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Supreme Court judge under investigation
Supreme Court judge Justice Francis Bere is under investigation over allegations of conflict of interest in a ruling he made in the more than $2 million consultancy dispute between Zimbabwe Stock Exch...Published: 2 hrs ago | 243 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe protests: 1 100 arrested
At least 1 100 people have so far been arrested over violent protests that rocked the country last week. Statistics released by the police show that the suspects were arrested in all the 10 prov...Published: 2 hrs ago | 145 | by Staff reporter
Jealous woman assaults neighbour
A JEALOUS 20-year-old Mutare woman was yesterday jailed 20 days after she assaulted a neighbour on allegations of snatching her husband.Samandla Sibanda from Mutare appeared before magistrate ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 392 | by Staff reporter
Mutare airport construction to start soon
The construction of a commercial airport in Mutare is set to start soon after a number of development partners both local and foreign have shown interest in investing in the project.From its c...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 20:04hrs | 1138 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for dating minor
A MUTARE shop attendant has been taken to court for dating and having sexual relations with a minor.Tawanda Manhando (24), who is denying the allegations, appeared before magistrate Tendai Mah...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:41hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
Kombis feel the heat
Commuter omnibus operators were yesterday forced to reduce their fares following the introduction of conventional buses mobilised by the Government to ferry passengers in and around Harare. Co...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:00hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Over-detained protesters released
A HARARE magistrate on Friday released four suspected Epworth protesters brought to court after being detained for more than 48 hours following their arrest in connection with an orgy of violent prote...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:39hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zanu-PF MP granted bail pending appeal
FORMER Mutare North MP Batsirai Pemhenayi (Zanu PF) has been granted $100 bail pending appeal at the High Court after he was last week convicted and sentenced for assaulting the ruling party's Manical...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:27hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Service station besieged for refusing to sell fuel
A fuel station owner in Gweru had to scurry for cover as motorists were baying for his blood for refusing to sell fuel barely an hour after a tanker offloaded at his filling station. In an inc...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:15hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police ready to deal with demos
Security forces are "firmly on the ground" to ensure Zimbabweans go about their normal business undisturbed following threats of another round of violent protests by MDC-Alliance and its affiliates, G...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:12hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
All eyes on the Zimbabwe judicial system after wanton arrests
During the past week, there has been a hive of activity at police stations and courts around the country, following events surrounding the three-day stay-away.This current state of affairs is ...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:29hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Kombi crews and their passengers being searched at roadblock
Kombi crews and their passengers being searched at a security checkpoint following the violence that occurred this week at Mabvuku turn off along Mutare road yesterday. (Picture by Justin Mutenda) ...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 20:07hrs | 8294 | by Justin Mutenda
Ex-Zanu-PF MP jailed 4 months
Former Zanu-PF legislator for Mutare North Batsirai Pemhenayi has been sentenced four months in jail for the assault of Zanu-PF Manicaland official Mike Madiro's aide during last year's party primary ...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:50hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
Police recover looted goods, culprits in court
POLICE in Bulawayo recovered property and groceries worth thousands of dollars in Entumbane suburb that were looted by violent demonstrators. The recovered goods include stoves, refrigerators,...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:20hrs | 1307 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military maintains heavy presence in hotspots
Armed military personnel and trucks maintained a heavy presence in residential suburbs as schools, most shops and banks remained closed despite the end of a three-day national stayaway.Soldier...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:13hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
Teenage brothers terrorise residents
POLICE intelligence officers in Dangamvura have arrested four suspects - two of them teenagers - for allegedly committing a series of burglary cases in which they stole household appliances valued at ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:09hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Muchinguri-Kashiri warns saboteurs
THE net is closing in on unscrupulous elements holding secret meetings aimed at toppling the constitutionally elected Government of President Mnangagwa, a Cabinet Minister has said. Minister o...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:06hrs | 1640 | by Staff reporter
