Mangwana Criticises ZACC Over Wadyajena’s Arrest
In a scathing critique, Permanent Secretary of Information, Nick Mangwana, lambasted the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) for the arrest of Mayor Wadyajena. Mangwana vehemently asserted that the arrest lacked justification due to the absence of evidence from both the police…
Politician ‘KILLER ZIVHU’ Eyes Evangelism, Enrols For Pastoral Studies
Former Chivi South lawmaker, Killer Zivhu, has expressed his readiness to part ways with his preferred beverage, Castle Lite, as part of a transformational journey aimed at pursuing his childhood aspiration of becoming a pastor. The entrepreneur and philanthropist disclosed…
Varakashi Leader ‘Charles Munganasa’ Appointed Acting ZBC CEO
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) stirred controversy on Tuesday with the appointment of a Zanu PF youth leader from Masvingo as acting CEO in what appears to be a hastily arranged reorganization allegedly orchestrated by the Ministry of Information. Charles…
LEAD denies claims party leader Linda Masarira was poisoned
Labour, Economists and African Democrats (LEAD) has refuted claims that party leader Linda Masarira was poisoned after she was hospitalised last Tuesday at a local Harare hospital. Social media was awash with speculation the firebrand politician was taken ill due…
‘Dearth of opposition politics kills democratic discourse’
The death of the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) with the ruling Zanu PF party claiming all seats post-August 2023 harmonised elections is threatening the democratic discourse in Zimbabwe, analysts have said. In various interviews, political commentators and…
Two E-Creator Suspects Accused Of Defrauding People Granted Bail Of US$1,000
Two additional suspects accused of defrauding thousands of unsuspecting Zimbabweans of over US$1 million through the E-creator Ponzi scheme have been granted bail of US$1,000 each. Abraham Mutambu and Justin Kuchekenya are the new bail recipients. Due to altered circumstances,…
Varakashi Leader ‘Charles Munganasa’ Appointed Acting ZBC CEO
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) stirred controversy on Tuesday with the appointment of a Zanu PF youth leader from Masvingo as acting CEO in what appears to be a hastily arranged reorganization allegedly orchestrated by the Ministry of Information. Charles…
Zimnat Credit Officer Arrested For Fraud Of US$83K
Zimnat Financial Services’ credit officer, Godfrey Huseni, found himself facing charges for allegedly fabricating documents on behalf of clients seeking loans from his employer, resulting in a loss of US$83,000 for the company. Godfrey Huseni, 46, appeared before Harare magistrate…
Ziyambi Ziyambi Kicked Out Of Parliament
Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda clashed on Tuesday when Mudenda instructed Ziyambi to leave the National Assembly. Ziyambi, who leads government business in the house, was supposed to introduce a motion regarding land tenure security…
Industry minister engages businesses over ZiG
INDUSTRY and Commerce minster Mangaliso Ndlovu says he will be establishing very “close communication” channels with industry over the next two weeks to find areas of co-operation. This is a follow-up to a meeting which Ndlovu had with retailers on…
CBOs plot to corner errant miners
COMMUNITY-based organisations (CBOs) in Manicaland province have set up a committee to force foreign and local mining companies to account for their environmental, social and economic transgressions in the province. The resolution was made at a recent community dialogue that…
Man caged 15 years for raping a minor (8)
A 21-year-old man from Ruwa has been jailed for 15 years after raping an eight-year-old child. Blessing Chatambudza was convicted by Harare regional magistrate Lois Mukunyadze at the close of the State case. Prosecutor Vimbiso Rundare led evidence from the…
Govt dodging us, teachers fume
GOVERNMENT has been accused of evading teachers by not calling for the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC) meetings to discuss the public sector workers’ welfare. The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) yesterday said the first quarter NJNC salary negotiations were due…
We can’t trace Mugabe’s U$15b diamonds: Zacc
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) says it was sent on a wild goose chase to trace the US$15 billion stolen diamonds as alleged by the late former President Robert Mugabe. This was said by Zacc deputy chairperson commissioner Kuziwa Phineas…
ZCTU gags anti-govt labour activists
SUSPECTED anti-government activists were gagged from speaking during the Workers’ Day commemorations in Harare on Wednesday, NewsDay has established. There was drama at Gwanzura Stadium, where the commemorations were held, after allies of former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader…
Harare chief clerical officer arrested
Police have arrested a Harare City Council senior official and two others for allegedly orchestrating a plan to unlawfully acquire derelict land worth US$400 000. Felix Chisango (48), Abel Zhawao (50) and Conwell Mutevhe (38) were released on US$150 bail…
Ambassador ‘duped’ US$40K vehicle
A MARONDERA Municipality accountant yesterday appeared before a Harare magistrate charged with duping Zimbabwe’s deputy ambassador to Namibia of US$40 000. Harare regional magistrate Donald Ndirowei remanded the suspect, Tinashe Mungwena (38), out of custody to June 11 for routine…
Measles, mumps outbreak claims 35 children
ZIMBABWE is battling an outbreak of archaic diseases blamed on the country’s deteriorating health delivery system amid reports that 35 children died in a space of a month from suspected measles and mumps. An outbreak of similar proportions was recorded…
ED forced to cancel official events
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was yesterday forced to cancel two official events over an unspecified “emergency”. Mnangagwa cancelled the swearing-in of the newly-appointed deputy ministers Musa Ncube (National Housing and Social Amenities) and Headman Moyo (Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs)…
Uebert Angel in Alleged Murder Plot Against Apostle B Java
A report was made on April 26 at Harare Central Police Station with the shocking claims that Angel, the leader of the GoodNews Church (Spirit Embassy), was linked to an alleged plot involving two suspected South African assassins to kill Apostle Batsirai Java of the Tabernacle of Grace Church in Harare.
Pari Hospital response to fake doctors saga sparks outrage
Harare- In a desperate bid to sanitize the prevalance of fake medical doctors at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, authorities have misrepresented that none of the impersonators attended to any patient, yet social media is awash with testimonies from victims ,who…
Use it or lose it: Controversial Todal mining company frets over Chitando’s retùrn, investor sits on concession for 8 years
Haraŕe- CONTROVESIAL Kazakhstan-based mining company,Eurasian Resorces Group (trading as Todal) is jittery over the return of Mines Minister Winston Chitando who introduced the “use it or lose it policy” ,four years ago. Under the policy, Chitando propounded that all concenssions…
Exhumed war heroes’ remains spend 11 years at Mt Darwin mortuary
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Fallen Heroes’ Trust, an organisation involved in the exhumation and reburial of war veterans and victims, has asked the Government for at least US$2 000 for the reburial of 10 exhumed bodies of war casualties that…
Zimbabwe trade deficit drops 117.8 percent in March, according to Zimstat
Zimbabwe recorded a trade deficit of US$184.3 million last month, a 117.8 percent decline compared to US$84.6 million in February, according to data released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat). The statistics show the country imported more than it…
LEAD denies claims party leader Linda Masarira was poisoned
Labour, Economists and African Democrats (LEAD) has refuted claims that party leader Linda Masarira was poisoned after she was hospitalised last Tuesday at a local Harare hospital. Social media was awash with speculation the firebrand politician was taken ill due…
