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Zimbabwe bans amakorokoza
The Zimbabwean government has immediately banned all riverbed and alluvial mining activities due to the severe environmental damage they cause. This decision was announced by Information M...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 16:50hrs | 15346 | by Prof Stephen Rupange
Filabusi gold wars turn ugly
IN a harrowing ordeal that shook Filabusi District, Prosper Ncube, a young miner, recently became a victim of a vicious assault. Under the cloak of night, he was ambushed and mercilessly beaten by a g...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hit by paternity fraud
THE case of a prominent Bulawayo pathologist Dr Roger Kruger Hendrick Chigangacha who sued his ex-girlfriend, Natasha Popova Sibanda, a former actress in the TV drama Amakorokoza for US$163 000 ...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 19:41hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Mpopoma's famous personalities
BULAWAYO city, just like other towns and cities in Zimbabwe, had residential areas allocated according to race before Independence. Europeans, Africans, referred to at that time as "natives," Indians ...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rival amakorokoza groups clash in Nkankezi
GOGO Martha Mlotshwa swears that she has never seen so much blood in her 75 years of existence.At her age, she has seen it all - the good, the bad and the worst of humanity but the level of vi...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cont Mhlanga national hero status snub sparks Parly debate
GOVERNMENT's failure to bestow national hero status on late arts icon Continue-loving (Cont) Mhlanga was Thursday questioned in Parliament, with legislator Sipho Mokone claiming the snub had angered t...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former Amakorokoza lead actor, AK returns to Zimbabwe after 13 years in South Africa
FORMER Amakorokoza lead actor Bhekilizwe Ndlovu, best known for his role as AK in the hit 2002 drama, has returned to Zimbabwe after 13 years in South Africa.Ndlovu, who seems to have diverted...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter
National Hero Cont Mhlanga memorial set for tomorrow
THE memorial service for the late arts doyen Cont Mhlanga will be held tomorrow at the Amphitheatre in Bulawayo, before a drive through the city in his honour ahead of his burial in Lupane, Matabelela...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Cont
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has accorded late playwright Cont Mhlanga a State-assisted funeral and has given the family $2,5 million for funeral expenses.This was revealed by Bulawayo Minister of Stat...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Who will Continue your work?
INTABA enkulu idilikile sums up the impact of the death of one of the country's icons of the arts, Cont Mhlanga.Cont (64) died yesterday morning at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) after be...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cont Mhlanga mourned
One of the country's icons of the arts, Cont Mhlanga, died yesterday morning at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) after being admitted 10 days ago.He was 64.His family said he succum...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Machete now a weapon of choice for armed robbers
THE emergence of machete gangs in Zimbabwe's mining towns has given birth to a new breed of armed robbers who use machetes as a weapon of choice since the broad blade, which is traditionally used as a...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pregnant girls troop back to school
SEVERAL teenage girls in Ntabazinduna who had dropped out of school after falling pregnant during the Covid-19 pandemic when schools were closed for the better part of last year have returned to schoo...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Amakorokoza spread fear in Cowdray Park
GANGS of illegal gold miners popularly known as Amakorokoza or ogwejas are terrorising communities across Cowdray Park in Bulawayo with residents now calling on the police to increase patrols in unele...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 05:39hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners diverting water from Bulawayo water supply dam
GOLD panners in Umzingwane district in Matabeleland South have been accused of diverting water from Umzingwane Dam catchment areas to their illegal mining activities.Umzingwane dam is one of t...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:36hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Which era had the best dramas?
