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Police link helmet to slain cop
ONE of the 210 anti-riot police helmets recovered from the basement of Robinson House in Harare last week belonged to a police sergeant who was killed in political violence that erupted near Harvest H...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1204 | by Staff reporter
Man kicks ailing younger brother to death
A MAN from Fort Rixon in Insiza district allegedly unleashed a deadly kick on his ailing younger brother, ripping open his stomach resulting in intestines protruding, a magistrate heard yesterday. ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 845 | by Staff Reporter
14 nabbed over Tenda bus owner smuggling case
DETECTIVES in Mutare have arrested 14 touts who were allegedly hired by prominent businessman, Ernest Mungwari, to block cops and Zimbabwe Revenue Authority officials from confiscating an assortment o...Published: 19 hrs ago | 2323 | by Staff reporter
Who is behind the spate of activist abductions in Zimbabwe?
Since the beginning of the year, some 50 people, mainly government detractors, have been abducted and tortured in Zimbabwe, but it is not easy to say who could be behind these heinous crimes.T...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 20:51hrs | 232 | by Cyril Zenda
Zimbabwean fugitive living his best life in South Africa
Roland Muchegwa (49) is on the run from police in Zimbabwe after savagely attacking his ex-wife, mother of two Mitchell Kawome, on the 16th of September 2015 leaving her fighting for her life....Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 15:37hrs | 2594 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe obstinate in death as in life
Although the deposed late former President Robert Mugabe was finally buried at his rural home in Zvimba, tongues will continue waging. As I see it, his snubbing the National Heroes Acre, a shrine he i...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:53hrs | 7 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Mnangagwa to implement Motlanthe Commission recommendations
Government is in the process of implementing recommendations made by the Motlanthe Commission after the August 1, 2018 violence that left six people dead and will prosecute those responsible when inve...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:42hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF suspends Harare, Bulawayo restructuring
Daily NewsZanu-PF has suspended its restructuring of Harare and Bulawayo provinces despite completing the setting up of District Coordinating Committees (DCCs) in the capital city. Las...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 16:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Woman to face murder trial
Former Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) audit executive Dr Cleopatra Mutisi will stand trial next year at the High Court on allegations of assaulting to death her 13-year-old nephew on...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 16:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man bashes friend, 2 cops over $4
A 37-YEAR-OLD man from Redcliff yesterday appeared at Kwekwe Magistrates Court facing charges of resisting arrest and assault after bashing his friend and two police officers following a $4 dispute....Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:29hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Tenda bus owner in court over smuggled goods
Prominent Mutare businessman, Ernest Mungwari, owner of Tenda Buses, has been arrested on allegations of obstructing the police and Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officials from confiscating goods...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police question Chibwe over anti-riot helmets
POLICE yesterday questioned Mitchel Chibwe in connection with the Zimbabwe Republic Police anti-riot and city council helmets which were recovered in the basement of Robinson House on Saturday night....Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 09:29hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
MDC 'helmets' sold to security firm
Police laid siege on the MDC's headquarters on Monday, a day after over 200 old police helmets were found in the basement of a building in central Harare.Dozens of armed police officer prevent...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 08:58hrs | 433 | by ZimLive
Man gets protection order against violent ex
A MAN from Bulawayo has been granted a protection order against his violent ex-girlfriend who cut off two of his fingers as she assaulted him for ending their relationship. Mr Mbongeni Nxumalo...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:43hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's staff forced to abandon offices as anti-riot police besiege party HQ
TERRIFIED MDC staff was Monday forced to abandon its offices while others failed to report for work completely when dozens of anti-riot police besieged the main opposition's national headquarters in c...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:43hrs | 146 | by newzimbabwe
Man practices karate kicks on wife
A WOMAN from Bulawayo has been granted a protection order against her husband who allegedly practices karate kicks on her and once stabbed her on the stomach before knocking out her front teeth. ...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 06:43hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
ZHRO 9 October 2019 Planned Peaceful, Vigil Protest hindered by another protest
The ZHRO (Zimbabwe Human Rights Organisation) planned weekly peaceful vigil protest at 429, The Strand London, was held on Wednesday 9th October 2019. It was a sombre and worrying day for all.&n...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 16:41hrs | 482 | by ZHRO Team
Zanu-PF bigwigs fight Mnangagwa over talks
Outspoken Zanu-PF youth league national political commissar, Godfrey Tsenengamu, has accused unnamed party bigwigs of working to derail President Emmerson Mnangagwa and stopping him from engaging in m...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 07:15hrs | 11157 | by Staff rpeorter
