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Police officer in soup over smuggling
A senior police officer, Inspector Elias Mawomba (47), has been arrested for conniving with one of his subordinates to divert two vehicles from offloading smuggled goods inside the Beitbridge Border P...Published: 8 hrs ago | 348 | by Staff reporter
Bigwigs in messy sugar tender storm
A group of transporters linked to Zanu PF bigwigs have allegedly threatened sugar-producing giant Tongaat Hullet with unspecified action if it fails to award them tenders. In May, the sugar producer f...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:24hrs | 1667 | by Staff reporter
City unveils ambitious schools expansion plan
BULAWAYO City Council wants to expand schools and health institutions in the southern central areas to cater for increased demand in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.Wisdom Siziba, deputy dir...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:11hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Informal traders resort to smuggling
WItH no formal employment, Bekithemba Ncube* says smuggling groceries and other goods from neighbouring Botswana for resale in Bulawayo helps him put food on the table for his family.the finan...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:11hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Shots fired as armed robbers pounce again
SHOTS were fired yesterday in Bulawayo as armed robbers pounced on a suspected illegal foreign currency dealer, robbing him of 110 000 rand and US$700.Scores of onlookers gathered along Josiah...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:05hrs | 687 | by Staff reporter
ZACC guns for US$7bn assets illicitly siphoned out of the country
An estimated US$7 billion worth of assets were illicitly siphoned out of the country through corruption and money laundering and the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is now ratcheting up mea...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:00hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Aspiring Kariba MP arrested in SA 'smuggling' Broncleer
AN ASPIRING Kariba MP Stanley Kauso was arrested in South Africa recently for attempting to help a Zimbabwean woman smuggle out boxes of cough syrup, Broncleer.The cough remedy, commonly known...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:18hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
Goods smuggled from SA impounded
Police in Bulawayo have impounded a South African truck carrying smuggled groceries worth more than R200 000. The Zambia bound truck was intercepted along the Bulawayo-Harare Road near Zuva ga...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:17hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers kill businessman, steal US$4 500
POLICE have launched a manhunt for five armed robbers who pounced on two businessmen in Headlands, shot them and left them nursing injuries before getting away with US$4 500, groceries and a vehicle....Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:23hrs | 2033 | by Staff reporter
Top cops steal smuggled goods
TWO top Beitbridge cops are in trouble after they allegedly connived to smuggle and steal goods that were later intercepted.The pair, Inspector Elias Maomba (force number 047527J), attached to...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:09hrs | 882 | by Staff reporter
Woman loses US$2,000 to robbers in lift
A Harare woman lost USD$2 000 after she was given a lift by three suspected robbers from Graniteside industrial area to the Central Business District (CBD). The woman was reportedly robbed along the w...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 08:41hrs | 1298 | by Staff reporter
Military imposter sentenced to 245 hours community service
A Harare man will perform 245 hours community service after he was convicted of impersonating a member of the Zimbabwe National Army at a police roadblock along the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway....Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 17:37hrs | 1474 | by Staff reporter
Stop illegal parking, Government officials are not above the law
Dear OPC, City of Harare and Zimbabwe Republic PoliceI wish to draw your attention towards the unauthorised parking of vehicles on stretch between S. Muzenda St/SNujoma St (Fourth St/2nd St ),...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 16:13hrs | 2003 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
3 Zimbabwean armed robbers escape from SA prison
Three Zimbabwean armed robbers and a South African man are on the run after escaping from police custody on Wednesday evening while being transported from Polokwane Central Correctional facility to Mo...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 16:05hrs | 1020 | by Staff reporter
Reprieve for ex-Zinara boss
Prosecutor-General Mr Kumbirai Hodzi's application for an order to forfeit identified properties owned by Frank Chitukutuku and his wife has been struck off the roll by the High Court because the appl...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 16:04hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
Global Compensation Fund mobilised …despite COVID-19 threatening the process
Government has managed to mobilise funds to pay the former white farm owners (FFOs) as agreed under the Global Compensation Agreement (GCA), despite COVID-19 pandemic slowing down the process....Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 16:04hrs | 78 | by Business Reporter
Marry savages 'evil' Chiwenga
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has come under severe criticism from his estranged wife, Marry, who described him as an evil man who is causing her untold suffering and denying her access to her c...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 08:19hrs | 4398 | by Staff reporter
