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Man demands $1m for wife's death
A HARARE man has claimed $1 million from a motorist who killed his wife in a road accident and never contributed during her funeral.Norman Ziyambe sued Simbarashe Ganha in summons filed before...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 18:20hrs | 3045 | by Staff reporter
7 die in head-on collision
Police have released the names of seven people who died when a Honda Fit collided head-on with a Toyota Raum 192km from Harare on the highway to Mutare on Tuesday morning. Five who were seriou...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:23hrs | 989 | by Staff reporter
3 Zimbabweans die in horrific car crash in Cyprus
IN a tragic incident, three Zimbabwean students from the European University of Lefke in Cyprus died Tuesday night while returning from an outing.Cyprus is an island country in the Eastern Med...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:23hrs | 1067 | by Staff reporter
Seven perish in road accidents in Mash Central
SEVEN people died in separate traffic accidents in Mashonaland Central Province this week.Mashonaland Central province deputy police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Fidelis Dhewu confirmed th...Published: 22 Oct 2020 at 06:54hrs | 2519 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Kombi conductors, drivers to pay tax
GOVERNMENT has directed workers in the transport sector, including commuter omnibus drivers and conductors, to register with the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) as part of social protection ...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:47hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
'MDC got more than US$10m to defend Western interests'
It is beyond debate that for the past decades or so, Zimbabwe has been reeling under the disastrous and debilitating effects of illegal sanctions that were imposed against the country by some powerful...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:44hrs | 253 | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
Kombi conductors, drivers to pay tax
GOVERNMENT has directed workers in the transport sector, including commuter omnibus drivers and conductors, to register with the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) as part of social protection ...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 09:28hrs | 7179 | by Staff Reporter
'Zupco buses a death trap' - PAZ
THE Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has condemned the state of most conventional buses operating under the Zupco franchise, describing them as unroadworthy and death traps to the commuting pub...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 08:13hrs | 1859 | by Staff Reporter
4 killed in Kuwadzana plane crash
FOUR people were killed and three others seriously injured when a Kariba-bound private plane crashed and extensively damaged two houses in Kuwadzana 5 suburb in Harare yesterday morning.The fo...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 23:41hrs | 12049 | by Staff reporter
21 injured in bus accident
At least 21 passengers were injured on Saturday after a Changu Bus Service coach contracted to the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) overturned along Lytton Road in Harare when the driver fail...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:14hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
Kombi crash kills three
THREE people died on the spot this morning at Ealing farm, Mvurwi when a Nissan Caravan kombi veered off the road and overturned after a tyre bust....Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 21:33hrs | 3149 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Jonathan Moyo et all told 'return home and clear your names'
HOME Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe has called on exiled former Zanu-PF politicians who skipped the country past three years citing political persecution to return home and clear their names in crim...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:32hrs | 3494 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt targets social media activists
GOVERNMENT has threatened to intensify its snooping into citizens' social media posts to thwart dissent and any plots to unseat or sabotage President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration.Home A...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:32hrs | 1894 | by Staff reporter
Rising crime worries govt
THE government is very concerned about the increase in violent crime in the country, as well as the continued abuse of social media.This comes as the country has witnessed a spate of armed rob...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:23hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Temba comes to town
When all was well in the white man's camp, farms at peak of colonial production, some blacks like me tried to jump ship. Remember industry and commerce had three categories of remuneration. There was ...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 09:55hrs | 218 | by Tondo
ANC MP slams De Lille over Beitbridge border fiasco
Calls for decisive action against Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille are growing louder as lawmakers adopted a damning report on her involvement in the Beitbridge border fiasco...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 20:02hrs | 1802 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa faction narrowly beats Zanu-PF to retain Gwanda mayoral seat
THE MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa yesterday won the Gwanda mayoral election, narrowly beating Zanu-PF.MDC Alliance candidate Njabulo Siziba garnered five votes while Zanu-PF's Albert Ndlo...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 07:14hrs | 2249 | by Staff reporter
4 burnt beyond recognition in accident
FOUR people were burnt beyond recognition on Sunday morning following a head-on collision between a Nissan UD truck and a Toyota Wish near Macheke along the Harare-Mutare Highway.The deceased,...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 06:53hrs | 1414 | by Staff reporter
