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5 women fined for running a brothel in Harare
Five women who operated a brothel under the guise of a massage parlour have been convicted and fined by the Harare Magistrates Court, with each receiving a suspended prison sentence for their roles in...Published: 16 hrs ago | 734 | by Staff reporter
17 tonnes of T-shirts land Zimra officials, NGO director in court
Two Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officials, along with five other individuals, have been arrested and brought before the Harare Magistrates' Courts following allegations of smuggling 17 tonnes o...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:25hrs | 4191 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in massive gold mop up
The Zimbabwean government has launched an aggressive campaign to meet its 2025 gold delivery target of 40 tonnes, amid a global price surge that has seen the value of gold skyrocket to US$3,322.93 per...Published: 11 May 2025 at 12:43hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Chitando bemoans gold smuggling
Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando has raised alarm over the persistent threat of gold smuggling and other illicit activities, warning that Zimbabwe could be losing up to 40% of it...Published: 09 May 2025 at 11:02hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Man regrets affair with 'married' woman
A 31-year-old man from Chitungwiza, Tatenda Makosa, says an affair with a woman he believed was married has turned his life into a legal nightmare - leading to arrests, time in jail, and a string of a...Published: 09 May 2025 at 10:57hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
Have our churches turned into sanctuaries for the corrupt?
Have our churches become places where criminals go to cleanse their reputations and whitewash their activities?In Zimbabwe, we are witnessing a deeply troubling phenomenon - one that strikes a...Published: 09 May 2025 at 10:38hrs | 253 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
SECZim seeks to bolster financial sector integrity
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SECZim) recently held a two-day workshop in Mutare focused on Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism, and Proliferation Financi...Published: 08 May 2025 at 16:07hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banker, SA banks implicated in R2 billion electoral scandal
A top Zimbabwean banker is at the centre of the nearly R2 billion Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) tender scandal involving a South African printing company paid R1.2 billion by the Harare governme...Published: 08 May 2025 at 09:58hrs | 2299 | by Roland Mpofu I iol
Chivayo, Bushiri cases dominate Anti-Corruption Conference
The high-profile cases of fugitive Malawian preacher Shepherd Bushiri and controversial Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo have taken centre stage at the 15th Commonwealth Regional Conference for...Published: 07 May 2025 at 15:47hrs | 1862 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt's anti-smuggling dragnet nets 472
The Government of Zimbabwe has ramped up its efforts in the ongoing anti-smuggling blitz, resulting in over 200 prosecutions and 269 compliance notices issued as part of a sustained crackdown against ...Published: 06 May 2025 at 08:51hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
A Tribute to the Life of Evangelist Percy Dlamini
The Guta RaMwari Religion, under the governance of the Holy Spirit, solemnly acknowledges and pays heartfelt tribute to the family of Evangelist Percy Dlamini, who departed this earthly life on April ...Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:07hrs | 994 | by The Literature Committee of South Africa (LitcoSA)
'Zimbabwe govt must protect citizens from corruption'
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) vice-president Valentine Chikosi has called on the government to urgently act against rampant corruption, warning that unchecked graft is inflicting severe har...Published: 05 May 2025 at 15:45hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
It's high time foreign governments took the lead in investigating Zimbabwe's corrupt elite
The Zimbabwe ruling elite clearly won't act against high-level corruption.There is something profoundly disturbing about the silence of Zimbabwean authorities in the wake of the damning exposÃ...Published: 03 May 2025 at 11:48hrs | 619 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
HIV patients pay hidden fees as ARV shortage deepens in Zimbabwe
A growing crisis is unfolding in Zimbabwe as some nurses at public clinics in Harare are reportedly charging people living with HIV illicit fees for access to lifesaving antiretroviral (ARV) medicatio...Published: 01 May 2025 at 12:11hrs | 701 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners tighten grip on Zimbabwe's retail sector
Foreign nationals are increasingly dominating Zimbabwe's retail sector, raising concerns over the flouting of laws that reserve the industry for indigenous Zimbabweans.Despite legal provisions...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 08:52hrs | 1043 | by Staff reporter
More than 300 people duped in Zimbabwe grocery deal
Police are hunting for three women accused of orchestrating a massive grocery scam that duped more than 300 people out of thousands of dollars in a fraudulent bulk-buying scheme.The suspects, ...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 07:01hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa in court for defrauding Guramatunhu of over US$500k in cryptocurrency
A 31-year-old man from Harare, Lloyd Chiyangwa, appeared before regional magistrate Mr. Donald Ndirowei on Friday, facing fresh money laundering charges after allegedly defrauding prominent eye surgeo...Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:17hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for 6 months over ecstasy possession
A Kuwadzana man, Tinotenda Nyahuma, has been sentenced to six months in prison after being convicted of possessing methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), popularly known as ecstasy. The conviction foll...Published: 26 Apr 2025 at 09:37hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa under fire
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government have come under intense pressure from Zimbabwe's civic society organisations (CSOs) to repeal the recently signed Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) ...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:30hrs | 6889 | by Staff reporter
As long as Mnangagwa doesn't acknowledge his own failings, Zimbabwe will not develop
Excuses, excuses, and more excuses!There is no greater hindrance to meaningful development and transformation in Zimbabwe than a leadership that refuses to take responsibility for its own shor...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 22:18hrs | 753 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Is Zimbabwe wooing Donald Trump by paying white farmers and ending tariffs?
