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Is it a scandal or what: mining media awards: senior journalists upset a need stay away
In the media cycles, questions are being asked whether the mining media awards are a genuine cause made by the sponsors or a scandal that needs to be exposed.This is because every year, the wi...Published: 4 hrs ago | 30 | by Stephen Jakes
CCC councillors granted bail
Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors Chipo Mlotswa and Busani Dube have been granted bail in the sum of US$100 each after being arrested on fraud charges. The two councillors, who spent Thur...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 17:11hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
News24 trying to kill Chris Hani again
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has publicly refuted what he calls "incorrect and misleadingc reporting by News24 in an article titled "I lead a better government than Ramaphosa, says Gauteng Premier P...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 14:18hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
'Chimombe, Mpofu grounded Presidential goat scheme'
A top civil servant has told parliament that government was forced to abort the presidential goat scheme after jailed business partners Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu only delivered 6,978 goats from a ...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 08:38hrs | 2540 | by Staff reporter
Dexter Nduna denied bail
Dexter Taona Nduna (53), a former Zanu-PF Member of Parliament, has been denied bail by the Chegutu Magistrates' Court in a fraud case. Nduna is facing allegations of misrepresentation involving the c...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 13:29hrs | 1283 | by Staff reporter
Dexter Nduna remanded in custody
Controversial Zanu PF politician and former legislator Dexter Nduna was on Saturday remanded in custody following his arrest for illegally collecting parking fees from motorists in Chegutu.The...Published: 14 Oct 2024 at 10:30hrs | 2627 | by Staff reporter
Dexter Nduna arrested for fraud
Dexter Nduna, the head of mobilisation for ZANU PF, was remanded in custody yesterday following his appearance at the Chegutu Magistrates Court on charges of illegally collecting parking fees from mot...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:58hrs | 3709 | by Staff reporter
Council approaches Supreme Court over US$2 fraud case
The Chikomba Rural District Council (RDC) is making a renewed effort to appeal to the Supreme Court following two unsuccessful attempts to challenge a Labour Court judgment that cleared its former emp...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:20hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Fake doctor appears in court, further remanded
Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, who has been in the spotlight for allegedly impersonating a doctor, appeared in court yesterday and was remanded to October 14. His case has drawn significant attention sinc...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:25hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Mpofu, Chimombe say they are being punished for Chivayo's leaked audios
Jailed businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe have alleged that external forces are influencing their prosecution, which has kept them behind bars for several months. The claims emerged as their tr...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:57hrs | 1598 | by Staff reporter
Ghanaian in court for fraudulent Zimbabwean passport
YET another foreign national managed to fraudulently acquire Zimbabwean identity documents, including a passport.She was arrested at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport over the we...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 15:32hrs | 908 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu goats' fraud trial in false start
The much-anticipated corruption trial of Harare businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe, involving allegations of siphoning US$7.7 million from the Presidential Goat Pass-On Scheme, was adjourned ye...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:43hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu trial kicks off this Wednesday
Jailed fraud suspects Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu claim their constitutional rights have been violated, adding they will raise the complaint with the court as trial starts this Wednesday.The...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 14:08hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Supermarkets, vendors reject ZiG
In a significant economic shift, supermarkets, vendors, commuter omnibus operators, and tuckshops across Zimbabwe have stopped accepting payments in the local ZiG currency. This decision follows Reser...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 09:10hrs | 1296 | by Staff reporter
Lucky Montana did not employ Mthimkhulu at PRASA
Former Group Chief Executive of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) Lucky Montana expressed sadness at the jailing of the agency's former head Engineer, Daniel Mthimkhulu, and committed ...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 13:23hrs | 1208 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo mocks Chimombe, Mpofu
Ex-convict Wicknell Chivayo has ridiculed his detained business associates, Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, dismissing them as “petty criminals” rather than friends.In a post on X, Chivayo ...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 15:21hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
Sanef linked Press ombudsman sides with DA 'racist' who wanted to 'kill the k*ffirs'
