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5 more suspects appear in court over Chivayo lobola robbery
Five more suspects from Chitungwiza appeared in court yesterday on allegations of robbing businessman Mr. Wicknell Chivayo's in-laws of US$74,000 at their farm in Marondera.The accused - Garik...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 08:24hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
2 suspected Chivayo lobola robbers appear in court
Two suspected robbers from Chitungwiza, accused of participating in the robbery of businessman Wicknell Chivayo's in-laws at their Marondera farm, appeared in court yesterday.Peter Maramba Vhi...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:48hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
3 arrested over Chivayo lobola theft
Police have arrested three men from Hopley, Harare, in connection with a violent farm robbery in which in-laws of flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo were robbed of US$75,000 in cash. Authorities ...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 17:48hrs | 2281 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo's lobola $75,000 cash stolen at inlaws' farm
The in-laws of flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo were targeted by up to 20 armed men in the early hours of Tuesday in a daring heist at their farm in Marondera. The assailants made off with US$7...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 08:08hrs | 2022 | by Staff reporter
Makarawu, Charamba finish indoor season in style
Zimbabwean sprinters Tapiwanashe Makarawu and Makanakaishe Charamba made history at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Virginia, USA, on Saturday, finishing first and second in the 200m ...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 19:10hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Funds embezzlement scandal at Khumalo Primary School
Khumalo Primary School headmistress Stella Mhlanga and two other school officials are facing allegations of embezzling US$12,000 from the school's funds through under-banking and other fraudulent acti...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 11:43hrs | 1405 | by Stephen Jakes
Teacher accused of bedding pupil during extra lessons
A St Peter's Kubatana Industrial Training College teacher, Kudakwashe Jongwe, has been accused by the mother of one of his students of inappropriate conduct, including allegedly turning his house into...Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 12:47hrs | 1080 | by Staff reporter
Pass-out parade for 1 600 ZPCS recruits
President Mnangagwa will today officiate at the 154th recruit correctional officers' pass-out parade at the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) Training School in Ntabazinduna. This event...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 10:34hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe considers launching National Sex Offenders Register
Zimbabwe is exploring the creation of a National Sex Offenders Register to monitor individuals convicted of sexual offenses, a move aimed at enhancing justice and protecting vulnerable groups, particu...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 15:02hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Kwekweza on a Zimbabwe govt 'Stop List', denied ID
CITIZEN for Coalition Change activist Namatai Kwekweza has voiced frustration over being unable to replace a deteriorating identification document after being informed they were on a government "Stop ...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 15:59hrs | 10102 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: How big is Namatai Kwekweza's mouth?
A senior official in Zimbabwe's government has sparked outrage by ridiculing the abduction and torture of human rights activist Namatai Kwekweza during a session at the African Union's 81st Ordinary S...Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 10:02hrs | 1136 | by Staff reporter
Man and daughters arrested for murder of his parents
Police in Masvingo have arrested a man and his three children in connection with the murder of the man's parents on allegations of witchcraft and casting misfortune on the man's family.The man...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 20:39hrs | 672 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe scores milestones on arrears clearance process
The Government of Zimbabwe has received commendations for significant progress in the implementation of reforms under the Arrears Clearance and Debt Resolution process, a vital step towards transformi...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 08:57hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Major pension boost for Zimbabwe civil servants
Public sector workers in Zimbabwe are set to benefit from enhanced retirement packages under the proposed State Service Pension Fund, which aims to boost both financial and social security for civil s...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:22hrs | 1397 | by Staff reporter
Family arrested for alleged double murder in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Republic Police have arrested Rameck Chidinhika (53) and his three daughters - Constancia Chidinhika (28), Vimbai Chidinhika (19), and a 15-year-old juvenile - following the alleged murde...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 12:38hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa golf tourney tees off
President Emmerson Mnangagwa made history yesterday by inaugurating the first-ever Presidential Golf Day at Royal Harare Golf Club, marking the first time a Head of State has visited the club in its 1...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:08hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to headline governance conference
