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'Gold to Zimbabwe what oil is to Nigeria, can turn around our fortunes' - not whilst US$1.2b p.a. lost to smugglers
On 3 March 2016 President Mugabe admitted that the nation had lost $15 billion worth of diamonds because of the looting and plunder in Marange and Chiadzwa."This kind of plunder must immediate...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 09:42hrs | 473 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Car spares dealer duped of R50,000
A CAR spares dealer lost R50 000 to an unknown man who claimed to be a Mpilo Central Hospital employee and lured him to the hospital so that they could engage in a business deal. Mr Reuben Mal...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 06:25hrs | 1375 | by Staff reporter
Cowardice is when you pounce on the weak and shout Courage!
For abusing his office Mohadi must be condemned for his deeds. I refuse to hear tribalists talking about Mohadi resigning from office because of the last week's scandals that were caught on media. Why...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 12:44hrs | 2568 | by Nomazulu Thata
Graft-accused police boss guns for Zacc
POLICE commissioner in charge of Matabeleland North province, Erasmus Makodza, who was recently arrested and charged with criminal abuse of office, has filed a complaint to the Special Anti-Corruption...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 21:46hrs | 1235 | by Staff reporter
Anti-corruption investigator probed
IT is a typical case of a hunter becoming the hunted.First, police commissioner Erasmus Makodza, hunter of note in charge of Matabeleland North province, found himself caged by a Zimbabwe Anti...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 19:13hrs | 1569 | by Staff reporter
Land sales to private developers banned
Local authorities in the Midlands Province have been directed to stop allocating land to private developers while a recommendation has been made to demolish over 100 illegal settlements that exist in ...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:21hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
'We are united and peace loving people' said Mnangagwa - tyrant boot on our throat 'Shaisano!'
Zanu PF's ethos is that the party would rather destroy Zimbabwe, burn it down into ruins, than allow anyone else ruling the country! "Shaisano!" as one would say in Shona. 40 years of Zanu PF ...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 08:25hrs | 2206 | by Nomusa Garikai
Lumumba swindlers denied bail
TWO Platinum Fuel employees accused of stealing nearly US$200 000 in transactions they entered with other fuel dealers between November last year and January this year, have been denied bail by a Hara...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 18:54hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo gold dealer missing for 3 months turns up in Tanzanian jail
Just after 6.30AM on October 27 last year, Lyle Smith's rented BMW, with the driver's door open, was found idling in the driveway of his Khumalo home in Bulawayo.There was no trace of the 26-y...Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 19:23hrs | 8683 | by Staff reporter
RBZ 'officials' arrested
Police in Midlands have arrested two Harare men driving around the country with fake Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe identity cards, swindling businesses after accusing them of using the wrong foreign exchan...Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 06:31hrs | 2933 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF official steals Pfumvudza inputs
Budiriro residents are up in arms against the Zanu Pf Harare provincial vice chairperson, Godwin Gomwe who allegedly swindled and looted pfumvudza inputs. which he misappropriated for self-enrichment....Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 00:28hrs | 1683 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Alarming numbers of false COVID-19 tests
THERE are alarming numbers of false COVID-19 test results due to the fact that the new strain of the virus is difficult to pick during routine testing, an expert has said.This was disclosed ye...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 06:00hrs | 832 | by Staff reporter
Corruption rife at hospital mortuaries
CORRUPTION syndicates involving medical doctors, police officers, mortuary staff and agents of some little known funeral service companies are charging between US$40 and US$100 to speed up the post-mo...Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 06:21hrs | 1212 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe (Zanu-PF) and China enjoys excellent relations' - of course, China is guarantor of no regime change
Zanu-PF and its apologists are renowned for their single-mindedness belief in offence as not only the best but only defence. It is, therefore, a novelty to see them scrambling to mount a rear-guard de...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 19:22hrs | 440 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'We are ready for COVID-19'
DOCTORS in private practice say they are ready to support government in its fight against COVID-19, but have urged the State to move with speed to utilise all dormant council clinics in order to incre...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 08:01hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF demand MDC apology for asking for sanctions - privilege, is one adversary of imagination
"We have an opposition that asked for sanctions, an opposition which has been cohabiting with countries that seek to undermine our development trajectory," said Patrick Chinamasa, Zanu PF acting spoke...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 09:30hrs | 1146 | by Nomusa Garikai
ZRA warns of illegal recruitment for Batoka Gorge project
THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has warned the public not to be duped by bogus employment agents who claim to be recruiting workers from Hwange and Jambezi villages for the Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electr...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:54hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
