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Murdered artisanal miner's body 'demanding' its missing body parts at mortuary
FROM spending nine days dumped outside a house at the Muchechetere homestead in Zhombe East, the remains of Munyaradzi Dube (31) who was allegedly murdered for ritual purposes, are now reportedly "mak...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 06:10hrs | 1031 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, CCC candidates tussle over funeral
Zanu-PF Mazowe South candidate Nobert Mazungunye and his Citizens Coalition for Change rival Rangarirai Chari Mudzingidze are accusing each other of attempting to hijack a funeral for political mileag...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:58hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Aspiring Zanu-PF MP bars CCC candidate to help on funeral
In a clear case of gaining political mileage ahead of next week elections, aspiring ZANU PF candidate for Mazowe South, Nobert Mazungunye is accused of blocking his rival, Rangarirai Chari ...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 21:15hrs | 20 | by Desmond Nleya
'CCC' candidates push ahead
CANDIDATES accused by the opposition CCC of fraudulently submitting nomination court papers while masquerading as bona fide party nominees have persisted with campaigns ahead of the 23 August general ...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 21:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Child's coffin exhumed from grave, corpse unaccounted for
A Chigodora family is in hot soup after it discreetly reburied its six-year-old child's empty coffin following the vandalisation of the grave, coffin and body.Three years down the line, the wh...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 12:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Coffin terror in Shamva
The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has raised concern over what is says are "alarming levels" of intimidation by activists of the ruling Zanu-PF party targeting CCC supporters and candidates in Shamva....Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 19:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean family buries four Boksburg gas victims
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Lushongwe Village in Gwanda as relatives and friends of four family members who were part of the 17 people who died from gas inhalation at an informal settlement in Boksbu...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Numbers don't lie, facts are stubborn mules
THINK of a bowl of soup; you don't have to take it all to feel the taste but just a spoonful, such is the case with opinion polls that have concluded that if elections are held today, President Mnanga...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dreadlocked Zimbabweans brutally murdered in Benoni CBD
Residents and business owners in the Benoni CBD are reeling from shock following the gruesome murder of two best friends on June 15.The deaths of Obey Mavhengere (37) and Voight Mapfumo (26), ...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to capitalise on CCC multiple candidates?
Zanu-PF is expected to win in perceived opposition strongholds and consolidate its dominance after the CCC fielded two or three candidates in constituencies and wards in areas where it has traditional...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Komichi announces splinter MDC group
ZIMBABWE Republic Police had to intervene after fading opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) members caused commotion, baying for Morgen Komichi's blood as he announced a splinter group....Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:56hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Dead' woman (76) found breathing in coffin
Mourners at the wake of an elderly Ecuadorean woman were startled to discover she was still alive.A hospital doctor in the city of Babahoyo declared Bella Montoya, 76, dead following a suspect...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 09:40hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Kasukuwere: Red herring, Chamisa's double
Becoming a political clichéGustave Flaubert of the 19th Century licentious novel, Madame Bovary, said this of language: "Language is indeed a machine that continually amplifies emotion."...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:46hrs | 5 | by @Jamwanda2 0n Saturday
Police take corpse to wrong house for identification
WALKING home after a long day of school, the only thing that goes through a primary school pupil's mind is getting home, removing their uniforms and going out to play with others or do their homework....Published: 24 May 2023 at 07:48hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Dispute over Chief Sigola successor
ESIPHEZINI headman, Mr Elmon Dlodlo, will be acting Chief Sigola until a new heir to the throne is appointed in line with the clan's culture and tradition, as well as national laws, the family has sai...Published: 10 May 2023 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
State-assisted funeral for Chief Sigola
THE late Chief Zephania Sigola has been accorded a State-assisted funeral with the Government meeting all burial expenses in line with Government's policy on burial of traditional leaders.Chie...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bus crash toll rises to 14
Another passenger has died from injuries sustained when a Timboon bus crashed at the 5km peg along Chivhu-Murambinda Road, taking the death toll to 14.Mr Cephas Muringani (46) succumbed to his...Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
A dunderhead leader believes what he can't do is impossible for everyone else to accomplish!
