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Komichi believes he was born to fight oppression
MDC-T's newly-appointed deputy president Morgen Komichi believes he was born to fight oppression, misrule and other forms of dictatorship that go against democratic values.Komichi stole the li...Published: 12 hrs ago | 524 | by Staff reporter
GMB boss arrested over $1m
Grain Marketing Board official Mr Basilio Sandamu has been arrested for allegedly defrauding the parastatal of over $1 million in a State land deal.Mr Sandamu recently appeared in court and is...Published: 12 hrs ago | 388 | by Staff reporter
Crocodile Gang: 'Last man standing'
This week we publish the first part of an account from Enock Sithole, the lone survivor and commander of the six-member Crocodile Gang that operated in Melsetter (Chimanimani) in the 1960s. The group ...Published: 12 hrs ago | 427 | by Staff reporter
One more arrested over Aug 1 violence
A Harare man has been arrested and charged with committing public violence in protests that erupted in the capital city on August 1 over delays in announcing the results of harmonised elections....Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 19:20hrs | 2331 | by Staff reporter
It takes two to tango
It takes two to tango, vendors are resisting eviction because there are buyers out there. If prey vanishes then predators will disappear too. Authorities are targeting vendors only but sparing...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 10:44hrs | 1545 | by Tondo Murisa
Alick Macheso impersonator arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested Aleck Nkandla (32) alias Alick Macheso together with his accomplice Cynthia Ncube in connection with 12 counts of unlawful entry and theft.Bulawayo police spok...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 09:38hrs | 2197 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa frets over Madhuku, Manyeruke
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has vowed to approach the seven-member commission probing the fatal shooting of seven civilians by the military on August 1, demanding that two of the commissioners...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 09:37hrs | 3372 | by Staff reporter
Police escalate fight against vendors
POLICE yesterday reinforced their security, with some police details getting onto the streets armed with AK-47 rifles, as the law enforcement agency upped its effort to evict defiant vendors from Hara...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 09:28hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC anniversary celebrations next week
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has rescheduled its 19th anniversary celebrations to next week at Gwanzura Stadium after a ban on public gatherings due to a cholera outbreak.Chamisa, last week, cal...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 14:40hrs | 4912 | by Staff reporter
Is it time for Africa to teach Europe what democracy and passive racism are?
Picture it. The aftermath of a national election, where senior international observer from a leading European country declares of the election process he has just witnessed: "In all the many election ...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:26hrs | 1103 | by Anonymous
12 Zimbabweans face the gallows in China
Twelve Zimbabweans - one man and 11 women - face the death sentence in China, unless President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government moves with speed to operationalise a prisoners' exchange programme with t...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 5132 | by Staff reporter
Zesa, TelOne thieves jailed 10 years each
Five Harare men were on Wednesday jailed to 10 years each for stealing Zesa and telecommunication cables in the city.Tawanda Mutekedzi (28), Paul Chisano (22), George Chimbutira (27), Stanley ...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:08hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Cop up for assault
A POLICE officer from Ross Camp in Bulawayo has been taken to court for assaulting a troublesome passenger who had been reported by a motorist for refusing to pay a fare.Nelson Munsaka (40) pl...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Man caught drinking beer at court
The love for the illicit bottle of (Kachasu) landed a 32-YEAR-OLD Guruve man behind bars after he was caught drinking the beer at Guruve magistrates' courts yesterday.Katuruza Amos (32) of Pen...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 19:54hrs | 2658 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man (35) rapes best friend's teen daughter
A 35-YEAR-OLD Mvurwi man has been arrested for reportedly raping his best friend's 16-YEAR-OLD daughter and offering her chicken legs to buy her silence.Sources close to investigations allege ...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 19:51hrs | 3174 | by Simbarashe Sithole
MDC Alliance rep runs from stock theft rap
LOSING MDC Alliance Insiza South Parliamentary candidate Honest Mafu is on the run from the police who are pursuing him for three counts of stock theft. Mafu (34) of Mthabisi Village in Filabu...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:26hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Baby dumper arrested after two years on the run
A BULAWAYO woman who has been on the run for two years after dumping her two children outside a pub and going to live with "boyfriends" has been arrested. A court heard Thandiwe Dube (27) left...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:25hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Nomazulu Thata, not all Mthwakazi women are scared of their freedom like you
