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3 suspended over Harare water shortages
HARARE City Council has suspended four senior officials for alleged dereliction of duty and contributing to the water crisis in the city.The axe fell on head of city chemistry, production mana...Published: 14 hrs ago | 1626 | by Staf reporter
60 years jail for armed robber cop
A POLICE officer who was part of a five-member gang of armed robbers wailed in court after each of them was handed a 60-year jail term for armed robbery. The cop, Thulani Nkala (38) appeared t...Published: 18 hrs ago | 1994 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga divorce case exposes him
The divorce case of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has gone a long way to expose the depth of moral decay that has pervaded our national leaders.It is, however, the level of impunity and beli...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:16hrs | 1736 | by Staff reporter
Bhasikiti slams door in Zanu-PF's face
Former Masvingo provincial affairs minister Kudakwashe Bhasikiti has snubbed Zanu-PF's amnesty extended to members expelled from the party during the era of the late former President Robert Mugabe....Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:13hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Commonwealth bid nears
Zimbabwe is inching closer to readmission into the Commonwealth ahead of the grouping's biennial meeting slated for Kigali, Rwanda, in June.The Sunday Mail has gathered that Commonwealth Secre...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:29hrs | 200 | by Staff rpeorter
Mnangagwa faces serious challenges
A bleak outlook characterised by growing expectations to end Zimbabwe's political impasse, a weakening currency, power and foreign currency shortages stare in the face of President Emmerson Mnangagwa'...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:58hrs | 11649 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed 18 months for stealing household property worth $37 000
A man from Bulawayo has been slapped with 18 months jail term for theft of property worth $37 000 from a house in the city.Arnold Ndlovu (19) pleaded guilty to unlawful entry into premises and...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 09:57hrs | 976 | by Staff Reporter
China snubs Mnangagwa bailout request
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's desperate attempts to secure a financial rescue package from China were once again flatly rebuffed after Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi emphasised during his visit thi...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:28hrs | 2767 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions: EU, US and post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
THE United States of America (USA) has two forms of sanctions relevant to Zimbabwe. The first is imposed by Executive Order, with the President using powers under the International Emergency Economic ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:25hrs | 191 | by Derek Matyszak
‘Possessed’ thief loses loot to sex workers
A 20-YEAR-OLD thief left Guruve court in stitches yesterday after claiming that he committed the offense while possessed and spent his loot on commercial ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:18hrs | 1528 | by Paul Ndou
Court nullifies suspension of students 'protest' leader
THE High Court has nullified the suspension of a Gweru Polytechnic student who had been barred from attending lessons for allegedly inciting other students to protest over "exorbitant and substandard"...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:02hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Fake pregnancy woman claims baby kidnapped
A Shurugwi woman faked pregnancy, asked for a friend's newborn baby and presented the infant to her boyfriend as their child before requesting money for the baby's upkeep, a Shurugwi magistrate heard ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:00hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
'Human flesh to goat meat' wizard finally convicted
A self-proclaimed wizard who claimed in court that he can "change human flesh to goat meat" after being accused of stealing a goat has been finally convicted.Zivai Lusuious (32) of Summerdale,...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 11:31hrs | 2050 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Government controls fuelling the black market
Business at the country's parallel (black) market for foreign currency and other commodities has never been as brisk. Billions of dollars in local or foreign currency exchange hands on a daily basis i...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 09:07hrs | 3863 | by Victor Bhoroma
Month-on-month inflation sheds 0.91%
THE country's month-on-month inflation ended 2019 at 16,55 percent, shedding 0,91 percentage points on the November figure, data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) show. ...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 07:27hrs | 827 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Peter Moyo to appeal Old Mutual case
A South African court ruled that Old Mutual Ltd. doesn't have to give fired chief executive officer Peter Moyo his job back, clearing the way for the insurer to find a replacement. The High Co...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 861 | by Staff reporter
70-year-old bashes wife over vegetables
