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Trio arrested for stealing network boosters
Three men from Epworth have appeared in court facing allegations of stealing high-value equipment and fuel from Econet wireless network boosters in two separate incidents.Christopher Makamelo,...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 06:58hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Parliament petitioned over privatisation of Harare water
The Community Water Alliance (CWA) and the Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) have called on Parliament to intervene and halt the Zimbabwean government's plans to privatise water services ...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:19hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's worst-designed city: Zimre Park, Ruwa
I urge the residents of Zimre Park, Ruwa, to recognize the urgent need to safeguard our property values, which are being undermined by the Ruwa Local Board's (RLB) evident mismanagement. The RLB's lac...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 09:43hrs | 1151 | by Sam Wezhira
Human faeces found in 24 Harare boreholes
Tests conducted between January and June 2024 revealed traces of faecal matter in 24 out of 259 boreholes across several Harare suburbs, including Mbare, Highfield, Glen View, and Budiriro. These bore...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:20hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
Armed robber shot dead, another arrested
A 29-year-old suspected armed robber, who was part of a seven member gang targeting companies in Harare, was shot and killed by police during a shoot out in Ruwa on Tuesday.Alexio Mupamhura (2...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 05:06hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Businessman loses $24,000 to homeless conman
A HARARE man was duped by a homeless man of US$24 400 cash in a botched scrap metal deal.Jabesi Kabamba (37), who is of no fixed abode appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi charged ...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pricey Rick Ross show tickets stir debate
ORGANISERS of Grammy-nominated rapper Rick Ross' concert slated for Harare in November have said they will explain and justify their seemingly steep pricing regime next week when they address issues t...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare-Mutare Highway urgently needs widening
MUTARE Highway passes through the dormitory town of Ruwa. When the highway was designed, it was meant to also serve Ruwa, Mabvuku-Tafara, Msasa, Greendale, Hillside and Eastlea.Ruwa has since ...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:53hrs | 9 | by Rejoice Ngwenya Ruwa resident
Military tightens screws on rogue soldiers
SECURITY has been heightened in army barracks across the country in the wake of a spate of robberies involving soldiers as the military descends on "rogue" elements, amid reports that the assets...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Early Christmas for Rose of Sharon orphanage
ORPHANS at Rose and Sharon Harare received their early Christmas gifts from Harmony pre-junior school yesterday at their offices in Zimre Park, Harare.The orphans received food hampers, ...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 08:46hrs | 8 | by Simbarashe Sithole | Alice Mangwara in Harare
Woman raped at prayer shrine
Police are hunting for a man who robbed two women and raped one of them after they had gone for an all-night prayer on Muchinjikwa Mountain in Chinamhora, Mashonaland East at the weekend. Repo...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Robber invades all-night vigil, rapes congregant
POLICE in Chinamhora, Mashonaland East province, have launched a manhunt for a man who allegedly robbed two women who were conducting prayers at Muchinjikwa Mountain in Domboshava before raping one of...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Uproar over Chitungwiza travel ban
CHITUNGWIZA residents and legislators have criticised the government decision to prohibit travel between Harare and the dormitory town except for essential services and huumanitarian reasons.T...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Prominent doctor's house gutted by fire
A suspicious fire on Friday destroyed prominent Harare physician Johannes Marisa's house in Ruwa's Riverside suburb in a suspected act of robbery.Marisa, who is also the president of the Medic...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 10:11hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
5 robbers stage daring in-transit-cash heist
Five armed robbers yesterday, November 30, attacked a Safeguard in-transit-cash vehicle which was about to deliver cash at a Mukuru money transfer agent booth at N.Richards Wholesale and fled with a c...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
A tale of two funerals
THE angel of death has once again struck - it has paid the nation the all but unfamiliar visit.It is not the visit that surprises many, but it is how it stole from the roll-call of the famous ...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 21:24hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Gringo's burial on today
