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Rank marshal arrested for attempted murder at Nkulumane Complex
Police in Bulawayo have arrested Saul Ncube (34) following an attempted murder incident at Nkulumane Complex on July 7, 2024. According to a statement by Inspector Abedinico Ncube, Saul had a ...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:52hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Man (27) hangs self at airport
Police in Bulawayo are investigating the death of a 27-year-old man discovered hanging in a restroom at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport on Thursday. The deceased, Cecil Elisha, had checked ...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 11:05hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Huge turnout for elections countrywide
Thousands of people thronged polling stations across the country to cast their votes for their preferred candidates for Presidential, National Assembly and local authority elections.A peaceful...Published: 24 Aug 2023 at 06:37hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe political parties march for peace
REPRESENTATIVES from different political parties in Gwanda Town on Friday conducted a march around the mining town in a bid to send a message of peace across the community as the country draws towards...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 21:06hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hands Matabeleland South youths 10ha plots
Ms Lilian Mhlanga (28) from Insiza District is among 60 youths from Matabeleland South Province who have been awarded permits for 10 hectare A2 plots under the Presidential 10-hectare Scheme, which se...Published: 16 May 2023 at 05:09hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
War veterans ready to lead Zanu-PF to victory
ZANU-PF secretary for War Veterans Affairs, Douglas Mahiya has said veterans of the liberation struggle are geared to lead Zanu-PF to victory in the coming harmonised elections as they are the backbon...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
6-man Bulawayo robbery gang arrested
A SIX-MAN gang which has been terrorising Bulawayo residents, security guards and invading business and residential properties has been nabbed, police have said.Last week on Friday, Bulawayo p...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland region gets only $789,6 million for road projects
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has disbursed $789,6 million towards road development projects in Matebeleland provinces in the first four months of this year out of a combined tota...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda receives two ambulances from aspiring Zanu-PF candidate
GWANDA Municipality this morning received two ambulances which were donated by the Zanu-PF aspiring candidate for Gwanda- Tshitaudze Constituency, Fisani Moyo, after operating without one since 2021....Published: 02 May 2023 at 22:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primaries preliminary results out
RESULTS for the Zanu-PF primary elections are still trickling in, with a mixed bag of young Turks and the old guard sailing through.The results are however, still subject to confirmation by th...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 08:02hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Command centres submit Zanu-PF primary elections winners list
ZANU-PF provincial command centres have submitted the names of the winners of primary elections to the party's national elections directorate in Harare, which will officially announce the results....Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:46hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs to fine farmers for not dipping cattle
TRADITIONAL leaders have been urged to penalise farmers who are not bringing their cattle for dipping as this is hindering Government's efforts to fight the January disease.In a speech read on...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Youths expected in Lupane for Mugabe day
THOUSANDS of youths from Matabeleland region and the Midlands province are expected to attend the National Youth Day celebrations that will be headlined by President Mnangagwa in Lupane today....Published: 21 Feb 2023 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hubby cheats with maid, crashes car with pregnant wife inside
TODAY we are going to die in this car!Those were the words of a husband, who after allegedly being caught cheating with the maid, deliberately attempted to commit suicide with his pregnant wif...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 19:41hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
'1987 Unity Accord brought peace!' Shut up! It brought capitulation and the de facto dictatorship
It is a matter of public record that Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi of Zion Christian Church (ZCC) is one of Zimbabwe's many church leaders who have received far...Published: 26 Jan 2023 at 00:18hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Bishop Mutendi calls for peace ahead of elections
ZION Christian Church (ZCC) leader, Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi has implored churches to play a leading role in promoting peace and unity in the nation as the country heads towards this year's harmonised ...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 10:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa arrives for Matabeleland South visit
MATABELELAND South will be under the spotlight as President Mnangagwa is today expected to commission the Blanket Mine Central Shaft in Gwanda District during his two-day visit to the province....Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi flies off Luveve Road, into Pre-school
A COMMUTER omnibus driver lost control of his car, almost ran over a pedestrian and crashed into a tree inside Kidznet Pre-school in Bulawayo's Mzilikazi suburb this morning.The kombi veered o...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 22:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
National hero Nkomo burial set for Sunday
Liberation stalwart Highten Nkomo, who died a fortnight ago and was on Wednesday declared a National Hero, will be buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare on Sunday.Yesterday his body mad...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
US$300m Beitbridge border upgrades come online
MATABELELAND South is poised for major economic transformation with President Mnangagwa expected to visit the province tomorrow to commission some of the completed works under the US$300 million Beitb...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Road works breathe life into Matebeleland South economy
GOVERNMENT has stepped up the rehabilitation of critical roads in Matabeleland South province under the Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2) with motorists praising the Second Republic for...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zipra war vets engage police over regalia
ZIPRA war veterans are seeking an audience with the police to help prevent possible future standoffs over their yellow regalia.The development comes a fortnight after police clashed with the w...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chief Masuku is installed
THERE was pomp and grandeur yesterday in Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province as people came from far and wide to witness the installation of Mr Nkulumane Masuku as the substantive Chief Masuk...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 08:29hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Tuli Manyange Dam work gathers momentum
THE construction of Tuli Manyange Dam in Gwanda District is gathering pace, with works on the main dam having started.Authorities say the project is taking shape and moving at a fast pace to m...Published: 30 May 2022 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man fakes accident to conceal hit and run
A 25-YEAR-OLD hit and run suspect tried to evade arrest by faking an accident minutes after fleeing from the scene.Ngqabutho Brian Sibanda of Nkulumane, Bulawayo was arrested by the police aft...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:23hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Man killed in hit and run accident
