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Mystery deaths deepen in Zimbabwe
DEATH is never easy and, whenever it strikes, the grief it causes is traumatic for family and friends who would have lost a loved one.This encounter with mortality always leaves the surviving ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1768 | by Staff reporter
Botswana investors launch battle to reclaim gold mine
FOUR Botswana nationals have appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), the Foreign Affairs ministry and other state organs in a bid to claim part of a gold ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 243 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe airports pose aviation disaster
ZIMBABWE'S airports pose an aviation disaster as they are still operating with an antiquated radar system several months after the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport raised the urgent need...Published: 18 hrs ago | 593 | by Staff reporter
SA truckers block roads in protest over foreigners
The failure by the South African government to provide feedback on November 3 to small truck operators regarding the employment of foreign drivers resulted in the blockade of the N3 highway near Van R...Published: 18 hrs ago | 364 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa attacks Zanu-PF probe
NORTON Member of Parliament (MP) Temba Mliswa has dismissed a board of inquiry report by Hurungwe District war veterans, which has accused him of dabbling in Zanu-PF politics.Mliswa is an inde...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 18:22hrs | 1023 | by Staff reporter
Inside tragic Munatsi fire death trap
HARARE City Council fire chief Clever Mafoti yesterday downplayed suggestions that his crews could have saved Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency boss, Douglas Munatsi, who died in a shocking f...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 18:21hrs | 2366 | by Staff reporter
Notorious armed robbers nabbed
POLICE yesterday arrested three notorious armed robbers involved in a spate of armed robberies committed between September 8 and November 29.Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi identified the arme...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:34hrs | 2061 | by Staff reporter
'Criminals damaging roads'
GOVERNMENT has accused "rogue elements" of damaging newly-refurbished roads to discredit the ongoing Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme Phase 2 (ERRP2).This follows complaints that road ...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:31hrs | 1004 | by Staff reporter
Cable theft triggers 14-day power blackout
RESIDENTS of Tshabalala suburb in Bulawayo have spent two weeks without electricity after cables were stolen.Several suburbs in Bulawayo have of late experienced electricity blackouts due to c...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:31hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Selling of stolen cars increases
There is an increase in cases of thieves selling stolen vehicles to unsuspecting buyers, police said yesterday.This comes after police have in the past few months, arrested several car t...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:19hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Cop loses car to thieves
A POLICE officer stationed at the Police Protection Unit was left clutching his car keys when he discovered that his Honda Fit car which he had parked directly opposite his workplace at Southampton bu...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 17:58hrs | 1502 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda introduces paid parking
GWANDA Municipality has re-introduced paid parking in the town's CBD.In a notice Gwanda Town Clerk, Ms Priscillah Nkala said each vehicle will be charged US$1/ R15 or $100 an hour."Not...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 15:50hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Truck with smuggled groceries intercepted by Bulawayo traffic cops
Police in Bulawayo have intercepted a 34-tonne truck that was smuggling groceries worth millions of dollars.The South Africa number platted 34-tonne truck owned by CTME Logistics, was intercep...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 15:49hrs | 753 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firm commits to re-industrialisation
THE availing of lines of credit to the automobile repair industry is the sure way to facilitate retooling so the sector becomes a key enabler in Government efforts to modernise and stabilise the econo...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:30hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants withdraw forex bonuses
CIVIL servants were smiling all the way to the bank yesterday as they started receiving their bonuses in foreign currency.They are receiving up to a maximum of US$700 and civil service pension...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:29hrs | 921 | by Staff reporter
Armed robber arrested after flaunting cash on social media
A DECISION by a suspected armed robber to flaunt his ill-gotten wealth on social media backfired after he was arrested when his picture with wads of United States dollars attracted the attention of la...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:29hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
Govt to continue to provide non-monetised incentives
GOVERNMENT will continue providing non-monetised incentives to its workers and constantly improve their salaries as they are the vital cog in the implementation of the National Development Strategy (N...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:28hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border modernisation to improve efficiency
