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Legal woes mount for Italian Mafia Boss Francesco Marconati as CID and Home Affairs are roped in
In the sinister saga unfolding within Zimbabwe's gold mining industry, Francesco Marconati emerges as a dark specter, casting a menacing shadow over the operations of DGL Investments Number Five (Pvt)...Published: 2 hrs ago | 156 | by George Tshuma
Jekenishen church commended for transforming communities, complement govt
The Saint Luke's Apostolic Ejiwel Jekenishen church under Arch-bishop Dr Phillip Pferedzai has been commended for empowering less priviledged members of communities in and around Manicaland province, ...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 23:00hrs | 291 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Chipinge
Mnangagwa's stunt at Pupu akin to Hitler officiating at a Jewish synagogue?
It was quite a disturbing and unsettling sight watching President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa officiating at the unveiling of the Pupu Battlefield Memorial Site in Lupani. This was in ho...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:15hrs | 478 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Gappah needs mental help,' says Judge
Zimbabwean High Court Justice Joseph Mafusire says local lawyer Petina Gappah needs "psychological intervention" - mental assistance - amid her unrestrained scandalous attacks on the judge and the jud...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 11:36hrs | 1674 | by Staff reporter
'Harare stashing ZWL$2,6b Zinara funds'
HARARE City Council (HCC) officials are allegedly sitting on ZWL$2,6 billion dollars dispatched last year by the Zimbabwe National Road Authority (Zinara) for road works, amid concerns of high levels ...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:46hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
ZUDAC affiliates extort passengers, corrupt
THE Zimbabwe Union of Drivers and Conductors (ZUDAC), including its affiliates, have been fingered in an extortion scandal and being accomplices in abusing commuting passengers, an investigation expos...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 21:07hrs | 702 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Shock as Rutendo Matinyarare labels the High Court a Kangaroo Court
Controversial Rutendo Matinyarare, a well-known public figure, recently faced backlash for his absence during a court hearing. The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe had taken legal action against ...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 14:57hrs | 1770 | by George Tshuma
Zanu-PF 'hijacks' govt recruitment
Zanu-PF has reportedly hijacked the recruitment of government workers as it ostensibly intensifies its third term campaign bid for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, NewsDay has established.The rul...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:58hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers call for job action over salaries
THE Federation of Zimbabwe Educators Unions, (Fozeu), has called for an immediate job action starting from tomorrow after teachers declared incapacitation amid rising inflation and cost of living....Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:57hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Upcoming Steve Tgol fights drugs
Guruve based upcoming Afro-fusion musician Stephen Ngandu of Tgol Muzik band is taking a leading role in fighting drugs.The musician ha...Published: 16 Mar 2024 at 06:33hrs | 217 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa desecrates constitution
ZICOMO operates as a grassroots citizens' initiative, uniting diverse stakeholders across all 10 provinces of Zimbabwe.The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, through its Zimbabwe Constitutional Mov...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 19:50hrs | 1711 | by Tapiwa Zivira
Understanding suicide among diaspora-born youths
The prevalence of media reports highlighting the suicides of young Zimbabweans born in the Diaspora is a deeply concerning issue. The time has come for us as Zimbabweans to understand the underlying f...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 13:10hrs | 481 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Basics disappear from Zimbabwe shop shelves
ZIMBABWEAN retailers are struggling to restock locally produced goods using the local unit as manufacturers and wholesalers are turning them away in favour of those that pay in the United States dolla...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:19hrs | 2544 | by Staff reporter
Headphone thief caught red-handed
WALKING around carrying headphones stolen a day after breaking into a company, landed a man in prison after the victims identified their gadget.In a statement, the National Prosecuting Authori...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:12hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Phatisani, Chikuse received cars from Chivayo
Zimpapers, a state-owned entity, has implemented a ban on employees receiving extravagant gifts following a controversial incident involving businessman Wicknell Chivayo gifting radio presenters Phath...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 19:29hrs | 2195 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa under pressure
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is now under pressure to declare a drought in Zimbabwe after almost the entire crop planted in the 2023/24 summer cropping season has been rendered a complete write-off, a...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 11:48hrs | 2540 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle rebate haunts civil servants
CIVIL servants are under probe for allegedly abusing the vehicle rebate system as it emerged that some government employees were importing cars duty free on behalf of other people for a fee.St...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:14hrs | 1861 | by Staff reporter
Unilateral sanctions are not illegal!
