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Virtual sittings commence at Bulawayo magistrates' courts
The Bulawayo Magistrates' Court has begun conducting virtual court sessions, aligning with a national shift towards digital judicial processes. Launched by Chief Justice Luke Malaba in 2022, t...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 14:07hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
US$200 'bribe' prosecutor granted bail
Bhekimpilo Moyo, a public prosecutor from the Bulawayo Magistrates' Court at the Tredgold Building, has been arrested for allegedly demanding a US$200 bribe.Moyo, 35, solicited the bribe from the ...Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 07:53hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Foreign currency dealers ditch trading spots
MOST illegal money changers popularly known as "Osiphatheleni" have abandoned their traditional trading spots in Bulawayo following the launch by the Government of the new gold-backed currency, the Zi...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
SOS for released Mthwakazi activists
THE Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has appealed for donations in cash or kind to support six activists and their families who spent three years in jail on charges of public violence.Nine MRP a...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 21:04hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
Service providers stop trading in Zimdollars
A MAJORITY of service providers and shops in the country were yesterday rejecting payments in local currency arguing that they were migrating to the new Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency in a development t...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC moves to stem dirt, chaos and decay in CBD
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has given informal traders, kombi, bus and pushcart operators, and those involved in illegal car wash business in the city centre an ultimatum to cease their illegal activi...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man in custody after thrashing wife over infidelity suspicions
JEALOUSY is a wicked monster that often rears its ugly head with disastrous consequences, even in the strongest relationships.A man who could not stomach the thought of his wife opening the co...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF's Joseph Tshuma emerges lone nominee in Pelandaba-Tshabalala By-election
In an update posted on X by online publication CITE earlier today, the nomination court for the upcoming by-elections in the Pelandaba-Tshabalala constituency revealed that, as of the latest updat...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 11:18hrs | 8 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Shock as Bulawayo's notorious drug dealer goes into hiding
Notorious Bulawayo drug dealer, Charles George Wilson who gained notoriety after an investigation into his convictions revealed possible corruption at the Tredgold Magistrates Courts has gone into hid...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 06:50hrs | 23 | by Simba Jemwa
Mnangangwa orders new elections in 6 constituencies
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has mandated new elections in response to the recent recall of six members of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) national assembly by the "party secretary general," S...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 21:06hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Notorious drug dealer court papers vanish...fears of corruption at Tredgold Courts raised
An investigation by Bulawayo 24 into sentences effected on a notorious Bulawayo drug dealer has resulted in questions being asked about the integrity of the Tredgold Magistrates Courts after court pap...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 08:42hrs | 19 | by Simba Jemwa
Man says he fears son more than a lion after he tries to kill him in fire
A man told a court on Tuesday that he fears his 26-year-old son more than a lion after escaping the latter's attempt to burn him and his wife alive.Themba Mathe, of Tsholotsho, pleaded guilty ...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:24hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Enraged wife leaks prosecutor's pictures with a string of women
A public prosecutor stationed at Plumtree magistrates' courts in Matabeleland South Province found himself in the midst of a nude scandal after his angry wife reportedly sent nude photos in which he w...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:02hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
ZUPCO bus conductor up for blank ticketing scam
A ZUPCO conductor appeared before a Bulawayo magistrate on Thursday, facing charges of fraud for issuing passengers with blank tickets and keeping the fares for himself.The Tredgold Magistrate...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 07:27hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
CCC recall case judgment set for next week
The High Court is scheduled to issue its verdict prior to the nomination day next week in the case filed by 14 CCC legislators who are contesting their recall from Parliament by their interim party se...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:36hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
CCC Matabeleland South berates 'hungry and desperate vendor' Tshabangu
Solani Moyo, the interim chairperson of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in Matabeleland South province, has criticized Sengezo Tshabangu, referring to him as an impoverished and desperate stre...Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 07:48hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
CCC Bulawayo disaster includes Senatorial seats
THE main opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) will not have representation in the Senate from Bulawayo after the party's 12 National Assembly candidates in the city were disqualified from t...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 21:15hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
More than 600,000 e-passports issued to date
THE Civil Registry Department (CRD) has issued more than 600 000 electronic passports since last year, clearing the 200 000-backlog accumulated from 2019 with women having acquired more of the travell...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MP candidates' legal woes mount
A new court application has been filed at the Bulawayo High Court to prevent the 12 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) parliamentary candidates from running in the August 23, 2023 elections.T...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 19:46hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo bus operators bend the rules, flout BCC by-laws
WITH the words "Inter Africa" inscribed at the back, a silver Toyota Quantum vehicle makes a sudden stop and a tout bolts out, approaches two women and asks where they are travelling to. The tout tell...Published: 15 Jul 2023 at 11:38hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Man dumps wife in court for maid
A TROUBLED man from Queens Park suburb in Bulawayo pulled a shocker in court as he dumped his wife for allegedly bashing him and insulting him for failing to secure a job.Timothy Dube revealed...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 18:40hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Teachers trade insults in front of students
A TEACHER stationed at Cyrene High School in Matebeleland South Province was allegedly dressed down by her workmate after she hurled insults at her in front of teachers and pupils branding her a prost...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 18:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Former Deputy Mayor in court for maintenance default again
FORMER Bulawayo Deputy Mayor, Mr Gift Banda, was on Wednesday dragged to court for allegedly defaulting on paying maintenance for his 13-year-old child, whom he fathered out of wedlock in a love...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Court challenge against most likely intended to eliminate serious competition'
An independent candidate, cited as one of the respondents in a case where twelve registered voters in Bulawayo seeking the nullification of the candidature of those they alleged registered after the c...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 14:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC likely to lose over 20 seats in Bulawayo
