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Chaos at Harvest House as Mudzuri moves to oust Mwonzora
A fierce power struggle has erupted within the opposition MDC-T party after Vice President Elias Mudzuri, allegedly working alongside former party Chairperson Morgen Komichi, launched a bold attempt t...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 18:57hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Police officers in uniform banned from betting shops
Police officers in uniform are strictly prohibited from entering betting shops or gambling in casinos in Zimbabwe, national police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi has ...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:58hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
CEO acquitted of criminal abuse of duty
Zvimba Rural District Council (RDC) chief executive officer, Enias Chidhakwa, has been acquitted of criminal abuse of office charges after the Harare Magistrates' Court found no evidence of wrongdoing...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 10:21hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Decoding and explaining the co-existence between Nelson Chamisa and ZANU-PF
Decoding and explaining the co-existence between Nelson Chamisa and ZANU-PF in the Zimbabwean authoritarian context: A case of captured popular opposition leadership1. Introduction...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 09:34hrs | 2015 | by Justice Alfred Mavedzenge
Abuse of devolution funds raises concerns in Rural District Councils
Several rural district councils in Zimbabwe may be misappropriating Devolution Fund allocations, with reports emerging that some projects funded through donor programs are being falsely attributed to ...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:19hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Murder suspect ruled unfit to stand trial
The trial of Bright Zhantali, a suspected serial rapist and murderer, has been suspended following a psychiatric evaluation that deemed him mentally unfit to stand trial. Harare magistrate Dennis Mang...Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 06:56hrs | 168 | by Sgtaff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife drops charges against women who booed her
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has decided to withdraw charges against nine women from Manicaland who were accused of booing her after feeling sidelined during a donation event for foodstuffs and cloth...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 20:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife booed, women arrested
NINE women from Watsomba in Manicaland province have landed in soup after they allegedly booed the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa for allegedly sidelining them during a donation of foodstuffs and cloth...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 06:04hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Fraudster jailed after impersonating 2 former ministers
A Harare man Tinashe Christopher Munhuweyi was dragged to Bindura magistrates courts yesterday after impersonating two former cabinet ministers to commit fraud.He was sentenced to an effective...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 19:41hrs | 10 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Harare-Chirundu highway upgrade starts
THE long-awaited widening and upgrading of the 352-kilometre Harare-Chirundu highway has started with all the contractors on site. The upgrade has seen two of the five contractors identified t...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
CCC corners government over abductions, murder of its members
Members of Parliament from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) criticized the government for the sluggish progress in investigating the escalating cases of alleged abductions and murders of opposi...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:10hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi quizzed over abductions
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) parliamentarians have taken government to task over police's seemingly lackadaisical approach towards investigating politically-motivated abductions, enf...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:06hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Attack on CIO boss leaves behind emotion of bitterness
THE brutal attack on Zimbabwe's state security service, Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) co-deputy Director-General Gatsha Mazithulela in late August has left him and his colleagues enveloped i...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 21:24hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
Corruption by a school head in Makoni
Dear Editor, As parents of children at Magura Secondary School in Makoni North, Manicaland province we are not happy with misuse of funds by our school head Thomas Murefu.We discov...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 19:02hrs | 33 | by Disgruntled Parents
Chamisa decries supporters' abductions, torture
Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has strongly condemned the abduction and torture of his party members by unknown assailants, categorizing these acts as terrorism...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe policeman arrested for car theft
A Beitbridge police officer and a collaborator have been apprehended on allegations of car theft. They were discovered in a bush with a South African-registered vehicle for which they could not provid...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 16:08hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Ex-MDC MP abducted, tortured and injected with 'unknown substance'
James Chidhakwa, the former Member of Parliament for Mabvuku Tafara, was reportedly subjected to abduction, torture, and subsequently left in Acturus on Monday night, as reported by the Citizens Coali...Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 08:06hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Former football player Chrispen Dickson dies
Former football player Chrispen Dickson "Ngwenya" died yesterday at a medical facility in Ruwa.He was 37.Ngwenya rose from the dusty streets of Mabvuku and he played for Harare City F....Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 21:57hrs | 70 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Tagwirei's Sakunda roped in for NSS renovations
GOVERNMENT have taken a giant step towards the upgrading of the National Sports Stadium after partnering energy giants Sakunda Holdings for the project.The imposing facility, just like all oth...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:13hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
'Walter Chidhakwa tried to scuttle Manhize project'
Several projects being implemented by the Second Republic in the mining sector including the Manhize Steel Plant in Mhondoro were at some point scuttled by former Mines and Mining Development Minister...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 07:11hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF unleashes violence on Chidhakwa's supporters
A TENSE political environment has engulfed Zvimba South constituency, where former Mines Minister Walter Chidhakwa's supporters have come under siege from alleged ruling party functionaries.No...Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 07:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chidhakwa vows to continue leading
Outgoing Member of Parliament for Mabvuku/Tafara constituency in Harare James Chidhakwa vows to continue a leader while donating reading books to ten Mabvuku/ Tafara primary schools.Speaking t...Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 12:52hrs | 4 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Chidhakwa denies abuse of office allegations
Member of Parliament representing Mabvuku-Tafara constituency James Chidhakwa denied rumours that he has abused his office by turning parliamentary constituency office into a bar.Allegations a...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 12:35hrs | 12 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Ex - Dynamos and CAPS United player dumps newly born baby , wife and kids
IT was an emotional scene at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport yesterday when the players from the Archford Gutu Boys Academy, who have been stranded in the United Arab Emirates after a ...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 13:04hrs | 2 | by Erick Matotoba
Tonderai Ndira's widow carries heavy heart
