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Soldier assaulting wife over night out
A Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) member has been fined for assaulting his wife after accusing her of leaving him behind to go drinking at a bar.Arnold Nyoni (39) appeared before Plumtree magistr...Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:22hrs | 1088 | by Staff reporter
Botswana man illegally enters Zim to see prophet
A 24-year-old man from Botswana was dragged to court yesterday after he illegally entered Zimbabwe with a firearmNchidzi Mbako Tshabang was slapped with a US$300 fine by Plumtree Magistrate Jo...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 12:33hrs | 921 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Ministry fails to pay US$180 000 CDU workshop allowances to teachers
Nearly a year after hosting nationwide syllabus review workshops, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) is yet to pay over US$180,000 owed to participants, sparking outrage among edu...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 12:03hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt threatens to take over council operations
The central government has issued a stern warning to local authorities across Zimbabwe, threatening to assume control of their operations if they fail to meet basic service delivery standards as outli...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:21hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Zifa fails to pay Young Mighty Warriors after tournaments
The plight of Zimbabwe's women's footballers continues to mirror a tragic cycle of neglect, broken promises, and unfulfilled dreams. Despite bold pledges of reform and support, the Zimbabwe Football A...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:35hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Ministry of Education fails to pay rent for 16 years
Zimbabwe's education system is rapidly collapsing, driven by a combination of chronic underfunding, rampant corruption, indiscipline, and government failure to disburse allocated budgets. Despite prom...Published: 18 May 2025 at 12:13hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe banks can't seize farmers' land'
The introduction of bankable title deeds for State-owned land will not result in financial institutions seizing control of land or reverse the gains of Zimbabwe's Land Reform Programme, according to M...Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:04hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
AMH Workers in salary arrears quandary
Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) workers are grappling with stress over unpaid salary components, particularly the United States dollar portion, which has remained outstanding for five months and is not ref...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 11:17hrs | 1403 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe fails to pay white farmers who had land expropriated
White commercial growers in Zimbabwe said that the government has failed to pay part of $331 million in compensation to farmers for expropriating their land but reimbursed others who weren't part of t...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 10:08hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP lives luxury lifestyle, fails to pay debts
Despite his ongoing development of a US$5 million rural shopping complex at Skuta Business Centre along the Bulawayo-Masvingo highway in Filabusi, Zanu PF Insiza North MP Farai Taruvinga is facing leg...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 09:18hrs | 3107 | by Staff reporter
Ingwebu fails to pay transporters
Truck owners in Bulawayo have clashed with Ingwebu Breweries (Pvt) Limited, a company owned by the Bulawayo City Council, over unpaid dues for car hire services. The truck operators claim they have no...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 07:55hrs | 959 | by Staff reporter
Jailed Zimbabwe ex-deputy minister shares expertise with fellow inmates
Former Deputy Finance Minister Terrence Mukupe, who is currently serving a three-year sentence for fraud at Khami Maximum Prison, has been utilizing his financial and mathematical expertise to teach C...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 06:42hrs | 1066 | by Staff reporter
Man assaults peacemaker
A 38-year-old man from Nyanga, Manicaland Province was fined for assaulting a villager who intervened to stop him from attacking another resident. According to the National Prosecuting Authori...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 15:20hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Hexco fails to pay examiners
Over 300 lecturers from polytechnics, vocational training colleges, and independent colleges affiliated with the Higher Education Examination Council (Hexco) are protesting over unpaid dues. These lec...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 06:39hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Man floors cop with punches
In Mashumba, Mzilikazi suburb of Bulawayo, a 25-year-old man named Malvin Kumalinga caused a stir by assaulting his 52-year-old uncle, Isaac Kumalinga, accusing him of witchcraft. Malvin appea...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 08:15hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's son fails to pay maintenance
Grace Mugabe's son Russel Goreraza was dragged to Concession magistrates courts on Monday after he failed to pay a sum of $7500 maintenance.The 40-year-old Goreraza was ordered to pay $2500 ma...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 14:26hrs | 161 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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 | 4 | by Staff reporter
