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Shamva hospital pharmacy gutted by fire
DRUGS worth thousands of United States Dollars were lost at Shamva district hospital pharmacy after it caught fire this morning....Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 19:07hrs | 777 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Veterinary Services Department loses US$80 000 to corruption
A Bindura Veterinary Department employee is alleging that the Chief Director Dr. Josphat Nyika is involved in corrupt activities which made the department lose about US$80 000.The Human Resour...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 07:19hrs | 1601 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Motorists hits five pedestrians, kills three
Shamva based motorist Trymore Jumbe (43) knocked down five pedestrians killing three on the spot has been jailed by a Guruve magistrate and bared from dri...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 03:00hrs | 2157 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Qualified farm managers for all A2 farms
All A2 fanners are now required to hire qualified farm managers Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement deputy minister Douglas Karoro revealed. Speaking at Penmure Researc...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:10hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
Mahiya in vote-buying storm
ZANU PF Politburo Member Douglas Mahiya has been accused of vote-buying and de-campaigning other candidates eying the party provincial chairperson post in Mashonaland Central province.He visit...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 21:06hrs | 1351 | by Staff Reporter
Leaked chats expose Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF's plot to disrupt MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's ongoing rural outreach programme has been exposed after chats from a ruling party's WhatsApp group went viral, with members accusing each...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:41hrs | 5173 | by Staff reporter
Tollgate relief for motorists
Five tollgates on the outskirts of cities and towns will be moved further out to ease the financial burden on motorists living in peri-urban areas who have to pay road tolls twice daily on their way t...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:19hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
Number plates backlog being cleared
The backlog in issuing number plates should be cleared by next month after which authorities do not expect to see any unregistered vehicle on the road as enough raw materials have been secured for the...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:19hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
VID Mushikashika war in Bindura
Nine people were allegedly injured today when the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in an accident after a high-speed chase by the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) along the Bindura-Sham...Published: 03 Nov 2021 at 16:41hrs | 1844 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Fake prophets jailed
TWO Shamva based self styled fake Apostolic prophets (Madzibaba) were sentenced to 20 days in jail yesterday by a Bindura magistrate after they plan...Published: 01 Nov 2021 at 17:02hrs | 1723 | by Simbarashe Sithole
DCC Chair brutally assaults minor over a school girl
A 17-year old Madziwa boy was allegedly brutally assaulted by ZANU PF Shamva Distirict Coodinating Chairman over a school girl (form 3) last Wednesday....Published: 22 Oct 2021 at 17:08hrs | 974 | by Lloyd Rabaya/Simbarashe Sithole
Uncle jailed for raping niece
A 38-YEAR-OLD Shamva man will curse the day he failed to control his sexual appetite and ended up raping his 13-year-old niece in his bedroom.The man who cannot be named for ethical reasons wa...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 22:14hrs | 870 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Red flag raised on US$85m traffic interchange project
MEMBERS of the public have raised a red flag over the government's announcement that the Mbudzi roundabout traffic interchange on the Masvingo highway in Harare will cost US$85 million, which could be...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:21hrs | 1130 | by Staff reporter
Robber waylays gold dealer
A 36-year-old Bulawayo man lost 65 grammes of gold and a cellphone to an armed robber who had lured him to Chegutu. The man had been lured to Shamva by the robber only identified as Anyway Mun...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:19hrs | 795 | by Staff reporter
'Top cops transferred for bashing Zanu-PF supporters'
MASHONALAND Central police commanders have been transferred with immediate effect in what sources claim was retribution for actions over their alleged failure to control juniors who assaulted Zanu-PF ...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:11hrs | 2019 | by Staff reporter
Residents lose US$18 000 to Ponzi scheme
POLICE have arrested a fraudster for allegedly duping residents of money amounting to US$18 300 in a Ponzi scheme.In their Twitter page, police said Farai Chingombe tricked residents of Hwange...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:06hrs | 752 | by Staff reporter
Violence: Zanu-PF in pole position
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has emerged as the leading perpetrator of human rights violations following intra-party violence during its internal elections that left some of its members hospitalised, a la...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:48hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Police assault, arrest ZANU-PF officials
