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PSL suspend matches
THE Premier Soccer League (PSL) has temporarily suspended matches to allow work to be done on various football stadiums around the country. Chief amongst the main reasons for the suspension is...Published: 14 hrs ago | 362 | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume appeals against four year jail sentence
JUDGEMENT has been reserved in a matter jailed Transform Zimbabwe leader, Jacob Ngarivhume is seeking bail pending appeal against his conviction and sentencing.Ngarivhume is accused of inciting pu...Published: 24 hrs ago | 607 | by Staff reporter
Redwing: a tale of plunder, impunity, chaos and death
Redwing Gold Mine, once touted as a giant gold mining venture capable of transforming the quality of life in the Penhalonga area of Manicaland province and a cash cow for the national economy, has bec...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 12:12hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's ex-wife suffers setback
VICE-President Constantino Chiwenga's ex-wife, Mary Mubaiwa, has lost her appeal against conviction and sentence for forging a marriage certificate to the retired general.Mubaiwa is said to ha...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:49hrs | 994 | by Staff reporter
Maswanhise set for Leicester City breakthrough
ENGLAND-BORN Warriors' prospect Tawanda Maswanhise is expected to graduate into the first team of relegated premier league side Leicester City after he scooped the developmental side player of the yea...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:35hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to declare poll date a holiday?
President Mnangagwa consciously made the decision to have this year's harmonised elections held midweek - Wednesday, August 23 - which represents a shift from the tradition of having polls during week...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:26hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
15 beneficiaries of Mnangagwa amnesty rearrested for murder, robbery
At least 15 convicts who benefited from the Presidential Clemency Order last month have been rearrested for offences including murder and armed robbery.Last month, 4 270 prisoners countrywide ...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:15hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
Lumumba loses child custody
HIGH Court judge Justice Priscilla Munangati-Manongwa has ordered William Mutumanje, popularly known as Acie Lumumba, to return his minor child to his estranged wife Lilian Rufaro Madyara after he kid...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
ConCourt backs RBZ on US dollar conversion
The 2018 decision by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to convert all US dollar balances in Zimbabwean bank accounts to local currency was quite constitutional the Constitutional Court ruled yesterda...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa kicked out of Parliament over Gukurahundi mention
NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa was on Tuesday ejected from Parliament after accusing Zanu-PF of killing thousands of people in Midlands and Matebeleland provinces in the 1980s Gukurahundi atrocities....Published: 31 May 2023 at 07:05hrs | 2881 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF hijacks voters roll inspection
Zanu-PF affiliate, Forever Associates Zimbabwe (Faz) has reportedly hijacked the voters roll inspection exercise by demanding proof of ruling party membership from those trying to check for their name...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:40hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
Violence spectre casts shadow over elections
A NEW report by the Research and Advocacy Unit (Rau) has predicted increased organised violence and torture, particularly in urban areas, highlighting the need for more surveillance as the country hea...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:59hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
Suspended Nssa boss mired in US$353 000 luxury cars scandal
SUSPENDED National Social Security Authority (Nssa) boss Arthur Manase was removed partly due to a scandal over two top-of-the-range cars valued US$353 000 which he bought in violation of company poli...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:22hrs | 1248 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe toothpaste maker faces closure
The country's only toothpaste maker - Merken- is in danger of going out of business following the government's decision to allow the unfettered entry of the products it manufactures into the country, ...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:07hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Confidence in August poll hits rock bottom
A NEW report reveals that confidence in the August general election has struck rock bottom, with the country failing the litmus test on tenets of electoral international best practice, less than three...Published: 24 May 2023 at 17:25hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
Zimpapers staff down tools
Journalists and other staffers under Zimpapers' Bulawayo based divisions, Chronicle and Sunday News have downed tools after management announced cutting of allowances and further curtailment of other ...Published: 24 May 2023 at 17:13hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo faces 2-day citywide water cuts
