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WATCH: Traditional healer claims black mamba aids in healing patients
A traditional healer from Silalatshani in Filabusi, known as Nzwisa, has sparked intrigue after claiming that a black mamba he keeps helps him heal his patients. The healer, who is known for his uncon...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 17:06hrs | 1457 | by Staff reporter
Harare's primary water source now deadly for people
Former Harare Mayor Hebert Gomba has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to declare the contamination of Lake Chivero a state of national disaster, emphasizing the urgency of addressing the water crisi...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 16:49hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Bus rank rivalry turns fatal
A deadly clash between touts representing rival bus operators, Inter Africa and Stallion Cruise, erupted in Chiredzi last week, culminating in the tragic death of one tout. The victim succumbed to his...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:25hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Cholera outbreak in Kariba: A wake-up call for vigilance and prevention
The recent cholera outbreak in Gache Gache Fishing Camp, located in Kariba District, has thrust the community into a state of crisis, claiming one life and leaving five others battling the disease. Th...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 14:11hrs | 179 | by Anashe Mupamombe
Sibling rivalry turns deadly serious
A 40-year-old man from Gweru has been sentenced to four months in prison after threatening his brother with a knife and physically assaulting him in an altercation at their parents' home.The i...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 15:52hrs | 1008 | by Staff reporter
Elections expose Sadc ruling parties
Recent elections across Southern Africa have revealed a growing challenge for ruling parties, especially those that evolved from former liberation movements, as they struggle to maintain their grip on...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:39hrs | 1219 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man killed for touching meat on braai stand
Bulawayo police have arrested Tatenda Chida, 26, in connection with the murder of Sikhanyiso Bruce Dube, 30, from Pumula North. The incident, which occurred on October 22, 2024, reportedly stemmed fro...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 11:36hrs | 1288 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimbabwe snake charmer succumbs to Puff Adder bite
A well-known Chinhoyi snake charmer, Show Chedhu, popularly known as "Mabhemba," tragically died early Thursday morning after being bitten by a Puff Adder, one of the most venomous snakes in the regio...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 17:16hrs | 1621 | by Staff reporter
Substandard solar installations fuel infernos
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has identified substandard solar panel products and improper installations as the leading causes of fatal electrical accidents in the country, which hav...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 06:57hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe businessman shot dead in armed robbery
A 67-year-old businessman, Eleson Tambudze, was tragically killed in a violent home invasion in Westview, Kadoma. The incident occurred when two unidentified men attacked the security guard on duty, r...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 16:22hrs | 3078 | by Staff reporter
Kombi driver charged with culpable homicide after horror crash
A commuter omnibus driver involved in a tragic accident on Thursday morning along the Harare-Bulawayo Road has been charged with culpable homicide. The accident, which took place near the Kuwadzana tu...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 13:15hrs | 934 | by Staff reporter
ED2030 agenda turns deadly
Tensions are rising within the Zanu-PF party as knives are drawn against Youth League deputy secretary John Paradza, who is accused of attempting to rally support for a controversial motion to amend t...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:48hrs | 2513 | by Staff reporter
Mozambique rocked by killings of opposition figures
Gunmen in two vehicles chased down the lawyer for Mozambique's leading opposition politician and a senior opposition official and fatally shot them in their SUV late at night on a main avenue in the c...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:12hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Biden tells President Trump to 'get a life' and 'help these people'
The US president has criticized his predecessor's rhetoric about the recent hurricanes which have battered the nationUS President Joe Biden has lashed out at his predecessor, Donald Trump, whe...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 17:22hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
3 men fatally assaults rival suitor over woman
Police have apprehended three members of a gang and initiated a manhunt for three other suspects after a deadly confrontation over a woman resulted in the fatal assault of a rival suitor.The d...Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 09:58hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Why does Zimbabwe attract rogue Chinese investors?
