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Dark and Lovely products recalled due to contamination
The Consumer Protection Commission for Eastern and Southern Africa has advised the public to stop using 50ml single-use neutralising shampoo included in the Dark and Lovely moisture plus lotion k...Published: 25 Jun 2024 at 10:43hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
6 in court for assault at apostolic shrine
Six Harare men who allegedly assaulted a man at an a apostolic sect shrine have appeared in court.Emmanuel Ngirazi, Tanyaradzwa Jaravani, Kudakwashe Chihambakwe, Kelvin Maphiri, Tapiwa Samso a...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man appears in court for killing rival suitor
A 32-year-old artisanal miner from Murehwa operating in the Kitsiyatota mining site, Bindura, has appeared in court for fatally stabbing a love rival. Nicholas Masangudza from Masangudza villa...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 15:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 400 meat vendors arrested, butcheries closed
More than 2 400 people have now been arrested countrywide since just before last Christmas, 154 of them since Sunday, as police intensify operations against illegal and unlicensed butcheries.S...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bus conductor arrested over smuggling
A BUS conductor has been arrested after he was caught trying to smuggle 28 pairs of shoes and a consignment of prohibited skin-lightening creams. The incident occurred on April 22, 2023 at Chirundu On...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 19:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tanker bursts into flames outside Beitbridge
A ROAD haulage tanker carrying sulphate oil burst into flames some 20 kilometres outside Beitbridge along the Bietbridge-Bulawayo highway on Tuesday.Sulphate oil is used in the creation of per...Published: 10 Jan 2023 at 18:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt accelerates construction of dams, irrigation schemes
Government is accelerating construction of dams and development of modern irrigation schemes to climate-proof agriculture under a comprehensive plan geared to guarantee food self-sufficiency, Presiden...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 10:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Fake products flood Bulawayo markets
A NEW crop of ‘entrepreneurs' has invaded Bulawayo's marketplaces where they sell fake branded products to unsuspecting consumers in broad daylight.In essence, the traders pretend to sell po...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shot in the arm for people with albinism
Stanbic Bank has lived up to its reputation as a community-centric institution by donating ZW$24. 7 million worth of sun protection products to the Albino Charity Organisation of Zimbabwe (ALCOZ). ...Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic posts impressive results for year end 2021
Leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank has shrugged off the adverse effects of the COVID-19-induced lockdowns to post an inflation adjusted ...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 08:12hrs | 3 | by Agencies
Home remedies for athlete's foot
THERE are a number of over-the-counter (OTC) treatments available for athlete's foot. These can come as powders, sprays, ointments and lotions. Many cases of athlete's foot respond well to OTC treatme...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
People living with albinism need help
Tinevimbo is an outgoing bubbling sixth-grader who finds it difficult to make friends. Most girls look at her mockingly and sometimes with utter disdain. During break time at school, no one wa...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 11:56hrs | 8 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Truck with smuggled groceries intercepted by Bulawayo traffic cops
Police in Bulawayo have intercepted a 34-tonne truck that was smuggling groceries worth millions of dollars.The South Africa number platted 34-tonne truck owned by CTME Logistics, was intercep...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 15:49hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
A useful buying guide: How to find the top CBD products in the industry
Are you looking for the best CBD products on the market? CBD is one of the most popular trends in health and wellness because it can improve sleep quality, help with pain management, or even just make...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 15:34hrs | 14 | by Paul Ndou
Senior cops jailed over smuggling
TWO senior police officers in Beitbridge have been jailed for 25 months each for assisting smugglers in a bid to evade the law.Effectively Inspector Elias Mawomba (47) and Assistant Inspector ...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cop nabbed for diverting smuggled goods
JUDGMENT is expected to be delivered on Friday in a matter in which a senior police officer, Inspector Elias Mawomba (47), is accused of conniving with a subordinate to divert for personal benefit, tw...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZACC nabs Zimra official over US$84k, $26m fraud
A Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) official has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission on allegations of fraud involving almost US$84 000 and $26 million. It is alleged that in Jan...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:05hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic assists people living with albinism
Stanbic Bank has once again come to support people living with albinism by donating an assortment of sun protection products worth over ZW$ 1. 6 million to the Albino Charity Organisation of Zimbabwe ...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 10:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
South African truck driver fined for smuggling
A SOUTH African truck driver was yesterday fined $80 000 for smuggling goods worth $2,3 million through the Beitbridge Border Post last week. Kenneth Phila Vilakazi (38) was convicted on...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police officer in soup over smuggling
A senior police officer, Inspector Elias Mawomba (47), has been arrested for conniving with one of his subordinates to divert two vehicles from offloading smuggled goods inside the Beitbridge Border P...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Top cops steal smuggled goods
TWO top Beitbridge cops are in trouble after they allegedly connived to smuggle and steal goods that were later intercepted.The pair, Inspector Elias Maomba (force number 047527J), attached to...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Buy Zimbabwe' noble initiative, but sub-standard local products threaten success
As the "Buy Zimbabwe" campaign was busy lauding its successes (and, hopefully, also evaluating its failures) over its ten years of existence, my mother wa...Published: 08 May 2021 at 10:18hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Pardoned thief corrected
AN unrepentant thief who was recently released from prison through the Presidential Amnesty is back in jail just a few days after being pardoned after he stole a bottle of face lotion from OK Supermar...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Can we use ZUMBANI A traditional medicine for treatment of COVID19?
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines traditional medicine as "the sum total of the knowledge, skills, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultu...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 18:15hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Rare skin disease hits Zimbabwe
SYMPTOMS upon first exposure to sunlight: Freckling on sun-exposed areas. Dry skin. Pimples resembling blisters develop into spider web-like vessels and eventually dark brown tumours.If your c...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 18:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic donates USD $34K worth of sun protection products to people living with albinism
HARARE - 20 NOVEMBER 2020 Stanbic Bank has donated sun protection products worth US$34 000 to the Albino Charity Organization of Zimbabwe (ALCOZ) as part of its annual Corporate Social Investment (CSI...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 15:49hrs | | by Agencies
Student teachers petition Parly over allowances
STUDENT teachers have petitioned Parliament to push the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government to raise their monthly allowances currently pegged at $150, which translates to less than US$2 using...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Street grocery sales take Bulawayo by storm
BUSINESS hours and shop location no longer matter when doing grocery shopping in Bulawayo as basic commodities are now easily accessible from the streets and pavements. A survey in the c...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet anoints teen's privates
A self-proclaimed prophet from Mbembesi has been arrested after he allegedly ordered her female client to undress before smearing her with lotion on her private parts.A court heard that on Mon...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 23:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stop the stigmatization, vitiligo is not a disease
Years ago at some village in the communal lands a young girl slowly started 'turning white', from the arms up to the face. The rumour-mill worked overtime with some people labelling her a witc...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 21:08hrs | 1 | by Thomas Murisa
Fresh price hikes hit Zimbabweans
CONSUMERS have expressed shock after major supermarkets and small scale retailers once again increased prices of some basic commodities by margins of up to 75 percent. Despite the stability in...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai donations continue to pour
Several companies and organisations continue to chip in with humanitarian assistance towards relief efforts in Cyclone Idai-ravaged Chimanimani and Chipinge, where over 192 people have been confirmed ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
How effective is CBD really?