Those who follow my articles are now all too familiar with how I regard with utter disdain those who make excuses for failing to fulfill their mandates.Quite frankly, I seriously doubt if ther...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 10:33hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa ally 'defies' mining ban
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally Pedzisai Scott Sakupwanya, who owns Better Brands, is reportedly engaged in secret mining at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga, Manicaland province, despite closure of the...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:31hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe
This opinion-editorial piece was written by Japhet Ncube, a Zimbabwean-born former editor of South African daily, The Star, in November 2017 during the coup which ousted the late former president Robe...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:10hrs | 4 | by Japhet Mathanda Ncube
Social media sniggers over coffin draping decor at Mnangagwa Belarus event
THE people responsible for decor during high level State functions will have belatedly remembered that every detail matters after their choice of decor Tuesday became to subject of uncharitable social...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vote ED to live peacefully, Zanu-PF warns mourners at slain prophet's funeral
A Zanu-PF official in Wedza has threatened villagers that they risk living in political turmoil if they do not vote for President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the up-coming elections.The Zanu-PF orga...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala divides CCC from prison
Some members of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) have come out guns blazing against their perceived neglect of the party's Vice Chairperson, Job Sikhala as demonstrated through a food hamper do...Published: 04 Jan 2023 at 06:47hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: Video leaks of 'Mapostori' breaking up coffin during funeral
Zimbabwe has been hit by a shocking incident after the Zim Celebs group shared on Instagram a post of "Mapostori" religious group in their white garments wrecking up a coffin during a burial service....Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 22:30hrs | 2 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
This and that with Mal'phosa: No, South Africa can never be another Zimbabwe
Finally, load 'shredding' is over, for now. Well, my workmate calls it so. She is a modern day Malaprop and does not care whether words she uses are appropriate or not. 'This morning poli...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 13:46hrs | 2 | by Clerk Ndlovu
Vendors 'forced' to pay US$1 condolence tokens
VENDORS at Mbudzi roundabout in Harare yesterday claimed that they were being harassed by suspected Zanu-PF members demanding US$1 as condolence tokens following the death of the late national hero, H...Published: 05 Oct 2022 at 06:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
RIP he was a stand-up guy! Picture of tout and coffin at back of kombi goes viral
AN image of a tout hanging precariously at the back of a commuter omnibus with a coffin fastened onto the vehicle beside him has sent the internet into a frenzy.It remains unclear whether the ...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga claims to be as fit as a fiddle after visiting a 'kiriniki'
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is fit and is at work, contrary to reports that he had been admitted to a local hospital on Thursday for an operation.A Western-funded online publication, Z...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 07:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bloodbath in Tshabalala head-on accident
A FUEL attendant who witnessed a head-on collision involving a Honda Fit and a Nissan Elgrand where Nketa Drive and Imhlotshana Road intersect near Tshabalala suburb rushed to the scene and was greete...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga marries long-time soldier lover
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has married his long-time lover Miniyothabo Baloyi, the presidency announced on Wednesday.The two lovebirds exchanged their vows during a private ceremony a...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 17:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Maj-Gen Nyathi declared national hero
Major-General (Retired) Sikhulile Simpson Nyathi has been declared a national hero.Zanu-PF National Political Commissar Mike Bimha confirmed the development last night."The Politburo t...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pomona Project: All thunder, lightning flashes, no strike!
