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Robbers pounce on an abattoir
Armed robbers allegedly pounced on Bellevue Abattoir close to Kwekwe Central Business District (CBD) on Wednesday night and got away with US$ 11 000 cash.Eight men armed with pistols, iron bar...Published: 5 hrs ago | 434 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Al Jazeera Gold Mafia exposed Mnangagwa as corrupt dunderhead. Charamba threats will not put gene back
The Al Jazeera Zimbabwe's Gold Mafia documentary uncovered the details of gold smuggling and money laundering that has left all those involved stack naked with nowhere to hide. Zanu PF has hit the pan...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1028 | by Wilbert Mukori
Kirsty Coventry complicit in Zimbabwean football ban
YOUTH, Sport, Arts and Recreation minister, Kirsty Coventry has quashed any lingering hopes of the government reinstating the fired Zifa board members as has been demanded by Fifa for the country's su...Published: 9 hrs ago | 277 | by Staff reporter
2 farmers arrested over mbanje
POLICE in Macheke, Mashonaland East province, have arrested two neighbouring farmers who allegedly cultivated more than 100 marijuana plants in their maize fields.Kudakwashe Jarasi (37) and Su...Published: 9 hrs ago | 248 | by Staff reporter
Police call for revival of fast track trial courts
THE Commissioner-General of police Godwin Matanga has called for the revival of fast track trial courts to speed up the finalisation of criminal cases and restore confidence in the justice system....Published: 9 hrs ago | 92 | by Staff reporter
San chief is installed
IT was a historic and joyous moment for the San community yesterday as Government installed the inaugural Chief Goledema as the Second Republic moves to address concerns of this previously marginalise...Published: 9 hrs ago | 189 | by Staff reporter
Cop swallows US$5 bribe money
DESPERATE times call for desperate measures!A police officer stationed at Tshabalala Police Station who was allegedly caught red-handed taking a US$5 bribe from a motorist at a roadblock quick...Published: 9 hrs ago | 371 | by Staff reporter
Loose tongue lands man in trouble
A LOOSE-TONGUED Bulawayo man appeared in court facing charges of insulting his 20-year-old niece saying she had loose private parts.For the offence of degrading his niece following a dispute o...Published: 9 hrs ago | 310 | by Staff reporter
Maphisa man found dead with three deep cuts
Police in Matabeleland South, Maphisa district are hunting for murder suspects who allegedly killed Ocean Sibindi yesterday.According to Police Sibindi was found lying unconscious with three d...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 15:03hrs | 1056 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Spectre of Zanu PF thugs rigging party primaries underlines folly of participating in 2023 without even verified voters' roll
"Matsotsi haagerani!" (Crooks do not cut each other's hair!) so goes the Shona adage. Meaning it is one thing the crooks playing their mischief on the unsuspecting public, when one of them is the vict...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 11:36hrs | 814 | by Wilbert Mukori
Drug syndicate cops convicted
Two Chiweshe-based cops who connived with a drug dealer in destroying evidence of cannabis sold to a schoolboy were convicted yesterday by Concession magistrate Joshua Nembaware.The trio Rober...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 11:05hrs | 959 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man offers US$20 for son's upkeep
A HARARE man yesterday offered to pay US$20 monthly for the upkeep of his 17-year-old son. The man, who could not be named to protect the minor, was dragged to court by his ex-wife who was dem...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:37hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Spike in elderly rape cases worry Zimbabwe police
POLICE have expressed concern over the spike in rape cases involving elderly people.Mashonaland East provincial police spokesperson Simon Chazovachiyi said areas such as Murehwa were experienc...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:36hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
South Africa extends validity of non-ZEP permits
SOUTH Africa's Home Affairs Department has extended the renewal of permits that expire at the end of this month to December 31.The extension does not apply to Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) h...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:34hrs | 517 | by Staff reporter
Teen stabbed to death in Harare school bullying incident
A 17-year-old schoolboy died Monday after being stabbed with a piece of glass by another 17-year-old following an ill-fated school bullying incident in Harare's Churu Farm.Police confirmed the...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 17:27hrs | 1243 | by Staff reporter
Mushikashika driver rapes client, dumps car on scene
A 32.year.old pirate taxi driver from Gokwe went into hiding after he picked up a client, and raped her before dumping the car at the scene. Midlands Provincial Police Spokesperson, Inspector ...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 16:52hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Imbiber attacked over 13-year-old girl
A 32-YEAR -OLD Mazowe man is nursing injuries after he was attacked with an axe handle and open hands by a 13-year-old girl's mother and another man who accused him of making the girl sit on his legs ...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 09:34hrs | 1367 | by Simbarashe Sithole
ZANU PF youth PC hires thugs to attack Chamisa
