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Police do not have the power to ban alcohol - Mahere
MDC official and legal guru advocate Fadzayi Mahere has said the police do not have the constitutional or statutory power to ban anything but instead they must enforce the law."While the consu...Published: 4 hrs ago | 375 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Unfolding challenges of Muteswa's domestic abuse: Trials & tribulations of single women in Zimbabwe and the law of Karma!
What Chantelle Muteswa is currently going through and the amount of emotional challenges and humiliations she must cope with is just unimaginable by common sense. In her case, common sense is no longe...Published: 6 hrs ago | 509 | by Nomazulu Thata
Wasted 40 years of uhuru
As we celebrate the country's independence this month most of our faces are gloomy and crying with no hope for the future.When the late former President took over from the colonial system led ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 360 | by Leonard Koni
BREAKING: Selling of beer unbanned...police issue strong warning
The Herald newspaper has reported that the Zimbabwe Republic Police have reversed the banning alcohol sales saying supermarkets and registered bottle stores can now continue selling beer on condition ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1875 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa turns instruments of repression into weapons against coronavirus
Zimbabwe's police began using water cannon on Friday to disinfect markets and bus ranks, turning instruments associated with repression into weapons against the new coronavirus.Zimbabwean poli...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1030 | by Reuters
PHOTOS: ZRP uses Public Order Vehicles to sanitise COVID-19 hotspots
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has partnered Harare City Council in disinfecting suspected Covid-19 hotspots using Public Order Vehicles (POVs).The POVs are being used to disinfect suspect...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1157 | by Staff reporter
Ex-convict kills grandmother with a spade
AN ex-convict from Bulilima has been arrested for allegedly fatally assaulting his maternal grandmother using a spade two weeks after being released from prison after accusing her of causing his initi...Published: 11 hrs ago | 1300 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Tsholotsho man slits open father's throat
A Tsholotsho man, suspected to be suffering from a mental illness, cut open his father's throat in a gruesome murder.Villagers quickly apprehended the man and took him to the police.Vetera...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1524 | by Moyo Roy
Mnangagwa deploys Army?
Highly placed sources in the Military Intelligence have reported that army Commanders have been given a directive to deploy its units in various provinces to assist the police in maintaining law and o...Published: 12 hrs ago | 4420 | by Mandla Ndlovu
South Africa police kill more people compared to COVID-19
Eight deaths have allegedly occurred at the hands of police since the start of the nationwide lockdown on 26 March, according to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID).The num...Published: 12 hrs ago | 773 | by Staff reporter
Buyanga seeks arrest warrant against his baby mama
Prominent businessman Mr Frank Buyanga Sadiqi has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking the court to order the Zimbabwe Republic Police Commissioner General Mr Godwin Matanga a...Published: 13 hrs ago | 284 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Police confiscate vegetables
Police in Mutare early this morning confiscated more than a tonne of vegetables that were meant to supply hundreds of vendors at Sakubva vegetable market, a direct disregard of the 21-day lockdown ann...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1968 | by Staff reporter
Africa needs an African contextual response to COVID-19
The Norwegian Church Aid Southern Africa Regional Advocacy official Moreblessings Chidaushe has said as more African countries are implementing lockdown measures in concerted efforts to contain COVID-...Published: 17 hrs ago | 529 | by Stephen Jakes
Indian twins named 'Corona' and 'Covid'
The pandemic caused by a new virus may have brought the world to its knees, but that has not deterred a couple in Chhattisgarh to name their newborn twins as ‘Corona' and ‘Covid', ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1399 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree residents must understand meaning of lockdown - Mpofu
Former MDC legislator for Bulilima East Norman Mpofu has warned the residents that they must know the meaning of lockdown amid concerns that they continued to defy the order meant to prevent the sprea...Published: 18 hrs ago | 640 | by Stephen Jakes
NewsDay correspondent arrested over lockdown breach
POLICE in Chinhoyi yesterday arrested NewsDay correspondent Nunurai Jena on allegations of contravening President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 21-lockdown order.Media Institute of Southern Africa (Zim...Published: 18 hrs ago | 567 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's hometown imposes tough lockdown measures
The Kwekwe district COVID-19 taskforce has imposed tough measures to combat the spread of the disease with the army and police instructed to use sweeping powers to enforce the orders.In a stat...Published: 18 hrs ago | 721 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo fears COVID-19 transmission
Bulawayo City Council is worried about possible active transmission of COVID-19 after the city received 1 125 visitors from hotspot countries.Council said although the visitors were being moni...Published: 18 hrs ago | 513 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown laws draconian, excessive
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's announcement of a 21-day national lockdown across Zimbabwe to combat the spread of the Covid-19 virus was accompanied by a raft of laws, which are draconian, excessive a...Published: 18 hrs ago | 176 | by Dewa Mavhinga
Police seek murder suspect brothers