Vice-President Dr. Constantino Chiwenga is set to deliver the keynote address at the 2024 Chartered Governance and Accountancy Institute of Zimbabwe (CGAIZ) Annual Conference, taking place in Victoria...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 08:42hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Guvamatanga faces scrutiny over South African properties
George Guvamatanga, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, is under investigation following revelations of his extensive property portfolio in South Africa. This development has raised si...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 08:25hrs | 10152 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to process 1 000 title deeds per day
Zimbabwe is set to launch a digital land administration system in November, which will play a crucial role in speeding up the issuance of title deeds under the Presidential Title Deeds Programme. This...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:28hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Fortune hunters invade Chiefs' courts
IF you visit any social media platform today, be it Facebook, YouTube or WhatsApp, you are likely to be greeted by a video of a grueling no-holds-barred traditional court session.This is the w...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 14:02hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Macheso to sample new album in Diaspora
Renowned Sungura musician Alick Macheso has announced an exciting lineup of shows in South Africa and the United Kingdom ahead of his album launch on August 2nd. The tour kicks off in Johannesburg at ...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa writes PhD thesis on Macheso's Sungura Music
Dr. Vimbai Chamisa, a Zimbabwean academic, has completed a PhD thesis exploring Sungura music, focusing particularly on the genre's maestro, Alick Macheso.Drawing from Social Identity theory, ...Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 09:11hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Farewell Chairman VK: Reflections of a dear friend
The late Vimbai Kamoyo (VK) was quite a character.They buried him last week in Chiunye village, Mt Darwin, Mashonaland Central. Between him and I, the title of "Chairman" took tu...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 14:54hrs | 49 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Zimbabwe ex-diplomat in fraud storm
Shamiso Fred, a former honorary diplomat to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), faces legal action for allegedly defrauding Zimbabweans living abroad in what is suspected to be a Ponzi scheme.Arou...Published: 22 May 2024 at 09:59hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Council boss blows thousands on bling
Chiredzi Council, which is struggling to deliver standard services to its 300 000plus residents, is in the eye of a storm following revelations that the local authority could be pampering its executiv...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 17:56hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe CIO boss's daughter dies in Ireland
FIRST Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa on Friday visited the family home of Central Intelligence Organisation Director-General Ambassador Isaac Moyo to pay her condolences following the death of their eldes...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
FULL LIST: President Mnangagwa honours best performing public official
In a prestigious ceremony held at the State House in Harare, President Mnangagwa honored the outstanding performance of several key public officials across various sectors. The event, which mark...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 11:16hrs | 37 | by George Tshuma
Zimbabwe govt opposed to the demolition of people's homes
Government is opposed to the demolition of people's homes and will continue regularising informal settlements, with over 1,5 million homeowners set to receive title deeds under the Kwangu/Ngakwami Pre...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:12hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Major shake-up at Deeds Office
A MAJOR shake-up to eliminate corrupt activities in the Department of Deeds, Companies and Intellectual Property is underway, The Sunday Mail has learnt.This follows a series of complaints and...Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 08:59hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt to issue withdrawal letters for underutilised farms
the Government will soon issue letters of withdrawal to anyone found to have been underutilising farms allocated under the Land Reform Programme, a senior Government official has said.The Land...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Diplomat dragged to court over Ponzi scheme
A DIPLOMAT linked to an Asian country has been dragged before the Harare Magistrates' Court accused of swindling his countrymen in the diaspora of millions of dollars in a Ponzi scheme.This em...Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 04:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean minister 'abandons' wife of 15 years, moves in with his new flame
Environment minister and Zanu-PF Matabeleland South chairman Mangaliso Ndlovu was accused of "abandoning" his family on Sunday and moving in with his new flame - a young woman he met while she was on ...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 09:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Smart prison for Gwanda
GOVERNMENT is set to construct a smart prison in Gwanda with a capacity of housing 1 300 prisoners as part of efforts to decongest the prison, Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Deputy Minister N...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Juvenile sexually exploited for US$1
