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Matiza, Zimondi declared national heroes
The late Transport and Infrastructural Development minister, Joel Biggie Matiza and former Zimbabwe Prisons& Correctional Services Commissioner General, Major General (Rtd) Paradzai Zimondi have b...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 20:18hrs | 1104 | by Staff reporter
Shooting of a bushbuck lands 4 in prison
Four Bindura men who shot and killed a bushbuck at Tsambe game park in Bindura were arraigned before a Bindura magistrate yesterday.The quartet Lovemore Kandiya (18), Hendrick Chitengu (44), E...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 16:25hrs | 1566 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Aunt sets rapist upon niece
A Mount Darwin aunt allegedly set a rapist upon her niece on New Year's Eve and threatened the minor with death if she exposed the crime.Both the aunt and rapist have since been arrested and a...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 09:35hrs | 3007 | by Simbarashe Sithole
ZIMTA Mashonaland Central Boss Acquitted
Zimbabwe TeachersÂ’ Association (ZIMTA) Mashonaland Central Provincial Executive Officer Lewis Banda (55) and his co-accused Tafadzwa Muchenje (33) have been acquitted by Magistrate Mrs Chifamba after...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 10:13hrs | 695 | by Lloyd Mangoh
Cattle rustler jailed 27 years
A 32 year old cattle rustler from Bindura was yesterday sentenced to 27 years behind bars after he was found guilty of stock theft by magistrate Tendai Ch...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 18:15hrs | 1102 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Machete-wielding Shamva robbers jailed 10 years
Two notorious machete-wielding Shamva robbers were yesterday jailed to 10 years each by Bindura magistrate Tendai Chifamba.Witness Makuni (34) and Mustafa Sitayela (35) will, however, serve se...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 07:01hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Machete weilding robbers jailed 10 years
Notorious machete welding Shamva robbers were yesterday jailed to 10 years in prison by Bindura magistrate Tendai Chifamba.Witness Maku...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 16:43hrs | 513 | by SImbarashe Sithole
Soldiers, cop rob miner
TWO Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers and a policeman allegedly teamed up with a civilian accomplice to rob a mine after having assaulted workers in a shaft and making good their escape with gold ...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:59hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers, cop rob miner
Two Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) a cop and their colleague allegedly assaulted mine workers, threw them in a shaft before robbing them their gold ore in Mazowe.The matter came to light at Bind...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 14:32hrs | 908 | by Simbarashe Sithole
A-Level student struck by lightning
IN a tragic incident that left Mutoko residents shocked, a 20-year-old A-Level student died on the spot after she was struck by a bolt of lightning while on her way from writing an examination....Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 06:56hrs | 830 | by Staff reporter
UZ student steals father's trailer springs
A 23-YEAR-OLD University of Zimbabwe student allegedly stole his father's trailer springs valued at $43 160 and sold them to his friend.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates co...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 09:01hrs | 5020 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chifamba appointed ambassador to US
President Mnangagwa has appointed career diplomat and former ambassador to the European Union, Mr Tadeous Tafirenyika Chifamba, as Zimbabwe's new ambassador to the United States. Ambassador Ch...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 07:52hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Harare vendor killed by lightning
A HARARE vendor was fatally struck by a bolt of bolt lightning on Tuesday night at Wood farm, Mazowe while selling his products at the farm.Brian Chifamba (31) of Marlborough, Harare died on t...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 16:38hrs | 2232 | by Simbarashe Sithole
VIPs bleed Zesa, parly to probe
PARLIAMENT will next month launch a full-scale investigation into operations at the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) with the aim of recovering millions of dollars, which were, according t...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:57hrs | 1725 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean whizkid (14) enrols at Malawi medical school
TAIDA Mapara, a 14-year-old student from a Harare-based private college, Hilbright Science College, has enrolled for medical studies at the Malawi Medical School after scoring 15 points in the June 20...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 06:18hrs | 2962 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown brews teen pregnancies
The prolonged period of inactivity spawned by the Covid-19-induced lockdown, which began on March 30, is brewing cases of juvenile delinquency, with a local organisation reporting a 60 percent rise in...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 08:29hrs | 545 | by Tendai Chara and Veronica Gwaze
