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Granny 'steals' boy's corpse from mortuary
IN a bizarre incident, a woman is accused of posing as her deceased grandson's mother and orchestrating the removal of his body from the mortuary for a hastened burial, all without the knowledge or co...Published: 12 hrs ago | 417 | by Staff reporter
Monica Mutsvangwa going through a lot
Women Affairs Minister Monica Mutsvangwa expressed her distress, acknowledging the tumultuous period she is enduring, exacerbated by recent events including her husband's dismissal from Cabinet and he...Published: 12 hrs ago | 662 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa denies Sandi-Moyo heroine status
Former Bulawayo Provincial Affairs minister Eunice Sandi-Moyo, who passed away this week, was denied national heroine status yesterday, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa announcing that she would rece...Published: 13 hrs ago | 434 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala delivers emotional testimony at UN summit
Opposition politician Job Sikhala addressed a United Nations Human Rights and Democracy Summit in Geneva, stating that his arrest exemplified the closure of democratic space in Zimbabwe.Sikhal...Published: 13 hrs ago | 116 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Job Sikhala speech at the UN Geneva Summit
Iwant to greet you, honorable guests of this important summit for Human Rights and Democracy, from all the four corners of the world. I am Job Sikala, the surviving political prisoner from Zimbabwe. I...Published: 17 May 2024 at 16:38hrs | 566 | by Jo Sikhala
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 | 1944 | by Nomazulu Thata
Missing child raped
Glendale-based rapist who took a mental health patient to his house after she had ran away from home with her brother for three days was convicted of rape on Friday.Robson Banda was sentenced ...Published: 14 Apr 2024 at 18:37hrs | 1342 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Even Chissano knows Mnangagwa has failed Zimbabwe!
The visiting former Mozambique president Joachim Chissano made a very telling comment yesterday.He alleged that Zimbabwe was experiencing social and economic transformation, putting it ahead o...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 16:52hrs | 1298 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'War vets welfare remains priority'
THE constitutional obligations of honouring and respecting brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for the freedom being enjoyed today will be upheld by Government, the Minister of Veterans of ...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:17hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Lookout Khalisabantu Masuku remembered
ZIMBABWE People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) ex-combatants yesterday held a memorial service in remembrance of their commander Lookout Masuku who died in 1986 shortly after his release from prison....Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 16:06hrs | 794 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe is a case study of hardships people will face in hell'
Obert Masaraure, the president of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ), drew a striking analogy, likening Zimbabwe's current state to a grim portrayal of Gehenna, as described in ...Published: 01 Apr 2024 at 21:29hrs | 897 | by Staff reporter
Government takes over third-party motor vehicle insurance
THE Government is finalising new regulations to set up a State-controlled third-party motor vehicle insurance scheme that will assume the responsibility of underwriting compulsory vehicle liability in...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 08:07hrs | 1505 | by Staff reporter
Man bashes girlfriend over funeral
A jealous man threatened to stab his girlfriend with an okapi before assaulting her with open hands over a funeral program.The boyfrien...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 12:47hrs | 1980 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chamisa pays tribute to Petronella Mukwende
Main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa made a rare public appearance since he resigned from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), travelling to Chivi over the weekend for the funeral of the late Pet...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 19:55hrs | 610 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge accident death toll rises to 11
THE death toll from Saturday's road accident in Beitbridge has risen to 11 from nine after two passengers died in hospital.The accident happened when a City Bus coach travelling to Harare from...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:56hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru distributes millions in aid to vulnerable Africans
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, March 19, 2024 - Next-generation financial services platform, Mukuru (www.Mukuru.com), has successfully distributed millions in aid to disadvantaged recipients in Africa throu...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:41hrs | 174 | by APO
Mnangagwa awards Chemist Siziba liberation war hero status
The funeral service of the late Zimbabwean businessman Chemist Siziba, who died last Saturday, was held this morning at his Borrowdale (Hogerty Hill) home in Harare.Siziba died of kidney failu...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 16:32hrs | 1212 | by Staff reporter
Rights watchdogs condemn embarrassment of Zimbabwe lawyers
GLOBAL legal watchdogs, the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), have urged the government of Zimbabwe to urgently investigate the abuse of la...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 12:37hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Mix up at South African mortuary, 2-year body swap resolved
IN September 2021, then-31-year-old Bongani Ngwendu was attacked by a vigilante group in a suspected xenophobic attack at an informal settlement in Pretoria, South Africa, where he was burnt to death ...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:13hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans prepare more for death than life
Zimbabweans prepare more for death than life with 76% of all insurance taken being funeral policies, Old Mutual Zimbabwe Group CEO, Samuel Matsekete has said.The uptake of life policies is low...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 07:34hrs | 811 | by Staff reporter
Chemist Siziba dies
Zimbabwean local businessman Chemist Siziba who was one of the pioneers in the mobile telecommunications industry has died.He was 77.Siziba died of kidney failure at Parirenyatwa Hospi...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 07:05hrs | 4780 | by Staff reporter
First mutual robs client
Dear Editor,...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 13:21hrs | 964 | by Chikaraito Sithole
Diarrhoea outbreak hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO residents have been urged to exercise extreme caution and adhere to strict hygiene standards following reports of a diarrhoea outbreak linked to water shortages, with Cowdray Park suburb bein...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:49hrs | 740 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's zealots disrupts funeral
Moreblessing Ali's family was left fuming when the slain Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist's funeral in Chitungwiza Saturday was disrupted by political zealots who claimed loyalty to former...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 21:11hrs | 926 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters clash with Sikhala's at funeral
Two years after her tragic death, Moreblessing Ali, a prominent opposition political activist, was finally laid to rest on Saturday amidst chaotic scenes as supporters of former Citizens Coalition for...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:54hrs | 2085 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa outburst over bad national anthem recording