Business back to normal
BUSINESS in Mutare returned to normal yesterday following a three day violent protest in which property worth thousands of dollars was destroyed and more than 80 hooligans arrested. A snap survey by T...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:06hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
St Faith's sets new A-Level record
ST FAITH'S High of Rusape continued its strong tradition of academic excellence when it attained its highest ever examination outcome with 41 students scoring 15 points or better in the November 2018 ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:05hrs | 908 | by Staff reporter
9 facts, myths about Zimbabwe mayhem
On Monday and Tuesday, the opposition in Zimbabwe staged what they called a national "shutdown" which was supposed to be a popular mass protest against the Government over the rising cost of liv...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 11:44hrs | 633 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Catholic bishops urges ZANU PF and MDC to unite
(1) We begin by disowning a recent statement issued in our name during the recent stayaway that started on 14 January 2019. We, the Catholic Bishops of Zimbabwe, never issued any statement during that...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 19:40hrs | 2281 | by ZCBC
Hundreds arrested in violent crackdown
HUNDREDS of demonstrators were arrested yesterday as the violent crackdown on protesters by State security agents continued, while unrest continued in most parts of the country for the third day of a ...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 07:35hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Violent protests rock Mutare
VIOLENT scenes rocked most parts of Mutare on Tuesday, with riotous protesters barricading roads, especially arteries that feed into the city centre from the high density suburbs. Although the...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:07hrs | 629 | by Staff reporter
Former Zanu-PF MP freed on bail
FORMER Mutare North Zanu-PF Member of Parliament Batsirai Pemhenayi, who was last week jailed four months for assaulting party members, has been freed. Pemhenhayi was freed on bail pending app...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:05hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths lead 'operation restore sanity'
FOLLOWING violent protests that rocked Mutare on Tuesday morning, a group of Zanu-PF youths were yesterday moving around suburbs removing boulders, tyres and other items used to barricade roads in an ...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:04hrs | 1709 | by Staff reporter
The evil hand of civil society, MDC-Alliance
This week, Zimbabwe's opposition MDC-Alliance, civil society organisations and NGOs fronted a so-called shutdown that was underlined by anarchy, looting and lawlessness. The orgy of violence saw the d...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:03hrs | 239 | by Panganai Kahuni
Details of violent crackdown by Zimbabwe security forces emerge
Scores of civilians including a prominent activist were detained on Wednesday and others were beaten, lawyers and witnesses said, as evidence began to emerge of a brutal crackdown on dissent by securi...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 21:45hrs | 7323 | by Reuters
Mnangagwa calls for 'calm, peace'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for "calm and peace" as the southern African country entered its third day of protests over the recent fuel hikes.Writing on his Facebook page, the pres...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 15:10hrs | 2393 | by Staff reporter
Britain warns its citizens in Zimbabwe
Since 14 January 2019 there has been widespread disruption, including violent protests, in many areas of the capital Harare and the cities of Bulawayo, Kadoma, Mutare, and Marondera. Many shops and ot...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 10:54hrs | 6603 | by UK gov
8 people shot dead in Zimbabwe protests, claims Amnesty International
Zimbabwe's police and military patrolled the streets of the capital, Harare, Tuesday as a helicopter fired tear gas at demonstrators blocking a road and burning tires on a second day of deadly protest...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 20:27hrs | 3632 | by AP
Zimbabwean military chopper fires tear gas at demonstrators
A Zimbabwean military helicopter on Tuesday fired tear gas at demonstrators blocking a road and burning tires in the capital on a second day of deadly protests after the government more than doubled t...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:43hrs | 997 | by AP
High Court sets up commercial division
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will this year set up a commercial division of the High Court to settle commercial disputes, Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza has said. Officially o...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:10hrs | 113 | by Staff rpeorter
Divorce cases up 42%
OVER 2 600 couples filed for divorce last year at the country's four permanent High Court stations, a 42 percent increase from those recorded in 2017. According to statistics obtained from the...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:07hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Mayhem over fuel price hikes
MOTORISTS, economists, opposition parties and the commuting public yesterday reacted angrily to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's move to hike fuel prices by 150%, which triggered a wave of price increas...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:06hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe facing foreign currency shortages, not fuel, says Mnangagwa