Long-frozen relations between the United States and Zimbabwe may be thawing after the Southern African nation slashed all taxes on US goods flowing into the country and announced it has begun to pay c...Published: 18 Apr 2025 at 15:19hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Zimra blitz disrupts Bulawayo traders
Scores of traders operating within Bulawayo's city centre were left reeling last week after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) implemented a series of business closures, as part of a wider nationa...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 08:42hrs | 1975 | by Staff reporter
EU withdraws funding after Zimbabwe signs PVO Bill into law
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to sign the controversial Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill into law has sparked widespread condemnation, most notably from the European Unio...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:48hrs | 1755 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's alarming drug abuse
A landmark study by leading psychiatrist Dr Loveness Ndebele of Ingutsheni Central Hospital has exposed an escalating drug and substance abuse crisis in Bulawayo and surrounding provinces, revealing s...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:40hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa signs PVO Amendment Bill into law
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially signed the contentious Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill into law, marking a significant shift in Zimbabwe's regulatory framework for civ...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 13:45hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Why is the greed of Zimbabwe's leaders so insatiable - even at the cost of the nation?
Killing the goose that lays the golden egg! There is a peculiar kind of greed that afflicts some leaders - one so insatiable it defies logic. It is a form of acquisitive madness that t...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:17hrs | 74 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chivayo 'kickbacks' probed in South Africa
Financial watchdogs in South Africa and Zimbabwe are investigating Johannesburg-based printing firm Ren-Form for possible money laundering linked to a high-profile election procurement scandal involvi...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:08hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
SA election supply firm paid Chivayo R800 million
Zimbabwe's Ministry of Finance paid more than R1.1 billion to a South African company contracted to supply materials for the country's 2023 general elections - and over R800 million of tha...Published: 07 Apr 2025 at 20:40hrs | 1992 | by Staff reporter
Siziva slams Mnangagwa cronies over 'industrial-scale' looting
Prominent opposition activist and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson, Gift Ostallos Siziva, has launched a scathing attack on what he describes as the "corrupt cabal" propping up Preside...Published: 07 Apr 2025 at 20:30hrs | 2248 | by Staff reporter
Why is Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa facing pressure to resign?
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing what experts say is the biggest threat to his rule yet as a succession battle erupts ahead of general elections scheduled for 2028.Recent mano...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 08:28hrs | 1385 | by Staff reporter
R40,000 fine for Zimbabwean man who tried to smuggle cigarettes
The Lehurutshe regional court in the North West has sentenced Joseph Kusekwa to 48 months' imprisonment or a fine of R40,000 after finding him guilty of failing to declare goods upon entering South Af...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 07:58hrs | 111 | by Staff reported
Zanu-PF confident of victory in Glen View
Zanu-PF supporters converged at Chemhanza Grounds in Glen View South yesterday for a campaign rally in support of Tsitsi Tawomhera, the party's candidate for the April 12 by-election.The rally...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 08:25hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Severe Service Deterioration and Allegations of Corruption at Ruwa Local Board
The Ruwa Local Board/Council is experiencing a rapid and alarming decline in service delivery, raising serious concerns among residents. Essential municipal services, for which residents pay rates, ha...Published: 22 Mar 2025 at 20:49hrs | 715 | by Sam Wezhira
Informal traders urged to keep import documents
Informal traders affected by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA)'s anti-smuggling blitz have been advised to maintain proper documentation of imported goods to facilitate easier verification and sm...Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 09:17hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Joining the George Ayittey Society is a step towards fighting for real change in Zimbabwe
My recent acceptance into the George Ayittey Society is an honour that fills me with immense humility and gratitude. To be part of a distinguished group of scholars, intellectuals, and researc...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 17:12hrs | 283 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
What's the point of a witness protection law when Zimbabwe is a lawless country?
