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Mathibela's war vets reject rival congress as invalid
A faction leader of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA), Andreas Ethan Mathibela, has denounced the recent congress held by Christopher Mutsvangwa's faction in Gweru on ...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 18:17hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
Leadership legality concerns arise after war vets' congress
The recent election of a new leadership for the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) during a congress held in Gweru on Saturday has raised significant legal questions, parti...Published: 14 Oct 2024 at 08:22hrs | 815 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa allies suffer major defeat at War Veterans Congress
In a significant political shake-up within Zanu-PF, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's key allies among war veterans, Christopher Mutsvangwa and Victor Matemadanda, faced unexpected defeats at the Zimbabw...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:45hrs | 3620 | by Staff reporter
Ncube beats Matemadanda, Mutsvangwa combined
Bulawayo provincial war veterans' chairperson, Cephas Ncube, has been elected as the new leader of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA), unseating incumbent Christopher M...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:28hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war vets bay for minister's blood
WAR veterans are demanding the axing of Matebeleland North Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo over a basket of charges that include disrespecting the Zanu-PF leadership.Moyo, who is also...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:35hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Granny axed to death as family watches
RESIDENTS of Gwanda are in shock following the death of a 68-year-old woman who was killed by an axe wielding man who had a score to settle with the woman's daughter and grandson.The woman, Em...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man axes woman to death
POLICE have arrested a 33-year-old man for allegedly killing a 68-year-old woman by striking her with an axe on the head.The suspect, Albert Ncube also struck the old woman's grandson four tim...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 06:59hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Prominent rights activist Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo dies from Covid-19
Prominent civil society activist and human rights advocate Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo died from Covid-19 at a Gwanda hospital late Thursday.Fuzwayo was treasurer-general for the Crisis in Zimbabw...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Army, police commanders lied under oath
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Phillip Valerio Sibanda and police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga lied under oath when they testified before the commission of inquiry into the post-...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe post-election violence probe team slams critics
The seven-member Commission of Inquiry into the post-elections violence that claimed six lives and left property worth of millions dollars destroyed in Harare, has slammed its critics and defended the...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gets shootings inquiry report
THE Commission of Inquiry into the post-election violence of August 1 that claimed six lives in Harare and left 22 injured yesterday submitted the executive summary of its report to President Emmerson...Published: 30 Nov 2018 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
August 1 victims dead before soldiers arrived
On an extraordinary and defining day in the quest for the truth over the August 1 military massacre on the streets of Harare, the men who made the key decisions on that day all totally denied they had...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 09:48hrs | | by zimlive
Zimbabwe police, army clash over shootings
MEMBERS of the military, who were deployed into Harare to quell demonstrations against Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)'s alleged failure to release presidential election results on time, were depl...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
1 August killings: I invited the army says police boss Matanga
Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has detailed how the army got involved in the 1 August post-election violence that left 6 civilians dead after been gunned down by members of the Zimbabw...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 14:57hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
1 August killings: Army did not consult me says Police Boss
The Chief superintendent for Harare Central District‚ Albert Ncube said the army did not meet him to get orders before firing at the protestors. Ncube was giving evidence in front of the Commission ...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 11:49hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Police ban Chamisa demo
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police has banned a third MDC-Alliance demonstration against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) which was set for today, saying the force was pre-occupied with final prepara...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Youth League stages solidarity rally