The efficiency challenges that had become a perennial headache at the Beitbridge Border Post are gradually being addressed through the ongoing US$300 million modernisation works carried out by the Sec...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:28hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soldiers killed in truck collision
TWO Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers died Tuesday in a horrific crash after the vehicle in which they were travelling in collided with a haulage truck in Chiredzi.The two soldiers, who we...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 10:04hrs | 1774 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa alleges assassination attempts by Zanu-PF
ZIMBABWE'S opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance, believes that the country's ruling Zanu-PF has decided to assassinate MDC-A leader Nelson Chamisa because all its other effort...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 10:04hrs | 1659 | by Staff reporter
'Underfunding fuelling police corruption'
CHAIRPERSON of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence and Home Affairs, Levy Mayihlome has said police officers have become corrupt because their parent ministry is underfunded to meet their...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:39hrs | 611 | by Staff reporter
Uk tells Zimbabwe to probe MDC Alliance activist's death
THE British embassy in Harare has called for an investigation into the fatal assault of MDC Alliance activist Nyasha Zhambe Mawere by suspected Zanu-PF supporters in Masvingo two months ago.Ma...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:39hrs | 1703 | by Staff reporter
Council recruits more traffic cops
Harare City Council has certified 166 new municipal police officers to boost traffic management in the CBD and assist in reducing congestion during peak hours.Speaking at the certification of ...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:36hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
90 Zupco buses arrive
The latest batch of 90 Golden Dragon buses has arrived in Harare and will be commissioned into the Zupco fleet this week to keep up the momentum of expanding the public transport system.This b...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:35hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
3 women assist men gang rape two victims
THREE women are suspected to have ganged up with two men and assisted them to rape two victims in separate incidents.This raises concerns over involvement of women in the perpetration of viole...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:33hrs | 986 | by Staff reporter
Teachers unions' plot exposed
TEACHERS' unions and other civil society organisations have been roped in to push the Western-funded regime change agenda in the country with handsome perks being given to the unions' leadership....Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
Police probe into death of businessman Douglas Munatsi
MEMORANDUMSUBJECT: SUDDEN DEATH BY FIRE OF DOUGLAS MUNATSI AT NUMBER C9 NORTHFIELDS FLATS, CORNER JOSIAH TONGOGARA AND FIFTH AVENUE, HARAREThis memorandum serves to put on record circu...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:29hrs | 683 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP's vehicle used in attempted abduction of motorist
Two men were arrested on Monday after they attempted to abduct a motorist by throwing him in the back of a Zanu-PF truck assigned to Insiza North MP Farai Taruvinga.The incident, captured on v...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:29hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
Chaos rocks Zanu-PF provinces
Zanu-PF is battling to conclude its restructuring exercise due to violent clashes among supporters, which have affected several provinces, it has emerged.Several provinces, especially in Midla...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:38hrs | 3218 | by Staff reporter
Britain overstepping its bounds on Zimbabwe
It boggles the mind why the British government seems not to understand that Zimbabwe ceased to be a colony of the Crown over four decades ago.How else should one explain the British's continuo...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:28hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
2 minors die in car boot
TWO girls aged three and four died in a Honda CRV vehicle boot while two survived after being forgotten in the car when it got parked.The incident happened in Chiredzi on Tuesday where Seline ...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 13:06hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
Man sells his car, only to steal it using duplicate keys
A 33-YEAR-OLD man from Plumtree was arrested for allegedly stealing a car he had sold to someone.Chido Abel Chifeku (33) from Dingimuzi suburb allegedly stole a vehicle he had sold to Irvine Muzen...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 13:04hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa guards brutalise motorist
Soldiers that were part of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's escort yesterday assaulted a Harare motorist and later detained him on charges of intercepting his long motorcade.The incident happene...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 12:09hrs | 3848 | by Staff reporter
Govt issues $24 billion Covid-19 guarantees