POLICE in Bindura allegedly pounced on a number of ZANU PF supporters who were conducting a restructuring exercise in Bindura and heavily assaulted before arresting some of them in retaliation of thei...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 20:05hrs | 2320 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mliswa lashes out at mining companies for destroying roads
Independent Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has lashed out at some mining companies for destroying roads during their activities.He hailed Minister of Transport Felix Mhona for diligent Ministe...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 16:08hrs | 700 | by Stephen Jakes
Missing juvenile found dead
A 12-year old girl from Shamva who went missing on July 28 was found dead on a mountain last Thursday. The body of Alana Topo was ...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 17:30hrs | 1719 | by Lloyd Rabaya/ Simbarashe Sithole
Chinese miner rehabilitates roads
A newly-rehabilitated gold mine in the Simona communal area which is on the border between Mazowe and Bindura is changing the lives of at least 9 000 villagers after it sponsored the rehabilitation of...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:38hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt's fake mega-deals raised false hopes
IN the run-up to the 30 July 2018 elections, President Emmerson Mnangagwa repeatedly claimed that Zimbabwe had attracted investment commitments amounting to over US$16 billion since he took over power...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 19:38hrs | 1055 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miner brings life to Bindura
FOR 27 years, the residents of Simona struggled to access medical facilities and markets for their farm produce in nearby Bindura due to the appalling state of the roads.But in just two months...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:59hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter
Shamva woman kills self over polygamy
A 32-YEAR-OLD Shamva woman committed suicide on Wednesday by drinking rat poison after she failed to accept a polygamous relationship.Lisa Salimu 32 of Mandimu village killed herself after her...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 20:44hrs | 2874 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gold diggers damage railway lines
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has expressed concern over a surge in illegal mining activities along railway tracks throughout the country saying the activities were now posing a serious risk...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 06:33hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
Dog eats new born baby
Body of a newly born baby was seen being eaten by a dog in Shamva, Mashonaland Central province last week.Following a tip off the polic...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:47hrs | 1495 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tagwirei linked companies cited in US$49m privatisation deal
AS Treasury maintains a tight lid over the identity of gold producers who snapped 60% shareholding in Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR), emerging details show that Kuvimba Mining House, Better Bran...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:22hrs | 1323 | by Staff reporter
Man axes son (3) following domestic dispute
A 64-year-old Shamva man killed his three-year-old son with an axe yesterday following a domestic dispute with his wife. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the i...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 15:41hrs | 778 | by Staff reporter
Police find 16 stolen goats crammed in Honda Fit boot
Police are searching for five suspects after a Honda Fit vehicle was intercepted with 16 stolen goats crammed in the boot.The five, who have not been named, were avoiding a tollgate and police...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 12:24hrs | 1499 | by Staff reporter
Chrome ore export banned
Exports of chrome ore have been banned with immediate effect and exports of chrome concentrates from July next year, as there are now enough smelters in the country to ensure that all exports are of f...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:25hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC claims Fidelity 'parcelled out' to Tagwirei
The MDC Alliance is mulling a legal challenge to the disposal of the government's majority stake in Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR), which the party says has been "parcelled out" to controversial...Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 18:45hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
'Dreamer' strays into State House, demands to see Mnangagwa
A DARING Shamva man on Tuesday visited State House in Harare demanding to see President Emmerson Mnangagwa.The man becomes the third in two weeks to visit the highly-protected place.Is...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:46hrs | 2119 | by Staff reporter
Man invades Mnangagwa residency to tel him of a dream
A 27-year-old man from Shamva appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court on allegations of trespassing at State House demanding to see the President saying he wanted to tell him a dream. Isaac T...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 14:28hrs | 4479 | by Staff reporter
River bank mining kills illegal miners
