Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 28-YEAR-OLD Bulawayo kombi driver who allegedly drove into a crowd at the illegal taxi rank along 6th Avenue has been denied bail. The incident killed two people and injured 15 others. Simbarashe Chokumanyara, of Emakhandeni suburb, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Patience Madondo last week facing two counts of culpable homicide….
PATRICK MUBWANDARIKWA THE Mighty Warriors saw their bronze medal hopes slip through their fingers after a 3 – 1 defeat to the Copper Queens of Zambia. Despite an energetic display, the Zimbabwe were undone by a clinical first-half performance from their regional rivals. Zambia’s forward Agness Phiri struck twice in quick succession after taking advantage…
Masimba Makwembere THE minister of transport, Felix Mhona, says ministries are receiving only a fraction of their requested budgets, stalling road rehabilitation and key infrastructure projects. Speaking in the National Assembly last week, Mhona explained that this severe funding gap was directly stalling critical road rehabilitation and infrastructure projects across the country. The minister noted…
Masimba Makwembere TWO people died while others were injured in a road traffic accident that happened on Saturday along the Harare-Masvingo highway. In a statement yesterday, the police national spokesperson, Paul Nyathi, confirmed the accident and said both drivers of the vehicles died. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms a fatal road traffic accident that occurred…
SUSPECTED armed robbers have shot and killed members of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Homicide Division, who had tracked them to Masvingo Province. One of the detectives died on the scene while the other one succumbed to the gunshot wounds en route to Masvingo Provincial Hospital. The two slain cops had tracked the suspected robbers…
EMMANUEL MARAMBE AGAMA FC coach Paul ‘Popopo’ Chimalizeni says getting to become a homeowner in a premium gated community is a dream come true after becoming one of four inaugural recipients of residential stands from Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL) title sponsors MCM Estates. Chimalizeni was named 2025 NRSL Coach of the Year after leading…
THE High Court of Zimbabwe has delivered a decisive judgment in favour of Side Electrical (Private) Limited t/a Botha Gold Mine, granting…
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Friday unveiled its 2026 Monetary Policy Statement, a document that signals both a coming-of-age for the ZiG and a pragmatic shift in the country’s currency management.Central to this policy is the introduction of upgraded and higher-denominated ZiG banknotes.While some may view this with historical trepidation, a sober analysis…
SENATORS have urged courts to expedite corruption cases, warning that judicial delays undermine public accountability and confidence in the justice system.Debating the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) report for the year 2024 in the Senate last week, Matabeleland South Senator Nonhlanhla Mlotshwa said prolonged trials risk weakening the deterrent effect of the courts and called for…
PRO-DEMOCRACY groups are still hoping to meet with President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a bid to stop the government’s proposed constitutional changes.So says the convener of the Defend the Constitution Platform (DCP), Jameson Timba, who adds that their recent communication with Sadc and the African Union (AU) were not meant to undermine local authorities.Speaking to Radio…