BULAWAYO will endure citywide two-day water cuts from 6AM to 4PM starting today as the local authority installs protective relays for its electric transformers with only the city centre and industrial...Published: 24 May 2023 at 17:11hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Crisis meetings as turmoil grips Zanu-PF province
ZANU-PF early this week dispatched two senior party officials to the Midlands to hold crisis meetings following political turmoil that has gripped President Emmerson Mnangagwa's home province ahead of...Published: 22 May 2023 at 19:48hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
Confidence in August poll hits rock bottom
A NEW report reveals that confidence in the August general election has struck rock bottom, with the country failing the litmus test on tenets of electoral international best practice, less than three...Published: 22 May 2023 at 19:43hrs | 800 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in spotlight over the massive Nssa corruption
THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa) has presented its forensic audit which unearths corruption and names individuals implicated in the pensions fund's latest scandals to the Office of the Pr...Published: 22 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | 3073 | by Staff reporter
Mahere's Geneva presentation rattles Zanu-PF
MAIN opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere's presentation at the high-profile Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy in Switzerland, which laid bare the cou...Published: 22 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | 1686 | by Staff reporter
Clamour for reforms puts Zimbabwe polls in doubt
Less than four months to the end of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangawa's first term, the date for the southern African country's next elections is still a mystery amid calls for electoral reforms....Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in panic mode
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pressed the panic button over galloping prices of basic commodity as he accused retailers of plotting his defeat ahead of the August elections. Retailers last ...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:40hrs | 5147 | by Staff reporter
Shambolic accounts haunt city
HARARE City Council has been failing to properly account for its revenues over the past four years due to a manual accounting system prone to human error and manipulation.In 2019, the local au...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:03hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
Court tosses Chiwenga ex-wife's appeal in marriage perjury conviction
The High Court has dismissed Marry Mubaiwa's appeal against both conviction and sentence in a case she was convicted for illegally attempting to upgrade her marriage with Vice President Constantino Ch...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:45hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Zimra HQ shut down over sewer burst
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) was yesterday forced to suspend operations at its Kurima House headquarters in the capital following a sewer pipe burst.Zimra confirmed the sewerage burs...Published: 17 May 2023 at 21:25hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt claims sabotage
GOVERNMENT has accused retailers of sabotaging the economy through speculative pricing and hiding goods from shop shelves.In a post-Cabinet Press briefing, Information and Broadcasting ministe...Published: 17 May 2023 at 21:23hrs | 671 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes friend's niece (7)
A 28-YEAR-OLD Muzarabani rapist was on Friday jailed 18 years by Bindura regional magistrate Mr Amos Mbobo after he raped his friend's niece....Published: 16 May 2023 at 19:40hrs | 1239 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Hungry man caught harvesting school maize
A 25-YEAR- OLD hungry Mazowe man was arrested after he was caught stealing maize cobs at a school field last week.Dinsidale Nyats...Published: 16 May 2023 at 11:00hrs | 1167 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Angry Zanu-PF supported disrupt meeting in Mnangagwa's backyard
A meeting in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's hometown of Kwekwe ended prematurely Sunday after some angry supporters disrupted the meeting which was aimed at introducing the party's candidates demandin...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:12hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe industry frets over suspension of import duty
CAPTAINS of industry in Zimbabwe are sweating over the recent suspension of import duty and import value-added tax (VAT) on 10 basic groceries saying this was tantamount to exporting jobs and killing ...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:01hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Access to justice: Discipline and grievance mechanisms
On the Teachers' Agenda Weekly; we focus on access to justice for teachers. We invite teachers to share their feedback on the justice system for teachers in the public service.Section 69 of th...Published: 15 May 2023 at 11:26hrs | 125 | by ARTUZ
List of duty-free goods released
Import duty and import VAT was suspended yesterday on 10 basic goods: maize meal, rice, milk, flour, salt, cooking oil, petroleum jelly, toothpaste, bath soap and washing powder.The suspension...Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:25hrs | 616 | by Staff reporter
Govt must demand answers from Gold Mafia kingpins
