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Sex workers, drugs flood Jumbo mine
Sex workers and drug abusers are mushrooming in Jumbo and Shamva mine, Mashonaland Central province targeting artisanal miners.Officer ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1676 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Machete gangs leave one dead, several injured in ore heist
"Mining in Zimbabwe is no longer safe for women," says Sanelisiwe Maseko, a single mother of two whose mine in Colleen Bawn was recently invaded by machete-wielding men in a bloody raid that left one ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 2508 | by Staff reporter
Barber in court for aggravated indecent assault
A 24-YEAR-OLD barber from Gwabalanda appeared in court last week facing charges of indecently assaulting his employer's 16-year-old daughter.Emmanuel Sibanda was not asked to plead to aggravat...Published: 14 hrs ago | 1259 | by Staff reporter
'Police cover up cop shooting of man'
Beitbridge rural police have been accused of covering up for a colleague who stands accused of shooting a minibus staff member in an alleged violent demand for a bribe.Ushe Tasara was shot on ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 427 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko seeks direct access to ConCourt
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko yesterday filed an application for the postponement of his corruption trial to allow him to directly approach the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) for recourse ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 104 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe needs urgent political dialogue'
EUROPEAN Union ambassador to Zimbabwe, Timo Olkkonen, has said only urgent political dialogue between the country's main political actors will rescue the country from the humanitarian crisis, which ha...Published: 14 hrs ago | 119 | by Staff reporter
Search for fugitive Defence ministry official intensifies
POLICE have intensified the search for a top Defence ministry official, Danison Muvandi, who is on the run after allegedly swindling government of $306 135 in a cleaning service scam.Prosecuto...Published: 14 hrs ago | 196 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa goes after corrupt officials
A FIVE-MEMBER integrity panel set up by MDC leader Nelson Chamisa last year to probe corrupt activities involving party deployees in local authorities will target Harare City Council as its first assi...Published: 14 hrs ago | 66 | by Staff reporter
Cosafa lies exposed
COSAFA'S duplicity in banning Zifa from attending the regional football governing body's annual general meeting (AGM) set for today has been exposed, revealing its dishonesty and vindictiveness....Published: 14 hrs ago | 96 | by Staff reporter
2020 holds no promise for troubled Zimbabwe
A SHORT queue has formed outside a supermarket in Sunningdale, a supposedly middle-class suburb in Harare.Behind the supermarket, a truck is offloading bags of mealie-meal, a commodity that re...Published: 14 hrs ago | 116 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for stealing bus
A MAN from Njube in Bulawayo has been arrested on charges of stealing a bus parked in Thorngrove after it was involved in an accident four years earlier.The bus, which had Botswana registratio...Published: 14 hrs ago | 186 | by Staff reporter
Corruption in police force irks Mnangagwa's govt
POLICE Commissioner-General, Godwin Matanga has moved Chief Superintendent Johannes Govo from Gokwe where he was the officer commanding Gokwe South District over a perennial land dispute in Chemagora....Published: 14 hrs ago | 193 | by Staff reporter
Amacimbi harvester strangles leopard, arrested
AN expedition to harvest the much sought after mopani worms (amacimbi) almost turned tragic for a security guard employed at Whitewater High School in Matobo District, Matabeleland South, as he found ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 505 | by Staff reporter
A dragonfly cannot spit fire and brimstone
Dogs can be deceptively vicious or gentle.This is why it is often not uncommon for dogs that bark the most to be less known for their bite, while conversely, those that are seemingly benign, w...Published: 14 hrs ago | 56 | by Bishop Lazarus
Twin brothers rape married woman
Mberengwa twin brothers aged 27 years have been arrested for allegedly taking turns to rape a married woman before robbing her of her valuables as punishment for causing the arrest of their relative. ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 188 | by Staff reporter
Fake cops raid vendors
TWO Bulawayo men, one of them a member of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), allegedly masqueraded as police officers and swooped on illegal vendors near Tredgold Building in an early morning "raid" be...Published: 14 hrs ago | 99 | by Staff reporter
2 officers challenge superiors' decision
TWO cops who were ordered to pay $1 000 each as punishment for deserting their police base in Selonga in Matabeleland South resulting in thieves breaking into the premises and stealing two solar panel...Published: 14 hrs ago | 116 | by Staff reporter
Man brutally attacked in beer brawl