Renaldo Gouws is not to everyone's liking. Like Marmite. So when IOL published a video clip in which he is seen and heard spewing racist hate speech, supporters and detractors of the controversial pol...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 17:23hrs | 418 | by Ombud Watcher for GroundUp
Zimbabwe court issues warrant of arrest to Chinese businesswoman
Harare magistrate Mr Dennis Mangosi has issued a warrant of arrest for Chinese businesswoman Li Song who allegedly evaded paying customs duty of US$40 000 for the sodium cyanide and hydrated lime she ...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 15:12hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor released on US$1 000 bail
Zanu-PF Ward 1 councillor for Seke, Blessing Munemo, has been granted US$1,000 bail after his arrest on four counts of defrauding two companies of a total of US$4 million. Munemo, who appeared before ...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 10:36hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya launches a blistering attack against Lincoln Mutasa
Walter Magaya's Heart Group, owners of Heart Stadium in Harare, has launched a blistering attack against ZIFA normalisation committee chairperson Lincoln Mutasa who claimed in a statement on Monday th...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 18:24hrs | 1597 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man wants his R1.6 million lobola back
SOUTH Africa-based businessman, Shepherd Chipatiko, is demanding back the R1,6 million (about US$91 000), he splashed on lobola and marriage celebrations, from his ex-wife after their short-lived marr...Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 11:20hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa legitimacy challenger's criminal charges quashed
ZANU-PF activist Sybeth Musengezi has been acquitted of fraud charges by a Harare magistrate. Musengezi was accused of falsely representing his residential address to Zanu-PF for personal gain. He den...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 12:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's office warns media against malicious reporting
The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) has condemned attempts by some media organizations to create discord between Zimbabwe and Zambia, according to President Mnangagwa's spokesman, Mr. George...Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Son causes father's arrest for US$250,000 fraud
Graham Garnet Metcalf, an 86-year-old former director of Lakeland Ventures (Pvt) Ltd, faced court proceedings after being accused by his son, Gregory Graham Hall, of misappropriating US$250,000 f...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 07:43hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Seat miscalculation in KZN: How the IEC got it wrong
The recent allocation of seats in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provincial legislature has raised serious concerns about the accuracy and legality of the process. This article reveals the factual an...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 07:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu Senator's wife deregistered by Law Society
The Law Society has officially revoked the registration of Doreen Vundhla Phulu, the spouse of Senator Kacaca Phulu, who was appointed by Sengezo Tshabangu. Richard Chidza, the spokesperson for the La...Published: 18 May 2024 at 12:01hrs | 52 | by Staff reporter
Open Letter to President Mnangagwa to Commission an Inquiry into Redcliff Municipality
Dear President Mnangagwa, It was with such great pleasure and a long overdue move that we learned of Your Excellency's instituting a Commission of Inquiry into the affairs of the City of Harar...Published: 17 May 2024 at 14:09hrs | 7 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
EXPOSED: Local media house implicated in name dropping scandal
A leading local newspaper is reportedly on the brink of publishing a contentious article that falsely claims that a suspect con artist, known as Maburuse, who claims to be an associate President Emmer...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 16:44hrs | 15 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ex-ministers' fraud case deferred
FORMER Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development deputy minister Douglas Karoro's fraud case was yesterday postponed again.Karoro, who is being charged along with his accompli...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Kidwell Mujuru challenges CCC candidate in court
FORMER Zanu-PF councillor for Ward 6 in Cowdray Park suburb, Kidwell Mujuru, has filed an urgent High Court application challenging the election and christening thereafter of Mr Nkosilathi Mpofu as co...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cop convicted of human trafficking
A 38-YEAR-OLD police officer awaits sentencing following his conviction on a charge of human trafficking after he lured Zimbabwean job seekers to the Middle East where they were subjected to slave lab...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Create Inclusive Content with the Leading PDF Converters
Document accessibility is a must for building an inclusive space. The accessibility process ensures that all users, including people with disabilities, can successfully access, navigate, and use digit...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 16:24hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Pastor in court for theft
A SELF-CONFESSED pastor on Friday appeared before Harare magistrate Apollonia Marutya facing three counts of theft of trust property valued at US$9 300.Albert Muremo (50) denied the allegation...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Coltart distances self from Mafume's muddy games
