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Zinara bosses off the hook
THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)'s bid to revive corruption charges against five Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) bosses yesterday hit a snag after the Supreme Court threw out t...Published: 2 hrs ago | 183 | by Staff reporter
A human life over debt arrears
ON Saturday, Chalton Hwende, deputy treasurer-general of the MDC Alliance confirmed an attempted abduction of the party's president, Nelson Chamisa after a 'thank you' rally for their supporters at Ru...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:56hrs | 415 | by Pearl Matibe
Passerby killed as cars collide
FIVE people were injured yesterday when a Bulawayo-bound Extra City Bus from Victoria Falls veered off the road and overturned while a pedestrian died in Bulawayo when two cars collided at an intersec...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 17:30hrs | 1210 | by Staff reporter
Update on 1 August killings
As the Commission of Inquiry into the 1 August post-election violence hears evidence from members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and Zimbabwe Republic Police today we give you an update of the hea...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 07:18hrs | 3949 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Survivors recall harrowing horror crash
SURVIVORS of the fatal accident involving Smart Express and Bolt Cutter buses — which killed 50 people — at the weekend recalled the harrowing experiences of the horror night and said the memories...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:43hrs | 3283 | by Staff reporter
Motlanthe Commission meets ZDF, Police tomorrow
THE Commission of Inquiry into the 1 August post-election violence will hear evidence from members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and Zimbabwe Republic Police tomorrow.President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:30hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
Latest on 1 August killings Inquest
The Kgalema Mohlante led Commission of inquiry on Saturday landed in Mutare to conduct the inquest meetings.Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum correspondent gave us the updates on what transpired...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 13:03hrs | 7637 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Court stops Chimanimani farmers eviction
THE High Court has stopped the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) from evicting Chimanimani families, who were facing imminent displacement from their banana farms.The...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 11:11hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
'Most accidents attributed to human error, speeding'
THE newly-refurbished Plumtree-Mutare Highway has become Zimbabwe's deadliest road, with Wednesday's Rusape bus disaster, which claimed 50 lives being one of the many fatalities along the road....Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 11:09hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Greedy MPs demand vehicles from cash strapped Zimbabwe govt
LEGISLATORS have said the Government has taken too long to buy them service vehicles with the issue being among the most topical during the ongoing 2019 Parliamentary pre-budget seminar in Bulawayo. ...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 09:15hrs | 451 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe horror accident victims named
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has released 36 names of the people who died on Wednesday this week near the Rusape tollgate.Their next of kin have since been informed.The names of ...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 18:33hrs | 15520 | by Staff reporter
Supporting Mnangagwa without backing Zanu PF, backing MDC without supporting Chamisa
"Time flies. It's up to you to be the navigator," observed a sage.I am not into political prophecy, but this week last year - precisely November 6, 2017, the day then President Robert Mugabe s...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:17hrs | 2558 | by Conway Tutani
Rusape bus crash declared a national disaster
Government has declared a state of national disaster an accident in which 46 people were killed when two buses side-swapped at the 166-kilometre peg along Harare-Mutare highway on Wednesday evening. ...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:05hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
Thomas Mapfumo billed for 7 Zimbabwe towns and cities
UNITED States-based Chimurenga music icon, Dr Thomas 'Mukanya' Mapfumo, will next month return to Zimbabwe for a Peace Tour where he will encourage the country's citizens to put their differences asid...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:01hrs | 1372 | by Staff reporter
Police hunt for horror crash driver
POLICE have launched a manhunt for the Smart Express bus driver, Cosmas Marembo, who fled together with his conductor soon after surviving the horrific bus accident that killed 47 people yesterday eve...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 17:03hrs | 2162 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Rusape accident victims
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sent a message of condolences to families who lost their loved ones following the Rusape bus accident along the Harare-Mutare highway which occurred yesterday....Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 12:50hrs | 1860 | by Staff Reporter
MDC mourns bus disaster victims