A 70-YEAR-OLD Chiweshe man was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment yesterday by Concession magistrate Ruth Moyo for severely assaulting his wife and breaking her hand after she cooked vegetables on Ch...Published: 07 Jan 2020 at 11:55hrs | 3564 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bulawayo City Council needs 70 000L of diesel per month
Bulawayo City Council says it requires at least 70 000 litres of diesel and 40 000 litres of petrol per month to provide effective services amid concerns that the current shortage of fuel was cripplin...Published: 07 Jan 2020 at 08:58hrs | 1395 | by Staff Reporter
Civil servant up for illegal possession of elephant tusks
A FIELD orderly at Camsasa Clinic in Guruve was last week arraigned before the courts for possession of two elephant tusks.Last Chaatama (39) pleaded not guilty to the charge and was remanded ...Published: 24 Dec 2019 at 06:15hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual, Peter Moyo feud threatens growth
Old Mutual homecoming may get even rockier next year as an ongoing battle with its former head risks distracting the South African insurer from handling weak economic growth and rising competition. ...Published: 24 Dec 2019 at 06:02hrs | 3183 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to resume livestock imports
Government is discussing the possibility of resuming importation of live cloven-hoofed animals and related products from South Africa pending a full resolution of the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outb...Published: 24 Dec 2019 at 06:02hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Hive of activity at border posts
Activity has heightened at border posts, with Beitbridge handling over 500 000 entries and exits since the beginning of this month, while Plumtree has had to temporarily adopt a 24-hour shift. ...Published: 24 Dec 2019 at 06:01hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree border post opens 24 hours a day
PLUMTREE Border Post started operating round the clock on Friday to accommodate travellers during the festive season as the volumes have increased by 42 percent since Monday. Normally the bord...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 15:44hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Christmas isn't christian: The pagan roots of the winter holiday
The world over people have lived on the hope of another Christmas. in some cultures years are measured by Christmas. People are super sensitive when it comes to Christmas, and that's understandab...Published: 21 Dec 2019 at 14:20hrs | 1628 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Death threats, assault land soldiers in court
TWO soldiers stationed at 1.2 Infantry Battalion in Hwange have been arrested after they threatened to kill an officer from the Office of the President and Cabinet before assaulting him. Phila...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 04:56hrs | 558 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Month-on-month inflation drops
ZIMBABWE'S month-on-month inflation rate dropped to 17,46 percent in November, shedding 21,29 percentage points on the October rate of 38,75 percent, according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agen...Published: 18 Dec 2019 at 07:01hrs | 1719 | by Staff Reporter
Mbanje plantation owner gets 210 hours of community service
A mbanje plantation owner in Bulawayo has been slapped with 210 hours of community service.Richard Ntini (49) admitted the charge of cultivation mbanje before a Bulawayo magistrate.He ...Published: 16 Dec 2019 at 07:55hrs | 866 | by Stephen Jakes
Man gets community service for draining fuel from parked car
A man from Madumabisa, in Hwange has been slapped with 420 hours for community service for draining fuel worth $800 from a parked vehicle....Published: 16 Dec 2019 at 06:47hrs | 1347 | by Stephen Jakes
Ex-soldier jailed for stealing $18 536 meat
A FORMER soldier has been sentenced to four years in prison for breaking into a butchery twice and stealing meat worth $18 536. Tafadzwa Mahlahla (35) from Pumula East suburb in Bulawayo, who ...Published: 14 Dec 2019 at 08:02hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Two teens jailed for theft of phone
TWO Bulawayo teenagers have been slapped with 15 months in jail after they stole a mobile phone worth 6000 Rands so that they sell it to buy food.Emmanuel Tedius Ndlovu (18) and Brian Moyo (18...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 09:16hrs | 1074 | by Stephen Jakes
Clan rallies behind Chief Ndiweni
THE Ndiweni clan's council of elders has reportedly declared suspended Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni as the legitimate Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Southern Eye has learnt.This comes afte...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 19:59hrs | 927 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe name U-19 Cricket World Cup squad
DION Myers will captain the Zimbabwe team at the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup to be held in South Africa from January 17 to February 9, 2020. This officially marks Zimbabwe's return to the ...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 06:47hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
College students on trial for 'beating drums'
SEVEN Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) students have been summoned to appear before a disciplinary committee to answer to charges of disorderly conduct after they allegedly beat drums during a dem...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 14:43hrs | 997 | by Stephen Jakes
Pair jailed for robbery