A VISIBLY angry President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday publicly castigated his lieutenants for allegedly playing a "bad" recording of the national anthem.He later banned them from playin...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:07hrs | 1094 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says no one will die of hunger
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has assured the nation that no one will die from hunger and that his administration has put in place adequate measures to guarantee food for all communities.This comes as t...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:04hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Chiefs' welfare top priority
The Government is committed to improving the conditions of service of traditional leaders who are not only custodians of the country's moral and cultural fabric, but also accelerators of economic deve...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:02hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
Former Zimbabwe Tourism Authority CEO Karikoga Kaseke dies at 62
Harare, Zimbabwe - The tourism industry mourns the loss of Karikoga Kaseke, the former CEO of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), who passed away at the...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 11:58hrs | 2307 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa blesses chiefs with new cars
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa today handed over 100 Isuzu double-cab vehicles to traditional chiefs as part of Government efforts to enhance their critical role in communities and in the development of the coun...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 09:30hrs | 2465 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Botswana forge ahead with eliminating passport requirement
ZIMBABWE and Botswana are forging ahead with eliminating passport requirements for citizens travelling between the two countries with the Government already working on fine-tuning the modalities and o...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 04:59hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Tensions as Chamisa and Sikhala fight over Moreblessing Ali arrangements
Factions within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) are reportedly locked in a fierce battle for control over the funeral proceedings of Moreblessing Ali, scheduled to take place at Zororo Memoria...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 13:25hrs | 3353 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Dembare lash out at Khama Billiat
DYNAMOS vice-chairperson Vincent Chawonza is outraged over what he termed unprofessionalism by Khama Billiat's handlers after Yadah successfully snatched the former Warriors talisman transfer on Tuesd...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 15:13hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe - Botswana passport requirements should go, says Masisi
BOTSWANA President Mokgweetsi Masisi has said he sees the removal of passport requirements between Zimbabwe and South Africa in line with the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) guidelines a...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 07:36hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Sex-attack at funeral
A woman attending a funeral experienced a shocking turn of events after allegedly being sexually assaulted twice by a man who then attempted to buy her silence with US$1.The incident occurred ...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 07:34hrs | 1129 | 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 | 657 | by Stephen Jakes
Welshman Ncube denies controlling Tshabangu
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) acting president Professor Welshman Ncube has denied claims that he was Sengezo Tshabangu's handler and responsible for the recalls of party representatives....Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:28hrs | 1304 | by Staff reporter
Socialite's funeral procession brings Gweru CBD to a standstill
Business came to a standstill in Gweru's Central Business District (CBD) as scores of motorists joined a funeral procession for the late model and Gweru socialite Tashana Andrews.Andrews passe...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 13:51hrs | 1496 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt workers starving
FUNERAL policies and medical aid contributions are gobbling up a huge chunk of civil servants earnings, leaving most of them with little for food, rent, school fees and transport, NewsDay has been inf...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 05:02hrs | 1178 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe leaders are from Mars!
I WAS touched by an impassioned plea by a fellow Zimbabwean.He appeared on local television, imploring the government to remove VAT (value added tax) on rice. His logic was that rice w...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 19:19hrs | 563 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
JZ Moyo's son laments Zimbabwe govt 'betrayal'
LATE nationalist Jason Ziyaphapha Moyo's son George Moyo has expressed disappointment with the government for failing to honour its promise to turn the late national hero's house in Bulawayo's M...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:34hrs | 1355 | by Staff reporter
How Mzila's family suffered during Gukurahundi genocide
IN 1982, I was assaulted by five Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) uniformed young men donning red berets at my Luveve house number 4136 where I lived, while I taught at St Bernards High School in Pumula, ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:52hrs | 609 | by Moses Mzila Nkalange
Fast growing Zimbabwe diaspora spurs demand for funeral plans
In December 2023, Mavis Clinic Manyonga travelled to the Republic of Ireland from Zimbabwe, looking forward to spending the Christmas holidays with her daughter, Valerie Munashe Makuwe, a nurse in tow...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 18:51hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe leaders need psychological help'
Walter Mzembi, an exiled former Cabinet Minister, has highlighted the need for psychological support within President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration, suggesting that some officials may require as...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:49hrs | 1308 | by Staff reporter
Girlfriend murdered 5 days before lobola negotiations
RESIDENTS of Bulawayo's Emakhandeni suburb are in shock following the alleged brutal killing on Monday night of Hillary Nothabo Ncube (26) by her boyfriend, Obvious Velani Sibanda, five days before lo...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:42hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
No cholera vacines for Matebeleland
The country has achieved 90 percent coverage of the cholera vaccine in hotspot areas as Zimbabwe is poised to remove cholera as a public health threat in the next few months on the back of a decline i...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:39hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
CCC's Promise Pfenye is working with CIO, alleges Hopewell Chin'ono
Investigative journalist Hopewell Chin'ono alleges that Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Promise Mkwananzi, known is some quarters as Promise Pfenye, is collaborating with the Central ...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 09:31hrs | 2440 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Health Minister's car ploughs into a cyclist
On Monday afternoon, a significant road traffic accident involving the vehicle of Douglas Mombeshora, the Minister of Health and Child Care, transpired. The incident occurred near Christos shopping ce...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 16:14hrs | 887 | 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 | 1699 | by Dr Phillan Zamchiya
Cholera vaccinations start next week
A TOTAL of 153 active cholera treatment centres have been set up across the country to curb the spread of the water-borne disease as cases continue to surge with the Ministry of Health and Child Care ...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 04:16hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
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