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'Taming the Shrew' - Deaths on our Roads
Driving in Harare and in the highways of Zimbabwe has become distressful. Recent reports of high profile road traffic deaths refer. The traffic chaos has become a 'shrew.' There is urgent need to 'tam...Published: 3 hrs ago | 515 | by Engineer Tororiro Isaac Chaza PMP
Parly in heated debate over pregnant school girls
THE Education Amendment Bill, which is currently in its second reading stage in the National Assembly, has attracted heated debate on whether pregnant girls should be allowed to continue with class....Published: 3 hrs ago | 643 | by Staff reporter
Baba Harare 'dates' Bev for new video
CONTEMPORARY musician Braveman Chizvino - affectionately known as Baba Harare - is set to release a video featuring raunchy dancer Beverly 'Bev' Sibanda, dubbed Automatically at the end of this month....Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:09hrs | 1065 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police intercept 700 explosives
Police intercepted a bus along the Harare-Beitbridge Highway last weekend and recovered more than 750 explosives worth $5 800 believed to have been on the way to South Africa. National police ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:19hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter
Passport shortage leaves Zimbabweans stranded
With Zimbabwe's economy in shambles and political tensions rising, leaving the country seems the best option for many who are desperate for jobs. But those dreams often end at the passport office, whi...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 20:26hrs | 643 | by AP
Spunned man hangs himself
A 47-year-old Glendale man hanged himself on a tree branch after he was dumped by his girlfriend.Rangarirai Chaera of Virginia farm, Glendale, was found dead by Liberty Chigango around 5am....Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 20:25hrs | 1013 | by Staff reporter
Watching our customs and traditions vanish
A new baby in the village, a new person, another family member. Elderly women would make a bee line to see and welcome the new arrival. Out of tune welcome songs would be heard, gifts and pron...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 19:01hrs | 88 | by Thomas Murisa
Austerity should not be just for the poor
Elsewhere on these pages, we carry a story about the impending shortage of bread and the expected price increases, barring immediate government intervention to address the wheat supply crisis facing t...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:43hrs | 880 | by Editorial - The Standard
Zimbabwe's economic crunch hits passports
With Zimbabwe's economy in shambles and political tensions rising, leaving the country seems the best option for many who are desperate for jobs. But those dreams often end at the passport office, whi...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 10:45hrs | 7435 | by Farai Mutsaka, The Associated Press
Female cop in US$12 000 adultery suit
A BULAWAYO woman is suing a local female cop for US$12 000 in damages for allegedly engaging in an adulterous relationship with her husband who is also a police officer.The aggrieved woman, Mr...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 10:29hrs | 5642 | by Staff reporter
Man divorces wife after stumbling upon juju
A MAN from Whande Village under Chief Maziofa in Zvishavane is divorcing his wife after he stumbled on what he suspected to be juju in their bedroom hut.Philemon Muzunye allegedly came across ...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 09:36hrs | 1307 | by Staff reporter
Sugar momma dumps Ben 10 over cheating
ENDING a relationship is painful but when someone suffocates your happiness, the best thing to do, according to a 65-year-old granny, who was left "gutted" by her 42-year-old lover when he cheated on ...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 09:36hrs | 1662 | by Staff reporter
Jah Prayzah's manager bashes artiste at gig
PEOPLE have been assaulted for ridiculous reasons before but being bashed for standing at a spot previously occupied by the manager of a famous musician at a packed college gig will go down as one of ...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 09:35hrs | 2868 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP offers ZWL$50 child maintenance
Chirumanzu Zibagwe MP, Prosper Machando (Zanu-PF) stunned the court early this week when he offered to pay ZWL$50 for the upkeep of a four-year-old child he sired with a Mvuma woman.Clara Taru...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:57hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Police in manhunt for 8 armed robbers
POLICE in Manicaland province have launched a manhunt for eight suspected armed robbers who raided a Chipinge woman's home on Monday and got away with US$24 000, ZWL$240 and R18 000.Pamela Pen...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:56hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF con-artist granted bail
A ZANU-PF Bulawayo youth, Blessed Mushando (27), was on Tuesday granted ZWL$300 bail following his arrest on charges of duping a Priscilla Ncube of US$12 000 after falsely claiming to be linked to Pre...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:01hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Cop runs for dear life as mob bays for his blood
A POLICE officer on Wednesday fled for dear life as an angry mob bayed for his blood after an illegal money changer he was chasing was knocked down by a car near Tredgold Building in Bulawayo. ...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 07:55hrs | 1225 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for marrying and indulging in sex with his daughter
