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Mining detector theft suspect trial deferred
A 26-YEAR-OLD man from Cowdray Park in Bulawayo has been arraigned before the courts after he was found in possession of a stolen mining detector.Brian Gumbo was not asked to plead when he app...Published: 2 hrs ago | 51 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe political parties should respect voters
THE election season is upon us once again with Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga promising youth in Bulawayo that government will create more jobs for the constituency.Drumming up support fo...Published: 6 hrs ago | 114 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa faces severe backlash over SADC statement
In a recent turn of events, the beleaguered leader of the CCC (Citizens' Coalition for Change), Nelson Chamisa, found himself in hot water as his own supporters on the social media platform X criticis...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1756 | by Dereck Goto
Chiwenga dangles more developmental projects to lure votes in Cowdray Park
In a bid to garner support for the ruling Zanu-PF party in the upcoming December 9 by-elections, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has promised a slew of developmental projects for Cowdray Park resi...Published: 18 hrs ago | 578 | by Staff reporter
Man steals US$2,500 mine detector
A 26-YEAR-OLD man from Cowdray Park in Bulawayo has been arraigned before the courts for allegedly being found in possession of a stolen mining detector.Brian Gumbo was not asked to plead when...Published: 19 hrs ago | 193 | by Staff reporter
CCC cries foul
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) was crying foul yesterday after Zanu-PF took over the Ebhusteni venue in Cowdray Park which the opposition party wanted to use to campaign ahead of the December...Published: 19 hrs ago | 613 | by Staff reporter
Zec gets US$20m allocation
TREASURY has allocated the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) ZW$116 600 000 000 (US$20 137 979) in the 2024 National Budget, which analysts say is likely to be whittled down by the controversial rec...Published: 19 hrs ago | 266 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa moves to appease security forces
TREASURY has allocated 18% of the national budget to the security sector, ZW$10.8 trillion (US$1.9 billion), which is a large amount in peacetime, as President Emmerson Mnangagwa moves to appease the ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1189 | by Staff reporter
Extortionate passport fees spark outrage in Zimbabwe
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has proposed a sharp hike in passport fees despite concerns over the lack of transparency on how the proceeds are spent.Critics say while access to a passport is ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 267 | by Staff reporter
2 men killed during beer drinking spree
TWO men died over the weekend in separate incidents following an argument during beer drinking sprees in Southlea Park and Hatcliffe in Harare.Some of the suspects have since been arrested whi...Published: 20 hrs ago | 147 | by Staff reporter
Man kills drinking pal
A MAN is on the run after he allegedly fatally stabbed a beer drinking partner due to an undisclosed issue.In a statement, police said Arnold killed Stanford Matongo (35) at Hopley Shopping Ce...Published: 20 hrs ago | 169 | by Staff reporter
Shock as David Coltart fingered in hefty bribe over Egodini Mall
In a shocking turn of events, the recently elected Mayor of Bulawayo, David Coltart, once hailed as a champion of development and an anti-corruption crusader, is now facing damning allegations of brib...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 09:03hrs | 3382 | by Siphamandla Sibanda
'By-elections manna from Heaven for Zanu-PF,' says Chiwenga
VICE-President Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said Zanu-PF will capitalise on the confusion within the opposition ranks to clinch a resounding victory in the by-elections slated for this weekend....Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 04:46hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu storms GMB depot
ZANU-PF Secretary-General, Dr Obert Mpofu, stormed the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) Lupane depot last Thursday after learning that three truckloads with Presidential inputs had been parked there for ab...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 04:45hrs | 1113 | by Staff reporter
Joyride with a corpse woman jailed 25 years
A BULAWAYO woman who connived with her late boyfriend and killed her friend following an all-night beer-drinking binge before they went on a joyride with the corpse, was yesterday sentenced to an effe...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 04:45hrs | 692 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rolls sleeves as battle hots up
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa will today conduct marathon campaign rallies in Bulawayo as his loyalists seek to regain their seats in weekend by-elections following controv...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:43hrs | 2003 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for raping daughter
A 59 year-old Harare man has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping his daughter aged 13.Magistrate Loice Mukunyadzi convicted the man after finding him guilty of the offence.St...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:35hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
City grave-digging machine breaks down
