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Miss Universe Zimbabwe imitating Zozibini 'Zozi' Tunzi
REIGNING Miss Universe Zimbabwe first princess Nokutenda Shekinah Marumbwa has rubbished claims that she does mimic famous South African model Zozibini "Zozi" Tunzi.Marumbwa was among the fina...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:51hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF extortionists milk Chinese firm
Former vice-president Kembo Mohadi's name was used by two Zanu-PF officials to extort US$110 000 from a Chinese company that wanted to open a gold mine in Matabeleland South, court records have reveal...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 09:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Three caught with 50 kgs of dagga at roadblock
Kadoma police arrested a bus crew Mtunzi Shupikai, Makanda Givemore and Tendai Nyabute for stashing bags of dagga (mbanje) in the bus on Monday.The bus was caught by the police who were on patrol ...Published: 18 Jan 2023 at 20:51hrs | 1 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
US$600k Kwekwe heist an inside job, says police
The robbery which occurred at a service station in Kwekwe last month where nearly US$600 000 and over R63 400 was stolen, was an inside job involving a female employee who supplied information to her ...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Masuku is installed
THERE was pomp and grandeur yesterday in Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province as people came from far and wide to witness the installation of Mr Nkulumane Masuku as the substantive Chief Masuk...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 08:29hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo beauty shines at SA pageant
SOUTH Africa-based Bulawayo model Lindy Nyathi walked away victorious at the recently held Miss Witbank pageant after she was crowned Queen of Emalahleni and Best in Interview Miss Witbank model. ...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:09hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
More nabbed in Chitungwiza land scam
Phillip Guyo, who contested the St Mary's seat in last year's harmonised elections on a Zanu-PF ticket, was yesterday arrested in connection with the land scam involving Chitungwiza Mayor Lovemore Mai...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 12:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MDC councillors vote for Zanu-PF mayoral candidate
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has embarked on a witch-hunt in Chitungwiza to sniff out councillors who voted for an aspiring mayoral candidate from Zanu-PF during Wednesday elections in the dormitory tow...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 15:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Congress: The struggle for supremacy
As the MDC heads for its inaugural post-Morgan Tsvangirai congress slated for May 24 to 26, 2019 sharp divisions have begun to rock the party as members are split on who to choose for various position...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:41hrs | | by Elijah Chihota
Chamisa's dictatorial traits laid bare
MDC ALLIANCE leader Mr Nelson Chamisa on Monday laid bare his dictatorial traits as he read the riot act to the party's Bulawayo structures to the point of threatening to shut them out of the party's ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:39hrs | | by Nduduzo Tshuma
MDC councilor elected as the mayor of Chitungwiza
OPPOSITION MDC councilor Lovemore Maiko was Wednesday elected as the mayor of Chitungwiza Town after beating Kiven Mutimbanyoka of Zanu-PF.He will be deputised by Musa Makweza also of the MDC....Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 16:48hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe
MDC Congress: The struggle for supremacy
As the MDC heads for its inaugural post-Morgan Tsvangirai congress slated for 24 to 26 May 2019, sharp divisions have started to rock the party as members are split on who to choose for various positi...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 16:00hrs | | by Elijah Chihota
MDC Alliance MP, councillor denied bail
Bid by Zengeza East legislator Goodrich Chimbaira (MDC-ALLIANCE) and Ward 14 councillor Chengetai Nyagondo to get freedom hit a snag after Chitungwiza resident magistrate Mr Nyasha Vitorini denied the...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 18:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rude awakening for Chamisa
THE just ended, Bulawayo Cowdray Park Ward 28 by-election was a rude awakening for the MDC-Alliance that always prided itself as the sole beneficiary of the urban constituent. Too much t...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:42hrs | | by Khumbulani Vodloza Sibanda
MDC violence: A noble cause can beget savages
THE MDC Alliance’s initial reaction to their defeat in the ward by-election held in Cowdray Park, Bulawayo, last week was a classic or textbook example of denialism — the human tendency to deny re...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 06:42hrs | | by Conway Tutani
MDC Alliance MP, Councillor in court
MDC Alliance's Zengeza East legislator Goodrich Chimbaira and ward 14 councillor Chengetai Nyagondo are scheduled to appear before Chitungwiza resident magistrate Mr Nyasha Vitorini charged with publi...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 16:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance MP and councillor arrested for violence