Nyanga horror crash death toll rises
The death toll from the horrific accident that occurred in Nyanga on Saturday has risen to six after Lesley Matizakurima (5) succumbed to her injuries yesterday. Lesley died at Victoria Chitep...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 06:47hrs | 1480 | by Staff reporter
17,000 motorists arrested
Over 17 000 motorists have been arrested for varying offenses during the lockdown. According to the police 13 943 motorists were arrested for operating public transport without exemption while...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 07:08hrs | 1204 | by Staff reporter
5 die near Regina Coeli crash site
FIVE people died in a road accident that occurred at the 34km peg along the Nyanga-Nyamaropa while at Mupedzanhamo, in Harare, a Zupco contracted Trip Trans bus veered off the road and hit some vendor...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 09:57hrs | 606 | by Staff reporter
Three perish in road traffic accident
THREE people died on Thursday night while two others are in critical condition after they were knocked down by a haulage truck on a accident scene at 23ki...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 15:20hrs | 3599 | by Simbarashe Sithole
3 die in a road traffic accident
THREE people died on Thursday night while two others are in critical condition after they were knocked down by a haulage truck as they attended to another traffic accident at the 23-kilometre peg alon...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 08:28hrs | 1097 | by Staff reporter
Man falls from bike, dies
A KEZI man has died from injuries sustained after he lost control and fell off a motorbike he was riding before it landed on him. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Chief Inspe...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 07:18hrs | 935 | by Staff reporter
Father mistakenly gives infant poison
There was a tragic incident in Shamva after a 31-year-old father, Passmore Nicholas, allegedly accidentally fed his one-year-old son cattle dip chemical t...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 13:05hrs | 2864 | by Staff Reporter
Morgan Tsvangirai must be turning in his grave
Morgan Tsvangirai, the late icon of Zimbabwe's tenuous democratic struggle, is a man I knew so well, having served as his spokesperson and trusted lieutenant for almost a decade until his untime...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 09:34hrs | 6594 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Police arrest driver in kombi shooting incident
Police have arrested the driver of the unregistered kombi in which a passenger was shot and killed while another was seriously injured near Juru Growth Point along the Harare-Nyamapanda Road on Wednes...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:50hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Matiza grilled over vehicle plates shortages
TRANSPORT minister Joel Biggie Matiza yesterday said government ordered a clampdown on vehicles without number plates after witnessing a spike in accidents involving unregistered vehicles.Resp...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 07:37hrs | 3390 | by Staff reporter
Man falls to his death
A FILABUSI man fell to his death off a moving vehicle while a man from Gwanda died after a vehicle he was travelling in overturned in two separate incidences.Matabeleland South acting provinci...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 22:26hrs | 2249 | by Staff reporter
Boy, 9, accidentally hangs self
A nine-year-old boy from Lobengula West suburb in Bulawayo accidentally hanged himself with a rope tied to a mango tree which they were using as a swing with his siblings.Bulawayo Police Spoke...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 21:10hrs | 2633 | by Staff reporter
Man dies in accident
A MAN died when his car was involved in a head on collision with a truck at Sezhube near Gwanda on Tuesday after he encroached into the opposite lane.Matabeleland South provincial police spoke...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:06hrs | 827 | by Staff reporter
Emirates in passenger ill-treatment storm
A UNITED KINGDOM (UK) based Zimbabwean woman living with disability has taken Asian airline, Emirates, head-on over her alleged ill-treatment by the cabin crew on her flight to Harare two years ago....Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 07:48hrs | 2474 | by Staff reporter
Mine shaft collapse traps five underground
Five employees of Task Mine Syndicate just outside Chegutu town, were on Tuesday night trapped underground after the shaft they were working in collapsed.Chegutu district co-ordinator and Civi...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 15:48hrs | 977 | by Staff reporter
Speedster mows down cop on duty
A speed junkie in Gweru, Kudakwashe Manyuchi (40), who was well-known in the city for driving around in top-of-the-range sports cars, was arrested after he fatally knocked down a police officer on dut...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 06:10hrs | 1074 | by Staff reporter
Police officer dies in road accident
Terrence Kavhayi (26) was involved in a serious road accident yesterday in Gweru whilst on patrol where he was seriously injured and died at Gweru General hospital upon admission.Kavhayi was k...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 12:38hrs | 2914 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Mzembi confirms Chamisa poison fears
EXILED former cabinet minister Walter Mzembi has confirmed MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa had strong fears of being poisoned at the time the opposition leader served as minister during the now-...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 08:35hrs | 4749 | by Staff reporter
Donkey cart traders invade Bulawayo with cheap goods
DONKEY cart operators from Bulawayo's nearby peri-urban areas have invaded low-income suburbs in the city selling mostly cheap firewood and vegetables to hard-pressed residents.The cart operat...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 08:29hrs | 831 | by Staff reporter
What is an XSS vulnerability and how tester cannot miss it?
Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities are one of the few vulnerabilities on the Top 10 Web Application Security Threats list published by all OWASP or Open Web Application Security projects.Cro...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 18:40hrs | 723 | by Staff Writer
Zinara suspends use of damaged tollgate
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara), has suspended the use of a tollgate structure that was extensively damaged after an accident which occurred on Saturday night at Lothian tolling poi...Published: 27 Aug 2020 at 07:23hrs | 1610 | by Staff reporter
Cop dies in accident
A GWANDA based cop died on the spot after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving and it rammed into a tree along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge Road in Nsindi area.Matabeleland South provincia...Published: 25 Aug 2020 at 18:04hrs | 915 | by Staff reporter
Acie Lumumba speaks on car accident reports
Self-styled Communications strategist William Gerald Mutumanje (Also known as Acie Lumumba) has denied reports that he was involved in a car accident on Sunday morning. Reports that were circu...Published: 23 Aug 2020 at 08:36hrs | 8251 | by Mandla Ndlovu
We are our own liberators, says Chamisa
Zimbabwe's socio-economic and political crisis has received the attention of regional political players and civil society, with many calling for SADC and the African Union (aU) to intervene. envoys se...Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 07:54hrs | 1467 | by Staff reporter
Why should Zimbabweans not open ZANU PF inflicted wounds, but freely open Rhodesian caused wounds?
As much as the highly emotive Gukurahundi genocide has never ceased to be one of the most central issues to grip Zimbabwe for the past four decades - being indisputably the darkest blot on this countr...Published: 20 Aug 2020 at 18:58hrs | 2049 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimnat enters South African funeral insurance market
The Zimnat Group has extended its insurance arm into South Africa to enable Zimbabweans living there to take out insurance cover for funeral expenses, including the cost of bringing their bodies back ...Published: 20 Aug 2020 at 14:07hrs | 1100 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in horror crash
At least three Zimbabweans died after being involved in a three-truck pile up at the treacherous Kapiringozi Escarpment along the Chirundu-Kafue Road in Zambia.The accidents occurred in the ea...Published: 17 Aug 2020 at 18:47hrs | 3272 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt blasts 'genocidal, evil-minded' bishops
INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has come out guns blazing against the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC), describing the bishops as genocidal and e...Published: 16 Aug 2020 at 08:16hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa attacks Archbishop Christopher Ndlovu
Statement by the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Hon Monica Mutsvangwa (Senator) on August 15, 2020TOMORROW (today) is Sunday, a holy day on the weekly Christian c...Published: 16 Aug 2020 at 08:13hrs | 1077 | by Monica Mutsvangwa
Zanu-PF declares 'Green Bomber' a liberation hero
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has made surprise conferment of liberation hero status on a perennial rabble-rouser within its ranks in Mashonaland West province.On Friday, Zanu-PF declared the late ...Published: 15 Aug 2020 at 17:03hrs | 3232 | by newzimbabwe
Negligent doctors criminally liable
HEADS of hospitals, police stations and prisons now face a five-year jail term if found guilty of destroying or tampering with vital evidence on the death of a person under their custody. They will al...Published: 15 Aug 2020 at 16:53hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police fret over curfew breakers
Curfew breaking is widespread in Harare, with a growing number of cars seen driving around northern suburbs late at night, although shopping centres are abandoned in these suburbs, and with vending an...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 06:43hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
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