Zesa boss faces corruption probe
ENERGY minister Fortune Chasi says he has been alerted to fresh corruption allegations at Zesa Holdings (Zesa) - and specifically being perpetrated by executive chairperson Sydney Gata - and which the...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 16:20hrs | 1150 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zesa boss arrested
Former Zesa Holdings group chief executive, Josh Chifamba, and two other senior officials, were arrested yesterday by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) on allegations of appointing a city...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 09:00hrs | 952 | by Staff reporter
RMS workers complain over wages backlog
SOME workers at Road Motor Services (RMS) a subsidiary of National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) have cried foul that they have not been paid their salaries since March this year when the lockdown was im...Published: 24 May 2020 at 10:22hrs | 1191 | by Stephen Jakes
Violent crimes rear ugly head in Matebeleland South
POLICE in Matebeleland South have recorded a case of man who was bludgeoned to death at his estranged wife's Beitbridge home, another of a violent machete attack on a miner in Gwanda and yet another o...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:58hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter
8 MDC Alliance rebel MPs attend Parliament
MDC Alliance co-vice president Welshman Ncube has described as "rebellious", eight party MPs who on Tuesday defied a party directive to disengage from all parliamentary business and attended sittings....Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:15hrs | 4546 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zesa CEO acquitted
FORMER ZESA Holdings group chief executive officer Joshua Chifamba has been acquitted of criminal abuse of office charges, in which he was jointly charged with former Energy Minister Elton Mangoma and...Published: 20 May 2020 at 17:24hrs | 1519 | by Staff reporter
2 men pay maintenance for one child, DNA tests prove none is the father
A Gweru woman who claimed maintenance for one child from two different men, was recently arrested for fraud when the case was discovered.A paternity test then ordered by Gweru Magistrate Pathe...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 19:59hrs | 4915 | by Staff reporter
Bosso stick with Division One side
HIGHLANDERS are set to continue with their development side, Bosso 90 that is playing in the Zifa Southern Region Division One League, quashing speculation they intend dumping it for a lower league....Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:29hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Zesa subsidiary donated US$16,000 to Zanu-PF
A FINAL forensic audit on Zesa Holdings by PricewaterhouseCoopers, which was tabled before Parliament on Tuesday by Energy deputy minister Magna Mudyiwa has revealed that one of Zesa's subsidiary comp...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:32hrs | 1586 | by Staff reporter
Ex-ZBC newscaster acquitted
Former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) newscaster, Musorowegomo Mukosi, who was in court on allegations of allowing his pistol to be used during an assault on his workers at his mine claim in ...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:11hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Player exodus at Bosso 90
A MASSIVE player exodus has hit Bosso 90 in the Zifa Southern Region Division One League, with up to 13 requesting clearance letters after being overlooked for first team promotion. The develo...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:45hrs | 523 | by Staff reporter
Taking a look back at the hey days of Zimbabwean football
It was on a very beautiful Sunday afternoon and at exactly 1450hrs listening to the Chibuku Sunday Soccer on the then Radio 1 or Radio 2. The action was fantastic. The late Evans Mambara...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 11:44hrs | 3068 | by Leonard Koni
Ex-Zesa bosses, Mangoma seek discharge
A HARARE magistrate yesterday said he would, on January 30, make a ruling on an application for discharge filed by two former Zesa bosses who together with ex-Energy minister Elton Mangoma, face corru...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:33hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Caster Oil vows to end fuel crisis
Oil Castor vowed to end Zimbabwe's fuel crisis encouraging farmers to invest in castor bean farming to generate bio diesel production.Portia Maposa the founder of Oil Castor reveal that caster...Published: 04 Jan 2020 at 20:45hrs | 3816 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
CAAZ mourns funds repatriation
Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) says failure to repatriate funds to international airlines has piled on to challenges that are discouraging the firm from efficiently discharging duties in ...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:31hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
G40 battling to stay relevant
….as they initiate #TysonWabantu media campaign Over the past few days, there has been an upsurge of social media messages presenting self-exiled former Cabinet Minister, Saviour Kasukuwere ...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 20:36hrs | 1829 | by Claver Nyuki
Grace Mugabe attacks Mnangagwa?