As I put this piece together in response to your article that appeared on Bulawayo 24 news on 18 September 2018, I'm shocked as to why you tremble in fear of freedom to the point of inviting oth...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 22:19hrs | 1089 | by Khohliso Maqhoba
Zimbabwe authorities target more opposition party supporters over anti-Zec protest
ZIMBABWEAN authorities have intensified their crackdown on perceived opposition political party supporters after arresting a Harare man and charged him with committing public violence for allegedly pa...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 14:09hrs | 2210 | by Stephen Jakes
3 arrested for killing teenager over stolen beer
Three Mutoko men were yesterday arrested on allegations of fatally assaulting a teenager who had allegedly broken into a beerhall and stolen alcohol and other goods worth $23.Mashonaland East ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:12hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
Mental patient finally released after wrongful arrest
A MENTAL patient, who has been languishing at the Harare Remand Prison for more than a month after he was arrested for allegedly participating in a demonstration against the delay in the announcement ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:31hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Man attacks peeping Tom with machete
Disciplining a peeping Tom backfired for a machete-wielding Glendale man after he was arrested for assault.Cleopas Chimuriwo (27) was fined $100 by Concession resident magistrate, Ruth Moyo ye...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:31hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Paul Siwela pens letter to Mnangagwa, Demands immediate restoration of Matabeleland State
Dear President ED Mnangagwa, Ref: Demand for Immediate Restoration of Matabeleland StateYour Excellency, I am writing to you in my capacity as t...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 10:57hrs | 4596 | by Paul Siwela
'Mnangagwa is a dog' man set free by court
A BULAWAYO magistrate on Monday freed commuter omnibus driver David Ndlovu who had been arrested for insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Ndlovu was arrested on earlier this year for calling...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:33hrs | 3275 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economy on the mend
Zimbabweans have entered the most anxious week. The new cabinet flew into a cholera crisis and from nowhere prices sky rocketed and rates came to obnoxious stinking levels. Mthuli Ncube's first week i...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:32hrs | 2733 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zacc, Finance ministry in anti-graft blitz
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is currently reviewing all government-funded programmes to identify possible cases of corruption, an official said yesterday.Munyaradzi Magiga, a...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:08hrs | 663 | by Staff reporter
Near murder in radio volume row
A MAN (52) from Mangwe District in Matabeleland South has been admitted to hospital in critical condition after a 21 year old man brutally attacked him over radio volume during a beer drink. M...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:36hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
'My hubby moved on'
Female inmate Monica Hove says her husband has already moved on after her short stay in prison.Hove who was sentenced to 24 months in prison for burning her husband with acid in February says ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 13:23hrs | 3158 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police detain journalist for 3 hours
Freelance journalist Columbus Mavhunga was detained for close to three hours during a police crackdown on vendors in Harare on Sunday 16 September. Mavhunga was detained after he refused to de...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 11:43hrs | 1064 | by Staff reporter
Chombo's trial postponed
FORMER Finance minister Ignatius Chombo's fraud trial was last week postponed pending a High Court's decision on an application challenging his arrest.Through his lawyer, Chombo applied for a ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 08:33hrs | 1246 | by Staff reporter
Cops in high-speed chase with Grace Mugabe's sister
THE arrest of former First Lady Grace Mugabe's elder sister, Shuvai Junior Gumbochuma last Friday, was not without drama as police had to engage in a 24km high-speed chase with her son, Moses, behind ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:16hrs | 3891 | by Staff reporter
Man rubs manhood on woman's backside in bread queue
AN attempt by a 26-year-old Kadoma man to quench his sexual appetite on a female stranger in a bread queue on Saturday last week backfired on him after he was arrested for indecent assault.Sam...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:06hrs | 1608 | by Staff reporter
Murder over rape rumour
A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Tsholotsho allegedly bludgeoned a woman to death with a log after accusing her of spreading rumours that he once raped her. Witson Ncube of Mpanedziba area under chief T...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
Poly student burns 'wizard' granddad
A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo allegedly doused his maternal grandfather with petrol and set him alight leading to his death, after accusing him of bewitching him. Kudzai Munemo, a Bulawayo P...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:48hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers arrested
