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Zanu-PF councillor swindled US$56 600 in shady car deal

A 35-year-old Masvingo car dealer, Romeo Karonga, has been granted US$300 bail after appearing in court for allegedly defrauding Zanu-PF Councillor Benson Hwata of US$56,600 in a botched vehicle deal.Regional Magistrate Innocent Bepura gra…

Published: 16 Oct 2025 at 15:44hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe secures blueberry export deal with China

In a historic boost for the country's horticulture sector, Zimbabwean blueberries can now be exported to China following the signing of a new bilateral protocol in Beijing.The agreement, hailed as a milestone by the Horticultural Developme…

Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 06:54hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa set to tie up $533 million railway revamp deal

President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday met executives of the China Railway Group (CRG) in Beijing to finalise a transformative US$533 million deal to overhaul Zimbabwe's deteriorating railway system, the presidency confirmed.Presidential …

Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 09:31hrs | | by Staff reporter

Canadian University, Zimbabwe forge sports alliance

A new international partnership between Brock University's Sport Management (SPMA) program and the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) is set to open opportunities for athletes, researchers and sport leaders in both Canada and Zimbabwe.The fi…

Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:13hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo divided over controversial Glassblock dam deal

Bulawayo councillors are at odds over the proposed Glassblock Dam project, with debates centering on cost, water security, and reliance on a single supply source. The dam, planned on the Mzingwane River in Matabeleland South, is expected t…

Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

Elderly woman loses US$45 000 in botched stand deal

An 80-year-old woman from Greendale, Harare, has lost US$45 000 after being duped in a fraudulent residential stand transaction.The victim, Theresa Marume, was misled into paying the full amount to two men, Evans Mukora of Kuwadzana and Pr…

Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 08:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Investor loses US$60K in botched lithium deal

A United Arab Emirates-based company has allegedly lost US$60,620 in a failed lithium deal with a local firm, prompting fraud charges against Nasha Weal Musa, director of Nasha Industries and Commodities Private Limited.Musa appeared befor…

Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 18:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

Top banker exposed in land deal

A senior official at FBC Bank, Rena Kunonga Sambaza, is currently embroiled in a legal dispute involving allegations of fraud related to the acquisition and subsequent exchange of a residential stand in Harare's upscale Strathaven suburb.A…

Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man in court over US$9,300 fraud in botched car import deal

A 32-year-old Harare man has been hauled before the courts for allegedly defrauding a client of US$9,310 in a failed vehicle importation scheme.Owen Matamai appeared before Harare magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai facing charges of fraud. He was …

Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 16:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe, UAE sign health cooperation deal

Zimbabwe has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) aimed at transforming and strengthening healthcare systems in both countries through wide-ranging cooperation in health service delivery, …

Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 10:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mutapa, Jindal Steel seal US$455m deal

The Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF) has finalized a $455 million concession agreement with Indian conglomerate Jindal Steel and Power Company for the rehabilitation of Units 1 to 6 at Hwange Thermal Power Station, Zimbabwe's largest coal-fire…

Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 20:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Dynamos score off-field victory

Struggling on the pitch but winning big off it, Dynamos Football Club have sealed a landmark kit sponsorship deal with Pakistan-based sportswear giant, Sport De Vitara - a move hailed as a major boost for the country's most decorated footb…

Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 1825 | by Staff reporter

Fraudster arrested for blowing over US$16,000 in botched car deal

A 52-year-old man from Harare has been arrested for allegedly swindling a client of over US$16,000 under the pretext of importing a vehicle, police have confirmed.The suspect, identified as Isaac Dhliwayo, was taken into custody on June 5,…

Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 11:53hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa defends Geo Pomona Waste deal

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has defended the controversial takeover of Harare's waste management by Geo Pomona Waste Management, claiming the arrangement will significantly improve a sector long neglected by the City Council.Mnangagwa mad…

Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 09:40hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter

Duo appears in court for illegal diamond deal

Two men appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs. Ethel Chichera on Tuesday, accused of attempting to sell diamonds without the required licence.Stanley Zhanda (55) from Norton and Wellington Mukandiwa (42) from Mutare face charges of contrav…

Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:43hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter

Businessman dupes investor of US$48k in toilets deal

A Harare businessman has been convicted of fraud after swindling an investor out of US$48,000 in a failed deal to import mobile toilets.Takudzwa Munyawarara, a director of Exclusive Projects Private Limited, was found guilty by Harare magi…

Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

POSB scandal exposes Mnangagwa?

