Columnist / Simbarashe mwandipendaa
America feels threatened by successful Africans
Africa takes pride when a son or daughter of the soil flourish within and beyond the continent. Of late, successful entrepreneurs...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 08:35hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Sakunda steps up on fight against Covid-19
Sakunda holdings has registered another milestone in the health sector after it adopted and fully equipped a Covid-19 centre at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) which was officially opened by President...Published: 14 May 2021 at 15:17hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Executor sells house after death of breadwinner
A Luveve family in Bulawayo is currently facing eviction after the executor sold their house without consulting family members following the unfortunate passing of their father.The family told...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 07:38hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Kagonye fingered in farm invasion
Ex-cabinet minister Petronella Kagonye has been fingered in a Bromley farm invasion where she is reportedly barring an indigenous farmer from utilising it and influencing invaders to resist eviction....Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 23:36hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Zanu-PF MP clears the air on CDF abuse allegations
Shurugwi South Member of Parliament Edmond Mkaratigwa (ZANU PF) has come out clean on the allegations of abuse of the constituency development fund.The MP yesterday released documents of the f...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 10:39hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Clifford Chimusoro the modern African Robin Hood?
Budiriro based Clifford Chimusoro is a "notorious" land baron who has allegedly managed to escape the noose of the law for the past seven years, this reporter has learnt.Neighbours who have be...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 08:56hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Zimbabwe's cartels that are not the real cartels
I just read the report by Daily Maverick, that is purporting to expose cartels in Zimbabwe. The problem with the report is it does not include the obvious and leading cartels in Zimbabwe, such as Old ...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 09:38hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Land barons 'queen' under fire
Budiriro residents are up in arms with their council District Officer (DO) Chiratidzo Dzama whom they accuse of continuously parcelling out State land to land barons.She is further accused of ...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 09:28hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Gun-totting land barons terrorise vapositori
Unrepentant gun-wielding lands barons have beyond reasonable doubt become a menace in Harare's Budiriro high-density suburb where they invade land earmarked for Johane Masowe Nyenyedzinomwe low income...Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 15:01hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Zanu PF official steals Pfumvudza inputs
Budiriro residents are up in arms against the Zanu Pf Harare provincial vice chairperson, Godwin Gomwe who allegedly swindled and looted pfumvudza inputs. which he misappropriated for self-enrichment....Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 00:28hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Australian owned gold mines acquired by Kuvimba mining
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube said the government has given Kuvimba Mining House the nod to acquire Globe and Phoenix Gold Mine and other associated mines owned by a...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 13:51hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Budiriro demolitions disabled victim gets $500 000
Impala Car Rental chief executive officer, Mr Thompson Dondo has once again stretched his philanthropic hand after he donated $500 000 to Mr Nhamo Magwizi...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 18:29hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
King 98 lightens up Xmas with Tanzanian connection
Zimbabwean rapper, King 98 has teamed up with two Tanzanian music sensations, Juma Jux and Shebby Medicine to lighten up the festive mood with an explosive hit song, Jogodo which is a fusion of Afro-p...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 14:47hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Allan Chimbetu reignites Dendera mood on new album
When Allan Chimbetu announced a few weeks ago that he would be bouncing back into the showbiz industry with an album titled "Urgent Matter", Dendera music fans were upbeat about itFor years th...Published: 17 Nov 2020 at 13:44hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Mabvuku old lady relieved
IT is almost lunch hour and several people are sitting outside their houses along Toronto Street, Old Tafara Mabvuku to escape from the sweltering summer heat.Among them is an 80-year-old woma...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 13:32hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
King 98 ropes in 'Assurance' producer
Hip Hop star King 98 has enlisted the services of popular Nigerian producer Speroach Beatz born Obi Prosper on his upcoming album.Speroach Beatz is behind some of Nigeria's smash hits among th...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 18:40hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