A 20-YEAR-OLD Harare woman has been arrested for allegedly luring a minor for the purpose of unlawful sexual conduct after she ran away from home.Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje remanded Vimbai Ka...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 20:47hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Prisoner sentenced to 52 years for carjacking, armed robbery
FOR Joshua Zirebwa who committed a spate of robberies in Bulawayo and was incarcerated at Khami Prison, it has been 18 years of remorse, regret and above all, a journey of life changing lessons under ...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 07:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Gweru City Council struggles to pay December salaries
THE cash-strapped Gweru City Council (GCC) is struggling to pay its workers their December salaries including bonuses.The failure by the local authority to pay its 1 200 employees has had a ne...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:12hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer and seven residents acquitted over repressive MOPO Act
CHIREDZI Magistrate Vimbai Mtukwa on Monday 4 December 2023 acquitted eight Chiredzi residents, who had been on trial for allegedly contravening the provisions of the Maintenance of Peace and Order (M...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 16:13hrs | 13 | by Stephen Jakes
CCC councillors chase stakeholders before boycotting same meeting
There was drama last week at Chiredzi Town Council Boardroom where the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors chased all stakeholders from a special full council meeting to elect a new town c...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 05:48hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Ivy Kombo and Admire Kasi's legal woes continue
Ivy Kombo has been in the public eye for many years. She has embraced difficult experiences, problems and scandals as well as other trials and tribulations Zimbabwe's female musicians face. With her g...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:43hrs | 134 | by Fred Zindi
Zimbabwean woman wanted for murder in SA
POLICE in South Africa are looking for a Zimbabwean woman identified as Vimbai Muzenda in connection with murder that occured in Groblersdale in the Limpopo Province.According to a media relea...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:56hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe protests unverified human rights claims
Zimbabwe's delegation to the 77th session of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) has formally lodged a complaint regarding unverified allegations made by a panelist from the Pan-A...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mighty Warriors clap Namibia
Namibia 0 - 2 ZimbabweThe Mighty Warriors took a significant step toward securing a spot in the Cosafa Women's Championship semi-finals with an impressive performance in their Group C victory at D...Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints line ministries permanent secretaries
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has with immediate effect appointed deputy chief secretaries, line ministries' permanent secretaries and provincial affairs secretaries for devolution.In a stateme...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 21:10hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor cries after party loses council chairperson post
A recent incident at Chiredzi Town Council unfolded with unexpected emotions when Charles Njopera, Zanu-PF's ward 4 councilor, found himself in tears after Roger Chikonye of the Citizens Coalition for...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 18:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Cheating businessman axed to death, legs chopped off
A BUSINESSMAN was axed to death, and had his legs chopped off, in a vicious attack on Sunday for allegedly bedding a gold panner's wife.Abia Vimbai Mapininga (67) of Chindavata General Dealer,...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 19:39hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally axed for dating married woman
A 65-year-old man was axed to death after he was accused of dating a married woman. Doubt Dzama assaulted Vimbai Mapininga on the head and leg.The incident occurred on 22 July 2023 at a home i...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 20:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robbers getaway with 150kg gold carbon in Zimbabwe
EIGHT armed robbers raided a mine in Kwekwe early yesterday morning before stealing 150kg of gold carbon, US$140 cash and cellphones.The robbers attacked three people who were sleeping in a ca...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 16:34hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zim lawyer, seven residents detained over repressive MOPO Act
EIGHT Chiredzi residents in Zimbabwe are languishing in prison after they were denied bail following their arrest charged with contravening the provisions of the repressive Maintenance of Peace and Or...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 11:17hrs | 10 | by Stephen Jakes
Water once a week in Gweru
Most suburbs will now receive water once a week until the situation improves thereby forcing residents to rely on borehole water.Council is supposed to pump between 60 and 80 megalitres per da...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reads riot act on prices
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday read the riot act on businesses that are working behind the scenes with vested foreign countries to hike prices to make the people suffer and turn against the Zanu-PF-led...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
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