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition For Change (CCC) President Nelson Chamisa's experimental candidate selection process imploded Wednesday, most likely costing the party over 20 seats in Bulawayo.L...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Unpacking today's Nomination court
NOMINATION Courts sit countrywide today for all candidates aspiring to contest in harmonised elections set for August 23, paving the way for serious political campaigning.Candidates vying for ...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's elections Nomination Court to sit tomorrow
THE Nomination Court will tomorrow sit across the country to consider and accept candidates for Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Authority polls ahead of the harmonised elections scheduled for Au...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi activist remanded to June 5
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) activist Chrispen Ncube, who faces charges of public violence and malicious damage to property, has been remanded to June 5 for continuation of trial.Ncube, repr...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's harmonised elections: Die is cast
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday proclaimed August 23, 2023, as the day on which harmonised elections will be held, opening the door for political parties' to start their campaigns in earnest and ending ...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube tours Bulawayo shops, chides business for hiking prices
Continued unjustified fluctuation of prices of goods in supermarkets will force people to import basic commodities from outside the country, Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has stated....Published: 28 May 2023 at 16:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube confronts Osiphatheleni
THERE was drama around Tredgold Building, which houses the Bulawayo Magistrate Courts yesterday, as illegal money changers ran away at the sight of the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Pr...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube threatens crackdown on businesses
THERE was drama around Tredgold Building that houses the Bulawayo Magistrates Courts yesterday, as illegal money changers ran away at the sight of the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Pro...Published: 28 May 2023 at 07:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police raid illegal forex dealers, retrieve 11 POS machines
POLICE in Bulawayo have raided illegal foreign currency dealers and arrested six suspects linked to the abuse of Point of Sale (POS) machines to carry out illicit transactions.Bulawayo provinc...Published: 23 May 2023 at 21:16hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Money changers hijack POS machines for big transactions
DECKED out in trendy designer wear, clutching energy drink cans and munching take-aways while engaging in high-pitched conversations, illegal money changers, popularly known as osiphatheleni who have ...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Illegal food vendors overwhelm council
Crime and grime in Bulawayo's city centre has seen the rise of unlicensed food outlets and mobile vendors that thrive in illegal trade.Taking a walk in the city centre is practically a nightma...Published: 10 May 2023 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Intercity buses turn Bulawayo CBD into a Mbare
CALL it lawlessness or chaos. This is what several long-distance bus operators plying intercity routes are turning Bulawayo city centre into.For sometime, there has been rampant illegal pickin...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate fired in sex affair scandal
A GWANDA magistrate who reported his female boss for alleged sexual harassment was recently fired, in a toxic matter that has raised controversy.The magistrate claims the female boss has two c...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 20:06hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Real cop nabs bogus pair
SAMANTHA Dube (48) and Mpikelelo Ncube (40) from Bulawayo will rue the day they impersonated police officers.This was after they were arrested for instructing a woman who had given them a lift...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pair arrested for masquerading as police officers
A 48-year-old woman from the leafy suburb of Ilanda together with a 40-year-old man from Barham Green in Bulawayo have been arrested for masquerading as police officers.The pair Samantha Dube ...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 19:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Edgars branch forced to relocation by vendors
GIANT retail clothing company, Edgars Stores Limited, has closed one of its prominent branches in Bulawayo citing the need to secure an alternative location that suits its brand expectation amid press...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 07:38hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's Renkini a white elephant as intercity buses shun it
Renkini Bus Terminus was, for years, the nerve centre for Bulawayo's transport system with people intending to travel to other cities and towns trooping to the station to board buses.Many othe...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 05:39hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mubobobo man rubs manhood against woman in bank queue
A WOMAN who was queuing at a bank in the city centre nearly jumped out of her skin when she felt something hard and slimy sliding up and down her back.To her horror, when she turned to check, ...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 19:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Son robs dad of gold, US$14 000
A DARING 21-year-old man teamed up with five accomplices to rob his father of US$14 000, 16 grammes of gold and mobile phones early this year.Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Manicaland...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 20:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kuda Mahachi acquitted of son's attempted murder
Embattled Zimbabwe Warriors midfielder Kudakwashe Mahachi has been acquitted of attempted murder charges following his trial on allegations of scalding his four-year-old son with hot water in South Af...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 18:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bosso roadshows return
EXCITEMENT among Highlanders' supporters has returned following exciting displays by the team since Portuguese coach Baltemar Brito took over the reins as head coach last month.So excited are ...Published: 16 Jul 2022 at 10:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Egodini to open for buses, kombis in December
COMMUTER buses and kombis are set to return to Egodini by December when Phase 1A of the much-anticipated Egodini Mall and Bus Terminus upgrading project is expected to have been completed, Bulawayo Ci...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kudakwashe Mahachi appears in court
AFTER hiding from the media and the public since his forced return from South Africa, Kudakwashe Mahachi had no choice but to appear at Bulawayo's Tredgold Magistrates courts for malicious damage to p...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 16:12hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Huge turnout for births registration
THE mobile registration exercise aimed at issuing more than two million birth and death certificates as well as national identity documents started countrywide yesterday with a huge turnout as people ...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Confusion grips new/ old party
CONFUSION reigned supreme in the newly formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party when it double fielded candidates in two Bulawayo wards at yesterday's seating of the Nomination Court for by-el...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Courts closed as Covid-19 cases surge
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has temporarily closed lower and superior courts across the country to allow fumigation and contact tracing, as cases of Covid-19 infections continue to surge amo...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
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