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Komichi to appeal against conviction
MDC deputy president Morgen Komichi says he will lodge an appeal with the High Court challenging his conviction and sentence.This comes after Komichi was fined $200 for disrupting electoral pr...Published: 11 hrs ago | 524 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe NGO challenges suspension
A MASVINGO-BASED youth Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Community Tolerance Reconciliation and Development (COTRAD), whose operations in the province were suspended last week by the district a...Published: 18 hrs ago | 490 | by Staff reporter
Egodini Mall project stalls
ZIMBABWE's financial meltdown has brought the construction of the Egodini Mall — set to be the biggest public transport terminus boasting a retail section and parking bays in Zimbabwe's second large...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 18:09hrs | 1321 | by Staff reporter
Gulewankulu leader jailed
A 29-YEAR-OLD Mvurwi Gulewankulu leader was slapped with three months jail term by a Guruve magistrate yesterday for setting ablaze his colleague's hut after he revealed their secrets and positively i...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 13:44hrs | 2069 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Forex shortages hit Zimbabwe's payment systems
ZIMBABWE'S payments ecosystem faces collapse as players in the sector are failing to pay licensed and maintenance fees to foreign service providers, Standardbusines has established.In recent w...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:46hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai hits Chipinge
Tropical Cyclone Idai has reached Chipinge and some parts of Manicaland province with residents now extremely cautious over their safety as heavy rains and strong winds have been menacing the area....Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 16:20hrs | 1992 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's ally jailed for gate-crashing ZEC command centre
MDC Vice President Morgen Komichi was Friday handed a wholly suspended three-month jail sentence and a $200 fine after being found guilty of gate-crashing a Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) command...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 16:43hrs | 1053 | by newzimbabwe
Govt suspends 'illegal' NGO
GOVERNMENT has suspended the operations of Community Tolerance Reconciliation and Development (Cotrad), an independent youth-oriented non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Masvingo.Acco...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 06:04hrs | 1179 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for wearing army regalia
A 20-YEAR-OLD Banket man was jailed for one year by Chinhoyi magistrate Letwin Rwodzi for wearing Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) uniform.Malvern Makuranga of Templeton Farm, Banket, who is emplo...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 06:04hrs | 1165 | by Staff reporter
Article on Chief Ndiweni's 'recall' was disappointing - Felix Ndiweni not a chief
EDITOR,Response to article entitled, "Chiefs' leader disowns bid to recall Ndiweni", published on March 6, 2019. I refer to the above article which was published on March 6, 2019, (also availa...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 05:53hrs | 732 | by Joram Kaisa Thambo Ndiweni
Congregants go berserk, jailed
Ten men from a Shurugwi church were last week jailed for an effective 40 months each for assaulting villagers whom they accused of beating a fellow congregant.Bright Chiviviti (28), Charles Nd...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 07:48hrs | 1946 | by Staff reporter
Makorokoza vow terror if chased out of Battlefields mine claims
BATTLEFIELDS artisanal miners who survived last month's mine disaster that killed 24 people have warned that cases of robbery, theft, murder and cattle rustling could increase if government chases the...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 07:00hrs | 490 | by newzimbabwe.com
Botswana is going backwards, says Ian Khama
Botswana's former president, Ian Khama, has vowed not to rest until stability in his country is restored.Speaking to City Press on Friday night at the Intercontinental Hotel at OR Tambo Inter...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 15:44hrs | 9317 | by City Press
Young spirit medium unsettles Chief
Intriguing claims by a 24-year female spirit medium that the Munyaradzi chieftainship is in wrong hands could see Urayayi Munyaradzi losing his position as chief.The Munyaradzi chieftainship h...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 13:45hrs | 2846 | by Staff reporter
Woman shoplifter pulls a shocker
A 38-year-old Mutare woman left workers at a local wholesaler stunned after she stole heavy duty vehicle batteries which she unbelievably stashed under her armpits and walked out of the shop unnoticed...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 06:54hrs | 2432 | by Staff reporter
Adcock exits Zimbabwe
SOUTH African pharmaceutical group Adcock Ingram has exited the Zimbabwean market after disposing of its operating subsidiary for an undisclosed amount.The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)-li...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 07:02hrs | 1030 | by Staff reporter
Mbuya Nehanda grounded, Air Zimbabwe apologises to passengers
AIR Zimbabwe has apologised to passengers following its failure to service its routes on time last Sunday leaving passengers booked on flights from Harare to Bulawayo and Johannesburg to Harare strand...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 06:57hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Nyagura faces trial as ConCourt challenge flops