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police is pursuing three Beitbridge brothers who are accused of killing another villager in Mawale area on Saturday following a misunderstanding after a soccer tournament. It is ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 404 | by Staff reporter
Sale of alcohol banned
POLICE have banned the sale of alcohol at retail outlets countrywide in the wake of the 21-day national lockdown to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. The ban was effected yesterday to minimise ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 491 | by Staff reporter
Man on the run after fatal stabbing
A GWANDA man is on the run after he allegedly stabbed his elder brother to death while trying to stop him from assaulting their friend. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 267 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man in 5 million pula heist
A ZIMBABWEAN and six Batswana have been arrested for allegedly seizing almost five million pula from a cash-in-transit vehicle in the neighbouring country. Botswana police told that country's ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 744 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police come down hard on lockdown violators
A TOTAL of 485 people were arrested countrywide yesterday as police cracked down on Zimbabweans who have been wantonly disregarding the 21-day lockdown that requires them to stay at home. The ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 195 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bans selling of alcohol
Zimbabwe has banned the selling of alcohol during the 21 days countrywide that was declared by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The ban was effected from Thursday 2 April 2020. Police Spo...Published: 19 hrs ago | 896 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe's COVID-19 Taskforce satisfied with public compliance
The Inter-Ministerial Taskforce on Covid-19 has applauded the public's high level compliance with Government's directive to stay at home and observe social distancing as the country entered day four o...Published: 19 hrs ago | 116 | by Staff reporter
US snatches up France-bound masks
The U.S. allegedly snatched a planeload of 60 million Chinese-made medical masks that were initially intended for France, a French official said.The U.S. seized the equipment minutes before th...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 19:17hrs | 1886 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police lay siege on Chamisa's HQ, as fight for assets brews
POLICE officers are laying siege at the opposition MDC's headquarters in Harare, the Morgan Tsvangirai House, blocking officials from both the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC and those from the Nelson Chamisa...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 18:45hrs | 2773 | by Staff reporter
10 Zimbabwean nationals arrested while travelling to PE farm for work
The fate of 10 undocumented Zimbabwean migrants, who were locked up in Graaff-Reinet, is in the hands of the department of home affairs.The Zimbabweans were en-route to Port Elizabeth when the...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 17:18hrs | 19086 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Hundreds of people arrested in Bulawayo CBD over Coronavirus
Police in Bulawayo have arrested hundreds of people who were queuing at TM Hyper to buy maize meal. The arrest came a few hours after the police issued an order instructing people to vacate th...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 13:41hrs | 5256 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: Bulawayo police sends strong warning to people loitering in CBD
Bulawayo police have sent a strong warning to the residents of Bulawayo to stay at home and desist from entering the Central Business District in the wake of the deadly Coronavirus. The ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 13:06hrs | 1707 | by Mandla Ndlovu
#Covid-19, residents demand water in battle to combat deadly epidemic and avert crisis
A RESIDENTS’ representative group has hauled Chitungwiza Municipality and central government to court seeking an order compelling them to urgently act and ensure provision of water to residents at a...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 13:05hrs | 214 | by Stephen Jakes
South Africa amends lockdown regulations, allows travel for funerals but only with a permit
South Africa's Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has amended the regulations governing the Covid-19 lockdown, allowing for travel between cities and pro...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 12:33hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Flight from Zimbabwe turned back at OR Tambo airport
An Italian national carrying a South African passport was barred from entering South Africa on Wednesday afternoon when he arrived at OR Tambo International Airport on an unauthorised private chartere...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 12:14hrs | 5400 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwean Judiciary is an organ of the bourgeoisie State
The Zimbabwean judiciary is not captured, you can only capture something that is not under your control and bring it under your control. The colonial state as founded in 1890 established ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 12:04hrs | 596 | by Ngqabutho Nicholas Mabhena
ZRP hunts for 2 Zimbabweans who assisted 15 Ethiopian illegals
ZRP has announced that it has launched a manhunt for 2 Zimbabweans who assisted a group of 15 Ethiopians who entered the country illegally and were nabbed at a house in Gwanda.The National pol...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 12:00hrs | 1763 | by Staff reporter
Alliance executives stampeded to voice their support for Chamisa
MDC Alliance leaders and former office-bearers of the opposition party yesterday rallied behind their beleaguered president Nelson Chamisa after the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that he had assumed ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 11:47hrs | 1366 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa not the change that Zimbabwe needs!