The Zanu-PF Youth League is set to hold a solidarity rally in Harare today in support of President Mnangagwa's call for peaceful and credible elections on July 30.The event will be held at the...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
#ShutDownHarare demo on, Zanu-PF backs down
POLICE yesterday gave the greenlight for the MDC-T's planned pro-electoral reform demonstration in Harare today, as Zanu-PF activists, who had threatened to counter the opposition party's protest marc...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Prophets catch huge snake at cleansing ceremony
Members of the Zion Church dancing at a cleansing ceremony in Gwanda South where a "possessed" snake was said to be causing havoc in the community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5zZMgkDXxs...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 08:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Prophets catch huge snake at cleansing ceremony
Members of the Zion Church dancing at a cleansing ceremony in Gwanda South where a "possessed" snake was said to be causing havoc in the community. (Video: Albert Ncube)...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 17:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidates list
THE ruling Zanu-PF yesterday released the full list of its candidates who have been given the green light to battle it out in the primary elections, with some party bigwigs and businessmen from Bulawa...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:10hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo kombis adopt swipe payment
BULAWAYO public transport operators have resolved to introduce swiping for commuter fares that range from 50 cents to a dollar in a bid to ease the strain of cash shortages.The service is a br...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 05:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Swiping machines for kombis
BULAWAYO residents will soon swipe for their commuter omnibus fares as transport associations are finalising a deal with a local bank - Steward Bank - that will see the financial institution providing...Published: 25 Feb 2018 at 10:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kombi wars rock Bulawayo
THOUSANDS of commuters in Bulawayo were left stranded yesterday morning when pirate taxi drivers ran amok and fought running battles with members of the Bulawayo United Transporters' Association (Bupt...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Wizard' caught turning dead neighbour into goblin
A VILLAGER was caught red-handed on top of his neighbour's grave carrying a clay pot attempting to make the late his goblin.Albert Ncube was caught by his late neighbour's son Thando Luphahla ...Published: 15 Dec 2017 at 05:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
NUST students kidnapped, held hostage over taxi fare
A COMMUTER omnibus crew allegedly kidnapped 18 National University of Science and Technology (Nust) students on Friday night and held them hostage at a house in Bulawayo's Paddonhurst suburb for more ...Published: 23 Oct 2017 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bupta slashes fares for NUST students
THE Bulawayo United Public Transporters' Association (Bupta) has slashed kombi fares from 50 cents to 30 cents for students at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust).In an in...Published: 27 Sep 2017 at 06:34hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Mob justice after cop causes kombi crash
AN angry mob rained blows on a police officer who had allegedly caused an accident by grabbing the steering wheel from a driver whose commuter omnibus he had impounded on Saturday.The cop's ac...Published: 17 Jul 2017 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warthogs wreak havoc in Mat North
MANY villagers in Matabeleland North Province are now forced to guard their crops throughout the night to ward off warthogs that are invading their fields.Speaking in a telephone interview, Um...Published: 24 Apr 2017 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pirate taxi drivers declare war on kombis
PIRATE taxi drivers allegedly teamed up with touts in Bulawayo yesterday to stone a commuter omnibus, smashing its windows and denting it, as the war over urban routes escalates. A group of ab...Published: 03 Aug 2016 at 08:51hrs | | by Whinsley Masara
BUPTA dismisses commuter omnibus strike claims
THE Bulawayo United Public Transport Association (Bupta) has distanced itself from social media reports they will down tools late Monday owing to mistreatment by police on the roads with the secretary...Published: 04 Jul 2016 at 14:13hrs | 1 | by Makhosi Sibanda
Drivers banned from getting out of vehicles at roadblocks
POLICE have been barred from asking motorists to disembark from vehicles at roadblocks to combat corruption this festive season. The announcement has been met with mixed views by motorists, especially...Published: 16 Dec 2015 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Whinsley Masara
Kombi drivers undergo customer care training
TOUTS and kombi crews' customary dirtiness and foul language could soon be a thing of the past following public relations and customer care training they underwent yesterday. More than 50 kombi driver...Published: 15 Apr 2015 at 06:58hrs | 6 | by Lethokuhle Moyo