Police yesterday arrested MDC-Alliance legislator for Zengeza East, Goodrich Chimbaira (47) and the party's Chitungwiza Ward 14 councillor Chengetai Nyagonda (48) on charges of public violence that oc...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC's violent acts condemned
A local civic society organization, Heal Zimbabwe Trust has called upon opposition MDC members to cease all acts of violence against fellow party members during the run up to the May Congress....Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:47hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Poll defeat deepens MDC-Alliance divisions
DIVISIONS have deepened within the MDC Alliance after the party lost to Zanu-PF in the Cowdray Park council by-election in Bulawayo over the weekend amid fears of a witch-hunt as the opposition party'...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters assault Mwonzora's sympathisers
POWER struggles in the MDC turned violent at the weekend after party leader Nelson Chamisa's supporters allegedly physically assaulted secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora's sympathisers, ahead of the o...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza mayor, deputy resign
Chitungwiza mayor Gift Tsverere and his deputy Jabulani Mtunzi have finally thrown in the towel by tendering their resignations through a deed of settlement signed on February 12.The resignati...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Political hand in Chitungwiza town deputy mayor trial'
FORMER Chitungwiza deputy mayor Jabulani Mtunzi's lawyer has made an impassioned appeal to the courts not to be used as podiums to settle political scores as he made his closing submissions in a trial...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza deputy mayor granted bail
Suspended Chitungwiza Deputy Mayor Jabulani Mtunzi, who is facing allegations of inciting protesters who went on a rampage and destroyed Makoni Police Station during protests that rocked the dormitory...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 22:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC slams 'worsening' abduction of supporters
Zimbabwe's main opposition has said security forces were abducting its members in night raids in a massive crackdown in the wake of the unrest sparked by a national strike.At least 12 people h...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 15:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza mayor arrested in midnight raid for burning police station
Chitungwiza deputy mayor and another man were on Monday arrested in a midnight raid by police on charges of allegedly inciting public violence which led to the burning of a local police station during...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:23hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza Mayor arrested
Chitungwiza Deputy Mayor Jabulani Mtunzi was arrested on Sunday night by suspected members of the military Intelligence and the Law and Order officers.Human Rights Lawyer and MDC official Job ...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:25hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC-Alliance councillors clash
MDC-ALLIANCE mayoral candidate for Chitungwiza Gift Tsverere reportedly bribed councillor Jabulani Mtunzi with a vehicle to support his bid to land the mayorship, in a case of vote-buying.Clr ...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
RG denies sexual allegations against him
Registrar-General Mr Clemence Masango yesterday denied allegations of sexual harassment raised against him while he was still principal director in the Immigration Department. Mr Masango was r...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-Immigration Dept officials face sexual harassment probe
Zimbabwe Gender Commission acting chairperson Mr Paul Kadzima yesterday said they have set up a commission of inquiry to conduct hearings into allegations of sexual harassment being levelled against f...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza mayor bounces back in acting capacity
Chitungwiza Town Council has elected suspended mayor Gift Tsverere to act in the same position pending finalisation of a High Court challenge brought up by Zanu PF councillors.Kiven Mutimbanyo...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa must explain mayor appointment procedure'
Residents have castigated the MDC Alliance for failing to educate the electorate on the method applied by the party in its process of selecting mayors.Mfundo Mlilo, the director of Combined Ha...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 12:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa forced to explain
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has said his party will not hesitate to weed out mayors who build "nicodemus" and corrupt relations with Zanu-PF bigwigs for personal gain.Chamisa was reacting to all...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 11:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza mayors concede suspension
SUSPENDED MDC Alliance Chitungwiza mayor Gift Tsverere and his deputy Jabulani Mtunzi have conceded their suspension from the council and called for the holding of fresh mayoral elections, adding thei...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza mayor, deputy step down
