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Woman raped by neighbour
A 30-year-old Harare man last week appeared in court on allegations of raping his 18-year-old neighbour after promising to give her boyfriend a contract to conduct dance lessons for his bridal party. ...Published: 10 mins ago | 17 | by Staff reporter
Smuggled drugs flood Zimbabwe market
High mark-ups imposed by importers, wholesalers and retailers of medicines have resulted in a flood of cheaper drugs being smuggled from neighbouring countries and sold on the streets by vendors. ...Published: 13 mins ago | 11 | by Staff reporter
Namibia to change 'status-quo' of white-farm ownership
Okahandja – Vibrant rows of neatly lined plants grow on a patch once trampled by the cattle of a large commercial farm run by a family of German descent in Namibia.From that 2 400 square-met...Published: 17 hrs ago | 701 | by AFP
'Zimbabwe has reached deepest depth of a crisis'
Zimbabwe has reached the deepest depth of a crisis, which is a culmination of unresolved political and economic problems, Briggs Bomba, the convenor of the Zimbabwe Citizens Manifesto has said....Published: 19 hrs ago | 934 | by Staff reporter
Businesswoman faces US$700K fraud
A 43-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo businesswoman has appeared in court facing charges of defrauding a fellow city businessman of US$700 000 in a well-calculated plan where she sought to offset debt with a local b...Published: 19 hrs ago | 267 | by Staff reporter
Life can never be weighted, even with gold
"A united family eats from the same plate."So says a proverb from the Baganda, a Bantu ethnic group native to Buganda (Uganda).It might as well encapsulate values held by most, if not ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 59 | by Bishop Lazi
Wife bashes hubby for 17 years
AS the world commemorates the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV), the spotlight is mainly on children and women as they are the chief victims.But while society, which is l...Published: 19 hrs ago | 184 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans urged to leave the country
Former Zimpapers Head of Digital Services Dr Delta Milayo has urged all Zimabbweasn who are able to exit the country to do so as soon as they can. Milayo revealed that she had obtained a passp...Published: 20 hrs ago | 12397 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chiwenga commissions 2 bridges
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday officially commissioned two Bailey bridges constructed by the South African National Defence Forces (SANDF) and the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) at Kopa, ...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 12:11hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Chinese firm to set up hospital in Zimbabwe
A group of doctors here intend to build a hospital in Zimbabwe specialising in Chinese medicine and a feasibility study for the project will be done at the beginning of next year, renowned Chinese med...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 12:10hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Bad luck haunts Mnangagwa govt
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday said President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has been unlucky as some of its strategies to address the economic challenges bedevilling the country had bee...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:28hrs | 3931 | by Staff reporter
Introduction of new currency a piecemeal solution
DURING the 2020 national budget presentation in Parliament last month, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube held up a note of the new Zimbabwe dollar and proudly announced that it was tough and resilient....Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:20hrs | 1103 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's stadia crisis
Zimbabwe is facing a stadia crisis after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) condemned the National Sports Stadium and others, warning that national teams and clubs playing in continental comp...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:17hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Man 'steals' cash from parked car
A BULAWAYO man has appeared in court for stealing $2 180 and US$700 from a parked vehicle after using a homemade universal car key to gain access. Mfaniselwa Moyo (33) of Old Pumula suburb sto...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:07hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
'Gukurahundi killings not a closed issue'
RESPECTED former Cabinet minister Tshinga Dube has re-ignited debate on the highly-emotive killings that occurred in the southern parts of Zimbabwe in the 1980s declaring boldly that the sad cha...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:43hrs | 1376 | by Staff reporter
Cop stabs two sons in family murder attempt...As wife escapes
A Bulawayo based police officer went berserk and stabbed his two minor children who are now battling for life in hospital.This publication was told that the police officer, identified as Danie...Published: 02 Dec 2019 at 18:02hrs | 3404 | by Staff Reporter
Chiwenga, wife mystery deepens
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday held a homecoming party where his wife and senior Zanu-PF officials were conspicuous by their absence.Chiwenga, who returned to Zimbabwe on Novemb...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:18hrs | 19460 | by Staff reporter
Siwela sneaks back