A man has been jailed for indulging in sex with his wife - who is also his daughter.According to US media reports, Travis Fieldgrove freely admitted he had been indulging in sex with a woman w...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 18:22hrs | 5453 | by Staff Reporter
Harare woman jailed 10 years for stealing copper cables
A 52-YEAR-OLD Harare woman was slapped with an effective 10 year jail term by a Bindura magistrate yesterday after she was found in possession of 25,8 kilograms of Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission an...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 13:15hrs | 1252 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Farewell fighter: Tribute to Vimbai Tsvangirai
Death has robbed Zimbabwe of one of her most esteemed and accomplished daughters, Vimbai Tsvangirai - Java.The heroic conquests of the Tsvangirai's over the years can never be overstated, howe...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 10:28hrs | 2692 | by Grace Kwinjeh
Lionel Messi highest paid athlete in the world
Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi is the world's highest paid athlete, earning $127m in the past 12 months, according to the Forbes top 100 ranking.Juventus's Portugal forward Crist...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 08:23hrs | 3021 | by Daniel Itai
Zimbabwe journalist, one of the first black female journos to report on the genocide in Rwanda
Long-time Southern African regional correspondent Susan Njanji from Zimbabwe was one of very few black African female journalists to cover the genocide in Rwanda. Here she reflects on the challenges t...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 08:21hrs | 1388 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa plans to march for 'change'
Nelson Chamisa said he daily has to calm MDC supporters who are demanding to go into the streets and demand the removal of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government.Speaking at a memorial serv...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 08:11hrs | 2992 | by ZimLive
Envoy's daughter duped in tender scam
A WOMAN believed to be the daughter of Zimbabwe ambassador to Belgium, Tadeous Tarirenyika Chifamba, was allegedly duped of US$2 000 after being promised a contract to supply uniforms to the Zimbabwe ...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:19hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
Businessman in nasty divorce
Director of Organs Resources Company, Korbs Korbie Mutandiro, who last year appeared in court on charges of swindling the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) of over US$1 million in a botched land deal is now...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:18hrs | 1269 | by Staff reporter
Botswana man kills Zimbabwean girlfriend in SA, jailed 12 years
A 39-year-old Botswana man has been jailed for an effective 12 years in South Africa for killing his Zimbabwean girlfriend whom he accused of terminating the pregnancy of their unborn baby without his...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 18:14hrs | 3575 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for carrying RTGS$23 940
The Zimbabwe Republic Police have reported that their officers in Kadoma have arrested a man for carrying large sums of money in the Central Business District. In a report the police said, "We...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 13:57hrs | 6293 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Embassy steps in to save girls menstrual health
Have you felt so bad that you no longer wanted to live, that is how teen girls are feeling when they get strange stares from their peers because they may have messed themselves with menstrual bl...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 07:58hrs | 756 | by Makho Precious Moyo
Bail for fake CIO officers
THREE men from Kwekwe who allegedly masqueraded as officers from the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) sent by President Mnangagwa to take over a mine in Shangani were yesterday granted bail of ...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 06:57hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
Malema on plot to depose Botswana President
South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema will use commemorations of the June 16 Soweto uprising of 1976 to lift the lid on a plot to unseat Botswana President Mokgweet...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 18:10hrs | 6569 | by Gibson Nyathi
Man loses R500k to armed robbers
A BEITBRIDGE man on Sunday reportedly lost more than half a million rand to armed robbers, who shot him seven times before driving away in his car.Muchineripi Hlaringo, a known money-changer a...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:16hrs | 2733 | by Staff reporter
Police, robbers in high speed chase
THERE was drama in Bulawayo central business district last week when police engaged in a high speed chase with robbers, who had broken into a car and stolen a purse.Several motorists joined in...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:11hrs | 2331 | by Staff reporter
Death in fight for hooker at brothel
POLICE in Hwange have arrested four people, two of them twin brothers, for allegedly fatally assaulting an unidentified man at a brothel in Hwange. The brothers Ashford and Joseph Nasile...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 06:58hrs | 775 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's name used in illegal mine takeover bid
