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US$5 armed thief sentenced to 20 years in prison
A MAN who stole US$5 from a motorist before causing a car accident has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.Blessing Moyo was facing two counts of armed robbery when he appeared before Harare ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 344 | by Staff reporter
Sex starved man breaks into neighbour's bedroom
There was drama at Kunaka village in Bindura where a sex-starved man broke into his neighbour's bedroom before begging for sex.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates courts yesterday ...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1794 | by Simbarashe Sithole
BREAKING: Self-styled Italian Mafia Boss Francesco Marconati sentenced to community service
In a verdict handed down by the Harare Magistrates Court, Francesco Marconati, aged 65, and his son Alessandro Marconati, aged 25, have been sentenced to 105 hours of community service each. The sente...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 18:16hrs | 1930 | by George Tshuma
CCC youths arrested assaulting Beitbridge mayor
SEVEN Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) youths were arrested in Beitbridge for allegedly ganging up and assaulting the town's deputy mayor, Councillor John Manatsa whom they accused of sympathising ...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:36hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Bush sex costs teenager
Too much love of sex has landed an 18-year-old Mvurwi man in trouble after he had sex with a minor twice in the bush.Brian Kanyemba was dragged to Bindura regional magistrates courts facing tw...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 23:06hrs | 2924 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa's special envoy embroiled in bizarre 'extortion' plot
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's special envoy and self-proclaimed prophet Uebert Angel is being accused of engineering a smear campaign to extort money from a prominent church leader....Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 07:04hrs | 1742 | by Staff reporter
Cop steals US$25,000 robbery money
A POLICE officer, who allegedly stole US$25 000 from security guards who had picked money dropped by fleeing armed robbers, yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei facing a theft c...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:34hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Businessman seeks police boss' help
The director of Marondera- based Eagle Italian Leather and Shoes Company, Francesco Marconati, has pleaded with ZRP Commissioner- General Godwin Matanga to intervene and order the arrest of his former...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:29hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
Enos Nkala's property detroyed
THE widow of the late veteran nationalist and National Hero, Enos Nkala, has been left in shock after a tenant who was occupying the family's business premises at Mbalabala along the Bulawayo-Beitbrid...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:57hrs | 1588 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to launch 3 more satellites
THE Government is gearing up to expand Zimbabwe's space programme, with plans in motion to launch into orbit three additional satellites that are designed to enhance the country's earth observation ca...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:55hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Cop implicated in US$53 000 robbery loot
Police have launched a manhunt for one of the six police officers implicated in the seizure of about US$25 500 cash from two security guards who picked us$53 000 that was dropped during a robbery at Q...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 11:22hrs | 1309 | by Staff reporter
Big Nuz set to rock Filabusi
The surviving member of South African gqom band, Big Nuz, Mzi "Danger" Mtshomela, is gearing up to reconnect with the group's devoted fan base in Zimbabwe.He will be making an appearance at Sc...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:45hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF now needs a leader chosen on merit!
For as long as Zimbabwe has existed as an independent country, we have only known ZANU PF as the ruling party. In spite of several attempts at removing the party from power through democratic ...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 21:12hrs | 1535 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZUDAC affiliates extort passengers, corrupt
THE Zimbabwe Union of Drivers and Conductors (ZUDAC), including its affiliates, have been fingered in an extortion scandal and being accomplices in abusing commuting passengers, an investigation expos...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 21:07hrs | 702 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Mr Kudzai Mutisi, the German 'Economic wonder' after the WW2 had multiple favourable factors!