DEAR President Mnangagwa,So the news out there is that your government has written to Al Jazeera demanding evidence. At least that breaks the silence, but the demand is a bit suspicious. My vi...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:24hrs | 906 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Zimra official jailed 18 months
GWERU magistrate Progress Murandu yesterday sentenced a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) official to a wholly suspended jail term after convicting her of criminal abuse of office.Mercy Dzvuk...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Herd boy locked up 12 years for rape
A herdboy from Tsholotsho, Matebeleland North province, has been sentenced to an effective 12 years behind bars for raping and impregnating an 11-year-old girl who later suffered a miscarriage....Published: 12 May 2023 at 05:59hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Sangoma's wife cheats on him with best friend
DATING or marrying a sangoma is no child's play, as they are believed to have strong spiritual powers to see if their wives or husbands are cheating on them.They are also believed to see it be...Published: 12 May 2023 at 05:58hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
Security guards jailed for stealing beer
The love of beer caused two Mazowe security guards to go to jail after they were convicted of unlawful entry and theft by Concession magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware.Tawanda Langton (20) and Osw...Published: 10 May 2023 at 09:27hrs | 860 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Ngarivhume files appeal against conviction and sentence
Leader of the Transform Zimbabwe political group Jacob Ngarivhume has filed an appeal against both his conviction and sentence.Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights together with Professor Lovemor...Published: 09 May 2023 at 20:09hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Charamba says Zimbabwe on the verge of re-joining Commonwealth
Presidential spokesperson George Charamba weekend said Zimbabwe was on the verge of re-joining the Commonwealth after the pariah state has been putting a painstaking effort to charm the United Kingdom...Published: 09 May 2023 at 19:17hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Drug dealer jailed
A 26-YEAR-OLD Centenary woman who was found with twists of dagga stashed in her washing basket has been convicted by a Concession magistrate today.Chipo Chiusalaka of Bardhood farm, Centenary ...Published: 09 May 2023 at 13:04hrs | 824 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Latest on Murowa School saga as Provincial Minister flexes his political muscles
Dear ZimbabweansScandalous! That's the only word to sum up the action taken by the Provincial Minister in a case between parents and a teaching couple at Murowa School Zvishavane district. Whi...Published: 09 May 2023 at 12:22hrs | 1334 | by Disgruntled parents
Zimbabwe teachers embark on 2-day working week
TEACHERS unions have declared that their members will only report for duty two days a week due to financial incapacitation.Schools reopened for the second term yesterday with educators under t...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | 517 | by Staff reporter
Killings force Zimbabwe promoter to suspend Mzansi shows
A SOUTH AFRICA-BASED Zimbabwean events promoter has suspended scheduled music shows at Underground Hillbrow Theatre following violent clashes between Zimbabweans who are reportedly killing each other ...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
Self-styled prophet jailed for rape
A self-styled prophet from Chitungwiza has been jailed five years for taking a young girl as payment for cleansing the family home in addition to two beasts.In what appeared more like a movie ...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:01hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Tsitsi Dangarembga acquitted
ACCLAIMED writer Tsitsi Dangarembga and pro-democracy campaigner Julie Barns have been acquitted by the High Court following a successful appeal against their conviction and sentence for inciting publ...Published: 08 May 2023 at 19:17hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa engaged junior British officials
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa is meeting junior British government officials like Andrew Mitchell, minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, his Rwandan counterpart P...Published: 08 May 2023 at 19:08hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF denies accusations of judicial capture
RULING party Zanu-PF says the judicial system in the country is independent of political interference despite widespread accusations of capture by the opposition and civil society organisations after ...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:21hrs | 912 | by Staff reporter
'Elections key for Zimbabwe's Commonwealth readmission'
ZIMBABWE'S elections in the next four months will decide the country's chances of being readmitted into the CommonwealthZIMBABWE'S elections in the next four months will decide the country's c...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:14hrs | 591 | by Staff reporter
'Crackdown on political opposition exposes Mnangagwa'
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Zengeza West MP Job Sikhala, party spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere and Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume were recently convicted of various charges.Nga...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:50hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
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