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Zesa to install cameras on transformers
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority subsidiary ZESA Enterprises (ZENT) plans to install cameras on transformers to curb theft and vandalism, a top official has said. Recently, the company an...Published: 13 hrs ago | 256 | by Staff reporter
Border jumper jailed for stealing wheelchair
A 40-YEAR-OLD man from Zhombe has been sentenced to 30 months in jail by a Victoria Falls magistrate for border jumping and stealing a wheelchair and a cellphone in Botswana. Siphosami Sibanda...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:03hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pleads with Diasporans
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pleaded with the Diaspora community to return to Zimbabwe and assist with rebuilding the country's ailing economy.Mnangagwa made the remarks while officiating ...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:16hrs | 2899 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai donations 'looting' soldiers freed
THREE soldiers that were nabbed after allegedly looting Cyclone Idai donations have each been released on $500 bail.High Court judge Sylvia Chirawu-Mugomba ordered the trio to report thrice a ...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:11hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
Angry Mnangagwa lashes 'unpatriotic and inhumane' forces
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday accused some businesses of being "unpatriotic and inhumane" following the recent sharp hikes in the prices of basic consumer goods around the country.At ...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:10hrs | 2448 | by Staff reporter
Prison officer smokes out goats thief
A PRISON officer sold out a Chipinge woman who was allegedly preying on other villagers' goats after she sold him two suspected stolen goats.Eliza Sithole (47), of Mwandifira village, is now i...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:10hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe black market running amok
GOVERNMENT is facing renewed pressure on the economic front, with the parallel foreign currency market once again running amok — pushing the prices of basic consumer goods like bread beyond the reac...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:25hrs | 30840 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sees end to commuter woes
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned 39 of 300 buses Government has secured as part of measures to address the plight of commuters that are being ripped off by unscrupulous private operators. ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:00hrs | 2082 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers arrested over Cyclone Idai aid
AFTER weeks of frenzied speculation, some members of the military have finally been exposed for allegedly looting goods donated to survivors of the recent Cyclone Idai which left a trail of dest...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 08:10hrs | 3438 | by Staff reporter
Laptop thieves locked for 15 months
TWO thieves from Bulawayo have been sentenced to 15 months in prison while a third was ordered to perform community service after they used a duplicate key to unlock a door and stole a laptop from a h...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 07:57hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi Restoration secures court date for Kambarami legal case
1893 Mthwakazi Restoration Movement (1893MRM) filed a case with Zimbabwe High Court challenging the nomination and eventually appointment of Tinashe Kamabarami as a Bulawayo councillor and ultimately ...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 15:53hrs | 912 | by 1893MRM
Prophet gave burglar charms to evade arrest
A HABITUAL Chipinge burglar has been jailed for two years for theft of goods worth over $600 in Buhera and Bikita after being given a charm by a prophet to evade arrest.Tinashe Mutete was conv...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:46hrs | 530 | by Staff reporter
Zim EFF dismayed by Mnangagwa's decision to compensate White farmers
The Zim EFF is dismayed by the government of Zimbabwe's decision to compensate White farmers for the land that was lawfully and rightfully repossessed under the government's land redistribution progra...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 08:12hrs | 2982 | by Zim EFF Media Relations
Cattle thieves caught in Kezi...given heavy beatings
Four cattle rusttlers were busted in Kezi after stealing cattle and were given a heavy canning by local villagers. The thieves are filmed being interviewed by villagers and one villager ...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 12:16hrs | 3665 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Thieves besiege Beitbridge border post warehouse
THIEVES have besieged the burnt State warehouse at Beitbridge Border Post where they are targeting mostly copper cables and related products still trapped under the debris, it has emerged. ...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:50hrs | 690 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo doctor 'steals' drugs
A DOCTOR at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo has appeared in court for allegedly stealing drugs worth $110 from the hospital theatre while on duty. Emmanuel Mucheni (33) yesterday appeared b...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:26hrs | 886 | by Staff reporter
Machete terror gangs spreading mayhem in Mnangagwa's home province