Suspected hired illegal miners were reportedly hired by ZANU PF youth political commissar Tsungai Makumbe to attack Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa on Wednesday last week....Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 09:32hrs | 3660 | by Paul Ndou
Mnangagwa blames 'bad' road for accident that claimed 6 Zanu-PF supporters
President Emmerson Mnangagwa Tuesday came short of blaming his own administration for neglecting the country's road infrastructure as he mourned and further accorded a state assisted funeral on six Za...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 08:09hrs | 1214 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF bungles own poll
Zanu-PF has failed to run clean primary elections in its own backyard amid vote rigging complaints by some losing candidates coupled with claims of intimidation among rival groups.Long accused...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:59hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Morgan & Co boss nabbed for $53m fraud
A FORMER finance manager at Morgan & Co has been arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing a charge of converting $53 129 574 to his own use.Kudakwashe Saimon (30) was reman...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:57hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
Revoke licences of gold smugglers, says foreign funded TIZ
CORRUPTION watchdog, Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) has urged government to revoke gold trade and export licences of individuals implicated in the Al Jazeera gold smuggling documentary....Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:56hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo suburb plunges into darkness
BULAWAYO's Newton West suburb was plunged into darkness early yesterday morning after thieves once again stole copper cables as the spate of vandalism of critical public infrastructure continues unaba...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:55hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Rehabilitation facility for Bulawayo CBD
GOVERNMENT is set to establish a rehabilitation and outpatient facility in Bulawayo's city centre to help with counselling and psychosocial support for drug abusers and addicts.This was said b...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:54hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Guard mauled to death by pit bulls
A 68-year-old security guard was found dead on Sunday with multiple injuries after he was mauled by four pit bull dogs at a business premises in Waterfalls, Harare.Police have since launched i...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:53hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Teacher arrested for raping learner several times
A 35-year-old teacher from Nguboyenja in Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly turning one of his learners into a sex slave, raping her at least four times last month, police have confirmed....Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:51hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Villagers accuse police of protecting criminals
VILLAGERS in the Mbembesi area of Matabeleland North province have accused the police of protecting criminals after some arrested cattle rustling suspects were reportedly released from police custody ...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:50hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Man hangs self after killing granny (70)
IN an incident that has left villagers in Mutoko shell-shocked, a 31-year-old man fatally attacked his grandmother with a log before committing suicide after accusing her of failing to buy his medicat...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:49hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
3 armed robbers jailed 21 years
THREE Mberengwa men have been sentenced to a combined 21 years in jail for robbing a man at gunpoint.Alford Namusimundo, Macdonald Moyo and Nkosilathi Jabangwe pleaded guilty to the offence wh...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:49hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
Naked woman thrown out of speeding Honda Fit
A 24-YEAR -OLD Shurugwi woman was robbed of valuables worth US$200 before she was stripped naked and pushed out of a speeding Honda Fit vehicle by robbers in Gweru.Midlands provincial police s...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:47hrs | 1156 | by Staff reporter
Serial killer on death row loses appeal at Supreme Court
THE Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the death sentence by a Bulawayo serial killer Birthwell Sibanda who killed three people and robbed them of their cellphones and money.Dubbed ...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:46hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Police intensify operation against mushikashika
UNREGISTERED vehicles and illegal taxis commonly known as mushikashika are flourishing in ever large numbers and some are disrupting traffic by not pulling into parking places or otherwise getting off...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:45hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
SA Border guard kills Zimbabwean man
THE trial of a member of South Africa's Border Management Authority (BMA) who recently shot and killed a Zimbabwean man on the New Limpopo Bridge has been postponed to May 26 when he appeared at Musin...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:42hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
Bus driver nabbed for $4 million mbanje
