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Mathibela faces vote of no confidence over Zanu-PF ties
Tempers are flaring within a faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) amid mounting calls for a vote of no confidence in its embattled chairperson, Andreas Ethan M...Published: 7 mins ago | 1 | by Staff reporter
New Zanu-PF boss tackles factionalism
Newly-elected Zanu-PF Manicaland Women's League chairperson Dorothy Mabika has launched a province-wide unity campaign aimed at healing deep-seated divisions following her narrow and controversial ris...Published: 47 mins ago | 16 | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court saves Ugandan couple from Harare houses seizure
The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe has quashed an unexplained wealth order previously issued against Ugandan nationals Robert Kwesiga and his wife, Sande Hilga Kwesiga, ruling that the prosecutor general f...Published: 4 hrs ago | 131 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga cracks the whip in Zanu-PF
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has issued a stern reprimand to the Zanu-PF Harare provincial executive, led by Goodwills Masimirembwa, over a series of internal transgressions that party insiders...Published: 6 hrs ago | 438 | by Staff reporter
Village head caught raping minor
A village head at Audrey farm in Bindura allegedly lured a 10 year-old girl to his bedroom with sweets and raped her.The matter came to light at the Bindura regional magistrates courts where S...Published: 6 hrs ago | 143 | by Staff reporter
Kariba house demolition sparks backlash
A recent demolition drive by the Kariba Municipality has sparked widespread outrage, with residents accusing local authorities of political victimization and unlawful action after their homes were des...Published: 6 hrs ago | 21 | by Staff reporter
Movie-style stock theft, as manager vanishes with 485 cattle
As the country is reeling from stock theft surge, farmers in Plumtree and surrounding Matebeleland provinces are living in severe shock following the arrest and remand of Timothy John Schultz (57) of ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1631 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
Man steals cellphone after making a fake job promise
Patrick Chikodzi (26) from Mathendele, appeared before Plumtree magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware for allegedly stealing a cellphone from an unsuspecting job seeker.He was remanded in custody to ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 261 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Man torches villager's house over memory card dispute
BINDURA - Failure to control emotions over a memory card misunderstanding has landed Tatenda Nyamayaro (20) of Chipfurutse village under Chief Dotito (Mt Darwin) in jail upon conviction for setting fi...Published: 18 hrs ago | 193 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
5 arrested after armed robbery spree
Five men have been arrested in connection with a violent string of armed robberies that left residents of Bulawayo's Killarney suburb living in fear. Armed with machetes, knives, and even medieval-sty...Published: 20 hrs ago | 688 | by Staff reporter
Senior citizen steals in-laws' cow
In a dramatic incident, a 73-year-old man from Masenda village, Madhlambuzi area, was hauled before Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware after allegedly stealing a cow from his in-laws.Herman ...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 11:58hrs | 181 | by Edson/ Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
Mthwakazi condemns police's unconstitutional ban of meeting
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has strongly condemned the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) for cancelling its planned public meeting in the Midlands province, originally scheduled for Saturday, Augu...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 11:29hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
Judge Katiyo in legal storm over 'fraudulent' ruling on unheard case
Zimbabwean High Court Justice Never Katiyo is facing mounting scrutiny over allegations of judicial impropriety, after delivering a ruling in a case that lawyers say has not yet been argued before him...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 17:19hrs | 800 | by Staff reporter
Bezbets loses High Court appeal against punter
The High Court has struck off Bezbets Betting Company's application for condonation, extension of time to note an appeal, and reinstatement of an appeal against local punter Prosper Dembedza, ruling t...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 13:30hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Marange communities protest ZCDC retrenchments
Communities in Zimbabwe's diamond-rich Marange fields have launched a rare protest against the state-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), demanding an immediate halt to a retrenchment e...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 13:06hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Zimra prosecutes over 50 employees over corruption