So brilliant were their exploits such that long after the closing credits, their action on the small screen lingered, never to be forgotten.Their delivery was so sublime. Decades later, snippe...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:23hrs | 3 | by Prince Mushawevato
Mnangagwa's minister clashes with CIO boss
Minister of State for Provincial Affairs in the Midlands province Larry Mavhima is strongly set on a collision course with Minister of State Security in charge of the dreaded Central Intelligenc...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 12:31hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC Youths to protect ZANU PF Youth leader from Obert Mpofu
MDC Youth Assembly has called upon its members to protect ZANU PF Deputy Secretary for Youth Affairs Lewis Matutu against being abused by ZANU PF officials over his recent statements fingering Dr Ober...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 12:04hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
5 miners die in mine collapse
FIVE illegal miners died when a tunnel at Nugget Gold Mine in Matobo, Matabeleland South province collapsed while about 15 Amakorokoza were underground. The incident happened on Monday w...Published: 08 May 2019 at 09:13hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Ex-Amakorokoza star speaks on Bulawayo gay and married men
Former Amakorokoza star Frank Malaba, known as Dr Phumza, says some married men in Bulawayo are gay and they come out only at night to look for other male partners because of the fear of what society ...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 06:37hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ex-Amakorokoza star speaks on Bulawayo gay and married men
Former Amakorokoza star Frank Malaba, known as Dr Phumza, says some married men in Bulawayo are gay and they come out only at night to look for other male partners because of the fear of what society ...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 06:37hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Judge calls for revamping of judicial system
HIGH Court Judge, Justice Thompson Mabhikwa has called for the revamping and capacitation of the institutions in the justice delivery system to enable them to adequately fight crime. Officiall...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Amakorokoza's Mzambani ventures into music
TALENTED Bulawayo-based theatre and television actor Zenzo Nyathi could trade the stage for the studio amid revelations he is working on recording an album.Nyathi has featured in a number of t...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:14hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Corpse dumped at 'killer's' homestead
THERE was drama in Lower Gweru when relatives of an artisanal miner who was killed in suspected amakorokoza battles dumped the body at the alleged assailant's homestead demanding compensation. ...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 05:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cop loses AK47 while drinking with hookers
A POLICE officer allegedly lost an AK 47 rifle during a drinking spree at a night spot with prostitutes and illegal gold panners while on duty. The cop, identified only as Constable Tarwirei a...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Appeal to Government and Non-governmental organisations to assist Gwanda victims
Mthwakazi Republic Party has appealed to government and non governmental organisations to assist victims of the gold wars that erupted in Gwanda recently.Party president Mqondisi Moyo said it ...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 10:24hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Cont Mhlanga scouts for partnership
Renowned playwright and filmmaker Cont Mhlanga of the Amakorokoza fame says the story of Otsheketsha (small scale miners) is a soap opera yet to be fully explored and resources permitting he is ready ...Published: 10 May 2018 at 18:43hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Unmasking Isibaya's scoundrel Ngwebedla
THERE are actors who always make immediate impact when they step on stage, spicing up things with their facial expressions, body language and their on-point costumes that draws the audience into their...Published: 17 Dec 2017 at 07:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Man battles for life as police unprofessionalism is exposed
A man from Homestead area of Esigodini is in intensive care unit at United Bulawayo Hospitals after he was axed and left for dead by amakorokoza who were illegally mining and digging a service road to...Published: 14 Dec 2017 at 15:16hrs | | by Sithuli Ndaba
Villagers celebrate notorious gangster's death
COMMUNITIES in Insiza District celebrated the death of a notorious gangster who succumbed to a headache on Tuesday last week.Mthandazo Sibanda (28) of Denje village under Chief Maduna allegedl...Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 09:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Illegal miner dies in a disused shaft mine in Khumalo suburb
An illegal miner died in a shaft in the splashy suburb of Khumalo in Bulawayo after he was trapped when it collapsed.Two of his colleagues survived the incident.The deceased miner Edmo...Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 17:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Artisanal miners being duped, losing $16 per gram
Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) said on Monday artisanal miners, who are contributing significantly to the country's gold production, were being duped by middle-men who are buying the yellow meta...Published: 16 Oct 2017 at 15:57hrs | | by Agencies