Every so often, we jump to a conclusion without analyzing both sides of a picture. This is often the case with Cannabis. People associate it with negative effects due to its addictiveness. However, as...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 06:48hrs | 18 | by Staff Reporter
Man badly beaten for stealing body lotion
An unnamed man was badly beaten after he was caught while trying to flee Pick n Pay (Sam Nujoma branch) in Harare without paying for Nivea body lotion. He has a bloodied nose and a swollen fac...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 19:09hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
The Hitchhiker
She stood some fifty-sixty metres away from the desperate looking swarm of humanity that infested the Harare Showground bus stop. One hand shielded her sunglazed face from the savannah sun, the other ...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 22:29hrs | 7 | by Jerà
Duty on pads removed
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube yesterday suspended customs duty on sanitary wear for the next one year. Presenting the 2019 National Budget in Parliament, Pro...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCTU honours 2006 torture victims
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has honoured its members who were brutally tortured by police on September 13 2006 after spearheading countrywide protests against social injustices by for...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa flies into raging storm
President Emmerson Mnangagwa returned from a five day visit to China early yesterday morning to be confronted with soaring prices of mostly basic commodities and rising shortages.Prices of bas...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Price hikes spark outrage
PRICES of basic commodities have been going up since last week and parents are struggling to buy necessities for their children who start school tomorrow. Goods that include rice, cooking oil,...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sex vendor jailed 10 years for armed robbery
A notorious Harare Avenues area hooker who robbed a man at gun point and made off with his wallet and bank cards before going on a spending spree was found guilty and sentenced to 10 years imprisonmen...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 07:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Wife assists husband to rape
A MUTASA woman who allegedly lured a 14-year-old neighbouring juvenile with goodies before coercing the girl into a polygamous marriage with her husband has been arrested and arraigned in court....Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prices of basic goods shoot up
Prices of basic consumer goods have gone up sharply over the past few weeks, on the back of worsening foreign currency shortages in the country.At the same time, experts warn that the price in...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 17:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare women turn to padded hip, bum tights
WHILE it is agreed that beautiful looks of a woman are only skin deep, with inner beauty being more valuable, women continue to pursue striking physical looks by using a whole range of beauty products...Published: 16 Jun 2018 at 21:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Investigation: Cocaine, Meth, and other banned drugs flood Zimbabwe
"Cocaine, crack cocaine, meth, codeine, diazepam… it just depends on the kind of high a person is looking for"This is Crispen. No. That's not his rea...Published: 21 May 2018 at 20:10hrs | | by Maynard Manyowa and Prince Butawo (Khuluma Afrika)
NMB Bank donates to Albino Trust of Zimbabwe
NMB Bank last week presented a computer to the Albino Trust of Zimbabwe to help it with access to information at its offices in Borrowdale. The computer was requested by the Trust, which said ...Published: 21 May 2018 at 11:05hrs | 7 | by Agencies
Off-duty cops arrested over contraband
Two Kariba-based police detectives were arrested on Monday on allegations of smuggling illicit medical substances after one of the vehicles carrying the contraband was involved in an accident in Norto...Published: 17 May 2018 at 07:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Smuggling cops nabbed
Two detectives stationed at Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Kariba were reportedly arrested yesterday together with their accomplice for smuggling illicit substances after one of the vehicles that carr...Published: 16 May 2018 at 11:55hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Sikhala blasts Chiwenga
Aspiring MDC Member of Parliament for Zengeza West Job Sikhala has described Vice President Constantino Chiwenga as being part of the ruling Zanu-PF elite which has been taking Zimbabweans for a ride ...Published: 15 May 2018 at 12:27hrs | | by Staff reporetr
Chamisa looks to rejuvenate rural areas
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa wants to modernise the rural hinterland to boost rural incomes and living standards, according to a policy statement he unveiled on Saturday and Sunday in Seke an...Published: 03 May 2018 at 13:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Road to Victory (R2V): Nelson Chamisa on Tuesday
Seke: A despondent people who can no longer afford the laughter and the smileFellow Zimbabweans, in keeping with our Gogogoi Tisvikewo/Ekuhle campaign, I was in rural Seke and Mhondoro over th...Published: 01 May 2018 at 12:40hrs | | by Adv Nelson Chamisa
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