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By Dickson Bandera As Zimbabwe celebrated the 2025 festive season with colour and cheer, Guruve District in Mashonaland Central Province retreated into weeks of darkness — doors locked early, evening chatter silenced, and families bracing for the unknown. The fear followed a chilling wave of attacks by a suspected serial killer who struck at night,…
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader, Walter Magaya By Dickson Bandera Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader, Walter Magaya, has been granted bail of US$3,000 by the High Court following his arrest on serious allegations of rape and fraud, a development that has sent shockwaves across Zimbabwe’s religious and social circles. The bail…
By Dickson Bandera The newly established Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission (ZICC) has moved swiftly to assert its constitutional mandate, condemning police brutality following a viral video showing the alleged assault of a motorist by members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) in Budiriro during a traffic enforcement operation. In a strongly worded statement, the ZICC,…
Minister of Justice Hon Ziyambi Ziyambi By Dickson Bandera The Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has officially launched a national training programme for Drug and Substance Abuse Courts in a bid to strengthen Zimbabwe’s fight against rising drug and substance abuse. Speaking at the Rainbow Towers Hotel in Harare, Minister of Justice, Legal…
Chief Seke By Dickson Bandera Chief Seke, born Stanley Chimanikire, has publicly apologised and retracted political slogans he recently chanted at a community gathering, following a High Court ruling that found his actions violated the Constitution. The judgement, delivered by Justice Samuel Deme, came after citizen Esther Vongai Zimudzi filed a case arguing that the…
Minister Monica Mutsvangwa By Brenda Mazhambe The Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Hon Monica Mutsvangwa, has expressed outrage over the rape of a 13-year-old girl allegedly committed by a tout at a bus terminus in Harare. In a statement, Minister Mutsvangwa described the attack as “utterly despicable and repulsive,” warning…
By Dickson Bandera The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has urged citizens to remain vigilant and report acts of vandalism targeting critical telecommunications infrastructure following the arrest of five suspects linked to the theft of underground TelOne cables in Harare. According to a statement released by the ZRP on Thursday, Tinashe Emmanuel Guramatunhu, Tawanda Nyanadehwe (21),…
By Dickson Bandera Zimbabwe’s Vice President, General (Retired) Dr. Constantino Guvheya Dominic Chiwenga, has welcomed the decision by the Gauteng High Court in South Africa to grant a forfeiture order against his former wife, Marry Mubaiwa, marking a significant step in cross-border efforts to curb illicit financial flows. In a statement released this Tuesday by…
Ashley Masendeke The Harare Magistrates’ Court on Friday acquitted Thabo Blessing Dube (27) and Martin Charlie (25), the two men accused of raping social media influencer Ashley “Mai Jeremaya” Masendeke. The ruling brings to a close a case that gripped the nation and sparked intense public debate both online and offline. The acquittal was handed…
Commissioner Paul Nyathi By Dickson Bandera A major police operation targeting motor vehicle theft and robbery has resulted in the arrest of 12 suspects linked to nine separate incidents across Harare and surrounding areas, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has announced. In a press statement issued Tuesday, police said the suspects were apprehended between 10…