IT was so laughable listening to Information minister Jenfan Muswere fuming over US targeted sanctions on some Zimbabweans.I could easily tell that he was trying his best to please his boss, P...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:14hrs | 407 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mix up at South African mortuary, 2-year body swap resolved
IN September 2021, then-31-year-old Bongani Ngwendu was attacked by a vigilante group in a suspected xenophobic attack at an informal settlement in Pretoria, South Africa, where he was burnt to death ...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:13hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
Sadc calls for total sanctions removal
The SADC Council of Ministers ended its meeting yesterday reiterating the regional bloc's call for the lifting of all forms of illegal sanctions against Zimbabwe and deliberating on regional food secu...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:11hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Card cloners in court
SIX suspected card cloners yesterday appeared in court after they were arrested while in possession of instruments used in the commission of the offence.The suspects — Fungal Samurewo (35), ...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 19:25hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
'Mutapa Investment Fund mustn't become conduit for looting'
AS prevalence of public sector corruption reaches alarming levels, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has demanded that Zimbabwean authorities ensure the newly-established Mutapa Investment Fund (M...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 09:09hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Nust lecturer collapses, dies
RENOWNED researcher and National University of Science and Technology (Nust) lecturer, Professor George Shava has died. He was 59. Prof Shava succumbed to heart disease on Saturday at ...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:54hrs | 2713 | by Staff reporter
245% increase in suicide attempts
MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo has recorded a 245 percent increase in attempted suicide cases handled at the health institution amid reports that the most affected age group includes young adults ...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:54hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Side-marketing a big threat to tobacco contracting companies
With tobacco auction floors opening this week senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged all tobacco farmers who are contracted to honor their contr...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 07:10hrs | 337 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Caps United starts season with a loss
CAPS United 0 - 1 Chicken InnJOEY ANTIPAS marked his return to the Chicken Inn dugout yesterday with a hard-fought win over CAPS United during the opening day of the 2024 Castle Lager Premiership ...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:21hrs | 56 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu and Chamisa battle over CCC party offices, court reserves judgement
The Bulawayo High Court has reserved judgement in a case involving the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and Sengezo Tshabangu posing as its Interim Secretary General seeking spoliation damages from...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 10:39hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe unstoppable, says Mnangagwa
Despite the albatross of illegal, unjust, and baneful economic sanctions, Zimbabwe will continue marching on the path towards upper-middle-class economic status by 2030 with every Zimbabwean having a ...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:13hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Mbare boy scales high to rule Google
ZIMBABWEANS are well-known for their resilience and undying desire to overcome obstacles in their way.Tech guru, Dr James Manyika, the senior vice president of research, technology and society...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:11hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
FULL LIST: President Mnangagwa honours best performing public official
In a prestigious ceremony held at the State House in Harare, President Mnangagwa honored the outstanding performance of several key public officials across various sectors. The event, which mark...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 11:16hrs | 13483 | by George Tshuma
Dr Omphile Marupi confirmed as the MP for Gwanda South
The Electoral Court has dismissed an election petition filed by a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member Patrick Dube, who was challenging Zanu-PF MP Omphile Marupi's election in Gwanda South last...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 07:30hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
What you need to know before playing at an online casino
The internet has revolutionized our lives, making it possible for us to share media and information all over the world. It's also led to the creation of whole new industries, including online entertai...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 21:04hrs | 74 | by Staff Reporter
Diarrhoea outbreak hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO residents have been urged to exercise extreme caution and adhere to strict hygiene standards following reports of a diarrhoea outbreak linked to water shortages, with Cowdray Park suburb bein...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:49hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Met office warns of heatwave