Chief Justice Luke Malaba has thwarted a move by suspended University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice-chancellor Levi Nyagura to directly approach the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) challenging his prosecution...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 07:00hrs | 754 | by Staff reporter
Network disruptions to continue
DISRUPTIONS to telecommunication networks will continue because operators owe millions of dollars to foreign firms for maintaining and upgrading their infrastructure due to the unavailability of forex...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 06:53hrs | 776 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Intercape bus from Zimbabwe rams into passengers in Pretoria, 6 injured
PASSENGERS and a driver were injured after an Intercape bus coach arrived at a station in Pretoria and struck people waiting at the stop.Intercape management said on Wednesday that the bus was...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 00:24hrs | 5030 | by Times LIVE
Rape convicted Zimra man freed
THE High Court has acquitted a Beitbridge-based Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officer who was serving an effective 10 years in jail for luring a 23-year-old female friend into his house in the bo...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 23:23hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter
Uganda Airlines eyes Harare route
Uganda Airlines is expected to soon join a host of other regional airlines flying into Harare.The airline, which recently acquired a fleet of planes, has put Harare on its radar of preferred d...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 05:56hrs | 676 | by Staff reporter
Zimra boss resigns over unclear reasons
A senior Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) official has resigned over unclear reasons, several months after he was suspended on corruption charges, it has been learnt.Zimra Commissioner in ch...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:53hrs | 3257 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe delays by 16 hours
Air Zimbabwe passengers booked on flights from either Harare to Bulawayo or from Johannesburg to Harare on Sunday were stranded for hours after the struggling airline failed to service the routes on t...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:31hrs | 1856 | by Staff reporter
EU's clean break for Mnangagwa
There is little justice and respect for basic human rights in Zimbabwe, still the European Union (EU) softened its sanctions regime.In February, after egregious human rights abuses escalated b...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:21hrs | 1048 | by Pearl Matibe
Kamambo ready to work with Banda
ZIFA president Felton Kamambo insists that he does not hold any personal differences with his suspended deputy Gift Banda and is ready to work with him once he is cleared by the association's discipli...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 13:24hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Throwback Monday:- The rise and fall and rise of Tendai 'Wananchi' Biti
THE political circus unravelling in the country's opposition politics needs no introduction. The tag of war between the Morgan Tsvangirai and Tendai Biti camps over control of the opposition MDCT has ...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 12:43hrs | 3370 | by Wezhira Marihwepi
Zimbabwe drifts towards online darkness
One year after jubilant residents celebrated on the streets of Harare when Zimbabwe's army removed Robert Mugabe from power, the country is in darkness.In January, after days of protests over ...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 18:26hrs | 893 | by Ray Mwayera
Munyaradzi Kereke getting VIP treatment in prison
THREE top Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officials face criminal abuse of office charges for allegedly giving preferential treatment to former Zanu-PF MP Munyaradzi Kereke.Ke...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 10:57hrs | 2400 | by newzimbabwe
Caretaker rapes, infects pupils
A CARETAKER at a school in Kezi, Matabeleland South has been jailed 30 years for raping two siblings aged 10 and 12 years and infecting one with syphilis.Sikhangele Sibanda (30) who works at D...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 01:34hrs | 1167 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer warns 'overzealous' prosecutor
ZANU-PF legislator Jonathan Samukange yesterday warned the presidential special anti-corruption prosecutor, who is presiding over the matter of suspended chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe that he mus...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:21hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
NRZ trains servicing 3 000 commuters daily
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) says it is now transporting up to 3 000 commuters daily, up from 300 when the 'freedom train' service was relaunched in November last year as high transport cos...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:17hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
Soldier jailed for illegally entering Mugabe's Blue Roof residence
ZIMBABWE National Army (ZNA) solder has been sentenced to 16 months' imprisonment for illegally entering former president Robert Mugabe's Blue Roof mansion in Harare's Borrowdale area.Gunman N...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:11hrs | 673 | by newzimbabwe
'Resurrected' man an idiot