Amakorokoza's Micah dies at 62
RICHARD Phiri, popularly known as Micah from the hit drama series Amakorokoza, has died.He was 62.Phiri died at his home in Mpopoma suburb on Thursday night after a long illness....Published: 19 Aug 2017 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff Reporter
10 people feared dead in Zimbabwe mine shaft collapse
At least 10 people are feared dead in a horrific shaft collapse at Masasa mine in Mazowe yesterday.Sources privy to the development allege that eight men and two women all artisanal miners (Am...Published: 24 May 2017 at 10:48hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Amakorokoza refuse to vacate Gold Mine
POLICE have been called to restore order at the recently re-opened Sabi Gold Mine in Zvishavane as artisanal gold miners (amakorokoza), who had thrived on the 24-month-long closure of the mine...Published: 25 Apr 2017 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
3 Zimbabweans killed in SA mine war
AT least three Zimbabweans are suspected to be part of 14 illegal miners that were shot dead in Benoni, Ekurhuleni, about 20km outside Johannesburg in South Africa in vicious fights over gold....Published: 08 Mar 2017 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold panners turn on Baron
A MAN was axed on the head while several shots were fired when illegal gold panners allegedly turned on their boss and Esigodini businessman Mr Baron Dube, robbing his bar and destroying property....Published: 04 Mar 2017 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mangudya to meet Chombo over amakorokoza arrests
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya says he will soon meet the Ministers of Home Affairs and Mines and Mining Development to facilitate decriminalisation of gold possession withou...Published: 10 Sep 2016 at 08:18hrs | | by Bianca Mlilo
Zenzo Nyathi ventures into music
After years of mesmerising theatre lovers and viewers on the small screen, veteran actor and former Amakorokoza star, Zenzo "Mzambane" Nyathi is now exploring his musical side as he plans to begin wor...Published: 23 Mar 2016 at 05:32hrs | 1 | by Bruce Ndlovu
Cont Mhlanga relocates
He is credited with penning of the finest ever local soaps to hit the local small screen, Amakorokoza, as well as the popular comedy, Sinjalo, among many other television productions.It is non...Published: 21 Mar 2016 at 14:50hrs | | by Arts reporter
100 gold panners storm mine, kill guard
A COWDRAY Park man who was employed as a security guard at a mine in West Nicholson died after about 100 illegal gold panners attacked the new owners of Geelong Mine. The gold panners who used...Published: 23 Feb 2016 at 05:19hrs | | by Richard Muponde
'I've failed,' says Cont Mhlanga
CONTINUELOVING Mhlanga has come a long way. The playwright, affectionately known as Cont by his peers or Khulu by his students, has been in the arts industry for a while now.Mhlanga, who built...Published: 21 Feb 2015 at 08:46hrs | | by Bongani Ndlovu
'Gold panners' murder soldier, chops body into pieces
A GWERU soldier based at the Zimbabwe National Army's 5 Brigade base in Kwekwe was last week brutally murdered by a group of unidentified men suspected to be gold panners who allegedly chopped his bod...Published: 21 Dec 2014 at 06:36hrs | | by Munyaradzi Musiiwa
Eleven gold panners in court over murder
Eleven illegal gold panners from Hope Fountain near Bulawayo Monday appeared in court charged with murder after they allegedly fatally assaulted an intruder who wanted to pan for gold in their m...Published: 20 May 2014 at 10:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Makorokoza clubbed to death by a rival gang
A man was clubbed to death by a rival gang of illegal gold miners as they clashed over a disused mine in Hope Fountain on the outskirts of Bulawayo.Langton Ncube, 21, died on Wednesday night ...Published: 19 May 2014 at 08:13hrs | | by Sifundiso Ndlovu
Actress-turned vendor drags married lover to court
A FORMER Amakorokoza actress on Friday dragged her lover - a married man - to court for falling to pay maintenance for their child.Joyce Mpofu, now a vendor, was demanding $171 from Sikhumbu...Published: 10 Mar 2014 at 20:28hrs | | by Hlabile Dube
Ex-Amakorokoza actor hot property in SA
FORMER Amakorokoza actor Earnest Ndlovu is one of the most sought after actors who features in two top South African soaps - "Inkaba" and "Generations" as Vukani Khoza, who is the father to Zamani and...Published: 10 Jan 2013 at 06:09hrs | | by Arts Correspondent
Bulawayo sitcom soon to be broadcasted in ZBCtv
BULAWAYO'S acclaimed actresses, Sarah Mpofu and Precious Makhulumo, are set to make a return to the small screen playing lead roles in a local situational comedy.The sitcom titled, Tshuz' Mazi...Published: 26 Aug 2012 at 13:23hrs | | by Leisure Correspondent
All Byo roads led to Chibuku Road to Fame finals
THIS Saturday afternoon Manor Hotel is the place to be as various groups would be vying to represent Bulawayo province at the national finals of Chibuku Road to Fame.In a statement, William N...Published: 29 Jun 2012 at 12:05hrs | 2 | by Entertainment Reporter
Mining licence fees reduced for small scale miners
THE Government has with immediate effect reduced the mining licence fees for small-scale miners and also relaxed conditions of their registration, a Cabinet Minister said yesterday.The move i...Published: 24 May 2012 at 04:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
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