THE late popular actor Lazarus "Gringo" Boora, who succumbed to cancer on Monday morning at a private health institution in Harare, will be buried today at his rural home in Rukweza, Rusape.Ye...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
National Arts Council mourns 'Gringo'
THE National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) has joined the nation in mourning the passing on of popular yesteryear actor Lazarus "Gringo" Boora this morning.Gringo (47), succumbed to cancer a...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 16:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Comedian 'Gringo' dies at 47
HARARE: Veteran comedian Lazarus 'Gringo' Boora has died.Boora (47) who was admitted at Westview Hospital in Zimre Park, Harare died this Monday morning.Dr Johanes Marisa, a physician ...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 16:03hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Bogus Harare doctor denied bail, labelled a danger to society
HARARE magistrate Judith Taruvinga yesterday denied bail to a bogus doctor who served in the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals casualty unit for seven months before he was unmasked.Taruvinga des...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bogus doctor arrested
A man who took advantage of staff shortages in the health sector and posed as a medical doctor at Parirenyatwa for seven months, has been arrested. Admire Chisi of Zimre Park ran out of luck w...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Khupe set to recall Chamisa's VP, 5 MPs
MDC-T interim president Thokozani Khupe has set her sights on recalling MDC Alliance co-vice president, Lynnette Karenyi-Kore and five other MPs from the beleaguered rival opposition.The six M...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 18:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mastering art of 'villagising' cities
In Bishop Lazi's village, there lived this super-reclusive chap who, after a quarrel with his father over witchcraft, decided to build his own hut a spitting distance from the family homestead....Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:30hrs | 1 | by Bishop Lazarus
Mutsvangwa's housemaid jailed 3 years
Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa's housemaid was yesterday slapped with a 36-month jail term for stealing US$25 000 from her boss.Tracy Manase (59) from Chizemo village, under Chief Muta...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa loses US$25,000 to maid
Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa's housemaid was on Saturday taken to the Mutare Magistrates' Court on allegations of stealing US$25 000 given to the Cabinet minister for safekeeping.Tra...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man fakes father's death
A Masvingo man and his two accomplices have been sentenced to 420 hours of unpaid work each by a magistrates court for trying to swindle Econet of $2 000 via the its EcoSure Funeral Cover, through a f...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Cabinet meeting disrupted by power cuts
THE ongoing power outages that have ravaged Harare since Tuesday interrupted a Cabinet meeting, NewsDay reported.Energy minister Joram Gumbo told NewsDay yesterday that he was aware of the pre...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimre's Bulawayo $10m projects to begin soon
ZIMRE Property Investments Limited has set aside about $20 million for the development of its construction projects in Bulawayo and Victoria Falls that are expected to begin soon.The projects ...Published: 23 Aug 2017 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dozens freed on Shutdown protest charges
HARARE Magistrate Victoria Mashamba on Tuesday set free 65 residents of Epworth suburb, who had been on trial for allegedly participating in a wildcat protests held last year against police corruption...Published: 08 Mar 2017 at 06:10hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
'Zimbabwe police set dogs on protestors'
The Zimbabwe Republic police has been accused of setting their dogs on protestors they had arrested after conducting door-to-door raids in the Harare suburbs of Mabvuku, Zimre Park and Epworth in the ...Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 21:32hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Police ready to deal with rogues
Police have assured the nation that they have deployed adequate manpower to deal with rogue elements that might want to disturb peace and incite lawlessness through illegal protests.The police...Published: 06 Jul 2016 at 06:34hrs | | by Freeman Razemba
Hundreds stranded as touts run riot
POLICE yesterday arrested more than 30 people in Harare following chaotic scenes caused by touts and rank marshals protesting against what they regarded as too many police roadblocks on the roads....Published: 05 Jul 2016 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police rein in rowdy touts
Police yesterday arrested more than 30 people in Harare following chaotic scenes caused by touts and rank marshals protesting against heavy traffic police presence on the roads. Commuter omnibus o...Published: 05 Jul 2016 at 06:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bullets smugglers remanded in custody