First Funeral Services fails to pay client ZWL$500 000 benefit
First Funeral Services Private Limited Company is currently embroiled in a heated wrangle with its client Wilson Dube who accuses it of failing to pay him...Published: 23 Feb 2024 at 22:27hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Traders shun Egodini, decry exorbitant user fees
TWO days after the opening of the upgraded Egodini Terminus in Bulawayo, traders and commuters are yet to move to the facility amid revelations that vendors want a reduction of the proposed US$90 mont...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:42hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fails to pay road contractors
SOME construction companies have been forced to abandon road rehabilitation works along the Beitbridge to Harare and Beitbridge to Bulawayo roads over outstanding payments owed by the government....Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:01hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt fails to pay road contractors
SOME construction companies have been forced to abandon road rehabilitation works along the Beitbridge to Harare and Beitbridge to Bulawayo roads over outstanding payments owed by the government....Published: 01 Jan 2024 at 10:27hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
GMB fails to pay wheat farmers
Government has failed to pay wheat farmers for deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), NewsDay has gathered.According to farmers, this has dented their festive mood.One farmer i...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 09:33hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa dumps AFM for SDA...fails to pay bodyguards
In a surprising turn of events, Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the opposition in Zimbabwe, has quietly switched churches from the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) to the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) denomi...Published: 10 Dec 2023 at 10:38hrs | 64 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe central bank fails to pay Equatorial Guinea debt for 40MW solar project
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has reportedly failed to fulfill part of its debt to Equatorial Guinea for a local investment in a 40MW solar project in Bwoni Village, Seke District, according to i...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 05:39hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe betting company fails to pay winning punter
Betting company fails to pay winning punterBezbets, a betting company, has allegedly failed to compensate a bettor who asserted that they had placed a bet and won over $5,000.The unnamed c...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 18:53hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidate fails to pay restaurant bill
Phathisiwe Ncube, the ZANU-PF candidate who lost the Lupane East parliamentary seat in the 2023 elections, has failed to pay a restaurant bill left by her campaign team with the restaurant owner strug...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 19:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Elections Support Network fails to pay election observers
HUNDREDS of election observers who were contracted by the Zimbabwe Elections Support Network (ZESN) have reportedly not received payments after the 23-14 August harmonised elections and are threatenin...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman assaults cop over lover
A Bulawayo-based policewoman has taken her husband's alleged lover to court for physically assaulting her and verbally abusing her by calling her a prostitute.The incident was revealed during ...Published: 01 Oct 2023 at 07:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Shingi Munyeza threatens Mutemererwa's lawyer
The debt row pitying Marjorie Mutemererwa and Shingi Munyeza escalated this week with the ex SeedCo public relations manager's lawyer filing a police report against the businessman for allegedly swear...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 18:54hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Landlord vs lodger: The battle continues
"LANDLORD fatally stabbed by lodger over rent!" screamed a newspaper headline.In 2021, Prayer Banda (22) of Mbizo 18 in Kwekwe, was fatally stabbed by his lodger Victor Moyo (24), following a ...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:19hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Corruption at vid going wayward
The issue of institutionalised corruption which is currently taking place at Vehicle Inspectorate Department Eastlea Harare is really a cause of concern.Corruption exists in every country and ...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 16:53hrs | 17 | by Leonard Koni
Zec fails to pay for hired vehicles
OWNERS of several vehicles hired by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) for the last biometric voter registration blitz held in March are yet to receive their dues almost two months after the prog...Published: 17 May 2023 at 21:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala remains in jail for pending cases
CITIZENS Coalition for Change MP Job Sikhala has been fined US$600 following his conviction for obstructing the course of justice.Harare magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa said the legislator will fa...Published: 03 May 2023 at 21:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man fails to pay for child's upkeep
