“ Police should get rid of them ” POLICE will soon launch a massive blitz to rid Harare of pirate taxis following a meeting between Home Affairs Minister Dr Ignatius Chombo and Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri over the matter last week. Pirate taxis, commonly known as Mushikashika, have been causing havoc in the city centre over the last few months with unruly behaviour on

“ It is illegal to do conditional selling ” Government says it is illegal for supermarkets or other retail shops to demand that customers using bank cards buy a certain amount of goods for them to get some cash in return. Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Prisca Mupfumira said this in the Senate on Thursday as she urged Zimbabweans, including pensioners, to migrate from&nbs

Govt Still Stern On GMO's Government tests all imported foodstuffs for genetically modified organisms, a senior official has said. Appearing before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Agriculture on Wednesday, Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made said Government did not allow production of GMOs and also tested all the foods imported to asc

THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has appointed Engineer Lewis Mukwada as the substantive general manager. Mukwada has been the acting general manager since the death of Retired Air Commodore Mike Karakadzai in August 2013. NRZ public relations manager Fanuel Masikati confirmed the development yesterday.“Eng Mukwada is our new general manager.“We’re grateful for his appointment because

TODAY we published a story wherein we quoted Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chombo saying the government is contemplating installing satellite at road blocks to curb rampant corruption. The move sparked interest from many motorists who are abused by corrupt police at the country's numerous roadblocks. Below we publish some of the insightful comments from our anonymous  readers. "It's all talk

What kind of a person beats dead bodies?A HWANGE Colliery hospital guard on duty reportedly bashed helpless patients before proceeding to the mortuary where he offloaded corpses and threw them all over the place, a local tabloid has reported.According to B-metro, Emmanuel Zulu caused drama at the hospital when he turned against patients and nurses on duty who reportedly scurried for cover.It took

A MAN from Bulawayo’s Phumula South suburb has been arrested for masturbating publicly in full view of women.The masturbator, Brian Gwangwava (22) was apprehended by the public and handed over to police after women in the neighborhood were tired of his unholy antics.One of the complainants Twazumba Mutali (24) revealed that it was her fourth time seeing Gwangwava self-pleasuring himself in publi

...First Family Used To Shield Corruption Questions are being raised over the exact nature of the relationship between President Robert Mugabe and his family with various controversial characters and dodgy dealers, including ex-convict-turned businessman Wicknell Chivayo.The convicted fraudster has sought to camouflage his dodgy activities by associating himself with the First Family to get prote

..As Masses Languish In Poverty  ZIMBABWEANS are watching helplessly while the country's military plunders natural resources while the economy bleeds.  Last week Mines Minister Walter Chidhakwa announced  that the military will be partnering a South African mining company in a chrome smelting project in Kwekwe.According to Chidhakwa, the Ministry of Defence entered into a joint ven

  ....Desperate Zim Govt Seeks To Lure IMF FINANCE minister Patrick Chinamasa and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya have promised the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that government will conduct its long-awaited land audit as part of efforts to re-engage with the international community, a private weekly publication has reported.The government embarked on a chaotic and violen

Chinamasa, Mangudya promise IMF to pay White Farmers : According to a letter written to IMF managing director Christine Lagarde last month by Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa and Reserve Bank Governor John Mangudya, government would compensate farmers who lost land during the violent land reform exercise in year 2000. Chinamasa and Mangudya have promised the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Gukurahundi story revealing Mnangagwa’s role in the mass killings sparks Editor’s demotion: Zimpapers yesterday transferred the editor of its Bulawayo daily, the Chronicle, Mduduzi Mathuthu, to Namibia, in what sources claim to be punishment for the way the paper covered some stories, particularly a story where Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa was implicated in making inflammatory statement

“We suffered bruises and cuts trying to find her but to our surprise, she didn’t have any injuries.” : A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl from Mangwe, who got lost on her way home from school, miraculously survived two cold nights in an animal infested forest.A search party comprising about 100 villagers, seven police officers and two sniffer dogs found Ntokozo Mabhena, a pre-school learner, asleep und

A 17 year old boy has been arrested for allegedly sodomising his 12 year old brother.The teenager from Tshabalala suburb in Bulawayo, whose name cannot be disclosed for ethical reasons, allegedly had anal sexual intercourse with the Grade 5 pupil at their parents’ home.A court heard the teenager woke up on May 16 in the middle of the night and forced himself on the boy and threatened to kill him

Students Suspended For Protesting Against Bad Living Conditions: Three Midlands State University (MSU) students have taken the institution to court challenging a decision to suspend them for allegedly mobilising other students to stage a protest over poor living conditions at the Zvishavane campus.Fanele Maqele, a final year politics and public management student, Aldrin Nyabando and Tendai War