Ex-army captain slaps businessman with US$20m lawsuit
A FORMER captain in the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Solomon Ndlovu, has slapped businessman Osfael Mazibuko and his manager with a US$20 million lawsuit over malicious prosecution.Ndlovu, wh...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 08:11hrs | 1270 | by Staff reporter
New twist to 'mysterious' £330 000 supercar
THE company that sold and delivered a £335 000 Rolls Royce Phantom to a "mysterious Zimbabwean minister" has backed down and alleged the vehicle was actually sold to an ordinary Zimbabwean.Th...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 08:07hrs | 1879 | by Staff reporter
3 armed robbers arrested in Masvingo
THREE suspected armed robbers were arrested in Masvingo after robbing a businessman of cash and valuables worth $1 million.One of the robbers, Wonder Mahuni (42) of Kadoma, was implicated in t...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 08:04hrs | 730 | by Staff reporter
Trio nabbed for smuggling 19 000 litres of fuel
THREE men have been arrested in Chipinge while attempting to smuggle 19 000 litres of diesel into the country from neighbouring Mozambique.The trio Charles Dube (54) of Taringa village in Mara...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 07:52hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Malunga farm invader's car 'likely smuggled' - report
A National University of Science and Technology (NUST) lecturer accused of trying to grab a Nyamandlovu farm may be driving a stolen car, ZimLive reported.Dumisani Madzivanyathi stormed Esidak...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 09:44hrs | 3810 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths batter 6 soldiers
TWENTY EIGHT Zanu-PF youths mainly from Samba Ranch in Chiredzi North were on Monday arraigned before Chiredzi magistrate Simbarashe Gundani on charges of assaulting six Air Force of Zimbabwe soldiers...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 08:12hrs | 1987 | by Staff reporter
Armed robber fished from his hideout
A SUSPECTED armed robber, who was on the police most wanted list, has been nabbed while hiding at his rural home in Mudzi, Mashonaland East province, following a chase that involved a sniffer dog....Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 08:06hrs | 1401 | by Staff reporter
'Late contact tracing behind surge in Kwekwe Covid-19 cases'
KWEKWE residents have lodged a complaint with mayor Angelina Kasipo over late Covid-19 contact tracing by health authorities, which has resulted in more family members getting infected at home....Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 08:05hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
US$4,2m boost for Boterekwa Road dualisation
GOVERNMENT says it has allocated US$4,2 million for the dualisation of the Boterekwa stretch along the Gweru-Zvishavane Highway.A newsletter released by Midlands Provincial Affairs minister La...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 08:00hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Exorbitant internet costs choke Zimbabweans
EIGHT gigabytes (GB) of private internet data from Zimbabwe's largest mobile network company at the beginning of 2021 cost US$15, or $1 300.From March 10, the same 8GB shot to US$18, equivalen...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 07:58hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
UK firm to help raise US$3,5bn for Zimbabwe's white ex-farmers
THE Government has engaged a British financial advisory firm to assist in raising the US$3,5 billion needed to pay former farm owners whose land was compulsorily acquired for resettlement as agreed be...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 07:46hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants get 50% salary increment
THE GOVERNMENT has increased civil servants' salaries by between 45 percent to 50 percent as it fulfils a promise to stagger the wage increment for employees. In April, Government increased civil serv...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 07:45hrs | 1770 | by Staff reporter
Police intercept vehicle stolen in South Africa
TWO men allegedly stole a Toyota Quantum in South Africa but it was tracked to Zimbabwe and police intercepted and arrested them along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge highway yesterday.The Toyota Quan...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 18:20hrs | 2707 | by Staff writer
Zanu-PF MP distances himself from US$330 000 Rolls-Royce Phantom acquisition
Deputy Minister who is also the Wedza South MP, Tino Machakaire distanced himself from the acquisition of a US$330 000 Rolls-Royce Phantom which has caused consternation in the southern African nation...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 09:38hrs | 1691 | by Staff reporter
UK MP fumes over Zimbabwean minister's US$330K supercar purchase
Zanu-PF has declared war with the United Kingdom after one of the former coloniser's MPs yesterday said he would raise questions in the House of Lords over how a yet to be identified Zimbabwean minist...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 08:31hrs | 1519 | by Staff reporter
Police, villagers clash
POLICE in Burma Valley have been accused of infringing villagers' right to movement and assaulting them for allegedly smuggling second-hand clothes and other goods from Mozambique through the porous b...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 08:20hrs | 591 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe respects rights of citizens, claims Shava
Covid19 containment measures are not an attempt by the Government to curtail the rights of its citizens, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Ambassador Frederick Shava has said. He was sp...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 08:09hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Corrupt VID depots fingered over horror crash