Can a government entrenched in corruption seriously be expected to fight it?The Whistle Blower and Witness Protection Bill, set to be tabled in Zimbabwe's National Assembly in August, appears ...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 13:40hrs | 385 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Gwanda shuts down crime infested youth centre
The Gwanda Municipality has officially announced the closure of the Greenland Youth Centre in Phakama Township following years of complaints from residents about rampant drug abuse, violent crime, and...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:25hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Military Police exposes ZRP investigations
In what could be seen as a damning reflection on the Zimbabwe Republic Police's (ZRP) investigation efforts, the Zimbabwe Military Police (MP) successfully apprehended a wanted international drug baro...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 11:18hrs | 967 | by Staff reporter
Police vow enforcement against all illegal vendors
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has pledged to assist municipalities and other security agencies in clearing vendors from the streets following a 48-hour ultimatum issued by Local Government and Pu...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 10:12hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
SA jails two Zimbabweans over R8m counterfeit goods deal
Two Zimbabwean nationals, Samuel Nkomo (38) and Jesphat Aaron Mawire (46), have been sentenced to five years in prison by South Africa's Specialised Commercial Crimes Court for possession of illicit g...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 10:10hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Dealers lace biscuits with drugs
Police have uncovered a disturbing new method employed by drug dealers in and around Harare, where biscuits are being laced with drugs and sold to the public. Previously, they would use cakes, muffins...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 10:08hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Pastor jailed for incestuous relationship with stepdaughter
A 34-year-old Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe (AFM) pastor has been convicted and sentenced to 30 months in prison for engaging in an incestuous relationship with his stepdaughter. T...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 07:35hrs | 1087 | by Staff reporter
Chatambudza's 'A lion eating its cubs?' is a disinformation campaign against ZPRA
I do not usually review scholarly material or critique academic work, but I must make an exception for Takawira Chatambudza's outrageously misleading article, "A Lion Eating Its Cubs? Assassinations, ...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:23hrs | 1769 | by Zenzele Ndebele
4 arrested for smuggling drugs in coffin
Police have arrested four cross-border transporters who allegedly attempted to smuggle drugs worth US$25,000 through Beitbridge Border Post using a coffin.The suspects, identified as Charles B...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 15:45hrs | 1754 | by Staff reporter
Top cop accused of extorting business community
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has initiated an investigation into Superintendent Elizabeth Chipfakacha following serious allegations of extortion and illicit activities raised by the Masvingo bus...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:29hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Emmerson Mnangagwa and the 26 criminals around him
In November 2017, former President Robert Mugabe was removed from office and his crime, according to the putschists who ousted him in a coup, was that he had allowed himself to be surrounded by crimin...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 15:51hrs | 1695 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
AMH Chief Executive compromised?
Kenias Mafukidze, the chief executive of Trevor Ncube's privately-owned media house Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), is facing intense scrutiny after being caught in a glaring conflict of interest. Mafukid...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 07:32hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo drug lord arrested with 1.9 kg of crystal meth
Police have successfully arrested a 39-year-old drug dealer, Tigors Tyron Seigfried, after he was found in possession of 1.9 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine at his home on Chemford Road in the Ma...Published: 06 Mar 2025 at 15:26hrs | 667 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's attempts at portraying Zimbabwe and Cuba as 'sanctions victims' is absurd as Havana succeeds where Harare fails
The Zimbabwe regime appears unable to stop ridiculing itself on the global stage.The recent visit to Zimbabwe by the President of the National Assembly of People's Power and the Council of Sta...Published: 05 Mar 2025 at 16:29hrs | 903 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean lady truck driver breaking barriers as a cross-border truck driver
In a world where certain professions have long been considered the domain of men, Sindiso Ndlovu has proven that determination and passion can shatter any stereotype. A proud Dynamos supporter, despit...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:03hrs | 3661 | by Staff reporter
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