Zanu-PF has betrayed Zimbabwe war heroes

Zimbabwe's opposition parties claim that the sacrifices of the country's heroes have been betrayed by those in power, who have shown brutality, violated human rights, engaged in rampant corruption wit...

'Certain people who brought their culture to Bulawayo have turned our street into a Mbare'

Fifth Avenue in Bulawayo has become a hub of illegal activities and city fathers have vowed to continue with their operation to rid the area of illegal traders.This comes after clashes between...

Fuel truck driver arrested

A 42-year-old fuel truck driver has been arrested in Chirundu on allegations of offloading nearly 40 000 litres of diesel in Zimbabwe after lying to authorities that it was destined for Zambia....

Harare council director arrested

HARARE City Council's director of works Isiah Zvenyika Chawatama yesterday appeared in court facing criminal abuse of office charges.Chawatama (55), who was represented by Admire Rubaya, was g...

Opposition hails Chiwenga for promising land to youths

OPPOSITION The Patriotic Front's (TPF) youth wing, The Young Patriots (TYP) has praised Vice President Constantino Chiwenga for initiating a programme that will see the young generation receiving agri...

Corruption at City of Harare continues unchecked

CORRUPTION at the City of Harare continues to go unchecked. We have noted a number of irregular allocations of stands which have been swept under the carpet without serious investigations. Som...

Chimanimani's illegal miners dilemma

Opinion is divided over gold mining in Allied Timbers' Tarka Forest.For two decades, illegal artisanal miners have maintained a stranglehold on the commercial forest - disrupting operations an...

Woman calls police to complain about drug dealer hiking weed price

A woman in northern Australia reportedly called the police to report her local drug dealer who had hiked the price of weed.According to police the unidentified woman said the price was "outrag...

2nd replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 catches fire

A second replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 device, deemed safe by the company, has caught fire in the US, US media report.Samsung has been forced to issue new models of the smartphone followin...

Politics of succession: coping African when leaders die

In December 2008, a Guinean newspaper published a photo of a frail and ailing President Lansana Conté, who appeared to be struggling to stand up. The photo stoked rumours of the president...