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Couple robbed, dumped in disused mine shaft
A Masvingo couple was robbed of a car, $500 000, bank card, and a cell phone by a gang of four suspected robbers that allegedly dumped them in a 20-metre disused mineshaft in the outskirts of the town...Published: 4 hrs ago | 390 | by Staff reporter
SB Moyo: Epitome of Zimbabwe revolution's finest cadre
Comrade Sibusiso Moyo, the General of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces who pronounced the demise of the four decade-old Mugabe dictatorship in November is no more. Comrade SB Moyo, what a journey we have t...Published: 21 hrs ago | 523 | by Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa
Poet 'Obert Dube' coughes blood after beaten by police
The famous poet Obert Dube has described how he was beaten by the police for breaking curfew rules until he started 'coughing blood'.In a Facebook post, the outspoken poet said the police thre...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 07:44hrs | 4083 | by Bhebhe Mandla
Woman killed in $500 000 robbery
A Masvingo woman was killed while her husband, a businessman, is battling for life in hospital after they were thrown into a 20-metre deep disused mine shaft by four armed robbers who had kidnapped th...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:44hrs | 1527 | by Staff reporter
Grandpa (73) slices privates in suicide bid
THE word suicide or death is not just scary, but too morbid to even imagine or think about.Having been a widower for the past 19 years and depending on his 34-year-old son and daughter-in-law ...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 15:10hrs | 1216 | by Staff reporter
MDC implosion sets back the struggle for change
Zimbabwe is stuck in mud. People of my generation were in their late 20s or early 30s when Zimbabwe attained independence in 1980. Those fortunate to be still alive are now elderly and on the cusp to ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 08:00hrs | 1265 | by Tendai Dumbutshena
4 escape death as plane crash lands in Zimbabwe
Four people aboard a single-engine Cessna plane are lucky to be alive after it crash landed in the Luunga area of Binga yesterday morning.The engine of the plane, registration number ZSIZG a C...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:48hrs | 2552 | by Staff reporter
Government to arrest those spreading falsehoods about Covid-19 and the vaccine
The CORONA VIRUS pandemic has shaken the world and gripped it with fear. In the last 24 hours I lost people very close to me due to COVID. there is no one who can say he does not know a family which l...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 18:39hrs | 1232 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
71 inmates test positive to COVID-19
SEVENTY-ONE people at the Beitbridge isolation centre as of yesterday tested positive to COVID-19 with 59 of them being local cases referred from the district hospital, it has emerged.This was...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 08:00hrs | 629 | by Staff reporter
Woman splashes petrol on ex-boyfriend, sets him ablaze
A 43-YEAR-OLD Mashonaland East man is battling for life at Marondera Provincial Hospital after petrol was poured on him before being set ablaze by his ex-girlfriend following a misunderstanding over t...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:52hrs | 1028 | by Staff reporter
Swept away car sighted, 6 feared dead
Six people, including the driver, are feared dead after a Toyota Hilux double cab vehicle was swept off a flooded bridge on Gweru River along the Gweru-Matobo Road yesterday morning. The autho...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 08:00hrs | 3474 | by Staff reporter
Govt warns on flooded rivers
Government yesterday warned people against crossing flooded rivers following a number of incidents of people being swept away or marooned. In a statement, Local Government and Public Works Act...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Nurses are essential workers, the police must respect all essential workers
At around ten thousand strong, nurses are the backbone of the Zimbabwe healthcare industry, as well as its largest profession. Consistently ranked the most trusted profession in The world year after y...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 09:16hrs | 1323 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Military chopper rescues marooned Chiredzi families
A MILITARY helicopter from Gweru yesterday rescued four people from two families, while four others are still missing after they were marooned along Mutirikwi River on Thursday.Information min...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:34hrs | 1066 | by Staff reporter
Dumb advisors, deaf Executive
"JANUARY 2021 has been cancelled," is a joke that went viral in Zimbabwe last weekend.It is a joke premised on Zimbabwe's return to COVID-19 lockdown measures. These are the strictest conditio...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:29hrs | 548 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
4 people rescued after being marooned along Mutirikwi river
Four people, who spent Thursday night marooned along Mutirikwi River in Pezulu area of Chiredzi North, have been rescued, while four others are still missing.Chiredzi District Development Coor...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 17:28hrs | 743 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 lockdown measures exposes Zimbabwe government's panic mode
THE new COVID-19 lockdown measures have exposed government's panic mode and failure to plan in dealing with a crisis which needs a scientific and inclusive approach, stakeholders said yesterday....Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:24hrs | 861 | by Moses Matenga
Esigodini miners case against ED in false start