THREE Kwekwe men have been arrested for allegedly masquerading as officers from the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) sent by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to take over a mine in Shangani. ...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 06:57hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Harare woman up for stealing copper cables
A Harare woman appeared before a Bindura magistrate yesterday facing allegations of stealing 25,8kilogrames of Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZTDC) copper cables valued at...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 07:42hrs | 2937 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Mnangagwa can't shoot entire nation'
THE opposition MDC party has vowed to drag President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the negotiating table kicking and screaming through civil disobedience, international pressure and other constitutional means...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 07:30hrs | 3179 | by Staff reporter
Reflections on the life of Dr Dumiso Dabengwa: highs and lows
Chief spies are not famous for mingling easily with the public: they tend to be aloof; secretive and in glamorised Western films have notoriety for keeping everyone guessing about everything in the wo...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:36hrs | 316 | by Dr Mandla Nyathi
Woman battles for life in fight over pot scrapping sand
A 34-year-old woman from Woodville in Bulawayo has appeared in court facing charges of attempted murder after she allegedly struck another tenant with a machete on the abdomen following a misunderstan...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:18hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'loyalist' arrested for $12k extortion
One of President Emmerson Mnagagwa's fierce supporters from the days he was angling to succeed former President Robert Mugabe has been arrested for extorting a woman of US$12 000 using the Zimba...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:17hrs | 6363 | by Staff reporter
Pastor dies after botched Prophet Magaya investments
A pastor from a Pentecostal Church in Bulawayo allegedly died of stress after he sold a family house and invested in stands and other business ventures that were promised by Prophetic Healing and Deli...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:17hrs | 1846 | by Staff reporter
Soldier arrested for 'carjacking, rape'
A SOLDIER has been arrested for allegedly hijacking a car from a woman who had offered him a lift before robbing her of RTGS$400 at knifepoint. Pym Vengai Togara (35), who is based in Harare, ...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:53hrs | 815 | by Staff reporter
SA billionaire sues Botswana paper for R6.7m
The newspaper that published an article accusing Bridgette Radebe of interfering in Botswana politics and claimed that her brother Patrice Motsepe smuggled R22 million to influence succession politics...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 19:53hrs | 748 | by Citizen
Jilted woman hires thugs to 'rough up' lover
WHEN love goes sour it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth and can cause damages if not handled with caution.Such bitter taste is what a Bulawayo woman, Memory Ndabalime, is experiencing follow...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:50hrs | 2160 | by Staff reporter
Businesswoman beds son to cure his mental illness
A 45-year-old businesswoman from Mberengwa in Ndagara Village under Chief Banga confessed to sleeping with her 20-year-old son who is mentally challenged in an attempt to cure her son's mental illness...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:50hrs | 3071 | by Staff reporter
Sex for goat arrangement takes nasty turn
An affair between a village head and his neighbour's wife took an ugly turn after the village head failed to deliver two goats that he had promised his neighbour's wife.Tonderai Jari, the vill...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:49hrs | 3822 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP in soup over workers' unpaid wages
INSIZA North legislator and director of Progress Mine, Farai Taruvinga, has been taken to the mining industry National Employment Council (NEC) by his workers over wages as well as unlawful terminatio...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:58hrs | 1465 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sold a ruse over Mbare flats
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's much-hyped rehabilitation of Mbare flats is proving to be hot air after the company contracted by government and the Harare City Council to do the rehabilitation, FCG Si...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:54hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
Woman sells parents' house
A 37-YEAR-OLD woman from Bulawayo has been sentenced to 24 months in jail for selling her parents' house without their consent. Elizabeth Bayai, who had pleaded not guilty to a theft charge, w...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:52hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
Carjacking & rape charge for 35-yr-old
A 35-year-old man was arrested for allegedly hijacking a car from a woman who had offered him a lift before robbing her of RTGS$400 at knifepoint. He later raped another woman that he had offered a li...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:51hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
US Congresswoman against sanctions on Zimbabwe
A delegation led by the December 12th Movement International Secretariat attended the Gentrification Roundtable to discuss the "ethnic cleansing of Black communities nation-wide and had the opportunit...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 18:00hrs | 2841 | by Staff reporter
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