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Chombo appeal hearing on today
The Supreme Court is today expected to hear an appeal by former Finance Minister Ignatius Chombo, who is battling to stop his trial on charges of criminal abuse of office. Chombo (67), is seek...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:31hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Exam cheats given community service sentences
FIVE Form Six pupils at Gebhuza Secondary School in Hwange arrested for sharing a leaked Economics Paper 3 question paper have been each sentenced to 12 months in jail, but will all have to perform 35...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:32hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's trial in false start
The trial of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko on criminal abuse of office charges hit a brick wall yesterday after his lawyer Mr Zibusiso Ncube applied for exception without notice. It...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:26hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
NSSA rot sucks in another minister
FORMER Public Service minister Sekai Nzenza allegedly ordered State pension manager, National Social Security Authority (NSSA) to pay $1,8 million to a group of local experts she handpicked to unpack ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:27hrs | 5099 | by Staff reporter
Zinara fatcats in tollgates scam
A FRESH storm has hit the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) after the parastatal proposed to award a million-dollar deal to its perennial contractor Univern, a deal seen as a corrupt way ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:23hrs | 860 | by Staff reporter
Card cloning gang hits PPC Zimbabwe
FOUR men ganged up and defrauded Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) Zimbabwe of more than US$26 500 after cloning the company's ATM card and using it to conduct illegal Point of Sale (POS) transactions at...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:11hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Makandiwa prophecy appeal: Judgment reserved
A Harare business couple is still pursuing its civil claim against United Family International Church (UFIC) leader Emmanuel Makandiwa and his wife Ruth after it appealed at the Supreme Court yesterda...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:09hrs | 2944 | by Staff reporter
Zinara fires 30 cashiers for fraud
THIRTY Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) cashiers have been fired for fraud and theft. This comes after the authority uncovered systematic scams at four tollgates involving cashiers, supe...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:21hrs | 1140 | by Staff reporter
How Pay By Phone Bill Casino deposit works
These days it is possible to enjoy an authentic casino experience from the comfort of your own home. What's more, players now have more payment options available to them than at any time previously. I...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 17:46hrs | 423 | by Staff writer
Indian dealer kidnapped over forex
An Indian man accused swindling foreign currency dealers of US$765 000 is now claiming that he was kidnapped, forcibly bundled into a car boot and taken to an unknown place where he was assaulted....Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 17:56hrs | 1562 | by Staff reporter
Human body found inside the river
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has announced that some human remains were discovered on the banks of Ruwa river near Epworth. Police said alongside the skeleton was a khakhi trousers, green belt...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 13:36hrs | 2892 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Fraud-accused clerk gets bail
A debtors clerk with Autoworld Harare (Pvt) Ltd appeared in court yesterday on allegations of duping his employer of cash amounting to US$48 850 after he misrepresented that he was refunding customers...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:31hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to commission Nust innovation hub on graduation day
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will this Friday officially commission the National University of Science and Technology Innovation Hub in Bulawayo in an event that will coincide with the institution's 25th gradu...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:47hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Joram Gumbo expected in court today
MINISTER Joram Gumbo, who was questioned and released yesterday, appears in court today on charges of criminal abuse of office involving US$37 million arising from four separate incidents when he was ...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:43hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Alternative fraud charge for Mnangagwa aide
The State wants to bring an alternative charge of fraud in the case of former principal director of State Residences in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Douglas Tapfuma. Prosecutor Mr ...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:42hrs | 2559 | by Staff reporter
Forex dealers lose US$765k to fraudsters
Eight currency dealers allegedly lost US$765 000 to suspected fraudsters in a botched illegal transaction in Harare last week. The alleged client, Munir Kamruddin Kazi, requested for United St...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:37hrs | 1758 | by Staff reporter
Joram Gumbo 'defrauded State of US$3,7 million'
Zimbabwe's Presidential Affairs Minister Joram Gumbo, who was arrested on Monday, allegedly prejudiced Government of US$3,7 million. According to a charge sheet, Gumbo's alleged shady deals in...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 18:53hrs | 3526 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe 'national interests' can't be defined by ZANU PF alone, but by national consensus
In recent days - especially, after the botched 25 October 2019 anti-sanctions march, in which very few people heeded government's calls for the nation to come out in full force to demonstrate against ...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 09:04hrs | 1068 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
US, Zimbabwe rift widens
Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo's threat to expel United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols following a row over sanctions has put the country's efforts to re-engage Washington in jeop...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:56hrs | 6695 | by Staff reporter
Is Zim govt anger at Brian Nichols due to jitters as was sold a dummy by SADC over anti-sanctions solidarity?