The escalating row over a farm in Harare's Pomona area, involving Grace Mugabe and a number of land claimants, has now placed the erratic former first lady in the gun-sights of the ruling Zanu-PF. ...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:53hrs | 14310 | by Staff reporter
Court stops Grace Mugabe farm eviction
Three farmers seeking to evict former president Robert Mugabe's widow from a farm in Mazowe must wait until his estate is registered before pursuing the matter, the Harare High Court ruled on Monday....Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 18:11hrs | 10118 | by ZimLive
High Court removes Mugabe case from court roll
The High Court has removed from the court roll a case involving the late former President Robert Mugabe in which three Mazowe farmers are challenging their eviction from Teviotdale Farm in 2009....Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 14:28hrs | 2642 | by Staff reporter
MDC mourns political violence victim
The MDC Mashonaland East province has been plunged into mourning following the death of party stalwart Obed Pindu Muchabaiwa who died at Marondera Provincial Hospital on Sunday at the age of 81....Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 11:08hrs | 1823 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's problems mount by the day
Former first lady Grace Mugabe risks losing one of the properties that forms part of her family's sprawling residence in Harare's leafy suburb of Borrowdale - famously referred to as the Blue Roof - f...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 07:12hrs | 21957 | by Staff reporter
Zacc requests more powers
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has made a request to be granted prosecutorial powers in order to expeditiously process graft cases through the newly established Anti-Corruption Courts....Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 06:59hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Zacc seeks trial powers
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is seeking prosecutorial powers to expeditiously process graft cases through newly established Anti-Corruption Courts.Currently, only the Nationa...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 06:36hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Govt urged to work with CSOs on rights awareness
Zimbabwe Gender Commission chief executive officer Virginia Muwanigwa has called on government to work hand-in-hand with civil society organisations (CSOs) to raise awareness and educate young girls a...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:34hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe facing eviction
Former first lady Grace Mugabe risk losing all her properties in Mazowe - including her famed Gushungo dairy operations and top-notch school there - after the government indicated that it could re-all...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 07:57hrs | 12770 | by Staff reporter
RMS Vehicle pushing tribalism
It has come to my attention that there is a spirited effort by a Mr Chifamba and a Mutakaya and previously "Taruvinga who have since retired, to eliminate all Ndebele people from work at RMS. The case...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 10:00hrs | 1558 | by Mbonisi Gumbo
Headmaster breaks pupil's arm
HUMAN rights defenders in Mashonaland East province have called on Primary and Secondary Education officials to institute disciplinary measures against a Mudzi headmaster who reportedly broke a pupil'...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 09:29hrs | 4122 | by Staff Reporter
Animal Farm era over: Zanu-PF Youth League
THE Zanu-PF Youth League will not allow people in positions of authority to loot State resources at the expense of ordinary citizens as the era of "Animal Farm" is over. This was said by Zanu-...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:15hrs | 2960 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa left numb by corruption at Zesa
CORRUPTION at State power supplier, Zesa is so high that it has left President Emmerson Mnangagwa's blood cold, Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said.Ziyambi was speaking during a panel di...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:31hrs | 11298 | by newzimbabwe
Zesa says deal with Eskom close
State power utility Zesa has commenced commercial discussions with South Africa's, Eskom, with a view to resume imports and plug a crippling power deficit.Zesa used to supplement a far less po...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:43hrs | 3437 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's cabinet panics
Zimbabwe's thermal power stations may soon fail to feed onto the national electricity grid after coal suppliers warned their stockpile lasts for 12 days, plunging the country into colossal power crisi...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 08:22hrs | 6725 | by Staff reporter
Mangoma nailed over Zesa tender scam
PROCUREMENT and Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Praz) chief executive Nyasha Chizu yesterday said former Energy minister Elton Mangoma violated the Procurement Act by giving a South Korean company a...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 08:06hrs | 1481 | by Staff reporter
Witness cornered in Mangoma case
THE second witness in the trial of former Energy Minister Elton Mangoma was yesterday taken to task by the accused's lawyers on why he was in court after previously claiming to be a stranger to the ca...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:15hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
Maternity vacation for pregnant school girls
Girls who fall pregnant during the course of their studies are set to enjoy 'maternity vacation' before returning to continue with their education after giving birth.The privileges are provide...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:03hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
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