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Zimbabwe has tragically become a lootocracy

Zimbabwe has been reduced to a shadow of its former promise - a jewel of Africa, a nation of hope and prosperity now lies bruised and exploited under the weight of a political elite that robs its people with impunity.Our country has tragic…

Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 16:22hrs | 558 | by Jacob Mutisi

Funds looted in shocking Harare 'ghost projects' scandal

Millions of dollars earmarked for road rehabilitation and water infrastructure in Harare have disappeared under murky circumstances, with contractors paid in full for projects that were never carried out, a damning investigation has reveal…

Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:17hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter

WATCH: ZANU PF supporters loot Mnangagwa's gifts in Mash Central

There was pandemonium at ZANU PF provincial meeting in Bindura on Saturday where party supporters looted presidential gifts.The gifts were supposed to benefit party leadership  from District level but it ended disastrous after rowdy s…

Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:12hrs | 1541 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura

Zimbabweans appreciate real development but can't keep quiet when it's a veil for looting

This is a fact we all need to understand. Zimbabweans are a naturally appreciative people. We are not inherently negative or ungrateful. On the contrary, we cherish and celebrate development. We desire to see our nation grow, with new infr…

Published: 31 May 2025 at 19:31hrs | 3117 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

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 President Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime, accusin…

Published: 07 Apr 2025 at 20:30hrs | 2249 | by Staff reporter

Parents feel financial strain as back-to-school costs soar

With the new school term set to begin next Tuesday, parents and guardians are grappling with rising costs for uniforms and stationery, turning the annual back-to-school preparations into a financial challenge.Harare's Central Business Dist…

Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:23hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter

RBZ unveils another 'looting scheme'

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has introduced the Targeted Finance Facility (TFF) with an aim to provide affordable credit to key productive sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, and mining. The initiative, unveiled alongside its…

Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:20hrs | 1187 | by Staff reporter

Harare Commission uncovers massive land looting

The Commission of Inquiry into Harare City Council operations has revealed that ahead of last yearâ€™s harmonised elections, councillors from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) engaged in a large-scale illegal land allocation scheme, …

Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 07:50hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter

AG report exposes massive looting in Zimbabwe

Government may have lost millions of US dollars in the procurement of vehicles for various ministries, including the police, that were never delivered. Acting auditor general Rea Kujinga's report highlights significant financial leakages a…

Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 16:36hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter

Legalizing looting shows Zimbabwe is led by dunderheads!

From the time I was a little boy, there was something that always puzzled me.I could never understand how, those who were in top government positions - with all the opportunities availed to them through global networking - never became suc…

Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 07:55hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Mutapa looting machine

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is full of surprises.He wants to be seen to be doing something and, in many instances, creates new offices that in reality are as clear as mud.Mutapa Investment Fund is the latest fad that has sent the people a…

Published: 23 Sep 2023 at 21:34hrs | 2 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Mnangagwa's 'amendment' 'legalises' looting on a grand scale

CCC Member of Parliament, Fadzayi Mahere, has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of attempting to plunder public funds without restrictions through his recent amendment of the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Zimbabwe Act. Mahere criticized the …

Published: 22 Sep 2023 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa nemesis bemoans 'grand looting' under Zanu-PF rule

Zanu-PF activist, Sybeth Musengezi who became known through his bold challenge against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy as party leader, resurfaced weekend to haunt his nemesis, this time for allegedly presiding over "grand lootin…

Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter

NRZ looting unearthed

AN internal audit has uncovered corporate governance rot, and looting at ailing parastatal National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) with board chairperson Martin Dinha (pictured) and his board allegedly blowing millions of dollars on luxuries.T…

Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 08:20hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Massive looting exposed at CIO

CENTRAL Intelligence Organisation (CIO) financial records are in a shambles amid fears that senior officers in the state spy agency are presiding over massive looting and hounding out two senior employees they suspect of plotting to expose…

Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 20:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa says his govt will not continue crying over sanctions

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his administration will not continue mourning over sanctions imposed against Zimbabwe by the West some 20 years ago.He said despite the sanctions in place, God would bless Zimbabwe to prosper.Mnangagwa sai…

Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:11hrs | 8 | by Agencies

Cops join gold mine looting spree

THE GOVERNMENT is facing fresh headaches over the invasion of Jumbo Mine after police officers deployed to seal it off have started to fraternise with trespassers and have joined the gold looting spree, it has emerged.The mine, located in …

Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 08:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'Zimbabweans, military talks will end disputed elections, looting'

A REPORT, recently released by the Democracy in Africa, has called for urgent civilian and military negotiations in Zimbabwe to avoid future disputed elections and the ongoing unrestrained plunder of the country's resources.Elections in Zi…

Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 19:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Looting cripples MDC-Alliance operations

Zimbabweans in the Diaspora and sponsors of the MDC Alliance have threatened to stop contributing funds to the party's financial coffers following reports of mass looting of donated funds by the party's leadership.According to inside sourc…

Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 14:15hrs | 3 | by Innocent Mujeri

Inequality ignited SA protests

THE protests that engulfed South Africa a few weeks ago were not about outrage over former President Jacob Zuma's incarceration.The protests are an offshoot of the social inequalities in the South African society, where the "haves" have mo…

Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Precious Shumba

Ezra Tshisa Sibanda lashes Zimbabwean idiots living in SA bragging about looting

Veteran radio personality Ezra 'Tshisa' Sibanda has condemned some 'Zimbabwean idiots living in SA bragging about looting and showing off goods they looted.'A number of videos with people speaking what sounds like a Zimbabwean language has…

Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:50hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Looting hits SA township in second day of violence

Police have been clashing with looters in South Africa's township of Alexandra in Johannesburg, a day after violence hit other parts of the city.Videos shared online show empty streets and roads littered with stones.Monday's outbreak of vi…

Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 13:51hrs | | by BBC

Mugabe regime' grand looting exposed

A government agency was used to siphon thousands of dollars to finance weddings and political rallies during former president Robert Mugabe's reign, an audit has revealed.Auditor-General Mildred Shiri exposed the rot at the Zimbabwe Touris…

Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:11hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Cry my beloved Zimbabwe . . . as country is closed for business

Once open for business, Zimbabwe is closed for business.Shops are closed, people are scared and companies are closing just as is the democratic space that President Emmerson Mnangagwa opened up when he took power through a coup in November…

Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 12:25hrs | 11 | by Staff rpeorter

Bulawayo looting had SA flare

Analysts and politicians in Bulawayo have hailed the significant uptake of the national shut down in the second capital, noting that citizens in the city heeded the call due to the unacceptable levels of the economic meltdown.In an unusual…

Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 12:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Grace Mugabe warns thieving Zanu-PF chefs

FIRST Lady, Grace Mugabe, has warned Zanu-PF to guard against complacency, saying the ruling party could easily lose the 2018 elections if top officials continued lining their pockets instead of monitoring service delivery.Addressing thous…

Published: 21 Oct 2016 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

Looting of shops owned by foreign nationals spreads in Soweto, SA

The looting of shops owned by foreign nationals spread to other areas in Soweto following a shooting incident in Snake Park, near Dobsonville, Gauteng police said on Wednesday."Reports this morning [Wednesday] are that attacks on shops own…

Published: 21 Jan 2015 at 10:17hrs | | by Sapa

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