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Mudenda, Chombo quell chaotic situation during pre-budget seminarSPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda and Finance minister Ignatius Chombo yesterday quelled a chaotic situation where MPs were refusing to co-operate during a pre-budget seminar, while deman...NewsDayCulture & Society21 October 2017
Footballer loses arm whilst stopping fightA 30-YEAR-OLD Buffaloes player, Kudzai Mwaramba, is lucky to be alive after his efforts to make peace between two feuding youths over car-wash space in Sakubva saw him losing his left arm in a machete...OnlineCulture & Society20 October 2017
MPs go on strike over unpaid allowancesLEGISLATORS in the National Assembly yesterday went on strike and refused to debate any motion until issues of their welfare, outstanding allowances and Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocations...NewsDayCulture & Society20 October 2017
Will without wife null, void: High CourtAn Inheritance Will — which many believe is sacrosanct — can be declared invalid and overturned or amended in the best interest of the deceased’s immediate family if it excludes the surviving spouse a...HeraldCulture & Society20 October 2017
Zec records low voter registrationAS the first phase of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) exercise reaches midway, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has so far registered only 675 762 voters, which is 9,7 percent of the tar...ChronicleCulture & Society20 October 2017
Patrick Zhuwao targets NSSANEWLY appointed Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Patrick Zhuwao, yesterday reinstated sacked National Social Security Authority (NSSA) board member, Peter Mutasa, and indicated h...FingazCulture & Society19 October 2017
2 week ultimatum for kombi operatorOperations of some commuter omnibus operators have been characterised by speeding, abuse of passengers as well as flouting of council regulations. The City of Mutare says lawlessness by commuter omnib...OnlineCulture & Society18 October 2017
New parking rules for motoristsMotorists have bemoaned new parking regulations in Harare’s central business district with cars now being billed for every single entry into a parking bay. Under Harare City Parking, new regulations p...OnlineCulture & Society18 October 2017
First Lady sues fugitive businessman for $1,2mFirst Lady Dr Grace Mugabe is suing fugitive Lebanese businessman Mr Jamal Joseph Ahmed for $1 230 000 over a diamond ring deal that went sour last year. The First Lady in April 2015 approached Mr Ahm...HeraldCulture & Society18 October 2017
50 apply for hangman's postOVER 50 Zimbabwean job-seekers have applied for the hangman’s post which had remained vacant since 2005, a top official in the Justice ministry has said. Justice ministry secretary Virginia Mabhiza sa...NewsDayCulture & Society17 October 2017
Elite cops gun down notorious armed robberA CRACK police team shot and killed a notorious armed robber and arrested four others in connection with a spate of armed robberies around Beitbridge town and illegal crossings along the Limpopo River...ChronicleCulture & Society17 October 2017
Cops steal $260k goldTWO policemen allegedly obtained a fake search warrant which they used to gain access into a Harare businessman’s house where they stole gold worth $262 000 that was stashed in the ceiling, US$10 000....HeraldCulture & Society17 October 2017
Man escapes jail for killing 'disrespectful' brotherA GOKWE man who fatally attacked his elder brother with a stool for allegedly disrespecting a village head and their mother, has been sentenced to a wholly suspended two year-jail term. Arnold Njanji....ChronicleCulture & Society17 October 2017
Chitungwiza town clerk firedCHITUNGWIZA town clerk Dr George Makunde has been fired after the caretaker commission running the affairs of the municipality opted not to renew his contract, The Herald has learnt. It has since emer...HeraldCulture & Society17 October 2017
School head 'sexually abuses seven pupils'THE headmaster of Jibajiba Secondary School in Lupane is alleged to have impregnated a Form Four pupil amid claims that he could have sexually abused up to seven other children at the school. Mr Bless...ChronicleCulture & Society16 October 2017
79 vendors nabbed in police crackdownPolice have arrested 79 illegal vendors in the past two days, including three criminals who smashed a store and stole mobile phones during an operation to restore sanity in and around the city on Thur...HeraldCulture & Society14 October 2017
Petrol attendant 'steals' $10 000 via card fraudA PETROL attendant employed at an Engen Service Station in Bulawayo allegedly defrauded a director at a local company of nearly $10 000 after cloning his ATM card and conducting several unauthorised t...ChronicleCulture & Society13 October 2017
Crackdown on vendors beginsHarare assumed a refreshing new look yesterday after police descended on illegal vendors in the central business district (CBD) where they had become an eyesore after taking over virtually every avail...HeraldCulture & Society13 October 2017
ZRP braces for 2018 pollsThe Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has underscored its preparedness for the 2018 harmonised elections, calling upon all political parties and their supporters to campaign peacefully. Officiating at th...OnlineCulture & Society12 October 2017
Local firm presents tents to President MugabeA local company has presented President Robert Mugabe with 5 state-of-the-art tents. The biggest tent, with a front made up of glass, is 12 000 square metres and it is currently sitting on 1.2 hectare...OnlineCulture & Society12 October 2017
Govt orders vendors, pirate taxis out of CBDGOVERNMENT has ordered illegal vendors and pirate taxis operating in the Central Business District (CBD) to move to designated sites with immediate effect. Addressing journalists yesterday during a Jo...HeraldCulture & Society12 October 2017
DUMP ME, YOU DIE!. . . Nurse brutally killed for quitting adulterous relationshipA NURSE based in Nkayi district, Matabeleland North province, was allegedly murdered by her married lover after she ended their five-year adulterous relationship. Tawanda Mahohoma (50) used an iron ba...ChronicleCulture & Society12 October 2017
Zim rapist jailed 180 years in SAA 32-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean who has been terrorising villagers in communities around Polokwane in South Africa’s Limpopo province has been slapped with two life sentences and 180 years in jail for rape,....ChronicleCulture & Society11 October 2017
'Tobva tadii paya' gang in custodyFour youthful artisanal gold miners from Battlefields, who graphically narrated how they sexually assaulted girls believed to be commercial sex workers in a video (watch here) recently, have appeared....HeraldCulture & Society10 October 2017