Exiled Matabeleland Liberation Organisation leader Paul Siwela has revealed that he recently sneaked back into the country to bury his father in Bulawayo.Siwela escaped Zimbabwe in 2013 after ...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:16hrs | 2282 | by Staff reporter
Does the people's land belong to the state or the government of the day
IN a recent article I attempted to explain the historical background of land ownership in this country, which was introduced by colonists and has since been inherited and accepted as the norm by today...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:15hrs | 397 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Mugabe's riches to be made public
Former President Robert Mugabe's wealth will be revealed in a few days, putting to rest much speculation and conjecture.This week the Master of the High Court is expected to give the full list...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 05:57hrs | 2157 | by Staff reporter
1 Infantry Brigade gets new army commander
BRIGADIER General Josephat Kudumba is the new commander of One Infantry Brigade headquartered at Khumalo Barracks in Bulawayo and takes over from Brigadier General Augustine Chipwere who has been rede...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:47hrs | 1245 | by Staff reporter
Man 'kills' neighbour for assaulting cousin
A MAN from Filabusi has been arrested after he allegedly fatally struck his neighbour with a brick on the head for assaulting his cousin. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chie...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:46hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to reshuffle security ministers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is moving in to reshuffle the security ministers in his cabinet a highly placed source in the Office of the President and Cabinet has said.Speaking to this reporte...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 09:09hrs | 5688 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Man fatally strikes neighbour with brick
A MAN from Filabusi has been arrested after he allegedly fatally struck his neighbour with a brick on the head for assaulting his cousin. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chie...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 06:39hrs | 846 | by Staff Reoprter
Aviation system crisis rattles Zimbabwe security chiefs
THE Joint Operations Command (Joc), which brings together the army, police and intelligence service chiefs, convened an urgent meeting after the country's aviation traffic control system broke down on...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:57hrs | 4729 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube burns his house to smoke out a rat
The 2020 national budget statement announced by Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube a fortnight ago was telling in more ways than one. The professor had no qualms to nail his govern...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:43hrs | 1468 | by Cliff Chiduku
More Zimbabwe businesses join Black Friday crusade
MORE businesses in Zimbabwe have joined the Black Friday craze set for today by slashing prices of their goods and services in a bid to stimulate consumer spending. For others like Gold Medal ...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:38hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter
Woman up for US$700,000 fraud
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has arrested Bean There Restaurant managing director Delny Deanna Ashley Davies on allegations of defrauding a fellow businessman of US$700 000.D...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:45hrs | 2907 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to President Ramaphosa about Zimbabwe
Dear Mr President, ordinarily I would have sent this matter for your attention to your office; but as things stand north of Limpopo, the situation is dire and warrants urgent attention. This is why I ...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 22:06hrs | 2899 | by Olwethu Sipuka
Do we still have police in Harare?
Illegal activities around the former Ximex Mall have become a cause for concern to all and sundry.Anyone familiar with the goings-on there is shocked at how the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) ...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 21:55hrs | 2078 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe family's closet, skeletons are tumbling
It has now been confirmed that Mugabe and his family grabbed a staggering 23 farms in the rich farming areas of Mashonaland Central and Mashonaland West from both their black and white owners and all ...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 20:07hrs | 9733 | by Staff reporter
Countdown to Black Friday
BLACK Friday, that time when shoppers go ballistic in trying to clinch the best deals ahead of the festive season is here! The overrated Black Friday shopping frenzy, an informal name for the Fr...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 06:20hrs | 1088 | by Staff reporter
Trees For Zimbabwe AN in bid to promote rural afforestation
A LOCAL organisation, Trees For Zimbabwe AN is set to capacitate rural villages with various types of tree seedlings for planting in a bid to promote afforestation in Zimbabwe.Trees For Zimbab...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 14:56hrs | 430 | by Staff Reporter
Tourism minister endorses Tshinga Dube 'frank' book
