Columnist / Simbarashe sithole
Government assures the nation on adequate grain in silos
The deputy minister of Labour and Social welfare Lovemore Matuke assured villagers of Urere in Rushinga Mashonaland Central province last week that there is adequate food in the country's silos to fee...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 19:22hrs | 737 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Artisanal miners wreak havoc at Mazowe mine
Illegal gold miners are reportedly causing havoc at Mazowe mine, popularly known as jumbo mine, by practising illegal mining and causing serious land degradation at the mine after the mine downsized o...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 07:04hrs | 919 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Andy Muridzo promises new album
AFRO Fusion singer Andy Muridzo affectionately known as baba Keketso by his legions of fans promised his Mvurwi fans a new album set to be unleashed soon.Muridzo who gave a massive performance...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:59hrs | 318 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gulewankulu leader jailed
A 29-YEAR-OLD Mvurwi Gulewankulu leader was slapped with three months jail term by a Guruve magistrate yesterday for setting ablaze his colleague's hut after he revealed their secrets and positively i...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 13:44hrs | 2391 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Married 'cheat' detained for contempt of court
There was drama at Chief Masembura's village court in Bindura on Saturday when a married cheat was detained for contempt of court before being convicted of impregnating a married woman while she was a...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 09:03hrs | 2725 | by Simbarashe Sithole
AFM Mvurwi province joins splits
Apostolic Faith Mission of Zimbabwe church (AFM) Mvurwi province which comprises of places like Mvurwi, Kanyemba, Muzarabani, Centenary and Chiweshe has joined other provinces nationwide in factional ...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 09:25hrs | 3529 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man in court for assaulting a sodomist
A 29-year old Mvurwi man was arraigned before a Guruve magistrate yesterday for allegedly assaulting the mother of his son's friend after busting him sodomising his son.The man from Blanco far...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 09:21hrs | 2513 | by Simbarashe Sithole
NetOne donates to ZRP
Zimbabwe's second largest mobile network provider NetOne has signed a donation agreement with the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) traffic department in a bid to decongest the capital city. The ...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 10:58hrs | 1827 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Panic as G40 cabal gains ground in Mash Centtral
ZANU PF chairperson for Mashonaland Central province Kazembe Kazembe's political career is reportedly under threat after he is being listed among the targets of the G40 cabal. Norton House of ...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:06hrs | 3448 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'USA sponsored violent protests in Zimbabwe'
Former Minister of state for Mashonaland Central province advocate Martin Dinha has sensationally claimed that the protests which were witnessed in Mvurwi and Guruve were an MDC project funded by Unit...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 06:20hrs | 3057 | by Simbarashe Sithole
ZANU PF officials disrupt lessons at secondary school
ZANU PF officials in Guruve district, Mashonaland Central province reportedly disrupted lessons at Nyamangore Secondary School on Tuesday after they demanded a classroom for their caucus meeting....Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 19:55hrs | 5295 | by Simbarashe Sithole
MDC condemns arrest of Mvurwi protestors
MDC-Alliance chairman for Mashonaland Central province George Gwarada has condemned the arrest of eleven suspected Mvurwi protestors and one in Guruve saying the arrests are meant to weaken their supp...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 18:54hrs | 1933 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Pirate taxi driver kidnaps traffic cops
GURUVE - A 37-YEAR-OLD pirate taxi driver was arraigned before Guruve magistrate for kidnapping two Zimbabwe Republic Police officers who were enforcing traffic laws in the growth point.Christ...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 20:04hrs | 2429 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Dead donkeys land man in court
A Guruve village head is up in arms with his friend whom he gave two donkeys last year and were returned dead to his place of residents the same year.Village head Ezekiel Kamota (78) of Kamota...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 20:01hrs | 1812 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Prison officer dragged to court over maintenance
A Bindura prison officer was dragged to Guruve magistrate court yesterday by his estranged girlfriend for failing to look after their minor child.Password Machona appeared before Guruve reside...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 19:52hrs | 878 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Duo murders colleague over $100
Police in Mashonaland Central arrested two artisanal miners in Nyakapupu, Guruve under chief Bepura who allegedly murdered their colleague after accusing him of stealing US$100 last week.Brian...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 19:18hrs | 1364 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man rapes ex-wife inside mother-in-law's bedroom
A Bindura man has been jailed an effective nine years by Bindura regional court magistrate Sandra Mupindu after raping his ex-wife at his former mother-in-law's house.Tonderai Nemhara (34) was...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 14:09hrs | 4266 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gumbura rapes girl (11)