Masvingo and Zvishavane Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) depots are playing the blame game after details emerged that the Toyota Wish that was involved in the Mhandamabwe road carnage which claim...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 08:07hrs | 757 | by Staff reporter
Govt avails 200 000 radios to rural pupils
GOVERNMENT has distributed more than 200 000 radios to rural communities to ensure that children continue to learn as schools remain closed due to Covid-19. The closure of schools following th...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:41hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter
Colleges venture into number plates production
Selected colleges and universities have started working on the production of motor vehicle registration plates as the Government seeks to reach the country's self-sufficiency, Higher and Tertiary Educ...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:41hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South seeks national hero status for Choeni
The Zanu PF leadership in Matebeleland South province has applied to the national leadership to confer national hero status to their provincial chairman Rabelani Choeni. Choeni (71) succumbed to Covid...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:39hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
2 men counting cash in car robbed of US$20,000 in Bulawayo
Armed robbers went away with US$17,000 after storming a vehicle in which two men were counting money in central Bulawayo, police said on Saturday.In a statement, national police spokesman Assi...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:39hrs | 1811 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over minister's £330 000 super car
Revelations that an unnamed Zimbabwean government minister is importing a luxurious Rolls Royce Phantom worth £330 000 from the United Kingdom have sparked outrage from local and British activists....Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:13hrs | 1345 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over Chitungwiza travel ban
CHITUNGWIZA residents and legislators have criticised the government decision to prohibit travel between Harare and the dormitory town except for essential services and huumanitarian reasons.T...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:10hrs | 866 | by Staff reporter
Notorious robbers' trial stalls
THE trial of alleged armed robbers, who are accused of besieging gold miner and cleric Mathias Madziwanzira's home and stealing cash among other goods two years ago, failed to kick off again last week...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:08hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe industry feels impact of SA protests
Businesses and consumers have already begun feeling the contagion effect of the country's heavy dependency on South Africa after the unrest that plagued the rainbow nation last week over the incarcera...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 07:57hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe deputy minister shells out $770,000 on Rolls Royce
Deputy sports minister Tinomudaishe Machakaire has splashed US$770,000 on a Rolls Royce Phantom - the latest illustration of the gulf between Zimbabwe's poor and super rich political elites.Th...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 15:36hrs | 3472 | by Staff reporter
BCC frets over recurrent
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has expressed concern over the recurrent sewer pipe bursts which it blamed on the ageing infrastructure that is also strained by population growth.Presenting a repo...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 07:56hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter
Sakunda donates 5 million to Government
Sakunda Holdings has donated US $5,5 million in cash and equipment to Government as the private company seeks to complement President Mnangagwa's efforts in improving people's livelihoods in light of ...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 17:22hrs | 1898 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa sweats over SA protests
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has acknowledged that the ongoing violent protests in neighbouring South Africa could trigger regional instability, and called for a peaceful resolution to the impasse....Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:33hrs | 3460 | by Staff reporter
US$3,5m vehicle scandal rocks govt
INDUSTRY and Commerce ministry officials are allegedly corruptly issuing import licences for second-hand vehicles while import licence books valued at US$3,5 million have vanished over the past two mo...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:24hrs | 1710 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF worker kidnaps man, extorts US$120,000
A Zanu-PF employee has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a Harare man whom he took to the party headquarters, threatened him with death and disappearance before forcing him to sign agreements of ...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:23hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
Police hold on to Mthwakazi Republic Party truck
BULAWAYO police are still holding on to a truck they seized from the secessionist Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) during a surprise demonstration that the militant party staged outside Bulawayo Central...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:15hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
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