Tourism Minister Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu has endorsed the recently launched book by ex-Zipra fighter Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube as frank even on uncomfortable topics like Gukurahundi.Tsh...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 10:56hrs | 2333 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans on 950km Cape Town-Namibia walk to escape xenophobia
SCORES of South Africa based Zimbabwean migrants are reported to be among more than 200 refugees who have started a long walk from the port city of Cape Town into neighbouring Namibia.The dist...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 07:12hrs | 2802 | by Staff reporter
Son bashes father over misfortunes
A CHIMANIMANI man brutally assaulted his father with an iron bar, accusing him of being responsible for his misfortunes.Hardlife Sokisi (26) of Ngorima village under Chief Ngorima appeared bef...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 06:59hrs | 1004 | by Staff reporter
High time Chamisa chose a jacket that fits him
"A jack of all trades is a master of none" is an old English adage that simply means a person cannot be an expert in all things. This saying should be rung in Mr Chamisa's ears as he is currently biti...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 06:28hrs | 2214 | by Innocent Mujeri
EU digs in on Zimbabwe reforms
THE European Union (EU) has stuck to its guns that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government should expeditiously implement economic and political reforms, including fighting corruption, as prerequisi...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 17:22hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe torments villagers from the grave
CONTROVERSY continues to follow former President Robert Mugabe to his grave, with his neighbours now being forced to relocate their cattle kraals to pave way for the construction of a protective preca...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 17:22hrs | 2985 | by Staff reporter
Late Xhosa king memorial held
THE Xhosa community in Bulawayo yesterday held a Royal memorial service for the late Xhosa monarch, His Royal Majesty Mpendulo Zwelonke Sigcawu.The service was held at Brethren-In-Christ Churc...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 17:19hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland switches to rand amid currency turmoil
As the government celebrates the transition from the multi-currency regime to a mono-currency system as one of its successes towards currency reforms, it is a different situation altogether in rural M...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 14:38hrs | 1521 | by Staff reporter
South Africa reignites historical bonds of unity
Something unprecedented happened on November 18, 2019 in South Africa.For the first time in many years, a neighbouring country took it upon itself to hold a convention to pragmatically explore...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 14:10hrs | 127 | by Ranga Mataire
Indian power giant eyes Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S efforts to resolve a crippling power shortage have received a major boost after India's largest power services company, NPTC Limited, expressed interest in building a 100-megawatt&nbs...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 14:04hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans competing in lifestyles in the UK
In November alone fifteen Zimbabweans have died in the Uk from stress related cases. The life in the UK has been moulded to a competition. It may not be The Hunger Games, but in this massive multi-pla...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 07:40hrs | 72270 | by Masimba Mavaza
Rabies-infected ox terrorises villagers
A 78-year-old Bikita granny is battling for her life at Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo after she was gored by a raging ox which was later confirmed to have been infected by rabies.Most people asso...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 06:45hrs | 790 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teacher killed for his phone in SA
Police are investigating a case of murder after a 49-year-old schoolteacher was shot and killed for his cellphone. The incident happened on Monday morning in Delft South as Henry Chikutuva was on his ...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 06:40hrs | 989 | by Staff reporter
What happened to voice of the people?
When Zimbabwe was on the verge of political and economic collapse in 2007, it took the late former President Robert Mugabe and his long-time nemesis Morgan Tsvangirai of the MDC, to dialogue the count...Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 18:05hrs | 314 | by NewsDay Comment
Pastor Mboro claims credit for rainfall in Zimbabwe
Incredible Happenings church leader, self-proclaimed prophet Paseka "Mboro" Motsoeneng on Friday said the downpours of rain being experienced in South Africa and Zimbabwe were a result of his publicis...Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 17:58hrs | 353 | by African News Agency/ANA
Pastor Mboro takes credit for Zim/SA rains
Controversial South African clergyman Paseka Motsoeneng popularly known as Pastor Mboro has claimed credit for the rains recorded in Zimbabwe and South Africa which he attributed to his interces...Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 17:02hrs | 1027 | by Staff Reporter
We'll invest more in Zimbabwe - Nestle
The world's largest food and beverage processing company, Nestle, plans to continue investing in its Zimbabwean operations, which it says are poised for growth despite the prevailing economic challeng...Published: 22 Nov 2019 at 15:02hrs | 793 | by Staff Reporter
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