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Simba Chikore refuses to be divorced by Bona Mugabe?
The stage is set for a divorce battle royal between the late former president Robert Mugabe’s daughter Bona Nyepudzai Ouma and son-in-law Simbarashe Mutsahuni (Chikore) after Simba entered an appear...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1027 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos drop points
Simba Bhora 0 - 0 DynamosDynamos dropped points for the first time this season after playing a goalless draw against Simba Bhora on Saturday.The Glamour Boys had won their first two ga...Published: 9 hrs ago | 302 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold smugglers use South African banks, bribes to launder money
Several key officials at three major South African banks are helping a gold smuggling gang launder millions of dollars of dirty cash in exchange for regular bribes, an Al Jazeera investigation has fou...Published: 9 hrs ago | 740 | by Staff reporter
Acie Lumumba back in the news
Harare lawyer Zweli Lunga has demanded a public retraction from Acie Lumumba who claimed this week the legal practitioner had a love relationship with his wife leading to the couple's messy break-up....Published: 10 hrs ago | 2205 | by Staff reporter
LIST: Top 50 African Trailblazers Awards nominees released
The inaugural Afri50 Trailblazer Awards will take place on May 1, 2023, in Johannesburg, South Africa, coinciding with Workers Day. The event will recognize 50 African trailblazers who have made a sig...Published: 19 hrs ago | 298 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Shady characters around Mnangagwa
SPOTLIGHT seems to bring out the best and worst of people, and sometimes their true colours. Self-proclaimed prophet Uebert Angel is among people caught off-guard by the four-episode Al Jazeera docume...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1796 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police threaten to storm unreported funerals
POLICE yesterday urged Zimbabweans to report funerals to the law enforcement agency when the country goes into election mode to avoid being mistaken for an illegal gathering.Addressing Harare ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 626 | by Staff reporter
Bosso's Brito banks on Platinum pressure
HIGHLANDERS coach Baltemar Brito reckons FC Platinum are favourites to retain the league title, but will be under pressure when the two sides clash in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Bar...Published: 20 hrs ago | 115 | by Staff reporter
George Charamba's attempts to gag journalists, futile
IN a jaw-dropping social media outburst of mammoth proportions, C spat hellfire, telling the local media in no uncertain terms not to write anything about issues that are being raised by the internati...Published: 20 hrs ago | 464 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tells councils to consult residents first
LOCAL authorities should continuously consult residents on issues that affect them as opposed to only engaging them during budget formulation when they need money, President Mnangagwa has said....Published: 20 hrs ago | 81 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean detectives arrested for US$1 000 extortion
TWO detectives from CID Bindura appeared in court yesterday on allegations of extorting money from a suspected armed robber whom they had helped secure bail, but then started demanding more money unti...Published: 20 hrs ago | 308 | by Staff reporter
Anything called the Zimbabwean GEIST?
Zimbabwe's GEIST?NATIONS have what Antonio Gramsci terms "particularity of their mind", GEIST in German language, or ESPRIT in French.Here in Africa, thinkers called the same variously...Published: 20 hrs ago | 54 | by @Jamwanda2
Bulawayo firms shed 32 000 jobs
THE number of workers in the Bulawayo industrial area have massively declined from 40 112 that were employed in 1989 to 8 000 employed now, a 2022 survey by the local authority has revealed.It...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 17:57hrs | 591 | by Staff reporter
Beam students can only register 6 subjects
LEARNERS whose fees are paid through the Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam), have reportedly been told to top up examination fees.Beam is a government programme which pays tuition and ex...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 17:56hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police invoke strict COVID-19 rules for Mthwakazi rally
POLICE in Bulawayo have cleared a rally organised by secessionist Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) at Nketa Hall on very strict conditions, which the party has since contested. The party is expe...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 17:56hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
Nkayi clinic proposal vanishes
AN application for the construction of a clinic in the Mtshabi area, ward 5 in Nkayi, Matabeleland North province, has reportedly disappeared.Villagers, who are currently walking an average of...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 17:56hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Negligent driver kills pedestrian
Police in Bulawayo are investigating a road accident that left a pedestrian dead last night, due to negligent driving by a motorist.The accident occurred last night at around 8 PM along Luveve...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 17:55hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
CCC candidates chicken out of the Cowdray Park race
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) aspiring candidates in Bulawayo are reportedly chickening out of Cowdray Park constituency after sensing a humiliating defeat at the hands of ZANU PF's Professor Mt...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 11:53hrs | 2962 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tribalism rocks CCC ahead of candidate selection process