Murder and violence are spreading in the mineral-rich Midlands - President Emmerson Mnangagwa's home province - as armed militias reportedly sponsored by politicians wreak havoc with impunity....Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 09:02hrs | 1938 | by Staff reporter
Jailbreak attempt hits snag
An escape attempt by a prisoner serving jail time in Kwekwe for theft hit a snag after he was apprehended by alert members of the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS). Brian Rungu ...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 07:52hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
225 Bulawayo protesters convicted
AT least 375 people - predominantly opposition activists, who participated in the January protests that resulted in 17 deaths, have been convicted with Bulawayo providing the bulk of the convictions....Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 07:00hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
Umalayitsha wins battle to recover impounded car
THE High Court has ordered police to release a South African registered kombi belonging to an umalayitsha which was impounded last year after it was found carrying a carcass of an alleged stolen beast...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:50hrs | 1026 | by Staff reporter
Top cop arrested for guns theft
A SENIOR police officer in charge of Bulawayo province's armoury has been arrested for allegedly stealing seven different types of guns from the armoury in a case that has exposed illegal dealing in f...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:46hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter
'A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination'
IT has reached the stage where, to be honest with each other, it is no more surprising that posting a most non-political and non-partisan message on social media praising Zimbabweans — one and all â...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 06:28hrs | 873 | by Conway Tutani
Looters caught on camera jailed
TWO Bulawayo men who looted goods worth more than $11 000 at a Nketa 9 supermarket during the January protests have been caged five years behind bars after they were positively identified through the ...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 15:21hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Teenager arrested for stealing taxis
Police have arrested a 17-year-old suspect on allegations of stealing two taxis in separate incidents in Harare. The suspect (name withheld) from Dzivaresekwa 1 in Harare, was arrested by detectives f...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 06:48hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama's 'allies' allegedly looted 250 million pula
Former South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) boss Shaun Abrahams has found a new job in Botswana.City Press claims that Abrahams was appointed two months ago after being approach...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 22:01hrs | 4403 | by Staff reporter
'Prophet' jailed for stealing cellphone
A 23-YEAR-OLD self-proclaimed prophet from Bulawayo has been sentenced to three months in prison after he stole and sold a Nokia Lumia cellphone which he took from the owner under the pretext that he ...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 06:59hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
'Prophet' jailed for stealing cellphone
A 23-YEAR-OLD self-proclaimed prophet from Bulawayo has been sentenced to three months in prison after he stole and sold a Nokia Lumia cell phone which he took from the owner under the pretext that he...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 22:44hrs | 1173 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF chairperson admits stealing from GMB
Zanu-PF Mwenezi district chairperson, Rennias Muchoko (42) was last week arrested and arraigned before magistrate Honest Musiiwa on charges of stealing bags of maize and millet from Rutenga Grain Mark...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 20:34hrs | 798 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu to appear before Bulawayo court
Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu, is set to testify before a Bulawayo magistrate in a case in which he stands accused of inciting a Ntabazinduna villager to defy directives from Chief ...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 15:04hrs | 3662 | by Staff reporter
Crime in Harare increases
There appears to have been a major increase in crime, including violent crime, in Harare, judging by reports received by Safeguard Security from its customers and other sources.In an update to...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 14:31hrs | 3500 | by Agencies
Parliament releases list of 133 applicants for 9 ZACC posts
Former Zimpapers board chairman Tommy Sithole and former Chronicle editor Geoffrey Nyarota are among a list of 133 people who have applied to become commissioner of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commis...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 09:44hrs | 3133 | by ZimLive
ZANU PF proposes to give away platinum to foreign Capitalists
In 1991, the Zimbabwean economy took its first major dive with the adoption of the IMF/World bank neo-liberal "Economic Structural Adjustment Programme" (ESAP). In Zimbabwe, this process was headed by...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 10:06hrs | 1466 | by ZCP
'Starving villagers' skin neighbour's cow
