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3 Chinese nationals shot in copper plant robbery
Three Chinese nationals were seriously injured in a dramatic movie-style robbery that took place early Sunday morning at the Lanyun Mining Zimbabwe copper processing plant on the outskirts of Chinhoyi...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 11:05hrs | 1327 | by Staff reporter
CIOs get bail in Chinese national extortion case
THREE State security agents attached to the Presidential Guard were yesterday granted US$100 bail in a case they stand accused of extorting and robbing a Chinese national of US$2 800.The suspe...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 07:09hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
CIO trio in court on robbery, extortion charges
Three state security agents attached to the Presidential Guard appeared in court yesterday, facing serious allegations of extorting and robbing a Chinese national of US$2,800.The accused, Cham...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:43hrs | 1345 | by Staff reporter
South Africa is ruled by individuals who happen to wear robes
Apartheid was "legal". Jim Crow laws in the US were "legal". Colonialism was "legal". Even the Nazis were "legal". So, what does it mean to have the rule of law? And whose law is it anyway?In ...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 10:38hrs | 644 | by Lindiwe Sisulu
Tributes our in for retired Judge Selo Masole Nare
The Chief Justice of Zimbabwe, Justice Luke Malaba, alongside the Judicial Service Commissioners, Judges, Magistrates, and all members of the Judicial Service, have extended their heartfelt condolence...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 10:22hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa accords Nare State-assisted funeral
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that a State-assisted funeral will be held for the late retired Justice Selo Masole Nare, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 81 while receiving specia...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 09:08hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Justice Selo Nare
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed his condolences to the Nare family following the death of retired Labour Court judge Justice Selo Nare, who passed away on Saturday.In a statement re...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 09:02hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
Retired Justice Sello Nare dies
Retired Justice Sello Nare, Chairperson of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), has passed away at the age of 81.A family spokesperson, Lesley Ncube, confirmed the news to ...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 12:00hrs | 1399 | by Staff reporter
Chichewa interpreter required in SA court
Murder-accused Mpumalanga farm manager, Reinhardt Steyn, 24; and his three co-accused, Dumisani Chriswell Masilela, 33; Stephan Wilson, 30; and Dumisani Luthuli have appeared before the Middelburg Mag...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 12:29hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
Judge urges interpreters to adopt street lingo
As languages evolve and incorporate more street lingo, court interpreters face challenges in accurately translating testimony, even for judges, lawyers, and prosecutors who may be fluent in the formal...Published: 25 Jun 2024 at 10:41hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
'Stranger' at Mpilo hospital, can't speak any Zimbabwean language
MPILO Central Hospital is appealing for information that could lead to the identification of an unknown man who was admitted to the institution two months ago and does not understand or speak any of t...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in last minute Christmas shopping
Errant bus crews and rogue operators yesterday took advantage of the high demand for passenger transport to illegally double fares as thousands of people around the country did last minute shopping ah...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 09:29hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Triplicate: Private letter to Brother Brian Kagoro
PEACE and love be in your house. At the start of my journey to Masailand, Kenya, I thought I was going to be cut off from the world. The answer is yes and no. I am working with my longtime friend, Bis...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:33hrs | 12 | by Kenneth Mafuka
844 bus drivers arrested for speeding
BUS drivers are now being routinely fined for speeding as the police applaud the Zimbabwe Public Transport Organisation (ZPTO) for their support in implementing the innovative speed tracking system wh...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 06:52hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
ZACC arrests JSC official for extortion
ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested a Judicial Services Commission official on allegations of extortion.Aaron Chikuni, an interpreter based at the Harare Magistrate Court i...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:58hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chinese mines to be compelled to plough back to their communities
HWANGE Rural District Council chairperson Pasca Mpofu says his team's immediate task is to engage mining companies and compel them to plough back resources to their communities in order to foster deve...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 19:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zifa meet Brito
The newly-appointed interim coach of the Warriors, Baltemar Brito, had not yet met with and signed a contract with the Zifa Normalisation Committee as of late yesterday, despite his appointment to lea...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 06:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
