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27 Aug    MDC Calls for Investigation of Minister Chombo for Corruption  hot 
The MDC-T on Wednesday called on the coalition government to investigate the Minister of Local Government, Rural and Urban Development, Ignatius Chombo, for "abuse of office" over his recent suspension of seven MDC Harare councilors from office.

24 Aug    Former Ministers Face Eviction
Several former Zanu PF ministers and senior civil servants face eviction from government houses in Harare following an audit that exposed rampant abuse of state property.

24 Aug    Alert Woman Foils Kidnapping Attempt  hot 
Mbuya Immaculate Silver of Mufakose high-density suburb spent most of last Wednesday keeping a close watch on her eight year-old grandchild as she played on the street with two friends.

21 Aug    ZMDC Executives Financial Scandal Deepens  hot 
THE financial scandal rocking state-owned Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) has deepened amid further revelations that the company's suspended top managers, including CEO and general manager Dominic Mubayiwa, invested millions of dollars in the money market while the corporation's mines were being closed.

18 Aug    Firm Accused of Stealing Water  hot 
POLICE yesterday pounced on a Harare beverages company that has allegedly been drawing water illegally from a fire hose for its daily use.

18 Aug    Squatter Accused of Rape  hot 
A Harare man who allegedly sought his girlfriend's help to undress a woman and rape her in a park has appeared in court. Stewart Kashasha (37) was not asked to plead to two counts of rape when he appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Munamato Mutevedzi, who remanded him in custody to August 23.

18 Aug    Smuggling Does Not Pay  hot 
Israeli Zobar Pablo, who was arrested in Harare last Tuesday on allegations of international fraud scams involving millions of United States dollars, has been released from custody.

18 Aug    Need for Laws to Enhance Governance in State Firms  hot 
RUTHLESS self-interest that being exhibited by those given the mandate to run State enterprises, parastatals and local authorities is the cause for the pathetic state we find most if not all of these corporate organisations most of which have become technically insolvent or are facing collapse.

18 Aug    Chivi, Chipinge Top in Ritual Murders  hot 
RITUAL murders have increased in Zimbabwe with police reporting that the most troublesome provinces are Masvingo and Manicaland.

18 Aug    Witch-Hunting a Statutory Offence  hot 
GOVERNMENT has said the public and traditional leadership should report any witch-hunters, who are popularly known as tsikamutanda or Gaurani.

15 Aug    SMS News Message Throws Manicaland CIO Into Panic  hot 
Members of the Central Intelligence Organization who were terrorizing villagers in Manicaland Province have removed registration numbers from their cars, after an SW Radio Africa SMS news alert on the 6th August. The SMS exposed the names of officers involved in the violence and gave the registration numbers of the cars used.

15 Aug    Top Cops Fingered in Corrupt Wrangle  hot 
TOP police officers have been fingered in an asset firm ownership wrangle, accused of corruptly fighting in the corner of former Assetfin Pvt (Ltd) director Oniyas Gumbo to block alleged fraud cases against him.

7 Aug    Moyo's Cover Blown (also in   )  hot 
Harare businessman Partson Moyo, the former Dynamos chairman, was part of the group of middlemen who dangled a controversial US$400 000 aid package, which they claimed had been tabled by TP Mazembe owner Moise Katumbi, to help the cash-strapped Glamour Boys fulfil their remaining Champions League assignments.

8 Aug    Salary Furore - Ministry Investigates Dual Payrolls (also in      )  hot 
THE Ministry of State Enterprises and Parastatals, in a joint operation with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), is investigating reports that some parastatals have two payrolls which they are using to siphon public funds amid a growing furore over the staggering salaries being paid to bosses of the bankrupt state companies.

5 Aug    Mazembe Owner Denies Plot  hot 
Congolese businessman Moise Katumbi, who owns African club champions TP Mazembe, has denied any part in a shadowy scheme involving a group of middlemen who dangled a controversial US$400 000 aid package to help cash-strapped Dynamos fulfill their remaining Champions League assignments.

6 Aug    Women Drug, Rape Man at Gunpoint (also in   )  hot 
A 30-year-old Mwenezi man was last week drugged by three unknown women and forced to be intimate with two of them at gunpoint.

3 Aug    Panners Leave Road On Verge of Collapse  hot 
Part of the Gokwe-Empress Road is on the verge of collapse after gold panners destroyed supporting structures of a disused mineshaft underneath the road.

3 Aug    Accused Skips Bail, Faces Arrest  hot 
A Harare magistrate yesterday issued a warrant of arrest for a man who is alleged to have defrauded National Foods of 29 tonnes of mealie-meal valued at US$17 000.