Two Chitungwiza men were yesterday sentenced to seven years in prison, each, for stealing two motor vehicles and cash from taxi drivers, while pretending to be genuine clients. Kudakwashe Tino...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 06:53hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
10 Zimra officers, agents arrested for 'smuggling vehicles into Zimbabwe'
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested 10 Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officers and agents stationed at Beitbridge Border Post on allegations of smuggling vehicles into the ...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 08:48hrs | 3665 | by Staff Reporter
British MPs plot Zimbabwe Commonwealth ban
CONSERVATIVES in the House of Commons are lobbying the UK government to block Zimbabwe's bid to rejoin the Commonwealth citing Harare's chequered property and human rights record, a move that is likel...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:31hrs | 1023 | by Staff reporter
Didymus Mutasa helped Jonathan Moyo retun to ZANU PF
Former ZANU PF Politiburo Member Professor Jonathan Moyo says ex-ZANU PF Secretary for Administration Didymus Mutasa assisted him to re-join the party in 2009 after he had been an Independent politici...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 05:23hrs | 3003 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Peter Moyo vs Old Mutual: Judgment reserved
The Johannesburg High Court has reserved judgement on the Old Mutual appeal case for 2020. However, lawyers of axed CEO Peter Moyo say it’s already a forgone conclusion that it is an "unwinnable" ba...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 21:04hrs | 1589 | by Staff reporter
4 Zimra officials arrested for smuggling vehicles
ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) officers and agents stationed at Beitbridge border post on allegations of smuggling vehicles into the country...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 20:42hrs | 1702 | by Staff reporter
Prophet steals congregant's cellphone
A SELF-PROCLAIMED prophet from Bulawayo has been sentenced to a wholly suspended three months in prison after he stole a cell phone from a church member. Godfrey Mabhena (50) from Old Lob...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 06:32hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF in denial
The dire situation in Zimbabwe has been getting of a lot of attention in the British media – particularly since the visit to Zimbabwe by a UN representative who warned that Zimbabweans were on the v...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 21:56hrs | 711 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Man abducts cop
A BINDURA man was last week convicted of resisting arrest and kidnapping a police officer at a roadblock before assaulting other police officers who intervened to rescue their colleague.Godfre...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:29hrs | 1051 | by Staff reporter
Company loses property worth $2 529 to employee
A Bulawayo firm Pump and Steel Supplies Company has reportedly lost property worth $2, 529 to its employee who stole it.This emerged when Tapiwa Marengenya (34) appeared before Bulawayo magist...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 06:19hrs | 981 | by Stephen Jakes
Let's avoid elections for the next ten years and build Zimbabwe
Dr Walter Mzembi's quotes Our eyes must be focused on creating a progressive generation, rather than focusing on elections. Our worry must be the future, g...Published: 02 Dec 2019 at 17:55hrs | 3392 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
ZACC intensifies asset recovery
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) intensified its asset recovery programme in the past two weeks by impounding several vehicles suspected of being smuggled into the country without paymen...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 05:52hrs | 130 | by Comm John Makamure
Soldier jailed one year
A ZIMBABWE NATIONAL ARMY sergeant was sentenced to one year in prison for assaulting a couple at Yolanda Bar.Tinashe Madiro, 34, pleaded guilty on all charges when he appeared before Harare ma...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 14:49hrs | 2435 | by Staff reporter
Shoe sells out thieving traditional healer
A SHOE left behind at a crime scene sold out a Chipinge traditional healer who broke into a friend's house and stole a vehicle gearbox and money, leading to his incarceration for an effective two year...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:42hrs | 1204 | by Staff reporter
Killer cops lose Supreme Court appeal
THE Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against conviction and sentence by three detectives serving a combined 30 years imprisonment for taking turns to fatally assault a suspect who was detained in...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:24hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
In solving Zimbabwe crisis, Ramaphosa is irrelevant; he endorse rigged elections and thus shot himself in the head
Ten years ago, SADC leaders condemned the 2008 Zimbabwe elections because Mugabe and his Zanu PF thugs had blatantly cheated in the March vote count and used wanton violence in the run-off. Mugabe was...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 13:30hrs | 1166 | by Wilbert Mukori
6 armed robbers jailed 5 years, another shot dead
SIX armed robbers, who pounced on a Bindura family and robbed them of their valuables, were yesterday sentenced to seven years in prison by Bindura magistrate Noel Mupeiwa.Jerry Mhere (27), La...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:30hrs | 1078 | by newsday comment
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