15 magistrates sworn in
The Judicial Service Commission has today sworn in 15 magistrates drawn from different fields as Government beefs up magisterial staff to enhance the justice delivery system.The 15 magistrates...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 20:26hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Businessman drags magistrate to High Court over falsehoods
Prominent property developer Georgios Katsimberis has approached the High Court seeking a review of a magistrate's refusal to recuse herself in a matter where she is being accused of a conflict of int...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 19:00hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Man pelts Mnangagwa's motorcade
A DARING Harare man appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court charged with disorderly conduct after he pelted President Emmerson Mnangagwa's motorcade with stones along Julius Nyerere Way in Hara...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 07:13hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
ZEC gazettes local authority women's quota
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has gazetted the actual numbers of additional councillors at each local authority to meet the 30 percent of the total membership of each local authority now reserved ...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Thabo Bester's Zimbabwean accomplice appears in court
A 31-year-old suspect appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court for allegedly helping convicted serial rapist Thabo Bester escape prison.Zanda Moyo, 31, faces four charges - aiding and a...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 15:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madinda sacking divides opinion
HIGHLANDERS Football Club coach Baltemar Jose De Oliveira Brito's alleged decision to freeze out assistant coach Madinda Ndlovu on suspicions of sabotage have divided opinion among followers who feel ...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rally disrupter gets 2 charges
The Epworth man who forced his way past security to try and disrupt President Mnangagwa who was delivering a keynote speech to the residents, was arrested on disorderly conduct charges, with a second ...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cheating magistrate, interpreter suspended
Mutoko magistrate Rumbidzai Mhandu and her interpreter Simon Chuma who are accused of cheating and causing drama at court after Chuma's wife caused a scene recently have been suspended, Bulawayo24.com...Published: 17 Apr 2023 at 23:48hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Chief Makope steals 40 cattle
Chief Makope of Mazowe district in Mashonaland Central is facing arrest after he allegedly abused his office and stole 40 cattle from a Mvurwi farmer.Born Godwin Zambara, the 63-year-old chief...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 10:44hrs | 35 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Drama in court, Magistrate accused of snatching married interpreter
There was drama at Mutoko Magistrates' Courts on Wednesday morning after Magistrate Rumbidzai Mhandu was humiliated by her interpreter's wife who accused her of having an affair with her husband....Published: 05 Apr 2023 at 15:34hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
US Afghanistan spies enter Zimbabwe to fight for asylum in South Africa
THE group of 22 Afghan nationals, who worked closely with United States military and security agencies after the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attack on Americ...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 09:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa calls ex-finance minister 'bipolar, lunatic and a criminal'
THE suspension of Zanu-PF Mashonaland West Youth League chairman, Tapiwa Masenda, for allegedly beating up a Chinese miner has reportedly ignited fresh turmoil amid vein intervention by Vice President...Published: 19 Jan 2023 at 13:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF suspends Mashonaland West youth league chairperson
ZANU PF Mashonaland West youth league chairman, Tapiwa Masenda has been issued with a prohibition order following several allegations of misconduct.Tapiwa Masenda will be going through a disci...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mr President, how far with the hyped mega deals?
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, there is still no evidence of the mega deals you hyped about during your inauguration. Corruption is still rampant. And, there is dead silenc...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 05:54hrs | | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Chinese firms brandish US$ salaries in crisis-hit Zimbabwe
CHINA's 80 biggest firms with a footprint in Zimbabwe said at the weekend that they were ready to pay United States dollar-indexed salaries for skilled workers and professionals.This emerged d...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police intercept 17.2kg of heroin at RGM and Vic Falls airports
Zimbabwean police intercepted a total of 17.2 kilogrammes of heroin in two busts at the Victoria Falls International Airport and the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport.An Indian natio...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 22:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cartels, manipulators on the radar
Cartels and those that collude to unjustifiably increase prices, engage in illegal dealings and manipulating the local currency for their benefit have been put under the microscope, President Mnangagw...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndebele artists compelled to perform in their 'oppressor's' language?
