Police detained two Zanu PF land barons on Thursday for allegedly defrauding homebuyers of property worth $1 million at Victoria Ranch in Masvingo. Godhati Dunira, 57, and Ephraim Gwanongodza, 59, face fraud charges for selling residential plots on land allocated to ShinePlus Holdings by the Ministry of Local Government in 2019. Prosecutors say the pair used their company, Rajavik Investments, to survey 50 hectares beginning in 2022, and they collected between $2,000 and $7,500 per stand from desperate buyers. Authorities discovered the scheme in September 2025 after receiving complaints.
Both suspects remained in remand prison while police continued investigating the extent of the land grab. The 2018 Justice Tendai Uchena Commission...
Authorities arrested a 23-year-old student nurse at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo for allegedly submitting a fraudulent academic certificate to gain admission to the nursing program. Thelma Gurupira from Mbare in Harare faces charges of fraud and forgery after prosecutors say she presented a fake Zimbabwe Examinations Council certificate claiming she passed her exams. Magistrate Takudzwa Gwazemba released her on free bail on Monday after an initial court appearance on Thursday.
Prosecutor Sibusisiwe Sithole told the court that Gurupira applied to Mpilo School of Nursing in September 2017 despite lacking the required five ordinary level passes with symbol C or better. The nursing school enrolled her based on the falsified document...
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission raised alarm over sentencing disparities after 10 Chinese citizens received $150 fines for possessing cocaine and methamphetamine worth more than $1,000, while a Zimbabwean woman got 18 months imprisonment for $340 worth of cocaine. The constitutional watchdog said the discrepancy suggests corruption and inequality within the judicial system, undermining public trust in legal institutions. Wadzanai Siyamachira was arrested on Jan. 23, 2025, in Harare with 3.0138 grams of cocaine and will serve 12 months after a six-month sentence suspension.
The Chinese nationals spent one night in custody before their Sept. 3, 2025, release on bail, with each facing six months imprisonment as an alternative to the...
Goromonzi villagers filed a High Court application against the Air Force of Zimbabwe after military personnel allegedly assaulted residents who questioned a Chinese brick-making operation disguised as radar construction. Friday Ngoshi, Ephraim Kabvuri and William Kapeta represent 400 households seeking protection from eviction and grave desecration. The plaintiffs claim Wing Commander Masongelwa Ndhlovu arrived in June 2025, surveyed the land without consultation, and told villagers the military operates above the law.
Residents allege armed officers destroyed homes, damaged roads and dug trenches through burial sites while threatening to shoot anyone who resisted. Ndhlovu denied the accusations, stating the government authorized the...
The Competition and Tariff Commission has launched an investigation into Queen Elizabeth School over allegations that the institution forces parents to purchase uniforms and textbooks exclusively from designated suppliers as a condition for student enrollment. Preliminary findings suggest the school requires families to buy materials from Giplic Fashions and Gramsol Publishing before confirming admission for Form One and Form Five students. The commission stated this practice creates unfair market advantages and blocks other suppliers from competing.
Regulators expressed concern that the arrangement exploits parents and limits their ability to choose alternative vendors or produce their own uniforms. The investigation will determine...
A car bomb detonated on Tuesday outside a paramilitary headquarters in Quetta, Pakistan, and killed at least 10 people. The attack in Balochistan province's capital injured more than two dozen people and caused widespread panic throughout the city center. Provincial health minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar reported eight civilians and two paramilitary personnel died in the blast. Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti stated that four militants were killed during a subsequent firefight with security forces.
No group claimed responsibility for the bombing by Tuesday afternoon. The explosion targeted the Frontier Corps regional headquarters in a densely populated area containing banks, television offices, and government buildings. Security forces...
PhonePe partnered with Mastercard on Tuesday to introduce tap-and-pay technology for Indian cardholders using NFC-enabled Android devices. The payment application allows customers to complete retail transactions by tapping smartphones at checkout terminals. Mastercard credit, debit, and prepaid cards issued in India can be stored on phones for contactless purchases. The system uses tokenization to protect transaction data for both physical stores and online shopping.
Deep Agrawal from PhonePe stated the feature addresses consumer demand for contactless payments through widespread NFC smartphone adoption. Ravi Datla from Mastercard emphasized India's role in advancing global digital commerce. The collaboration combines PhonePe's 618...
Rani Mukerji embraced filmmaker Ayan Mukerji on Tuesday during Durga Puja festivities at the North Bombay Sarbojanin pandal. The actress wore a red saree with traditional jewelry, and Ayan dressed in a red kurta with white pajamas. Kajol and Tanishaa Mukerji attended the ceremony with other relatives who gathered to honor Goddess Durga.
The celebration marked Ayan's first festival since his father, Deb Mukherjee, passed away earlier this year. Tanishaa Mukerji acknowledged that the family experienced three deaths recently, but relatives continued the annual tradition that Deb Mukherjee previously organized. The cousins inaugurated the pandal together, and family members shared moments of prayer throughout the event.
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari accused the BJP on Tuesday of removing legitimate voters from the electoral rolls before Bihar's assembly elections. The legislator claimed that 65 lakh names were deleted during previous contests in Haryana and Maharashtra at the party's direction. Tiwari urged the Election Commission to verify that all qualified citizens appear on the revised voter list.
The Special Intensive Revision process ended with the publication of updated electoral rolls. The commission stated that voters can submit corrections until officials issue the election notification. Residents submitted requests for additions and changes during the review period, and authorities resolved all recorded disputes before releasing the final registry.