Last night, I had the honor of being one of those invited for the launch of a report, in Harare, by the Center for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) titled, 'Chinese Investments in Zimbabwe'....Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 22:57hrs | 4974 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
89 cattle die daily in Matebeleland South
The Department of Veterinary Services has sounded the alarm over a drastic surge in cattle deaths in Matebeleland South, attributing the sharp increase to the deadly January disease. Daily mortality r...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 07:55hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Cold weather expected across southern Zimbabwe this weekend
Matebeleland South, Masvingo, Manicaland, and southern parts of Midlands are set to experience a significant drop in daytime temperatures starting this Friday, the Meteorological Services Department (...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 19:41hrs | 4310 | by Staff reporter
Chichewa interpreter required in SA court
Murder-accused Mpumalanga farm manager, Reinhardt Steyn, 24; and his three co-accused, Dumisani Chriswell Masilela, 33; Stephan Wilson, 30; and Dumisani Luthuli have appeared before the Middelburg Mag...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 12:29hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
Mbeki says foreigners are not the cause of SA's economic crisis
Former president Thabo Mbeki has dropped a bombshell that the deadly 2008 xenophobic attacks in Alexandra, Johannesburg, were part of a planned operation to force Zimbabweans to return to their countr...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 10:48hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
'2008 xenophobic attacks in SA were orchestrated by Zimbabwe's opposition'
South Africa's (SA) former President Thabo Mbeki has suggested the deadly 2008 xenophobic attacks in Alexandra were part of a planned operation to drive Zimbabweans back home to vote out Robert Mugabe...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 12:24hrs | 1925 | by Staff reporter
Harare, Bulawayo face another deadly cholera outbreak
Experts are urging the government to declare the water crises in Harare and Bulawayo a state of national disaster to facilitate urgent external intervention and prevent a potential health crisis follo...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:34hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man survives deadly shooting in South Africa
The man who survived the deadly Limpopo shooting, where two women lost their lives at a farm, has recounted the harrowing experience when he escaped and left his wife gasping for life."The fir...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 12:51hrs | 1790 | by Staff reporter
Drunken rage turns deadly: Plumtree man kills neighbor's boyfriend with golf club
A Plumtree man found himself in serious trouble after consuming too many beers, leading to a fatal altercation in which he struck his neighbor's boyfriend on the head with a golf club.Motsi Nd...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 12:24hrs | 1264 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Khupe calls for cancer medicine research in Zimbabwean varsities
BULAWAYO proportional representative legislator Thokozani Khupe has called on the government to fully fund universities and promote research on cancer medicines throughout the country.Khupe wa...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:22hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
US-based NGO Ford Foundation fingered in Kenya protests
Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday accused the US-based Ford Foundation of sponsoring "anarchy" and funding anti-government protests that descended into deadly mayhem last month.The East ...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 07:39hrs | 944 | by Staff reporter
Is Mnangagwa govt willing to let people die of COVID-19 just to host SADC Summit?
The recent deaths due to alleged 'flu-like illnesses' of footballer Norman Maroto and opposition legislator Murisi Zwizwai are most unsettling.In fact, this is not simply unsettling but positi...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 10:26hrs | 83 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Man kills 'attacker', faces murder charge
Kelvin Kagondo, a Harare man, has been remanded in custody until July 22, 2024, on a murder charge after allegedly using deadly force in self-defense against assailants. Harare magistrate Apollonia Ma...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:54hrs | 16 | 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
Protesters across Kenya say 'Ruto must go!'