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Bulawayo Province has been rocked by rampant tribalism ahead of next week's candidate selection process.A source who spoke to this reporter said the Welshme...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 11:41hrs | 1876 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Al Jazeera Gold Mafia exposed Mnangagwa as corrupt dunderhead. Charamba threats will not put gene back
The Al Jazeera Zimbabwe's Gold Mafia documentary uncovered the details of gold smuggling and money laundering that has left all those involved stack naked with nowhere to hide. Zanu PF has hit the pan...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 10:30hrs | 1598 | by Wilbert Mukori
Dembare wary of Dembare lite
DYNAMOS coach Herbert Maruwa is wary of the threat posed by newbies Simba Bhora saying they "have a point to prove", ahead of their Premier Soccer League clash at the National Sports Stadium (NSS) tom...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:50hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
Valee Music courts DJ Tira
UNITED KINGDOM (UK)-BASED Zimbabwean Afro-pop songbird Valee Music has roped in the services of South African DJ, record producer and kwaito artiste DJ Tira on Ng'cabanga Ngawe (Thinking about You), h...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:46hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Land scam sucks in Harare town clerk
Harare City Council's acting town clerk Phakhamile Mabhena Moyo and Citizens Coalition for Change councillor Happymore Gotora appeared in court yesterday facing criminal abuse of office charges....Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:46hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
2 farmers arrested over mbanje
POLICE in Macheke, Mashonaland East province, have arrested two neighbouring farmers who allegedly cultivated more than 100 marijuana plants in their maize fields.Kudakwashe Jarasi (37) and Su...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:45hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
'Robert Gabriel Mugabe Airport rehab 97% complete'
THE Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) says the Robert Gabriel Mugabe (RGM) International Airport expansion project is now 97% complete.ACZ development manager, Engineer Shamiso Makova yesterd...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:44hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Police call for revival of fast track trial courts
THE Commissioner-General of police Godwin Matanga has called for the revival of fast track trial courts to speed up the finalisation of criminal cases and restore confidence in the justice system....Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:44hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe councillors fight suspension
TWO Kwekwe City Councillors who were recently suspended for alleged gross misconduct, incompetence and wilful violation of the law have challenged their suspension saying it is "illegal".Local...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:44hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe magistrates urged to uphold ethical conduct
MAGISTRATES have been challenged to uphold ethical conduct in their execution of duty to ensure a corruption-free and quality justice delivery system.More than 200 magistrates from across the ...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:43hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns violent party officials
Zanu-PF has warned party members, who may be unhappy with the outcome of the primary elections not to resort to unruly behaviour as that would result in immediate expulsion.This emerged at yes...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:42hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe courts to deal with political violence
Magistrates assigned cases of any politically-motivated violence that may occur and be brought before courts, need to be conscious of their role as the guardians of law, peace and order, Chief Justice...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:42hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge dual carriageway complete
The upgrading of the 5km road linking the transformed Beitbridge Border Post to the Y-junction where the roads to Bulawayo and Harare split has been completed by the Government, with a dual carriagewa...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:42hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Bishop told to 'shut up, stop lying' during service
BISHOP, shut up, stop lying!This is the dilemma being faced by Bishop Vengayi Tapfuma of St Joseph's Apostolic Faith Mission in Bulawayo's Lobengula suburb who claimed that whenever he is on t...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:41hrs | 1637 | by Staff reporter
Cop swallows US$5 bribe money
DESPERATE times call for desperate measures!A police officer stationed at Tshabalala Police Station who was allegedly caught red-handed taking a US$5 bribe from a motorist at a roadblock quick...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:41hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Black cats in neighbours witchcraft row
A WOMAN from Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo is living in palpable fear after her neighbour who is in the habit of accusing her of practicing witchcraft sensationally claimed that she unleashed black&...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:41hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Loose tongue lands man in trouble
A LOOSE-TONGUED Bulawayo man appeared in court facing charges of insulting his 20-year-old niece saying she had loose private parts.For the offence of degrading his niece following a dispute o...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:40hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Who are Zimbabwe's Gold Mafia?