In his analysis of ethnicity and tribalism in Zimbabwe, Eleph Gula-Ndebele explains that the ethnic cleansing of Ndebele people during the Gukurahundi genocide is a sore that refuses to go away for ma...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 07:21hrs | 10 | by Gibson Ncube & Gugulethu Siziba
Bosso coach hails Zimbabwe football standards
HIGHLANDERS coach Baltemar Brito has hailed the standards of Zimbabwean football, describing the local game as highly technical and physical.This follows his team's 1-1 stalemate with Ngezi Pl...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 07:03hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Ngezi in no holds barred encounter
BUOYED by impressive wins in their last fixtures, and their dugouts underlined by equally high-profile coaches, Highlanders and Ngezi Platinum Stars are expected to churn out a no holds barred encount...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Chinese Parly building complete
Epitomising magnificence, the imposing six-storey circular Parliament Building in Mount Hampden sitting on a 70-metre platform above the picturesque surrounding area, symbolically projecting legislati...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:14hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Senior citizen steals whiskey blames evil spirits
A Mutoko senior citizen left Mutoko magistrates courts in stitches after he blamed evil spirits for shoplifting. Conrad Nyandoro (...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 14:34hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mutoko
Zimbabwe voted against suspension of Russia from top human rights body
ZIMBABWE is part of a club of independent nations, including eight other African states and countries like China, Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Syria and Russia itself, that voted against a United Nations ...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 19:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nothing wrong with Mpofu's declaration that Zanu-PF will rule forever
It is not surprising that political parties and pressure groups who are funded by the West have angrily reacted to Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu's declaration that the ruling party ...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Useless UN Rights Chief tells Russia to stop war in Ukraine immediately
The U.N. high commissioner for human rights on Wednesday called Russia to immediately withdraw its troops from Ukraine and stop the war that she said had caused immeasurable suffering and grief for mi...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biti's former client wants Greek interpreter
In a bid to delay trial, builder George Katsimberis yesterday applied for his fraud trial to be conducted in his mother language (Greek) arguing that he was not familiar with court jargon.This...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ukraine President tells EU to 'prove you are with us'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the European Union to prove that it sides with Ukraine in its war with Russia a day after signing an official request to join the bloc."We are...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
NRZ, DRC seal wagons refurbishment deal
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) would refurbish 200 wagons under a latest partnership deal with its Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) counterpart, Societe Nationale des chemins de fer du Cong...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Calls to rehabilitate King Mzilikazi's grave get louder
THE Khumalo clan has called on the government to rehabilitate the dilapidated grave of the late Ndebele king, Mzilikazi Khumalo at Matopos Hills.King Mzilikazi's grave is reportedly in a sorry...Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK terrorism trial of MDC activist starts; 'urged' bombing of Mnangagwa motorcade, Zanu-PF HQ
A Zimbabwean activist called on his followers to carry out terrorist attacks to overthrow his country's regime in a series of speeches, a court heard.William Chinyanga, 51, is accused of encou...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:39hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Hi Mzansi, have we seen justice?
Apartheid was "legal". Jim Crow laws in the United States were "legal". Colonialism was "legal". Even the Nazis were "legal". So, what does it mean to have the rule of law? And whose law is it anyway?...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 19:44hrs | 7 | by Lindiwe Sisulu
Sangoma (106) in court for extortion
BINDURA traditional healer, Elias Godknows Zinyemba, who is popularly known as Sekuru Zinyemba has been arraigned before the courts on extortion charges after he defrauded unsuspecting clients of US$7...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:57hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo family held hostage, robbed
A BULAWAYO family was last Friday evening held hostage for two hours by armed robbers who broke into their home in the affluent suburb of Burnside.Mr Mtsheki Sibanda and his family were trauma...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 07:03hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
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