Managers swindle $100,000 from CSC
THE Cold Storage Commission (CSC) in 2012 lost nearly US$100 000 when four senior managers purchased 7 company vehicles at undervalued prices, in the process violating their conditions of service and ...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:27hrs | 898 | by Staff reporter
Govt to introduce online passport application
GOVERNMENT is working towards introducing an online passport application service with the view to curbing corruption currently rocking the application process.This was said last week by Home A...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 06:42hrs | 1777 | by Staff reporter
'Record of successes towards attaining vision 2030' insists Mnangagwa - a midNIGHT mirage
"As we end today's Cabinet session, which is the last for the year 2020, it is imperative that we take stock of some of the achievements in our journey towards the attainment of Vision 2030," Mnangagw...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 11:14hrs | 373 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Whoever poisoned the late Bulawayo Town Clerk Middleton Nyoni, poisoned the whole of Bulawayo
I cannot prove that the former Town Cleck Middleton Nyoni was poisoned. I rely mostly on news in the social media. His death was suspicious though: I could not comprehend how he would have succumbed t...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 22:55hrs | 4658 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zinara workers in court for theft
TWO Zimbabwe National Road Administration (zinara) employees, who allegedly swindled their employer of over US$20 000 in fuel levies, yesterday appeared in court charged with theft.Rosina Haku...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 06:23hrs | 1353 | by Staff reporter
Gono imposters dupe people money
UNSUSPECTING people have reportedly been duped an undisclosed amount of money by imposters who are reportedly abusing the name of former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, Gideon Gono asking for finan...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 06:12hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Developer swindles govt of over $2,5m
FOUR company officials from Savanna Land Developers appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court at the weekend on charges of swindling government of over $2,5 million.The quartet, who comprised G...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 05:10hrs | 857 | by Staff reporter
When God uncovers mortal men
The true length of a frog is known on the day it dies. Such has been wisdom since time immemorial. Juxtaposing that with the recent deaths of Genius 'Ginimbi' Kadunungure and Lazarus '...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 12:51hrs | 4282 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Clearing debt arrears hit a snag after "financier dumps Zimbabwe" - deep in debt, stop digging
"Zimbabwe's efforts to clear its arrears with international lenders who include the World Bank and the African Development Bank have hit a snag after an unnamed financier dumped the country halfway th...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 11:33hrs | 1190 | by Nomusa Garikai
'The corrupt will be arrested. No one is above the law!' twittered ED - What law! Scrapped laws to legitimise corruption
"The achievements scored so far by President Emerson Mnangagwa's New Dispensation have raised a ray of hope that Vision 2030 is indeed possible, more so if unity of purpose prevails in the country," c...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 08:41hrs | 1216 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagwa son imposter denied bail
A HARARE man who allegedly claimed to be President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son Collins, and swindled a South Africa-based Zimbabwean of R136 000 has been denied bail.Charles Nyanguwo, 50, who is ...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 20:35hrs | 840 | by Staff reporter
Fraudsters impersonate Mohadi's son
TWO men from Bulawayo have been arrested for allegedly using Vice President Kembo Mohadi's name to swindle a Chinese mining firm of more than US$110 000.The duo, Mthunzi Mabhena (36) and Bless...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 08:31hrs | 708 | by Staff Reprter
Mnangagwa's Covid-19 fraud accused ally could get off scot-free
DRAX International country representative Delish Nguwaya who is facing US$20 million fraud charges involving the acquisition of Covid-19 medicines will be removed from remand if the State does not giv...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 18:30hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter
'Drax allegations tarnished Mnangagwa's family'
DRAX International country representative Delish Nguwaya yesterday told the court that allegations the company swindled the State have tarnished the images of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, his wife Au...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 19:01hrs | 6586 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army loses $2,7m in botched travel service deal
A 30-YEAR-OLD Harare woman appeared in court yesterday charged with swindling the Defence ministry out of $2 700 546 after she allegedly misrepresented that she bought 79 air tickets for members of th...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 08:27hrs | 1221 | by Staff reporter
'MDC cannot lecture us on land reform' said two-face Chinamasa - neither can you, we are not all stupid
"The MDC and its allies who resisted the land reform process, and begged sanctions for our people to be punished for taking back the land cannot lecture or school us about land reform," said Patrick C...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 18:32hrs | 631 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Commuters swindled in tap-card scam
