Fugutive and murder suspect Peter Dube has been arrested at the Robert Mugabe International Airport after he was deported from Mozambique after evading police for close to two years. Dube had been deported to Mozambique by Irish officials after he claimed that he was a Mozambican using identity and travel documents with the false name […]
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THE High Court has dismissed an application by an opposition politician, Tendai Biti who was seeking condonation for the late filing of heads in a matter he is being sued for US$1 million for defamation by Augur Investments’ top executives Kenneth Raydon Sharpe and Tatiana Aleshina. This comes after a default judgement directing the commencement […]
The City of Harare is taking action against rundown buildings in the Central Business District (CBD) and across the city with property owners and occupants being ordered to renew or regenerate their structures through repairs, refurbishments, or repainting. This move is in line with Section 49 (1) of Chapter 2 of the Model Building By-Laws […]
The management of late Afropop musician Garry Mapanzure will be releasing a posthumous single track titled “Chirimumoyo Chirimuninga” this Friday. Garry died aged 25 in a car accident in October 2023. In a statement, his management Team1love Entertainment said, “We are happy to announce the release of Garry Mapanzure’s new song on Friday 19th April […]
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government is finalising modalities for the revival of training of Youth Service in Zimbabwe (YSZ) cadres, with the initial batch set to start indoctrination classes in June. Formerly known as the National Youth Service (NYS), the programme has been renamed YSZ. Previously, graduates of the NYS, derogatorily referred to as ‘Green Bombers’ […]
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that the country’s drought is declared a national disaster, saying: “More than 2.7 million people in Zimbabwe will go hungry this year”. Mnangagwa added that 80% of the country had received “poor rains”. This announcement comes amid a regional crisis, with Zambia and Malawi making similar declarations in February and March […]
CONTROVERSIAL Harare-based businessman, Wicknell Chivayo has confirmed the reason why he gifted President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spiritualist with US$ 1 million during the just-ended Easter holiday. For his unwavering loyalty to Mnangagwa’s regime which he has consistently prayed for, Zion Christian Church (ZCC) leader, Nehemiah Mutendi, was handed a whopping US$1 by Chivayo at an Easter […]
Chihumbiri farm, located more than 40 kilometers from Bindura, is in shock after a 25-year-old man, Alistair Samhere, allegedly killed his teen siblings in cold blood. The incident occurred at night while the victims, 17-year-old Leslie and 13-year-old Elsie, were asleep. The close-knit community is grappling with shock and confusion over Samhere’s motive. According to […]
A Zimbabwean haulage truck driver employed by SMI Bulk Transport of South Africa, is reportedly under detention by authorities following a horrific accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) en route to Mokambo. The driver identified as Jeremiah Kamuterera (37) is originally from Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West province. Reports from concerned drivers in the Democratic […]
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed top-ranked banker, John Mushayavanhu, as the new governor of the central bank, almost a month before the end of John Mangudya’s term of office. Announcing the appointment in a government gazette on Thursday, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said Mnangagwa appointed the new governor in terms of the Reserve Bank of […]
An average family of six now requires a minimum ZW$5,4 million to meet monthly needs signifying a 65,8% increase from the figures recorded last month, Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has reported. The latest data released this week shows that the Total Consumption Poverty Line (TCPL) for one person was ZWL 916,225.50 in March 2024. […]
Zanu PF’s Mutare West legislator Nyasha Marange has been accused of ordering donations and collecting tens of thousands of US dollars from businesses in Manicaland in preparation for a presidential rally that has, as a result, been canceled. Security reports gleaned by NewZimbabwe.com have revealed Marange collected over US$50,000 in a blitz that followed an […]
A Bulawayo man has been sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment by a Beitbridge magistrate following his conviction for killing a specially protected animal species, the black rhinoceros. The rhino was valued at US$120 000 and nothing was recovered. According to a statement released by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Wednesday, Greaters Nyoni will spend […]
Prominent Marondera businessman, Francisco Marconati has accused the Zimbabwe Republic Police’s Central Investigation Department (CID) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of unfair treatment stating that despite providing clear evidence in cases he reported against his former business partner, he has faced repeated arrests on fabricated charges without proper action being taken by the authorities. […]
Zanu PF activists from Glenview who were arrested in connection with the death of opposition activist Tinashe Chitsunge have been removed from remand after the prosecution failed to get evidence linking them to the alleged crime. The thirteen are Cleopas Ndlovu (27), Ruzivo Mapuranga (39), Pauline Chikomo (37), Brian Mutanga, (38), Berrington Mutanga (36), Emma […]
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Mashonaland West province has called on motorists to adhere to road regulations to avoid accidents during the Easter holidays. In a statement issued on Tuesday, ZRP Mashonaland West provincial spokesperson, lnspector Ian Kohwera appealed for a safe and peaceful Easter holiday. He urged the public to pre-plan journeys to avoid […]
Five candidates have successfully filed their papers with the Nomination Court ahead of by-elections slated for April 27 this year. The by-elections will be held to replace two former opposition legislators, Fadzayi Mahere and Rusty Markham, who both resigned after their leader Nelson Chamisa quit his party Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). Mahere was the […]
PRESIDENT of the Republic of Kenya, Dr William Ruto is billed to officially open the 64thanniversary of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) later next month. Briefing Cabinet Ministers Tuesday on the current state of preparedness ahead of the country’s top trade exhibition which draws participants from across the globe, Industry and Commerce Minister, Mangaliso […]