THE man who "died" and was brought back to life by pastor Alph Lukau is Brighton Moyo - and he was "very strong and healthy", his former employer has said. "His name is Brighton. He's an idiot...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:09hrs | 2204 | by Staff reporter
Guvamombe seeks High Court trial
Suspended chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe is seeking to have his case of criminal abuse of office moved to the High Court for trial. He told the court yesterday that he could not be tried at the ma...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:06hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
Harare mulls selling stands in US dollars
The Harare City Council is mulling selling selected residential and commercial stands in foreign currency. Mayor Herbert Gomba told the Daily News that council was looking at getting maximum gain from...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 17:48hrs | 507 | by Staff reporter
Former Army Commander, ex-defence minister opposes judge
Former Army Commander, ex-defence minister opposes Zimbabwe judgeZimbabwe's Justice Charles Hungwe is among five foreign judges facing rejection by Lesotho's murder-accused former Defence mini...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 15:11hrs | 3827 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Debt-ridden Zifa 'splurge on SA trip'
DEBT-ridden Zifa allegedly blew over half a million rand in allowances for a 12-member entourage that went for a five-day capacity-building and benchmarking interactive workshop at the South African F...Published: 28 Feb 2019 at 06:10hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Nuclear loaded Pakistan 'shoots down two Indian jets'
Pakistan says it has shot down two Indian Air Force jets in a major escalation of the Kashmir conflict.An army spokesman said one plane had fallen inside Pakistani territory and a pilot had be...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 07:47hrs | 2486 | by BBC
Jealous man sets ex-wife's kitchen ablaze
A 44-YEAR-OLD Mvurwi man has been jailed for two years after razing a kitchen belonging to his former wife and destroying valuables worth $370.Gilbert Chiwawa's sentence was wholly suspended b...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 06:58hrs | 1235 | by Staff reporter
UBH suspends surgical ops again
THE United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) was over the weekend forced to suspend surgical operations due to water challenges affecting the health institution. This is the second time in a month the ...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 06:50hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti appeals against sentence
MDC Deputy National Chairperson Tendai Biti has appealed against his conviction by Harare magistrate where he was accused of violating the Electoral Act."Human rights lawyer and MDC-Alliance V...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 08:15hrs | 1185 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Massive fraud at Amnesty International Zimbabwe
An audit has unearthed serious fraud and financial mismanagement involving millions of dollars at Amnesty International Zimbabwe. Amnesty, an international human rights organisation that has b...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 22:35hrs | 2473 | by Staff reporter
Rule of law cannot be matter of opinion
We live in this modern world that the United States purports to lead with God-ordained civility; yet in it the rule of law has been reduced to a matter of opinion, as has become the concept of democra...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 22:31hrs | 178 | by Reason Wafawarova
ZBC set for major overhaul
INFORMATION minister Monica Mutsvangwa says Zimbabweans must brace themselves for a raft of media reforms as her ministry moves to align various laws with the constitution.Mutsvangwa (MM) told...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:51hrs | 1427 | by Staff reporter
SA Airways suspends advance bookings
South African Airways has temporarily suspended the advance booking of air tickets following the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) monetary policy.In a statement, the company's acting regional ...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 14:52hrs | 1434 | by Staff reporter
Government shows teachers the middle finger
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has refused to meet up with teachers' unions to discuss the salaries of the educators as requested this In a letter to the Progressive Teachers Union o...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 13:43hrs | 4128 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Top cop jailed 4 years for attempted murder
A HARARE magistrate yesterday jailed Borrowdale police officer-in-charge Simbarashe Sibanda to four years for attempted murder of his police girlfriend in a dispute over relish.Sibanda (40) wa...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:14hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Couple escapes jail for stocktheft
A CHIPINGE couple heaved a sigh of relief on Monday after it escaped a jail term for stealing another villager's goat worth $100, intending to slaughter the animal and raise money for their child's sc...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 13:48hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Court stops Immigration Department hearings
BULAWAYO High Court judge Justice Maxwell Takuva has ordered the Immigration Department to stop unlawful disciplinary hearings of eight of its Victoria Falls officials, who were being accused of fraud...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 13:47hrs | 507 | by Staff reporter
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