The Bulawayo City Council has revealed that it has more than 7 000 vendors operating in the city with a greater number operating stalls that are unregistered.The city has a total of 7 206 registered informal traders, but there are fears that the number might be greater as most vendors are not registered.Briefing the media at the council chambers on Tuesday, BCC assistant director for housing and c

A senior police officer was assaulted and handcuffed after he was caught pants bedding a junior officer's wife at Gutu Police Station. The senior cop allegedly tried to punch his way out of the house and broke one of the constables’ nose.But his angry juniors bashed and subdued him during the incident which happened at around 10PM at Gutu police station on Monday.A police source said Sergea

Zimbabwean government led by President Robert Mugabe continues in its ill habit of convening national issues in a closed door "ZANU PF members only" Poliburo meeting amid criticism that the issues discussed there are not tailored for the nation as a whole but ZANU PF.  Zanu PF held a Politburo meeting yesterday concurrently with an "No To Bond Notes" demonstration held on the same day. Zanu P

Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association leaders are feeling President Mugabe's wrath for disowning him with four more top brass members of the organisation brought before the courts under accusations of undermining the authority of the President.They were released on $300 bail each. The four are the association’s national political commissar, Francis Nhando; secretary-general Victo

Harare municipality has decided to go ahead with a decision that will infringe on the people's right to water after they revealed that they will be installing pre-paid water meters in every household.The council began installation in May, as part of a pilot study to determine the feasibility of the gadgets. The move to install prepaid water meters was rejected in Bulawayo, following protests from

The Zimbabwe Republic Police have shifted blame for their violent clampdown of yesterday's No to Bond Notes march to the protestors claiming that they were the ones who started the violence.Scores of people were injured while also property alleged to be wort thousands was also destroyed in the showdown between police and demonstrators. Three people have so far been arrested in connection with the

 ZANU-PF led by Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe yesterday expelled nine members from its support base, the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association, following the associations denouncing of Mugabe as party leader and their next presidential candidate.Among the nine, four are in the associations top echelons,Victor Matemadanda, Douglas Mahiya, Francis Nhando and Headman Moyo.

A 40-year-old Mount Darwin man is reportedly on the run after raping and impregnating his 15-year-old orphaned niece he was living with.A source — whose name cannot can be disclosed for ethical reasons told us that man (name withheld to protect minor) would rape the nice when his away was away — and no one discovered the disgusting act until last month. As a result of the traumatic expe

ZANU PF stalwart known for his reckless Twitter comments, Prof Jonathan Moyo received a back lash from the public after posting a derogatory comment about the anti-bond notes demo in Harare.Demonstrators earlier today took to the streets to stop the government from introducing bond notes which government says will ease the cash crunch. Prof Moyo courted the ire of netizens when he posted a

ALTHOUGH the founder of #ThisFlag Movement Pastor Evan Mawarire is exiled in South Africa, his movement still leaves. Some of the people who identify with the movement were part of the protesters in Harare today. 

ZANU PF youths have told renowned South African human rights lawyer, George Bizos, to stop making alarmist predictions of turmoil and civil unrest in Zimbabwe.Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday, Zanu PF deputy national youth secretary, Kudzanai Chipanga, said Bizos was hallucinating when he predicted turmoil during his recent visit to Harare.“Bizos should go hang and stop hallucinating a

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and opposition MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai will today be reading a strikingly similar script at their respective parties’ meetings, both called to address growing dissent, which pose a serious threat to their political careers.Mugabe and Tsvangirai remain the country’s two biggest political brands, albeit both with waning fortunes and are afflicted by ill-health. Mu

President Mudabe's crackdown to whip the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans’ Association (ZNLWVA) back into line has seen state agents investigations into the communique written by the freedom fighters intensifying leading to more arrests.ZNLWVA vice-chairman, Headman Moyo and the association’s Harare executive member, Wayne Bhila were arrested after they handed over themselves at Harar

Bulawayo residents have to brace for water shortages as the cities dams are now critically low.The city’s six supply dams are holding a cumulative 150 million cubic metres of water, which is 36 percent of their total capacity. The city council has warned that it may tighten the strict water rationing regime to make the water last until the next rainy season, at the end of the year.Director of en

Three senior police officers are at risk of losing their jobs after they were brought before the courts for allegedly violating the Police Act by running a gold mine.Superintendents Temba Mpofu, Tambudzai Muchineuta and Batsirai Mungwa yesterday appeared before a disciplinary hearing presided by Provincial magistrate Phathekile Msipa and applied for discharge at the end of the state case, but the