An accused suspect in the attempted Gushungo bombing has maintained that he had been tasked by his ZNA superiors in a military operation to trap the culprits.Borman Ngwenya,30, said he kept a 'Major Mashava' informed on the operation which he claims targeted Owen Kuchata, who has since been jailed for the offence.Ngwenya in the previous weeks requested for a printout of his telephone records to pr

A Chivu woman,Tsitsi Gwanangara, survived an onslaught of a crocodile when it locked its jars on her limbs as she attempted to cross a flooded Runde River on Tuesday.Gwanangara, of Mavhuna village in Madzivire communal lands, fought the huge reptile by grabbing its jaws and using one of her hands to hit it in the mouth.Ruvarashe Chimbi,57, who was with Gwanangara, said the reptile attacked the lat

Figures released by the Zimbabwe Republic Police revealed that the country has recorded a drastic reduction in car theft cases but Harare remains the leading habour for car theft.Between 2014 and 2015 there was an average 13% drop in vehicle theft, with some provinces recording decreases of up to 58%.In 2014, Midlands recorded 66 car thefts, but as of the end of 2015, this had dropped to 28. In H

Vice president Phelekezela Mphoko,who has been staying in a five star hotel, was questioned yesterday in the National Assembly over his extravagance at the expense of starving Zimbabweans. Mabvuku-Tafara MP, James Maridadi challenged Mphoko to explain his nearly 15 month stay in the hotel.Before Mphoko could reply, Jacob Mudenda,Speaker of the National Assembly advised the MDC-T legislator t

A final year student from the National University of Science and Technology hanged himself after blowing money meant for his fees with a woman he met in a nightclub.George Bonomali, 26, of Mkoba 15 in Gweru, used a satellite dish cable and was found hanging in his bedroom on Monday.Sources said he was doing his final year studies in marketing.His girlfriend, only identified as Tanya,  found

Two men from Nkulumane suburb in Bulawayo have committed suicide on different incidents this week.Identities of both men could not be established immediately, but in the first case, a man hanged himself from a tree in Nkulumane 5 suburb on Monday night following a family dispute.A source said the man was involved in an argument with his wife on why their children were watching television at a

A woman revealed in court that her husband wrapped traditional herbs with her panties in order to reverse an erectile dysfunction spell he is suffering from.The matter was revealed when Loneness Nyamatambo made an application for a protection order against her husband, Michael Makehu.Nyamatambo told the court that besides being denied conjugal rights by Makehu, the latter had also been accusing he

A Lupane man who killed and buried his girlfriend for cheating on him has been sentenced to 22 years for culpable homicide.Qinisela Sibanda, 31, was convicted of murder with constructive intent in connection with the death of Judith Mlauzi, 33, on March 13 last year.It is alleged that Sibanda cracked her skull with an unknown weapon before stripping her and burying her.Sibanda went on to hide Ml

Hamutendi Kombayi, Gweru mayor, his deputy Artwell Matyorauta and Town Clerk Daniel Matawu, who allegedly spent municipality money on Morgan Tsvangirai, have been granted bail on charges of criminal abuse of office and theft.The three are accused that they payed for Tsvangirai's private visit at Antelope Park Resort and Fairmile Motel with tax payers money. The trio was granted $200 bail each afte

Five Zimbabwean, part of an eight man drug peddling gang were arrested in South Africa when they were caught manufacturing heroin worth $2,6 million.The eight suspects were apprehended by the Hawks and members of the Crime Intelligence from Chartsworth Cluster at Durban's North Coast.They were found with 26kg of heroin powder and 14kg of uncut heroin with an estimated street value of R17 million.R

A former Kuwait ambassador to Zimbabwe,Ahmed Al -Jeeran, has been fingered as the ring leader in the human trafficking syndicate that has seen the luring of over 200 female job seekers.Al-Jareen, using his powers as the ambassador, allegedly connived with his secretary, Brenda Avril May, and advertised for nurse aide vacancies in Kuwait.Allegations are that May recruited Edith Chapo, Stella Jakara

A gunman who shot two people on Christmas Eve at a terminus popularly known as Egodini in Bulawayo while fleeing an angry mob has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. Thokozani Zulu, 39, together with two accomplices who escaped, robbed a shopkeeper of more than $300 at gunpoint along Lobengula Street.Zulu shot a woman, Tonsia Ngwenya, on the leg after she could not get out of his way fast enough

Government has reassured that it will reduce its wage bill to 52 percent from 82 percent of expenditure by 2019, as part of reforms to turn around the economy.Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa said this after meeting the International Monetary Fund team that visited the country last week for Article IV consultations and review of the staff monitored programme.IMF mission

POLICE have secured 40 more vehicles to intensify patrols along the country's borders following an increase in cross border crime.  said the government was making strides to tighten security at the country's borders.The vehicles are being supplied by Zimra to fight smuggling, border jumping, cattle rustling, among other crimes.Deputy Minister of Home Affairs,Obedingwa Mguni, said his recent v

Decomposing bodies of two unidentified men have been found floating in the Zambezi river. The Officer Commanding Victoria Falls, Chief Superintendent Jairos Chiwona, revealed that Khawulani Nyathi of Jambezi, who was fishing at Njobeni fishing area on February 14, discovered the bodies floating at around 4PM.There were no identification particulars found on the bodies. Police have also notifi