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Chiefs turned into Zanu-PF commissars
THAT last month President Emmerson Mnangagwa handed over Isuzu double cab trucks to chiefs, about two years before Zimbabwe goes to crucial polls is questionable and smacks of vote-buying, if not rigg...Published: 21 hrs ago | 954 | by Chief Chiduku
Fawcett security guard shot in the head with an AK-47, survives
A Fawcett Security guard escaped death by a whisker after being shot with an AK-47 rifle in the head by armed robbers in Bulawayo on Monday night.The security company's Alarms Reaction Team re...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 17:21hrs | 3731 | by Staff reporter
Robbery gone bad leaves 2 guards shot and injured
FIVE armed robbers shot and injured two Fawcett Security guards with an AK-47 rifle in Bulawayo's industrial sites on Monday night.One of the security guards was shot in the head and is lucky ...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 17:17hrs | 1309 | by Staff reporter
High Court quashes white farmer's jail sentence
A CHIREDZI commercial farmer, Tony Renato Sarpo (55), who was last year slapped with a 10month prison sentence for theft of trust property, has been freed after his sentence was quashed by the High Co...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:27hrs | 1146 | by Staff reporter
Smuggling cartels control Mutare
CARTELS smuggling fuel and second-hand clothes into the country have become powerful and daring to an extent of hiring earth-moving equipment to clear and periodically repair gravel roads connecting i...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:11hrs | 791 | by Staff reporter
Barbara Rwodzi rises from PAP chaos to rejuvenate Zanu-PF
THE little-known Barbara Rwodzi, a member of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) of the African Union (AU), left the institution's latest session with a continental reputation.The sitting was sus...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 17:54hrs | 1705 | by Staff reporter
Police in pirate taxis storm
MEMBERS of Parliament have expressed concern over pirate taxis which they said were being allowed to operate throughout the country without hindrance, as most of them are owned by police officers....Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:29hrs | 2435 | by Staff reporter
MDC factions have bungled in running Harare
The MDC Alliance (MDC-A) faction leader, Nelson Chamisa, uses every opportunity he gets to pontificate about smart cities each time he has to talk of Zimbabwe's urban areas.Given the fact that...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:17hrs | 396 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Chamisa's fired ally allocated cheap industrial stand by Bulawayo City Council
THE uproar that resulted in former Bulawayo deputy mayor, Mr Tinashe Kambarami attempting to bulldoze a full council meeting despite his recalling has been exposed as a "mere smokescreen", as during t...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:58hrs | 1238 | by Staff reporter
Bus operators seal massive deal
A consortium of local bus operators has partnered with car assemblers — AVM Africa and Quest Motors to start the assembling of local buses in a bid to solve the country's transport woes.This...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 07:27hrs | 2227 | by Staff reporter
Police aiding increasing Zanu-PF violence
Guns represent war, conflict, destruction and death and in Zimbabwe, the gun has led politics instead of the reverse. This month, we witnessed and report that there has been an upsurge in political ac...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 07:24hrs | 328 | by Zimbabwe Peace Project
5 killed in accident
Five people died on the spot when an inter Africa bus collided head-on with a Honda Stream vehicle at the 54km peg along the Chivhu-Gutu highway yesterday morning.Police spokesperson, Assistan...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 07:23hrs | 791 | by Staff reporter
Demolitions: Council gives cops big treat
Police officers conducting a demolition exercise in Chitungwiza were feted with takeaway food by council at a time service delivery has plunged to unprecedented levels in the town.This publica...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 07:22hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga bans all gatherings except funerals
Health minister and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has imposed new restrictions citing a "surge in cases". All gatherings except funerals are banned, all workshops and meetings to be held...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 20:08hrs | 2728 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga announces stricter COVID-19 enforcement measures
ZIMBABWE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE PRESS STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE AND MINISTER OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE: 12 JUNE 2021 MEASURES TO CURB THE...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 20:04hrs | 1804 | by Dr Constantino Guveya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga
Zanu-PF another pandemic hitting Zimbabwe
Our current situation in Zimbabwe under this so called new republic is simply summed up by the late Dr Oliver Mtukudzi's song Paita Mabasa.When people across the country thought that there was...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 14:14hrs | 1570 | by Leonard Koni
Questions to ask before starting a trucking company
For your information, when most people talk about starting a trucking business, they don't mean to become the operators themselves. It is a typically one-person controlled business that is divided int...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 13:08hrs | 1522 | by Staff Writer