ZNA colonel threatens to 'kill' workers at Prophet T Fredy mine
Prophet T Freddy has filed urgent application at the High Court stopping Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Colonel Richard Mapanda from invading his mine in Mazoe and threaten to kill workers.Colon...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 08:06hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Impala Car rentals remembers the old
When James Mujuru suffered a stroke 25 years ago, he lost everything including a printing company he owned in the capital.By then he was not married and he had no one to learn on when the misf...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 12:26hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Impala car rental speaks on abductions
Impala Car Rental has rubbished reports that they gave false information of the person who hired the vehicle allegedly used in the abduction of Tawanda Muchehiwa in Bulawayo.The company throug...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 14:12hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Village chiefs demand Zanu-PF election rerun
Two Guruve chiefs Bepura and Chipuriro are reported to have demanded a rerun in ZANU-PF Guruve primary elections after accusing the winner Patric Dutiro of rigging.Despite the call by the gove...Published: 18 May 2018 at 07:00hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Zanu-PF bouncers intimidate vendors, demand $150
A gang of ZANU PF bouncers reportedly caused havoc destroying vendors' tables and demanding $150 per table at Tobacco Sales Floor (TSF) in Harare last Thursday.Eye witnesses allege the bounces...Published: 02 Apr 2018 at 17:31hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
'Two shot dead by cops' in Harare
Two people were reportedly shot dead by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers who were conducting an anti-kombi operation in the CBD today, Bulawayo24.com has learnt....Published: 22 Feb 2018 at 22:05hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Turning blind eye on violence, root cause of MDC split - Coltart
Former Education Minister Senator David Coltart has said turning a blind eye on violence was the root cause of the split that rocked the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in 2005."Turning a...Published: 21 Feb 2018 at 13:12hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Malema sends condolences even though he did not agree with politics of Tsvangirai
South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, has sent his condolences to the people of Zimbabwe for the lose of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai who died last week after a ...Published: 19 Feb 2018 at 21:10hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Zanu-PF thug collects BVR serial numbers from voters
Guruve - A Zanu-PF supporter, Everson Kamutseta, allegedly moved around ward 8 in Mashonganyika village, Guruve South constituency on Saturday (yesterday) collecting Biometric Voters Registratio...Published: 11 Feb 2018 at 12:20hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Cop up for attempted murder
A Gweru police detective is reportedly being charged with attempted murder after allegedly firing a gun at a military police officer whom he accused of smoking cannabis in public last night in Midland...Published: 11 Feb 2018 at 12:11hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
G40, Lacoste woes continue in Mash Central
Woe continues to mount on illegal settlers In Birkdale farm in Guruve South constituency after the messenger of court, armed with a High Court eviction order on Friday (today), went to destroy structu...Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 19:50hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Zanu-PF councillor demands voter registration serial numbers in Guruve
A Guruve North Zanu-PF councillor Farai Mazhambe on Thursday allegedly went around demanding voter registration serial numbers from residents.Sources who spoke to Bulawayo24.com bemoaned Mazha...Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 13:16hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Illegal settlers chop down 5000 mango trees
Two Guruve lands officers are in hot soup after appearing before Guruve magistrate Artwel Sanyatwe on Thursday for abuse of office as they allegedly solicited for bribes from illegal settlers before s...Published: 21 Jan 2018 at 17:50hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
WATCH: Cops, soldiers burn G40 members' homes
There was mayhem at Birkdale farm on Monday after a Guruve messenger, accompanied by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers, of court reportedly went to evict illegal settlers from two A2 farmers in ...Published: 16 Jan 2018 at 20:37hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Cops accuse boss of being corrupt
There is an outcry in Mashonaland Central Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) camp after many cops are calling for the transfer of Assistant Commissioner Trust Nhapata on corruption bases Bulawayo24.com ha...Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 12:14hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Zanu-PF youths demand fuel money from vendors
ZANU PF youths gave vendors at Tobacco Sales Floor in Harare a torrid time, demanding $1 per table, which they said was meant for fuel to Heroes Acre.The youth were demanding $1 following the ...Published: 30 Apr 2017 at 14:24hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
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