RIDE-HAILING platform, inDrive, has added courier services RIDE-HAILING platform, inDrive, has added courier services to its growing list of offerings for the convenience for its clients in the country. In addition to its recently established ride-share and intercity services, inDrive has pledged to “challenge injustice” in terms of pricing and service delivery in the freight…
National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi SEVEN people were killed on the spot while nine others were injured when a Toyota Quantum vehicle with 15 passengers on board veered off the road and overturned before landing on its wheels. National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the accident occurred Wednesday afternoon at the 5km peg…
police said they suspect the robbers connived with some insiders in the heist POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for six unidentified armed robbers who raided a Safeguard Security cash-in-transit vehicle early today and got away with US$4 million at a local bank. In a statement, police said they suspect the robbers connived with…
Rivals old and new are bracing themselves for another standoff on the African continent. By Vadim Samodurov The attack by Tuareg militants and al-Qaeda-affiliated JNIM group (Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin) against Mali’s military and Russia’s forces deployed in the country that happened on July 27, 2024 once again turned the spotlight on the activities…
Ecobank in the Bulawayo city centre ARMED robbers Thursday afternoon pounced on a Safeguard Security transit vehicle delivering money to Ecobank on corner Fife Street and 9th Avenue at the National Railways Building in Bulawayo’s central business district and got away with about US$4 million. When Southern Eye visited the bank at around 3:20pm, the police were…
Shingai Muringi (32), who was being represented by Claud Bare, appeared before Harare magistrate Lisa Mutendereki. THE trial of a Harare businessman who is facing charges of fraud involving US$50 000 commenced on Wednesday with the first witness testifying against him. Shingai Muringi (32), who was being represented by Claud Bare, appeared before Harare magistrate…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has bemoaned the resurgence of the parallel market, which he says is threatening the recently introduced Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), adding that corrective measures will be instituted to protect Zimbabweans from economic disruption. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) last Friday devalued the ZiG to 24,3 per United States dollar…
ZimSmart Villages TELEHEALTH and remote monitoring service provider, ZimSmart Villages, has partnered The Samp Group, a multifaceted global organisation renowned for its leadership in the globalisation of cricket, targeting remote areas that do not have health facilities in Zimbabwe. Addressing journalists in Harare on Monday this week, ZimSmart Villages chief medical officer Admore Jokwiro said…
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has intensified efforts for political parties to be legally registered through an amendment of the Electoral Act. Under current law, political parties just notify the electoral body of their existence without undergoing any rigorous processes. In an interview this week, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chief elections officer Utloile…
Unicef country representative Atona Ekole THE United Nations Children’s Education Fund (Unicef) yesterday extended a begging bowl seeking US$34 million funding for the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector to build community resilience across Zimbabwe in the face of climate change. The appeal was made at a time when Zimbabwe is enduring the devastating effects…