Security agents stalk war veteran
THE fight for control of Caps Holdings Limited (CHL) has turned nasty, with war veteran and businessman Frederick Mutanda alleging that State security agents were involved in a plot to assassinate him...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:30hrs | 869 | by Staff reporter
We are living in fear, says Minister
GOVERNMENT has conceded that the country is now overwhelmed by cases of armed robberies as criminal syndicates smuggle firearms via the country's porous borders.Home Affairs deputy minister Ru...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:18hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
Biti throws away summons
There was drama at the Harare Magistrates Court yesterday when MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti ran away from a police officer who was trying to serve him with summons for a case of public viol...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:32hrs | 1504 | by Staff reporter
Police seek to seize ill-gotten assets
Police are now seeking to apply the law to seize and impound cars and other property used to commit crimes and property believed to have been bought through proceeds of crime by seven suspected serial...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:28hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Police to get vehicles
THE Government is set to procure more vehicles for the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) whose depleted fleet is affecting the force in executing its mandate.Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage De...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 21:24hrs | 905 | by Staff reporter
Senior citizen dies in scotch cart accident
A 63-YEAR-OLD Muzarabani man died on the spot after an ox-drawn cart he was travelling in overturned and trapped him to death.James Fatizo of Mukwombe village,Muzarabani died on the spot after...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 11:53hrs | 1613 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bulawayo cops deny torching kombis, blame 'vendors, touts and money changers'
Metro traffic cops in Bulawayo were accused of shifting blame after allegedly burning down two kombis in the city center on Wednesday and then telling their boss in an internal memo that the commuter ...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 07:39hrs | 2893 | by Staff reporter
Audit exposes Cyclone Idai looting
MILLIONS of dollars and thousands of litres of fuel, among other donated items meant to assist Cyclone Idai victims could have been looted, the 2020 Auditor-General Mildred Chiri's report has revealed...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:25hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Cops near death as tout mob attacks
PIRATE kombi operators and illegal money changers yesterday allegedly ganged up and attacked traffic police officers who were patrolling in the Bulawayo city centre.The rowdy crew smashed wind...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:25hrs | 1364 | by Staff reporter
College student stabbed to death, body dumped by roadside
POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating the murder of a 25-year-old student from Esigodini Agricultural College in Matabeleland South who was stabbed to death on Sunday and his body was left covered with...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:22hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Kombis burnt to shells in fierce police clashes with illegal Bulawayo operators
POLICE in Bulawayo Wednesday threw tear smoke cannisters which are believed to have illuminated and burnt to shells, two private commuter transport omnibuses which were operating illegally within the ...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 18:46hrs | 2254 | by Staff reporter
5 cops injured in rowdy touts - Osiphatheleni attack
SUSPECTED touts and illegal money changers popularly known as Osiphatheleni on Wednesday attacked two police vehicles along Fort Street between 6th and 5th Avenue in the Bulawayo City Centre.F...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 18:21hrs | 1262 | by Staff reporter
Zesa switches off police
CHITUNGWIZA Police Camp has been without power for two weeks after power utility Zesa switched it off over non-payment of bills, NewsDay reported.Sources at the residential flats for police of...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:50hrs | 2225 | by Staff reporter
Binga chefs divert donated ambulance
VILLAGERS in Tyuunga, Matabeleland North province, have accused top officials at the Binga Rural District Council of diverting donations, including an ambulance, to carry out administrative errands at...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:44hrs | 987 | by Staff reporter
Police shoot most wanted robber
A SUSPECTED notorious armed robber, who is part of a gang led by Musa Taj Abdul, is nursing wounds at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital in Harare after being shot by police while attempting to flee....Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:32hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
Murambatsvina is back at MDC led councils
Hundreds of informal traders who had built shacks and shelters on road verges and the sides of the roads in Harare Metropolitan province had their structures demolished yesterday after they failed to ...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:28hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Chief embroiled in gold mineral claims
A CHIEF of the Mambo dynasty, Bekezela Nyathi is embroiled in a bitter wrangle over mineral claims for gold in Fort Rixon with a miner Blessed Ndiweni.The claims in question are at Car Rhom No...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:07hrs | 1038 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council bemoans truck shortage for garbage collection
