Miss Zimbabwe came back home yesterday from a big beauty show in Mexico. Sakhile Dube, who is 27 years old, smiled as family and friends cheered for her at the airport in Harare.
The beauty queen was one of 127 models worldwide at the Miss Universe show. She was happy to see her family again and couldn't wait to tell them about her trip.
"I made lots of new friends from different countries," Sakhile told reporters at the airport. "The whole thing opened my eyes to new ideas." She plans to help young girls in Zimbabwe with what she learned from the show.
The beauty contest boss, Mrs. Baloyi-Chiwenga, was proud of Sakhile's performance. She said Zimbabwe is now better known because of her. Sakhile made it to the top 30, a big win for...
A husband and wife team tricked job seekers in Bulawayo out of big money. The police say they ran away after promising fake jobs in far-off places.
Gwendoline Ndlovu, 28, and Melusi Ndlovu, 36, told people they could get jobs in Canada, the UK, and Ireland. But it was all made up. They took more than $130,000 from people who believed them.
Police officer Inspector Abednico Ncube says the couple fooled 18 people from January to July last year. The police caught them after one person, Alison Unami, told them about the scam. They first caught Gwendoline on May 3. When Melusi came to see her at the police station the next day, they caught him, too.
The court let them go free for a while. They had to check in with the police three times...
Simbarashe Zingwe won his court case against Zimbabwe's tax office over his Range Rover. The tax office, called Zimra, tried to remove his car, but the High Court said they couldn't.
Zingwe had moved back to Zimbabwe from the UK and didn't have to pay the usual car tax. The trouble started when tax officers checked on his car at home. They found it twice, but the car wasn't there on their third visit. They then told Zingwe to bring the vehicle to their office.
When Zimra tried to take the car, Zingwe rushed to court for help. Judge Priscilla Munangati Manongwa looked at his case. Zingwe told the court he had returned to the UK to get some of his things. He didn't plan to stay long but got stuck because of COVID-19 travel rules.
Zimra...
A court in Harare has ordered the police to return the phones and laptops of three activists. Namatai Kwekweza, Robson Chere, and Samuel Gwenzi were arrested in July. The police said they caused trouble on a plane.
The activists were going to a meeting in Victoria Falls on July 31, 2024. But they were taken off the plane at the airport in Harare. The police took their phones and laptops.
The activists' lawyers asked the court to order the police to return their things. The court agreed and ordered the police to return the devices.
The police say the activists broke the law in June. They think the activists were part of a protest at the court in Harare. The protest was about some opposition leaders who were in jail.
Kwekweza, Chere...
A tragic incident occurred on November 11 in Zvitokwe Village, Shamva, where a five-year-old boy named Matinyasha Kachavhe lost his life. The young boy drowned while swimming with his two friends, who were also five years old and from the same village, in a disused open-cast mine pit near the Musambanyama River. The pit was only about 50cm deep.
At the time of the incident, Matinyasha's mother, Dadirai Mapiki, and his grandmother, Irene Kwenda, were busy panning for gold nearby. When Matinyasha drowned, his friends ran away without telling the adults what had happened. The women thought the children had gone home because the area had become quiet.
An hour later, a man named Iron Kaunda told Matinyasha's mother that he had heard two...
Mambo Dhuterere, the well-known gospel singer, has a new EP. His real name is Darlington Mutseta. The EP is called "Kudenga kuna Manuwere." It has four songs on it. He worked with Simplex Records and Makumbe to keep his unique sound that fans love. He wants the songs to help people feel closer to Jesus. Dhuterere made sure every song talked about faith. All his fans can hear his usual style in these new songs.
Jacob Mafume, the mayor of Harare, has said that the city is working with the government to carry out demolitions in an orderly manner and protect people who may have been tricked by land barons. This comes after the government called the demolitions inhumane last week when Harare tore down 30 houses in Ridgeview, Belvedere.
Mafume explained yesterday to NewsDay that the city is cooperating with the government, which has now told Town House to stop the demolitions. He said that while demolitions should be orderly, people must follow the country's laws. He pointed out that some people have built houses where children are supposed to play, and if the city allows that, it will make the children unhappy.
The mayor also said that they have...
According to the national police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi, one of the eight suspected armed robbers who were targeting residents, churches, and businesses in Harare has been arrested. The arrest took place while the suspect, Munyaradzi Gadzikwa, aged 36, was allegedly receiving spiritual deliverance from a traditional healer at a house in Glenview 1 suburb.
The police have now arrested all eight suspects wanted in connection with the cases, including a US$30,000 robbery that occurred at a company in the Workington area of Harare. The suspects are facing a total of 12 robbery charges.
Two other suspects, Sydney Chemhere, alias Seedza, aged 42, and Tinotenda Mabhandi, alias Timbobo, aged 38, were also recently arrested...
A 37-year-old police officer from Zvishavane has been accused of playing a major role in cattle rustling activities in the Fort Rixon area. The officer, Kudakwashe Chigwa, is facing charges of stock theft and criminal abuse of office. He has been further remanded in custody until December 3.
The court records show that on October 13 this year, the police received a tip-off about a villager named Ishmael Sibanda slaughtering cattle at his homestead in Mvurachena Village, Lambamai, Fort Rixon, without getting police clearance first. The police went to the villager's homestead and asked for a stock clearance receipt, which he showed them.
It is alleged that on the day in question, Chigwa worked together with Sibanda and another suspect...