Pomona stink in newsroomsIlliterate newspapers are being pummelled back and forth by buffeted Mafume and his clueless Triple C councillors. It is all thunder, blinding flashes but no strike. A...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Precedent that undermines credibility of Human Rights Council
On April 7, the UN General Assembly decided to suspend Russia's membership in the Human Rights Council. This establishes a destructive precedent not only for the future of the Human Rights Cou...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:32hrs | 3 | by Alfred de Zayas
March 26 by-elections drive final nail in the MDC's coffin
THE names, Morgan Tsvangirai, Gibson Sibanda, Welshman Ncube, Fletcher Dulini Ncube and Isaac Matongo have been immortalised in some sections of Zimbabwe's political discourse. Against all odds, they ...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 10:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF eats into Chamisa's strongholds
THE newly established Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) emerged the biggest winner in the Saturday by-elections after winning in 22 of the 28 National Assembly seats, official results announced by t...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 20:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
End of the road for Tsvangirai's MDC
D-DAY has arrived for the MDC brand, with the electorate expected to decide its fate, as analysts say the iconic party associated with the firebrand Morgan Tsvangirai may disappear into oblivion if it...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Teen steals money to consult sangoma over to get rich
A Masvingo based 19 year old boy reportedly stole his sister's US$100 and used it to consult a traditional healer for fast money magic....Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 07:28hrs | 3 | by Stephen Jakes
Grave tampered with days after burial of the deceased
IN a bizarre incident, some unknown people allegedly dug a grave at Chinotimba Cemetery in Victoria Falls, a few days after burial of the deceased.The grave of Surprise Shoko who was buried la...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 17:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stuck with a coffin in a hut for six years
A COFFIN is the last resting place for the deceased before they are buried but for a Masvingo family it became somewhat a symbol of witchcraft.Justice Mulamu came to Bulawayo to consult a loca...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 19:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC fissures started under Tsvangirai
ON September 1999, a new political party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) was launched at a mass rally in Harare, the first time in years that the then President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF's dom...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Engraving the political tombstone of Douglas Mwonzora
Mr Mwonzora has no political currency and does not know exactly which political party he intends to lead.Currently his party is sufferi...Published: 12 Feb 2022 at 08:39hrs | 2 | by Leonard Koni
Behold the new
Behold the new has come as cyclone Citizens Coalition for Change hits Zimbabwe by storm.Currently the social media is now awash with Citizens Coalition for Change wave and apparently, no one i...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 17:59hrs | 2 | by Leonard Koni
Doves faces two counts of fraud
DOVES Funeral Services faces two counts of fraud following a bizarre case in which the company last year buried two bodies in one coffin to cover a body mix-up.The mix-up in March 2021 saw Dov...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Doves burial scandal: New details emerge
DOVES Funeral Services allegedly stuffed blankets and plastic bags inside the coffin meant to have carried the remains of the late Maxwell Chimwamurombe, in the latest twist to the burial saga of the ...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Prophet T Freddy screamed 'thank you God' while raping victim
A Harare woman who lives with disability yesterday chronicled how Goodness and Mercy Ministries prophet Tapiwa Freddy (T Freddy) allegedly took advantage of the illness and subsequent deat...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:54hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Doves fires whistle blower driver
DOVES Funeral Services (Doves) has fired its hearse driver, Sam Chitsike, on allegations of failing to do due diligence after learning that he had carried an empty coffin for burial to Nyanga....Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 19:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Is a coffin for the dead or for the mourners?
WE are all going to die. That is the sad fact and fate that awaits us all.But our journey to the other side differs. Some are turned into ashes in a crematorium. The majority are buried six fe...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 07:25hrs | 3 | by Trisa Ray Sibanda
Family dumps coffin at alleged killer's home
A FAMILY from Zhombe in Midlands province under Chief Ntabeni last week dumped the corpse of their relative at a house in Emganwini in Bulawayo where the alleged murderer stays.The family was ...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Policy incentives to reindustrialization lacking
Zimbabwe aspires to create an upper middle income economy with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of US$65 billion by 2030. This vision is premised on the reindustrialization strategy where competitivenes...Published: 24 Nov 2021 at 10:35hrs | 3 | by Victor Bhoroma
Doves in 'empty coffin' burial scandal
Police on Wednesday exhumed two bodies buried in one grave at a cemetery in Harare, hoping to solve the mystery of a coffin allegedly buried empty in Nyanga after a dead man's body was inexplicably le...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 15:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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