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Gukurahundi massacre survivors cry foul
For more than 40 years, Bongani Ncube and Patricia Baleni have carried the pain of losing their fathers in the Matabeleland massacres in which thousands of Zimbabweans were murdered in the 1980s....Published: 3 hrs ago | 103 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi Republic Party petitions ICC, UN over rights abuses in Zimbabwe
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has called on the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to intervene in what it describes as a crackdow...Published: 23 hrs ago | 693 | by Nkosi Moyo
'City of Harare now a crime scene'
The ongoing commission of inquiry into Harare City Council has uncovered alarming levels of corruption, with councillors and senior officials allegedly turning the city into a "crime scene."Th...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:10hrs | 3156 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man reports lawyer to Law Society of Zimbabwe
A Bulawayo resident has lodged a formal complaint alleging severe misconduct and unethical behavior within the legal system, specifically targeting a local lawyer accused of disrupting legal proceedin...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:03hrs | 441 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga defrauders case takes new twist
A Harare couple accused of defrauding Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's wife, Miniyothabo, of nearly US$1 million in a botched construction deal allegedly used the same fraudulent scheme in seven ...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 07:26hrs | 2443 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate's $3 000 bribe demand exposed
A 35-year-old magistrate from Gwanda has been arrested and charged with bribery and criminal abuse of duty. The magistrate, Talent Phiri, is accused of soliciting a $3,000 bribe from the ex-husband of...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:11hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean gold syndicate kingpin accused of acquiring fake South African ID
AN investigation into illicit gold mining has uncovered how one of the accused obtained a fraudulent identity document, 12 years after arriving in South Africa.The home affairs officer probing...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:29hrs | 10101 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man arrested for raping a goat
A 28-year-old man from Kadoma, Edward Chitivha, appeared before the Kadoma Magistrates' Court facing charges of bestiality.Chitivha, a resident of Tolrose Compound, is accused of sexually assa...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 14:11hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
How Zimbabwean accused in gold syndicate acquired SA ID
An investigation into illicit gold mining has uncovered how one of the accused obtained a fraudulent identity document, 12 years after arriving in SA.The home affairs officer probing the case ...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:41hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Son impregnates and marries biological mother
A woman in Zambia named Betty Mbereko, aged 40, has married her son, 23-year-old Farai Mbereko, after becoming pregnant with his child, further complicating their relationship.Betty, who was w...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:37hrs | 798 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean robbers caught planning next hit
Five notorious bank robbers were arrested in Kamativi, Matabeleland North, following a failed robbery at a BancABC branch that allowed police to initiate a series of arrests. The suspects - De...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 11:11hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's wife duped US$1 million
A Harare-based construction company owned by a local couple was brought before the Harare Magistrates Courts yesterday on three counts of fraud involving a total of US$930,000. The charges stem from t...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 11:10hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP, 11 others face disciplinary action
Buhera South lawmaker Ngonidzane Mudekunye and his eleven supporters are set to appear before Manicaland party leadership today for disciplinary action Bulawayo24.com has learnt.Mudekunye is a...Published: 30 Aug 2024 at 11:42hrs | 1380 | by Paul Ndou
Innscor vs Rutendo Matinyarare takedown order judgement
Yesterday, we finally received the judgment from Judge Makume, following nine days of deliberations on Innscor's court application filed on August 20th, 2024, in which they sought a court order compel...Published: 29 Aug 2024 at 17:54hrs | 1861 | by Rutendo Matinyarare
Gukurahundi genocide hearings encounter another setback
The Gukurahundi Community Outreach Programme, recently launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has already encountered another setback.The National Chiefs Council has revealed that crucial l...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 15:10hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Rand manipulators must be held accountable by Parliament
African Transformation Movement (ATM) leader Vuyo Zungula has called for those responsible for the rand manipulation to face the wrath of the law.It is alleged that more than 28 banks conspire...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 14:33hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
Harare man steals sister-in-law's car
A Harare man is facing charges for allegedly stealing his sister-in-law's car after being entrusted with its sale.Tawanda Danford Bondamakara, 40, from Unit A in Chitungwiza, appeared before M...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:22hrs | 714 | by Staff reporter