I am writing this article as a reply to your article you wrote last week: My article is not in any way or form critiquing your own but including factors that must be known, but, however, adding to wha...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 20:53hrs | 426 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa farm theft, cop acquitted
A GWERU-BASED policeman who last year was accused of stealing copper cables from President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Precabe Farm in Sherwood, Kwekwe, has been acquitted of the charges.Musa Mukuli,...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:36hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter
Zesa struggling to clear debts
ZESA Holdings has revealed that it is barely managing to meet its foreign and local obligations owing to the country's tight economic situation.The utility is struggling to service a US$2 bill...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:34hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Violent crime rocks Gwanda
VIOLENT crime that includes robbery, kidnapping and rape is haunting villagers residing at resettlement areas of Gwanda in Matabeleland South.A villager, Jeremiah Zitha from ward 2 in Nyandeni...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:31hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
ZPC engaging Chivayo to resume controversial Gwanda Solar Project
The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) is engaging Intratek to push it to resume works at the contested 100 MW Gwanda Solar Project in Matabeleland South province, Parliament heard on Tuesday.Intrat...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 19:56hrs | 790 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru distributes millions in aid to vulnerable Africans
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, March 19, 2024 - Next-generation financial services platform, Mukuru (www.Mukuru.com), has successfully distributed millions in aid to disadvantaged recipients in Africa throu...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:41hrs | 112 | by APO
JSC calls for nomination of High Court judges
THE Judicial Services Commission (JSC) has called on members of the public to nominate suitable candidates for 10 vacancies on the High Court bench and one for the Administrative Court judge. ...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:12hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Passion Java reported for assault following clashes at local hotel
Controversial cleric Passion Java and businessman Mike Chimombe have reportedly been implicated in a police report following an incident where a local businessman was assaulted and left severely injur...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 15:57hrs | 1597 | by Staff reporter
Corrupt female cops arrested
TWO female police members stationed at Mbare Police Station in Harare were caught collecting bribes from motorists who wanted their impounded vehicles released.Victoria Shoriwa (36) and Naume ...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 06:18hrs | 1901 | by Staff reporter
Mr. President, are you satisfied with how you're treating Zimbabweans?
So, the Zimbabwe regime believes that the manner in which they are governing the country is for the benefit of citizens.In fact, information minister Jenfan Muswere was quite unequivocal, a fe...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 19:43hrs | 1758 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Power outage hits Zimbabwe
ZESA Holdings has said the national grid experienced a system disturbance this morning at 0938 hours, which resulted in the loss of generation at the Hwange Power Station.Many areas around the...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 12:47hrs | 928 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in Starlink U-turn
ZIMBABWE appears to have made a U-turn over Starlink amid revelations senior government officials are in talks with the satellite internet service provider owned by billionaire Elon Musk.Zimba...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:11hrs | 4715 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers rescue detained toddler, pregnant woman
POLICE have set free a toddler and a pregnant woman who were detained alongside other aggrieved villagers after they had protested maladministration by some school authorities at Sagambe Primary Schoo...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:10hrs | 1090 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko application for discharge review dismissed
FORMER Vice-President Phelekhezela Mphoko, who is being charged with criminal abuse of office, had his application for review against the magistrate's decision to dismiss his application for discharge...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:16hrs | 2075 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners invade Bulawayo suburbs
GOLD panners have invaded Bulawayo causing environmental degradation in two of its suburbs, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has said.The illegal gold panners have caused environmental degradat...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 11:33hrs | 1214 | by Staff reporter
Army captain remanded in custody
A ZIMBABWE National Army captain Foster Nyasha, who allegedly robbed Chinese national Yao Jingjie of US$60 000, was denied bail by magistrate Tendai Mahwe when he appeared before the Mutare Magi...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:54hrs | 1037 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wins 2 council by-elections
Zanu-PF has won Harare Ward 36 and Chinhoyi Ward 4 after defeating opposition candidates in Saturday by-elections.The Harare Municipality by-election was necessitated by the recall of former c...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:50hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Why Donald Trump's support has been growing!
