HARARE — Former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi is living at his nephew’s home in Harare after reports that his wife, Barbra Hernandez, sold properties linked to the couple for more than US$2 million while he was outside Zimbabwe. According to TelZim, the reported property sales have placed a new cloud over the former minister’s […]

Police in Bulawayo have arrested a man accused of targeting home seekers through a WhatsApp accommodation channel, with investigators appealing to other people who may have lost money to come forward. Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Nomalanga Msebele identified the suspect as Gift Elvis Ndlovu, also known as Solo, of Killarney. Ndlovu allegedly presented himself […]

A 23-year-old man from Harare has died after drinking rat poison, just 18 days after paying lobola for his wife, following a dispute over when he could take her home and enjoy his conjugal rights, like any other married man. Cain Mumba had wanted to begin married life with Thelma Hliwayo immediately after completing the […]

Five girls and four boys arrested at Bulawayo Vuzu party as police probe mobile gatherings BULAWAYO — Nine schoolchildren were arrested after police raided a suspected Vuzu party at a house in Bellevue, Bulawayo, where officers found teenagers drinking alcohol and some attempting to hide. The group consisted of five girls and four boys from […]

Zimbabwe’s lowest-paid workers in the retail and wholesale sector are set to earn at least US$331 a month under a new wage structure, offering a major increase to employees who have been taking home between US$150 and US$200 in many shops across the country. The new floor, which rises slightly above the widely reported US$330 […]

BULAWAYO — Three women from the family of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s daughter-in-law have been granted bail after spending more than a month in custody over drug charges, bringing a temporary release to the latest chapter in a case that has involved alleged cocaine and crystal methamphetamine seizures, a grounded private jet and a separate money-laundering […]

The families of Nyasha Mhungu and Olga Muzhingi are mourning the couple separately after their deaths in Glen View 3 in Harare, with a dispute over funeral arrangements adding to the pain surrounding the tragedy. The couple were found dead in their bedroom on Wednesday morning, 23 September, after a reported marital dispute. Police are […]

A church friendship built around prayer meetings, neighbourhood visits and shared worship has collapsed into a bitter paternity dispute after a Rusape man accused a fellow congregant of fathering a child with his wife. Itai Kalimbwe, 54, of Acacia Street, has taken Obey Gudza, 34, before Chief Makoni’s community court, claiming that Gudza had an […]

Two Zimbabwe Republic Police officers have been ordered to serve 14 days in detention after taking US$370 from the mother of a theft suspect and failing to secure his release. Sergeant Talent Lazarus Tausen and Constable Edwin Dewa were convicted through internal police disciplinary proceedings and sentenced to detention at Chikurubi Maximum Prison. Their attempt […]

For two days, Shereni Manase appeared to be running ahead of the police investigation. The 32-year-old allegedly escaped from the scene of a $108,000 robbery at a company in Ruwa. Two days later, detectives tracked him to his parents’ home, where he reportedly ran into a neighbouring property after officers opened fire. He was hit […]