THE four omalayitsha from Bulawayo who were arrested at the Beitbridge Border Post on Thursday morning for trying to smuggle bullets worth R42 855 from South Africa were yesterday dragged to court cha...Published: 26 Jun 2016 at 18:05hrs | 2 | by Thupeyo Muleya
130kg bullets smuggle bid foiled at Beitbridge
FOUR omalayitsha from Bulawayo have been arrested at the Beitbridge Border Post for allegedly trying to smuggle bullets worth R42,855 from South Africa.The Ferret squad arrested the quartet, w...Published: 25 Jun 2016 at 09:22hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Trevor Dongo's marriage collapses after 7 months
Urban groove top dog Trevor Dongo's seven month marriage to Ashley Maumbe has collapsed. They got married in May last year.Dongo accused Maumbe of doing 'something not expected of...Published: 09 Feb 2016 at 12:48hrs | 32 | by Staff Reporter
Businessman caught smuggling 2417 bullets into the country
A 48-year old businessman from Ruwa has been fined $2000 for smuggling 2417 bullets from South Africa into the country through Beitbridge border post.Bensen Zindere of 6543 Zimre Park in Ruwa ...Published: 25 Jan 2016 at 23:10hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
TelOne rolls out Metro Wifi, service not available in Bulawayo
STATE-owned Telecommunications company, TelOne has rebranded and introduced Metro Wifi Service and Fibre to the Home (FTTH) services.The new product will see the price of 100 megabits per ...Published: 12 Apr 2015 at 10:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
TelOne to connect 9 500 homes on fibre
State Owned telecommunications company TelOne is set to commission four additional Fibre to the Home this month with the remainder to be commissioned next month. TelOne last year embarked ...Published: 02 Mar 2015 at 07:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Murderers' denied bail
Harare magistrate, Milton Serima has denied bail two Harare men who appeared in court facing charges of murder and armed robbery.John Mabhunu and Francis Benjamin Alimoso were remanded in ...Published: 07 Oct 2014 at 16:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Property investment has its risks
IT is a widely held opinion that real estate is one of the best asset classes for long term investors. For this reason most individuals aspire to own the house they live in and, if their means allow, ...Published: 06 Oct 2014 at 17:18hrs | | by Collins Rudzuna
Prostitute sells out robber
A GUN-WIELDING Harare man who terrorised Victoria Falls residents last Thursday shocked the Hwange Magistrates Court when he claimed he had committed the robberies to raise money for bus fare to retur...Published: 08 Sep 2014 at 10:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Metro Bus to import 30 buses from Europe
FOLLOWING a success trial run, Metro Bus is set to import 30 buses from Europe soon to improve the public transportation system in Harare, a company official has said.Metro Bus intends to pro...Published: 10 Jun 2014 at 07:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man loses wife to nephew, Grade 1 son leaks affair
A Harare's Crowborough man is bitter after allegedly losing his wife to his neighbour whom he trusted as a neighbour and nephew.Willmore Taonei said he got to know of th...Published: 29 Mar 2014 at 14:27hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bush romps caught on camera
A Masvingo man, angered by the debauchery going on in the bushes around the town is fighting back armed with his camera.He has so far snared many in compromising positions and is threatening t...Published: 22 Mar 2014 at 08:07hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's name used to dupe home-seekers
A Noritash Apostolic Church member allegedly swindled fellow congregants of $802 after claiming to have been sent by the President's Office with an offer of residential stands for them.Prosper...Published: 20 Feb 2014 at 06:15hrs | | by Lovemore Meya
Prostitute stuns client-cum-robber
A PROSTITUTE stunned her client - an alleged armed robber - in Victoria Falls when she reported him to the police after seeing him with a gun.Emmanuel Chirongo, 28, a former soldier resident a...Published: 12 Dec 2013 at 02:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai condemns Ruwa murambatsvina demolitions
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Tuesday toured Ruwa town to assess the damage caused by the demolition of illegal structures carried out by the council under a directive from government to clean u...Published: 19 Nov 2013 at 18:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ruwa council dissociates itself from murambatsvina demolitions
The Ruwa Town Council dissociates itself from the demolitions of the residents' properties which took place in the town last week on the instructions of the government.Contrary to the statemen...Published: 14 Nov 2013 at 12:02hrs | | by Councillor Phinieas Mushayavanhu
ZPI reports a 38% increase in profits
ZPI reported a 31% increase in operating profit to $1.55 million in the five months to May and a bottom-line of $1.38 million largely boosted by the Tynwald project sales.CE Edson Muvingi told...Published: 19 Jun 2013 at 17:53hrs | | by finx
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