During the course of my life I heard three stories that I dismissed as mere jokes. Firstly a human resources lecturer once told us that he once came come across a white colour employee that did not kn...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 11:17hrs | 960 | by Ishemunyoro Mupokosera
Zanu PF driver up for theft
Zanu PF Guruve driver Monalisa Jessamin allegedly stole money which amounted to US$ 460 and $1700 bond in a lift from Guruve to Mvurwi yesterday.Sources familiar with the incident told B...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 11:10hrs | 557 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Harare maid abducts 5 year old boy
Details of Zimbabwe Republic Police stationed in Marondera have reported that they have rescued a 5-year-old boy who is believed to have been kidnapped by a housemaid in Kuwadzana, Harare. Acc...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 08:54hrs | 1916 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC Alliance leaders rally behind Chamisa
MDC Alliance leaders and former office bearers of the opposition party yesterday rallied behind their beleaguered president Nelson Chamisa after the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that he had assumed ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 08:00hrs | 2528 | by Staff reporter
Thieving manager crashes after high speed 100km chase
THERE was drama in Masvingo recently when an N Richards Retail and Operations Manager was allegedly involved in a high speed chase with Fawcett security guards for more than 100 km before being involv...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:28hrs | 1425 | by Staff reporter
Govt contradicts 'cheating' Nyaradzo on funerals
FUNERAL service providers nationwide have with immediate effect suspended the removal of bodies from homes and are burying the dead within 24 hours. The funeral parlours are treating all bodie...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:27hrs | 1820 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 scare at Zimbabwe Police Station
OFFICERS at Bulawayo Central Police Station pressed the panic button when a local returning from South Africa, who is also a fraud suspect, started coughing uncontrollably in the holding cells leading...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:24hrs | 591 | by Staff reporter
Police should descend heavily on those who breach lockdown
Tuesday, the second day of Zimbabwe's 21-day lockdown was exactly the opposite of the first day as it was characterised by widespread defiance of the laid down regulations. There was a complete disreg...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:24hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown fatigue on Day 3?
Residents yesterday continued to defy the lockdown order as police arrested 182 people throughout the country for the violations at a time when over 1 000 visitors from countries with confirmed Covid-...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:23hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ramps up fight against Covid-19
State universities and local firms have increased the production of drugs and materials required in fighting Covid-19, as Government intensified efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus. The ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:17hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Police car hits two cows
A Harare bound police vehicle hit two cows in Guruve, Ruyamuro area yesterday killing one cow on the spot.Witnesses told Bulawayo24.com that the vehicle which was carrying a dead body to Harar...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 21:06hrs | 3270 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
182 Zimbabweans arrested during lockdown
Security forces have arrested 182 people for disorderly conduct and crimes related to alcohol use during the ongoing nationwide shutdown.Seasoned journalist Brezhnev Malaba said, "182 people h...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 19:10hrs | 7210 | by Mandla Ndlovu
All hopes are now on Kasukuwere to carry the cross
Zimbabwe needs a Saviour now, more than ever. Many opposition characters and trusted leaders are crumbling under pressure and selling out, the masses are dejected and alone. Nelson Chamisa is em...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 16:37hrs | 6513 | by Peter Moyo
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