

Published: 18 Apr 2023 at 19:55hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Fidelity Printers in kickbacks storm

FORMER Fidelity Printers and Refiners general manager Fradreck Kunak (pictured) a and the company's head of gold operations Mehluleli Dube were allegedly paid US$30 000 and US$3 000 kickbacks apiece each month by controversial Kenyan tycoo…

Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 11:11hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Fresh storm brews over Zimbabwe polls

A FRESH storm is brewing over this year's general elections after opposition MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora and his party yesterday dragged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the High Court to stop proclamation of election dates because of the…

Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:50hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

'Wanqoba' an absorbing burst of oomph

Gospel music singer Janet Manyowa combined some of the local and regional greatest gospel musicians for one of her most scintillating concerts at the ZITF Hall 3 in Bulawayo over the weekend, where she recorded a live DVD.The concert was d…

Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:54hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter

Lithium rush takes Zimbabwe by storm

Three Chinese energy firms have snapped up controlling equity in Zimbabwean lithium mines over the past four months, as the world's biggest electric vehicles market takes a strategic position in Africa.Growing interest in Zimbabwe by Chine…

Published: 24 Mar 2022 at 05:17hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter

Kazembe Kazembe linked to child labour storm

HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe allegedly instructed Zanu-PF youths to block an investigation into allegations of child labour at white-owned farms in Mazowe district, Mashonaland Central province, it has emerged.Kazembe is the Zanu-…

Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | 20 | 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 counts of fraud involving $6,8million.The…

Published: 26 Feb 2022 at 18:17hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter

City tycoon in extortion storm

A local businessman is at the centre of an extortion and kidnapping storm amid reports that he allegedly detained a man who had been involved in a car accident with his wife at his offices for about four hours.Archbold Chiponda (35) from M…

Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 06:50hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Storm over roads rehab tenders

THE multi-million-dollar government-funded Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP) in Chiredzi is now mired in controversy after it emerged that tenders were allegedly awarded without due diligence.One of the companies that clinched…

Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:14hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa flies into Gukurahundi storm

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will tomorrow fly into a storm as he visits Bulawayo to meet Matabeleland chiefs to review progress made in addressing Gukurahundi issues.Civic society organisations (CSOs) have been complaining that there is n…

Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:28hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Racism storm hits top Zimbabwe school

PARENTS of children at Hellenic Academy in Harare have raised racism allegations against the school authorities.They told NewsDay that as a result, one of the "racist" teachers had since been disciplined after using derogatory words in ref…

Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:28hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter

Cops, prosecutors in acquittals storm

Corruption syndicates comprising police officers, prosecutors and magistrates are reportedly soliciting bribes from suspects before organising acquittals through sloppy investigations and prosecution.All this starts at the police station w…

Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:37hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Zimra slammed over non-disclosure of US dollar revenue

ECONOMIC experts have slammed the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) over the non-disclosure of foreign currency revenues in its earnings.This is despite the fact that government published Statutory Instrument 85 of 2020, legalising the us…

Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:24hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

RTG weathers COVID-19 storm

ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange (ZSE)-listed leisure chain, Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) weathered the COVID 19-induced storm during the year ended December 31, 2020, posting an inflation-adjusted $352 million post-tax profit.This was a 61,5% slowd…

Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:18hrs | 22 | by Tired Citizen

July Moyo named in US$9m tender storm

LOCAL Government minister July Moyo is entangled in a scandal in which a company linked to a businessman at the centre of the Chilonga row was allegedly awarded a US$9,3 million contract to supply water pumps to the City of Harare without …

Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:52hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Storm leaves trail of destruction in Shurugwi

HEAVY rains have spawned a humanitarian crisis in Shurugwi district destroying schools, homes, roads and other public infrastructure such as bridges over the past few weeks.Shurugwi assistant district development co-ordinator Desmond Gumbo…

Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:50hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Eloise intensifies to a Severe Tropical Cyclone

The Tropical System Eloise has strengthened and is now a severe tropical storm and there are indications of further intensification in the next 24 hours just before it makes a land fall south of Beira tomorrow, the Meteorological Services …

Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 16:14hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Storm helps stranded travellers at Beitbridge

A VIOLENT storm that lashed Beitbridge on Tuesday night brought smiles on thousands of stranded Zimbabweans crossing into South Africa as the harsh weather forced immigration officials to hurriedly clear the travellers, fearing riots from …

Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Storm saves stranded travellers at Beitbridge

A VIOLENT thunderstorm that lashed Beitbridge put smiles on hundreds of travellers stuck at the South African border after officials hurriedly cleared them fearing a disaster.Most Zimbabweans have been stranded at the border, with South Af…

Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:37hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

COVID-19 perfect cover for autocrats

ZIMBABWE has never been the same after March 30, 2020. Ever since then, the country has been in a lockdown and normal life in a constitutional democracy has been severely pared in the name of combating the global COVID-19 pandemic.The pand…

Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:49hrs | 16 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

15 minute storm leaves 200 homeless

MORE than 30 homesteads in Lusulu under Chief Sinamagonde in Binga District were destroyed after a heavy downpour preceded by a violent thunderstorm and strong winds hit the area on Sunday. In a chaotic 15 minutes that villagers said felt …

Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:02hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Cops in US$6,000 bribery storm

Three police officers stationed at the Braeside Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Harare reportedly demanded US$6 000 from a suspect they had arrested for illegally possessing 3 000 bottles of BronCleer cough syrup in exchange for…

Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:40hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's luxury junkets cause storm

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's junkets have caused a storm after he hired a luxury jet from Dubai early this week to fly him to Victoria Falls, where he officially opened the third edition of the rural district councils chairpersons' indab…

Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 14:27hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

The perfect storm is coming

I do not know what we have to say or do to get those in authority here to get them to understand that if they do nothing, Zimbabwe is headed for a political storm which could change everything or even sink the ship. I am regarded as a perp…

Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 11:56hrs | 10 | by Eddie Cross

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