The case of the Esigodini miners who were trapped at Matshetshe Mine had a false start at the High Court as Justice Christopher Dube Banda indicated that the court has no jurisdiction in the matter be...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:38hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's leave, a pitstop to nowhere
Now that we have seen the edited versions of people's lives across social platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram during Christmas and New Year festivities, its back to the basics, the da...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 10:21hrs | 1795 | by Josiah Mucharowana
Holidaymaker falls into gorge at Victoria Falls
A HARARE man on holiday with his family fell into a gorge at the Victoria Falls on New Year's Day.A rescue team by 5pm had not located him.Zimbabwe national parks (Zimparks) spokespers...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 07:51hrs | 1418 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 vaccine: Africa must work with China
THERE is a global race to procure COVID-19 vaccines, and right now South Africa is not doing well. Currently, the race leaders are Israel who have already vaccinated more than 9% of their population a...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 413 | by Daily Maverick
Villagers reject Chalane rescue
THE majority of villagers in Chimanimani district in Manicaland province have resisted evacuation to safer places, as tropical storm Chalane started battering the area yesterday, marked by heavy rains...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 11:03hrs | 888 | by Staff reporter
Footprints lead to arrest of 'midnight-rapist'
A suspected rapist was allegedly sold out by his footprints after he attempted to rape a minor in Rushinga Mashonaland Central province.Raymond Chiripa (23) of Pound village, Chief Makuni in R...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 12:22hrs | 1894 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa's govt starts evacuation as Cyclone Chalane approaches
The civil protection unit (CPU) in Zimbabwe has started evacuating people in the eastern parts of the country most vulnerable to tropical storm Chalane, which is expected to make landfall on Wednesday...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 18:48hrs | 1928 | by Staff reporter
Pregnant woman, boy (14) die in croc attacks
A pregnant woman and a 14-year-old boy were attacked and killed by crocodiles in separate incidents in Mhangura over the weekend. Although efforts to get a comment from acting Mashonalan...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 06:52hrs | 573 | by Staff reporter
Guard 'kills' wife over affairs
A security guard in Silobela allegedly brutally killed his wife whom he accused of having multiple extra-marital affairs, police have confirmed. Acting Midlands province police spokesperson, A...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:24hrs | 1330 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe administrator under fire accused of 'gross incompetence'
AIR Zimbabwe administrator Reggie Saruchera has come under pressure to relinquish his role due to "gross maladministration, incompetence, mismanagement and wrongful and illegal deprivation" of salarie...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 08:16hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
Cops disarm enraged axe-wielding woman
POLICE in Bulawayo rescued a man who feared for his life at the hands of his wife by confiscating an axe that she was threatening to use on him for wanting out of their marriage.This came to l...Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 08:50hrs | 714 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to intervene in mismanaged cities
Government is concerned by the appalling service delivery in major cities and towns which are run by the opposition MDC-led councils, with plans already in motion for the State to intervene and avert ...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 07:07hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
CPU teams on high alert
Government has mobilised Civil Protection Unit (CPU) teams which are on high alert, especially in the eastern parts of the country, amid reports of Cyclone Chalane which is reportedly building up in t...Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 05:04hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Chitando kicked out from hearing
MINES minister Winston Chitando was yesterday kicked out of Parliament by angry MPs after he came late to give oral evidence.Chitando had been invited to appear before the Edmond Mkaratigwa-le...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 06:52hrs | 877 | by Staff reporter
Pit latrines overflow in waterlogged Cowdray Park
Residents are losing household property while fears of an outbreak of waterborne diseases abound in a section of Cowdray Park's Hlalani Kuhle/Garikai area which is waterlogged as it lacks a drainage s...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 06:48hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Man (39) caught panties down attempting to rape minor
Villagers of Nyamuseve in Guruve were left shell shocked after they caught an illegal gold miner panties down attempting to rape a 14 year old girl ...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 22:34hrs | 857 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bus falls in a ditch, scores injured
AN unconfirmed number of passengers reportedly suffered varying degrees of injuries, some with fractures after a CAG Travellers Bus going to Binga from Bulawayo failed to go up the steep ascent on Gwa...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 20:25hrs | 802 | by Staff reporter
We need a functional economy: Open ZISCO, CSC, NRZ, CCZ first !!!
