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Zanu-PF MP's son fined for threatening to shoot a soldier
Diaz Matangira, the 30-year-old son of Bindura South legislator Remigious Toendepi Matangira, has been fined for pointing a firearm at a soldier during a road rage incident. The case was heard in Hara...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 17:57hrs | 993 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police question insiders over US$4m Ecobank heist
Armed robbers who stole US$4 million from an Ecobank branch in Bulawayo last Thursday are believed to have had inside information, according to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), which has intensifie...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:23hrs | 2020 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga rift exposed
Public Service Minister July Moyo has revealed growing tensions between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga, following the latter's conspicuous absence from a significant...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 11:45hrs | 3873 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree council suspends ambulance services due to breakdown
Residents of Plumtree and the general public are being urged to make alternative arrangements for medical emergencies, following the announcement that the town's council ambulance is currently out of ...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 13:21hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Tawanda Chirewa included in Warriors squad
Zimbabwe Warriors coach Michael Nees has spoken about his recent bust-up with England-based forward Tawanda Chirewa, adopting a fatherly approach in managing his players' emotions. The German tacticia...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:45hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
CCC parliament aspirant's home stormed by Zimbabwe police
Renatho Ndou, a Beitbridge-based politician from the Citizens Coalition For Change (CCC), claims that Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers, accompanied by other security agents, raided his home, fa...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 13:57hrs | 966 | by Staff reporter
Paul Siwela's letter to President Mnangagwa - Buying chiefs not just nor sustainable to resolve Matabele grievances
The President of Zimbabwe Munhumutapa Building Harare Zimbabwe 28th July 2024 Ref: PresZim/07/28/24 Attention: Emmerson D. Mnangagwa Dear Mr Presi...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 07:15hrs | 1390 | by Paul Siwela
Grace Mugabe apologises, drops US$50k lawsuit against lawyer
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe has withdrawn her US$50,000 defamation lawsuit against lawyer Munyaradzi Bwanya, which stemmed from accusations made in a community WhatsApp group. Grace had accused Bwa...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 12:45hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
'Rapist cops' remanded in custody
Three police officers from Chituripasi Police Base in Beitbridge East, accused of raping an 18-year-old woman on three separate occasions in June, have been remanded in custody until July 23. ...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:51hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
President Ruto apologises for 'arrogant' Kenyan MPs
Kenya's President William Ruto on Friday apologized for the "arrogance and show of opulence" by legislators and ministers from the ruling party and promised action against "rogue" police officers who ...Published: 06 Jul 2024 at 12:06hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mathema defends removed Minister
Chief Khulumani Mathema of Gwanda, Matabeleland South province, voiced support for Bubi MP Simelisizwe Sibanda's stance on the issue of Early Childhood Development (ECD) and language policies in Zimba...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:55hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Net closing in on Chivayo
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo, along with his former associates Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, faces scrutiny from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) over alleged money launde...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 09:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zacc to interview Wicknell Chivayo over possible money laundering
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission says it is investigating possible money laundering in the ZEC US$40 million contract to supply election materials and will be interviewing businessmen Wicknell ...Published: 16 Jun 2024 at 13:50hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo cornered
Wicknell Chivayo, embroiled in controversy over an alleged audio recording, faced backlash from Zanu-PF and government officials after claims surfaced that he had undue influence over President Emmers...Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 07:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo runs dry as council repairs infrastructure
The Bulawayo City Council has temporarily disconnected water supply to several suburbs for maintenance work at the Tuli, 6J, and Rifle Range reservoirs. This maintenance began yesterday and is expecte...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 08:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Japanese car makers falsified safety test results
Some of Japan's best-known automakers have admitted to committing fraud in safety tests to get new vehicles certified for sale. The disclosures come after an official and wide-reaching investigation w...Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 09:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court tosses out ex-St John's College paedophile coach's appeal
THE Supreme Court has thrown out an appeal against conviction and sentence by a paedophile who used to work at St Johns School in Harare who was jailed for sexually abusing four teenage boys who were ...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 16:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Why is vote counting in South Africa done in secrecy?' asks Zuma
In a first public challenge of its kind by a major public figure in the country, the integrity of South Africa's electoral system has been put into sharp question by former President Jacob Zuma in tod...Published: 06 Jan 2024 at 10:00hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa co-opted Sengezo Tshabangu into the party's national executive committee?
