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Unpaid fees threaten food aid distribution
Transport operators engaged by the Zimbabwean government to distribute food aid across the country have raised serious concerns over unpaid fees, threatening the continuation of this crucial relief ef...Published: 21 Jan 2025 at 13:51hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle rebate abuse: 34 convicted, 3 000 cases under probe
Authorities in Zimbabwe are investigating over 3,000 cases of alleged abuse of the civil servants vehicle rebate scheme, with 34 individuals already convicted. The government is intensifying its effor...Published: 21 Jan 2025 at 13:42hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Highway robbers arrested along Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge road
Three suspected robbers targeting motorists along the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway have been arrested. The trio - Vision Bvudzijena (27), Gladman Zhou (26), and Crispen Komboni (35) - would poun...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 14:20hrs | 1469 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dealer allegedly shoots self dead
Bulawayo businessman John Tafara Madzikatire allegedly fatally shot himself near his girlfriend's house in Cowdray Park on Saturday night.According to sources, Mr. Madzikatire had been posting...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 14:20hrs | 1370 | by Staff reporter
Trump returns defiant and determined to reshape the US
Four years ago, Donald Trump left Washington unwilling to accept his election defeat, impeached twice and facing the prospect of criminal investigations.He returns defiant and determined to re...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 14:09hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
CIO security aide pleads guilty to unlawful entry and theft
A Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) security aide has admitted to three counts of unlawful entry and theft after breaking into Home Affairs ministry offices in Harare.George Marufu (32) ...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:16hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash agent remanded in custody over US$5,500 fraud case
An EcoCash agent based in Harare was remanded in custody last week after being arrested on allegations of defrauding her employer of US$5,500.Lully Mataya, a resident of Hatcliffe, appeared be...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:08hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa loyalists 'targeting' diaspora activists propping Chamisa?
Reports have emerged of a clandestine campaign by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's loyalists to crack down on diaspora activists allegedly funding opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's efforts to form a ne...Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 18:56hrs | 1397 | by Staff reportetr
Shocking baby swap scandal rocks Bulawayo hospital, DNA confirms
A shocking case of baby-swapping has emerged from the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), where a new mother from Cowdray Park discovered through DNA testing that she had been discharged with a baby girl...Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 06:24hrs | 1947 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's ex-wife request for stay of prosecution to be heard Friday
High Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda is expected to receive an update this Friday regarding investigations by the State in a case where former Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's ex-wife, Marry ...Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:16hrs | 1631 | by Staff reporter
17 arrested for photographing accident scene in Zimbabwe
Seventeen individuals were arrested in Harare's central business district for taking photographs with their smartphones at the scene of a road traffic accident. The incident occurred at the corner of ...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 19:12hrs | 1805 | by Staff reporter
Man steals goat, sells the meat to owner
A Hwange man has been sentenced to six months in prison for stealing a goat from his neighbor, slaughtering it, and then selling the meat back to its owner.The convict, Shylock Zulu (28) from ...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 06:41hrs | 892 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya fights O' Level demand
Polygamous man, wives arrested for unlawful entryA 33-year-old man and his two wives have been arrested in Rusape over a series of alleged unlawful entry incidents.Manicaland provincial po...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 06:39hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
4 suspects arrested over Mukuru Booth robberies
Four more suspects have been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies targeting Mukuru money transfer booths across Harare and nearby areas.The suspects, Joseph Bilson Makoni (3...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 05:47hrs | 963 | by Staff reporter
Duo steal govt vehicle
Two men appeared in court yesterday on charges of stealing a Government-owned vehicle from the central business district (CBD) and allegedly planning to repair and resell it. Peace Batanai Tsara (26) ...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 05:14hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Don't be silly, Tshabangu: Malema would never support Ramaphosa going beyond his term limit!
