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ZNA disowns shoplifting 'soldier'
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) yesterday refuted claims that Sihlazuluking Ndashata, who recently appeared before a Harare magistrate for shoplifting, was a soldier.In a statement, the ZNA d...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:45hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army raises concern over media lies
THE Zimbabwe National Army is worried about continuous publication of falsehoods and damaging statements and yesterday dealt with a story saying a soldier had been charged with shoplifting when in fac...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:41hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Soldier up for shoplifting
A MEMBER of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court charged with shoplifting.Sihlzuluking Ndashata (32) appeared before magistrate Shane Kubonera, w...Published: 04 May 2022 at 07:03hrs | 1854 | by Staff reporter
Politicised military threatens 2023 poll
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is abusing state institutions, including the military, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and judiciary, to maintain his tight grip on power ahead of the...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:39hrs | 794 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers harass Civilians in Chimanimani
Zimbabwe Soldiers are allegedly harassing civilians in Chimanimani. Speaking to some residents in Chimanimani, they say they are w...Published: 22 Apr 2022 at 22:14hrs | 1970 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Zimbabwe Top Army Boss dies
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA)is mourning the death of the country's Defence Attaché to Botswana, Colonel John Mhlanga who died on Tuesday after he was involved in a fatal road accident along the B...Published: 22 Apr 2022 at 16:24hrs | 6414 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Beitbridge Villager Shot by ZNA officer
A-BEITBRIDGE villager Knowledge Sibanda was last Thursday shot and injured by a soldier as he was driving near the now defunct River Ranch Diamond Mine.When police officers attended the scene,...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:32hrs | 948 | by Staff reporter
Police recover AK 47 rifle, bullets in well
An AK 47 assault rifle with a magazine of 30 rounds and 19 automatic machine gun rounds of ammunition have been discovered hidden in a disused well at a primary school in Mangwe District, Matabeleland...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Soldier, four robbers arrested after shootout
Zimbabwe National Army member Thulani Maposa (30) and his gang were arrested during a shootout that occurred last night in the Harare CBD.Maphosa was in the company of Dalubuhle Ndlovhu, Micha...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 14:37hrs | 2838 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Mnangagwa promotes 9 army officers
President Mnangagwa, who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, yesterday promoted nine lieutenant colonels to colonel.The promotions were made in terms of the Defence Act a...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:36hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
No bail for corruption accused border officials
EIGHTEEN security officials drawn from members of the national security cluster were yesterday denied bail by a Beitbridge Magistrate after they were arrested for taking a R2 000 bribe from a cross-bo...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:45hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: 2 400 recruits become soldiers
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) should not be content with past achievement, but must build a formidable force relevant to modern security demands and thwart threats to the country and region....Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:33hrs | 1252 | by Staff reporter
18 border security officials in court for corruption
EIGHTEEN security officials drawn from members of the national security cluster deployed to combat crime at the border with South Africa have been arrested on corruption related charges after an anti-...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:31hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Land reform a game changer, says ZDF
The Land Reform Programme is a game changer in Zimbabwe's economy that has resulted in the positive transformation of people's livelihoods. This was said by Zimbabwe National Army director civ...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 07:34hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Defence Court sentences 3 soldiers to 15 years in prison
Zimbabwe Defence Forces General Court Martial has sentenced three soldiers to 15 years each in prison for armed robbery, theft and unlawful entry. In a statement, ZNA public relations director...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 12:15hrs | 1082 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe National Army court sentences 3 soldiers to 15 years
Three soldiers robbing and stealing around Masvingo were jailed for 15 years each by an army court martial last week after they were convicted of armed robbery, theft and unlawful entry, sending a cle...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 05:52hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
'Army impostors intimidating teachers'
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has accused rogue civilians masquerading as soldiers of moving around intimidating teachers.This came after teachers unions last week complained of harassment ...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:43hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Soldier jailed 5 years over armed robbery
A soldier has been jailed for five years by a Zimbabwe Defence Forces general court martial and discharged from the army dishonourably for supplying information to the armed robbers who hit Surrey Far...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Liberation war stalwart pens political book
A liberation war stalwart Andrew Ndlovu says his latest book titled Africa in Darkness aims to remove fear from the people, which Zanu-PF instilled in the minds of the people in the country.Th...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:36hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
ZNA refutes Mutoko robbery claims
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has refuted social media claims that its members were involved in an armed robbery in Mutoko.In a statement yesterday, ZNA director public relations, Colonel A...Published: 18 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Army roped in to assist in arms cache probe
Police have requested the Zimbabwe National Army to assist in investigating the case in which 507 rounds of ammunition of a PKM machine gun were unearthed in a rusty box by a farmer in Magunje last Fr...Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 05:30hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
TelOne partners ZNA
STATE-OWNED telecommunications company TelOne has partnered the Zimbabwe National Army to modernise 58 sites countrywide under the US$1,2 million land-based network project.Speaking during the...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 00:18hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military in network upgrade partnership
The Zimbabwe National Army is modernising its fixed communications with a US$1,2 million land-based network partnership with TelOne.On full implementation, the land-based network will enable t...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:18hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army on health personnel recruitment drive
THE Zimbabwe National Army has embarked on a recruitment of health personnel in a move meant to further strengthen the defence forces medical team.In a Press statement, the ZNA said it is aimi...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 04:25hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army generals feel the heat over soldiers' criminal activities