They operate from the shadows. Al Jazeera's latest investigation, The Gold Mafia, brings their crimes out into the open. Last week, Part 1 of ‘Who are the Gold Mafia?‘ dove into the lives of some ...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:40hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Clerk of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda arrested over laptop scandal
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has announced that it has arrested Clerk of Parliament Kennedy Mugove Chokuda for Criminal Abuse of Duty as a Public Officer as defined in section 174 of the Cr...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 12:15hrs | 3022 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Spectre of Zanu PF thugs rigging party primaries underlines folly of participating in 2023 without even verified voters' roll
"Matsotsi haagerani!" (Crooks do not cut each other's hair!) so goes the Shona adage. Meaning it is one thing the crooks playing their mischief on the unsuspecting public, when one of them is the vict...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 11:36hrs | 822 | by Wilbert Mukori
American-based Hilda Dube launches campaign to help mentally challenged pregnant women
An American-based Zimbabwean woman and Founder of His Grace Foundation Hilda Dube has launched a campaign to assist financially struggling pregnant women who have mental disorders through providing ne...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 08:29hrs | 462 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mthuli Ncube set to retain post after election
Zimbabwean Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube secured the ruling party's endorsement to stand as a lawmaker in upcoming elections, a possible precursor to his reappointment in the next administration....Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:47hrs | 1819 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt gags media over Al Jazeera exposé?
PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson George Charamba yesterday subtly gagged the local media from reporting on the Al Jazeera documentary exposing alleged money laundering and illegal smuggling of gold by Presid...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:40hrs | 1506 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MP takes voters roll fight to Supreme Court
HARARE North Member of Parliament, Allan Norman "Rusty" Markham has filed a notice of appeal at the Supreme Court challenging the High Court verdict supporting the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission(Zec)'s...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:40hrs | 1137 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is ready for credible, free polls
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday claimed that his administration had put adequate mechanisms in place to guarantee a credible election to be held laterthis year.Critics and the oppositio...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:39hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe yet to comply with regional electoral guidelines
AFTER President Emmerson Mnangagwa inadvertently announced August as the month for this year's harmonised elections, various researchers, journalists as well as politicians wondered whether this elect...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:37hrs | 165 | by Lyandra Nyamande
Tsholotsho gets town board status
GOVERNMENT has granted Tsholotsho a town board status in line with the national vision of transforming the country into an upper middle-income economy by 2030.This was revealed by Local Govern...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:35hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Politburo meets over primary election results
Zanu-PF will hold an Ordinary Session of the Politburo in Harare today to take stock of the just ended primary elections held last weekend.Confirming the development last night, party spokespe...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:33hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter
5 councillors in court over stands corruption
FIVE Harare City councillors, all members of the Finance and Development Committee, have been charged with illegally allocating commercial and industrial stands to themselves, at least seven other cou...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:32hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
ABSA, Standard Bank agree US$193m funding deal to build new Zimbabwe hospitals
Zimbabwe is to raise US$193 million in offshore lending to implement a 2019 agreement with UK infrastructure company NMS for the construction of hospitals and clinics in the country.ABSA and S...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 20:43hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
Teen stabbed to death in Harare school bullying incident
A 17-year-old schoolboy died Monday after being stabbed with a piece of glass by another 17-year-old following an ill-fated school bullying incident in Harare's Churu Farm.Police confirmed the...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 17:27hrs | 1253 | by Staff reporter
Lesotho demand its land from South Africa
Lesotho's parliament has debated a motion to claim huge swathes of territory from its much larger neighbour, South Africa.An opposition MP wants to declare Free State and parts of four other p...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 17:17hrs | 1669 | by BBC
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