While at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Precabe Farm over the weekend, opposition CCC party self-appointed Secretary General Sengezo Tshabangu made a startling assertion.In a flimsy attempt to...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 22:30hrs | 671 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Headmistress disrespecting the community, lying to authorities
In Mbembesi, Lupane, tensions have escalated between parents of learners at Mlonyeni Primary School and the school's headmistress, Ms Abigail Mpinga, amidst allegations of mismanagement, disrespect to...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 14:10hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Truckload of Presidential Inputs vanishes in Tsholotsho
A truck carrying Presidential Input Scheme supplies intended for Ward Seven in Tsholotsho district, Matabeleland North, has gone missing, sparking suspicions of a diversion scam.An extension o...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 14:07hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Woman in court for drowning daughters
A Triangle woman, Blessing Chiromonye (25), has appeared before the Chiredzi Magistrates Court facing murder charges after allegedly drowning her two young daughters in a water canal. She was remanded...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 14:06hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Congolese man fined for overstaying in Zimbabwe
A Congolese national, Hassan Tata (45), has been fined US$150 by the Karoi Magistrates Court after being found guilty of overstaying in Zimbabwe without a valid permit. Failing to pay the fine will re...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 14:03hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu request rejected
Business partners Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu faced a legal setback yesterday as their application for refusal of further remand on fraud charges was dismissed by Harare regional magistrate Mr. Taur...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 13:55hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Suspected thief fatally assaulted by mob
A suspected thief met a fatal end after being assaulted by a mob in Budiriro, Harare, in the early hours of last Thursday. The man, identified only as Honest, allegedly broke into a house and entered ...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 17:27hrs | 1101 | by Staff reporter
2 killed, 2 injured in early morning accident on Bulawayo road
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed a fatal road traffic accident that claimed two lives and left two others injured. The accident occurred in the early hours of January 12, 2025, at appr...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 17:19hrs | 1711 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's name-dropping extortion trial date set
The trial of a five-man gang accused of impersonating military intelligence and police officials to extort money from mining firms in Matabeleland has been set for January 23.The accused - Mun...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 07:19hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
5 family members die after eating treated maize
A tragedy has struck Dombodema Village in Mazetese communal lands, Mwenezi, where five people, believed to be members of the same family, have died after allegedly consuming mealie-meal made from trea...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 07:10hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man beheads son in grisly axe attack
In a shocking incident that has left the Buhera community in Manicaland province reeling, a 32-year-old man brutally killed his teenage son in an unprovoked axe attack. The gruesome murder saw the boy...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 11:51hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba's grave sets tongues wagging
Fourteen years after his controversial passing, the final resting place of the late Madzibaba Godfrey Nzira continues to spark debate and controversy, highlighting the intersection of social status an...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:38hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo farmer arrested for reversing on employee's 8-month infant
A Bulawayo farmer is facing a charge of culpable homicide following a tragic traffic accident that resulted in the death of an eight-month-old infant.The police have confirmed the fatal incide...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:35hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
Forgery rap sparks fresh legal war in US$48m-Pfugari estate
The contentious battle over the late property mogul Edward Nyanyiwa Sr's multi-million-dollar estate has intensified, with his daughter Naume Makumbe facing allegations of forgery.Edward Nyany...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:34hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
ZNA confirms anti-tank mine caused Binga explosion
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has confirmed that an anti-tank mine, likely a remnant from the liberation struggle, caused the tragic explosion that claimed the lives of three people in Binga. The i...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:31hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Anti-tank mine caused Binga explosion, says ZNA
An anti-tank mine, believed to be a remnant of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle, caused a tragic explosion on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring three others. The incident occurred near Sebung...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:25hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer in eye of forgery storm
Prominent lawyer Nyaradzayi Musungwa Maphosa appeared in court accused of forging a birth certificate to facilitate the inclusion of an unrelated child as a beneficiary of a deceased person's estate....Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:16hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
'We're clueless on hippos deaths so far,' ZimParks
