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Police summon more Zapu leaders over hospital demo
POLICE in Plumtree, Matabeleland South, on Tuesday summoned more Zapu leaders on charges of holding an unsanctioned demonstration at the Catholic-run St Anne's Brunapeg Hospital recently.Zapu ...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 21:10hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo 'shona' nurses graduate under police guard
Mpilo Central Hospital held its nurses graduation and prize giving day under the protection of police at the Bulawayo Large City Hall Wednesday to thwart off any interference from members of the publi...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 19:53hrs | 5291 | by Staff reporter
How Jonathan Moyo and Kasukuwere fled Zimbabwe
Two years after a military coup that ousted former president Robert Mugabe, one unresolved mystery is how two top loyalists of the late president escaped from the country after soldiers peppered a hou...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 20:39hrs | 5458 | by Staff reporter
Brace for heavy rains, Met Dept
The country is expected to experience heavy rainfall in excess of 50 millimetres from tonight until Friday.The Meteorological Services Department has warned that the heavy downpours may give r...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 20:30hrs | 1756 | by Staff reporter
Mvurwi robbers jailed 4 years
THREE Mvurwi robbers who robbed a drinking mate after offering him a plate of sadza were jailed yesterday by Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro.The trio Gilbert Kahari , Chamunorwa Ka...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 10:09hrs | 1649 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Bona Mugabe, Kasukuwere to lead war against Mnangagwa'
Bona Mugabe, the late President Robert Mugabe's daughter, is set to be the liberator of the people of Zimbabwe political analyst and semiotician Dr Jethro William Mpofu has said.In a highly ch...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 09:50hrs | 18910 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Minister in farm inputs storm
ZANU-PF Member of Parliament for Gutu North, Yeukai Simbanegavi has been embroiled in a fight over the presidential input scheme which she declared was for the ruling party supporters only.Acc...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 06:01hrs | 2526 | by Staff reporter
2 killed as thunderstorms continue
TWO people died yesterday after a commuter omnibus they had parked in Mbare was hit by a falling tree following a thunderstorm that hit Harare. This comes as the Meteorological Services Depart...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 05:49hrs | 1059 | by Staff reporter
Two die as tree falls on kombi
Two people died when a tree fell on top of a commuter omnibus parked in Harare's Mbare suburb during a storm that hit the capital this afternoon.More to follow........Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 18:53hrs | 4148 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube hails RBZ swift action on CBZ, Ecobank
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has praised the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) for swiftly acting against two banks alleged to have allowed their depositors to make wi...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 06:26hrs | 1522 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere remembers Chiwenga's coup
Exiled former G40 Kingpin Saviour Kasukuwere has posted a tweet remembering the November 2017 bloody coup that ended 37 years of the late President Robert Mugabe's iron rule. Said Kasuku...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 15:17hrs | 6436 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zapu activists arrested
ZAPU activists, who on Tuesday forced the temporary closure of the Catholic mission-run St Anne's Brunapeg Nursing School in Mangwe, Matabeleland South province, protesting alleged unfair recruitment ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:29hrs | 907 | by Staff reporter
Cross now smelling the coffee, but....
