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Zimbabwean migrants flee Dudula raids in Soweto
A STREET trader ran into her house and locked herself inside and watched in trauma while a group of people wearing Operation Dudula T-shirts ransacked her vegetable stall.For about 30 minutes,...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 11:44hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners flee as Dudula raids Soweto spazas
A street trader ran into her house and locked herself inside and watched in trauma while a group of people wearing Operation Dudula T-shirts ransacked her vegetable stall in Soweto, Johannesburg, Sout...Published: 14 Aug 2024 at 15:30hrs | 2028 | by Staff reporter
ANC throw Amapanyaza under the bus
The Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens better known as 'AmaPanyaza' will lose their jobs with immediate effect.This was announced on an internal Gauteng Province internal circular addressed to '...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 08:28hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Police searching for Zimbabwean woman after dismembered body discovered in suitcase in SA
POLICE are searching for a 33-year-old Zimbabwean woman after the discovery of a mutilated body in a suitcase in Wattville, Benoni, on the East Rand.Gauteng police spokesperson Col Dimakatso N...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 04:53hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners fuel Zimbabwe's wildlife illicit financial flows
It was business as usual for Mgcini Ncube when he was caught by detectives while skinning an impala deep inside Victoria Falls' Zambezi National Park.Ncube (37) had set up a temporary structur...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 09:00hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Female CCC members fondled in prison vehicle'
LAWYERS representing 25 members of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) who were arrested last week in Harare's Budiriro suburb have accused the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services wardens o...Published: 24 Jan 2023 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jail has cost Job Sikhala a fortune already
Just before the presidential elections of early 2002, two young MPs from the united MDC, Job Sikhala and Tafadzwa Musekiwa, arranged a meeting with the late Perrance Shiri, who was then commander of t...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:15hrs | | by Tawanda Majoni
Mnangagwa's govt splashes US$60m on police
GOVERNMENT has set aside US$60 million and several billions in local currency for police operations for next year.This comes ahead of elections next year, which are likely to be held in July o...Published: 21 Dec 2022 at 20:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sikhala stares horror in prison's notorious D-Class
"These leg irons are as old as can be. Other than them being too tight, since they appear to be one size fit all (despite that some inmates may have bigger legs) with a possibility of disrupting the s...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 20:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tenax plot Dembare upset
TENAX stand in coach Isaac Nengomasha is hoping that his team can take advantage of home comforts when they host Dynamos in a Castle lager Premier soccer League match pencilled for Vengere Stadium in ...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso finding its element
LOSING a match stings for Highlanders FC, failing to stop the 31-game winless streak with a defeat away to Whawha hurts, but despite the loss, there were plenty of positives from Ascot Stadium. ...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
By-elections loss: Zanu-PF in witch-hunt
Zanu-PF has reportedly launched a witch-hunt targeting its supporters suspected to have voted for Nelson Chamisa's Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in the Saturday by-elections amid fears of a bhor...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:18hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
WhaWha bank on new signing Brown
WhaWha gaffer Luke Petros believes they might have found a new Messiah in Legends Academy product Calum English Brown, to replace Edmore Muzanenhamo, who recently relocated to the United Kingdom....Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
By-elections: The morning after
ZANU-PF's Wednesday St Mary's rally was a turning point in several ways. Of course, the most obvious marker were the numbers that attended, something even the blind could see and feel.I cannot...Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:14hrs | | by @Jamwanda2
CAPS United hammer hapless WhaWha
CAPS United 6 - 0 WhaWhaAFTER a rocky start to the season, CAPS United finally remembered how to win, in emphatic fashion, when they put hapless WhaWha to the sword in this Castle Lager Premiershi...Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 05:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe changes prison garb to orange
EVER imagined being turned away from a lunch-hour visit at a prison for donning a trendy orange jump suit and white sneakers or open-toed shoes worn by inmates in most Hollywood movies or South Africa...Published: 24 Oct 2021 at 13:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rampant corruption in Zimbabwe jails
