13 people arrested over 270 charcoal bags haul. The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a stern warning to people engaged in the illegal harvesting of firewood and possessing charcoal without permitssaying they will be arrested. Posting on their Twitter handle on Monday, the ZRP said 10 people were arrested on Wednesday last week after being found in possession of 160 bags of charcoal in Beatrice, Mashonaland East. Three more people were arrested on Friday in Nyamapanda for possession of 110 bags of charcoal without a permit. The suspects will appear in court on charges of contravening the Forestry Act. Police said in the statement: On 10/03/21, Police in Beatrice arrested ten people for contravening the Forestry Act. The suspects were found in possession of varying quantities
Marry Chiwenga engages Army Commander over harassment by soldiers. Marry told The NewsHawks reporter Bridget Mananavire that she reached out to General Sibanda after soldiers started to meddle in her domestic affairs. The former model claimed that armed soldiers came to her offices and intimidated her workers causing them to run away in terror. Marry Chiwenga has said she sought the help of Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander Philip Valerio Sibanda in her dispute with her husband, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga after the latter unleashed soldiers to terrorise her. Marry also said soldiers recently broke down her Highlands office wall after they had ransacked her offices and took bank statements, contracts, invoices of things and took other personal documents. Responding to a
Gospel musician commits suicide. Universe Mugwinya — who had turned to fish vending — went missing three days ago, only to be found hanging from a tree two houses from her parents’ place. A twenty-one-year-old gospel artiste was on Thursday found hanging from a mango tree at a neighbour’s house in Whitecliffe. Her mother, who was only identified as Mai Mugwinya, said Universe disappeared from the house following a misunderstanding over the sale of timber without her knowledge. “We had a misunderstanding over her decision to sell timber, which was in the garage, without my knowledge,” said Mai Mugwinya. “I learnt from a neighbour that she had sold the timber to her ex-husband who happens to own a hardware shop and used the money to p
This was confirmed by the Zororo/Phumulani company in a statement today. “It is with a heavy heart that Zororo-Phumulani announces the passing on of Steve John Mutapiri, a University of Zimbabwe student,” reads the statement. A University of Zimbabwe student Steve John Mutapiri who was recently admitted at a South African hospital for operation following the donation on 100 000 Rand by a funeral service firm – Zororo/ Phumulani has succumbed to the illness. “Steve John Mutapiri passed on this morning at his brother’s home in Louis Tritchard South Africa. Steve has been fighting cancer for the past four years.” Zororo-Phumulani came on board in January 2021 when the Mutapiri family took it to social media appealing for help. “The company assist
Tanzania’s President Magufuli in critical condition after testing positive to COVID-19. The broadcaster said opposition leader Tundu Lissu was told by well-placed sources that Magufuli had coronavirus and a cardiac arrest with the latter being a sudden, unexpected loss of heart function, breathing and consciousness. BBC has reported that Tanzanian president John Magufuli is in a hospital in Kenya where he is being treated for COVID-19 and is in a critical condition. BBC Africa adds that they did not verify the report. Mr Lissu told the BBC’s Africa correspondent Leila Nathoo from exile in Belgium: He has never worn a mask, he has been going to mass public gatherings without taking any precautions that people are taking all around the world. This is someone who has repe
WOMEN countrywide should embrace each other and avoid hate which will not take them anywhere, First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has said. She was speaking after a meeting former Vice-President Dr Joice Mujuru at Zimbabwe House today in the spirit of the International Women’s Day. The two went down memory lane and shared ideas on various subjects where the former Vice-President indicated that she was now 66 years old and no longer had political ambitions. She said she was now concentrating on farming and family. The meeting came after the First Lady recently visited former President Canaan Banana’s widow, Janet, and national hero Dr Dumiso Dabengwa’s widow, Zodwa, as well as veteran freedom fighters in Bulawayo. She visited Mrs Banana to thank her for the good w
Gweru mourners fined $500 each. The mourners were part of a group that was teargassed by police after dumping Tatenda Pasinyore’s corpse near the Monomutapa Police Station entrance where he was detained before being taken to alocal hospital where he died. 76 Gweru’s Mtapa suburb residents who were arrested on Saturday during the funeral of an alleged victim of police brutality have been released after the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum offered them legal assistance. The Forum said in a statement: The Forum offered legal assistance to the 76 mourners arrested during the burial of Tatenda Pasinyore who died after an alleged assault by police on 28 February. The mourners were charged with breaking COVID-19 lockdown regulations and participating in
VP Chiwenga builds a new luxurious mansion in Borrowdale. The NewsHwawks reported sources saying Chiwenga is expected to move into his new home soon, with truckloads of property, groceries and expensive whiskey recently delivered to the mansion. Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has reportedly completed building a new luxurious mansion in Harare’s upmarket Borrowdale suburb. The property was constructed in recent months by Chinese nationals who fitted it with the latest technology to bolster his security, at a cost of several millions of dollars. The house is located along Manombe Close in Carrick Creagh Estate in Borrowdale and has been dubbed the “White House”, an epithet borrowed from the United States president’s neo-classical, palladian official residence
56-year-old man strokes and dies after receiving Sinopharm vaccine. Jephter Gwandure (56), was vaccinated on 26 February 2021 but fell ill one hour after the injection and got paralysed. A health officer based at Mutema Health Clinicin Gutu died on Thursday exactly one week after he received the Chinese-developed Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine. Speaking to Masvingo Mirror, the now deceased’s daughter, Ivainashe Gwandure, said health experts were saying that the vaccine could have triggered high blood pressure. She said: He was fine when he left home in the morning to take the vaccine. He was vaccinated at 12pm and complained that he was feeling weak immediately afterwards. At 5 pm he suffered a stroke and collapsed. He was taken to Gutu Mission Hospital and later trans