After the establishment of the MDC Alliance in 2018, CCC leader Mr. Nelson Chamisa included Mr. Sengezo Tshabangu in the party's national executive committee. It is noteworthy that MDC Alliance, the n...Published: 14 Oct 2023 at 07:29hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Businessman threatens to shoot wife over juju
OXLINK Capital's CEO, Brains Muchemwa, appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo on Saturday for allegedly threatening to shoot his wife and accusing her of bewitching him.Muchemwa, aged 44,...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 06:08hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs risk losing benefits and positions
Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has strongly criticized opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators for boycotting President Emmerson Mnangagwa's State of the Nation Address (SONA). ...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Dembare facing severe consequences
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Losing Zanu-PF candidate's supporters promise 'Night of Terror' in Mabvuku-Tafara
RESIDENTS of Mabvuku have been warned to brace for a night of terror from defeated Zanu-PF parliamentary candidate Scott Sakupwanya's supporters.Sakupwanya a well-known gold dealer who had eye...Published: 24 Aug 2023 at 21:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief's attacker begs for leniency in court
A 37-year-old man who attacked Chief Murinye on June 28, 2023 at a funeral, has pleaded with Masvingo Magistrate Elizabeth Hanzie to have mercy on him.Sentencing was postponed because initiall...Published: 05 Aug 2023 at 18:46hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa dumps Gladys Hlatshwayo
CCC leader, Nelson Chamisa has reportedly listed five women that he said must have automatic entry into the parliamentary race for Harare constituencies which he deems safe.According to the so...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:24hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Holy Ten opens up on Winky D beef
The 24-year-old Harare rapper, songwriter, and producer Holy Ten (real name Mukudzei Chitsama) has for the first time opened up about the controversy surrounding his collaboration with award winning a...Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 08:11hrs | 10 | by Mandla Ndlovu
NSSA 'reversal of Rotation of Acting Appointment in the position General Manager'
National Social Security Company (NSSA) Board Chairman, Dr Percy Toriro has announced that the company will not be changing its acting General Manager as they had previously announced.On the 3...Published: 05 Jan 2023 at 17:12hrs | 7 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Ngarivhume sets record on niece's death
Jacob Ngarivhume, leader of the opposition Transform Zimbabwe has since apologized to Pararenyatwa Hospital after his allegations that their incompetence ...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Botswana rejects Iant Khama's 'outrageous' claims of assassination plot
The Botswana government has dismissed as "outrageous" claims by former President Ian Khama that his family is under siege and that there is a plot to assassinate him.Khama, who left Botswana i...Published: 05 May 2022 at 20:57hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Stepmom scalds 9-year-old boy with cooking oil for 'stealing' maize
A 29-year-old woman from Gokwe scalded her stepson, 9, with cooking oil for allegedly stealing maize grain, and then denied her medical treatment fearing her abuse would come to light, police said....Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:42hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
View from Up Here: Gukurahundi Genocide: An Open Wound Part 1
Gukurahundi is a thorny issue for our leaders. They do not want to talk about it, neither do they want it discussed. The objective is to relegate it to the dustbins of history. But can a nation move o...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 09:21hrs | 11 | by Peter Muzira
Reshuffle now a must to move Zimbabwe beyond Covid-19
Zimbabwe's government under the leadership of President ED Mnangagwa has faced enormous challenges in the short period it has been steering the national agenda. With the events of 2017 ushering in a n...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 22:13hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Biti apologises for Chipinge witchcraft 'joke'
Tendai Biti, the MDC Alliance vice president, has given a half-hearted apology to the Chipinge people for calling them witches in his response to a comment by Professor Lovemore Madhuku.In the...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 17:30hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Some of the biggest and most shocking scandals in boxing history
There will be one dispute or another about nearly everything in the film business. This makes it even more exciting and entertaining and draws even greater fans. Therefore, to achieve relevance and ma...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 16:56hrs | 3 | by Staff Writer
Chamisa begs Twitter to ban Museveni
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa has pleaded with Twitter to ban Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni from its platform.Twitter permanently suspended US President Donald...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 09:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malema shuts down Clicks' stores
SOUTH AFRICA - One of the country's leading pharmaceutical retail giant, Clicks, is currently embroiled in a racial storm following an online advertisement it aired last Friday.The ad describe...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 15:57hrs | | by Daniel Itai
Mwonzora apologises to Ndebeles over Gukurahundi
MDC-T Secretary General Douglas has apologized to the people of Matabeleland over statements attributed to him downplaying the Gukurahundi genocide as a civil war. Mwonzora had courted the wra...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 16:19hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Open letter to Jacob Mudenda: What was your role during Gukurahundi?
