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US$1 000 bounty for wanted Chitungwiza fraudster
Police have launched a manhunt for David Matanda, who is wanted in connection with a fraud case currently under investigation by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Commercial Crimes Division...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:42hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
3 more suspects in Chivayo in-laws farm robbery appear in court
Three more suspected armed robbers linked to the violent raid on businessman Wicknell Chivayo's in-laws' farm in Marondera have appeared in court, bringing the total number of arrested suspects to 18....Published: 06 May 2025 at 08:47hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Man kills daughter after dispute with ex-wife
A HOMEDALE Farm resident has been accused of killing his 11-year-old daughter over an undisclosed matter.In a statement in its Twitter page, police said: "The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Deputy Sheriff fired
Divorce orders obtained fraudulently by some greedy men with a view to stripping their spouses in the Diaspora of matrimonial property, are now on the increase amid reports that a Deputy Sheriff was r...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police recover stolen Intwasa fertilizer
POLICE in Bulawayo have impounded a 10-tonne truck found laden with stolen Pfumvudza/Intwasa fertilizers, which were set for distribution to urban farmers in Emganwini constituency.This was co...Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Councils should respond to sewer bursts within 24hrs'
THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has said local authorities are obliged to respond to sewer bursts within 24 hours.This was revealed by Ema Harare provincial manager Robson Mavondo du...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC led Harare, Chitungwiza kick-start demolitions
HUNDREDS of informal traders in Harare and Chitungwiza were yesterday left without livelihoods after their councils joined forces with the police to demolish "illegal" vending structures across the ca...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt to act on Chitungwiza flooding, says July Moyo
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo, and National Housing minister Daniel Garwe on Saturday toured areas affected by floods in Chitungwiza after heavy rains pounded the area the day before.Gui...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 05:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Congregants defy lockdown
Community education on Covid-19 is of paramount importance in order to curb this surge. We are moving around educating such church members about the importance of handwashing, social distancing, maski...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Over 11 000 houses face demolition
THE MDC-led Chitungwiza Municipality is set to demolish over 11 000 properties, including houses illegally built on wetlands, railway servitudes and sewer lines, a leaked internal memo shows. ...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$50 000 burnt in house inferno
A Chitungwiza businessman's house was this afternoon gutted by fire with more than US$50 000 cash burnt inside and nearly all property worth over US$30 000 reduced to ashes in the inferno.The ...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 17:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza shelves demolition plans
CHITUNGWIZA Municipality has shelved plans to demolish houses and other buildings in 35 illegal settlements across the town after a special full council meeting held at the weekend resolved to halt th...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Stabbing at school
A Zengeza 4 High School pupil is nursing injuries at Chitungwiza Central Hospital after he was stabbed in the abdomen last Friday while defending his neighbour who had accidentally stepped onto assail...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 17:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Corruption worsens fuel shortages
Unscrupulous fuel attendants and dealers have compounded a critical fuel supply situation that was caused by limited foreign currency reserves in the first place, investigations show. Fuel dea...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 17:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Corruption worsens fuel shortages
Unscrupulous fuel attendants and dealers have compounded a critical fuel supply situation that was caused by limited foreign currency reserves in the first place, investigations show. Fuel dea...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 16:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pupil barred from school over beard
St John'S College has been accused of discriminating against students on racial and religious grounds after a Muslim pupil was barred from attending lessons for refusing to shave his beard. Th...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sewage bursts out of control
A health time bomb is ticking in Harare and Chitungwiza as sewage streams continue to flow through most suburbs despite efforts by both councils to fix sewer lines.A survey by the Daily News o...Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 13:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