SHORTAGE of refuse removal trucks is hampering the Bulawayo City Council (BCC)'s garbage collection activities, amid reports that the city only has 10 refuse compactors when it requires 26.Thi...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:06hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
Godwin Matanga lifts the police bar higher as the the new dispensation shines
Since the second republic ED has brought in faces which change things. ED has allied people in different aspects of economy to hit the ground running. One department he made a difference is the Police...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 13:49hrs | 1312 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
MDC-T led council faces probe over poor service
THE Local government ministry has deployed a four-member team to investigate the MDC-T-led Marondera municipality following complaints about corruption and mismanagement.the probe was triggere...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 10:05hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
NRZ acquires US$1,5m vehicles
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has acquired a fleet of 57 vehicles at a cost of US$ 1,5 million meant to transform the operational landscape of the organisation.The vehicles, 12 eight...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:52hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
NRZ loses equipment worth US$168,000
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has lost equipment worth US$167 785 in a year while the value of those recovered stands at US$79 946 with 322 criminals arrested out of 124 cases that were deal...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:52hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Govt buys 100 ambulances
GOVERNMENT has procured a fleet of 100 new fully equipped ambulances that are set to be deployed to healthcare facilities throughout the country.The first batch of the specialised vehicles is ...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:50hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa left shell shocked by ED's achievements
The policies and programs of Zimbabwean government under ZANU PF wield enormous influence on National development progress and the ultimate goal towards 2030 vision. Despite the little manoeuvring spa...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 18:16hrs | 3423 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Petrol attendant shot as violent crime wave sweeps Bulawayo
A petrol attendant was shot in the chest on Friday after armed robbers targeted a Flo garage in Bulawayo's Tshabalala suburb – the latest in a series of violent robberies in Zimbabwe's second city....Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:15hrs | 992 | by Staff reporter
6 armed robbers, carjackers nabbed after shoot-out
Six suspected armed robbers and carjackers were arrested on Thursday after a shoot-out near Mabvuku turn-off along Mutare Road on the eastern outskirts of Harare.One of the suspects was shot a...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:14hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF completes inquest in Kwekwe Central primary poll violence
ZANU-PF Midlands provincial leadership has completed investigations into the violence that rocked Kwekwe Central primary poll leading to the indefinite suspension of the process in October last year....Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:07hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
How to do basic car paint repair at home
No matter how careful you are with your vehicle, scratches and nicks are inevitable. However, no matter how small, you should repair these damages as soon as possible. This is because they can become ...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 20:41hrs | 574 | by Staff Writer
2021 Mid-Term Budget Expectations
Zimbabwe's mid-term budget for 2021 is expected to be presented in the beginning of July amid encouraging signs of economic recovery in the last 12 months. The country is undergoing a period of relati...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 20:21hrs | 687 | by Victor Bhoroma
3-day ultimatum for roadside car sales
All informal traders including car dealers operating along road servitudes in Harare Metropolitan province have been given three days to vacate their premises and destroy any developments done, provin...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 18:05hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Govt spruces up Nkomo statue area
GOVERNMENT has replaced bollards surrounding the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo statue in Bulawayo that were knocked down by motorists, while a permanent solution in controlling traffic around the statue is bei...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:00hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Reprieve for second hand car importers
The administrative transitional arrangement on the import of second hand vehicles that are over 10 years old, has been extended to the end of this month since there are still such cars bought be...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:59hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
Car stolen from SA destined for Mozambique intercepted
The national security task force on Sunday morning intercepted a suspected stolen vehicle that was being smuggled from South Africa into Mozambique via Zimbabwe near the Tshikwalakwala.The are...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:58hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
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