The public must guard against a heatwave from today until March 12, with temperatures rising as high as 41 degrees, although some isolated thundershowers are expected this week, the Meteorological Ser...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:45hrs | 1063 | by Staff reporter
Sasha Madhuve dishes perfumes on stage
Popular Afro-fusion singer Sasha "Madhuve" Lishomwa on Sunday dished perfumes to women of the Soko (Monkey) totem who attended her show at Kudu bar garden in Hatfield.There was stamped on stag...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 14:40hrs | 620 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Barbara Rwodzi quizzed over inconsistent statements
TOURISM and Hospitality Industry minister Barbara Rwodzi was last Friday quizzed over inconsistencies in the statements she made in a case in which her political rival, Patrick Cheza, and three other ...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 05:00hrs | 2308 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gas, oil discovery changes energy game
ZIMBABWE is primed to become a major player in the oil and gas industry following the confirmation of gas, light oil, condensate and helium deposits by Geo Associates, Mines and Mining Development Min...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:57hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
CCC disarray boosts Mnangagwa
THE dramatic implosion of Zimbabwe's main opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) could have handed President Emmerson Mnangagwa the much-needed political advantage to out-manoeuvre regional l...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 09:53hrs | 820 | by Staff reporter
Naked 'wizard' caught in the act
IT was at the crack of dawn when the screaming villagers drew the attention of an elderly man to a homestead, a few metres away from his.Mackenzie, as he described himself in a video that has ...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 20:04hrs | 1855 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo pirate taxis regularise operations
A NUMBER of pirate taxis and kombis in Bulawayo are reportedly jostling to register with transport associations to regularise their operations to avoid having their vehicles impounded.The Zimb...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:06hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa denies involvement with new political movement
Nelson Chamisa, the former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, has claimed that he is not involved with any current political organisation or movement.This was disclosed in Chamisa's o...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 20:34hrs | 3645 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa wants to change culture of installing chiefs
GOVERNMENT says it is committed to having women considered for traditional leadership roles to promote gender equality, Women's Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said.Mutsvangwa yesterday...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 05:04hrs | 1765 | by Staff reporter
EU shuts door on Zimbabwe financing
EUROPEAN Union (EU) ambassador to Zimbabwe, Jobst von Kirchmann, says the bloc will not lend to the southern African country owing to arrears even if sanctions are lifted.The EU ambassador sai...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 05:02hrs | 951 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe treasury exposes abuse of sugar tax for profiteering
GOVERNMENT has condemned the abuse of the Beverages Sugar Content Tax and other tariff measures by some businesses that deliberately misinterpret clear policy propositions for profiteering while unjus...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:27hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Popular football matches for all-time
Football, known as soccer in some regions, has a rich history filled with unforgettable matches that have captivated audiences worldwide. These matches have left an indelible mark on the sport and its...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 15:29hrs | 366 | by Staff Reporter
Discovering timeless wisdom in the book of Job
In the fabric of biblical teachings, the Book of Job emerges as a profound testament to human resilience and unwavering faith. This ancient narrative, found within the Old Testament, serves as a timel...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 10:11hrs | 1144 | by Reason Ndlovu
Boy (3) drowns while father relieves himself in bushes
A Mount Darwin man lost his son after leaving him at a river while he went to relieve himself in the bush.Anenyasha Kamhande (3) drowned at Mupare river yesterday while the father Givemore was...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 09:25hrs | 695 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Starlink has not applied for operating licence in Zimbabwe
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) said internet service provider Starlink has not applied for an operating licence, amid allegations that the government intends t...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
CCC MP raps Zanu-PF over partisan food distribution
BINGA South Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator, Fanuel Cumanzala, has accused Zanu-PF officials of hijacking the yet to be launched food aid distribution programme to ensure only its party...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:52hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
25-year-old stabs wife to death
A 25-year-old Gweru man is on the run after he allegedly fatally stabbed his 22-year-old wife with a knife three times at their rented house in Mkoba 16 suburb following a domestic feud.Midlan...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:51hrs | 694 | by Staff reporter
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