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Man tries to capitalise on wife's infidelity
A Harare man has been hauled before the courts by his wife's 'lover' after he tried to capitalise on his wife's infidelity, demanding US$5 000 as compensation for the extra-marital affair.Maxw...Published: 18 hrs ago | 3372 | by Staff reporter
How Jonathan Moyo and Kasukuwere fled Zimbabwe
Two years after a military coup that ousted former president Robert Mugabe, one unresolved mystery is how two top loyalists of the late president escaped from the country after soldiers peppered a hou...Published: 19 hrs ago | 4647 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: The tragedy of gumboot Shona hegemony and dictatorship
When the colonial masters settled in Africa in the late 1700s and early 1800s, they mainly had one goal to stretch their economic prospects. In their arrival, it was numerically impossible to gather i...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 09:15hrs | 1074 | by Ayanda Manala
Soldiers salvage goods from burning bus
A Harare-bound bus was yesterday reduced to a shell after it caught fire near Tree Tops Tollgate, about 20km from Gweru along the Bulawayo Road. No one was injured as the more than 40 passengers disem...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 06:29hrs | 1232 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's minister caught in messy scandal
INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Sekai Nzenza has been accused of failing to pay back US$8 000 she allegedly took from the corruption-ridden National Social Security Authority (NSSA) under the guise of ...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 06:01hrs | 3742 | by Staff reporter
Machete gang leader shot dead
Machete attackers leader Taurai Mutandwa was shot dead on Thursday in a gun exchange with the police during a gold rush near David Whitehead in Chegutu. Mutandwa, who was also known as Kwadez,...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 19:02hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
Gang leader shot dead by Zim police
Machete attackers leader Taurai Mutandwa was shot dead on Thursday in a gun exchange with the police during a gold rush near David Whitehead in Chegutu. Mutandwa, who was also known as Kwadez,...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 07:22hrs | 6747 | by Staff Reporter
30 trafficked Zimbabwean women rescued from SA brothels
Nore than 30 Zimbabwean women suspected to be victims of human trafficking were also rescued by South African police from brothels in eMalahleni, formerly Witbank, in Mpumalanga Province where their c...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 07:08hrs | 2363 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF committing crime against humanity, says Chamisa
Opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has pleaded with the donor community to immediately intervene and stop Zanu-PF from capitalising on the humanitarian crisis and using donated food to garner votes....Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 21:41hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Rangers force fish poacher, son to swim in Zambezi river
A ZAMBIAN man and his four-year-old son drowned in the Zambezi River after Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority rangers allegedly ordered him to swim across the river with the lad...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:35hrs | 1711 | by Staff reporter
Muduhwa rescues Highlanders
Highlanders 1-1 Ngezi Platinum Stars DEFENDER Peter Muduhwa's name was chanted by multitudes of Bosso fans yesterday after his robust performance helped salvage a point for Bosso in a Castle Lager...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:32hrs | 1400 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING:Tinashe Kambarami wins court case
Reports coming from Tredgold building indicate that the former Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Tinashe Kambarami and Councillor Silas Chigora have been acquitted by magistrate Shepherd Mjanji on a charge ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 10:08hrs | 4745 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Plumtree herdboy sodomises 2 boys...gives them two rand
The Zimbabwe Republic Police have announced that two boys aged have been rescued from a 35 year old man was sodomising them in Madlambudzi. The boys are aged 5 and 7 years. The man was...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 16:06hrs | 1877 | by Mandla Ndlovu
15 years jail for pupil rape teacher
A TEACHER at Premier High School in Bulawayo has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping a 12-year-old pupil that he was coaching English extra lessons. Shadreck Kantsholo (47) from Pu...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:30hrs | 1419 | by Staff reporter
Mental patient stabs mother
A CHIPINGE granny escaped death by a whisker after she was stabbed three times on the head by her mentally-challenged son.This was revealed yesterday when Daniel Muchongoyo (34) of Maronga vil...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:12hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
Top RG officer jailed
Eight years after smashing an axe into his wife, seven years after being convicted of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm and sentenced to jail, and six years after losing his appeal, Gordo...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:02hrs | 585 | by STaff reporter
Rape accused cop acquitted
