Category: Top Stories

Patience Nhamburo and Nelson Gwese Four touts from Harare allegedly kidnapped a police officer, assaulted and left him for dead. The four, Jonathan Tambama, George Nhodza, Taddy Kufazvinei and Anyway Chapasuka appeared before the Harare Magistrates Court this morning facing kidnapping and attempted murder charges. Allegations against the four are that on the 16TH of […]

Patience Nhamburo and Nelson Gwese A 35-year-old Mbare man Munyaradzi Kambovi has appeared before the courts facing two counts of murder and attempted murder respectively. The court heard that on the 15th of June at 05.30 am, a CAG bus which was going to Honde Valley passed through 4th Street Rank, Harare and upon arrival […]

ZTN Correspondent Tributes are coming in following Zambia’s founding president Kenneth Kaunda’s death yesterday (Thursday), at the age of 97. “KK”, as he was popularly known, was being treated for pneumonia at the Maina Soko Medical Centre, a military hospital in Lusaka. “On behalf of the entire nation and on my own behalf, I pray […]

Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau A 60-year-old Beitbridge taxi driver had to drive off at high speed on Friday last week after being caught red-handed by a prison warder while attempting to rape his regular client’s 12-year-old daughter in a bushy area near Dulivhadzimu Clinic. Wellington Matiyashe of Tshidixwa medium density suburb, has since been dragged […]

Mugove Chigada IT is media day for Dynamos in 2015, just weeks after David “Yogi” Mandigora has taken over as coach. In many ways, this could be a difficult interview for Yogi as he faces a mammoth task given he takes over a Dynamos side that has just won four consecutive titles under Kalisto Pasuwa. […]

Mirirai Nsingo Zimbabwe’s long serving Roman Catholic church priest, Father Emmanuel Ribeiro has died. He was 86. Father Ribeiro died this morning at St Annes Hospital where he had been admitted last week. Father Patrick Ngwenya confirmed the death to ZTN this morning, adding that more details will be shared in due course. “We have […]

Lloyd Ndemo Police in Zimbabwe are pursuing the main suspect in the murder of a tout at the capital Harare’s busy Fourth Street Bus Terminus on Wednesday. The suspect allegedly stabbed the tout as two rival bus crews fought for passengers. Witnesses told ZTN that “turf wars” have been going on at the terminus for […]

Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau A 29-year-old-man from Nuli area in Beitbridge East constituency has been jailed for an effective three years for ripping open a fellow villager’s stomach with a knife. Hardlife Phumani Mbedzi who resides under Chief Matibe is accused of trying to kill Promotion Ndou (27) as punishment for stopping him from fighting […]

ZTN Correspondent The media is a key player in influencing policy and debunking common myths and perceptions of Gender Based Violence, especially that perpetrated against women with disabilities. This was the common thread running through a media workshop and news conference to update journalists on the results of a recent study of how GBV affects […]

Lloyd Ndemo Machete wielding gangs, who were notorious for abusing people living in mining towns, have discovered a new haven. They are now targeting tobacco merchants at the country’s auction floors, in Harare. The robbers are so daring that this past week, a safeguard security officer was severely assaulted and stabbed while trying to save […]