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Suspect tells courts, police not to interfere with his life
AN-EPWORTH man arrested for criminal insanity and malicious damage to property today appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi, where he told the courts to stop interfering with his life....Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 18:42hrs | 745 | by Staff reporter
Man 'kidnaps' baby during car hijack
A HARARE man has been charged with theft and kidnapping after he stole a vehicle which had a child on board.Kudakwashe Lee Moyo (21) was yesterday remanded in custody to today, when he appeare...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:22hrs | 672 | by Staff reporter
Duo arrested for attempting to disrupt Mnangagwa's motorcade
TWO men were today arraigned before Harare magistrate Caroline Matanga facing criminal nuisance charges after they were allegedly spotted attempting to throw stones at the Presidential motorcade....Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 17:18hrs | 2071 | by Staff reporter
Men pay hooker US$20 for sex, then demand the money back
A 24-year old Bikita woman Friday succumbed to injuries after she was allegedly attacked by two men whom she had offered sex at a charge of US$20.It is said the two men paid for the deal and a...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 05:01hrs | 1907 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa speaks on 2023 polls prospects, accepting results
A wave of opposition victories in the Sadc region over the past two years has elicited mixed reactions from political parties in Zimbabwe.The opposition says this is a sign that the tide was c...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:40hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter
Harare braces for second Operation Murambatsvina
MUNICIPALITIES in Harare Province have been ordered to provide material and human resources amounting to tens of thousands in US dollars for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 45-day presidential cleanup ...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 20:10hrs | 1935 | by Staff reporter
Fresh demolition blitz hits Harare
HARARE Metropolitan province has embarked on a 45-day operation to demolish illegal structures on wetlands in and around the capital.The exercise, codenamed Operation Zero Tolerance to Environ...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:08hrs | 1024 | by Staff reporter
Granny kills hubby (81) over infidelity
A 62-year-old woman has been arrested in Darwendale on allegations of killing her 81-year-old husband on Sunday following a fight over allegations of infidelity.Mary Banda is alleged to have f...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:02hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Teacher in court for sending WhatsApp message decrying poor salaries in Zimbabwe
A Harare teacher, Edith Mupondi, has been dragged to court on allegations of sending a message in a WatsApp group decrying poor salaries by government .Mupondi is being charged with contraveni...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:14hrs | 1250 | by Staff reporter
Land grabs haunt Zanu-PF
LAND grabs in urban areas by barons linked to Zanu-PF appear to have backfired, with the ruling party saying the on-going delimitation exercise could lead to an increase in constituencies in cities an...Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | 1478 | by Staff reporter
Wife scalds husband's genitals in infidelity row
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.The old adage was aptly protraied when unnamed woman scorched her husband's genitals using boiling water.The woman appeared before Harare Magistr...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:32hrs | 1516 | by Staff reporter
Rogue drivers menace on Zimbabwe roads
THE general behaviour of motorists on Zimbabwe's roads ranges from shocking to bizarre.It is now common to see motorists breezing through red traffic lights or overtaking in prohibited zones. ...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:06hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
US$1.4 million ABC Auctions robbery suspect dies after police shooting
A man suspected of taking part in Zimbabwe's second biggest heist ever has died after being shot by police in Epworth, 17km south of Harare.Trymore Bondamakara had been linked to the October 8...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 20:09hrs | 1244 | by Staff reporter
'Residents charged for unconsumed water'
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have accused local authorities of charging residents for water not consumed.Speaking at the Harare Water Justice Symposium on Friday in Harare, Combined Hara...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 06:09hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
CIO boss loses service AK47 rifle during a house break-in
WHILE the majority of Zimbabweans are scared of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) due to its brutality and notorious reputation for unmitigated terror, others are not.The CIO...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 17:22hrs | 2591 | by Staff reporter
CIO training centre gutted in suspected arson attack
ZIMBABWE'S state security agency Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO)'s training centre in Harare's Msasa suburb along St Patrick's Road across Chiremba Road from Hatfield has been burnt down by fi...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:23hrs | 8903 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda High Court construction in progress
THE construction of a state-of-the-art court complex that is expected to house the High Court is in progress in Gwanda, the provincial capital of Matabeleland South Province as part of the country's e...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:00hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
