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Harare man attempts to defraud ZRP of US$1,6m
A Harare businessman, Langton Madara, has been convicted for attempting to defraud the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) of over US$1.6 million in a fraudulent scheme involving the supply of printing mat...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 06:59hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Pandemonium at Chief Chivero's village court
There was mayhem at Chief Chivero's village court in Chingwere (Mhondoro) yesterday where self-imposed Chief Chivero, Cornelious Chengera was humiliated by his family members who claim he is not an el...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 09:35hrs | 1652 | by Simbarashe Sithole/ Gideon Madzikatidze in Mhondoro
Mnangagwa snubs bogus Chief Chivero; withhold Isuzu
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's non-committal to handover Isuzu double cab vehicle to the allegedly fraudulent Chief Chivero has been welcomed by several communities and Mashonaland West provincial chi...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 11:13hrs | 3121 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Councilors threaten executive with arrest
Angry Kwekwe councilors fumed during a full council meeting last Thursday and threatened to have Kwekwe City executive arrested for allegedly recruiting new city parking marshals without a resolution....Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 13:50hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Bogus chief's messengers arrested
SEVEN daring Nyanga villagers who allegedly masqueraded as Chief Saunyama's messengers, issuing counterfeit summons to villagers to appear before the community court, were recently nabbed and arraigne...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:10hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe disowned
In a new development regarding the presidential goat scheme scandal involving Zanu-PF-linked businesspersons, Blackdeck (Pvt) Limited has denied any association with Mike Chimombe, a central committee...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Confusion stalks Zifa as coach disowns 3 national team squads
Warriors interim coach Jairosi Tapera has distanced himself from the three different national team squads announced by ZIFA for this week's Cosafa Cup in South Africa, highlighting ongoing controversy...Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 13:42hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Wicknell is bumping with the big boys
HE dropped out of school just before he turned 15 and went straight into employment as a wages clerk for a bus company, when, around 1997, he could barely read or write— let alone manage company rec...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 19:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Council boss blows thousands on bling
Chiredzi Council, which is struggling to deliver standard services to its 300 000plus residents, is in the eye of a storm following revelations that the local authority could be pampering its executiv...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 17:56hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Biti dumps CCC
FORMER Finance minister and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) co-vice-president Tendai Biti, has dumped the main opposition political party saying he is taking a sabbatical away from politics as he ...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 06:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo acquitted
FORMER Zimbabwe Football Association(ZIFA) president Felton Kamambo, who was accused of bribing his way to the presidency of the football motherbody, has been acquitted by the courts.Regional ...Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 12:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Court stops businesswoman's Hwange coal mine raids
THE Bulawayo High Court has blocked a Harare businesswoman from seizing coke from a Chinese-owned mining company in Hwange until a dispute over the payment of security services she was providing the f...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man almost defrauds ZRP of US$2 million
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) nearly lost US$2 million to a 35-year-old Harare man in a deal to supply printing materials to the law enforcers.This emerged at the Harare Magistrates Court...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 20:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa a fleeing lily- livered wannabe dictator that should not be taken serious
His pictures, photoshopped to give them a heavenly appearance, displayed on the stages to promote his unknown political outfit, reminded us of Mobutu Seseseko, Zaire/DRC corrupt dictator who forced TV...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 20:08hrs | 2 | by Israel Dube
Zimbabwe is in hands of callous ruling elite
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, methinks Zimbabwe is in the hands of a callous ruling elite. It is my conviction that the country is not governed according to rule of t...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:16hrs | 8 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Has Chamisa led Zimbabwe's opposition astray?
On January 25, exactly two years and three days after Zimbabwe's main opposition party the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) was launched, its leader Nelson Chamisa quit, leaving the party in turmoi...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 16:20hrs | 13 | by Ish Mafundikwa
Deputy PG implicated in gold mine scandal
ZIMBABWE'S acting deputy prosecutor-general, Michael Reza, is facing allegations of "conspiracy" and "sabotage" in connection with disputed gold claims in Bindura, documents obtained by Truth Diggers ...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 10:01hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Minister sued for gold mine ‘fraud'
A HARARE resources firm has slapped former Mines minister, Winston Chitando with a slew of criminal charges for allegedly corruptly awarding lucrative gold claims in Bindura to a rival miner.T...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 17:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Biti a team of irreconcilable rivals
Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) led by Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, launched its campaign for the 31 July 2013 harmonised elections in Marondera, a small tow...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 08:57hrs | 8 | by Dr Phillan Zamchiya
Zanu-PF disown Saturday Retreat land barons
The ruling Zanu-PF party has disowned some land barons in Harare South's Saturday Retreat (Border Gezi) who have embarked on an overdrive to dupe unsuspecting homeseekers through allocating them land ...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 10:31hrs | 66 | by Paul Ndou
Probity warrants reinstatement of unduly recalled MPs
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, throughout history, true greatness of presidents has always been measured by the probity with which they stand up for the common good during tr...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:28hrs | 12 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Welshman Ncube fingers 'the Emperor'
Former MDC Alliance vice president Welshman Ncube has claimed there is a team of the trolls set up by the Emperor to push others out of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party.Professor ...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF hardliners shut the door on Chamisa
Zanu-PF says opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa must humble himself and congratulate President Emmerson Mnangagwa on his re-election in the August disputed elections ...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 20:55hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Biti exposes Chamisa's hand
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) vice-president Tendai Biti yesterday fingered activists linked to party president Nelson Chamisa for creating parody social media accounts to link him to self-impos...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF readies for by-elections