News Editor Gift Phiri sits down for a wide-ranging interview with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba about the stuttering economy and what government is doing to address the ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:28hrs | 834 | by Staff reporter
Barbourfields sold out, thousands turned away
THEY came, they saw but they did not conquer.That would be the tale of South Africa's Orlando Pirates visit to play FC Platinum at Barbourfields Stadium yesterday as they lit up Bulawayo, draw...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:51hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter
Mutare town clerk defends $120 000 defamation lawsuit
MUTARE town clerk Joshua Maligwa, who was last month slapped with a $120 000 lawsuit for allegedly defaming Shitazburg Enterprises director Anderson Mwashita, has filed a notice to defend himself....Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:23hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt big on rhetoric, small on delivery
As I watched children going to school on the opening of the first term, I could not help but be troubled by how few they are — perhaps an indication that a huge number of them will not be attending ...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 10:01hrs | 426 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Man left paralysed in vicious attack
TWO Chipinge men recently escaped death by a whisker after they were recently assaulted with iron bars by fellow villagers who left them for dead, with one of them now paralysed.This came to l...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:37hrs | 847 | by Staff reporter
Kapupurika dumps Dembare, joins Bosso
MIDFIELDER Cleopas Kapupurika dumped Dynamos and has crossed the floor to Highlanders ahead of the 2019 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, coming in as a direct replacement for Gabriel Nyoni, now at ...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:32hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
Python used to scare churchmen
SEVENTH Day Adventist emissaries who were on a door-to-door bible teaching outing were last Thursday left scurrying for cover after a Nyamajura man did the unthinkable when he pulled out and released ...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:00hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Hubby 'killer' appears in court
A 23-year-old Mutare woman who was on the run after she allegedly struck her husband to death using an axe in December last year following a marital dispute has appeared in court.The alleged h...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 18:16hrs | 2743 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean hotel adopts clinic maternity wing
Hospitality concern Holiday Inn Mutare has adopted Sakubva Clinic's maternity wing where it has have since invested over $2 000 in renovations and linen donations.Holiday Inn general manager C...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:28hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for bedding 12-year-old 'wife'
A 24 year old Dangamvura man has been caged 12 months after bedding a 12-year-old-girl who had eloped to him after she had been chased away from home for being in a relationship with him.Kudak...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:26hrs | 1691 | by Staff reporter
Mission, council facilities turning away patients?
A Mutare based civil rights pressure group has petitioned Parliament on why mission and council health facilities were not recognising referrals from social welfare.Community Crime Monitoring ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:25hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Students turned away over fees
Hundreds of students across the country have been turned away from school for non-payment of fees despite government's directive not to send learners away.This comes after Primary and Secondar...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:17hrs | 631 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF Youths confiscate jerrycans at fuel stations
Bulawayo ZANU PF Youths on Thursday stormed fuel service stations and confiscated all jerrycans from people who were on the queue to purchase fuel.Fuel stations are allowed to sell fuel to buy...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 11:42hrs | 3336 | by Mandla Ndlovu
101 fuel tankers arrive in Zimbabwe
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe Raymond Majongwe has reported that 101 fuel tankers have arrived in the country. Majongwe said he counted the tankers on his way to Harare."On my way bac...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 09:23hrs | 21611 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Cop, soldiers 'kill' maize seed 'thief'
A PLUMTREE-based cop allegedly ganged up with two soldiers attached to the 5.3 Infantry Battalion in Kwekwe and fatally assaulted a villager suspected of stealing bags of beans and maize seed from his...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:47hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Schools report 100% teacher turnout?
SCHOOLS in Manicaland Province are geared for the new term, with all teachers and staff having reported for duty as usual following Government's ongservice. A snap survey by The Herald showed ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:42hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
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