Problems in recharging Zupco tap-cards in Norton have seen vendors using their own cards, and some have a lot, charging desperate passengers $50, more than twice Zupco's $24, which now on many routes ...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 06:00hrs | 990 | by Staff reporter
Zifa bans 2 officials
ZIFA has banned two of its officials in Masvingo for five years and ordered them to pay back over US$5 000 to four Ghanaian players whom they swindled after promising them employment at a "highly-payi...Published: 29 Aug 2020 at 16:30hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
'As elected leader, I will bring prosperity' insist Mnangagwa - failed precisely because you rigged and are illegitimate
"Muromo hauzarirwi nerwizi!" (There is no flooded river that big mouth cannot cross!) so goes the Shona adage. President Mnangagwa, big mouth, told the nation in his State of Nation Address there is n...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 07:56hrs | 1197 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
#July31 and #Zanupfmustgo: Another failed political heist in the making
The 31st July movement which is being propelled mainly by Jonathan Moyo and his G40 associates is another failed political heist in the making, after all else has failed to unseat, a duly elected gove...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 13:59hrs | 2622 | by Zvinyaningwe Mangwiro
'State did not demand repay US$ b RBZ loans, all above board' said Gono - essence of institutionalised corruption
After decades of denying that corruption was rampant is Zimbabwe, Mugabe shocked the nation in his 2016 birthday interview with ZBC TV when he admitted the country was "been swindled out of US$15 bill...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 11:45hrs | 1511 | by Wilbert Mukori
Bogus land officer swindles Zanu-PF supporters
A BOGUS lands officer appeared in court on Wednesday facing allegations of fraud after he allegedly demanded Zanu-PF membership cards and cash from desperate home seekers in Banket.Lovemore Lu...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:53hrs | 901 | by Staff reporter
Zesa switches off 100 households over illegal connections
POWER utility Zesa yesterday conducted a blitz and disconnected over 100 illegally connected households in Stoneridge, Harare. Zesa has been losing electricity worth thousands of dollars to unscrupulo...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:26hrs | 1252 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pledges to end corruption by 2023 - rubbish, staying to rig 2023 elections!
"Many measures have been put in place to fight corruption and the people are now free to talk about it. Officials are being arrested and before that was taboo. Now we're talking about it, it means it'...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 07:17hrs | 2765 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'Vultures of progress will never win!' declared Mnangagwa - 'You are that vulture!'
"We shall not allow a situation where our people live in chronic insecurity, lack and deprivation. It has become apparent that in our midst, there are wolves in sheep clothing, vultures. The end is co...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 19:07hrs | 3967 | by Wilbert Mukori
Residents fume over corruption web at Gokwe town
GOKWE residents have petitioned Local Government minister July Moyo to institute investigations into allegations of corruption levelled against town council administrator Alexander Nyandoro.Ac...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:33hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Arrest Collins Mnangagwa and Mthuli Ncube: send them to rot in remand prison!
Finance Minister must answer charges of attempting to defraud international finance houses arguing that the funding is meant to alleviate coronavirus challenges and imminent coup. From the press confe...Published: 13 Jun 2020 at 23:32hrs | 7081 | by Nomazulu Thata
Gambling craze invades Zimbabwe
Gambling has conventionally always been frowned upon as a social vice and vanity. Where it occurred, it was limited to the state lottery, horse betting, pink lotto and an odd casino. Now, the tide has...Published: 27 May 2020 at 14:28hrs | 2170 | by Staff Writer
7 cops arrested for extortion
SEVEN police officers in Gweru were arrested for allegedly extorting cash, fuel and opaque beer from bottle store and shop operators who had allegedly violated lockdown regulations in and around Gweru...Published: 20 May 2020 at 06:53hrs | 754 | by Staff reporter
Please help, our daughter has been brutally assaulted by Zimbabwe Secret Service: Joanne Mamombe our girl-child!
Is this the rogue government that begged funding for coronavirus from international donors just last month of April, asking for forgiveness from the western donors for their past actions and insulting...Published: 15 May 2020 at 20:24hrs | 5062 | by Nomazulu Thata
'Zimbabwe's financial system is risky: to money laundering' - worse, rotten to core to institutionalised corruption
"Zimbabwe is among 12 countries put under the spotlight by the European Union because it has deficiencies under its Anti-Money Laundering/ Combating the F...Published: 12 May 2020 at 18:16hrs | 2099 | by Nomusa Garikai
'I won't talk about sanctions' says Masiyiwa - why not, need no-hold-barred to get out of this mess
"While I don't want to get into the issues around how and why there are sanctions, everyone knows that I personally had to flee my country, Zimbabwe, because of persecution 20 years ago," said Strive ...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 08:50hrs | 1697 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zupco worker vanishes with $29 054
A BULAWAYO Zupco official is on the run after allegedly defrauding the company of $29 054 by supplying names of non-existent bus inspectors whom she claimed were expected to benefit from the money on ...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 22:27hrs | 1334 | by Staff reporter
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