POLICE have arrested a Bulawayo after he ran over and killed a pedestrian in a suspected hit and run case.Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Abedinico Ncube said Ngqabutho Brian...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Khupe eyes coalition pact with Chamisa
Thokozani Khupe, the leader of a faction of the MDC-T party has set her sights on a coalition pact with the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), her spokesman said Wednesday.Khupe, who met the...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 18:29hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
2022 budget should up Matabeleland momentum
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube is set to present the 2022 National Budget Statement today amid high expectations that more resources will be allocated to expedite co...Published: 25 Nov 2021 at 07:00hrs | 12 | by Staff Reporter
Prostitute steals client car, crashes in durawall
A suspected commercial sex worker has been arrested after she stole a car from a client while they were sleeping at a lodge before crashing into a pre-cast wall in Hillside, Bulawayo.She then ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:10hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
$8 million for Manama Hospital repairs
GOVERNMENT has released $8 million to fund repairs at Manama Mission Hospital where infrastructure and buildings were extensively damaged by a violent storm early this month.Roofs of several w...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:40hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Man carjacked and stuffed in boot of his car
A man in Bulawayo was on Tuesday night carjacked by three armed robbers who stuffed him into the boot of his car, after dropping off a woman along old Khami Road. The robbery happened at around 8.30PM...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 18:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-First Lady Banana buried
THE late former First Lady Mrs Janet Madade Banana was buried yesterday besides her husband, the late Reverend Canaan Banana, at the family homestead in Bembe, uMzinyathi, in Matabeleland South. It wa...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
NRZ security guard shoots dead scrap metal thief
A National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) security guard was on Wednesday arrested for murder after he allegedly shot dead a man who was stealing scrap metal from a workshop in Mpopoma.The inciden...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 14:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF provincial chairperson dies
ZANU-PF Matabeleland South provincial chairperson Rabelani Choeni has died.He was 71. Choeni died at his rural home in Malusungani in Beitbridge District on Friday due to Covid-19 related comp...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South could lose constituencies
TRADITIONAL leaders in Matebeleland South Province have called on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to decentralise the voter registration exercise to rural areas in order to protect the provinc...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:13hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
City centre murder captured on CCTV
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested four men alleged to be part of a gang of six that was caught on camera assaulting two men in the city centre resulting in the death of one of their victims.Tru...Published: 25 May 2021 at 07:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Expedite road worksroad authorities told
ROAD authorities have been urged to outsource equipment in order to speedily implement the Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2) which seeks to improve the country's road network.Go...Published: 25 May 2021 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police bust number plates gang
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two men who were allegedly part of a gang that stole number plates from cars around the city and affixed them onto their Honda Fit before committing crimes. Bu...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Killer potholes in Bulawayo
MOTORISTS in Bulawayo have called for urgent action on pothole-riddled roads that continue to cause fatal accidents in the city. Motorists approaching potholes are sometimes forced to swerve i...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 06:32hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter
Mzilikazi gang arrested
FOUR men have been arrested for allegedly assaulting and demanding money from a passerby accusing him of damaging their car's rear windscreen in Mzilikazi suburb.Khumalo Mabutho (36), Themba M...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 20:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Card cloner faces arrest
James Malolo (56) from Emthunzini was arrested on Wednesday for shopping sprees using cloned bank cards.He was found with 78 active Zim...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 13:18hrs | 2 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Zanu-PF DCC elections investigated
ZANU-PF has dispatched a team to Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South as well as Masvingo province to investigate concerns raised by some members in connection with District Co-ordinati...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$98k fraud at Bulawayo milling company
A BULAWAYO milling company, Best Blue millers Pvt Ltd was defrauded of US$98 000 in a botched maize deal by a Zimbabwean man based in South Africa, police have confirmed. Bulawayo Provincial p...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA to implement programmes under Trans-Limpopo initiative
Matabeleland region is poised for economic growth following a crucial meeting in Polokwane, South Africa to operationalise programmes under the auspices of the Trans-Limpopo Spatial Development Initia...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:38hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
Cop 'abducting, brutally assaulting' schoolboy over cellphone
A BULAWAYO police officer and a city council security officer are accused of abducting and brutally assaulting a schoolboy (16), leaving him for dead after pulling his private parts.The two ac...Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Nust student kills self
A SECOND-YEAR finance student at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) Atumisoe Makhurane, who was found hanging in his hostel room at the institution on Saturday was buried on Tues...Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 05:58hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Maitengwe finally gets mobile connectivity
THE era of reliance on mobile connectivity from neighbouring Botswana is over for Maitengwe community in Bulilima West constituency following yesterday's official commissioning of a shared base statio...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Devolution pledge, good news for Matabeleland, Mnangagwa needs a fresh mandate, vote for ED
President Mnangagwa made the pledge on devolution yesterday when he addressed a rally at Phelandaba Stadium here to drum up support ahead of the July 30 elections.In the second republic, Presi...Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 07:06hrs | 5 | by Erick Matotoba
Mnangagwa ally in shock return after primaries defeat
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally, Abedinico Ncube, has shockingly bounced back as a Zanu-PF parliamentary candidate, where he will represent Gwanda South, replacing ZBC radio announcer, Omphile Mar...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 07:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
G40 ghost haunts Zanu-PF old guard
The fall of Zanu-PF bigwigs in the just-ended primary elections shows that a faction linked to former president Robert Mugabe will have a say in the future of the ruling party, analysts have said....Published: 06 May 2018 at 10:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
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