A BULILIMA man is battling for life at the Plumtree District Hospital after he was stabbed with an okapi knife in the head and ribs by his friend in a beer brawl. Matabeleland South provincial...Published: 14 hrs ago | 60 | by Staff reporter
Man in hiding after 'assaulting' lover's lover
A Victoria Falls man has gone into hiding after he allegedly assaulted his live-in girlfriend's lover before ramming his car into the woman's car which then overturned. Blessing Nyaude whose a...Published: 14 hrs ago | 94 | by Staff reporter
10 armed robbers go berserk
A MINE worker was shot dead while several others were injured when about 10 robbers armed with a gun and machetes went on the rampage attacking people in Maphisa, Matobo District on Thursday night. ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 102 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo High Court comes to Gweru
THE Bulawayo High Court Circuit will be sitting in Gweru for the next two weeks from Monday, with 16 murder cases set to be heard. Midlands provincial prosecutor Mr Samuel Pedzisayi said the 1...Published: 14 hrs ago | 73 | by Staff reporter
Zinara boss fired
Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) tolling manager Mr Ostern Chimedza has been fired for presiding over financial leakages at tollgates running into millions of dollars. His dismissal com...Published: 14 hrs ago | 28 | by Staff reporter
Five arrested for illegal possession of pangolins
Five men in Bulawayo and Beitbridge have been arrested after they were found in illegal possession of three pangolins. Two men were arrested in Beitbridge with two pangolins while three ...Published: 24 hrs ago | 1186 | by Staff Reporter
Zinara boss fired
Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) tolling manager Mr Ostern Chimedza has been fired for presiding over financial leakages at tollgates running into millions of dollars. His dismi...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 20:02hrs | 1174 | by Staff Reporter
Man in court for stealing bus
A MAN from Njube in Bulawayo has been arrested on charges of stealing a bus parked in Thorngrove after it was involved in an accident four years earlier.The bus, which had Botswana registratio...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 19:51hrs | 1391 | by Staff Reporter
Congratulations!
It was not a kangaroo court issuing a kangaroo judgement on Marry Chiwenga's case yesterday the 24th of January 2020. We thank the High Court for their measured judgement that eloquently stipulated th...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 14:35hrs | 7874 | by Nomazulu Thata
Harare police raid underground machete suppliers
Police have recovered 31 machetes and arrested seven people suspected to be in the business of making and supplying them to gangs that are terrorising mining areas and towns. This followed a r...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 13:08hrs | 3885 | by Staff Reporter
Man stabbed by friend in beer brawl
A BULILIMA man is battling for life at the Plumtree District Hospital after he was stabbed with an okapi knife in the head and ribs by his friend in a beer brawl. Matabeleland South provincial...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 09:12hrs | 1349 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe verifies nationalities of SA cop 'murderers'
THE Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa is verifying the nationalities of four suspects allegedly involved in the killing of a police officer in Johannesburg's Diepsloot area. Detective Captain...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 07:59hrs | 8354 | by Staff Reporter
Mine worker shot dead by armed robbers
A MINE worker was shot dead while several others were injured when about 10 robbers armed with a gun and machetes went on the rampage attacking people in Maphisa, Matobo District on Thursday night. ...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 07:48hrs | 1133 | by Staff Reporter
Notorious gas tanks thief jailed 6 years
A notorious Bindura thief who went on stealing spree on Christmas day was jailed 6 years by a Bindura magistrate yesterday.Peace Museto...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 07:24hrs | 892 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabweans organise crime summit in South Africa
The Zimbabwe Community in South Africa is organsing a crime summit in Berea, South Africa on the 6th of February 2020 after Zimbabwean nationals have been accused of killing one Detective Captai...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 13:18hrs | 5852 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Maid in court for stealing from employer
A Bulawayo woman who was employed as a maid allegedly stole cash and property all worth $350 from her employer.Cynthea Sibanda of Northend appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Lizwe Jamela....Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 11:18hrs | 993 | by Stephen Jakes
Business woman assaulted for suspected love affair with married man
A business woman was recently assaulted by her business partner's wife who accused her of having a love affair with her husband.Sazingani Ndlovu (31) appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Lizwe ...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 11:15hrs | 2778 | by Stephen Jakes
Church leader in soup for sleeping with a minor