THREE armed robbers who were targeting pirate tax drivers along the Harare-Chirundu Highway and robbing them of vehicles, goods and money have been arrested. James Mbizi (32), Luckmore Mubaiwa...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:41hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Supa Mandiwanzira speaks on 'arrest'
MP for Nyanga South, and past minister of ICT and Cybersecurity, Hon Supa Mandiwanzira has scoffed at online reports alleging that he is on the run and skipped the country, fearing prosecution. Some s...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 14:06hrs | 18221 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man arrested for stealing beer
A Bulawayo man has been arrested and taken to court after he stole a Russian bear beer at Pick and Pay.Paul Junior Tatenda Nkala (27) pleaded guilty to theft when he appeared before Bulawayo m...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:48hrs | 256 | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa in U-turn
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has cancelled celebrations to mark the party's 19th anniversary due to the cholera outbreak which is spiralling out of control, the Daily News can report.If anything,...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 21:50hrs | 10340 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga blocks Chivayo donation
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga reportedly stopped controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo from donating towards the hosting of the just-ended Miss World Zimbabwe pageant, NewsDay Weekender rep...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:21hrs | 2093 | by Staff reporter
Man bashes wife over HIV status
A MAN from Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife leaving her hospitalised for hiding from him that she was HIV positive. Abraham Mhlanga (25) of Jute Road, Montgomery su...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 07:20hrs | 1907 | by Staff Reporter
Byo teen bashes live-in girlfriend
A TEENAGER from Ngozi mine squatter camp on the outskirts of Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly beating up his live-in minor girlfriend after she failed to get him some drinking water that he ha...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 07:16hrs | 1039 | by Staff Reporter
Grace Mugabe's sister nabbed
FORMER First Lady Mrs Grace Mugabe's sister, Junior Shuvai Gumbochuma, yesterday appeared in court facing three counts of fraud after she allegedly misrepresented to the Government, her capacity to de...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 07:10hrs | 3473 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa supporter fights UK deportation
Human rights organisations have accused the Home Office of breaking international law after it decided to deport a Zimbabwean member of the opposition party whose life would be in danger if he returne...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 10:59hrs | 4835 | by theguardian.com
Mugabe's former ministers under siege
FORMER Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa was yesterday arrested on charges of criminal abuse of office, the first high profile casualty of a crackdown by a Special Anti-Corruption Unit...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:27hrs | 3914 | by Staff reporter
Fugitive 'killer' herdboy in court
A PLUMTREE herd boy, who allegedly fatally stabbed his neighbour with a knife 15 years ago for kicking his dog before he fled to South Africa, appeared in court yesterday. Petros Pamani Ndebel...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:11hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Man 'assaults' live-in girlfriend
A TEENAGER from Ngozi Mine squatter camp on the outskirts of Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly beating up his live-in minor girlfriend after she failed to get him some drinking water that he ha...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:10hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's health minister caught in anti-corruption dragnet
Former Health and Child Care Minister David Parirenyatwa was yesterday arrested and appeared at Harare magistrates' courts on charges of criminal abuse of office. The arrest is seen as part of Governm...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:06hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Coffin dumped at homestead
A CHITAKATIRA man who allegedly obstructed the course of justice by aiding a fugitive to escape is regretting his actions after the suspect returned to haunt him by dumping a coffin containing a myste...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:02hrs | 1148 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans escape from SA prison
South African police have rearrested another Zimbabwean who recently escaped from Kutama Sinthumule Correctional Centre outside Makhado town in Limpopo Province.Raphael Nyota (30) had escaped ...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 14:06hrs | 2379 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's health Minister, David Parirenyatwa arrested
Former Heath and Child Care Minister David Parirenyatwa has appeared in court facing a charge of criminal abuse of office after his actions allegedly resulted in the State losing $30 000 paid to two m...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 13:14hrs | 11246 | by Staff reporter
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