Violence at Zanu-PF DCC elections
The Zanu-PF internal elections to select members of the district co-ordinating committees (DCCs) held in Harare at the weekend were marred by violence, intimidation and allegations of vote-rigging....Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:45hrs | 1195 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions not responsible for our suffering in Zimbabwe
For the past 20 years, we the people of Zimbabwe have endured untold economic and political suffering — unprecedented ever since we attained independence from British colonial rule in 1980 â...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:43hrs | 739 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Police recover anti-riot gear near Harvest House
POLICE yesterday recovered 210 anti-riot and 46 council police helmets which were hidden in a basement of Robinson House at the corner of Kwame Nkrumah Avenue and Angwa Street in Harare on Saturday. A...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:40hrs | 1453 | by Staff reporter
Anti-riot gear found near Harvest House
Police recovered 210 anti-riot and 46 municipal police helmets stashed in the basement of Robinson House at the corner of Kwame Nkrumah Avenue and Angwa Street in Harare on Saturday. Also recovered we...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:36hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Heroes Acre a satanic ritual site: Ndebeles buried there must be exhumed
Now that the so called Zimbabwe Heroes Acre has been exposed as a satanic ritual site, starting with Joshua Nkomo and uMama uMafuyane who was poisoned by Zanupf Women' s League members, all Matabeles ...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:06hrs | 3297 | by Israel Dube
'Friendly fire' leaves one dead as misdirected stone kills friend after beer tiff
A New Lobengula man, with the intention of hitting a drinking mate that he had been arguing with, missed the target and instead struck his best friend with a stone who died on the spot, before fleeing...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:21hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
In Defence of Regular Elections: The Right to Vote and Rubbishing the Election Sabbath
I am admittedly and violently against the Church proposed and so called Sabbath meant to give 7 years for Zimbabwe to get the political jigsaw puzzle right. The under pinning argument is that too much...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 06:53hrs | 498 | by Sindiso Mazibisa
MaShurugwi are mere peace loving hardworking mortals!
In recent months our public media has been awash with stories of a group of artisanal miners by the name MaShurugwi, who for unfair reasons have come to be associated with a streak of cases of violenc...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 15:23hrs | 1941 | by Sizalobuhle Khumalo
Election dispute resolution in Zimbabwe
This paper on election dispute resolution (EDR) departs from the point that the electoral competition is often accompanied by disputes and tensions, as political parties and candidates jostle for powe...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:11hrs | 406 | by Zesn
EU pushes for Mnangagwa, Chamisa talks
The European Union (EU) is ramping up pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to hold much-needed talks with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa. This comes as Mnangagwa is battling to put back ...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:53hrs | 2480 | by Staff reporter
Subversion suspects back in court
Members of shadowy anti-Government organisations who allegedly received training in Maldives with the intention to roll out violent demonstrations in the country and subvert a constitutionally-elected...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:28hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe expects thundershowers
Zimbabwe is expected to experience scattered thundershowers accompanied by lightning, strong winds and hail in some parts of the country, according to the Meteorological Services Department (MSD)....Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:27hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
US blacklists Gupta family
The US Treasury announced sanctions against the controversial Gupta family and associate Salim Essa, it said in a statement on Thursday."The Guptas and Essa have used their influence with prom...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 16:54hrs | 943 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Expect lightning, strong winds & hail
Zimbabwe is expected to experience scattered thunder showers accompanied by lightning, strong winds and hail in some parts of the country, according to the Meteorological Services Department (MSD)....Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 13:40hrs | 2571 | by Staff reporter
SADC/AU get this through your heads - sanctions not responsible for our suffering in Zimbabwe
For the past twenty years, we the people of Zimbabwe have endured untold economic and political suffering - unprecedented ever since we attained independence from British colonial rule in 1980 - chara...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 13:16hrs | 802 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Minister fingered in machete wars
STATE Security minister Owen Ncube has been implicated in the often violent Mazowe illegal mining activities that have seen youth gangs popularly known as MaShurugwi, engaged in machete wars over gold...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:53hrs | 1205 | by Staff reporter
'Thief' spears man (65) to death
A 65-year-old man from Inyathi died after being stabbed three times with a spear by a suspected thief who had broken into his son's homestead and stolen four bags of cement. Acting Matabelelan...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 06:43hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Mrs Sithokozile Chamisa's letter: my reply!