Few days ago, I read a statement about the First lady Amai Auxilia Mnangagwa coming up with an initiative " National Dress Code", which she is going to confer or launch, for some of words, it is word ...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 12:46hrs | 1200 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Armed robbers prosecutor on the run
PROSECUTOR Tapiwa Kasema, who is under investigation for consenting to bail for four notorious armed robbers led by suspected gang leader - Musa Taj Abdul - is reportedly on the run, hours after he wa...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 06:45hrs | 625 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sued for silence over trapped miners' fate
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and two of his ministers have been dragged to court for failing to avail information regarding the status of miners who got trapped at a mine in Matshetshe in Esigodini, M...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 06:38hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Footballers struck by lightning, one dead
A BOLT of lightning yesterday struck a kitchen hut in Mahuskewa in which three social soccer team players were taking refuge from the rains and killed one of them on the spot.Ian Mashinge (19)...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 06:16hrs | 1123 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official caught in fierce storm over land
A ZANU-PF official in Shangani, Matabeleland South, is allegedly usurping the authority of traditional leaders and the Lands ministry by illegally selling state land to unsuspecting people.In ...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 08:06hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners swept by floods while parked on river bank
AN illegal gold panner was found dead while his colleague is missing after they parked their vehicles on the banks of Mazowe River in-PFungwe before they were swept away by floods.Police in Mu...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 07:00hrs | 1132 | by Staff reporter
Mine accidents: MPs grill Chitando
MINES minister Winston Chitando on Wednesday came under fire from legislators demanding answers on what his ministry was doing to prevent fatal mine accidents.Legislators from the Parliamentar...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 18:58hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Flash floods wreak havoc in Bulawayo
A HUMAN rights group has urged authorities in Bulawayo to immediately activate disaster response mechanisms as flash floods continue to pound parts of the city, destroying infrastructure and property....Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 06:43hrs | 1074 | by Staff reporter
Ran Mine rescue mission to stop
Rescue operations at Ran Mine in Bindura where at least 10 miners were trapped in a disused mine shaft two weeks ago have stopped after the tunnel continued to collapse. Mines and Mining...Published: 07 Dec 2020 at 06:54hrs | 756 | by Staff reporter
3 killed in mine mishap
Three miners died last week at Kunyu Mine in Mudzi after they were crushed by two ore wagons which fell into a shaft. Two of the victims died on the spot, while the other died on admission to ...Published: 07 Dec 2020 at 06:52hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
'One year needed to retrieve Esigodini trapped miners'
THE families of six illegal miners, including four from one family, that were trapped underground when a mine collapsed in Matshetshe, Esigodini, will conduct a burial ritual at the site, as authoriti...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:05hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum completes a double over Costa do Sol of Mozambique
FC Platinum 2 0 Costa do SolZIMBABWE soccer kings FC Platinum took another step towards a fourth consecutive appearance in the CAF Champions League group stage when they completed a double over Co...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:46hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter
'They called me a dissident,' says Thambolenyoka
Tennyson Ndlovu is quite an enigma. Having joined the liberation struggle at 21, he quickly became a highly-respected instructor for the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA), only to be demobil...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:45hrs | 977 | by Staff reporter
Pupils in Zimsec nightmare
ZIMBABWE School Examination Council (zimsec) examinations started in earnest last week but some candidates failed to sit due to failure to obtain national identity cards.John Mhandu (not his r...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:45hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
School head in car accident
Chibuwe High School head walked from a car accident with minor injuries after the school minibus he was driving while being towed overturned and landed on the side.The accident happened at aro...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 06:22hrs | 1575 | by Staff reporter
Telecel plagued by operational crisis
GOVERNMENT is plotting a major shakeup of telecommunications company, Telecel, with the restructuring of both the board and management now on the cards.The company is in the middle of a major ...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 07:05hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
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