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has been forced to publicly denounce its officers for their engagement in criminal activities following a spate of robberies and casual shootings by and involving sold...Published: 01 Jan 2022 at 13:58hrs | 2203 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army commanders urged to deal with rogue soldiers
SERVICE chiefs must urgently find effective ways to end the rampant armed robberies and other criminal activities involving uniformed forces, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) President Paddington Ja...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 07:29hrs | 2373 | by Staff reporter
Suspected soldier shoots dead 4 people in Zimbabwe
POLICE are investigating a case in which where four people were shot dead by a suspected soldier in Turf, Kadoma, Saturday, leaving three others seriously injured.The shooting incident happene...Published: 26 Dec 2021 at 18:22hrs | 7121 | by Staff reporter
High Court reinstates theft accused soldiers
SIX soldiers recently discharged from the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) on allegations of stealing state property have been reinstated by the High Court.The six are Collen Chiba, Charles Mhuri,...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:41hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
White City Stadium explosion inside job
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was given a file of the investigations into the June 2018 White City Stadium deadly explosion after it became apparent that it was an inside job.While police say t...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:44hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soldiers killed in truck collision
TWO Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers died Tuesday in a horrific crash after the vehicle in which they were travelling in collided with a haulage truck in Chiredzi.The two soldiers, who we...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 10:04hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
20 Khoi San people join ZPCS
In a milestone achievement for the San community clan in Makhulela village, Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services has piloted a rec...Published: 23 Oct 2021 at 17:29hrs | 7 | by Desmond Nleya
Colonel Dennis Pahla dies
The Commander Zimbabwe National Army, General David Sigauke has mourned Colonel Dennis Pahla who died on Monday. Col Pahla, whose Chimurenga name was Kid Nyikandeyedu, died at Parirenyatwa Gro...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jailed army cleric found not guilty by High Court
A FIRED senior army cleric, who successfully challenged his six-year prison term at the High Court following his conviction on charges of stealing a car belonging to a business partner and stripping i...Published: 18 Oct 2021 at 21:39hrs | 16 | by Staff writer
Prison escapee jailed for 4 years
An alleged serial robber and rapist on remand for attacking almost 20 women recently escaped from Harare Remand Prison, allegedly with the help of two prison officers, but was caught, was yesterday ja...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soldiers sent for re-training after demanding salary hike
ZIMBABWE National Army (ZNA) commander Lieutenant General David Sigauke has reportedly sent junior soldiers on forced re-training in Hwange as punishment for demanding a salary increase during an oste...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland chiefs demand change of title to kings
CHIEFS are lobbying government to urgently change the nomenclature of traditional leaders' titles from chiefs to kings.Chief Zvimba, born Stanley Urayayi Mhondoro, is leading the lobby....Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 06:04hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Grenade explodes at school
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) bomb disposal unit and the Bulawayo Fire Brigade had to be called in after a grenade exploded at a Bulawayo school during a routine burning of grass and rubbish....Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:33hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo doctors' residence nears completion
REFURBISHMENTS on the doctors' apartments that were gutted by fire at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo are nearing completion, with focus now shifting to interior work as authorities at the institut...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:32hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
5 perish in Fort Rixon accident
FIVE people, among them two police officers and a soldier, died in a head-on collision which occurred along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway yesterday morning.In a statement, police said the fatal ...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pre-training on new border traffic flow gathers momentum
The training of border agencies at Beitbridge Border Post has gathered moment as the Government prepares to open the newly built commercial freight terminal at Sadc's busiest inland port of entry....Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 10:12hrs | 21 | by Staff Reporter
Army evicts Umzingwane villagers
VILLAGERS settling close to the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) cantonment area in Umzingwane, Matabeleland South, face eviction as government moves in to deal with illegal settlements across the country...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 20:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa spoils army, police with brand new buses
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday handed over five brand new buses to the military and police and pledged three more for each of the State security agencies by year-end. This comes as the general...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Women pressure groups abandon Marry Chiwenga in her hour of need
WOMEN'S rights groups have remained silent over the mounting struggles Marry Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has been facing for the past 18 long months.In ...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt must have a plan to rescue jobless graduates
Education used to be a ticket to a better life in Zimbabwe. Life was better when one was educated, one could afford a house and a middle income lifestyle.But this has changed over the la...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:04hrs | 2 | by Evans Mathanda
Exposing Zimbabwe axis of evil
AHEAD of President Mnangagwa's visit to the United Kingdom, the country's detractors disguised as Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have upped the anti-Government ante as they seek to besmirch the Se...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Soldier demands free beer at growth point
A member of Zimbabwe National Army Stephen Gono (28) is reportedly giving bottle store operators at Nzvimbo growth point, Chiweshe a headache by allegedly...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 15:04hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Chiweshe
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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to empower Zimbabwe military with hi-tech hardware
THE Second Republic will continue equipping the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) with the latest technological equipment that responds to emerging threats threatening existing peace and stability in the ...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints Sigauke as new ZNA commander
The new Commander of the Zimbabwe National Army is Lieutenant General David Sigauke with President Mnangagwa promoting him from major general and appointing him to the army command with effect from Ju...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:16hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Meet the new Zimbabwe Army Boss
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Major General David Sigauke to assume the position of Commander Zimbabwe National Army.He shall be addressed as Lieutenant General.Sigauke ta...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 06:53hrs | 32 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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