Chitungwiza mayor Gift Tsverere and his deputy Jabulani Mtunzi have consented to an order for them to relinquish their posts and allow for fresh elections.This comes after High Court judge Edi...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 15:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa influenced mayoral election results sets aside by court
THE High Court has suspended the election of Chitungwiza mayor Mr Gift Tichaona Tsverere and his deputy Mr Jabulani Mtunzi pending determination of a main court challenge on the legality of their assu...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF councillors, DA on collision course over Chitungwiza mayoral polls
DAGGERS have reportedly been drawn between Chitungwiza Zanu PF councillors and district administrator (DA) Zivanai Zisango over the recent election of mayor Gift Tsverere and his deputy Jabulani Mtunz...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF councillors boycott Chitungwiza mayoral polls
Chitungwiza Town Council yesterday elected Gift Tsverere (MDC Alliance) as mayor in an election marred by threats of violence and boycott by Zanu PF councillors.Tsverere beat Blessing Mutimban...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Chitungwiza councillors clash over mayor
MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa was yesterday in the eye of a storm after being accused of imposing a mayoral candidate on Chitungwiza, precipitating a stand-off that almost scuttled the swearin...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Aspiring candidate to sue Mugabe and Kasukuwere
Aspiring young Mhondoro-Ngezi constituency Independent Member of Parliament candidate, Nomboka Kurebwa Javangwe, who was recently ousted from the MDC Alliance, has since vowed to continue representing...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 12:26hrs | | by Own Correspondent
How ZIPRA outgunned Rhodesians at Chirundu
In our last instalment, Soft Magarasadza, a former ZIPRA commander, spoke about how he joined the liberation struggle and went on to walk from Mozambique to Botswana for two months after the failure o...Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 18:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo inspires book on separation of Matebeleland from Zimbabwe
THE quest by the people of Matabeleland to have a separate state has been brought alive by a new book by United Kingdom-based author David Hilton Barber and backed by material collected by former an a...Published: 29 May 2018 at 13:10hrs | 2 | by NewZimbabwe
Immigration boss scoffs at bribe allegations
The Immigration Department has said it will remain resolute and steadfast when discharging its duties, despite reports by some disgruntled former officers who have gone on a crusade alleging that the ...Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Charamba accused of sex abuse
Department of Immigration staffers demonstrated Friday at the department's main offices in the capital against the three senior managers they accused of sexual harassment and corruption.Accord...Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 19:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Immigration bosses reject graft, sexual abuse charges
Top Immigration Department directors have come out guns blazing, dismissing allegations of widespread corruption and sexual abuse of subordinates levelled against them by former employees.Immi...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 09:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Immigration employees smear campaign top brass'
THE Department of Immigration has accused some of its workers of launching a smear campaign against the organisation, following reports that the top brass was involved in massive sexual abuse and corr...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 06:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe immigration staffers lament 'pre-colonial slavery' conditions
IMMIGRATION staffers have requested to meet Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu to voice their concerns over alleged unfair treatment by their bosses.The staffers, in a leaked memo dated Decembe...Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe immigration staff complain about corruption
IMMIGRATION department employees have written to Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu and parliament asking them to urgently investigate allegations of rampant corruption, nepotism and abuse of state ass...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
5 million youth targeted by mass BVR exercise - to game-change Zimbabwe politics
CHITUNGWIZA - The MDC-T-led National Mass Biometric Voter Registration campaign orchestrated by the Deputy Secretary in the MDC-T National Youth Assembly, Chamu Madya and his team comprising Jabulani ...Published: 07 Nov 2017 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Youthful Nomboka in bid to up-lift Mhondoro-Ngezi
MDC-T MHONDORO-NGEZI - Youthful Kurebwa Javangwe Nomboka (35), the current Secretary for Mines in the Chitungwiza Province Youth Wing of the MDC-T Party, which consists sections of the national delimi...Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 19:38hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Trio jailed for stealing $2 from cop
THREE men who attacked a Beitbridge police officer before robbing him of his $2 cash have been slapped with five-year jail terms each after they were convicted of robbery.John Chingaira (23), ...Published: 14 Oct 2017 at 11:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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