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Ecocash fraudster, accomplice convicted
Luck ran out for two Masvingo men who were in the habit of defrauding local shopkeepers by creating fake EcoCash payment messages, leading to their conviction on fraud charges at the Masvingo Magistra...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 13:22hrs | 1822 | by Staff reporter
Headman loses betting, nearly kills subject
Headman Jimson Manyumbu of Chivi recently became involved in a violent altercation at a local shopping center, where he allegedly smashed a beer bottle into the face of Fredreck Mudhe, a fellow patron...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 13:22hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Shopkeeper steals groceries to feed hungry mother
A Plumtree-based shopkeeper who stole groceries and money from her employer to feed her hungry mother is in trouble.Miriam Tshuma (26) was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts on Friday....Published: 25 Nov 2024 at 11:44hrs | 735 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chinese' shops flood Bulawayo CBD
A bustling shop along Fife Street, between Eighth and Ninth Avenue, known informally as a "Chinese shop," has become a go-to destination for Bulawayo residents in search of affordable goods. From kitc...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:18hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
When dark babies are not good enough
For Ms Ntokozo Gumbo, after successfully achieving her desired complexion following years of investing in skin care to lighten her skin tone, she was disappointed when she gave birth to a baby heavily...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:10hrs | 354 | by Andile Tshuma
4 Zimbabweans jailed 65 years in SA
Four Zimbabwean nationals and one Mozambican have each been sentenced to 65 years in prison by the Polokwane High Court in South Africa for a series of violent crimes, including murder, robbery, attem...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 11:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
African countries assisted South African independence; payback is Xenophobic actions: blacks on blacks' violence
I quote from Byo24: Former ANC MP and Abantu Batho Congress Councilor in eThekwini, Makhosi Khoza, says South African natives have been shortchanged. Close quote. This is a statement that could cause ...Published: 14 Apr 2024 at 18:55hrs | 18 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mthuli Ncube pleads for patience on ZiG
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has pleaded for patience with the recently introduced Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency amid an uproar from the public over the disruptions it has caused to transactions....Published: 12 Apr 2024 at 09:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Artisanal miner leaves kitchen knife on colleague's jaws
A Gweru based illegal gold miner is in deep trouble after he stabbed three people in a gold dispute, one of the stabbed victim was left with a kitchen kni...Published: 23 Mar 2024 at 08:13hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Herd boy commits suicide amid stock theft allegations
Police in Matabeleland North Province are probing a troubling case involving a herd boy who purportedly consumed a dipping chemical in an apparent suicide attempt following his implication in a recent...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 11:41hrs | 18 | by Peter Matuka
Cellphone thief bashed to death by three friends
Police in Inyathi have arrested three suspected murderers for allegedly assaulting and murdering a colleague over allegations of cellphone theft.The trio suspects; Kulekani Nyathi (25), Nkanyi...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 22:16hrs | 1 | by Peter Matuka/Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabweans arrested in SA for robbing and kidnapping tuck shop owner
TWO Zimbabweans were arrested in South Africa's Mpumalanga province for allegedly robbing and kidnapping a tuck shop owner.The incident occurred last week.The suspects aged 24 an...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man assaults friend over cigarettes
The love of cigarettes has landed a Plumtree man in the hands of the police after he assaulted his friend with a logThe matter came to light at Plumtree magistrates courts yesterday where Take...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 22:55hrs | 8 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Without Zimbabweans, Musina is going to be a big ghost town
By 7AM, lines of customers snake down the block outside stores on the main commercial strip in Musina, a bustling South African border town where thousands of people arrive daily from neighboring Zimb...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 08:46hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Granny busted for stealing underwear
IN a rather surreal and soul-shaking case, a 61-year-old granny was busted for stealing women's underwear and hiding them between her thighs at one of the shops situated in Bulawayo's central business...Published: 22 Sep 2023 at 06:39hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Why Dudula hates foreigners
South African vigilante group Operation Dudula has become notorious for raiding businesses belonging to foreign nationals and forcing shops to close. BBC Africa Eye has gained rare access to members o...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 21:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
July Moyo uses fear mongering, cash in bid to win elusive constituency on August 23
Fear pervades the peri-urban farming community of Matava in the Midlands Province's Redcliff Constituency on the eve of Zimbabwe's harmonised elections following a campaign allegedly anchored on coerc...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:28hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Why is South Africa not renewing 160,000 Zimbabwean work permits?