Zvido zvashe apostolic church treasurer is in soup for contravening section 70 of the criminal codification and reform act (having sex with a minor) and he appeared before Guruve magistrate Artw...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 11:12hrs | 1931 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa hiding behind a finger
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government never seizes to amaze, albeit in a negative way. After failing to control the MaShurugwis who it encouraged to illegally grab mineral deposits, the government...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 01:09hrs | 7523 | by KK
US$4000 theft hooker married
A married commercial sex worker from Bulawayo who stole US$4 000 from her client, has been sentenced to four years in jail. Enelles Tshabangu (26) of Entumbane stole the money from Mr Zamani M...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 01:07hrs | 4587 | by Staff reporter
Friend mistaken for robber gets beaten to death
A BULAWAYO man has been arrested for allegedly beating up his friend to death in a bushy area near the Plumtree Border Post in the middle of the night after suspecting that he was a robber. Th...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 01:05hrs | 2138 | by Staff reporter
Truck overturns, one dies, four injured
AN Esigodini man died on the spot while four others were seriously injured after a truck they were travelling in overturned in Mawabeni. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 01:04hrs | 1022 | by Staff reporter
Chihuri's dodgy deals exposed
An up-market housing scheme in north-eastern Harare meant for top police officers was allegedly hijacked by former Police Commissioner-General Dr Augustine Chihuri in its final phase, and he allocated...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 01:02hrs | 3477 | by Staff reporter
Mbare structures face demolition
Harare City Council wants to evict a group that illegally grabbed council land opposite Stodart Police Station two months ago and built houses. They also started a tombstone-making business. The city ...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 00:59hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
There is a special place in hell for women!!!!
This is a special quote from the former Secretary of State Madeline Albright. There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women." This quote comes to my mind because the ZACC boss ...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 21:58hrs | 2167 | by Nomazulu Thata
Xenophobic attacks erupt in SA after Zimbabwean man shoots cop dead
XENOPHOBIC attacks have erupted in Diepsloot, South Africa after residents stormed a police station Thursday morning demanding officers to hand over a Zimbabwean man accused of killing a cop last week...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 18:27hrs | 3134 | by Staff reporter
Soldier dies fishing in Zambezi river
A member of Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) drowned at the might Zambezi River in Kanyemba on Wednesday while fishing in a canoe with his two colleague...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 15:52hrs | 2505 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man nearly kills security guard with brick
A man from Nkayi nearly killed a security guard at the Best Night Club after he struck him with a brick on the head in a dispute.Melusi...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 07:12hrs | 3028 | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa says Zimbabwe situation ripe for action
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa is looking to take advantage of the collapsed economy, to mobilise for action across professional, political and religious lines against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's govern...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:41hrs | 2995 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt urged to repeal Gold Trade Act
civil society organisations and captains of industry, among others, have called on government to swiftly repeal the Gold Trade Act and formalise artisanal and small-scale mining to boost gold producti...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:39hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rally ignites violence
VIOLENCE broke out between Zanu PF and opposition MDC youths in Mbare yesterday, a day after the opposition leader Nelson Chamisa addressed supporters in the volatile suburb.Three MDC supporte...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1274 | by Staff reporter
Masendeke brothers nabbed for machete assault, robbery
LATE notorious armed robber Edmund Edgar Masendeke's two siblings have been arrested by the police crack team targeting machete gang leaders after they allegedly assaulted and robbed a motorist of US$...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:27hrs | 1234 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa repossesses Kasukuwere's farm
FORMER Local Government minister and Zanu PF political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere's Mazowe Farm has been repossessed by government with the exiled politician accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa o...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 893 | by Staff reporter
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