IN the Bible, there is a story of the prodigal son who demanded his share of his father's estate, which the father gave him. Shortly after being given his inheritance, the son runs off and squanders t...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:27hrs | 911 | by Amos Mazambani
Matebeleland South police ban knobkerries
POLICE in Gwanda, Bulilima and Mangwe districts of Matebeleland South have imposed a three-month ban on the carrying of knobkerries and catapults, among other "weapons", citing increased crime in the ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:17hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
The world of online casino gaming
The generation we belong to had just started to understand something known as computer games. Our generation that would rely heavily on entertainment watching Hanna Barbara's epic creation of Tom &...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 08:21hrs | 396 | by Staff Writer
Mwonzora bullied in front of Chamisa
THINGS took a turn for the worse in the warring MDC on Tuesday when party hooligans stormed a meeting that was being chaired by its leader Nelson Chamisa, threatening to deal with former secretary-gen...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:45hrs | 8347 | by Staff reporter
Armed gang bags US$20 000
A FILABUSI businessman lost US$20 660, R72 300 and $1 100 among other valuables to four men armed with pistols who stormed his home in a pre-dawn raid, police confirmed yesterday. Matabeleland...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:35hrs | 848 | by Staff reporter
Zinara fatcats in tollgates scam
A FRESH storm has hit the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) after the parastatal proposed to award a million-dollar deal to its perennial contractor Univern, a deal seen as a corrupt way ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:23hrs | 873 | by Staff reporter
PROPHECY: 'South Africa's economy to boom' says Prophet Joseph
The economy of South Africa is set for a tremendous growth, a prominent Prophet has prophesied. Speaking to this reporter on Monday the Sandton based leader of God In You Ministrie...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 15:18hrs | 2281 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa, Mwonzora supporters clash at party HQ
At least four people were seriously injured at Morgan Tsvangirai House, the MDC-Alliance headquarters in Harare, in ugly intra-party violence pitting supporters aligned to leader Mr Nelson Chamisa and...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:50hrs | 5758 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo receives rain
BULAWAYO received its first drops of rainfall yesterday following an accurate prediction by the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) which warned against lightning due to a combination of high tem...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:31hrs | 1920 | by Staff reporter
Chicken Inn close in on Caps United
Chicken Inn 2 - 1 TriangleTITLE chasers, Chicken Inn revived their fading hopes of clinching the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League championship when they beat Triangle 2-1 at Luveve Stadium yeste...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:31hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths storm full council meeting, eject DA
Zanu PF Masvingo provincial youth leaders recently ejected Gutu District Development Coordinator (DDC, formerly known as DA) Mellody Jiri Mafukidze from a Gutu Rural District Council (RDC) full counci...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 12:57hrs | 1146 | by Staff reporter
School wrecked by storm
OVER 1000 pupils at Chakomo Primary School in Dotito, Mt Darwin, on Thursday escaped death after a whirlwind blew off rooftops of two classroom blocks, destroying property worth over $200 000....Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:12hrs | 953 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains with violent storms predicted
THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has predicted heavy rains accompanied by violent thunderstorms with possible flash floods with effect from this evening. The announcement comes at ...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:05hrs | 2777 | by Staff reporter
Met Dept: Heavy rains with violent storms predicted
THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has predicted heavy rains accompanied by violent thunderstorms with possible flash floods with effect from this evening. The announcement comes at ...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 07:30hrs | 9399 | by Staff Reporter
Top cop in corruption storm
A TOP Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) official has been fingered in a well-orchestrated police corruption scam by a subordinate who has since been granted protection by the High Court after exposing th...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:59hrs | 1190 | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual appoints new CEO
Old Mutual Zimbabwe has appointed Samuel Matsekete as the chief executive officer taking over from Jonas Mushosho with effect from January 1, 2020."Old Mutual is pleased to confirm the appoint...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:00hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Mzilikazi armed robber nabbed in Masvingo
A BULAWAYO armed robber opened fire and missed an illegal forex currency dealer in a failed robbery in Masvingo leading to his arrest. Nkosiphila Sibanda (30) of Mzilikazi suburb opened fire a...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:47hrs | 1699 | by Staff reporter
Sithembiso Nyoni lampooned for lack of seriousness
Minister Sithembiso Nyoni torched a storm from fellow MPs when her ministry reported that it had failed to employ ward development coordinators in Matebeleland North because there are no people qualif...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 11:39hrs | 2763 | by newzimbabwe
66 drug dealers arrested
POLICE have arrested 66 suspected drug dealers in Beitbridge and Mbare, leading to the recovery of an assortment of illicit drugs worth US$2 670. The recovered drugs included 167 sachets of methamphet...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 05:46hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Modi in corruption, police bribery storm
ZANU PF youth leader Lewis Matutu has made sensational claims that Deputy Industry Minister Raj Modi is demanding payments in US dollars against government policy and bribing police officers for prote...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 18:33hrs | 2852 | by newzimbabwe
Farmers start dry planting
FARMERS, both commercial and rural have started preparations for this year's planting season with some engaging in dry planting.In an interview, Department of Crop and Livestock Matabeleland N...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:44hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Cars to look out for: Suzuki Swift
THE first question in my head is whether the Suzuki Swift actually lives up to its name when it comes to swiftness. Is it really swift? Is it worth the salt? Well, we will find out soon enough....Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:42hrs | 214 | by Lovert Mafukure
Gold is purified by fire
Eish!!! It seems the past couple of weeks have been swelteringly hot, both figuratively and literally, for everyone.The maddeningly galloping prices have been making most people hot under the ...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:31hrs | 161 | by Bishop Lazi
Zimbabwe sanctions conundrum
The USA first enacted ZIDERA in 2001 as a response to gross human rights abuses, economic mismanagement, violent grab of white owned farms, violent crackdown on opposition and dissent, costly deployme...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 21:52hrs | 1024 | by Terrence Wuragu
Record-breaking temperatures for Chiredzi, West Nicholson
The scorching heat sweeping across the country since the last few days has resulted in areas like Chiredzi in Masvingo and West Nicholson in Matabeleland South recording extremely high temperatures th...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 05:49hrs | 1522 | by Staff reporter
Eddie Cross beginning to smell the coffee, but....