AFM gay storm reverend removed
THE AFM church leader who was entangled in a gay storm with a congregant who looked up to him as a 'father', has been stripped of being an overseer and transferred to another assembly.Reverend...Published: 16 May 2018 at 15:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Only Chiwenga is fit to use men's toilets in Zimbabwe'
The Trekker has been wandering up and down for a while but has since bowed to pressure to present what he has been getting in the journeys.This marks the birth of The Trekker - a column on all...Published: 28 Nov 2017 at 15:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Widow loses hubby's pension to lover
A Chitungwiza Central Hospital nurse lost over $14 000, which included a lump sum payment of her late husband's pension and $2 000 compensation for damages made to her car, to her ex-boyfriend after s...Published: 23 Oct 2017 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ten girl mysteriously loses legs, hand
It may sound and appear stranger than fiction, but 13 year old Praise Kasunhi of Chitungwiza woke up with no flesh, due to a rare condition called wet gangrene. Barely three months after being...Published: 08 Oct 2017 at 14:45hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Body of newborn burned with garbage
A Chitungwiza resident reportedly discovered a body of a newborn baby dumped in garbage on Thursday.The resident discovered the body while burning the garbage.Residents of Zengesa 4, N...Published: 10 Sep 2017 at 11:29hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman scalds hubby with boiling cooking oil over loud music
A ROW over playing a radio set has left a 32-year-old Chitungwiza man hospitalised after his wife scalded him with cooking oil. The wife claimed that the volume of the music wasaS annoying her....Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 11:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Loud music land man in hospital
A 32-year-old Chitungwiza man Lewis Dzvimbo has been hospitalised after his wife scalded him with cooking oil after she was annoyed by the loud volume from the radio.A d...Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 05:16hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Handbag thief jailed 3 years
Snatching a handbag and two cellphones from a Chitungwiza woman has landed a self-proclaimed prophet in jail for the next three years.Munyaradzi Ngoma pleaded guilty to the charges when he...Published: 06 Mar 2017 at 05:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Married pastor hires congregant for sex, fails to pay
A sex crazy married Chitungwiza pastor Chamunorwa Chamba of Sane Life Ministries International unknowingly hired a sex worker who turned out to be one of his congregants who had drifted into...Published: 20 Dec 2016 at 14:37hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Another flood warning issued
The Meteorological Services Department has predicted more heavy rains until the 21st of this month, which can lead to potential flooding in most parts of the country.The head of public wea...Published: 13 Dec 2016 at 19:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
NERA rolls out nationwide demos
THE National Electoral Reform Agenda (NERA) is set to roll out nationwide mega demonstrations today aimed at forcing the President Robert Mugabe led government to level the political playing fie...Published: 17 Sep 2016 at 06:49hrs | 2 | by Thobekile Zhou
Zanu PF youths robbed residents of their cash during one million march preps
The ruling Zanu PF youth are reported to have took advantage of the one million man march which the party conducted in May to rob residents of their cash in the pretext that they were collecting the m...Published: 05 Jul 2016 at 05:43hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Man accuses wife of central locking him
A Chitungwiza man has accused his wife of central locking him so that he can not bed other women.Tapiwa Mandidzinga (44) of Zengeza 4 who has been living separately with his wife Tiferan...Published: 22 Jun 2016 at 06:43hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
'Mushikashika' war: 40 face public violence charges
Forty people, including two juveniles of school-going age, who allegedly took part in skirmishes that led to the destruction of property worth thousands of dollars in Chitungwiza, appeared in court on...Published: 09 Jan 2016 at 07:03hrs | | by Lovemore Meya
'Govt to restore order in Chitungwiza,' says Kasukuwere
Government yesterday vowed to restore order in Chitungwiza, describing it as one of the worst-run local authorities.Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Saviour Kasukuw...Published: 05 Jan 2016 at 06:04hrs | | by Lovemore Meya
Policeman assaulted at road block
A Seke villager appeared in court on Friday for allegedly leading other villagers in pummelling a Chitungwiza traffic cop in revenge after he was assaulted at a roadblock for failing to obey the polic...Published: 14 Sep 2015 at 06:18hrs | | by Lovemore Meya
Chitungwiza council lease out all its 11 beer outlets