Thousands of Zimbabweans living in South Africa face an uncertain future and possible deportation before a June 2023 expiration of their work permits, following an announcement by the home government ...Published: 12 Apr 2023 at 08:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man nabbed for assaulting gossiper
A 39-YEAR-OLD Mazowe man was arrested after he allegedly bashed a shopkeeper after accusing her of spreading gossips.Basailia Mudogi ap...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 17:06hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa expected to attend Zulu Lithium plant official opening
DIVERSIFIED mining group, Premier African Minerals Chief executive officer, Mr George Roach says Government is delighted with rapid progress at the Zulu Lithium plant in Fort Rixon coupled with height...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hungry EcoCash fraudster jailed
A notorious Concession EcoCash fraudster was sentenced to a year behind bars after conning 10 bottle stores and shops respectively.Dunmore Ngorima (21) was sentenced by Concession magistrate J...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 14:09hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Armed robbery attempt thwarted by villagers
An armed robbery attempt was thwarted by Plumtree villagers who rushed to assist a shopkeeper at Kweneng Business centre on Tuesday after a man posing as a customer tried to rob her.Matabelela...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 17:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Businessman on the run after killing patron
Masvingo businessman Nyasha Machaya is on the run after he allegedly teamed up with his shopkeeper and allegedly killed a patron who was drinking beer in their bottle store at Nekanda business centre ...Published: 18 Jan 2023 at 20:56hrs | 1 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Toy gun robber arrested
A 30-year-old man has been arrested in Karoi on allegations of attempting to rob a shopkeeper with a toy gun on Monday."The shopkeeper had closed for the day when Tapiwa Mubondi allegedly pers...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Catholic priest under probe for harassing teachers, corruption
A Catholic resident priest at St Benedict High School, Fr Innocent Mangwiro is at loggerheads with the mission's authority and is now under investigation over allegations of misconduct, corrupt tenden...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 08:56hrs | 13 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Africanise the law and land
In Mzansi, most citizens can only own real estate when they are dead - their graves and tombstones if they can afford one. From the living majority, they become the silent majority.Throughout ...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 19:29hrs | 1 | by Lindiwe Sisulu
South Africa 'on the precipice of explosive xenophobic violence', UN experts warn
NEW YORK: A group of independent UN human rights experts have condemned reports of escalating violence targeting foreign nationals in South Africa, and called for accountability against rising xenopho...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dear Zimbabweans, time for brutal conversation about xenophobia in South Africa
I AM a Zimbabwean, so this is difficult to write, and I stand to lose a lot. But I will do it anyway.Anti-immigrant sentiments, or much simply xenophobia is difficult to write about because no...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Maynard Manyowa
The political agency of xenophobia, violence in SA
SOUTH Africa is home to millions of immigrants, mainly from Lesotho, Nigeria, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The regional giant has played an immense role for more than a century in attracting labour for it...Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 05:50hrs | | by Tatenda Mazarura
Omicron Schools to remain open
SCHOOLS will remain open until the end of the term on 17 December despite a resurgence of Covid-19 that has seen numbers of new cases rising.Some universities have, however, reportedly stopped...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:13hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Petrol blast kills mother, child
A shopkeeper and informal petrol dealer from Chiwundura communal area died in hospital while her 5-year-old son was burnt beyond recognition after petrol and gas containers she kept in her shop at Muc...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man jailed 13 years for Johannesburg armed robbery
A 21-year-old Zimbabwean man has been jailed an effective 13 years for teaming up with two other men to rob a shopkeeper of money and a cellphone at gunpoint at a clothing boutique in Johannesburg, So...Published: 04 Nov 2021 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Businessman's 72-truck convoy causes a stir
With some moneybags resorting to social media, showcasing their riches or popping champagne the night away showing-off their wealth via clubbing, there are some who make money in silence and their fin...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
6 machete-wielding robbers arrested
