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Poverty drives early marriages in Mzingwane
The prevalence of early marriages in Empisini, Ward 14, has become a pressing issue, as many young girls are being forced into marriage at a young age due to harsh economic conditions. This troubling ...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 21:02hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Uband condemns drug abuse
Uband front man Moses Muputisi Chirambiwa who recently released a song against drugs titled "Vakuru Venyika" has strongly condemned drug abuse in Zimbabwe.He said through his observations he h...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 09:32hrs | 86 | by Simbarashe Sithole
African countries assisted South African independence; payback is Xenophobic actions: blacks on blacks' violence
I quote from Byo24: Former ANC MP and Abantu Batho Congress Councilor in eThekwini, Makhosi Khoza, says South African natives have been shortchanged. Close quote. This is a statement that could cause ...Published: 14 Apr 2024 at 18:55hrs | 15 | by Nomazulu Thata
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 | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Family swept away by flooded Sanyati River
A GOKWE family was this week swept away after a canoe they were using to cross a flooded river capsized.Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko yesterday confirmed the tragic...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Granny allegedly drowns grandson as cleansing ceremony goes wrong
A 66-YEAR-OLD Zvishavane granny has been arrested for allegedly drowning her 10-year-old grandson during a suspected cleansing ceremony in Ngezi River.Midlands provincial police spokesperson I...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's mines minister orders stop to artisanal mining
Mines Minister Soda Zhemu has called on artisanal miners to "completely stop" mining activities during the current rain season which poses a high risk of mine disasters.In a statement, Zhemu a...Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 04:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Police issue flood warning
POLICE in the Midlands province have urged members of the public to be extra careful when crossing flooded rivers during this rainy season to avoid unnecessary loss of lives.Midlands provincia...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 13:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Festive season accidents shoot up
THE number of traffic accidents during the just-ended festive season went up by 461 compared to last year with 170 deaths recorded during the same period. In a statement, national police spoke...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:42hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reveals plans to evict 'illegal' settlers
Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka has unveiled plans to remove individuals residing illegally on state land, including areas designated for agriculture. This decision comes in the wake of severe flo...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:04hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police out in full force
AS the festive mood grips the nation police officers have been deployed to conduct a traffic blitz, stop and searches as well as motorised, cycle and foot patrols countrywide to curb criminal activiti...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 06:57hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Ngidlaliswe amatope mina?
Reading Edward GibbonWhere is God bakithi?Edward Gibbon is no writer for easy readers. Yet he is so important to Britain's governing myth. No wonder why every British-born Prime Minist...Published: 14 Oct 2023 at 07:21hrs | | by @Jamwanda2
FULL TEXT: Jonathan Moyo speaks on Chamisa's 11 September letter
A lot, in fact far too much of a lot, is being said and made about and expected from an unprecedented and manifestly improper and out of order letter that Nelson Chamisa sent on 11 September 2023 to t...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 07:53hrs | 5 | by Jonathan Moyo
Tobacco smuggling between Zimbabwe - SA now security threat
SOUTH Africa is drowning in illicit cigarette smuggling which has seen the neighbouring country losing at least R50 million (US$2.6 million) daily in potential revenue from well-coordinated syndicates...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 13:49hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Minor (14) drowns while fishing
A 14-year-old boy drowned while fishing at a dam in Bindura on Friday afternoon.Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Milton Mundembe said Rauph Nyamunga of Choma village, Chief Musana in Bi...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 19:06hrs | | by Desmond Nleya
Mnangagwa grants Ezekiel Guti national hero status
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has conferred national hero's status on late iconic evangelist and Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA) church founder Archbishop Ezekiel Guti.The once promin...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 19:41hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman arrested in SA
A 27 YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean woman was arrested by South African police for allegedly killing her newborn baby before concealing the body in an empty stand at Ratsaka village in Morebeng area of Limpopo P...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 18:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
What happened to the revolutionary spirit in today's Zimbabwe youths?
For a very long time, whenever I see the world-famous picture of the lifeless Hector Pieterson, being carried by a crying fellow schoolmate, my heart bleeds.It reminds me of the fearless revol...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 07:16hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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 | 1 | by @Jamwanda2 0n Saturday
Man drowns in full pit latrine
A 27-YEAR-OLD Bindura man died on Thursday night after drowning in a makeshift pit latrine behind Bindura municipality swimming bath. He was trying to retrieve a Huawei P30 cellphone.Inspector...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:29hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
How Mine retrieves pastor's body
How Mine finally retrieved an apostolic church pastor Amukela Ncube's body who had drowned during a baptism session in Lumene falls on Saturday....Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 21:18hrs | | by Tarisai Mudahondo
May Mugabe's real friends please stand up!