Zimbabwe's tax authority says it has prosecuted more than 50 employees for corruption during the first seven months of 2025 and suspended 306 since 2016 - part of a sweeping purge sparked by lifestyle...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:41hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over controversial NSSA boss appointment
The government has ignited a fresh storm at the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) after bypassing two top-performing candidates for the position of general manager (GM) and appointing a lower-...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:37hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
Two Men Arrested for Poaching in Shashani Conservancy
Two men, Prosper Sibindi (22) of Shashani Conservancy, Sundown Estate, Figtree, and Mthulusi Ncube (35) of Togwane Village, Shashani, Figtree, appeared before Plumtree magistrate Mr. Joshua Nembaware ...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 22:03hrs | 278 | by Edson Mapani in Plumtree
Village head (56) caught raping minor (10)
In a shocking incident, a village head at Audrey farm in Bindura lured a 10-year-old girl to his bedroom with sweets and raped her.The matter came to light at Bindura regional magistrates cour...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 21:53hrs | 911 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Kudzayi accuses court system of sabotage
Journalist and political commentator Edmund Kudzayi has accused the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), Softwarehouse Pvt Ltd, and prominent lawyer Advocate Fadzayi Mahere of collusion and deliberate o...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 19:23hrs | 786 | by Staff reporter
Hawks get forfeiture order on cigarette smuggling truck
South Africa's elite crime-fighting unit, the Hawks, working in conjunction with the National Prosecuting Authority's Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU), has secured a court order to permanently forfeit a co...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 18:48hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu's committee reshuffle sparks uproar
Tempers flared in Zimbabwe's Parliament on Tuesday as Deputy Speaker Tsitsi Gezi's announcement of sweeping changes to opposition-led portfolio committees sparked a dramatic walkout by Citizens Coalit...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 12:51hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Top banker exposed in land deal
A senior official at FBC Bank, Rena Kunonga Sambaza, is currently embroiled in a legal dispute involving allegations of fraud related to the acquisition and subsequent exchange of a residential stand ...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:19hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
High Court orders Zimra to release Mater Dei medical equipment
The High Court has ruled in favour of Mater Dei Hospital Trust, directing the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to allow the duty-free importation of medical equipment donated by foreign organisation...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:17hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Security guard rapes colleague at gunpoint
A security guard at Botha mine in Bindura has been arrested after he allegedly raped his colleague at gunpoint.Samson Makuvaza (35) appeared before Bindura regional magistrate Amos Mbobo today...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 16:27hrs | 2450 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man stabs girlfriend's buttocks after being turned down
A Plumtree man, Thembani Ngwenya (20), has been remanded in custody following allegations that he stabbed his girlfriend, Sibonile Nyathi.Ngwenya appeared before Plumtree magistrate Mr Joshua ...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 16:11hrs | 1051 | by Simbarashe Sithole /Edson Mapani in Plumtree
High Court Judge accused of fabricating judgment
Respected constitutional lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu has made explosive allegations against High Court Judge Justice Never Katiyo, accusing him of inventing a court appearance and attributing legal ...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 15:07hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
CIO operative acquitted of rape charges
A Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operative who was accused of raping a 20-year-old woman has been acquitted by a Gweru court due to lack of evidence.Makopa Manyadze (45) was found not...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 10:04hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Student drugged, raped after fleeing from mum
A 14-YEAR-OLD student was raped after she had fled from her mother who wanted to punish her for assaulting her classmate.The student learnt that her mother wanted to punish her for a brawl wit...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 09:57hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
Cry beloved Dembare
The most successful football team in Zimbabwe, Dynamos, is not having a good season. For the club, it is pouring rather than raining. Dynamos FC has a rich history in Zimbabwe's football ...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 20:50hrs | 391 | by Leonard Koni
Constantine Chiwenga: get lost!