TWO villagers from Siampongo in Binga have been jailed nine years each for skinning and stealing the carcass of their neighbour's cow, which had died on its own.Tedious Mudenda (38) and Fanuel...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:49hrs | 592 | by Staff reporter
TelOne gears up for privatisation
TelOne says it has appointed a consultant who will advise the company on the restructuring of its staggering $380 million debt as it seeks to clean its books and attract private capital.TelOne...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:48hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Gweru, MSU partner in solar street lights project
GWERU City Council (GCC) has partnered Midlands State University (MSU) in a project that will result in the installation of solar powered street lights in Senga and Nehosho suburbs where most of the u...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 05:08hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Zesa's govt subsidies now unsustainable
UNECONOMIC electricity tariffs and high country risk have resulted in state power utility Zesa Holdings subsidiary, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), planning massive...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 17:12hrs | 716 | by Staff reporter
Consumer rights group to lobby Parly over data bundles costs
A CONSUMER rights' watchdog has launched a campaign against high mobile data costs, after recent reports showed that Zimbabwe had some of the most expensive data tariffs on the continent.This ...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 07:46hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sued over RTGS currency
Harare businessman and University of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturer, Shakespear Hamauswa, has petitioned the High Court seeking a court order to declare unconstitutional the Presidential (Temporary Measures) ...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 07:13hrs | 4141 | by Staff reporter
Injiva wins $5,000 lawsuit against Cain Mathema
THE High Court has ordered Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Cain Mathema and three police detectives to pay an injiva US$5 000 as compensation following his unlawful arrest and detent...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 22:27hrs | 1542 | 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 | 509 | by newzimbabwe.com
The scars of Zimbabwe military deployments
Soldiers are back at the barracks and things look normal. That is as normal as things can ever be in Zimbabwe. But that's an illusion. Beyond the veil of quiet are ruins — deep scars that will not g...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 13:40hrs | 3818 | by Tawanda Majoni
Prophet Makandiwa disowns disputed mine
UNITED Family International Church (UFIC) leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa is not the owner of Mutoko's Havilah Gold Mine that is embroiled in a war with its former workers over stolen gold, mine reg...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 06:57hrs | 882 | 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 | 2445 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa arresting MDC MPs to divide the party ahead of Congress'
MDC MP for Kuwadzana East and deputy treasurer-general Chalton Hwende was on Wednesday morning taken to court where he is facing treason charges.This was revealed by the MDC secretary-general ...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 07:39hrs | 911 | by Staff reporter
2 more Choppies tellers arrested
TWO more Choppies supermarket till operators from Bulawayo have been arrested for allegedly stealing about $ 2 300 after hacking the shop's systems. Precious Moyo and Rachel Sibanda appeared b...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 22:50hrs | 3296 | by Staff reporter
48-hour water cuts for Bulawayo suburbs
THE eastern suburbs of Bulawayo will this week experience 48-hour water cuts as the Bulawayo City Council repairs a supply pipe. In a statement on Monday, the Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube, ...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 22:49hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi faces extradition from SA
The State is starting the extradition process on fugitive former Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Walter Mzembi, who is believed to be holed up in South Africa, to bring him to trial on charg...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 22:38hrs | 896 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Rustlers mass slaughter cows in Esigodini
A gang of cattle rustlers killed an unnamed number of cattle in ESigodini.Eyewitnesses say the castle rustlers were disturbed before loading the meat and they escaped....Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 19:07hrs | 3588 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mthuli Ncube guilty as charged
Community Water Alliance is greatly disturbed by Hon Minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube's disregard of his constitutional duties when it comes to loan agreements and guarantees.We read with sadn...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 13:40hrs | 2647 | by Community Water Alliance
Mwonzora wants to end the standoff between Chamisa and Mnangagwa
TENSION continues to rise in the MDC ahead of its elective congress with secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora saying party president Nelson Chamisa failed to meet a target of attracting 4,5 million vote...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 10:29hrs | 6819 | by Staff reporter
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