My friends in Europe and in Africa ask me the perennial question. What makes for Donald Trump's longevity in American politics? And why are the Democrats trying their best to lock him up in a ja...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:59hrs | 596 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Woman assaults cop husband
A Bulawayo woman assaulted her husband, who is a police officer, for delaying opening the door for her when she arrived home early in the morning.Ellen Ndhlovu (38) pleaded guilty to the charg...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:53hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu hits out at incompetent leaders, corrupt police officers
ZANU-PF secretary-general Dr Obert Mpofu came out guns blazing against unscrupulous law enforcement officers in Nyamandlovu, Matebeleland North Province yesterday, as he addressed concerns by villager...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:26hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Govt intervenes in Bulawayo water crisis
GOVERNMENT has pledged to assist Bulawayo City Council (BCC) ease the city's unrelenting acute water shortages.Late last month, government gave BCC ZWL$7 billion to push such water projects as...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:16hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Fleeing armed robber dies in accident
AN armed robber died in a horrific accident last week, while his three gun-toting colleagues sustained serious injuries after their gate-away vehicle hit a tree during a high-speed chase with vigilant...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 15:47hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
Cops arrested for sharing loot with robber
Recently, three police officers, namely Albert Machona (42), Charles Musiiwa (33), and Tanyaradzwa Mhondiwa (30), were brought before the Mutare Magistrates Court on charges of criminal abuse of duty ...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 15:46hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Dr Omphile Marupi confirmed as the MP for Gwanda South
The Electoral Court has dismissed an election petition filed by a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member Patrick Dube, who was challenging Zanu-PF MP Omphile Marupi's election in Gwanda South last...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 07:30hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
Kariba Dam runs dry?
Zimbabwe and Zambia - already struggling with food shortages - are now reeling from low power generation at the Kariba power station due to the same underlying cause: El NiƱo.The climate syst...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:14hrs | 3926 | by Staff reporter
Ballistics report says 30 smuggled guns, ammunition were toys
Two individuals from Harare, whose case garnered attention after they were apprehended in possession of 30 guns, now face reduced charges as ballistics investigations revealed the alleged firearms wer...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:12hrs | 836 | by Staff reporter
2 men in trouble over toy pistols
A COURT case involving two Harare men who were arrested in possession of 30 pistols, 30 empty magazines and 1 700 rounds of ammunition has taken a new twist following indications that the guns, in fac...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:10hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces crippling power outages
ZIMBABWE faces crippling power cuts after the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) announced that water levels at Lake Kariba have slightly decreased compared to the recordings made last year during the same...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:09hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
Man on the run for love triangle murder
POLICE have launched a manhunt for a 22-year-old Silobela man who allegedly killed a rival suitor in a scuffle over a girl.Police in Midlands Province confirmed investigating the m...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:07hrs | 441 | by Staff reporter
30 guns, 1 700 rounds of ammunition in cross border bus
POLICE have recovered 30 pistols, 30 empty magazines and 1 700 rounds of ammunition which were smuggled from South Africa into Zimbabwe aboard a cross border bus.Douglas Emmanuel Jekanyika (43...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:06hrs | 1500 | by Staff reporter
Man almost defrauds ZRP of US$2 million
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) nearly lost US$2 million to a 35-year-old Harare man in a deal to supply printing materials to the law enforcers.This emerged at the Harare Magistrates Court...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 20:54hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's CIO agents arrests Indian Special Forces top gun in dramatic fashion
Sudhu Sarup Singh, a prominent figure within the Indian Special Forces Unit active in Zimbabwe, has been apprehended by operatives from the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO).Singh's arre...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:50hrs | 4851 | by Staff reporter
Police, lawyers clash over calling of suspects
IN a world where police enforcement is strict and unwavering, one phenomenon that stands out as peculiar and debatable is whether or not it is right for police officers to phone suspects.This was ...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:46hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Farmers, lithium miner clash
HORTICULTURE farmers in Goromonzi have accused the Platinum Lithium Zimbabwe (PLZ) mine of negatively affecting their socio-economic life, while others have welcomed the miner's activities in the area...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:58hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Senior magistrate in dock over grocery bribe
A SENIOR magistrate stationed at Murehwa Magistrates Court, Terrence Mashaire, who is accused of receiving bribes in the form of groceries and stationary, was yesterday remanded out of custody on US$1...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:58hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
Zimpapers makes editorial changes
State-controlled media organisation Zimpapers, publishers of The Herald, The Chronicle, The Sunday Mail, Sunday News, Manica Post, H-Metro, B-Metro, Business Weekly, Kwayedza and uMthunywa, has made e...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 19:46hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
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