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Government spends lavishly on Leader of Opposition in Parliament
Leader of the opposition in Parliament, Amos Chibaya is living large as he is drawing huge perks from Government. He has become the envy of all within the CCC. His conditions of service, as the leader...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 14:59hrs | 6 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Ex-Harare mayor stabbed
Former City of Harare acting mayor, Sekesai Makwavarara, was injured in a robbery attack on her Raffingora farm in Mashonaland West province. Three other individuals were also injured in the attack....Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Redi Thlabi: the black woman weaponized against South Africa
South Africa is under attack by Western countries led by the US due to its BRICS membership and non-aligned geopolitical policy. This isn't surprising, given the West's frustration with the country's ...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 12:46hrs | 2 | by Larmbert Ebitu
We Africans have our ways of doing things the African way
Believe it or not, rumours 'makuhwa', rumours 'manyepo'. Gossip and fibs make them triplets. At the end of the day, it's the mother of all lies. Some nutty professor would say hogwash but, it's true....Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 11:35hrs | 7 | by Mutanda Wachingama
Cops in trouble for torturing woman
FOUR Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers are being sued by a Zaka woman whom they tortured as they coerced her to reveal the whereabouts of her son.The police officers, Constables Mavis Si...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
When the devil has colonised the pulpit
The ever-known spirit and will to excell in academic studies has left most school children, both at primary and secondary levels. The 'tiger' in them to succeed has never shown its head save f...Published: 16 May 2023 at 17:35hrs | 1 | by TT Murisa
Econet to upgrade 150 base stations in Bulawayo
Telecommunication and technology giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe is planning to upgrade and deploy new network infrastructure across the Matabeleland region in the coming few months to enhance customer...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet re-opens Bulawayo shop
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe on Friday re-opened its refurbished main shop in Bulawayo, which was closed for extensive renovations in April this year.The refurbishment is part of Econet's ongoing ...Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 19:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Arrested UZ student granted $10 000 bail
UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe student Tsitsi Mutamba has been granted bail after spending four days in a police cell.She was arrested last Friday for allegedly sharing a message on a Whatsapp group, ...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Auditor-General redflags Bulawayo, Gweru councils
THE Auditor-General has red-flagged the Bulawayo and Gweru city councils for a host of misconduct, among them evading paying taxes, failure to account for millions of donations and selling stands to m...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt pays $300k compensation for police brutality
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga have "hastily"paid $300 000 as compensation to two victims of police brutality to avoid imprisonment for contempt o...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matanga, Kazembe escape jail
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga have paid ZW$300 000 as compensation to two victims of police brutality to avoid imprisonment for contempt of court...Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt pays $300,000 compensation for police brutality
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga have "hastily"paid $300 000 as compensation to two victims of police brutality to avoid imprisonment for contempt o...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
TelOne partners ZNA
STATE-OWNED telecommunications company TelOne has partnered the Zimbabwe National Army to modernise 58 sites countrywide under the US$1,2 million land-based network project.Speaking during the...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 00:18hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military in network upgrade partnership
The Zimbabwe National Army is modernising its fixed communications with a US$1,2 million land-based network partnership with TelOne.On full implementation, the land-based network will enable t...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Armed bus robberies worry police
POLICE have said bus crews must ensure that they compile a passengers list amid concern of increasing robberies targeting passengers, the recent ones being two bus robberies in a space of a week....Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:11hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
2022 Post Budget Analysis
The Zimbabwean government presented a ZW$927.3 billion budget (18% of GDP) for the 2022 fiscal year. The government expects to collect revenues totaling ZW$850.7 billion (17% of GDP), thus resulting i...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 09:11hrs | 4 | by Victor Bhoroma
Concern over US$50 cellphone tax
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube should scrap the US$50 temporary and refundable tax imposed on mobile phones, MPs and analysts attending a post budget seminar suggeste...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:36hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Scrap US$50 cell phone tax, demands Parliament
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube should scrap the US$50 tax he imposed on cell phones, MPs and analysts attending a post-Budget seminar said on Tuesday.Prof Ncu...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:32hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over Zimbabwe's proposed US$50 cellphone tax
GOVERNMENT has been urged to withdraw the proposed US$50 cellphone levy as it could create a digital divide, as handset dealers will simply pass on the expense to already constrained consumers....Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Smuggler bus driver attacks cops and flees
POLICE in Bulawayo on Wednesday last week arrested one driver while another escaped and is reportedly still on the run after they were busted with a haul of smuggled goods that included groceries, hom...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Telcos target rural population
Telecommunication companies are exploring new and cheap ways of connecting marginalised areas in support of the Government's agenda to develop a digital economy.Under the National Development ...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
High demand for data strains Econet
Mobile network operator Econet Wireless Zimbabwe says increased demand for internet and data services has put pressure on its network, as businesses and individuals adopt remote working due to Covid-1...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet posts $837 million profit
Zimbabwe's largest mobile telecoms firm, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, posted $837 million profit in the full year to February 28, 2021 compared to a $5,7 billion loss in the previous period last year. Th...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Smuggling syndicate in bribery storm
A SMUGGLING syndicate allegedly tried to bribe police at Nyazura Police Station around 2am on Sunday so that they could get back 16 bales of mobile phone handsets that had been confiscated by the law ...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matanga ordered to pay US$10 000 for police brutality