Man stumbles upon naked mom, aunt at his homestead
IN a bizarre incident, a Chigodora man allegedly bumped into his mother and aunt performing weird nocturnal rituals at his homestead while stark naked.The man further claimed that the duo infl...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:11hrs | 4168 | by Staff reporter
Ex-MP bail ruling date set
Former Budiriro legislator Costa Machingauta appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court on Tuesday, facing charges of inciting violence and disorderly conduct. His bail ruling is set for Friday,...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 16:13hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu woes continue
Businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu's woes continue to mount after the pair was denied bail in their first fraud case in which they are accused of allegedly misappropriating US$7 million from th...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 15:13hrs | 4343 | by Staff reporter
Ex-CCC MP arrested for 'inciting violence'
Former Budiriro Member of Parliament Costa Machingauta was arrested in a dramatic operation at his Harare home and has been charged with inciting violence and disorderly conduct. Machingauta, a former...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:50hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi hearings: Where from and possible outcomes
IT'S 42 years now since a dark cloud of Gukurahundi engulfed Matabeleland and parts of Midlands provinces, in which the Zanu-PF government, then led by Prime Minister Robert Mugabe, unleashed No...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 09:19hrs | 356 | by Silas Nkala
13-year-old boy sentenced to 15 years in jail
A 13-year-old boy from Plumtree, Matabeleland South, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for aggravated indecent assault.The minor is currently incarcerated at Bulawayo Prison. His identi...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 09:15hrs | 1961 | by Staff reporter
'Ngarivhume stoned, injured two police officers'
The investigating officer in Jacob Ngarivhume's disorderly conduct case on Wednesday told a Harare court that the jailed politician was seen stoning two police officers in what led to his arrest....Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 12:41hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema: Absolute power corrupts absolutely
I could not believe what I was hearing. I tried to reassure myself that I was only dreaming. For the third time, I played the video and listened gravely. Again, the words fell like stones into the roo...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 11:38hrs | 1018 | by Dr. Field Ruwe
SADC meetings underway in Harare
Ahead of the 44th ordinary summit of heads of state scheduled for 17 and 18 August in Harare, Zimbabwe, Southern African Development Community (SADC) engagements proceeded without incident, despite gr...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 08:02hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
'Ngarivhume was plotting protest'
A police detective testified in the Harare Magistrates Court that opposition leader Jacob Ngarivhume is a serial offender who would likely lead protests during the upcoming SADC summit in Harare if gr...Published: 11 Aug 2024 at 18:42hrs | 1604 | by Staff reporter
Zaoga church sex storm
This adage is aptly applied to the case of a 19-year-old woman employed as a marketing agent at a micro-insurance company in Kwekwe who is claiming she was sexually harassed by her supervisor....Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:57hrs | 2831 | by Staff reportrer
Zimhbabwe tightens carbon credit trade laws
GOVERNMENT is in the process of tightening laws controlling carbon credit trade, Environment, Climate and Wildlife minister Sithembiso Nyoni has said.Speaking during Parliamentary public heari...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:53hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume's application dismissed
A Harare magistrate has dismissed political activist Jacob Ngarivhume's application challenging his placement on remand. Mrs. Ruth Moyo ruled that Ngarivhume must answer to the charges and allow inves...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 17:18hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
Mazowe man sentenced to 20 years for raping neighbour's sister
In a troubling incident, a man from Mazowe discovered his neighbor assaulting his defenseless sister in the bush after hearing her desperate cries for help.The case was brought to light at the...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 18:01hrs | 1273 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mthwakazi tells people's chiefs to withdraw from Gukurahundi hearings
The secessionist Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has launched an online petition to prevent Matabeleland chiefs from leading the Gukurahundi hearings, a task assigned to them by President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 07:04hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Ngarivhume charged over CCC's June 16 event
Opposition leader Jacob Ngarivhume appeared in court yesterday facing charges related to a June 16 incident where 78 Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists were arrested. Ngarivhume, wh...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 14:13hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Gold panner caught raping mental patient
In a distressing incident in a Mount Darwin village, James Museredza, a 38-year-old artisanal miner from Kandeya, was caught in the act of raping a mentally impaired woman who has both hearing and spe...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 14:08hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