Documents supporting President Emmerson Mnangagwa's controversial handling of the planned sale of the state-owned People's Own Savings Bank (POSB) have sparked grave concerns regarding transparency and accountability in the disposal of pub…

Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 08:11hrs | 3528 | by Staff reporter

Suspected car thief Brighton Chipunza's trial postponed

The ongoing trial of suspected car thief Brighton Chipunza was yesterday postponed to February 27 after his lawyer failed to appear in court, reportedly due to other legal commitments.Chipunza is accused of stealing a white South African-r…

Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 09:13hrs | | by Staff reporter

Egodini deal terminated

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has officially moved to terminate the lease agreement with Terracotta Trading Private Limited for the US$60 million Egodini Redevelopment Project due to the contractor's prolonged failure to implement the pr…

Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:34hrs | 2249 | by Staff reporter

Govt hands controversial US$9m waste collection deal to Geo Pomona

The Zimbabwean government has awarded Geo Pomona Waste Management a contract to manage refuse collection in Harare, a deal that has raised eyebrows due to its hefty price tag and the financial strain it places on the already debt-ridden Ha…

Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo residents demand transparency on Dutch water utility deal

Concerns are growing among Bulawayo residents over the involvement of the Dutch water utility company Vitens Evides International (VEI) in managing the city's water and sanitation services, with many calling for public consultations before…

Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 09:00hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe carbon credit deal raises stink

THE deal in which the Zimbabwean government is selling large tracts of forests in a carbon credits to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based company, Blue Carbon, lacks fairness and transparency, a global watchdog Zero Carbon Analytic has sa…

Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 03:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa chopper deal raises stink?

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been criticised for presiding over a controversial deal that saw Zimbabwe acquire 32 helicopters from Russia worth a staggering US$320 million without following laid down procurement procedures amid allegat…

Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

US$13bn mining deal sealed

The Government and two Chinese investors - Eagle Canyon International Group Limited and Pacific Goal Investment - yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding that immediately paves the way for the construction of a US$13 billion mine to…

Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:40hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Mphoko spills beans on murky US$6bn deal

Former vice-president Phelekezela Mphoko has revealed how the army seized Zimbabwe's biggest platinum reserves, saying he was threatened with dismissal by unnamed generals for questioning the deal while he was still the country's ambassado…

Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 10:10hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's US$3bn platinum deal all but collapses in a shambles

IT was noisily touted as a game changer for Zimbabwe's mining sector, and the economy; a centrepiece of government's ambitious yet unrealistic US$12 billion target for the industry by next year and catalyst to transform Zimbabwe into a kno…

Published: 31 May 2022 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zupco deal: The cost of corruption

THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco)'s monopoly on the public transport system has opened a can of worms amid reports that Parliament was blocked from making inquiries on the procurement, ownership and whereabouts of over 500 purc…

Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

UK finally seals Brexit deal

Boris Johnson today declared that a Brexit deal has been done after four years of desperate wrangling - with a furious propaganda war already underway.The PM has made history by sealing future trade terms to avert a chaotic split when the …

Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 19:13hrs | 1 | by Mailonline

Spooks investigate US$45m CAPS deal

ZIMBABWE's state security service, the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), is investigating a volatile commercial dispute that has erupted between the government and interim trustees of Caps Pharmaceutical Trust involving a US$45 mill…

Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 16:38hrs | 8 | 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, using a South African cellphone number with M…

Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

More trouble for Chombo in botched stand deal

A LOCAL firm, Dadmal Investiments (Pvt) Ltd has petitioned the Harare Civil Court seeking an order to compel the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to investigate and arrest former Local Government minister, Ignatius Chombo, over a botched sta…

Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa badly wants a deal with Mnangagwa

FROM the time Nelson Chamisa entered mainstream politics as the youth chairman for the then newly formed MDC in 1999, his ambitions were quite evident. At the time all he was armed with was political activism and student radicalism, nothin…

Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 06:19hrs | | by Reason Wafawarova

Andy Muridzo inks new deal

CONTEMPORARY musician Andy Muridzo has signed a two-year contract with KOSHA Management following his departure from Jah Prayzah's Military Touch Movement (MTM), Newsday Life & Style can reveal.Muridzo left MTM a bitter man, having ter…

Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo snubs KwaZulu-Natal twinning deal

BULAWAYO City Council has quashed moves by Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini to meet with local traditional leaders to arrange for a twinning deal with KwaZulu-Natal, Southern Eye reported.According to the latest council minutes, Zwelithini's …

Published: 14 Feb 2018 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

Is Nkosana Moyo a decoy or real deal?

The arrival on the political stage of Nkosana Moyo has been received with mixed feelings.Just like Simba Makoni did in the run-up to the 2008 elections, Moyo has generated an equal amount of energy, excitement, dissention, opposition and m…

Published: 12 Jul 2017 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by Dumisani O Nkomo

R40 million Dembare deal rejected

Dear editor, Dynamos board chairman Benard Marriot has rejected a R40 million buyout of Dynamos FC. The offer was made by a group of private investors is South Africa.He quickly turned down the investor's representative before he…

Published: 26 May 2017 at 10:12hrs | 7 | by Anonymous

Bhasera deal scrapped off

THE DEAL to take Plymouth Argyle left-back Onismor Bhasera to Blackpool has been called off.Bhasera was set to sign on loan for the Premier League club until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent transfer in the summer.Blackpoo…

Published: 29 Jan 2011 at 18:28hrs | 1 | by Byo24NEWS Sports

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