Kenyan riot police fired tear gas at protesters in Nairobi on Tuesday and demonstrations erupted in other cities across the country demanding the resignation of President William Ruto, following a wee...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 12:04hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
The death of coalitions
To drag out or not to drag Biden!What a disaster for the Democrats in United States elections!With little foresight or care, Democrats pitted a dead-man-come-to-life by the name of Joe...Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:16hrs | 2 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
Two American Tourists trampled by Elephants on Zambian soil in 2024
A US tourist from New Mexico was killed by an elephant, after it attacked her vehicle while parked during a safari drive in Zambia on Wednesday.The animal pulled Juliana Gle Tourneau, 64, out ...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 20:52hrs | 23 | by Erick Matotoba
Zimbabwe bus drivers' age limit proposal sparks debate
The Zimbabwean government's proposal to raise the minimum age for bus and kombi drivers from 25 to 30 has elicited mixed reactions. This initiative aims to reduce traffic accidents and fatalities, whi...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:21hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
DA's Moonshot Pact rebranded under GNU name
The Government of National Unity (GNU) appears to be nothing more than the failed Democratic Alliance (DA)'s Moonshot Pact, rebranded under a different name.The African National Congress (ANC)...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 14:09hrs | 2 | by Junior Lebese
Flu-like sickness hits Zimbabweans
The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) in Zimbabwe has completed investigations into a rise in flu-like illnesses nationwide, reassuring the public that the symptoms align with common colds typ...Published: 26 May 2024 at 13:46hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
'You see skeletons' - the deadly migrant Limpopo crossing
The men who raped Portie Murevesi did not care that she was visibly pregnant. They attacked her with glass bottles too, she told us, pointing to a large and jagged scar on her forearm.Now, her...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Diplomatic tiff between Botswana and Germany: the magnificent ELEPHANT
The president of Botswana was not angry per se. He should never be angry if he is aware of the global positioning of states: which country is at the top of the other: who is the big brother and what a...Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 18:10hrs | 22 | by Nomazulu Thata
Man busted with 2 deadly Cobras
A GOKWE man has landed himself in trouble after he was found in possession of two Cobra species, which he claims he uses to heal sick people.Polite Ncube was arrested last week and appeared at...Published: 30 Mar 2024 at 14:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
How did things get so bad in Haiti? Here's what to Know
Things in Haiti have gotten so bad that Ariel Henry, the unelected Prime Minister, resigned and called for the installation of a tra...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 18:58hrs | 13 | by Staff Reporter
Beitbridge accident death toll rises to 11
THE death toll from Saturday's road accident in Beitbridge has risen to 11 from nine after two passengers died in hospital.The accident happened when a City Bus coach travelling to Harare from...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:56hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Redcliff council defrauding residents!
It never rains but pours for residents of the small town of Redcliff.We face the dilemma of the proverbial smoking pipe – burnt on one en...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 07:13hrs | 6 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Being with the people all the time.
Cholera, a water-borne disease that can bring the infected down in hours is on the rampage. The unrelenting malady is on the war-path with cases now recorded in many places including cities and the co...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 23:22hrs | 15 | by Thomas Murisa
Being with the people all the time.
When the Zanu-PF legislator for Mazowe North Constituency Hon. Cde Tsungi Makumbe heard that there was a confirmed cholera case at Chinehasha Health Centre in Chiweshe, he quickly mobilised medicines ...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 23:11hrs | 12 | by Thomas Murisa
CCC and MDC were led same corrupt leaders and both accomplished nothing. Same again are leading new blue party!
There is an eye-catching Zimbabwe Daily cartoon depicting a Yellow Kobi with three drivers (the three rotational presidents in the Tshabangu CCC faction). The Kobi has no wheels and resting on bricks....Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 11:15hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Reunification sought by Tsvangirai 5 months before he died now in tatters
The implosion of CCC in Nelson Chamisa's hands is telling not only because it puts paid to Morgan Tsvangirai's widely publicised [see attached videos] last-ditch efforts - just five months before his ...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 12:48hrs | 2 | by Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwe govt will not allow lawlessness
The government has justified its actions in evicting and apprehending thousands of illegal settlers nationwide, asserting that it cannot tolerate lawlessness.During a question and answer sessi...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 05:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fighting cholera begins with you
Clean potable water is a precious commodity that should be availed to all without hindrance. In fact, water is life especially these days when the nation is under siege from a deadly cholera onslaught...Published: 11 Feb 2024 at 22:36hrs | 1 | by Tondo Chinehasha
Stash of cyanide discovered in Belmont
THE Environment Management Agency (EMA) is investigating a case involving the alleged illegal importation of cyanide, which was found hidden in a warehouse in the Belmont industrial area in Bulawayo....Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nigerian embassy in South Africa warns citizens against 'riotous' celebrations in AFCON clash
The Nigerian embassy in South Africa has warned citizens living in that country to avoid any wild celebrations of a possible AFCON semi-final triumph after veiled threats have been issued against the ...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 17:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cholera vaccination begins today in Zimbabwe
ALL is set for the start of the Oral Cholera Vaccination (OVC) rollout today, with a target of reaching over 800 000 people in hotspots countrywide.This is the first phase of the vaccine rollo...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
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