Opposition Movement for Democratic Change has issued a condolence message to the victims of the bus crash that occurred on Tuesday evening.Forty seven people, 45 adults and two children, were ...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 10:31hrs | 2580 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Fuel dealer arrested
A SUSPECTED black market fuel dealer who turned violent upon being arrested by police officers while trying to pump hundreds of litres of diesel into a dilapidated, engineless truck at a filling stati...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 07:01hrs | 5872 | by Staff reporter
47 dead, death toll expected to rise
At least 47 people died yesterday evening in an accident involving two buses that occurred at the 166-kilometre peg along the Harare-Mutare Highway. The accident that involved Bolt Cutter and Smart Ex...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 05:36hrs | 2484 | by Staff reporter
'Ndebeles will never rule Zimbabwe'
Now that I have your attention may I say that Im very disappointed with some Ndebele fools who have been flooding my inbox with insults saying that I am a sponsored Zanu PF thug.I will underst...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 11:45hrs | 3938 | by Rabson Mwenda
'ZCDC security staff looting diamonds'
ZIMBABWE Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) security officials have been implicated in cases of diamond looting in Chiadzwa after they allegedly formed syndicates with illegal miners.This was...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:47hrs | 1909 | by Staff reporter
Top lawyer gets $13,5000 for wrongful arrest, detention
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police has accepted liability over the unlawful arrest and detention of senior Harare lawyer, Mordecai Mahlangu, who was a key witness in the trial of the late former MDC treasur...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:38hrs | 906 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factions nearly exchange blows
A ZANU-PF Manicaland dialogue meeting last week nearly degenerated into a fistfight when some members were chased away as deep factionalism continues to rock the party.Zanu-PF has allegedly be...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 05:31hrs | 3845 | by Staff reporter
Police apologise to top lawyer for wrongful arrest
The police have apologised to seasoned lawyer Mordecai Mahlangu, after conceding to wrongfully arresting and detaining him on charges of trying to obstruct the course of justice.He was arreste...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 12:42hrs | 1420 | by Staff reporter
Madiro accounts for 'missing' Zanu-PF funds
ZANU-PF Manicaland provincial chairman, Michael Madiro has dismissed as baseless reports that money, which was sourced for Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri's celebrations for her elevation to the position of ...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean journalist to observe Mid-term US elections
The United States Foreign Press Centers (FPC) invited veteran Zimbabwean journalist Kelvin Jakachira to cover the U.S. mid-term elections in California and Nevada from October 31 - November 8, 2018....Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 10:15hrs | 1125 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Dembare suspends Nkhatha
THE Dynamos management have moved to clamp down on simmering indiscipline after they suspended four players yesterday, including former Warriors striker Kingston Nkhatha who joined them two months ago...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 06:25hrs | 2126 | by Staff reporter
Construction of Sakubva's $1m new vegetable market begins
THE construction of a $1 million state-of-the-art Sakubva Produce Market is set to start next month after the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) finally awarded the tender to a local ...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:59hrs | 798 | by Staff reporter
Stricken family in limbo over witchcraft
LOCAL leaders in Nyanga have been accused of stalling progress in an attempt by an MP to help a stricken family suffering from a rare disease.Chivi South lawmaker Killer Zivhu last year bought...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:54hrs | 1513 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Manicaland implodes
KNIVES have been drawn against Zanu-PF Manicaland political commissar Gift Kagweda, with some provincial executive committee members (PEC) calling for his suspension after he wrote to the party's nati...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:44hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
23pc females cohabited before 18 - Study
OVER 23 percent of females aged between 18 and 24 were once married or cohabited before they turned 18, the Young Adults Survey of Zimbabwe has revealed. Young Adults Survey of Zimbabwe (YASZ)...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:26hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
Pressure mounts on Mnangagwa commission
Pressure is mounting on the commission of inquiry into the August 1 shootings that left at least six people dead to do more to probe the role of the army in the whole incident.South Africa-bas...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 14:41hrs | 3847 | by Staff reporter
Let's fix the stadiums first
WHEN the Warriors complained bitterly over the poor state of the National Sports Stadium pitch which they said deprived them of a chance to maximise on home advantage, they were not speaking for thems...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:24hrs | 241 | by Staff writer
