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Professor Moyo faces backlash over HIV remarksTHE Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) yesterday criticised Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo for “recklessly” insinuating that prolonged intake of anti-retrov...NewsDayCulture & Society10 October 2017
Zimbabwean manager murdered by South African employeeA ZIMBABWEAN man employed as a manager at a restaurant in South Africa died after a disgruntled subordinate he had allegedly fired for misconduct melted his face with sulphuric acid. Ndumiso Luphahla....ChronicleCulture & Society9 October 2017
Get illegal vendors off the streets: PresidentPRESIDENT Mugabe has deplored the vendor menace and lack of order in the Harare central business district (CBD), saying Harare should be the smartest city in the country as the capital. He said vendor...HeraldCulture & Society9 October 2017
Woman storms school, hits daughter's bulliesA WOMAN from Victoria Falls was arrested after she allegedly stormed into a school and flogged seven pupils that she accused of bullying her daughter. An enraged Victoria Tembo (33) from Chinotimba su...ChronicleCulture & Society8 October 2017
Wife killer remanded in custodyA MAN from Bulawayo who allegedly fatally stabbed his wife with a knife on Tuesday night at their home in Kensington following a domestic dispute, appeared in court yesterday. Hillary Mudau (30) alleg...ChronicleCulture & Society7 October 2017
Chinotimba named 'happiness ambassador'Chinotimba named ‘happiness ambassador’ The government has named Buhera South MP, Joseph Chinotimba as the country’s happiness ambassador in honour for his humorous character, which has seen him perio...NewsDayCulture & Society6 October 2017
Wife killed for refusing to cookA MAN from Kensington on the outskirts of Bulawayo allegedly stabbed his wife to death after the woman refused to cook for the family following a domestic dispute. Hillary Mudau (30) is said to have k...ChronicleCulture & Society6 October 2017
3-tier pricing regime continuesPrice distortions have continued to dominate in the market with business players establishing a multiple pricing system that has affected the consumer’s buying power. Investigations carried by the ZBC...OnlineCulture & Society5 October 2017
ZRP launches 'No to Unregistered Vehicles' campaignThe Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is conducting an operation dubbed: ‘No to Unregistered Vehicles’ in the country. In a statement, ZRP Acting Senior Staff Officer – Press and Public Relations, Chief....OnlineCulture & Society5 October 2017
Donkey abattoir causes stirAnimal conservationists are protesting the slaughtering of donkeys for commercial purposes following an announcement by a Bulawayo-based company that it has started building a $150 000 state-of-the-ar...HeraldCulture & Society5 October 2017
16 money changers charged16 illegal foreign currency dealers have appeared in court today accused of contravening the Exchange Control Act after they were found of various amounts of United States dollars, rand and bond notes...OnlineCulture & Society4 October 2017
Illegal gold panning reaches alarming levelsIllegal gold panning in Zimbabwe has reached alarming levels in mining towns with many young inexperienced and untrained boys going underground in search of the yellow metal regardless of the dangers....OnlineCulture & Society3 October 2017
Eddie Cross in tribal stormMDC-T national executive member, Eddie Cross, has reportedly torched a tribal storm in Matabeleland region after he insinuated in an opinion piece that Ndebele political leaders were divisive and vici...NewsDayCulture & Society3 October 2017
Eaglesvale head in court over $4 600 fraudTHE headmaster of Eaglesvale Senior School and the bursar appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Court yesterday facing allegations of swindling the learning institution of more than $4 600 by falsifying...NewsDayCulture & Society3 October 2017
Six 'illegal money changers' charged under new lawSIX suspected illegal money changers in Bulawayo have become the first to be charged under a new law that criminalises buying and selling forex. The law was gazetted on Thursday. Maritha Ncube (32) of...ChronicleCulture & Society30 September 2017
Violent demo rocks HarareBUSINESS came to a standstill in Harare’s central business district (CBD) yesterday as hundreds of protesters demonstrating under the #Tajamuka banner clashed with illegal money changers, vendors and....NewsDayCulture & Society30 September 2017
Row erupts in Zimbabwe Parliament over use of Ndebele languageTHE National Assembly's question-and-answer session was yesterday disrupted for about 10 minutes, when MPs from the Matabeleland region expressed anger over Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Mab...NewsDayCulture & Society28 September 2017
Chiefs sue Daily News for $10mThe National Council of Chiefs yesterday resolved to sue The Daily News for $10 million for publishing an article riddled with falsehoods that demeaned it by insinuating that chiefs were mercenaries b...HeraldCulture & Society28 September 2017
Scores arrested in Bulawayo as cops target money changersPOLICE in Bulawayo have launched a blitz targeting illegal forex changers popularly known as osiphatheleni who are accused of hoarding cash at a time when the cash crisis has worsened. The blitz start...ChronicleCulture & Society28 September 2017
RBZ to craft law to arrest cash dealersThe Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it is finally working on an instrument to arrest cash dealers operating on the parallel market, where they are effectively controlling the economy with authorit...NewsDayCulture & Society27 September 2017
Pastor Evan Mawarire is freedA HARARE magistrate yesterday released #ThisFlag frontman, Evan Mawarire following his arrest on Sunday over a video posted on Facebook in which he was castigating government’s policies and bond notes...NewsDayCulture & Society27 September 2017
Driver who leaked bond coin invoice, charged under Official Secrets ActTHE driver of a South African trucking company, Prestige Carriers, contracted to transport boxes of bond coins into Zimbabwe, yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates’ Court charged with breaching...NewsDayCulture & Society26 September 2017
'Civil servants to get bonuses'Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa has assured civil servants that they will be paid their annual bonuses for this year, despite the liquidity crunch. Speaking to radio host M...HeraldCulture & Society25 September 2017
Bond notes crisis sparks panic buyingRESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya was yesterday forced to assure the country that there will be no shortage of basic commodities as Harare residents moved to stock up amid fears of furth...TheStandardCulture & Society24 September 2017