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management (ZimParks) has announced that it has no clue (at the moment) on the cause for deaths of eighteen hippos in the Sapi Safari area and Chirundu over the last th...Published: 07 Jan 2025 at 16:05hrs | 1424 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
A ceremony for a fire tender, while Redcliff burns with neglect
It never rains but pours for the community of Redcliff.The Municipality of Redcliff's decision to host an elaborate ceremony on January 8 in Rutendo to commission a single fire tender, with th...Published: 07 Jan 2025 at 14:07hrs | 686 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Gweru's Go Beer bounces back after decade
Gweru City Council's beer concern, Go Beer, has reopened after a decade-long closure, bringing fresh hope to the local economy. The local authority confirmed that operations had resumed last week, wit...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:22hrs | 1334 | by Staff reporter
Ex-NetOne employee charged with US$18,666 fraud
A former NetOne employee, Takudzwashe Malamulo, has been arraigned on charges of defrauding the telecommunications giant of US$18,666 and ZWL$14,430,529 through fraudulent requisitions.Malamul...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:13hrs | 1044 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe Employee in court for draining plane fuel
A 49-year-old Air Zimbabwe employee, Jacob Mutemeri, has appeared in court on allegations of stealing Jet A1 fuel from an Air Zimbabwe aircraft stationed at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Air...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:12hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
'CIO operative' dupes farmer of US$30,000
A man accused of impersonating a State security agent, Shepherd Mangoma, appeared before Harare Magistrate Ruth Moyo on Friday facing charges of impersonation, fraud, and theft of trust property. Mang...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:55hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police bust car battery theft syndicate
Police in Gweru, Midlands province, have successfully dismantled a car battery theft syndicate that had been targeting residents in both Gweru and Harare. The syndicate's activities were uncovered fol...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:53hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Machakaire impressed by basic first aid training
Youth Minister Tino Machakaire has expressed admiration for the successful rollout of the free basic first aid training programme under the Presidential Emergency Medical Scheme, which is being facili...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:48hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
Murder cases increase to 49 this festive season
A total of 49 people have lost their lives in separate violent incidents across Zimbabwe during the ongoing festive season, a disturbing increase from 47 deaths reported just two days ago. The majorit...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:44hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Branch manager disappears with US$35,390
A shocking scandal has unfolded in Victoria Falls after a trusted 23-year-old branch manager allegedly made off with a staggering US$35,390, funds that were intended for deposit into a wholesaler's ba...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:41hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Prisons officer killed by uncle on amnesty
A Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) officer was fatally stabbed by her uncle on Christmas Day in Bulilima District, Matabeleland South, in a shocking incident that has left the local co...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:37hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe armed robbers target mines and businesses in series of heists
Authorities are investigating a string of armed robberies that have rocked various locations across Zimbabwe in recent days, with the most recent targeting a mine in Filabusi. Seven armed suspects sto...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:36hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers storm Choppies Supermarket in Bulawayo
A daring armed robbery unfolded on Saturday night at a Choppies Supermarket in Bulawayo's New Luveve suburb, leaving staff traumatised and injured.The robbers, armed with guns, struck just aft...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:34hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Police officer killed, another injured in violent incident at nightclub
Glendale, Zimbabwe - A tragic incident unfolded at 007 Night Club in Glendale in the early hours of December 26, 2024, leaving one police constabulary dea...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 20:34hrs | 2851 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Triple bus accident claims 2
Two people lost their lives while two others were injured in a tragic road accident involving three buses along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway on Sunday. The collision involved Tombs Motorways, Mboko...Published: 25 Dec 2024 at 08:21hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Stolen Honda Fit recovered after 83 days in Bulawayo
A Honda Fit reported stolen in Bulawayo in October was recovered on Unity Day following a police stop-and-search patrol in the city's central business district.The vehicle, a blue Honda Fit ha...Published: 25 Dec 2024 at 08:19hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
1 dead, baby missing as bus swept wway in Gwanda flood tragedy
Tragedy struck in Gwanda District on Monday when a long-distance bus belonging to Green Horse Bus Company was swept away while attempting to cross the flooded Mletshane River on a narrow bridge. The i...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:35hrs | 1567 | by Staff reporter
Sexual exploitation of female cross-border traders raises concern
The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has expressed serious concerns over the sexual exploitation of female cross-border traders at the country's ports of entry, highlighting a systemic problem of sexu...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:48hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
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