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Angry ex-Zipra fighters warn govt
Disgruntled Zipra war veterans say they will now take matters into their own hands because President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is dithering about returning their properties seized during the Guk...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1863 | by Staff reporter
Chidavaenzi captures Mugabe's legacy in latest book
Title: Chasing The Wind ISBN: 978-0-7974-79594-6In November 2017, a "powerful wind" orchestrated by the military chased Zimbabwe's long-time ruler, the...Published: 15 hrs ago | 84 | by Fungayi Sox
Are sangomas really 'linked' to armed robberies?
Armed robbery in criminal law is an aggravated form of theft that involves the use of a lethal weapon a victim typically motivated by the desire to obtain money.Cases of armed robbery have rea...Published: 15 hrs ago | 155 | by Blessing Mandabva
Esigodini residents fret over illegal miners
Illegal mining activities in Matabeleland South's Esigodini area have led to an increase in gender-based violence cases and a child pregnancy, a local non-governmental organisation says.The Bu...Published: 15 hrs ago | 99 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe anti-sanctions fight reaches UN HQ
SCORES of people, led by anti-imperialist group December 12 (D12) Movement yesterday picketed at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States of America, calling for the removal of illeg...Published: 16 hrs ago | 135 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loses US$1,3bn in forex leaks
ABOUT US$1,3 billion is being siphoned out of the country every year and the proceeds are benefitting countries that ironically accuse Government of corruption.This was revealed by the Zimbabw...Published: 16 hrs ago | 185 | by Staff reporter
Africa: A complex trajectory and legacy of military coups
FOR their spectacular nature, coups always appear like new phenomena when actually they are an old military and political issue that dates back to the genesis of humanity.It is like that in th...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 19:49hrs | 592 | by William Jethro Mpofu
Biti claims that proposed bank mergers illegal
FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti, who is also a former chairperson of the National Assembly's Public Accounts Committee, said the proposed mergers of financial institutions involving government ent...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 19:34hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Gold panner dies after falling into mine shaft
A GOLD panner died after he fell into a 20-metre-deep mine shaft in Umzingwane while illegally prospecting for gold. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Loveness Mange...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 06:25hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Vaccination deadline for civil servants
As Zimbabwe hit 2 million people fully vaccinated against Covid-19, all civil servants were placed under legal orders to be fully vaccinated with both jabs of an approved Covid-19 vaccine by October 1...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 788 | by Staff reporter
New twist to Chirumanzu chieftainship wrangle
THE Chirumanzu chieftainship wrangle has taken a new turn amid reports that Acting Chief Fidelis Mudzengi "fraudulently created" and registered a trust to consolidate his stay in office.Mudzen...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 20:22hrs | 605 | by Staff reporter
Army evicts Umzingwane villagers
VILLAGERS settling close to the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) cantonment area in Umzingwane, Matabeleland South, face eviction as government moves in to deal with illegal settlements across the country...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 20:22hrs | 1530 | by Staff reporter
SMM saga sucks in Cyril Ramaphosa
FRIENDS of Shabanie and Mashava Mines Holdings (FoSMM) have filed papers at the Johannesburg High Court seeking an order to compel South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to ignore an administrator ap...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 20:17hrs | 1332 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blocked from banning regime change NGOs
The government has been interdicted from interfering with or suspending Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).Harare Provincial Development Coordinator Tafadzwa Mugwadi in June ordered NGOs op...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 19:50hrs | 1197 | by Staff reporter
Court dismisses Nduna's attempts to grab gold mine
HIGH Court judge Justice David Mangota has dismissed an application by Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna in which he sought to be declared the lawful owner of Danly Mine.The lawmaker had sued RioZi...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 19:48hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
What good is Mutambara prosperity pentagon if buffoon can, once again, rig elections and impose voodoo policies
Dear Nomazulu Thata, Thank you for your thought provoking article "Professor Arthur Mutambara, Dr Nkosana Moyo and Advocate Nelson Chamisa are speaking" in Bulawayo24.com. I agree that...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 07:38hrs | 2887 | by Wilbert Mukori
Row over Shiri estate
THE family of late national hero and Cabinet minister Perrance Shiri has questioned the authenticity of documents used by the Master of the High Court Eldard Mutasa to handle his vast empire.A...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:29hrs | 2482 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dragged into mine dispute