COUNCIL was forced to suspend burials at Umvutsha Park cemetery in Bulawayo recently due to the breakdown of a grave-digging machine.Mourners were being turned away and referred to other grave...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:26hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police intercept vuzu party message
POLICE in Bulawayo have intercepted a message circulating on social media inviting schoolchildren to a vuzu party in Parklands.Acting provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalan...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 11:44hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Russian flight paramedic instructors Zimbabwe - bound
Russian flight paramedic instructors are expected in the country this week to start training local air ambulance personnel, paving the way for the launch of Zimbabwe's first national air ambulance ser...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:32hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Woman murdered for her 'millions'
A 39-year-old Bulawayo woman was jailed for 25 years on Friday over the murder of Thulisile Dube, who vanished after a night out with friends before being found dead in an abandoned car in August last...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 11:01hrs | 1655 | by Staff reporter
Police move to stop wild-sex parties in Bulawayo
POLICE in Bulawayo have intercepted a message on social media mobilising children for a Vuzu party at Parklands Suburb and have immediately clamped down to stop the illegal gathering.Vuzu part...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 18:28hrs | 1215 | by Staff reporter
CCC MPs push for hefty salaries...multiple vehicles
Amid growing concerns over legislative priorities, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Parliamentary Caucus Secretary, Farai Chinobva, has made controversial remarks suggesting that CCC legisl...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 13:35hrs | 1473 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
BREAKING: Tshabangu wins Supreme Court case against recalled CCC MPs
The Supreme Court has delivered a decisive blow to Members of Parliament affiliated with the CCC dismissing their appeal to overturn a high court judgment that validated their recall by the Interim Se...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 13:13hrs | 3441 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa can still salvage CCC
ZIMBABWE opposition CCC leader Nelson Chamisa can still make a last-minute attempt to salvage the party from imminent collapse sparked by controversial recalls backed by a state-sponsored campaign to ...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 05:39hrs | 3340 | by Staff reporter
EXPOSED: Carter Centre's political machinations in Zimbabwe revealed
In a surprising twist of events, the Carter Centre's involvement in Zimbabwe's internal political affairs is raising eyebrows and sparking concerns about the organization's ulterior motives. What init...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 17:04hrs | 703 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Neville Mutsvangwa delivers inspiring speech at Founders Awards Gala
In a powerful address at the prestigious Founders Awards Gala, Neville Mutsvangwa, Chairman of Mumba Money Africa, urged young people across Africa to come together and work towards enhancing intra-Af...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 11:16hrs | 1942 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa warns businesses, miners over corruption
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned business, industry and the mining sector against engaging in corruption saying his government would apply the law without "fear or favour".Mnangag...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 06:57hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Commuter omnibus turf wars simmer
A TURF war is brewing in Harare's commuter omnibus industry as rival factions battle for control of lucrative routes amid fears that the tension could degenerate into bloody clashes.Senior pol...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 06:54hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
Teenager kills man over girlfriend
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on allegations of fatally stabbing a man following a misunderstanding over a girlfriend at a house in Ruwa on Monday, while a 63-year-old woman was arrested for kil...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 06:50hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
UK based World Economics says Zimbabwe's economic data unusable
UNITED KINGDOM-BASED economic researcher, World Economics, has rated the country's official gross domestic product (GDP) and population data as "unusable", a week after State media applauded the UK-ba...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 12:32hrs | 658 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo needs 25 more schools
BULAWAYO needs at least 25 primary schools to address hot sitting, which has seen areas such as Cowdray Park having three-in-one schools as it battles crowding.A three-in-one school is an educ...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:07hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Prince William honours Zimbabwean ranger
A Zimbabwean wildlife ranger - Jealous Mpofu has received a prestigious award honour from Britain's Prince William for his outstanding service to the protection of painted dogs which are under threat ...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 15:33hrs | 5779 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt plotting to lock me up'
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change candidate for Mabvuku in the forthcoming by-elections, Fabion Munyaradzi Kufahakutizwi, says he has exposed a plot by Zanu-PF candidate Pedzai Sakupwanya and the state m...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 14:31hrs | 4598 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa still squandering massive goodwill