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says government has issued debt guarantees amounting to $24,2 billion and US$15,2 million to help firms ride out Covid-19 induced operational problems.A governmen...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 08:04hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Graft scandal rocks govt agency
Zimbabwe's research institute under the Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation Science and Development ministry has been rocked by reports of graft, maladministration and corporate misgovernance co...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 08:03hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter
5 highway robbers nabbed
POLICE in Gweru have busted a gang of five robbers who specialised in committing robberies along highway roads in and around Gweru.The five have been arrested and are assisting police with inv...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:56hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Distributor moves to stem Zimbabwe's fake whiskey 'pandemic'
IMITATION is the sincerest form of flattery, the old adage goes, but when it comes to alcohol, high-end whiskey in particular, this is not strictly true.Recently, according to an anonymous sou...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:51hrs | 530 | by Staff reporter
3 in Japan to develop Zimbabwean satellite
THREE local scientists have been sent to Japan to produce a Zimbabwean satellite so that the country has presence in space amid reports that the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef) has used mo...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:50hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
'US$334k Fawcett robbery staged'
THE case in which US$334 290 was brazenly stolen from a cash-in-transit vehicle between Gweru and Kwekwe last Thursday evening, has taken a new twist with police unearthing evidence linking the Fawcet...Published: 27 Nov 2021 at 23:15hrs | 1558 | by Staff Reporter
$11bn set aside for elections
TREASURY has allocated $11 billion to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to carry out its activities that include conducting by-elections next year.The by-elections, which will be held du...Published: 26 Nov 2021 at 08:58hrs | 1148 | by Staff Reporter
Matabeleland projects get priority in 2022 budget
GOVERNMENT continues to drive the development of Matabeleland with the 2022 National Budget Statement presented yesterday in Parliament by Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli N...Published: 26 Nov 2021 at 08:43hrs | 938 | by Staff Reporter
Fawcetts cash in transit vehicle robbed of US$380 000
A Fawcetts cash in transit (CIT) vehicle was allegedly robbed of more than US$380 000 cash near Conmara area along Gweru-Kwekwe highway yesterday late afternoon. Police sources said the CIT wa...Published: 26 Nov 2021 at 08:08hrs | 2043 | by Staff Reporter
Chiredzi residents left in shock over the tragic death of two minors
RESIDENTS of Chiredzi are still in shock after two minors from a local pre-school allegedly suffocated to death in a vehicle trunk this Tuesday.The minors, Celine Shiri (3) and Lynet Musungatu...Published: 25 Nov 2021 at 06:46hrs | 1640 | by Staff Reporter
Passenger hijacks Zupco bus
Suspected drug dealer Sylvester Phiri who was a passenger in the Zimbabwe United Passengers company (Zupco) bus attempted to flee away with the vehicle af...Published: 24 Nov 2021 at 06:50hrs | 6079 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Zimbabwe Republic Police must abide by the constitution
The armed police were at it again on Friday when they pounced on MDC-Alliance activists who were gathered at Vova shopping centre in Nkayi, Matabeleland North province waiting to meet their party lead...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 22:21hrs | 1723 | by Leonard Koni
Councils can offer local solutions to climate change crisis
The 2022 budget consultations for Kwekwe City are now done and dusted. Conspicuously absent from the submissions from the residents were inputs towards programs on climate change.Residents see...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 21:53hrs | 138 | by Taruberekera Masara
Cop collapses, dies
A police officer collapsed and died in his vehicle while in the company of a friend at Chirunga shops in Unit K, Chitungwiza.The deceased, Makomborero Mazowe is alleged to have had breathing c...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:48hrs | 1729 | by Staff reporter
US$28m in taxpayers' funds misappropriated in corrupt deal
THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands has recommended that the police and Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission investigate the Grain Millers' Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) and its president T...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:16hrs | 895 | by Staff reporter
Second Republic marred by litany of unfulfilled pledges
WHEN President Emmerson Mnangagwa got into power in 2017, a lot of promises were made, creating the impression that Zanu-PF was ready to give Zimbabweans a fresh start.Four years later, it see...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:16hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa takes campaign to Matebeleland South
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa on Saturday took his meet-the-people campaign to Matebeleland South province to drum-up support for the by-elections to be held early next year and general electi...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:14hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
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