Zanu-PF is planning to deploy its bigwigs to campaign for candidates for the December 9 by-elections as the ruling party goes for broke in search of a two-thirds majority in Parliament.Speakin...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Simba Makoni disowns fake X account
Former Finance minister Simba Makoni has disowned a fraudulent X (formerly Twitter) account that disseminates pro-Zanu-PF or government content. The Twitter handle @makonisimbash, which has 535 follow...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:55hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti in US$231,000 fraud storm
Tendai Biti, a senior member of the Citizen for Coalition for Change (CCC), is currently facing a major crisis, as he has become embroiled in an alleged US$231,000 fraud case. This investigation invol...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 14:16hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe circus continues
ZIMBABWE'S last Parliament was reduced to one huge farce as the august House was turned into a circus by Douglas Mwonzora who single-handedly destroyed the country's once most vibrant opposition party...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chaos as Chamisa's MPs defy Parly recall
Parliament was engulfed in chaos yesterday as anti-riot police were summoned to remove opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators who were protesting the recall of their 15 colleagues....Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has nowhere to play 'stolen village drum'
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, an African proverb that says it is easier to steal the village drum than to find where to play it, came to mind as the presidential election re...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 06:46hrs | | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Mumba's behaviour unheard of, says Chissano
FORMER Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano says he has "never heard of" a foreign election observer mission criticising a sovereign country's legislative framework during polls observation.H...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 09:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man disowns daughter over rape claims
An elderly man has disowned his daughter saying she threatened to frame him for rape.This emerged at the Harare civil court on Friday where Biron Chihohwa was seeking a protection order agains...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 09:01hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's candidates traded accusations after one of them had his house 'bombed'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) candidates for St Mary's, Chitungwiza, yesterday traded accusations after one of them had his house attacked with an explosive device.The verbal exchanges o...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Black Vendetta mafia gang ravages Chitungwiza
A CHITUNGWIZA gang popularly known as Black Vendetta is terrorising residents of the dormitory town particularly Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters, NewsDay has established.There a...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
ZEC dismisses fake voter numbers
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has dismissed as fake a post that was circulating listing the total number of rural and urban voters urging the public not to abuse the electoral body’s logo....Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 17:03hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Land barons ride on Zanu-PF campaign
SUSPECTED Zanu-PF-linked land barons have invaded large tracts of land in Harare and Chitungwiza, where they are doling out residential stands to desperate home-seekers as a vote-buying gimmick ahead ...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume appeals against four year jail sentence
JUDGEMENT has been reserved in a matter jailed Transform Zimbabwe leader, Jacob Ngarivhume is seeking bail pending appeal against his conviction and sentencing.Ngarivhume is accused of inciting pu...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt must demand answers from Gold Mafia kingpins
DEAR President Mnangagwa,So the news out there is that your government has written to Al Jazeera demanding evidence. At least that breaks the silence, but the demand is a bit suspicious. My vi...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:24hrs | 12 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Mnangagwa disowns public procurement disclosures decree
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has disowned a controversial order issued through his office directing blocking of public disclosure on government procurement of construction, medicines and drugs in a bi...Published: 10 May 2023 at 19:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman's bid to nullify divorce flops
A High Court judge has dismissed an application by a Mazowe woman to nullify her divorce from her late ex-husband.Martha Nyathi, nee Nyarira, an ex-wife to the late Chemist Nyathi, was contest...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Charumbira in fix over sex assault storm
CHIEF's council president Fortune Charumbira has been urged to step down after his niece reported him to the police for allegedly sexually abusing her.Charumbira, who is also the Pan-African P...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 07:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC disowns Sikhala?
THE opposition CCC has disowned Mr Job Sikhala, who is currently in remand prison facing a litany of charges, as the fallout between the party and its dissatisfied former top officials widens amid ind...Published: 05 Apr 2023 at 02:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Girlfriend in court over fraudulent estate claim
A woman believed to be a girlfriend of a recently-deceased Harare man appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court for allegedly tendering fraudulent documents to the Master of the High Court to claim a s...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinese national arrested over 30t lithium loot
A 45-YEAR-OLD Chinese national appeared before Marondera magistrate, Esther Mabika, on Thursday last week facing charges of trying to smuggle 30 tonnes of lithium out of the country.Lu Minghui...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:26hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala's case is exposing the opposition
In three months' time, Job Sikhala would have clocked a full year in jail for allegedly inciting public violence and attempting to defeat the course of justice.They say, among other things, he...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Majoni
We can't disclose Mnangagwa proposals, says ZEC
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has declined to disclose the recommendations that President Emmerson Mnangagwa (ED) made on its controversial preliminary delimitation report.Zec told N...Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 09:00hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF group jibes State security
Zanu-PF shadowy group Men BeleiveED leader Justice Matsatsira yesterday said State security organs must not threaten or intimidate people for voicing their concerns over the Zimbabwe Electoral Commiss...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti accuses businesswoman of forging Harare Airport Road documents
Former Finance minister Tendai Biti has accused a controversial Harare businesswoman of forging documents that saw the construction of the incomplete Harare Airport Road being granted national project...Published: 20 Dec 2022 at 17:24hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Harare paying 'dead' workers
Cash strapped Harare City Council is allegedly paying ghost workers in the form of dead and fired employees while the money is being pocketed by selected top bosses.Preliminary investigations ...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints AG office board
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed a four member Attorney-General (AG)'s office board to provide oversight and supervisory roles to the office.The board will be chaired by Attorney-Gen...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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