THE names of Zimbabwe's late strongman Robert Mugabe and his successor, President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) have been dragged into a blazing dispute over Ran Gold Mine, a Mashonaland Central domic...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Explosive dossier exposes Chiadzwa gems tax sleaze
A whistleblower has submitted an explosive dossier to the Zimbabwe revenue Authority (Zimra) providing insight into how diamond mining firms in the Chiadzwa diamond fields in Manicaland, evaded tax ob...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:17hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Man attacks wife, son and mother-in-law
A man who had problems with his wife ran berserk and frenziedly attacked her, his child and mother-in-law with an axe.When Beatrice Ncube of Heany Junction in umguza was retiring to bed shortl...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:12hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
Sex-starved prophet's wife approaches court
Rutendo Mtungwazi (42) is a bitter woman because her polygamous husband Nhamo Mtungwazi (54) no longer has sex with her, but prefers to service the younger wife he recently married.Rutendo sai...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 783 | by Staff reporter
MDC mayoral fights hold city to ransom
MDC-Alliance has simply turned Harare into a circus. Mayoral fights pitting councillors Jacob Mafume and Musarurwa Mutizwa, both claiming to be in charge of the city, have further exposed the shortcom...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:08hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Professor Arthur Mutambara, Dr Nkosana Moyo and Advocate Nelson Chamisa are speaking
I have dwelt a lot regarding Chamisa's infantile approach to politics and his policies that do not make too much sense. However, I wish to commend Chamisa's visit to Matabeleland South two days ago. T...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 17:20hrs | 4289 | by Nomazulu Thata
'Mnangagwa a threat to rule of law'
A GROUP of lawyers have accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government of unlawfully overturning a court ruling which allowed unvaccinated congregants to attend church service by insisting on enfor...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 06:07hrs | 2555 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe exhumation fight rages
Lawyers representing the family of the late former President Robert Mugabe have filed an appeal against a ruling by a magistrate that they could not challenge an order issued by a traditional chief to...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 06:06hrs | 3382 | by Staff reporter
‘Zanu-PF fears diaspora vote could push it out of power'
ZIMBABWEANS in the diaspora yesterday challenged the ruling Zanu-PF party to allow them to vote in the 2023 elections, saying denying them their right exposes the ruling party's fear of losing polls....Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 06:04hrs | 1166 | by Staff reporter
Govt, civil servants showdown looms
A SHOWDOWN is looming between the government and its restive workers after the Public Service Commission (PSC) yesterday announced that all civil servants who have not been vaccinated shall not be all...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:59hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
Air Force commander files notice of opposition
AIR Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) commander Air Marshal Elson Moyo, who is being sued by a former subordinate he fired last year for trespassing into a gold mine in Kwekwe, has approached the High Court to ...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:56hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter
ZEC raps rigging claims
Allegations of election rigging are normally raised by political parties that would have failed to field agents at polling stations to observe the conduct of polls, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:54hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa opens up on private life
President Mnangagwa, who turned 79-years yesterday, called on Zimbabweans to be peaceful, united and most of all, be patriotic to develop the country. Speaking at his African-themed birthday d...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:51hrs | 865 | by Staff reporter
ZESA sets up whistle-blower toll-free numbers
ZESA has introduced toll free numbers for members of the public to report incidents of vandalism and theft of its infrastructure. The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 20:42hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
Top cop denied bail over firearms
Mashonaland West police Armoury officer-in-charge Inspector Crive Kadambure and his three-co-accused facing charges of illegally acquiring and selling firearms to armed robbers and poachers while smug...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 20:40hrs | 1106 | by Staff reporter
LEAD party sues govt over child marriage laws
THE leader of the opposition, Labour Economist Afrikan Democrats (LEAD) party Linda Tsungirirai Masarira and co applicants have taken the government to court in their quest to end child marriage...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 10:24hrs | 712 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe ranked among high-risk money laundering countries
RELEASED on September 13, 2021, the 10th Basel anti-money laundering index showed Zimbabwe scored 6,78 out of 10 (where 10 indicates the highest risk level) and has landed in the top 12 of the unenvia...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:49hrs | 452 | by Prosper S Maguchu