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's promises to break with the past and chart a new path for Zimbabwe after the ouster of long-time leader Robert Mugabe are ringing hollow as the southern African nation fu...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 09:18hrs | 1486 | by Staff reporter
'Serial killer' sent to mental hospital
A MENTALLY-CHALLENGED Kadoma man, who committed a series of murders before turning the sword against his father and setting the family home ablaze in June 2021, has been sent to Chikurubi Psychiatric ...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:24hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
Police smash car smuggling ring
POLICE in Matebeleland South have smashed a well-orchestrated smuggling syndicate at Plumtree Border Post and recovered five smuggled Honda Fit vehicles, including some an assortment of goods illegall...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:20hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe poised for more mega power projects
ZESA Holdings says the energy sector is poised for a turning point following proposals by some independent power producers (IPPs) to build two thermal power stations with a combined output of 1 600 me...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:16hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's leadership lapses
The crisis in CCC has taken centre stage, prompting a critical examination of the leadership under Nelson Chamisa. The roots of this crisis can be traced to Chamisa's refusal to hold an electi...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:16hrs | 586 | by Grace Chekai
Elections cost Zimbabwean taxpayers US$188 million
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) received ZW$860 billion (US$188 266 199) to conduct the 23 August general elections, a figure which is likely to balloon in the forthcoming parliamentary and lo...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 15:43hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Pair in court for using fake High Court order
Two people appeared in court last Friday for allegedly tendering a fake High Court Order to the police to assist them in getting custody of two minor children.Gift Phiri (54) and Lois Rodo Mad...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 14:21hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for defrauding Madzibaba
A man from Chitungwiza appeared in court over the weekend facing allegations of trying to defraud apostolic sect leader Lloyd Gwasira popularly known as Madzibaba Moses Gwanzura, his house that he is ...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 14:20hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Luxury apartments named after Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday broke ground at the US$100 million Millennium Park development in Borrowdale West signaling the construction of the premium luxury 86-unit block of apartments na...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 05:51hrs | 4586 | by Staff reporter
Harare doctor in court for blackmailing colleague
A SPECIALIST neurologist was on Wednesday brought before a Harare magistrate charged with contravening provisions of the Data Protection Act after he was accused of blackmailing a colleague, Andrew Ma...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 17:41hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
War vets, minister lock horns
WAR veterans who were allocated conservancies in the wildlife-rich Gwayi area Matabeleland North, have expressed fears of a foot and mouth disease outbreak after Zanu-PF youths were settled on their g...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:35hrs | 760 | by Staff reporter
Security guard dies after elephant attack
A 30-year-old woman who was on guard duty succumbed to injuries sustained when she was attacked by an elephant while at work in Hwange on Friday.The woman, Lydia Dube (30) was pronounced dead ...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:21hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Stop these useless recalls and elections: Youth complain
YOUTH in Bulawayo have come out and raised concerns on the recalls and the never ending election cycle, citing that the country should focus on more press...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:10hrs | 253 | by Stephen Jakes
Violence Is Violence No-matter The Gender
Last week, tragedy struck in Nyameni Suburb, Marondera, when a young girl named Sharon lost her life at the hands of her boyfriend. The news of this horrific incident has spread like wildfire across t...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 21:42hrs | 162 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo Violence Is Violence No-matter The Gender
Zimbabwean linked starlet makes first Newcastle United PSL debut against Chelsea
Zimbabwean youngster Michael Ndiweni made his Premier League debut against Chelsea in Saturday's 4-1 win at St James Park stadium.Ndiweni replaced Anthony Gordon in the 92nd minute.Ndiweni...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 18:01hrs | 4803 | by Staff reporter
Men steal pistol to buy beer
The love of beer has landed two Plumtree men in prison after they stole a pistol from a parked car.Bongani Khumalo (31) and Nqobizitha Mabhena were dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts yeste...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 10:26hrs | 549 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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