CORRUPTION is rampant in Zimbabwe's prison facilities as wardens and inmates frequently fraternise to relax and ease jail terms and conditions, a top official has said.Zimbabwe Prison and Corr...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bogus army officer up for 19 rape counts
A HARARE man who impersonated being Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officer appeared in court Wednesday facing 19 rape charges.He committed the offences, which also include robbery after offering...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 19:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa savages Miles Tendi over Mnangagwa book criticism
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's former advisor Christopher Mutsvangwa has launched a scathing attack on UK-based academic and biographer Blessing Miles Tendi over his criticism of the recently publishe...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 16:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa okays amnesty request
President Mnangagwa has approved the amnesty on prisoners serving lighter sentences or who have served over one-third of their sentences, following a request by the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional S...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's spin-nurse relives prison nightmare
MDC Alliance spokesperson Fadzai Mahere was arrested recently and charged for allegedly communicating falsehoods in a matter involving a baby who was initially reported dead following a baton stick st...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 15:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Rentals shocker for students
Students at Midlands State University (MSU) have expressed concern over high rentals being charged for off-campus accommodation which are now beyond the reach of many. Most students at the uni...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chikurubi Prison wardens break inmate's leg over $1
Four junior officers at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison have been arraigned before the courts for assaulting and breaking an inmate's leg for picking a $1 coin in the office he was cleaning....Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa is my younger brother'
Today we round up our interview with pioneer freedom fighter and former Member of Parliament for Nkayi Constituency, John Maluzo Ndlovu. In the last few weeks, Ndlovu has spoken about how he j...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Health/Security crisis looms at Chikurubi Prison
A health hazard is looming at Chikurubi Maximum Prison with reports that the facility is holding 2 508 prisoners against a holding capacity 1 360 inmates. This means that the prison has 1 148 ...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 18:13hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Patriotic Union of MaNdebeleland
While I was going through my archives I came across the Election Manifesto below. Quite interesting.PATRIOTIC UNION OF MANDEBELELAND (PUMA)ELECTION MANIFES...Published: 21 May 2019 at 12:35hrs | 11 | by PUMA
Deployment of Shona civil servants in Matabeleland condemned
The government of Zimbabwe is not doing the people of Matabeleland any favour by withdrawing Shona teachers it deployed in Bulawayo primary schools, this should not have happened in the first place. M...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 08:42hrs | | by Israel Dube
Food crisis hits UZ
University of Zimbabwe residential students are crying foul over the food they are consuming.The students, who refused to be identified, were in unison that food quality had deteriorated....Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 13:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC chair denied access to detained party members
MDC national chairperson Thabitha Khumalo has claimed that Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officials on Saturday denied her and party members permission to visit colleagues detained ...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 08:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Surviving Ian Smith's hit list
We continue chronicling the political life of Jane Ngwenya. This week Ngwenya narrates to our Deputy News Editor Levi Mukarati of her release from Gonakudzingwa Restriction Camp and fleeing Rhodesia u...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 10:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Disruptive technologies: Of driverless cars in Zimbabwe
The disruptive technology hype is abuzz with innovations such as the driverless or autonomous cars, drones, artificial intelligence etc.All these innovations are exciting and I believe it is a...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 05:24hrs | | by Tororiro Isaac Chaza
Spike in jail escapes
There has been a spike in the number of jail escapes, with some fleeing from cells during court appearances.More inmates have gone over the wire now more than the previous years....Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 20:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
EMA okays Gweru water
THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has given Gweru City Council water a clean bill of health after conducting tests at the city's main water source, Gwenhoro Dam and also sampled tap water in a...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prisoners, wardens in sexual abuse storm