A POLICE officer from Bulawayo breathed a sigh of relief after he was acquitted of trying to rape a 54-year-old teacher after failing to locate his girlfriend whom he had come to visit. It had...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 07:43hrs | 1016 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa to commission new Zupco buses in Bulawayo on Friday
BULAWAYO is set to have 76 more Zupco buses to ease transport problems in the province, with President Mnangagwa expected to commission them on Friday. Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Minister Jud...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:36hrs | 1000 | by Staff reporter
Man nearly kills wife over sex
A Hwange man has been convicted of attempted murder after a dispute over conjugal rights with his wife turned sour. Lovemore Dube, aged 36, who is a footballer at Makomo Resources, is awaiting...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 12:15hrs | 2310 | by Staff reporter
Irrelevant political impasses keep Africans destitute
By definition, democracy is a form of a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving ...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 05:59hrs | 120 | by Tapiwa Gomo
US, Zimbabwe rift widens
Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo's threat to expel United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols following a row over sanctions has put the country's efforts to re-engage Washington in jeop...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:56hrs | 6707 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda girl's dream to be a pilot takes off
A quick glance into her small room at the students' residency before the interview, which came only an hour before her first experience in the air as a pilot, revealed there was panic and disquiet at ...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:54hrs | 1777 | by Staff reporter
RG's Office rescues British Brigade
WARRIORS coach Joey Antipas has pleaded for the availability of British-based trio -- Macauley Bonne, Jordan Zemura and Adam Chicksen -- ahead of this month's 2021 African Cup of Nations football qual...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 06:57hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
Convicted top RG official walks free
Head of the Marriages Department at the Registrar-General's Office in Harare, Gordon Tsuro, is walking scot-free, spending hours in Government offices despite the dismissal of his appeal against a thr...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 06:57hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe in R1,4m payment plan for impounded plane
TROUBLED flag carrier Air Zimbabwe (AirZim)'s only aircraft, a Boeing 767-200 long-haul jet, impounded by the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) last week at OR Tambo International Airport, was o...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:47hrs | 896 | by Staff reporter
Child abuse couple spared jail
A MAN and his wife from Bulawayo who ill-treated their four-year-old son by beating him everyday, denying him food and making him wash his own clothes, were lucky to escape jail when they were sentenc...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:31hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt abuse and bullying of own citizens pushing them right into the arms of the USA
As tensions between the beleaguered Zimbabwe government and the United States of America (USA) ambassador Brian Nichols continue to intensify - especially, in the wake of the latter's recent flat deni...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 12:58hrs | 1968 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Son assaults mother over witchcraft
A CHIPINGE man was last week dragged to court for allegedly brutally assaulting his mother over witchcraft allegations.When the accused, Nyasha Mutisi Musembu (25), of Siyakisa village under C...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:16hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean sex slaves freed in SA
MORE than 30 Zimbabwean women suspected to be victims of human trafficking were rescued by South African police from brothels in eMalahleni, formerly Witbank, in Mpumalanga province where their captor...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 06:37hrs | 1515 | by Staff reporter
NUST develops Zimbabwe's first trolley bus
The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) is developing Zimbabwe's first prototype electric bus which it expects to improve the country's public transportation system. Aleck Ncu...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 06:30hrs | 1032 | by Staff reporter
Brave girl (11) jumps into stream, wrestles crocodile to save friend
IN a rare show of bravado, an 11-year-old girl from Hwange Town plunged into a stream and jumped on top of a crocodile before gouging its eyes to rescue a nine-year-old friend who had been gripped by ...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 05:47hrs | 11103 | by Staff Reporter
SA economist urges Zimbabwean authorities to think outside the box
A SOUTH AFRICAN economist, Nisha Sewdass, has urged the Zimbabwean authorities to think outside the box and in a disruptive way to rescue the nation from economic rot.Sewdass made the remarks at t...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:42hrs | 1064 | by Staff reporter
Cyrene High old boys rescue destroyed school
CYRENE High School has received a donation of roofing sheets from former pupils to repair two hostels whose roofs were destroyed by a whirlwind last month. Speaking at the handover ceremony at...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:39hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Vendor killed in police custody
