A POLICE constabulary lost his uniform, particulars and cash to his married lover’s husband after he allegedly caught then between the sheets in their matrimonial bedroom. The community officer Israel Maisvoreva attached to Rhodesville Police Station Community Relations and Liaison Office was forced to engage police to let Simbarashe Mutanga bring back his belongings. The aspiring guardian of law Maisvoreva is alleged to have taken advantage of bedding Tinica Denhere after Mutanga failed to return home guarding his tuck shop in Epworth. Mutanga is reported to have collected Maisvoreva’s police uniform and took to his heels and surrendered them at the police station, impeccable sources told H-Metro. The matter was handled at Domboramwari Police Station where Maisvore
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has approached international financiers begging for a lifeline to avoid a possible economic collapse and political upheaval, a respected security publication has reported.The government’s desperate pleas were exposed by Africa Confidential, a respected London-based newsletter covering politics and economics in Africa, which obtained letters written to International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank (WB) and African Development Bank (AfDB) by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube . According to the report, Ncube’s letters dated April 2 painted a gloomy picture of the situation in Zimbabwe, which is battling an unprecedented public health emergency following the outbreak of the coronavirus. The letters warn that Zimbabwe’s economic coll
A 12-year-old girl who lost her mother to the coronavirus has been left without family in the UK. On April 10, Rutendo Mukotsanjera died at the age of 45 having contracted Covid-19. She was a prominent public health official, having previously worked for the Infrastructure Bank in Zimbabwe. Rutendo leaves behind her daughter Chiedza, who goes by the name Chichi. The 12-year-old is currently being looked after by members of the Renew Church in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, where the mum was a loyal member. Church officials have contacted Chichi’s family in Zimbabwe to discuss where the young girl should go next.The 45-year-old died of the coronavirus (Image: Just Giving) Pastor Matthew Murray said: “Chichi was inseparable from her mum and is und
Fellow citizens, I come to you under very difficult circumstances in our country and indeed in the whole world. Let us begin by observing a minute of silence for all the COVID-19 victims in Zimbabwe and across the nations of the world. We are in difficult times and a deep crisis. This is a crisis like no other, and there is substantial uncertainty about its impact on people’s lives and livelihoods. In the days ahead, a lot depends on the epidemiology of the virus, the effectiveness of containment measures, and the development of therapeutics and vaccines, all of which are hard to predict. Our country faces multiple crises—a health crisis, a financial crisis, and a poverty crisis, which all interact in complex ways, presenting unprecedented challenges to household
To most Zimbabweans, the name Locadia Karimatsenga Tembo brings back memories of her bitter court battle with the country’s then Prime Minister, former trade unionist and popular opposition leader, the late Morgan Tsvangirai. It was September 2012 and Locadia had launched a legal bid to stop the marriage of the PM to Elizabeth Macheka, the businesswoman who had replaced her after her own short-lived union with Tsvangirai. It was a dramatic court action which grabbed the headlines, as Locadia threatened to stop Tsvangirai’s vows of matrimony to Macheka, three years after the MDC supremo had lost his wife Susan in a car accident. Locadia also wanted the Prime Minister to pay monthly allowances of $15 000. With his wedding under threat, the MDC leader reportedly had to
Reports coming out of the Kingdom of Eswatini suggest that King Mswathi III is in critical condition. The King is reported to be having challenges in breathing even though the state media is reporting that ‘everything is fine.’ Swaziland News says the king cancelled a planned press conference that was demanded by the people who are worried by his absence.Mswati has been absent from the media since mid march when he received state guests, soldiers from Taiwan who had come to donate helicopters. The soldiers were part of the 400 who were quarantined according to reports in Taiwan. Swaziland, whose name was changed to the Kingdom of Eswathini by the King, is Africa’s last absolute monarch. It qualifies to be an absolute monarch because it is the king who chooses the Pr
THE United Kingdom (UK) has ordered its citizens to leave Zimbabwe in the wake of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak which has since claimed three lives, placing the mortality rate at 27 percent in the country. Posting on its Twitter account, the UK embassy said citizens in the country must go home immediately as there are no plans for a charter. “You should return to the UK now if you are a British national normally resident in the UK but still in Zimbabwe. “There are no plans for a charter. Next @flyethiopian flight is Saturday April 11 and seats are still available,” UK embassy said. This comes weeks after the UK ambassador to Zimbabwe Melanie Robinson had also advised that citizens must follow the directive. “UK Foreign secretary Dominic Ra
MDC Alliance secretary-general Chalton Hwende says out of the Party’s 111 MPs, 109 of them have confirmed that they are still Members of the Party. Mwonzora said all the 109 MPs are paid up members and only Morgen Komichi and Douglas Mwonzora have crossed the floor to join MDC-T in violation of electoral laws. Hwende has signed an affidavit form in which he swore his allegiance to the MDC Alliance. He said: I, Chalton Hwende do hereby make an oath and state that 1. I am a member of parliament for Kuwadzona East Constituency. I was elected as such /appointed as such pursuant to the 30 July 2018 election MDC Alliance party ticket. 2. I confirm that I am a member of the MDC Alliance political party 3. I confirm that the President of our party is Adv Nelson Chamisa and the S
Social media has reacted with shock to controversial Prophet Shepherd Bushiri's video in which he tells his followers to pay their tithes and offerings. "You are saying it's a 'Sunday and I cannot go without my offering'. There's a church account I'm putting on the screen right now," Bushiri says in the 27-second video, which is trending on Twitter. Banking details of the church are seen appearing on the video, as Bushiri implores his followers to give their offerings. "I want you to put your offering in the church account. Put your seed, put your tithe, don't hesitate. Don't listen to the devil. Don't listen to what people say. Don't listen to what your mind says. Listen to what God says..." Twitter users were shock
Zimbabwe and South Africa will at midnight today formally close Beitbridge Border Post to non-essential human traffic in line with the two governments’ robust plans to curtail the spread of Covid-19 which has killed thousands of people globally. On Monday President Mnangagwa announced a cocktail of measures to manage and contain the spread of Covid-19. Some of the strategies include an immediate ban on gatherings around nightclubs, bars, beerhalls, movie houses, swimming pools, gymnasiums and sporting activities until further notice. Further, hospital visits have been reduced to one visit by one person per day while public gatherings have been cut from 100 to 50. Informal markets will remain open but citizens are encouraged to limit their visits while health and sec