Judge's son and co-accuseds in flopped bid to delay murder trial
THE murder trial of High Court Judge, Justice Garainesu Mawadze's son, has commenced despite several strenuous efforts to delay proceedings.Munyaradzi Mawadze is accused of killing Sipho Ncube...Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 06:15hrs | 716 | by Staff reporter
Chief Justice Malaba to commission Lupane Magistrates' Courts
ALL is set for the commissioning of the completed Lupane Magistrates' Courts complex by Chief Justice Luke Malaba this Friday.Construction of the complex started a few years ago and it is one ...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF ropes in touts
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has enlisted the services of touts, popularly known as mahwindi in its 2023 electoral campaign.Fears abound that the touts could be used as a youth militia against pol...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 1476 | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 exams start
GRADE seven Zimsec examinations started smoothly yesterday without any hiccups being reported.A survey by The Herald around Harare established that teachers ignored calls for industrial action...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:49hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Title deeds mapping underway
The Government has enlisted the services of two local companies to develop basic infrastructure in informal settlements currently undergoing geospatial mapping, a process that will expedite the issuan...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:15hrs | 189 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe treasury fails to fund teacher recruitment
THE Public Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday said Treasury had failed to raise funds required to recruit more teachers amid claims by unions that the country has a shortfall of 100 000 teachers....Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 06:13hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Epworth residents acquitted after by-elections campaign arrest
HARARE Magistrate Ruth Moyo on Thursday 22 September 2022 acquitted three residents of Epworth, who had been on trial answering to public violence charges after they were arrested during the run-up to...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 19:17hrs | 89 | by Staff Reporter
ZEC's delimitation: An analysis of which provinces may gain or lose seats in the next parliament
The new census numbers were released in July, and they show a Zimbabwe continuing its modest population shift from the rural and to urban, a trend that will shape parliament for the next decade. The o...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 11:32hrs | 1063 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Zanu-PF exposed as government backtracks on title deeds
THE government continues to derail the issuance of title deeds to urban dwellers in high density suburbs alleging there are many processes involved.Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Mufakose...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 1163 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi taken to task over promised title deeds
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi was yesterday grilled by legislators over delays in the issuance of title deeds to thousands of informal settlers in areas around Harare and other parts of the country...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
4 convicted for saying police are Mnangagwa's dogs
FOUR people were on Friday convicted for insulting police officers, saying they were President Emmerson Mnangagwa's dogs.Nobody Makoni, Kudzai Sachiwo, Jacob Chigodora and Batsirai Sorawere we...Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 15:22hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter
Plot to block Chamisa's Harare rally exposed
AN alleged plot by Zanu-PF to destabilise the planned Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rally slated for Sunday in Highfield has been brought to light.Audio recordings from a suspected Zanu-...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:50hrs | 3600 | by Staff reporter
Brand Zimbabwe campaign launched
THE Brand Zimbabwe campaign, designed to enhance the country's domestic and international appeal to investors and tourists was launched in Harare yesterday backed by a wide cross section of many busin...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:39hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Zec urged to fast-track delimitation
ELECTION watchdogs say Zimbabwe risks holding next year's harmonised elections using 2008 constituency boundaries, unless the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) fast-tracks its delimitation process....Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:51hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Date set for judge's son trial
A TRIAL date has been set for High Court judge Justice Garainesu Mawadze's son, Munyaradzi, who is being accused of murdering a cellphone dealer in 2020.Munyaradzi, who is jointly charged with...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:45hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on alert for measles outbreak
Cabinet received an update on the Country‘s Response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and a report on the procurement and roll-out of vaccines, as presented by the Chairman of the National Covid-19 Inter-M...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt backtracks on title deeds
GOVERNMENT has backtracked on its earlier promise to dish out title deeds to thousands of informal settlers in areas around Harare and other parts of the country, and is now saying correct procedures ...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:49hrs | 1310 | by Staff reporter
1 200 primary and secondary schools built in last 4 years?