One of the vendors who was arrested last week for fighting with police officers in Harare Central Business District has died reports have indicated. Award winning journalist Hopewell Chin'ono ...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 09:42hrs | 7644 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa rescues Grace, Bona Mugabe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has kept his word - and resisted the temptation to take revenge on the former first lady Grace Mugabe who terrorised him in 2017 and also humiliated him last month after h...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:31hrs | 6940 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-dollarisation impacts on the banking sector
COUNTRIES forced into dollarisation usually find it impossible to de-dollarise and Zimbabwe's mid-year efforts to do so adds another country to the long list of those that tried and failed.Gov...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:29hrs | 228 | by Tony Hawkins
British think-tank tells Mnangagwa govt to speed up reforms
BRITISH think-tank Chatham House has urged government to speed up the pace of political and economic reforms if Zimbabwe's quest to re-join the community of nations is to get back on track.Zim...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:24hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
A peek into Chamisa's urban nightmare
The opposition party, the MDC, cut its teeth in elections in 2000. Since then, it has been winning almost the same local authority and National Assembly seats, mainly in urban areas. Despite b...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 03:52hrs | 79 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Woman, grandson (10) survive jackal attack
A 58-year-old Marondera woman and her grandson are lucky to be alive after they were attacked by a jackal which entered their room at Marirangwe Farm early this week.Lucia Maida and her grands...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 09:00hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo kombi owners reject Zupco offer
Commuter omnibus owners, operating under the banner of Tshova Mubaiwa in Bulawayo have rejected a move by the government to have their vehicles placed under the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPC...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 16:24hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
The MDC's chequered stewardship of our urban areas
The MDC's chequered stewardship of our urban areasNobleman RunyangaThe opposition party, the MDC cut its teeth into elections in 2000. Since then it has been winning almost the same lo...Published: 16 Oct 2019 at 11:55hrs | 1026 | by Nobleman Runyanga
The trials and joys of travelling in overloaded malayitshas to Zimbabwe
"Wait and see for yourself: the sky is the limit," said the man halfway up the trailer.He was loading more and more goods on what already appeared to be a mountain of luggage, GroundUp reporte...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 07:06hrs | 402 | by GroundUp
Zimbabwe army told to embrace new technology
Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) battalion group commanders should be dedicated to provide and guarantee a conducive environment for socio-economic development and national prosperity. Officiating...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:36hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa warns of genocide
The health crisis entered a new and deadly phase on Thursday when nurses at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals – the country's biggest referral hospital – walked out of work, joining doctor...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 11:34hrs | 3340 | by ZimLive
Zimbabwe health crisis deepens
OPERATIONS at Parirenyatwa and Harare Central hospitals yesterday ground to a halt after nurses joined the strike by doctors, with most wards at Zimbabwe's two largest referral hospitals closed, incre...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:38hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
'Horny' cop busted in rape attempt
A POLICE officer from Bulawayo was allegedly caught red-handed, naked, wearing a condom and trying to rape a 54-year-old teacher after failing to locate his girlfriend whom he had come to visit....Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:35hrs | 1084 | by Staff reporter
SA judge rescues foreign truck drivers
A SOUTH AFRICAN High Court judge has ruled against the sacking of foreign haulage truck drivers saying it was in breach of their rights not to be discriminated against on the basis of their social ori...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 07:04hrs | 1126 | by Staff reporter
Why nepotism at Harare Town House must end
The allegations that City of Harare councillors could be setting up their relatives for jobs in various departments, leaving a trail of similar names in the municipality's employment books, is worryin...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 06:48hrs | 116 | by Tanaka Mahanya
Chamisa, Nepotism and tribalism
Early this week Zimbabweans woke up to some very disturbing news – the nepotism which is rife at Town House as some MDC members of the Harare City Council are using their positions as councillo...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 13:06hrs | 989 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Zimbabwean eonomy on free fall
The economic meltdown has reached alarming proportions. Several factors have all combined to engender the collapse of the economy: State capture, a parasitic elite, corruption, weekly fuel price...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 21:28hrs | 1726 | by Dr Tapiwa Mashakada
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