The escalating attacks on the United States of America ambassador Brian Nichols by the Zimbabwe government - most recent of which was notably a thinly veiled threat, possibly of expulsion from the cou...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 08:53hrs | 3811 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Indian family hauled to court over travel scam
THREE elderly members of an Indian family have been arrested on charges of defrauding a British citizen of £67 400 in a travel scam.Musa Ahmed Yousaf (83), former director of Carefree Travel,...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 07:08hrs | 1270 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt abuse and bullying of own citizens pushing them right into the arms of the USA
As tensions between the beleaguered Zimbabwe government and the United States of America (USA) ambassador Brian Nichols continue to intensify - especially, in the wake of the latter's recent flat deni...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 12:58hrs | 1964 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Fraudulent scholarships issued in Zimbabwe using the Graça Machel's credentials
The Graça Machel Trust has learnt with great disappointment of an alleged Graça Machel scholarship fund that has been run in Zimbabwe with letters signed by a Hopewell Chin'ono and dated 13 July 201...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:45hrs | 1593 | by Graça Machel Trust
Man jailed for impersonating Zacc official
AN attempt to impersonate a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) official has earned a 34-year-old Harare man 10 months imprisonment.Harare magistrate, Rumbidzai Mugwagwa suspended two m...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:19hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer loses appeal in 14kg gold theft case
PROMINENT Harare lawyer Admire Rubaya's bid to evade being put to his defence in the 14kg gold theft trial suffered a major blow after the Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to dismiss his...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:14hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
15 pupils arrested over exam leak
Fifteen Form Six pupils at Gebhuza Secondary School in Hwange have been arrested after they shared an alleged leaked Economics Paper 3 question paper on Monday. The paper started circulating o...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:14hrs | 1378 | by Staff reporter
When a dead Zimbabwe president attracts more people than a current president - it's time for serious introspection
The past two months in Zimbabwe have been characterised by very notable events - some of which stood out more than others - but, what I found outstanding was the general public's reaction to the death...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 11:36hrs | 6682 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
SADC protest against UN cites unfair trade restrictions
Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe are going to submit protest documents that will allow them to legally trade in their elephants, rhino and giraffes. The three countries are declaring themselves independ...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 07:17hrs | 2224 | by Emmanuel Koro
Mnangagwa asked to resolve wrangle over ownership of Waverley Blankets
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been asked to help resolve the wrangle over Waverley Blankets after a relative of the company's founder allegedly seized control of the textiles giant through corrupt ...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 10:33hrs | 5259 | by Staff reporter
Bank cards crime soars
As the country's economic rot continues to deepen, police are warning the public about a sharp increase in crime relating to bank cards. This comes as Zimbabwe continues to experience serious ...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 07:02hrs | 2075 | by Staff reporter
Fraud cop on the run?