BULAWAYO Mayor David Coltart has distanced himself from claims by his Harare counterpart Jacob Mafume, that he is the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Treasurer General.Coltart, a well-know...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 08:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ex-deputy minister Karoro trial kicks off
Former Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development deputy minister Douglas Karoro's trial kicked off at the Harare magistrates' court yesterday.He is being charged with Grain Ma...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 17:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zapu leader calls out Charumbira's Gukurahundi genocide denial
Sibangilizwe Nkomo, leader of the ZAPU party, has criticised Chief Fortune Charumbira, the deputy president of the National Chiefs Council, for publicly denying that the atrocities during Gukurahundi ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Allow media at Gukurahundi genocide meetings
THE Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) Veterans Association has implored the President of the National Chiefs' Council, Chief Mtshane Khumalo, to allow media coverage of the upcoming Gukurahu...Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 04:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Musvamhiri wins case in Shiri estate wrangle
One of the beneficiaries in the late former Air Force of Zimbabwe commander and Cabinet minister, Perrance Shiri's estate, Tanaka Musvamhiri, has had a case of forgery filed against her dismissed at t...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 12:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa blocks Tshabangu from using his face image
Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has formally objected to Secretary General Sengezo Tshabangu using his image on campaign materials. This development arises amids...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 06:18hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Real estate agent arrested for US$16k fraud
A real estate agent appeared before Harare magistrate Ethel Chichera facing fraud charges amounting to US$16 670.Godwin Khulame (29) was remanded in custody to December 14 for bail ruling....Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 06:04hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Hackers raid Hwange Electricity Supply Company's bank account
Hwange Electricity Supply Company was defrauded of ZWL$2 billion by two men who allegedly hacked the company's account and diverted money to their personal account.This emerged in court yester...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 04:55hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Ex-diplomat in court for fraud
ZIMBABWE'S former honorary consul to the United Arab Emirates, Shamiso Fred, appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court early this week charged with defrauding a group of women of US$193 000 after she a...Published: 11 Nov 2023 at 15:54hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Ex-RBZ advisor arrested for fraud
FORMER Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe advisor Munyaradzi Kereke has been arrested for fraud.The former Zanu PF Bikita West legislator is jointly charged with suspended Harare Municipal Medical Aid S...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 21:13hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Biti under probe in a case of misrepresentation
The prolonged legal dispute involving a residence in Ridgeway North, situated in Harare's Highlands suburb, continues to unfold, encompassing both a civil dispute regarding ownership and an ongoing cr...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 20:19hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
CIO car smuggling racket mastermind arrested
The controversy involving certain Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) members in vehicle smuggling escalated last week when an alleged mastermind in the underground network was apprehended....Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa disengages to engage
Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has penned a letter to the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda, requesting the reinstatement of the recalled members of the Nati...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 21:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex Victoria Falls mayor jailed
FORMER Victoria Falls City mayor Somveli Dlamini has been sentenced to 36 months in jail for defrauding the local authority of $US15 000.Dlamini (53) had pleaded not guilty to fraud char...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 20:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimstat director general suspended from duty
ZIMBABWE National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) Director General Mr Taguma Mahonde who is in remand prison on fraud and corruption allegations has been suspended from duty.The agency has since a...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 20:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Motsoaledi's ministry targeting Zimbabwean/ African professionals for deportation
The Pretoria High Court issued an urgent interim interdict this week against the minister and Department of Home Affairs prohibiting them from deporting an investment banker working in South Africa. H...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 21:37hrs | | by Ciaran Ryan
Court application to suspend the arrest or deportation of Zimbabwe Exemption Permits holders
The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) has brought a court application to suspend the arrest or deportation of Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) holders, pending an appeal by home affairs minister Aaron Mot...Published: 04 Sep 2023 at 21:20hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
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