A Guruve man Owen Gumbura (38) of Murondatsimba village under Chief Chipuriro has been jailed to an effective twelve years for raping a 11 year old girl by Bindura magistrate Sandra Mupindu....Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 13:11hrs | 3258 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Shiri shows no mercy for illegal farmers
The Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Perence Shiri has showed lack of concern over illegal settlers who had their structures torched in Guruve South, Mashonaland Central recently....Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 14:41hrs | 6045 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman hits hubby's second wife with a brick
A 26- YEAR- OLD unemployed Guruve woman appeared before a Guruve magistrate on Friday for assaulting her husband's second wife with a brick on the head in a jealousy affair.Shupikai Jack...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 14:09hrs | 1199 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF youths grab Zaoga plot allocated by Grace Mugabe
Zanu-PF Mashonaland Central youths reportedly stormed Limbeck farm in Glendale in a bid to grab 354 hectares away from ZAOGA Forward In Faith (FIF) recently an official has said.The youths who...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 14:06hrs | 1287 | by Simbarashe Sithole
South African prostitute nabbed for stealing in Zimbabwe
A South African prostitute based in Guruve was dragged to the magistrate court today for allegedly stealing two chickens.Juliet Imbova aka muchina pleaded not guilty to the charge and was rema...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 11:44hrs | 6614 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zhuwao sentenced to 6 months in prison
A 20-YEAR-OLD Bindura man who was exposed by an apostolic prophet in a prophecy that he was bedding his 15-year-old cousin sister was sentenced yesterday at Bindura magistrates' courts.Elisha ...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 18:29hrs | 5473 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cops scramble for cooking oil
Glendale police officers scrambled for cooking oil at their station this afternoon after the precious commodity was made available by Mega Save shop where police officers were controlling the stampede...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 14:32hrs | 4384 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Guruve vendors denounce local council
Guruve vendors have denounced their local council for removing them in the streets where they have been operating in for four years while paying $3 per day saying the move is meant to fix the struggli...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 07:23hrs | 960 | by Simbarashe Sithole
United Methodist Church embarks on clean-up campaign in Mvurwi
The United Methodist Church, Mvurwi Youth Circuit embarked on a clean-up campaign on Saturday, which saw energetic church members together with the local council collecting refuse and litter in ...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 07:16hrs | 375 | by Simbarashe Sithole
PHOTOS: Black market cooking oil dealer in kombi crash
A vendor with cooking oil meant for the black market was involved in an accident in Norton, leaving his wares all-over the scene. ...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 19:23hrs | 8902 | by Simbarashe Sithole
MDC 'prostitute' battles for dear life at hospital, thigh vending goes south
Mvurwi - An MDC activist is battling for life at Mvurwi Hospital after she was severely thrashed by an alleged artisanal miner who accused her of stealing his US dollars on Friday morning.Sour...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 07:44hrs | 5625 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man nearly killed over cooking oil
The scarcity of cooking oil in the couthry has landed a Chiweshe man in hot soup after he reportedly axed another man who was holding a 2 litre bottle of cooking oil from Mbizi shop in Chiweshe after ...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 16:52hrs | 5186 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Harare man tries to write brother's O-Level exam
Bid to save a brother from being sacked at an organisation for lack of 5 O'levels backfired for a Harare teenager who dubiously sat for a Science subject on his behalf and was caught by the invigilato...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 17:24hrs | 3871 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF fraudsters jailed
Two ZANU PF youths, who on Monday begged a Concession magistrate for messy after appearing before him on fraud charges, w...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 06:17hrs | 1728 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF youths beg magistrate not send them to jail
Two ZANU PF youths were arraigned before Concession magistrate after masquerading as land officers and duping their three colleagues of $1080.Simon Madzudzo (33) and Musa Mukahiwa (41) pleaded...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 14:36hrs | 2979 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Screaming saves 7-year-old from 'rapist'
An attempt to rape a 7-year-old girl landed a Concession man in trouble after the victim screamed in the bush, thereby alerting a security guard in the middle of the night to come to her rescue....Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:53hrs | 3284 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Guruve drug dealer gets 2 years in prison
Ten bottles of Broncleer (Bronco) and a kilogram of cannabis earned a prominent Guruve drug dealer two years in prison yesterday.Munyaradzi Muzhona pleaded guilty to possessing the drugs befor...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:48hrs | 985 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man pulls father's member