Council turns City Hall into kombi rank
Bulawayo City Council has designated City Hall as a new commuter omnibus pick-up point for eastern suburbs with effect from today as part of the implementation of its public transport policy.B...Published: 13 Apr 2015 at 07:23hrs | 2 | by Loveness Bepete
Non Bupta or Tshova Mubaiwa registered kombi operators to lose permits
COMMUTER omnibus operators plying western routes in Bulawayo yesterday condemned the city council's move to ban commuter omnibuses which are not registered with either Bulawayo Public Transport Associ...Published: 27 Mar 2015 at 14:13hrs | 2 | by Oswell Moyo
Bulawayo kombis end protest
The transport situation in Bulawayo has improved following a crippling industrial action taken by commuter omnibus operators in the city's high density suburbs on Monday.Thousands of people, i...Published: 10 Mar 2015 at 15:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi strike update - Running battles erupt in Bulawayo
Running battles have erupted in Nketa, Nkulumane, Sizinda and eMganwini townships between armed Zimbabwe Republic Police and scores of kombi drivers and touts.The kombi operators are on...Published: 09 Mar 2015 at 16:42hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Council to ban kombis in March
BULAWAYO City Council will by March ban all commuter omnibuses which are not registered with either the Bulawayo Public Transport Association or Tshova Mubaiwa but the government yesterday condemned t...Published: 09 Feb 2015 at 08:41hrs | 1 | by Oswell Moyo
Kombi operators says no to bonded coins
COMMUTERS have called on the government to put stringent measures and regulations to force commuter bus operators to accept the new bonded coins.Government last week introduced the bonded coi...Published: 23 Dec 2014 at 13:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Witchcraft scare as dead child's body is found 'hidden' in a trunk
MATBELELAND NORTH - A Lupane family which had lost several children under mysterious circumstances found the answers to their questions after a witch hunter whom they had hired discovered a trunk ...Published: 20 Dec 2014 at 10:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Pirate taxis 'stealing' our business'
KOMBI operators have urged the government to put in place stiffer penalties for pirate taxi owners amid revelations that they are pushing them out of business.This has made it difficult for li...Published: 08 Dec 2014 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Pirate taxis give Byo cops torrid time, operators call for stiff penalties
BULAWAYO - TRAFFIC cops in the city might face a herculean task of dealing with several rowdy taxi drivers driving unregistered vehicles amid reports that there are more than 750 pirate taxis agai...Published: 16 Oct 2014 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Roadblocks mounted on all major roads leading into the city
HUNDREDS of commuters were left stranded for the better half of yesterday morning when some government departments, including the Bulawayo City Council, launched a blitz targeting motorists with outs...Published: 07 Oct 2014 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF cabinet approves urban toll gates
Cabinet has approved the setting up of toll gates in urban areas as part of government's efforts to raise funds for the rehabilitation of national roads, the minister of Transport and Infrastructural ...Published: 07 Jun 2014 at 18:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Consult widely on kombis ban'
BULAWAYO residents and public transport operators have called on government to consult widely before effecting a ban on commuter omnibuses.The call follows an announcement by the Minister of T...Published: 03 Jun 2014 at 14:53hrs | 2 | by Nqobile Tshili
Ncube makes Parly appearance after injury
Minister of State for Provincial Affairs responsible for Matabeleland South Abednicho Ncube made his first appearance in Parliament on Tuesday since October last year when he broke his leg at a Z...Published: 13 Mar 2014 at 16:10hrs | 4 | by Matthews Estell
Weak Rand pushes commuter fares
Commuter omnibus operators in Bulawayo have raised fares by 20% with effect from today as the Rand remains weak against the United States dollar.Fares have gone up to R6, up from R5 per trip....Published: 12 Feb 2014 at 10:51hrs | | by Nkosana Sibanda
Attacks on journalists escalate
The attack on the freedom of journalists continues to rise in Zimbabwe following the arrest and detention of Gweru based scribe, Brenna Mutendere for allegedly defaming the police.Mutendere wh...Published: 03 Feb 2014 at 16:43hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF minister vow to fix journalist
Gwanda based journalist Albert Ncube (Mazhale) on Monday got unspecified treats from Matabeleland South Provincial Affairs minister Abedinico Ncube over 'hostile stories on him'.Albert Ncube h...Published: 14 Jan 2014 at 10:44hrs | 2 | by zimbabwefocus.com
Cowdray Park residents ban kombis
COWDRAY Park residents have resolved to bar kombis that hiked fares to R7 from operating in the suburb with effect from tomorrow morning.At a meeting today, residents agreed to barricade the r...Published: 06 Oct 2013 at 15:27hrs | 1 | by Mafu Sithabile
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