POLICE have arrested a bus driver at Dulivhadzimu Bus Terminus in Beitbridge and recovered 40kg of dagga, with a street value of $4 million.The dagga was found stashed in the boot of the bus....Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:42hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
Big surprises in Zanu-PF primaries
SOME ministers and veteran parliamentarians fell by the wayside in the Zanu-PF primary elections that were held over the weekend as the ruling party entrenches democracy and reenergises its base ahead...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:42hrs | 563 | by Staff reporter
Mahere judgment pushed to next month
The verdict on the charges against CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere over charges of publishing falsehoods after she posted on her twitter handle incorrect information that a police officer had beaten a...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:41hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Man poisons his three children, kills self
A 37-year-old Lower Gweru man gave his three minor children some porridge laced with poison before he went into the bush and committed suicide following a misunderstanding with his wife.Police...Published: 27 Mar 2023 at 21:41hrs | 1044 | by Staff Reporter
Arrested ZANU PF chief rigger released
A ZANU PF official who was arrested yesterday in Mazowe North constituency for allegedly rigging in favour of party youth political commissar Tsungai Maku...Published: 27 Mar 2023 at 17:50hrs | 1892 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Murder over US$0,50 token
POLICE in Shurugwi have launched a manhunt for a man who allegedly brutally murdered his friend following a misunderstanding over a snooker token.Midlands Provincial police spokesperson Inspec...Published: 27 Mar 2023 at 16:16hrs | 573 | by Staff Reporter
Musarara withdraws from ZANU PF primary elections
Following massive rigging in Mazowe North which prompted the police to arrest youth party political commissar Tsungai Makumbe's campaign member after being allegedly caught with 651 ballot papers, asp...Published: 27 Mar 2023 at 09:37hrs | 2609 | by Simbarashe Sithole
This and that with Mal'phosa: Ngayende ngabude! What?
Malema is very crafty, just like that red fox, neh? He has outsmarted everyone this time around. He can hide behind load shedding, rise in crime, Phalaphalagate etc as reasons he wants Ramaphosa gone....Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 20:34hrs | 1509 | by Clerk Ndlovu
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport now a gateway for smugglers
AFTER watching gold smugglers and money launderers breezing through Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare travelling to and from Dubai to deliver the proceeds of corruption in Al Jazee...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 20:28hrs | 1360 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF polls descend into chaos
Zanu-PF yesterday held chaotic primary elections marred by violence and vote rigging claims with some candidates' names missing from cell registers while ballots were not delivered in some areas....Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 10:13hrs | 1186 | by Staff reporter
Man axes mother to death over witchcraft
POLICE in Kametivi have arrested a 34-year-old man for allegedly striking his mother with an axe after accusing her of witchcraft. In a statement on Thursday, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 09:55hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa exposed
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been left exposed and politically vulnerable following ground-breaking revelations by Qatar-based international television network Al Jazeera's of gold...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 18:23hrs | 4912 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers earn ZW$39 636 (US$33)
THE impoverishment of professionals by the government has reached heart-rending levels, but those who dare complain are often victimised, leaving public sector workers feeling helpless in the face of ...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 11:34hrs | 610 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers hit Masvingo Inter Africa depot
Police in Masvingo are appealing for information leading to the arrest of five armed robbers who robbed an Inter Africa depot in the industrial area and got away with US$14 524 and ZAR13 450.M...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 11:29hrs | 713 | by Staff reporter
As guns flow into Zimbabwe, armed robberies spike
CHRISTOPHER Holland believed he had done all he could to secure his home: two vicious dogs permanently stationed in the front yard and wall-to-wall security. But as he arrived home from work one day a...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 08:15hrs | 802 | by Staff reporter
Fawcett Security guards up for stealing US$12,000 from thief
Two Fawcett Security guards appeared in court for allegedly stealing over US$12,000 cash from a theft suspect they had just apprehended with his loot from Total Energies in Hillcrest, Bulawayo....Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 23:46hrs | 1373 | by Staff reporter
Love betrayal lands couple in court
A Harare man has appeared in court for allegedly assaulting and pointing a firearm at his extirlfriend after they had a misunderstanding. He also assaulted her, causing her to miscarry the baby she wa...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 23:06hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter
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