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Traffic lights scandal hits Trabablas, authorities mum
HARARE - Over US$2 million might have been siphoned towards procurement and installation of counterfeit traffic lights at the Trabablas Interchange (former known as Mbudzi roundabout/interchange), wit...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 22:46hrs | 1349 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Families of Zimbabweans trapped in SA mine cry for help
Ten informal miners, the majority believed to be Zimbabwean nationals, have remained trapped underground for over five months in an abandoned gold mine shaft in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, after rising wate...Published: 04 May 2025 at 20:23hrs | 1541 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Defence Forces takes aim at Geza
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) has expressed concern over the misuse of military uniforms and recent statements on social media by some members of the public, including retired personnel, regarding...Published: 22 Mar 2025 at 06:19hrs | 1741 | by Staff reporter
Sect leader in trouble for sex with minor
A self-styled prophet from Harare, who had a sexual relationship with a minor, was exposed after the girl's mother stumbled on explicit WhatsApp messages between the two.Marvelous Tunha from G...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:28hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
Simbisa Brands warns job seekers of employment scams
Simbisa Brands, a prominent fast food outlet company in Zimbabwe, has issued a public warning regarding a surge in job scams targeting desperate job seekers. In a notice released this week, the compan...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 10:21hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Woman leaves baby with vendor, vanishes
Police in Matabeleland South are seeking information to locate a woman who abandoned her three-week-old baby with a vendor and did not return. The baby is currently at Beitbridge District Hosp...Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 07:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Why a farmer is riding from Zimbabwe to Windhoek on a horse
When Ben Freeth headed west on horseback from the derelict Mount Carmel farm near Chegutu in Zimbabwe on 28 November, he had to lay low. For about 800km, Freeth avoided roads and stuck to the bush, fo...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 20:05hrs | 16 | by GroundUp
Chief Nemakonde dies
Chief Nemakonde, also known as Wilson Mhende, has passed away following an extended illness at the age of 97. His jurisdiction ranged from Chinhoyi to Kanyaga in the Makonde district.An offici...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:50hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Philip Moyo's search for the path home after 61 years in South Africa
Philip Moyo, an 81-year-old man from Tsholotsho, left his home for South Africa in 1960 and never came back until recently. He says he cannot remember much about Zimbabwe except that Bulawayo used to ...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:21hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Men fight over cellphone number
Two men from Plumtree in Mphoengs faced the full wrath of law after they fought over a "cellphone number".The state, at Plumtree magistrate's court on Monday charged Thandazani Ncube (21) and ...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 17:36hrs | 2 | by Desmond Nleya/Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe cops in court for extortion
TWO police officers attached to the ZRP PPU Diplomats department are expected to appear in court on allegations of extorting US$500 from a motorist whom they had arrested at the intersection of Samora...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:10hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Man 'kidnaps' baby during car hijack
A HARARE man has been charged with theft and kidnapping after he stole a vehicle which had a child on board.Kudakwashe Lee Moyo (21) was yesterday remanded in custody to today, when he appeare...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
South African in Zimbabwean court for fraud
A South African, Peter Coetzee, alias Van Tonder Vikus, alias Johannes Jacobus Conelius Naude, yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Taurai Manuwere facing charges of duping two gold miners o...Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF doesn't own war vets, says Zipra
ZIPRA war veterans have implored fellow former 1970s guerrilla war fighters not to be coerced by the ruling Zanu-PF party into committing acts of violence ahead of the 2023 elections."Zanu-PF ...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Armed bus robberies worry police
POLICE have said bus crews must ensure that they compile a passengers list amid concern of increasing robberies targeting passengers, the recent ones being two bus robberies in a space of a week....Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:11hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mixed feelings as BCC introduces SMS invoices
BULAWAYO residents have raised concern over an announcement by the council to stop issuing printed statements due to a computer system malfunction.The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) said it would...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 06:16hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimra seizes 'army chiefs' drugs haul
ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority (Zimra) officials in Beitbridge last week intercepted a dedicated consignment of banned habit-forming Bron Cleer cough syrup whose recipients were given as ranked army offic...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Hopewell Chin'ono gave us MDC safe houses, claims Charamba
Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba has exposed how prominent journalist Hopewell Chin'ono worked for the ruling party ZANU PF and the government in selling out civic society members to the stat...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 12:41hrs | 13 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ABC of knowing Mbudziyadhura munyaya dzematongerwo enyika
Not many zealous seemingly political Zimbabweans know @daddyhope, better called Mbudziyadhura. Let me measure for you the depth of his political convictions and what sets him hissing. I will do so fro...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 19:38hrs | 1 | by Jamwanda
Pegasus spyware: No more privacy
IT is a well-known fact that countries spy on their citizens and also spy on other countries and their leaders.There is a new hacking software called Pegasus.This is a kind of spyware ...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 08:50hrs | 6 | by Mutisi
Malema more closer with Ramaphosa than Zuma
EFF leader Julius Malema says he was "never close" to former president Jacob Zuma - contrary to popular belief.Instead, Malema said during an interview on Kaya FM, he is "more close" to curren...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 09:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Be wary of bogus soldiers, says ZNA
A group of armed robbers masquerading as members of the Zimbabwe National Army and Criminal Investigation Department detectives is on the prowl, robbing people using fake search warrants. The ...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop accused of receiving bribes from land baron
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched investigations against a junior officer accused of abuse of office after she allegedly received kickbacks from suspected land baron Felix Munyaradzi who...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 05:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Smelly Dube denied bail over US$9 million land deals
PROMINENT Gweru businesswoman and property developer - Smelly Dube - who is the chief executive officer of River Valley Properties - has been remanded in custody to Tuesday after a Gweru court ruled t...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 07:47hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Top cop comes out guns blazing