Two illegal miners were trapped to death after a heft of sand fell on them there by killing them on the spot on Thursday at Nyamwanga farm, Shamva....Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 21:48hrs | 628 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Kuvimba mining produces 311kgs gold
Kuvimba Mining House subsidiary, Fredda Rebecca Gold Mine has produced another milestone of 311kilogrammes of gold in June, which is the first for the mining firm.The achievement h...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 14:12hrs | 1158 | by Staff Reporter
Security guards bash illegal miner to death
Three security guards from VIP mining syndicate in Shamva were arrested after they took turns to fatally assault Nomore Kanyongo (22) on Sunday for trespa...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 20:12hrs | 1342 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Army translator steals excavator
Zimbabwe National Army translator Victor Chiyangwa and his two accomplices have been accused of stealing an excavator together with his two accomplices.Chiyangwa, Innocent Masvaire (40) and An...Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 10:22hrs | 1827 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Zanu-PF Mashonaland West factions face off
THE fight for the Zanu-PF Mashonaland Central chairmanship has turned nasty, amid reports that the incumbent Kazembe Kazembe's supporters have embarked on a smear campaign against James Makamba who is...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 14:57hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Gold mine hits 300kg mark in one month
MINING giant, Freda Rebecca Gold Mine has set a new record after it produced 300 kilogrammes of gold in May this year, a figure which was last recorded 20 years ago.Freda Rebecca Gold Mine is ...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:13hrs | 1468 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF youth insults Dokora fingers Kazembe
Former Education Minister Lazarus Dokora has become a subject of insults from ZANU PF provincial youth member Nickross Kajengo who is alleging that he was promised a seat in Rushinga by party chairper...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 19:47hrs | 2493 | by Paul Ndou
Drama as ZANU PF MPs clash at PCC meeting
There was drama at Kazembe Kazembe's Mashonaland Central Provincial Coodinating Committee (PCC) chaired meeting today after Rushinga Member of Parliament Tendai Nyabani exposed Shamva North Osca...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 18:54hrs | 1755 | by Lloyd Rabaya in Bindura
Chinese now influential players in illicit gold trade study
CHINESE nationals are now "prominent and influential actors" in Zimbabwe's lucrative gold sector and have formed questionable partnerships with the elite in Zanu-PF and senior law enforcement agents....Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:26hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Bush rapist jailed 14 years
A sex starved Shamva rapist who lured a 14-year-old girl into the bush and raped her has been sentenced to 14 years in prison by a Bindura regional magist...Published: 23 May 2021 at 21:56hrs | 1448 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Govt reviews geo-fencing transit trucks route
GOVERNMENT has with immediate effect reviewed the geo-fenced routes used by commercial trucks transiting through Zimbabwe to countries north of the Zambezi River.It is understood that the move...Published: 21 May 2021 at 19:20hrs | 1255 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to officially commission Blanket Mine central shaft
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa would soon commission the Blanket Gold Mine central shaft project in Gwanda, Matabeleland South, which is one of the flagship mining investment projects towards achievement of a US...Published: 20 May 2021 at 05:59hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Desperate hungry women steal maize cobs
Three desperate young Shamva women were arraigned before a Bindura magistrate for stealing 251 maize cobs at a farm in Bindura.Tanaka M...Published: 18 May 2021 at 01:07hrs | 815 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cheating cop basher fined
Smart Mbonga (36), who bashed his wife Privilege Chiworiso(31) a police officer based in Shamva after accusing her of cheating has been convicted....Published: 17 May 2021 at 16:04hrs | 1447 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Pedophile jailed 2 years
A 32-YEAR-OLD Shamva man was yesterday jailed for 2 years after contravening Section 70 of the Criminal Coodification Act by having sex with a minor....Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:34hrs | 1697 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Cheating' cop bashed by hubby
A Shamva-based police officer Privilege Chiworeso (31) was allegedly bashed by her husband Smart Mbonga (36) who accused her of cheating.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates courts ...Published: 05 May 2021 at 12:53hrs | 4059 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Habitual unlicensed bus driver nabbed at roadblock
A MAN wanted by police over a bus accident that killed two people 10 years ago, is working for another bus company plying the Shamva-Harare route and admits to using a fake Class One drivers licence w...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:11hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
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