HARARE – The officer-in-charge of Highfield Police Station, Eyelet Gutu, was hauled before the courts after reportedly faking her husband’s death in a bid to illegally benefit from his funeral cover. Gutu, 42, was granted $50 bail when she appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa charged with fraud. [GoogleAd] She was remanded to February 5…
HARARE – A suspected land baron that allegedly swindled prospective home seekers of cash in botched residential stands’ sale has appeared in court. Cuthbert Mupame, 55, was released on $300 bail when he appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa charged with fraud on Friday. He was ordered to continue residing at his present address, not…
HARARE – Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (Zaoga Forward in Faith) evangelist Ezekiel Guti junior, who died on December 27, was laid to rest at Glen Forest Memorial Cemetery in Harare yesterday after three days of celebrating his legacy as the man who defied all odds. The Guti family refused to moan or wear black…
HARARE – Harare businessman Philip Chiyangwa has not been served with summons of the divorce to his wife Elizabeth, he indicated yesterday. The media yesterday published Chiyangwa’s divorce but fumed that this was done before he had been served with summons. The flamboyant businessman was concerned that his personal affairs have been splashed in a…
HARARE – The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) is pleading with the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) to slash power tariffs in order to ensure viability of its members’ businesses. In its presentation to Zera, Zimbabwe’s largest industrial representative group wants Zera to bring down the local electricity tariff in line with the going rates…
HARARE – A local civil rights group has announced plans to stage a demonstration in the United Kingdom on February 10, to ratchet up pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration to address the emotive Gukurahundi massacres. The 1893 Mthwakazi Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM)’s supreme organ, the International Board, will hold the protest at…
HARARE – Diamonds worth millions of dollars are due to be put on sale next month, the first auction after the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) started operations. Mines and Mining Development minister Winston Chitando confirmed the sale but declined to disclose the quantities involved. “Last year, no diamonds were sold. There will be a…
HARARE – The MDC Alliance has resolved to officially begin campaigning for Morgan Tsvangirai as its presidential candidate, with rallies scheduled for the capital this weekend and the next in Mutare. The resolution was made at the MDC Alliance strategic retreat held last weekend to prepare for the forthcoming elections. The meeting came up with…
HARARE – Top hawks in the MDC have scaled up a campaign to discredit and muzzle Morgan Tsvangirai’s spokesperson on allegations of abandoning his responsibilities. Luke Tamborinyoka, the spokesperson for the MDC leader, stands accused of taking sides in the battle to succeed the former prime minister in the unity government (2009 – 2013) who…
HARARE – Our senior reporter Mugove Tafirenyika speaks to MDC national youth assembly secretary-general Lovemore Chinoputsa about the intense jostling for the president’s position in the MDC to replace Morgan Tsvangirai, who has hinted at his possible retirement anytime soon. Q: Since Tsvangirai’s announcement that he was considering retirement, things have not been well in…