POLICE commissioner in charge of Matabeleland North province Erasmus Makodza's lawyers have written a letter of complaint to Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga against alleged dodgy dealings by a con...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Betting shops gamble with lockdown restrictions
Licensed betting house Moors World of Sport (MWOS) continues to operate some of its branches across the country in theory as internet operations but in practice having staff continually going into the...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 07:30hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Missing boy: Captors demand R50 000
NEARLY two months after a 16-year-old boy went missing from Crowborough, the mother is now receiving text messages demanding a ransom of R50 000 from the boy's cellphone number, confirming the senders...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 06:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
State opposes Mafume bail
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume yesterday appeared before magistrate Ngoni Nduna on allegations of obstructing or defeating the course of justice after he allegedly attempted to bribe a witness....Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's office disowns scholarships advert
THE Zimbabwe Presidential and National Scholarship Office has disowned an advertisement for educational scholarships circulating on social media.Last week, a fake advert was circulated on soci...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 13:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa son's name-dropped in R30 000 fraud
THE name of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son, Tafadzwa Sean, has been dropped in a case where an alleged conman duped a Gweru businesswoman of R30 000 in a yet-to-be revealed deal.The conman...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man jailed for rape in Botswana
PROSECUTORS in Botswana were left stunned recently when a young woman who was raped by a Zimbabwe man in that country refused to testify against him, but instead asked the police to supply her with th...Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 05:49hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Man bashes women for refusing with phone numbers
A man from Masvingo slapped and punched two women after they refused to give him their cellphone numbers, moments after he had complimented them for their body structures.This emerged when Pau...Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 07:46hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa demo: a bad govt and bad news
When President Emmerson Mnangagwa wrested power from Robert Mugabe with the help of soldiers in late 2017, he promised his government would give us the economy, economy, economy, and less of badass po...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:41hrs | 2 | by Tawanda Majoni
PHOTO: CIOs try to grab car from Chief Ndiweni
A group of self-proclaimed members of the Central Intelligence Organisation attempted to grab Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiiweni's car at the Bulawayo Central Business District on Wednesday. ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 11:50hrs | 11 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chibaya trial further remanded
THE trial of Mkoba legislator Amos Chibaya (MDC Alliance), facing allegations of plotting to subvert a constitutionally-elected government, was on Thursday further postponed to May 31.Chibaya'...Published: 06 May 2019 at 21:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chipinge sangoma's earth-shaking list include prophets, musicians, businesspeople, footballers, politicians
In an earth-shaking revelation, several well-known people, from in and outside Zimbabwe, to include but not limited to prophets, traditional healers, musicians, businesspeople, footballers, politician...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 10:45hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Does Zimbabwe have the information Security and Cyber Security Experts to protect itself?
With constant headlines of electronic fraud, mobile money fraud, RTGS fraud and other means of payments that are constantly reported in the media on a daily basis. There is now a need to build a datab...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:39hrs | 2 | by Dr Robert Shonhiwa
Chibaya trial fails to kick-off
The trial of MDC organising secretary, Amos Chibaya, who is facing charges of subverting a constitutionally-elected government, failed to kick off at the Gweru Magistrates' Court yesterday after the S...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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
MDC Alliance MP remanded in custody
MDC-ALLIANCE organising secretary Amos Chibaya appeared in court yesterday facing fresh charges of plotting to overthrow the Government.Chibaya, who is the MP for Mkoba, was re-arrested on Tue...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 08:45hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa's ally in court for plotting to overthrow Mnangagwa's Government
MDC-Alliance organising secretary Amos Chibaya appeared in court yesterday facing fresh charges of plotting to overthrow the Government. Chibaya, who is the MP for Mkoba, was rearrested on Tue...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 22:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Coltart's plot on judiciary outed?
A plot by some shadowy non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to rope in Harare-based lawyers to attack the judiciary through a demonstration today has been exposed. The Herald understands that...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: MDC Chairperson Tabitha Khumalo goes into hiding
The National Chairperson of MDC Tabitha Khumalo has reportedly gone in hiding after she was tipped that armed members of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces and CID Law and Order section were on their way to ...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 15:42hrs | 5 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Buyanga's double life exposed
Frank Buyanga, the controversial 38-year-old property tycoon, has been faking it that he is a reverend, The Standard reported.Buyanga, with nearly 400 000 followers on Facebook, wants to be kn...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 09:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zec exonerates Zanu PF over voters' phone numbers
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says Zanu PF got mobile numbers of voters during its door-to-door campaigns, denying allegations that it gave President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa a different vot...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
How Zec has failed the credibility test
WE have projected and forecast, analysed and pontificated on the elections and in four days' time this comes to an end, as Zimbabweans will have their say on who their next leader is.These ele...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 07:38hrs | | by Nqaba Matshazi
Sadc, help avoid sham Zimbabwe poll
At a recent rally held in Bulawayo Nelson Chamisa, the MDC Alliance presidential candidate, announced that on July 24, exactly six days before the 2018 harmonised elections, they will meet with the Zi...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 07:10hrs | | by Mkhululi Tshuma
Zimbabwe electoral body's database hacked
UNDERFIRE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba has sensationally claimed that suspected hackers recently broke into the electoral management body's database and s...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zec beefs up voters' roll
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has pulled another shocker by adding new names on its biometric voters' roll (BVR) weeks after releasing what it claimed was the final version.In its la...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 08:47hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
ZEC must be called to order: MDC
The integrity and credibility of our election is now being undermined and compromised on a daily basis and ZEC is a willing tool at the center of it. It is now almost impossible to have a free...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 13:42hrs | | by Hon Jameson Timba
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