A POLICE officer from Harare who allegedly defrauded a Bulawayo man of $456 after promising to get him a job as a police officer has been issued with a warrant of arrest after she absconded court yest...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 06:44hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter
Man up for forging birth papers, ID
A foreign national has appeared in court on allegations of forging a Zimbabwean birth certificate and national identity card which he used to acquire a Zimbabwe driver's licence and a passport. ...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 06:39hrs | 666 | by Staff reporter
EU, US not moved by Zimbabwe sanctions march
THE European Union (EU) and United States (US) have scoffed at the anti-sanctions march held by government on Friday, saying the restrictive measures would remain in place until President Emmerson Mna...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 11:45hrs | 3088 | by Staff reporter
Mozambiques's Nyusi wins second term as president
Incumbent President Filipe Nyusi was declared the landslide winner in Mozambique's election this month, despite claims of widespread cheating, the electoral commission announced on Sunday.Nyus...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 10:17hrs | 1791 | by AFP
Sasol' Zimbabwean linked CEO forced to quit
Sasol's joint CEOs, Zimbabwe-born Bongani Nqwababa and Stephen Cornell, have agreed to resign after an independent review into the company's disastrous US project.The Lake Charles Chemicals Pr...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 08:14hrs | 9323 | by Staff reporter
Depleted usefulness of the Veteran Community
Decades after the armed struggle, the Second Chimurenga, my generation remains grateful to the bravery and sacrifice of our Veterans, living and departed, who fought against colonial and racist rule t...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 07:46hrs | 815 | by Gift Tawanda, M
ZCTU 'conwoman' back in court
The trial of Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union consultant who allegedly tried to con presidential candidate Joseph Busha of US$65 000 continued last Friday with the State indicating that investigations...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 06:36hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt warns 'name droppers'
GOVERNMENT has warned individuals who are approaching Government institutions purporting to be representatives of senior Government officials or to be carrying messages from them, a practice commonly ...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 06:32hrs | 8720 | by Staff reporter
The Country's biggest Fraud
"Who can ever forget that a whole Mugabe and his government were shaken by a lone and few Dzamara followers sitting in Africa unity gardens vowing not to eat until Mugabe finds time off his busy sched...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 11:33hrs | 2890 | by Robert Sigauke, Political Commentator, Cape Town
Mnangagwa's anti-sanctions march flopped
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was yesterday left red-faced after only 7 000 people turned up for his much-hyped anti-sanctions march.Zimbabweans, battling skyrocketing prices, rising inflation ...Published: 26 Oct 2019 at 21:52hrs | 5423 | by Staff reporter
Western sanctions a 'cancer' eating at Zimbabwe economy
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday described Western sanctions as a "cancer" sapping the economy, and his supporters denounced the measures during poorly attended marches held around th...Published: 26 Oct 2019 at 07:55hrs | 407 | by Reuters
Zimbabweans have indulged the vanity of politicians long enough
IT is indicative of the polarisation in Zimbabwe politics that on a rather unusual holiday, specifically created to voice the country's disquiet about sanctions imposed by the United States of America...Published: 26 Oct 2019 at 07:46hrs | 460 | by Editorial Comment - newsday
400 Nyamandlovu villagers fight evictions at High Court
MORE than 400 families at Badminton Farm in Nyamandlovu whose homes were recently razed by the Sheriff following a court order have approached the High Court seeking an order nullifying the order. ...Published: 26 Oct 2019 at 07:35hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo moves to stop criminal trial
Local businessman Wicknell Chivayo, who is set to answer to US$10 000 bribery charges alongside his company Intratrek Zimbabwe, has approached the High Court seeking an order to stay the criminal tria...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 10:51hrs | 1084 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube faces criminal prosecution
Prosecutor General Kumbirai Hodzi has been petitioned to charge finance minister Mthuli Ncube with criminal abuse of office over a series of actions that have caused Zimbabweans financial losses in th...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 10:10hrs | 4678 | by ZimLive
Auditor General warns against procurement fraud
THE Auditor General, Mrs Mildred Chiri, has called for increased transparency and accountability in public procurement processes, warning that any trace of corruption in that sector will greatly retar...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 07:54hrs | 538 | by Staff Reporter
Western sanctions a lame excuse: US envoy
UNITED States (US) ambassador to Zimbabwe, Brian Nichols, has dismissed government claims that Western sanctions were behind the country's economic meltdown, saying the haemorrhage was being fuelled b...Published: 24 Oct 2019 at 15:12hrs | 2125 | by Staff Reporter
Zimra cracks whip on staff
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is cracking the whip on officers suspected of prejudicing the taxman millions of dollars in potential revenue, in the wake of reports of an elaborate illegal veh...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 11:04hrs | 1692 | by Staff reporter
ZIDERA was never about democracy
As Zimbabwe, and its SADC counterparts, initiate the anti-sanctions lobby as a collective on October 25, 2019, it is trite that the real reason for the imposition of illegal sanctions on the country a...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 05:53hrs | 580 | by Philemon Mutedzi
ZRP slams 'politically inspired' attacks
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has expressed concern over the increase in cases in which its officers continue to be attacked in some areas in and around the CBD by suspected MDC-Alliance youths. ...Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 07:11hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
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