Fortune hunters invade Chiefs' courts
IF you visit any social media platform today, be it Facebook, YouTube or WhatsApp, you are likely to be greeted by a video of a grueling no-holds-barred traditional court session.This is the w...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 14:02hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Chief Bango protects his supper, threatens villager over Gukurahundi petition
Chief Bango of Matabeleland South has reportedly threatened a villager who circulated a petition on the Sontala WhatsApp group, calling for chiefs to be excluded from the Gukurahundi hearings....Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 13:13hrs | 1207 | by Staff reporter
ANC of Ramaphosa must brace itself for a messy implosion
For over six months, everyone argued about whether there would be consequences for former state president Jacob Zuma's action to support the Umkhonto WeSizwe Party (MKP) in the last national and provi...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:00hrs | 176 | by Nkosikhulule Nyembezi
Artisanal miner caught pants down raping mental patient
There was drama at Kandeya village in Mount Darwin where an artisanal miner was caught raping a mental patient.To make matters worse the victim has hearing and speech problems.James Mu...Published: 31 Jul 2024 at 15:06hrs | 913 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zuma, ANC of Ramaphosa fight far from over, says analyst
Political analysts have predicted that the recently expelled former president Jacob Zuma may appeal his expulsion from the ANC.In a press briefing on Monday, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalu...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 10:25hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa expels Jacob Zuma from ANC
The African National Congress (ANC) of Cyril Ramaphosa has expelled former president Jacob Zuma.Zuma was hauled before the party's disciplinary committee after he publicly endorsed the uMkhont...Published: 29 Jul 2024 at 08:17hrs | 2781 | by Staff reporter
Dali Mpofu denied work visa to represent Namibia's EFF
Prominent South African legal practitioner, Advocate Dali Mpofu and his colleague Advocate Lerato Moela were denied work permits this week by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Secu...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 09:29hrs | 9996 | by Staff reporter
Zapu's soldier and child symbol individuals are still alive
The ZPRA soldier, Seven Dube, who became the face of the armed wing as "Isotsha eliphethe umntwana" (the soldier cradling the baby) is still alive 44 years after independence, and the baby has become ...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:26hrs | 2387 | by Staff reporter
SADC must kick out Zimbabwe for kiling and oppressing Matabeles
It is quite disturbing that members of the SADC region are falling over each other to condemn Israel for the war against Palestine while they wine and dine with the black apartheid government of Zimba...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 17:00hrs | 896 | by Israel Dube
SADC must worry more about Zimbabweans' welfare than the leaders' comfort
The frequent visits by the SADC Secretariat to Zimbabwe are quite troubling. Ever since preparations for hosting the 44th SADC Heads of State and Government Summit by Harare went into full thr...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 16:54hrs | 604 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimra denies UK-based returning resident rebate
Arreta Chidodo, a former UK resident, has lost a High Court case against the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) seeking a refund of customs duty for goods she imported upon her return to Zimbabwe.&nbs...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:25hrs | 2530 | by Staff reporter
Harare City bosses denied bail over tender
Four Harare City officials were denied bail by Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa for allegedly awarding a US$9 million tender to Juluka Endo company for streetlight rehabilitation without p...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:15hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi secrecy raises more questions
The public hearings into the Gukurahundi massacres, launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, have sparked controversy and criticism. Former speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo expressed skept...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 20:09hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean nurse aid robs Ireland pensioners
"LOCK them up for a long time because they are evil," were the words of one of six vulnerable pensioners preyed on by their former carer for Euro 34 000 in violent burglaries in Athlone, Co. Westmeath...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:13hrs | 945 | by Staff reporter
Businessman acquitted, arrested again outside court
Matthew Musengezi, a Harare car dealer and socialite, has returned to remand custody amid new fraud charges related to vehicle importation. Musengezi, who was previously acquitted of culpable homicide...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:11hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must return Zipra assets
Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) war veterans have criticized the government for retaining their properties, arguing that returning these assets should be a priority in addressing the Guku...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:11hrs | 788 | by Staff reporter
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