Hon Jacob Mudenda Sir, I would like to applaud you for your speech recently. In this speech Advocate Jacob Mudenda, you urge the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) to advocate f...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 16:31hrs | | by Nicholas Ncube
Government speaks on Auxilia Mnangagwa - Army fallout
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services Nick Mangwana says then reports going around that First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa apologized to the military over in...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 12:35hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC apologises to Mthwakazi
The MDC Bulawayo chairlady Tendai Gwaradzimba who yesterday declared war on MRP calling upon her party faithful to fight MRP and accusing MRP for being ZANU PF has since retracted her comments and apo...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 12:25hrs | | by Mbonisi Gumbo
Chipezeze says sorry
Goalkeeper Elvis Chipezeze has apologized to the nation following Zimbabwe's diabolic performance against Democratic Republic of Congo in a decisive Group A match at 30 June Stadium on Sunday night th...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 17:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jubilation as World Remit helps Cyclone Idai victims
Social Media users on Wednesday expressed jubilation after money transfer company World Remit finally granted Biomedical Scientist Freeman Chari the right to use their services to transfer to Zimbabwe...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 21:39hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ecocash apologises
EcoCash (Pvt) Ltd has apologized to its clients who have been facing a horrible service from the Ecocash money transfer services in the past weekes.Technical challenges that the users were fac...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 07:54hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa out of touch, cruel and disrespectful
The military government has removed any doubt of its cruelty and lack of remorse when its front man Emmerson Mnangagwa appeared in a disgusting interview of France24.He displayed a clear misun...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:50hrs | | by Hon. Dr. Bekithemba Mpofu
'Mnangagwa out of touch, cruel and disrespectful'
The military government has removed any doubt of its cruelty and lack of remorse when its front man Emmerson Mnangagwa appeared in a disgusting interview of France24.He displayed a clear misun...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 06:37hrs | | by Bekithemba Mpofu
Valentine's joke goes bad
WHAT started as a daring, humorous Valentine's Day skit has turned into a nightmare for a Harare woman -Lorraine Guyo- who has since been suspended from work and forced to abandon her traditional cell...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 13:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
A journalist's tale at the hands of thuggish protesters
As a journalist I have covered several demonstrations and protests in Zimbabwe but on Monday the fuel protests were characterized by thuggery.The cause was noble according to ZCTU but the stay...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 21:42hrs | | by John Cassim
Motlanthe's Commission Report to opens up Gukurahundi wounds
A lot of mistakes have been exposed on the depth and content of the Kglema Motlanthe's final report on 2018 August 1 massacre of innocent civilians by Zimbabwe National Army. Questions wer...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 08:29hrs | | by Don Chigumba
Fortune Charumbira in delirium about Gukurahundi
Provocative and desperate attempts to hoodwink the world on Gukurahundi by Zanu-PF surrogates such as Fortune Charumbira will never weaken or derail the struggle for justice by the genuine victims of ...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 10:53hrs | 1 | by Mkhululi Zulu
Jim Kunaka's life in danger
If Jesus Christ managed to forgive and took a robber/murderer on the cross to paradise, MDC Alliance supporters should forgive Jim Kunaka too. Jim Kunaka is a courageous and religious man who accepted...Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 11:03hrs | | by Don Chigumba
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