FIVE gun-toting robbers at the weekend raided the house of an illegal foreign currency dealer in Bulawayo’s Emganwini suburb and got away with R15 000 and $70. The gang gagged family members using pieces of cloth, tied their hands and feet before ransacking the house. The five who were armed with two pistols, a machete and knobkerrie, pounced on the house on Saturday at about 1PM. They allegedly threatened to kill the family members…

United Family International Church (UFIC) leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa has launched a vicious attack on critics who berated him over a controversial video posted online by his spokesperson Pastor Prime Kufa towards the end of last year. In the video, believers are encouraged to seed money ranging from US$7, US$77, US$770, US$7 700 and US$77 000 as a sign of a covenant with God for the fulfilment of their 2017 hopes. Critics across the religious…

Zambia police has issued a notice halting marriages between officers and foreigners. According to a memo signed by Inspector General Kakoma Kanganja the move is deemed as security caution for the country.source-bulawayo24  

A Government official has said mental health problems are on the increase in Zimbabwe due to the upsurge in drug abuse by youths. Deputy director mental health services and substance abuse in the Ministry of Health and Child Care Mrs Dorcas Sithole said there was also an upsurge in demand for mental health services. Speaking at the official handover of a new psychiatric building to Harare Central Hospital on Wednesday, Mrs Sithole said one in every…

  He has finally packed his bags, and left the White House for Donald Trump, yet Africa remains the same, if not worse off,…welcome to the real world. Obama took up office to handle the American economy, but because of his African blood, Blacks and Africans, took hope in the belief that, while resolving Africa’s crisis was not Obama’s responsibility, whatever good he would do for USA would filter down and translate into the development…

    Zanu-PF has given Dr Joice Mujuru’s ZimPF party a baptism of fire in Bikita West after its candidate Cde Beauty Chabaya won the constituency by-election garnering 13 156 votes to her nearest rival Mr Kudakwashe Gopo of ZimPF’s 2 453 votes. Independent candidate innocent Muzvimbiri weighed in with 725 votes, followed by Mr Madock Chivasa (NCA) with 343 votes, Mr Terrence Tanyaradzwa Makomborero (PDZ) with 132 votes while former MDC-T legislator Mr Heya…

Members of Parliament and councillors will not be exempt from paying tollgate fees, a cabinet minister has said. Members of Parliament and councillors will not be exempt from paying tollgate fees, a cabinet minister has said.   The Minister Transport and Infrastructural Development, Dr Joram Gumbo, said the MPs and councillors should not waste their time writing to Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) asking to be exempted from paying the fees. Dr Gumbo said Zinara…

The National Social Security Authority is recruiting eight new managers barely a month after dismissing 13 executives claiming it was streamlining operations.   The development has brought to the fore the sincerity of downsizing the workforce as the posts being filled are those that were occupied by the laid-off workers. The 13 affected managers were from the departments of human resources, finance, administration, engineering and audit. New recruitments are now being done again in those…

. TEN councillors from Hwange Local Board are facing criminal abuse of office charges after they allegedly corruptly contracted a private company to develop housing stands without going through the tender process. The tender was valued at more than $1,6 million in 2009 when the crime was allegedly committed. The councillors are Local board chairperson Cosmas Ndlovu (47), Wilson Maphosa (44), Pius Shumba (43), Salani Nkomazana (47), Leonard Dlakama (39), Robert Ndlovu (58), Joseph Kakili…