Chitungwiza municipality has leased out all its 11 beer outlets to some of its workers as part of cost cutting measures.Reads part of the notice "Notice is hereby given that Chitungwiza m...Published: 24 Aug 2015 at 07:07hrs | 4 | by Thobekile Zhou
Woman hammers hubby with iron bar on the eye
A 24 year old violent woman struck her hubby on the eye with an iron bar claiming it was in self-defence. Vongai Miyoma is being charged with assault on Bastirai Jack, H-Metro reporte...Published: 14 May 2015 at 13:46hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Fake degree lands man in the dock
A 30-year-old man yesterday appeared in court facing three counts of fraud after he allegedly used a fake University of Zimbabwe Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences degree to obtain employment a...Published: 25 Mar 2015 at 08:32hrs | | by Fungai Jachi
Grace Mugabe's youths block Midzi
ZANU-PF youths loyal to Grace Mugabe yesterday besieged the Harare provincial offices and blocked chairman Amos Midzi from addressing a Press conference amid threats of violence and "war" on anyone de...Published: 08 Nov 2014 at 22:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pedophile hires boy for $1, rapes him
A 13 year old street boy from Masvingo got more than what he had bargained for when his ‘employer' sodomised him several times.The court had that the minor approached 38-year old Nhafuta...Published: 06 Oct 2014 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Court reporter
Lawyer jailed for stealing $57,000
Beleaguered Harare lawyer Thomas Sakutukwa (39) was on Friday slapped with an effective two years imprisonment by a Harare Magistrate for stealing $57 300 belonging to a client.Magistra...Published: 26 Jul 2014 at 06:57hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Trial of 13 MDC-T activists deferred again
The trial of 13 MDC-T activists allegedly involved in some skirmishes linked to the intra-party differences in Chitungwiza was yesterday deferred to July 3 this year. This was the second time ...Published: 25 Jun 2014 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tighter laws on kombis loom
Government will tighten regulations and amend the Road Motor Transportation Act to bar people below the age of 30 from driving public service vehicles.This comes after 10 people were killed, s...Published: 22 May 2014 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man kept $700,000 in kitchen, maids stole it
THREE Harare housemaids who allegedly stole $700,000 stacked away in a kitchen drawer will know their fate today, with a magistrate due to deliver judgment.Prosecutors called eight witnesses, three of...Published: 23 Apr 2014 at 06:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T activists arrested for intra-party violence released on bail
Eleven MDC-T supporters who were involved in skirmishes linked to intra-party violence in Chitungwiza last week were on Tuesday granted $50 bail apiece. Those involved in the political violenc...Published: 18 Apr 2014 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dancer 'Bev' Sibanda accused of hiding her identity
The Zimbabwe Focus on Monday revealed allegations that EROTIC dancer Beverly "Bev" Sibanda has a different identity. ...Published: 23 Dec 2013 at 11:54hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Two in court for defrauding a finance company
TWO suspected Harare fraudsters appeared in court last Friday charged with defrauding a finance company, Cover Link Finance, of thousands of dollars through a dubious loan scheme.Ishmael Muta...Published: 11 Nov 2013 at 03:27hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Murambatsvina demolitions starts in Harare
GOVERNMENT yesterday started demolishing illegally built housing structures including tuck-shops in Ruwa and Damofalls warning that the programme would be rolled out in all urban centres throughout t...Published: 07 Nov 2013 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drama in court as magistrate forgets to pass sentence
There was drama at Chitungwiza Magistrate courts on Wednesday when a magistrate forgot to issue a sentence on a commuter omnibus driver who drove his employer's vehicle off route, but still ordered h...Published: 06 Sep 2013 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man jailed for assaulting workmate with an iron bar
A 31-year-old Chitungwiza man who assaulted his workmate with an iron bar at the height of a heated argument has been jailed for four months.Misheck Munzvongi (31) of house number 10516 Zengez...Published: 02 Aug 2013 at 04:20hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Missing nine-year-old boy found dead
The decomposing body of a nine-year-old Zengeza 4 boy who went missing in January this year was on Monday afternoon discovered in an unprotected well near the family's house.Reports yesterday ...Published: 26 Mar 2013 at 20:28hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Bar lady (25) gets seven years in jail for raping a mentally challenged man
A bar lady in Chitungwiza who forced a 27-year-old mentally challenged man to be intimate with her was on Monday sentenced to an effective seven years in jail. Patience Mbulaje (25) of Zengeza 4 who ...Published: 12 Feb 2013 at 19:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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