Police in Zvishavane have arrested six suspected armed robbers who were part of an eight machete-wielding gang that was targeting people with large amounts of cash.The six are Farai Moyo (21),...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 15:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shopkeeper jailed for sleeping with minor
A 21-YEAR-OLD Bindura shopkeeper was sentenced to an effective four months jail term after sleeping with a 15 year old girl on three different occas...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 18:23hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Pair arrested for fatal assault on phone thief
TWO men have been arrested while their three accomplices are still at large after they ganged up and beat a man to death for allegedly stealing a cell phone. Thomas Ncube (28) and Thuthukani M...Published: 07 Dec 2020 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US$ small denominations shortages hits consumers
THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has approached the central bank seeking solutions to a crippling shortage of smaller denomination notes, which has rocked the market in the past year.Con...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cop, Zanu-PF youths in nocturnal shop raids
A JUNIOR officer stationed at Karoi urban dog section allegedly teamed up with Zanu-PF youths early this week to conduct night raids on shops in the farming town, demanding trading licences and bribes...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bid to touch woman's privates backfires
A Chipinge man was arrested for pushing the boundaries of what's acceptable to do in public, when he begged to "play" with the intimate area of a woman who had been turning down his sexual advances. ...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 09:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Only RTGS dollars are legal tender
On Monday, an important statutory instrument (SI) was published in a Government Gazette Extraordinary: the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Legal Tender) Regulations, 2019 (SI 142 of 2019).The effect...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:04hrs | 1 | by Veritas
Smart money is in rural Matebeleland
While Zimbabwe grapples with a foreign-exchange shortage, rural districts in Matebeleland North and South have fostered a thriving South African rand economy.Since the abolition of Zimbabwe's ...Published: 26 May 2019 at 20:54hrs | 1 | by Sunday Times
Robber 'rapes' shopkeeper
A MAN from Gwanda has been arrested after he allegedly broke into a shop, raped the shopkeeper before stealing $45 and property worth $200. Vincent Dube of Kafusi Village was not asked to plea...Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans struggle with storm floods
The death toll from cyclone Idai continues to rise as southern African countries struggle to deal with the devastating aftermath of the torrential downpours.The powerful storm has killed at le...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 08:08hrs | | by Al Jazeera
Why did Ian Smith give in so easily and abruptly?
Let's look abroad before coming home. We all know Donald John Trump, the 45th and current President of the USA. If Trump were African, they would say Africans are daft to have elected him president. B...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 13:36hrs | | by Baffour Ankomah
Zimbabwean community that identifies with SA, Botswana
Arriving at Khalanyoni Business Centre in Plumtree, Mangwe district in Matabeleland South about 200 kilometres south of Bulawayo, one is greeted by a huge election billboard of a beaming President Emm...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 10:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Fake bond notes flood Chipinge streets
COUNTERFEIT bond notes are flooding the streets of Chipinge with accusing fingers being pointed at illegal money changers targeting unsuspecting street clients.A survey revealed that the victi...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Policing the police
Every human system needs checks and balances. For developing societies, none is more apparent than the uniformed forces. The fundamental flaw of democracy is that uniformed forces, just like assassins...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 16:45hrs | | by Sonny Jermain
Grandpa murdered over 50c dispute
A 26-YEAR-OLD Chimanimani man allegedly attacked and killed a 66-year-old man who had restrained him from fighting a shopkeeper over a dispute involving 50 cents. The incident occurred at Shinja Busin...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 10:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF admits currency chaos
Zanu-PF has admitted that the government's monetary policies have failed and that it fears the worsening economic crisis could lead to riots.The ruling party's committee on the economy made th...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 09:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
A year after Mugabe, hopes for a new Zimbabwe still low
A year since a trio of army generals held former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe under house arrest as part of a 10-day military operation that enabled his protege, Emmerson Mnangagwa, to take powe...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 09:19hrs | | by Aljazeera
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