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Ziyambi downplays Nduna murder confessions
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday tried to downplay Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna's confession that he was a killer by telling the Senate that the word in Shona had several meanings.Zi...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:44hrs | 2869 | by Staff reporter
Fraudsters dupe 100 nurses
TWO suspected fraudsters who allegedly duped 100 unsuspecting aspiring nurses in Chipinge and pocketed $41 000 from the scam were on Monday arraigned in court facing fraud charges.The suspects...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:29hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Criticism of Ncube's Oxford professorship part of an anti-Zimbabwe plot
Last week a British freelance writer covering teaching, learning and student issues, as well as higher education in Africa and the Middle East, Anna McKie let the world in on the increasingly rabid ob...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 11:55hrs | 3011 | by Nobleman Runyanga
EcoCash fraudster jailed 6 years
A 28-YEAR-OLD EcoCash serial fraudster was slapped with a six-year jail term by Guruve magistrate, Artwell Sanyatwe, on Friday last week for defrauding a retail outlet of groceries worth $12 000....Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:55hrs | 779 | by Staff reporter
Scholarships Department warns of fraudsters
THE Presidential Scholarships and National Scholarships Department has warned prospective applicants for 2019/ 2020 scholarships that it has not hired any agents to collect and facilitate submission o...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:51hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe ready for online casinos?
Online gambling is a worldwide phenomenon. It's already hugely popular among many Western nations, including across Europe and - increasingly - in the US. The market is set to be worth around ...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 18:23hrs | 491 | by Staff Reporter
PSL scam explodes
MORE damning and incriminating evidence emerged yesterday, exposing a cartel that has been corruptly siphoning funds from Premiership side ZPC Kariba, amid chilling revelations the cancer has spread t...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:35hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Acute fuel shortages rock Zimbabwe again
Energy and Power Development minister Jorum Gumbo yesterday claimed that fuel companies were concentrating on supplying outlying areas resulting in a shortage of the commodity in urban areas.G...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:58hrs | 3664 | by Staff reporter
The advantages of online casino gambling
The industry of online gambling is considered to be one of the biggest in this day and age. With governments of many countries debating on the topic of legalizing gambling, the online gambling communi...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 08:15hrs | 756 | by Moyo Roy
Forex traders on the increase
Illegal money changers pose while exchanging a new Zimbabwe bond note (L) and U.S. dollar notes in the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, November 28, 2016. REUTERS/Philimon BulawayoAN increasing numbe...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:10hrs | 2579 | by Staff reporter
School uniforms scam under probe
THE Competition and Tariff Commission has warned schools against forcing parents to buy uniforms from specific outlets or individuals. In a statement yesterday, the commission said such practi...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 23:07hrs | 2718 | by Staff reporter
Dembare duped
DYNAMOS claim midfielder Valentine Kadonzvo duped them to terminate his contract on the pretext that he was going to the United States for studies, only for him to use his freedom to secure a contract...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 23:01hrs | 1628 | by Staff reporter
Land for votes scam backfires
A Ward 2 Councillor is allegedly to have assured illegal settlers situated along Gwanda Road in Bulawayo that if they vote for him he will fix they legal status and make sure they become legal settler...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 09:37hrs | 2634 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Hackers hit Khama, demands $10,000
ZIMBABWE international footballer Khama Billiat is being traumatised after some fraudsters hacked his Facebook and Twitter accounts and demanded he pays them US$10 000 by yesterday or they will releas...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 07:48hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter
MDC MPs, councillors in $60m scandal
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has opened an investigation against 23 MDC councillors and two National Assembly members implicated in a $60 million tender scandal.Other charges...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 18:59hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
War vets endorse MDC Alliance town chair
Zimbabwe National Liberations of War Veterans Associations (ZNLWVA) national political commissar, Francis Nhando has praised Chiredzi town chairperson Gibson Hwende as an exemplary leader.Hwen...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 16:11hrs | 2365 | by Staff reporter
Plain clothes officials at Beitbridge expose border post to criminals
ADRIAN Ndhlovu (not his real name) is stranded after his car, a 2018 Toyota D4D twin cab on hire purchased in South Africa, has been placed under seizure by the Customs and Excise Department.H...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 10:23hrs | 3623 | by Staff reporter
Former parastatal bosses face criminal abuse charges trial
FORMER bosses of Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), National Social Security Authority (NSSA) and City of Harare, who are separately accused of criminal abuse of office, were yesterday given trial da...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:22hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Quick austerity measures to avert imminent economic collapse
Austerity is described as sternness, severity of manner or attitude. In other manner it is described difficult economic conditions created by the Government measures to reduce public expenditure. The ...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 20:27hrs | 4062 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