THE mere mention of the word "elections" has a chilling effect on Plaxedes Mutariswa Ndira.Memories of her late husband, Tonderai Ndira, who was a staunch MDC-T activist, immediately engulf he...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:58hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC candidate selection hits turbulence
THE Citizens' Coalition for Change nomination process degenerated into chaotic scenes of violence and disruption in some constituencies amid fears of imposition of candidates, although the party says ...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 16:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T Youths aim for 66% of votes in 2023
Young people will be encouraged to register to vote, the newly elected MDC-T youth chairperson, Albert Chidhakwa, told journalists on Sunday in Harare.Chidhakwa said, "For the elections i...Published: 19 Dec 2022 at 18:34hrs | 1 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Illegal miners threaten railway tracks
SMALL-scale chrome miners have invaded Mapanzure area in Zvishavane, Midlands Province, where they are conducting illegal mining activities along the Gweru-Zvishavane railway line, amid growing fears ...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Duration Gold launches Zimbabwe 'second biggest' exploration
AMBITIOUS resources outfit Duration Gold said this week it had launched a ground breaking multi-commodity exploration campaign, which could help it achieve a long-cherished ambition to become a large-...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:56hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's anti-corruption crusade fizzles out deplorably
HIGH-PROFILE corruption cases from as far back as 2017 are yet to be finalised, almost five years after President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised to decisively tackle graft.The development also de...Published: 03 May 2022 at 16:08hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Police bar lawyer, media in a machete gangs indaba
OFFICER Commanding Mashonaland Central Commissioner Witcliff Makamachi was forced yesterday to descend with his provincial team to Guruv...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 21:23hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Winning Zanu-PF candidates salute Mnangagwa
WINNING Zanu-PF candidates yesterday paid tribute to President Mnangagwa for his policies that have attracted voters to the ruling party.In Masvingo Zanu-PF maintained its position as the domi...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF reads riot act
THE Zanu-PF leadership in Mashonaland East province has blocked the planned eviction of scores of families from Mlanje Estates which is at the centre of an ownership wrangle between Godfrey Gonese and...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF targets to reclaim lost seats
Zanu-PF candidates are hopeful of winning the three National Assembly and 10 local authority seats being contested on March 26 in Mashonaland East.Yesterday, thousands of Zanu-PF supporters th...Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 05:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MPs corner Mthuli Ncube
MEMBERS of Parliament have asked the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development to disclose the list of companies paying corporate taxes to government as part of measures meant to enhance transparen...Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 09:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MPs demand full corporate tax disclosures
ZIMBABWE'S legislators have asked the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development to disclose the list of companies paying corporate taxes to government as part of measures meant to enhance transpare...Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 08:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Slow start to Zanu-PF primaries
Zanu-PF's primary elections to select candidates for the March 26 by-elections got off to a slow start yesterday, with ballot papers delivered late amid fears of vote-rigging.There were report...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Witnesses in witch hunt Zifa case will not be prosecuted
Witnesses in the Zimbabwe Football Association president Felton Kamambo's bribery case are free from prosecution.The State led by Michael Reza had asked the court to declare them hostile after...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:07hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF monitoring Chamisa's movements
Zanu-PF acting national political commissar Patrick Chinamasa has said the ruling party was monitoring all movements made by Nelson Chamisa's MDC Alliance to make sure it does not receive foreign fund...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:44hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters join Zanu-PF?
Zanu-PF Manicaland province yesterday welcomed more than 400 MDC Alliance supporters, among them former opposition parliamentarians and councillors who recently defected to the ruling party.Fo...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:49hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa partners ZTTU
DIVARIS Makaharis Group of Schools owner, Philip Chiyangwa, has partnered the Zimbabwe Table Tennis Union for their preparations for the upcoming USCP Games, in Gaborone, Botswana, next month. ...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:13hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Minister defies court orders hires police for protection
Minister of state and provincial affairs for Mashonaland Central province Monica Mavhunga reportedly defied a High Court order which barred her from occupying Rosemary Chidhakwa's farm in Mazowe....Published: 28 Oct 2021 at 18:57hrs | 14 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Abuse of authority by parliamentary committees
A number of small scale miners and big mining companies have complained about the total fragrant abuse of power and office by the chairman of the Parliamentary mining committee MR Edmund Mukaratigwa w...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 08:44hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chidhakwa, Gudyanga trial hits brick wall
The trial of former Mines Minister Walter Chidhakwa and his permanent secretary Francis Gudyanga that was set to resume today hit a brick wall following indications that the magistrate who was presidi...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 18:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says only God can rule forever
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has rubbished President Emmerson Mnangagwa's claims that the ruling Zanu-PF party would remain in power forever, stating that the electorate had the mandate to choos...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 20:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF will rule forever, claims Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday ordered the ruling party to immediately start campaigning for the crunch 2023 elections and declared that Zanu-PF will never be removed from power.Mnanga...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Top MDC Alliance officials join Zanu-PF
SEVEN senior MDC Alliance officials joined the mass exodus of opposition figures who are opting to join Zanu-PF after defecting to the ruling party yesterday.Former Zengeza Member of Parliamen...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mahoka, Chidhakwa to lose Karoi stands
Out of sorts G40 functionaries, Sarah Mahoke and Walter Chidhakwa are among hundreds set to lose residential stands in Karoi`s Kubatana suburb.Mahoka, was until 2017, the Hurungwe East Member ...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 08:55hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's corrupt election funding exposed
THE ruling Zanu-PF mortgaged the country's natural resources in lieu of US$100 million in financial support ahead of the country's 2013 general elections, a new report by a local watchdog has shown....Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 17:54hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's sister, Minister feud over farm escalates
THE feud between Mashonaland Central Provincial Minister Monica Mavhunga and the former First Lady, Grace Mugabe's sister, Rosemary Chidhakwa has escalated after the minister counter-sued the latter a...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 16:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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