An 18-YEAR-OLD Mbire man was dragged to Guruve magistrates' courts after he allegedly pulled his father's manhood protesting that he should not take his mother's property despite the couple's divorce....Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:43hrs | 4176 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man beats wife to death
A 58 YEAR-OLD Mvurwi man reportedly murdered his wife by assaulting her with open hands yesterday after the couple went for a the funeral in a compound the previous day where the wife subs...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 19:06hrs | 4188 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Village chairman stabs soldier
Unfair distribution of Presidential input scheme landed an Mvurwi village chairman in trouble after he allegedly stabbed a disgruntled member of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and was finally dragge...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 13:35hrs | 2994 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Haulage truck goes up in flames
A haulage truck carrying Tobacco Industries Marketing Board (TIMB ) fertilizers went up in flames at Pembi Bridge Mvurwi this afternoon.According to sources the fire was allegedly caused by an...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 18:20hrs | 4339 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Soldiers fined for assaulting farmers
Two Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) members were slapped with $600 combined fine by a Concession magistrate yesterday on three counts of assault, failure to pay by 31 October 2018 would earn them a four ...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 16:39hrs | 1651 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Zhuwao beds teen cousin without protection'
A prophecy by a Mabvuku Apostolic Sect prophet landed a 20-year-old Bindura man in trouble after he was arraigned at magistrates' courts yesterday for sleeping with a minor three times without protect...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 16:27hrs | 4347 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman bashes ex-boyfriend
A cheeky Glendale woman appeared before a Concession magistrate for severely assaulting her ex-boyfriend who broke into her bedroom and found her sleeping with her new boyfriend during the night....Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 16:03hrs | 1356 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cop in court for assaulting civilian
A 35-YEAR-OLD Bindura Detective constable appeared before a Guruve magistrate yesterday for allegedly assaulting a Harare man in an illegal gold mining claim dispute.Detective Tafadzwa Nhoto o...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 08:58hrs | 1645 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Soldiers bash farmers
Three members of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) are on the run after absconding court last week at Concession magistrate court after reportedly assaulting three farm workers who denied them entry to...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 17:12hrs | 2523 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man gets 15 years behind bars for murder
A Gweru man was last week sentenced to 15 years in jail by Bulawayo High Court judge sitting on circuit in Gweru Martin Makonese for killing a patron during a beer binge. Emmanuel Bhumure...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 18:34hrs | 2356 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Beitbridge woman smuggled drugs in canoe
A 35-YEAR-OLD Beitbridge woman appeared before a Guruve magistrate today charged for smuggling boxes of illicit drugs from Zambia.Mavis Bhayi (35) of stand number 192 Dhulivadzimu Township Bei...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 11:34hrs | 1682 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Inmate escapes from prison
Guruve prison officers were left with an egg on the face after a Mushumbi prisoner took to his heels in a nearby bush at the prison yesterday.A reliable source alleges George Chahukura (20) fl...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 11:31hrs | 1694 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF mash central chairmanship sparks controversy
Mazowe Central Member of Parliament Sydney Chidamba has refuted claims that he is at loggerheads with the incumbent chairman for Mashonaland Central province Kazembe Kazembe over the chairmanship....Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 14:32hrs | 1298 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa legalised possession of cannabis, senior citizen tells court
A senior citizen dragged President Emerson Mnangagwa's name in a cannabis storm at Guruve magistrates' court on Monday.Takawira Muzvondiwa (67) pleaded guilty to possession of 23,93kilograms o...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 09:54hrs | 5112 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Beitbridge woman nabbed for smuggling drugs into the country
A 35-YEAR OLD Beitbridge woman was arrested on Monday at a roadblock in Guruve after she was allegedly caught with two cardboard boxes and travelling bags of unregistered drugs bought in the neighbour...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 09:49hrs | 1956 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Bashed' teacher drags hubby to court
A Chifamba primary school teacher in Guruve dragged her husband to court for allegedly assaulting her during a domestic dispute.Chris Gadzirai (47) pleaded not guilty to an assault charge when...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 09:37hrs | 2136 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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