Harare Central Hospital in intensive care
The Harare Central Hospital is facing a plethora of challenges owing to the unavailability of money and human resources to efficiently run one of the country's biggest referral centres.Speakin...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 07:04hrs | 916 | by Staff reporter
Churches and faith leaders seen backing Mnangagwa against Chamisa
As religious leaders urge the two warring sides in Zimbabwe to resolve their political impasse, many Zimbabweans suspect them of backing President Emmerson Mnangagwa and accuse the clergy of fueling t...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 08:19hrs | 7356 | by Agencies
Fuel crisis hits ambulance services
A health time bomb looms in Manicaland as some ambulances in the province are reportedly grounded due to the crippling fuel shortage in the country. Ministry of Health sources in Mutare told N...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 07:05hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe 'soldiers' invade shops, impose own prices
THREE men clad in army uniform on Wednesday went on a rampage, forcing Mutasa shop owners, "at knife point", to reduce prices of selected goods they went on to purchase, an MP from the area has report...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 07:41hrs | 17158 | by newzimbabwe
Long live Comrade: Constantino WaChiwenga
On July 1, 2018, Vice President Chiwenga exhorted people at a rally in Hatcliffe to stop paying rates until the council improved services like refuse collection, water supply, and sewer reticulation....Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 06:47hrs | 3689 | by Sam Wezhira
Dynamos snatch late controversial winner
Dynamos 2 - 1 Black RhinosMarshal Machazane scored a late controversial goal as Dynamos beat Black Rhinos 2-1 in a match played at Rufaro Stadium.Machazane used his hand to connect a cross...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 18:27hrs | 3309 | by Staff reporter
PSL results
Mutare City 0-2 YadahDynamos 1-0 Black RhinosTriangle United 0-1 HerentalsHighlanders 1-2 Bulawayo CityShabanie Mine 0-0 Harare City...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 18:23hrs | 1673 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa's Alliance plotted a coup against Mnangagwa'
MDC Alliance plotted a coup and attempted to use the violent demonstrations, which rocked Harare post July 30 elections, to unseat President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, the Commission of Inquiry ...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:30hrs | 6395 | by Staff reporter
Condom prices shoot up to $12 from $3
PRICES of contraceptives have gone up sharply and people have since been urged to seek services at public health institutions as they are available for free. The price of some brands of condom...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 06:38hrs | 1041 | by Staff reporter
Black Rhinos warn Dembare
Black Rhinos have warned their beleaguered city rivals Dynamos not to expect any favours from them when the two teams meet in a Castle Lager Soccer League match at Rufaro on Sunday.DeMbare are...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 06:42hrs | 612 | by Staff reporter
Chinese deals, raw or fair for the Zimbabwean economy?
Given the recent developments in Zimbabwe and the African continent, it is worthy assessing how Chinese investments can affect the local economy going forward. Critical for Zimbabwe is how the country...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 21:41hrs | 1784 | by Victor Bhoroma
Maternal deaths still a headache
Maternal deaths in Zimbabwe are still a major headache, with over 2 400 women dying while giving birth every year and yet 80% of these can be prevented, a reproductive specialist has said.Alth...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 06:43hrs | 62 | by Staff reporter
Daughter torches mum's house
A MUTARE woman is lucky to be alive after her 31-year-old daughter burnt down her house a day after she was released from police holding cells. Patience Makombe set her mother's Dangamvura Are...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 06:12hrs | 1103 | by Staff reporter
Forex shortages hit Western Union
MONEY transfer firm Western Union says Zimbabwe's ongoing foreign currency shortages are presenting some "unique challenges" amid growing reports that outlets in the country are disbursing only part o...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:50hrs | 1673 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU bosses granted bail
Trade union leaders and scores of activists detained in Zimbabwe ahead of planned marches over the country's worsening economic crisis, were released on bail Saturday, lawyers said.Cossam Ncub...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 19:27hrs | 939 | by AFP
ZCTU bosses await outcome on freedom bid
ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) officers on Friday altered charges faced by seven Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) leaders to public violence after initially charging them with disorderly condu...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 14:10hrs | 262 | by Stephen Jakes
ZCTU activists granted bail
TWENTY Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) activists who were arrested in Mutare on Thursday on allegations of attending an illegal gathering with intent to promote violence were yesterday grante...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:21hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
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