AT least 1 194 primary and secondary schools, averaging about 300 per year, were built countrywide in the last four years in line with the Government's quest to reduce the distance learners walk to an...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 06:08hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's name used by bogus cop
AN Epworth man was arraigned before Harare magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure over charges of impersonating the police and extortion using Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's name.Luke Machonisa ...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 19:52hrs | 3785 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora faces pressure to step down
THE MDC-T is in fresh chaos amid renewed pressure for party leader Douglas Mwonzora to step down for failing to respect the constitution, alleged abuse of funds and hobnobbing with Zanu-PF while destr...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:38hrs | 6059 | by Staff reporter
Is July Moyo new face of corruption?
THE government has willfully violated the country's constitution by abusing devolution funds without the required legislation amid fears that the abuse of millions of dollars meant for other services ...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 19:10hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF vote-buying tactic exposed
Zanu-PF has unwittingly confessed its vote-buying gimmick in previous elections, saying the party often spearheaded land invasions and would, in return, ride on the votes of beneficiaries by offering ...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 15:25hrs | 1419 | by Staff reporter
Maj-Gen Bhebe burial today
A MEMORIAL service for national hero Major-General (Retired) Sydney Bhebe was held in Harare yesterday ahead of his burial at the National Heroes Acre today.Speaking at the church service held...Published: 20 Jun 2022 at 06:39hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
'Politicians inciting violence'
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe accused political party leaders of inciting violence to destabilise the country ahead of the 2023 polls.Responding to questions in the Senate, Kazembe sai...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:35hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's mythical 3,9m registered members
ZIMBABWE'S ruling party claims that its membership base is growing astronomically. A cursory glance at the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF)'s cell registers shows that its sco...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 07:38hrs | 341 | by Phillan Zamchiya
MDC-T Harare chair dumps party, joins Chamisa's CCC
MDC-T Harare provincial chairman Zivai Mhetu has ditched the Douglas Mwonzora led opposition party which he described as a ‘dead donkey', to join Nelson Chamisa's Citizens Coalition for Change....Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1400 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt puts space barons on notice
THE Harare Metropolitan province yesterday announced plans to set up a taskforce targeting space barons and businesses operating without permits.The taskforce will comprise the police, the Zim...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:41hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
7-day ultimatum for businesses operating illegally
More than 70 percent of businesses in Harare are operating in defiance of regulations or by-laws and Government will descend on them if they fail to regularise their operations within seven days....Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:33hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MDC-T burns
FACTIONALISM and blame games have hit the MDC-T ahead of the elective congress that has been kept a closely guarded secret by party leader Douglas Mwonzora and his loyalists who are now plotting the e...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 17:50hrs | 2225 | by Staff reporter
Lupane Magistrates Court complete
CONSTRUCTION of new Lupane Magistrates Court complex, one of the signature infrastructure projects being implemented in Matabeleland North province, is complete and the Judicial Service Commission (JS...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:44hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Mwonzora ally defects to CCC
Former MDC-T's Harare chairperson Zivai Mhetu has dumped the Douglas Mwonzora-led opposition party, saying its drubbing during recent by-elections showed that Zimbabweans now preferred the Citizens Co...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 09:25hrs | 6649 | by Staff reporter
Harare implements Operation Murambatsvina II
The Harare Metropolitan Province has established a taskforce comprising of Zimbabwe Republic Police, City of Harare, Chitungwiza Municipality, Ruwa Local Board and Epworth Local Board to demolis...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 17:05hrs | 2447 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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 | 464 | by Staff Reporter
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