Dear Mrs Sithokozile Chamisa, I was excited to read your letter on Bulawayo24.com yesterday dated October 8th 2019. My excitement comes not only from the content and dismay you highlighted but...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 13:23hrs | 7149 | by Nomazulu Thata
Supreme Court to rule on Chamisa's Presidency
The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe is set to meet on October 17 in Harare to make a determination on the appeal case against Justice Edith Mushore's High Court judgment regarding the MDC leadership issue M...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 09:14hrs | 7230 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Family lives in fears, as member goes missing
A FAMILY from Bulawayo is living in fear following the disappearance of a family member in January this year, during a near uprising in the country over the hiking of fuel prices.The family of...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 08:12hrs | 3776 | by Agencies
Police urge motorists not to park at secluded places
MATABELELAND South police have advised motorists not to stop at secluded places along the country's highways and around the border areas as they risked attacks by robbers.The police also warne...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 07:07hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter
SA judge rescues foreign truck drivers
A SOUTH AFRICAN High Court judge has ruled against the sacking of foreign haulage truck drivers saying it was in breach of their rights not to be discriminated against on the basis of their social ori...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 07:04hrs | 1118 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Nepotism and tribalism
Early this week Zimbabweans woke up to some very disturbing news – the nepotism which is rife at Town House as some MDC members of the Harare City Council are using their positions as councillo...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 13:06hrs | 977 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Magombeyi 'abduction' - trouble looms for Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's failure to investigate and bring to account, people linked to the abductions of two unionists, Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) leader Peter Magombeyi, trade...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 10:37hrs | 11949 | by newzimbabwe
Police intensify stop, search operations
BULAWAYO police have intensified stop and search patrols in the central business district (CBD) and in the residential areas following a surge in violent robberies, but went too far yesterday....Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 16:16hrs | 1778 | by Staff reporter
Exhumation in the context of Gukurahundi and Ndebele thought
AS efforts continue to find closure to the Gukurahundi conundrum, hopes are being raised that there might be some light at the end of the tunnel. While people may be speaking freely on the subject, cl...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 16:01hrs | 196 | by Pathisa Nyathi
Agric preps begin
Government will start moving agricultural inputs for Command Agriculture to several parts of the country this week as it pushes farmers to plant early to maximise on imminent rains.Logistical ...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:07hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Hubby who ran amok after catching wife with boyfriend sentenced
THE man who ran amok two weeks ago in Emakhandeni suburb in Bulawayo and bashed his estranged wife and her alleged boyfriend after he caught them red handed getting cosy in their house has been senten...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 06:08hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter
Man poos in sitting room
A Nkulumane woman left a court shell shocked after revealing that she was tormented by her son who was in the habit of defecating in the sitting room, forcing her to clean up his mess afterwards....Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 06:07hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
Artisanal miner bashes journalist in charge office
A 21-YEAR-OLD artisanal miner flew in rage and assaulted a freelance journalist in charge office at Mvurwi police station after being surrendered to the station by an angry mob who effected citizen ar...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 05:34hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
Drama as convict charges at magistrate, destroys property, court closes
A NOTORIOUS Kwekwe robber who was previously sentenced for 54 months on assault and two robbery could not stomach an additional 12 months of restitution of $61 026 to different people he robbed....Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 05:20hrs | 10 | by Simbarashe Sithole
China - Zimbabwe's 40-year relations
ON May 15 1981, former president Robert Mugabe - then Zimbabwe's prime minister - held a meeting with legendary Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in Beijing, China, which could have changed Zimbabwe's cour...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 07:54hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
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