3 die in kombi, bus collision
Three people including a 21-year-old mother and her child, died on the spot, while several passengers were injured when an illegal commuter omnibus burst its front tyre and collided with a Munhenzva b...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:43hrs | 728 | by Staff reporter
Biti's delaying tactics punishes clients
The State has blasted two Harare man who allegedly erected an illegal billboard in Borrowdale, Harare for delaying trial commencement. Grant Russell (50) and Mark Strathen were supposed to sta...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 19:20hrs | 1690 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt blames US sanctions for IDs crisis
GOVERNMENT says delays in the processing of identity documents, passports and birth certificates is a result of sanctions imposed on the country by the West.Giving oral evidence to the Defence...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 19:19hrs | 1086 | by Staff reporter
Woes mount for Jacob Zuma
Woes are mounting for South African former President Jacob Zuma after the Helen Suzman Foundation filed an urgent application for a review of the Jacob Zuma medical parole decision on Tuesday....Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 14:12hrs | 3644 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Gain Cash and Carry employees speak out
Employees of the Bulawayo based Gain Cash and Carry have praised their employer for providing a safe working environment in the midst of the deadly COVID 19 pandemic. In an unsolicited intervi...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 13:38hrs | 2324 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Polad is here to stay'
GOVERNMENT will not succumb to pressure to disband the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) and it will continue in operation even after the 2023 general election, a senior official with the controversia...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:16hrs | 717 | by Staff reporter
Top cop pleads 'not guilty' as graft trial gets underway
Matabeleland North's top police officer went on trial on Monday accused of irregularly granting his girlfriend use of a police farm.Commissioner Erasmus Makodza pleaded not guilty to charges o...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 20:56hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
Journalists detained at MDC Alliance anniversary commemorations
TWO journalists were Saturday detained by the military and police during the MDC –Alliance's 22nd anniversary commemorations held in Bulawayo.The two journalists Pamenus Tuso, a freelance an...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 19:44hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC says it's no longer in charge of urban councils
THE MDC Alliance has admitted the opposition party, once in charge of all urban local councils, was no longer in control of the municipalities following the controversial recalling of most of its coun...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 19:42hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Anti-govt protest cases crumble
NINE Harare and Chegutu residents have been set free after being hauled before the courts on charges of committing public violence for allegedly participating in last year's anti-government demonstrat...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 13:19hrs | 1055 | by Stephen Jakes
British American Tobacco (BAT) negotiated bribe for Mugabe, new evidence suggests
A BBC Panorama investigation has found evidence that suggests one of Britain's biggest companies paid a bribe to the former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe.Documents show British American Toba...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 10:26hrs | 3675 | by BBC
Police dispute mushikashika claims
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has denied that it has been arresting people for boarding kombis not operating under the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) franchise.The police made ...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 06:29hrs | 3896 | by Staff reporter
Ngozi mine fires worry human rights group
THE outbreak of prolonged fires at the Ngozi Mine dumpsite in Bulawayo have worried the Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights which has since started to engage stakeholders over measures to cu...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 13:01hrs | 1041 | by Stephen Jakes
Pensioner's impounded vehicle released on humanitarian grounds
Bulawayo City Council has released on humanitarian grounds the pensioner Isaac Donald Donono's vehicle (ADL 4359) that was impounded due to failure to display a valid licence disc abandonment in the s...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 11:45hrs | 1834 | by Stephen Jakes
Woman nabbed for selling 'Tumbwa'
A 31-year-old Madziwa woman is assisting police with investigations after she was arrested on Wednesday for selling illicit beer.Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nai...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 11:43hrs | 2356 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa told to stop Mugabe remains fiasco
PreSident Emmerson Mnangagwa must intervene to stop spirited attempts to exhume former president robert Mugabe's remains for reburial at the Heroes Acre, the late strongman's family has said.A...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 09:04hrs | 5328 | by Staff reporter
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