The day Robert Mugabe Jnr made his walk of shame into the Harare Magistrates' Court on Monday, two things of significance to him personally were taking place hours later.Number one, the countr...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:44hrs | 7 | by Moses Matenga
Man (63) plus donkeys yoked to cart swept away
A 63-year-old-man drowned in Mabonyane River near Maphisa Growth Point, Matobo District in Matabeleland South province while attempting to cross the river which was flooded.He was in the compa...Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 17:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
US$15 000 stolen from Catholic Priest's bedroom in Zimbabwe
AN assistant priest of the Roman Catholic Church in Bulawayo's Kumalo suburb has been picked up by the police to assist with investigations following the disappearance of US$15 000 belonging to the ch...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF thrives on chaos
PHEW, what a chaotic start to the year!A dazed Zimbabwe dollar is wobbling precariously into an eventful 2023, as the authorities comically plead with government contractors to desist from tra...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 05:50hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Water dragon drowns 3 men in South Africa
Three men were reportedly drowned by a water dragon (inkanyamba) at a tragic incident that happened at Snake Park, in Soweto.The three drowned during a cleansing ceremony in a stream near the ...Published: 01 Jan 2023 at 18:15hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Boy (3) drowns in a river following his mother
A three year old boy drowned in Dande river, Guruve on Tuesday while following his mother who had gone to collect Presidential inputs at a growth-point in...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 07:15hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
More police deployed to deal with festive season crimes
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has deployed more details countrywide to protect and serve citizens during the festive season.Police said the festive season is synonymous with an upsurge in...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
This & that with Mal'phosa: When the honeymoon is over
I was in a train the other day, which happened to be stationary for over an hour because of load shedding. Most of the passengers look restless; some were shouting their lungs out; others were mummeri...Published: 13 Dec 2022 at 09:42hrs | 1 | by Clerk Ndlovu
14 Zimbabwean Vapostori drown in SA
FOURTEEN members of the Johanne Masowe Baptist Church, believed to be Zimbabweans, have been confirmed dead after drowning during a baptism ceremony that went wrong in Jukskei River in South Africa....Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man on the run after murdering lover
A PLUMTREE man last Friday stabbed his girlfriend to death over a yet to be established misunderstanding before fleeing the scene.The two were travelling in a Toyota Quantum towards Zimnyama a...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare, Bulawayo top sand poaching stats - EMA
HARARE and Bulawayo have been identified as the country's leading provinces with rampant illegal sand poaching with authorities calling for stiffer penalties that are deterrent in order to ward off po...Published: 07 Jun 2022 at 23:58hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Zesa on brink of collapse
ZIMBABWE risks sinking into a deeper power crisis amid reports that the country's power utility Zesa is on the brink of collapse due to an unsustainable tariff regime, NewsDay has learnt.The p...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Makandiwa sings Mnangagwa praises
UNITED Family International Church (UFIC) founder Emmanuel Makandiwa yesterday turned his church sermon into a praise show for President Emmerson Mnangagwa who was in attendance.Mnangagwa and ...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:17hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Makandiwa slams unproductive 'keyboard warriors'
Zimbabweans using social media to denigrate the country and downplay its development lack vital understanding and should consider becoming economically productive to build the nation, United Family In...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police to crackdown on crime during holidays
POLICE Commissioner General Godwin Matanga has said the ZRP has deployed enough officers to ensure crime free Easter and Independence holidays.In a statement on the 2022 Easter and Independenc...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 20:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has taught me how easy it is to oppress people!
There is a popular saying - "if you don't want a prisoner to escape, don't let him know he is in prison".A bit cocky, it may sound - but, this is one of the most packed saying I have ever come...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 19:05hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa: When the Goliath Complex Afflicts
My early days in primary school were dominated by the story of Goliath, the giant of Philistine.Goliath's name was onomatopoeic; this sonorous name heavily suggested physical hugeness afflicte...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
2 men drown saving goat from 23-meter-deep well
Two men died during a botched attempt to rescue a goat which fell into a 23-meter deep well in Dundubala village in Insuza, police said on Tuesday.Themba Nyathi, 48, of Dundubala and Mabutho S...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans risk police, crocodiles in desperate bid to reach SA
A BUSHY pathway leads to the crossing points along the Limpopo River that are the most treacherous part of the journey for Zimbabweans seeking a better life in neighbouring South Africa.The ri...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 18:22hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Man drowns girlfriend in sewage
A 37-year-old man from Bulawayo's Pumula South allegedly killed his 32-year-old girlfriend by drowning her in a sewage stream on New Year's Day over an undisclosed misunderstanding.The man, Jo...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
3 border jumpers drown in Limpopo River
Three border jumpers believed to be Zimbabwean recently drowned in Limpopo River while attempting to cross into South Africa.Zimbabwe and South African police have so far retrieved the body of...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 19:28hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Boy (5) dies in croc attack
IN an incident that has left villagers in Nyamapanda shell-shocked, a five-year-old boy was killed by a crocodile and remains suspected to be his were discovered two days later.The boy was fro...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:59hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
632 arrested as Zimbabwe - South Africa tighten border security
Zimbabwe and South Africa have tightened security along the Limpopo border to thwart illegal activities, especially smuggling and the irregular movement of people between the two countries, with over ...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:55hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
690 arrested on New Year's Eve
WHILE the world was ushering in the New Year, grateful for the gift of life, Josphat Sibanda from Pumula allegedly drowned his girlfriend in a sewer pond over an undisclosed dispute.He was spo...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 05:55hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Armed sand poachers invade Bulawayo
BULAWAYO residents' associations have called on government to deploy armed police to stop sand poaching activities in most residential areas.The residents' associations said sand poachers were...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:12hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
2 drown, one missing as boat capsizes
At least two people drowned in Lake Kariba while another one is still missing after a boat capsized just after launching from Chawara Harbour. The boat, which was carrying passengers and groce...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 14:22hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
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 | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Prophets' drownings: Chief demands 20 cattle
Chief Makuni, Chaora Nicholas Musika (81), has summoned leaders of the Johanne Masowe eJerusalem Church to appear before his court today for desecrating the sacred Mhungumwe pool on the confluence of ...Published: 04 Nov 2021 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Two more drowning cases in Mashonaland Central
Two more drowning cases occurred in Mashonaland Central over the weekend after the drowning of eight prophets in Rushinga. On the ...Published: 01 Nov 2021 at 21:34hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Rabaya
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