A Harare man has refused to pay maintenance for his 18-year-old daughter saying she was now an adult.This emerged when Cramming Makwarimba appeared before Harare magistrate Sharon Mashavira on...Published: 16 Apr 2023 at 08:32hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Co-wives trade blows over witchcraft accusations
A woman from Bulawayo's Entumbane suburb was fined $5 000 for attacking her co-wife, accusing her of bewitching her.Silibaziso Moyo appeared before Western Commonage Courts magistrate Jeconia ...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 07:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zec fails to pay voter educators
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has failed to pay civil servants it hired as voter educators and inspectors for a 10-day voter education blitz conducted in July, The NewsHawks reported....Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants threaten September 26 wage strike
Federations representing civil servants in Zimbabwe have threatened to call for a strike starting Monday next week if government does not fulfil its promises to review wages.The Amalgamated Ru...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF linked vendors defy BCC
Zanu-PF backed vendors, who recently invaded Fifth Avenue in Bulawayo, illegally allocating themselves trading bays, are accusing the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) of corruption.The ruling party...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 07:14hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zec fails to pay workers
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is reportedly failing to pay its workers who conducted the voters roll inspection and education exercises.The voters roll inspection exercise ran from J...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP fails to pay mine workers for 4 months
WORKERS at Progress Mine in Filabusi, which is owned by Insiza North legislator Farai Taruvinga (Zanu-PF), have complained that the MP has not paid them for four months, forcing them to down tools....Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sanctions make Russian debt default a non-event
Russia is on the brink of its first debt default since 1998 as the Sunday deadline to make a $100m interest payment seems certain to be missed.Russia has the money and is willing to pay, but s...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 09:26hrs | 3 | by BBC
Zinara fails to pay road contractors
GOVERNMENT has failed to pay contractors under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP) for the past five months, slowing down the road rehabilitation initiatives.Government launched...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Border jumping Chief fined $40 000 for trying to bribe a cop
Chief Maranda, born Brighton Maranda (46) of Mwenezi area was today fined $40 000 for trying to bribe a police officer who had arrested him for border jumping.The accused was arrested on Monda...Published: 12 May 2022 at 20:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Peter Ndlovu fails to pay maintenance...children drop out of school
Celebrated Zimbabwean soccer star and Mamelodi Sundowns team manager Peter Ndlovu has been dragged to court by one of his baby mamas who is pleading with the courts to grant her an order barring Ndlov...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:55hrs | 11 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Welshman Ncube fails to pay Mphoko's US$1,5 million
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko and his son Siqokoqela have escalated their fight to recover about US$1,5 million from their former lawyer Welshman Ncube, with the matter set to be heard at t...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF fails to pay polling officers
Zanu-PF members in Bulawayo, hired by the ruling party as polling officers for the recently held provincial elections are demanding payment of money for coordinating the internal elections which usher...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 21:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Telecel fails to pay rentals for 32 months
MOBILE telecommunications company, Telecel Zimbabwe, has been dragged to court after failing to pay rentals for one of its properties in Mablerign for 32 months.According to the summons now be...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:30hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa accuser convicted
A Harare man who accused Norton legislator Themba Mliswa of snatching his wife has been convicted of domestic violence.Tafadzwa Tamangani was convicted by Harare magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure ...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:35hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Beam programme 'killing' schools
GOVERNMENT's failure to assist disadvantaged children timeously is making schools unable to cater for pupils' needs as it pays the fees when the money has lost value. In some instances it completely f...Published: 18 Oct 2021 at 06:30hrs | | by Isaac Mupinyuri
Byo Arts Festival fails to pay artists
Bulawayo artists who performed at the arts festival that was held in June have bemoaned that they are byet to get paid for their services.The second edition of the festival was held in Bulaway...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 09:53hrs | 14 | by Stephen Jakes
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