Mrs. Merry Chiwenga is a victim of Zanu PF dirty politics. The young woman was used to the point of becoming mad. She is accused of trying to murder Chiwenga: question is, who gave Merry orders to tem...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 20:47hrs | 2006 | by Nomazulu Thata
Woman granted protection order against abusive ex-lover
A local woman has been granted a protection order against her ex-boyfriend who has allegedly been harassing and abusing her following the end of their relationship.Ms Lexina Mabato approached ...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 18:30hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Man kidnapped over teen romance allegation: Family demands ransom
A Ruwa man was allegedly kidnapped, assaulted, and held for ransom over the weekend by six neighbours who accused him of being romantically involved with a 14-year-old girl. The suspects, who include ...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 18:23hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa went to Ukraine & Russia to bring peace that is not in South Africa
Operation Dudula is upon us. Our Zimbabwean citizens are chased like they are rats and mice in their neighbourhoods. Who is my neighbour: asked the philosophy of UBUNTU. A fellow human being, seeking ...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 17:00hrs | 482 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zupco corruption scandal reaches Constitutional Court in legal twist
Nearly two decades after it first rocked Zimbabwe's political and corporate landscape, the notorious 2006 Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) corruption scandal has taken a dramatic legal ...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 16:00hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Uber shutdown warning in South Africa
The National E-hailing Federation of South Africa (Nefsa) has warned that e-hailing drivers will down tools nationwide unless their demands regarding pay and working conditions are met.Speakin...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 10:27hrs | 1333 | by Staff reporter
'South African govt complicit in xenophobic violence'
Zimbabwean human rights activist Duke Maplanka Atterbell has accused the South African government of systemic discrimination against foreign nationals, particularly Zimbabweans, and of failing to addr...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 09:05hrs | 1016 | by Staff reporter
Zimfest UK organisers deny viral human waste claims reports
Organisers of Zimfest UK, the annual celebration of Zimbabwean culture in the diaspora, have dismissed viral social media claims that they were fined £3,000 by British authorities over alleged hygien...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:55hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter
Ex- CIO remanded over extra-marital dispute, gossip
A former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) spy, Paul Bvekerwa (39) is living in regret moments after he appeared before Plumtree magistrate, Mr Joshua Nembaware, for allegedly assaulting h...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 22:48hrs | 1731 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
Top health council official in court over alleged abuse of funds
A senior official at the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ) is facing serious allegations of criminal abuse of office after reportedly authorising the use of public funds to ...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 18:53hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Delta driver in $17,000 beer heist
A beer delivery driver employed by Delta Beverages in Hwange has been hauled before the courts after allegedly masterminding a booze-related scam that siphoned nearly US$17,000 worth of Chibuku Super ...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 13:26hrs | 864 | by Staff reporter
ZRP arrests 6 for assault and kidnapping police officers
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has dismissed reports circulating on social media suggesting police involvement in land-related disturbances at Lea Farm in Nyabira, clarifying that the matter is un...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 09:58hrs | 757 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa's presidential ambitions exposed
Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa's growing feud with business tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei and Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga is not merely political - it is rooted in a long-standing de...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 09:42hrs | 1809 | by Staff reporter
Court reinstates magistrate as trustee in bitter divorce saga
The High Court of Zimbabwe has reinstated magistrate Sandra Mupindu as a trustee of the Shamba Charashika Bvumavaranda Trust, ruling that her removal by her estranged husband, top lawyer Simon Mupindu...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:50hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
British nationals jailed for smuggling cannabis into Zimbabwe
Two British nationals have been sentenced to nine years in prison each after they were convicted of attempting to smuggle nearly 67 kilograms of dagga into Zimbabwe through Robert Gabriel Mugabe Inter...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:47hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Police disrupt Smart City ground-breaking ceremony
A highly anticipated groundbreaking ceremony for the proposed Maqhoba Chef De Grand Smart City in Bulawayo ended in chaos last Thursday after police abruptly shut down the event, citing unresolved lan...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:45hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF space barons take over parking bays in Bulawayo CBD
Bulawayo's central business district has become the latest battleground in a simmering turf war over vending space, with ZANU PF-linked "space barons" accused of illegally converting municipal parking...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 21:02hrs | 649 | by Staff reporter
Police shut down men's wellness Conference in Kadoma
A men's conference aimed at raising awareness on prostate cancer and wellness was abruptly shut down by an anti-riot police unit in Kadoma on Saturday, in a move that has triggered strong condemnation...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:25hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
Pastor in court over alleged property fraud
Pastor Bothwell Phiri, founder and leader of the River of Life International Church in Bulawayo, has once again found himself in legal trouble-this time facing fraud charges in connection with the all...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:22hrs | 639 | by Staff reporter
Arrests in plane haunt airports firm
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has summoned the Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) to explain the circumstances surrounding the forcible removal and subsequent torture of three activists ...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:19hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
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