Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 22-YEAR-OLD man from Fort Rixon, Taurai Madubeko, has been convicted of attempted rape and unlawful entry following a disturbing incident that occurred in Village Mkhansi, under Chief Jahana, on September 4 2025. Madubeko appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Maxwell Ncube after he broke into a 22-year-old woman’s home in the middle…
THE recent announcement of a breakthrough in the murder case of prominent businessman Joseph Mutangadura—with the arrest of a key suspect, Phillip Mutasa, in Gweru—is a moment of profound public relief and a powerful validation of the specialised units within the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP). This success, orchestrated by detectives from the Criminal Investigation Department…
AUTHORITIES in Hwange say they are pushing to deliver more housing stands to locals through public-private partnerships (PPPs). Speaking during a stakeholders engagement at the weekend, Hwange Local Board chief executive officer Ndumiso Mdlalose said Hwange was growing rapidly, with multiple housing projects underway to contribute to the national target of one million units by…
On Friday, American music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs learned his fate: He was sentenced to 50 months in prison. The rapper, who…
This “virtuosic”, politically charged triumph is “horrifying yet ridiculously funny”. It’s rare to see such an ambitious film work so smoothly. Paul…
Activists deported from Israel following their arrest in the aid flotilla to Gaza say they were treated ‘like monkeys’. International activists deported…
Protesters issue president 24-hour ultimatum to ‘respond favourably’ to demands, threatening ‘all necessary measures’. Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina has ignored calls for…
France’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned, less than a day after his cabinet was unveiled. “The conditions were not fulfilled for…
Emmanuel MarambeCHIEF SPORTS WRITER NGEZI Platinum Stars gaffer Takesure Chiragwi has withdrawn from Warriors duty for the upcoming 2026 Fifa World Cup Qualifiers in the wake of an unsavoury incident during his club side’s one-all draw with Dynamos on Saturday. Chiragwi, the 2023 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title-winning coach, slapped one of his players,…
PROPHETIC Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Walter Magaya last Friday blocked the auction of his Waterfalls, Harare, hotel and stadium by reaching a payment agreement with GetBucks to which one of his companies now owe over US$500 000. Magaya, his wife Tendai, and their company, Planet Africa, borrowed US$400 000 from GetBucks in 2023…