IN the Holy Book, there is story of the prodigal son who demanded his share of his father's estate, which the father gave him. Shortly after being given his inheritance, the son runs off and s...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 17:36hrs | 5917 | by Amos Mazambani
Zinara deputy board chairman quits in security tender row
The vice chairman of the roads agency, ZINARA, has resigned in a growing storm over alleged flouting of tender procedures.Runyararo Jambo resigned on October 28 in a letter to Transport Minist...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 17:24hrs | 1186 | by Staff reporter
Get access to all today's football results
Today, earning money on what's recently been your hobby is becoming a reality. Thanks to the website of the reliable betting company with today's football results, ...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 07:57hrs | 1212 | by Staff Writer
Mthwakazi threat to take down Nehanda statue from Bulawayo arts centre
A showdown is looming between the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and the Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) following the secessionist party's threats to remove First Chimurenga heroine Mbuya Nehanda's statu...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 06:48hrs | 3265 | by newzimbabwe
Johannesburg in malware storm
The City of Johannesburg's municipal hub has been hacked by individuals labelling themselves as shadow kill hackers.The hackers have since launched a malware that has brought down the servers ...Published: 26 Oct 2019 at 09:02hrs | 1914 | by Daniel Itai
Useful guide to create great blog posts
Today, many people prefer to write blog posts. Some of them simply want to express what their heart desires. Other folks write them to provide effective tips, which help to overcome certain problems o...Published: 24 Oct 2019 at 14:48hrs | 168 | by Staff Writer
'Police to plant weapons at MDC's Harvest House'
MDC Deputy Spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka has alleged that members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police were planning to plant weapons at the Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House. Said Tamborinyoka, "We...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 12:32hrs | 5304 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe gets climate change grant
ZIMBABWE has received a US$100 000 grant from the Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation to finance the National Climate Change Learning Strategy which seeks to promote climate change awareness...Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 07:17hrs | 641 | by Staff reporter
Couple robbed, wife raped
FOUR machete-wielding illegal gold panners allegedly raided a Kwekwe homestead and robbed the owner of cellphones, R220 and $11 before taking turns to rape his wife while he watched helplessly. ...Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 07:15hrs | 2366 | by Staff reporter
Zapu plots sit-in at Mpilo, UBH over shona student nurses
THE opposition Zapu party has vowed to go ahead with its planned sit-in at Mpilo Central Hospital and United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) nursing school today in protest over unfair enrolment of student n...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:42hrs | 1211 | by Staff reporter
Cash shops take city by storm
A new economy of small retail shops that sell goods in cash only has taken Bulawayo by storm with prices of most basic commodities selling at almost half of what is charged by big supermarkets that ac...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:44hrs | 980 | by Staff reporter
Gems coach sacked for complaining about unpaid allowances
SENIOR netball team coach Lloyd Makunde has been sacked ahead of the Africa Netball Cup that gets underway in South Africa today. The Zimbabwe Netball Association (Zina) executive led by Letic...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 04:02hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
The curious case of Peter Lobengula, the Prince of Salford
On a Wednesday morning in the spring on 1899 the Union Ocean liner called Goth sailing from Cape Town South Africa, docked in Southampton United Kingdom carrying the entire cast of a show called â€...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 19:50hrs | 61 | by Joseph Qobo Mayisa
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