40 suspended over diamonds theft
THE Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) has suspended 40 employees in an intense crackdown meant to halt rampant diamond theft at Chiadzwa, The Manica Post can reveal.Employees from d...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:01hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's sister turns State witness in land scam
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe's sister, Shuvai Junior Gumbochuma, who is accused of fraudulently acquiring vast tracts of government land worth more than $2 million, is negotiating a deal to turn int...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:42hrs | 2601 | by Staff reporter
Peter Ndlovu's phone hacked
ZIMBABWE international striker Evans Rusike could be out for, at least, three weeks after an injury sustained in a South African Premiership tie on Saturday. On an eventful weekend for Zimbabw...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:12hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Can ED turn the economy round
Over the last three months, Zimbabwe has been dominated by some ugly headlines from elections squabbles to economic down turn.- It is fair to say the loud silence on the issue by His Excellence did no...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 10:53hrs | 1539 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Robber shot, arrested in high-speed chase
A SUSPECTED armed robber was on Friday arrested after a high-speed chase with police detectives in Harare Central Business District while his accomplices escaped. The suspects, who were drivin...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:30hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Zimra top brass in smuggling racket
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) 10 top managers have been named in an alleged $3 million cooking oil and chicken smuggling racket, which was reportedly swept under the carpet.Documents ...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 09:54hrs | 710 | by Staff repoirter
Fuel scam unearthed
Motorists, transporters, farmers and the business community in Nyanga have called on the authorities to revoke licences of fuel service operators in the resort town who are hoarding fuel for resell at...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 17:11hrs | 1697 | by Staff reporter
Doctor loses $21 000 in fake stand deal
A 51-year-old Mufakose man was last week taken to court for allegedly swindling a doctor based at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals of $21 000 in a fake residential stand deal. Jametias Kudzai Z...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 08:58hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
Fadzayi Mahere exposes 'Tax scam'
Chinese companies in Zimbabwe have not been paying tax since 2012 human rights lawyer Fadzayi Mahere has sensationally claimed.Posting on micro blogging site Twitter Mahere said, "A country th...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 08:13hrs | 2507 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwean students fall prey to scammers
What began as a dream to hone their skills and knowledge in international capitals of the world such as Beijing has turned out to be a living nightmare for many Zimbabwean students.Duped out o...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 09:35hrs | 1032 | by Fatima Bulla
Ex-NSSA general manager up for fraud
FORMER National Social Security Authority (NSSA) general manager Elizabeth Chitiga yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Courts facing allegations of swindling the pension fund of $31 million ...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 21:21hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Agitated fans turn on Winky D, pelt him off the stage
Winky D, who recently stirred controversy with the release of his KaSong KeJecha, failed to perform in Kwekwe on Christmas Eve after agitated show attendees turned violent and threw empty beer bottles...Published: 27 Dec 2018 at 08:20hrs | 7248 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF MP dupes 178 land seekers
THE court has issued a warrant of arrest for Zanu PF Makoni North legislator, James Munetsi, after he failed to appear in court for trial in a case where he is accused of duping several people in a la...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 10:50hrs | 564 | by Staff reporter
Government's foreign trips scam exposed
MDC Deputy Treasurer General Chalton Hwende has revealed that government ministers are paid in hard US$1500 per day when they embark on foreign trips making a mockery of the 5% cut on top civil servan...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 10:49hrs | 5288 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: ZBC scams and sabotages War veterans
Members of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association has claimed the the national broadcaster ZBC received payment for an advert meant to invite association members to a demonstration ...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 09:28hrs | 3129 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Nurses recruitment scam exposed
HARARE Central Hospital Principal Tutor Irene Sambo is alleged to have pocketed more than $300 000 in a nurse trainee recruitment scandal that has left one of Zimbabwe's biggest health referral centre...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 16:27hrs | 5445 | by Staff reporter
Zimpapers editorial change scam exposed
The fight for the control of the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting services has claimed the scalps of veteran journalists Caesar Zvayi and Mabasa Sasa.A source in the ministr...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 12:15hrs | 3170 | by Collen Ncube
Kasukuwere, Mombeshora named in land scam
HUNDREDS of people risk losing residential properties in the newly-established medium and high-density suburbs of Kia Ora in Banket after it emerged that former Local Government minister Saviour Kasuk...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 05:35hrs | 2493 | by Staff reporter
Suspended Zesa bosses seek removal from remand
THREE suspended Zesa Holdings bosses accused of criminal abuse of office after they allegedly swindled their employer of $11 million in a suspected botched tender scam yesterday approached the court s...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:41hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Flashy cars flooding Zimbabwe scam unearthed?