A HARARE magistrate has ordered Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe to pay more than US$10 000 to a couple that was roughed up by law enforcement agent...Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 19:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matanga ordered to pay US$10K for police brutality
A HARARE magistrate has ordered Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe to pay more than US$10 000 to a couple that was roughed up by law enforcement agent...Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 14:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
2 Bulawayo men up for robbery
TWO Bulawayo men allegedly raided a tuckshop armed with a machete, threatened to kill a woman before stealing property worth more than US$600.Prosper Moyo (24) of Mahatshula suburb and Obvious...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 18:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Honda Fit menace worries residents
BULAWAYO residents have expressed concern over an increase in robbery cases by Honda Fit gangs who go around suburbs snatching mobile phones and handbags from hapless women.The method has been...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete gang terrorises Mutoko shop owners
POLICE in Mutoko, Mashonaland East province, have launched a manhunt for a heavily-armed six-member machete gang that has terrorised business owners at Karonga, before getting away with cash and cellp...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Funerals without mourners the new normal
IT WAS one cold winter evening and the streets of Corby were deserted because of the snow. As John was sleeping, a sharp ring interrupted him. He jumped out of his bed and answered with his hands trem...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 14:39hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Soldier jailed for 3 months, whisked away for court martial
A SOLDIER based in Chipinge was fished out of court by the military police for deserting the force after he was arraigned for stealing a cellphone worth $770 from a Good Samaritan, who had given him t...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fully utilizing ZIDA to promote economic growth
The Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) Bill was gazetted on the 5th of April 2019. The purpose of the bill is to establish a single focal point that facilitates entry and implementation...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 21:46hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Telecomms a new loss making business in Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe mobile network operators have seen revenue decline and reporting break evens, in this highly inflationary environment. If this persists at this rate, they will be soon reporting loses as the ...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Inside Mnangagwa's expensive luxury jet
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has earned himself a reputation of using an expensive Airbus 318 when he is travelling inside and outside the country for state activities. ...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 13:34hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Junior parliamentarians to receive mobile phones
The Ministry of Information has pledged to work with its development partners to avail mobile phone handsets for all junior parliamentarians for easy communication, but warned them not to post subvers...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop's wife burns hubby over girlfriend
A 24-year-old woman who is married to a police officer appeared before resident magistrate Florence Nago last Friday and was convicted for scalding her husband with boiling water over allegations of i...Published: 31 May 2019 at 18:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt muzzling civic society'
Civic groups yesterday accused government of muzzling them and using unconventional ways to silence them following the arrest of four activists at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport on Monday...Published: 22 May 2019 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hwange cop up for 12 counts of theft
A HWANGE-BASED junior police officer facing 12 counts of unlawful entry and theft after going on a housebreaking spree, which included stealing from his colleagues' homes, has been denied bail....Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chiwenga is not dying'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has revealed that he once considered throwing in the towel, but changed his mind after he was persuaded by his new boss.Last year Ch...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 10:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman ordered to reveal PIN code at gunpoint
THREE men allegedly held a knife to a two-year-old baby's throat while pointing a gun at her mother to force the woman to give them her PIN code to her bank card after robbing her in Victoria Falls....Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Product dumping killing Zimbabwe industry
As local manufacturers struggle to raise foreign currency to import raw materials and equipment on one end, another uncontrolled delinquent flourishes on the other to their detriment. Cheap imports ha...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:31hrs | 3 | by Victor Bhoroma
Chiyangwa clones customers' debit cards, siphons thousands
THE son of late businessman James Chiyangwa, popularly known as Jimmy Jimalo, has been arrested for the third time on allegations of cloning debit cards belonging to various people before splashing th...Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 09:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ally sinks in debt
FINANCE deputy minister Terrence Mukupe continues to swim in debt with a local school joining the long list of institutions that have taken him to court over debts.The school, which could not ...Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 20:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mukupe ordered to return journalist's cellphone
Harare magistrate Richard Ramaboea has ordered deputy finance minister Terence Mukupe to return the mobile phone handset he took from NewsDay journalist Blessed Mhlanga within six hours of being serve...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 11:30hrs | | by MISA
Journo charged for 'assaulting' Terrence Mukupe
Blessed Mhlanga, a NewsDay reporter has officially been charged on assault charges on Deputy Finance Minister Terrence Mukupe 12 days after a scuffle between the two. Mukupe filed the ass...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 13:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mukupe files assault charges against Newsday reporter
Controversial deputy Finance Minister Terrence Mukupe has filed assault charges against NewsDay reporter Blessed Mhlanga 10 days after a scuffle between the two.The scuffle between Mukupe and ...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 09:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF gets tech-savvy to win polls
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has embraced bulk messaging as part of its cocktail of campaign platforms to reach out to the electorate ahead of this year's general elections.After recently launchin...Published: 23 May 2018 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's trade deficit widens'
ZIMBABWE'S trade deficit from February to April 2018 skyrocketed by 69% to $860,3 million as the Southern African country battles to correct trade imbalances, latest trade data from the national stati...Published: 15 May 2018 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet and the mystery of disappearing data
REPORTS have emerged of increased disappearing data from Econet Wireless's mobile subscribers on the telecom company's daily and weekly data packages, which the company blames on subscribers' mobile p...Published: 25 Apr 2018 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reorter
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