COMMUNITIES in the western peri-urban parts of Bulawayo accuse guards and inmates at Khami Prison of sexually abusing vulnerable girls and women.Prison officers and imprisoned criminals are al...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 04:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fuel smuggling scandal exposed
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has smashed a massive fuel smuggling scandal at Beitbridge Border Post after it intercepted two tankers carrying over 40 000 litres of petrol worth more than R233 000....Published: 06 Jul 2017 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
UZ allows medical students to return
University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice-chancellor, Levi Nyagura, yesterday bowed down to pressure and permitted evicted medical students to return to their halls of residence following threats of contempt o...Published: 01 Jul 2017 at 14:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Death row prisoner tastes freedom after 26 years
IN 1990, the Government introduced an economic blueprint - Economic Structural Adjustment Programme - which became commonly known as Esap. Esap would grow in popularity to become one of the most commo...Published: 05 Jun 2016 at 11:18hrs | | by Robin Muchetu
Mugabe empties jails
AS news filtered at Chikurubi Maximum Prison that President Robert Mugabe had pardoned hundreds of convicted criminals, incarcerated Johanne Masowe eChishanu apostolic sect leader Ishmael Chokurongerw...Published: 29 May 2016 at 10:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Game warden found dead, undressed at national park
A game warden was found dead and undressed in Gonarezhou National Park last Sunday, a discovery that has rattled both villagers and wildlife conservationists in the area.Wardens are said to ha...Published: 27 Mar 2016 at 10:26hrs | | by Langton Nyakwenda
75% of prisoners did not commit any offence - MP Tshuma
Zanu PF MP Joseph Tshuma has claimed that more than 75% of prisoners are people who did not commit the offences they were convicted for and this means that prisoners must be treated as human beings li...Published: 17 Feb 2016 at 06:02hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Chimurenga II Chronicles: Real love or Smith's grand plan?
Last week, Noel Chikanya whose Chimurenga name was Roy Mudzingwa spoke about the clashes between Zapu and Zanu during the formatives days of the country's liberation struggle.He narrated how i...Published: 07 Feb 2016 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Munyaradzi Huni and Tendai Manzvanzvike
Whawha threatens Chicken Inn
Relegation bound Whawha have vowed to collect maximum points when they face log leaders Chicken Inn at Ascot Stadium this afternoon.The match will be screened live on SuperSport 9 at 1PM....Published: 07 Nov 2015 at 09:29hrs | | by Lovemore Zigara
Prison officers begged for tea from 'godfather' Gumbura
Prison officers begged for tea from jailed Independent End Time Message leader Robert Martin Gumbura, who was regarded as a godfather at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison, the court heard yesterday....Published: 04 Nov 2015 at 05:25hrs | | by Fungai Lupande
Dembare derailed
Flame Lily 1 - 1 DynamosDYNAMOS' remote prospects of winning an unprecedented fifth consecutive Castle Lager Premier Soccer League were extinguished as the champions were held to a goa...Published: 25 Oct 2015 at 07:30hrs | | by Ishemunyoro Chingwere
Seized black mamba finds its way back to owner from sanctuary
He made headlines a few weeks ago after being caught with a black mamba in a sack.Days after predicting that he will be re-united with his creature which had been seized by Zimbabwe Nation...Published: 02 Oct 2015 at 18:17hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Lloyd Mutasa warns Dembare
Whawha coach Lloyd Mutasa is confident of blowing away the title aspirations of Dynamos when the two teams clash in a Castle Premiership match this afternoon at Rufaro Stadium.The prison warde...Published: 16 Sep 2015 at 16:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean accused pleads for ARVs in Botswana
A Zimbabwean national accused of illegal possession of an elephant tusk in Botswana has pleaded with the court to be provided with life saving Anti Retro-Viral (ARVs) drugs.The 29-year-old Zim...Published: 07 Sep 2015 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Security risk at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison
Security concerns have been raised at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison amid revelations that the facility has 2 290 prisoners against a carrying capacity of 1 360 inmates.In March, prison...Published: 23 Jul 2015 at 14:56hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Jailed rapist feasts on other prisoners
A Zimbabwean man serving jail time for rape has been handed another 10 years behind bars after admitting to sodomising a fellow inmate at Mutimurefu Maximum Prison.Andrew Marembo, 20, from Mak...Published: 23 May 2015 at 17:50hrs | | by Times LIVE
Zimbabwe to export excess wild animals to Angola
Government, through the Ministry of Environment is set to sell countless of excess wild animals to the Angolan National Conservation Park in a deal estimated to be worth millions of dollars.El...Published: 12 May 2015 at 06:41hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
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