The influx of expensive vehicles including an electric Tesla car, Bugatti Veyron, Rolls Royce Phantom and Bentley Bentyaga into Zimbabwe in the past months maybe a scam of rich and connected people ta...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 10:12hrs | 28565 | by Mandla Ndlovu
More feathers fly in fake chicks scam
THE "fake broiler chicks" saga that recently rocked Bulawayo has hit another high amid revelations that the alleged fraudsters were also painting the chicks in question with red and black oxide before...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 13:03hrs | 1708 | by Staff reporter
Prophet fights, subdues 3m python
A CHIPINGE homestead was recently turned topsy-turvy when hundreds of curious villagers trooped to catch a glimpse of a suspected juju python that was captured by a self-proclaimed prophet during a wi...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 13:03hrs | 3202 | by Staff reporter
Multi-million dollar theft of tax payer's money exposed
Whistleblower Prisca Mutema has exposed an alleged multi-million dollar theft of taxpayers money involving government paymaster Brighton Chiuzungo and Ngoni Masoka who served as the permanent Secretar...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 10:29hrs | 8145 | by Mandla Ndlovu
$100m Zesa tender scam raises stink
IRREGULAR tender procedures coupled with a lax accounting system, among other factors, have delayed the completion of the US$100,4 million prepayment and smart metering project the power utility, Zesa...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 05:52hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
SA Home Affairs official tears up Zimbabwean child's passport
The Department of Home Affairs is once more embroiled in a legal battle.On September 21, court papers were filed in an application lodged against the minister and the director general (DG) for...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 17:22hrs | 5525 | by Tariro Washinyira, GroundUp
$2,1million fraud businessman out of custody
THE Harare businessman accused of defrauding a Bulawayo company of more than $2 million last year has been remanded out of custody to 14 December this year.Onesimo Ndoro appeared in court last...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 12:41hrs | 1138 | by Staff reporter
Intertoll transfers 72 tollgate employees
Intertoll Zimbabwe, a company contracted to collect toll fees on behalf of the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) from the nine tollgates it operates on the rehabilitated Plumtree-Mutare h...Published: 30 Nov 2018 at 09:54hrs | 928 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa exonerated
FORMER Zanu-PF legislator Psychology Maziwisa, who is facing charges of swindling the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) of $12 650 in a botched public relations deal told the court that he had never sought...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 06:12hrs | 3402 | by Staff reporter
Corruption damaging Zimbabwe recovery
TRANSPARENCY International's 2017 corruption perception index ranked Zimbabwe number 157 out of 180 countries. Using a scale of 0 to 100 (where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean), Zimbabwe has...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 06:03hrs | 970 | by Paddington Masamha
Shock as Zim man commits suicide in UK
A Zimbabwean man from Lower Gwelo has died in Manchester United Kingdom after committing suicide on Sunday through jumping from Scammonden Bridge on the M62.The unnamed man was run...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 12:12hrs | 9850 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ex-Harare commissioner denied bail in $80m airport road scam
Former chairperson of the commission appointed to run the affairs of City of Harare between 2006 and 2013, Michael Mahachi, appeared in court on Saturday charged with criminal abuse of office after he...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 06:03hrs | 1318 | by Staff reporter
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