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Safeguard crew commander survives Lupane accident
The crew commander and driver of the Safeguard truck that was involved in an accident near Lupane, in which one crew member died, suffered only minor injuries, Safeguard Security Bulawayo managing dir...Published: 7 hrs ago | 2215 | by Agencies
Cop runs for dear life as mob bays for his blood
A POLICE officer on Wednesday fled for dear life as an angry mob bayed for his blood after an illegal money changer he was chasing was knocked down by a car near Tredgold Building in Bulawayo. ...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 07:55hrs | 1216 | by Staff reporter
Health/Security crisis looms at Chikurubi Prison
A health hazard is looming at Chikurubi Maximum Prison with reports that the facility is holding 2 508 prisoners against a holding capacity 1 360 inmates. This means that the prison has 1 148 ...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 18:13hrs | 1098 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF MP 'rejects' MDC official's medical donations
CHIREDZI West legislator Farai Musikavanhu has allegedly withdrawn hospital beds and other medical ancillary supplies donated to Chiredzi Polyclinic by opposition MDC losing parliamentary aspirant Joh...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:24hrs | 1516 | by Staff reporter
Girl exposes killer mum's lies
THE trial of a Bulawayo woman who allegedly stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife for arriving home in the wee hours, has kicked off with her 10-year-old daughter nailing her mother by exposing her...Published: 28 May 2019 at 07:53hrs | 796 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe not ready for urban tollgates'
ZIMBABWE is not yet ready to implement urban tolling, the Transport and Infrastructure minister Joel Biggie Matiza (pictured) has told Parliament.Matiza revealed this during Wednesday's questi...Published: 25 May 2019 at 08:30hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council faces shortage of ambulances
BULAWAYO City Council is only left with a fleet of nine ambulances out of the required 21, compromising health delivery in the city, the latest council minutes have shown.Councillor Silas Chig...Published: 10 May 2019 at 07:04hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
Relief for Bulawayo patients
Corporate24 Hospital on Friday launched a medical aid scheme in Bulawayo incorporating low-income earners and the informal sector that is absorbing thousands of people as companies close shop....Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 07:14hrs | 1048 | by Staff reporter
19 injured in Luveve Road pile-up
NINETEEN people were injured in a three- vehicle pile-up accident near Entumbane Shopping Complex in Bulawayo yesterday. The pile-up occurred when a Toyota Quantum headed towards Luveve suburb...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 07:08hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
11 dead in kombi, Honda fit head-on accident
Eleven (11) people are feared dead following an accident involving a commuter omnibus and a Honda fit near Headlands this morning.The tragedy once again hit the Apostolic Christian community a...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:22hrs | 3572 | by Staff reporter
MDC losing candidate donates to Chiredzi clinic
MDC Alliance's losing candidate for Chiredzi West constituency during last year's elections has donated an ambulance, 30 wheelchairs, three 5 000-litre water tanks, blood pressure testing machines, be...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:29hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
PETITION: We want to tell Mnangagwa to stop using our taxes to pay former white commercial farmers
Cry My Beloved Country started this petition to All the Indigenous citizens of Zimbabwe and international sympathisers and 1 other President Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe promised that his government will sta...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 08:14hrs | 2011 | by Cry My Beloved Country
Highlanders vs CAPS United - LIVE Updates
Highlanders 0 - 0 CAPS United90+2' Domica Chungwa mops home a rebound but the goal is waved for an offside.90' Free-kick to CAPS United, Musarurwa...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 14:39hrs | 3443 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's mounting foreign trips expose him
I will not allow the raging debate and shaming of the chief ruler's penchant for frequent and extravagantly lavish travels without my pound of flesh. Not even that I am a Shylock, but the extr...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 13:44hrs | 3507 | by Makaita Noel Mutasa
Man doused with petrol, set on fire
A 36-YEAR-OLD man from Kezi, Matabeleland South died after he was doused with petrol and set on fire by yet to be identified suspects, police have confirmed.Abednego Ndlovu from Bhidi Village ...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 22:46hrs | 1052 | by Staff reporter
Gweru in typhoid scare
A TYPHOID fever scare has rattled the densely-populated Mkoba suburb in Gweru, with 19 new suspected cases reported at health centres in the city, council has confirmed.Mkoba was hit by a typhoid ...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 07:00hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Machete murder at Bulawayo nightclub
A gold panner (17) from Cowdray Park suburb was brutally hacked to death with a machete at a night club in Bulawayo. Bornwell Ndlovu allegedly attacked Talent Sibanda with the machete a few me...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 22:46hrs | 3380 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man dies during sex with SA mistress
A 67- year-old Zimbabwean man based in South Africa is reported to have died recently at a lodge in the neighbouring country, while indulging in sex with his mistress.Born in Gwanda the ...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:25hrs | 5816 | by Staff reporter
Potraz brings toll free platforms to rural folk
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has extended the toll-free platform number 112 to people who want to report all emergencies, like accidents, floods or sickn...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:13hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's fire brigade defies odds
Zimbabwe's widely respected fire brigade usually tackles house fires and traffic accidents, but it became a symbol of the regime during anti-government demonstrations that turned into violent looting ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:27hrs | 1658 | by Ben Sheppard I AFP
Ebola scare at Mugabe Airport
Passengers aboard a fastjet Airways flight, which landed at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport on Wednesday went into a panic mode after one of the passengers complained of a headache and bod...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:41hrs | 1958 | by Staff reporter
South Africa send support to Cyclone Idai-hit Manicaland
The European Union has released US$3,97 million in emergency support for Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi which have been blighted by severe flooding from Cyclone Idai.Out of the aid package, j...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 19:00hrs | 1135 | by ZimLive
Bulilima West MP bemoans absence of referral hospital
BULILIMA West legislator, Dingimuzi Phuthi has bemoaned the absence of a referral hospital in the district which is putting lives of patients and pregnant women at risk.The district is service...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:28hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Crime in Harare increases
There appears to have been a major increase in crime, including violent crime, in Harare, judging by reports received by Safeguard Security from its customers and other sources.In an update to...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 14:31hrs | 3568 | by Agencies
Man kills friend over cigarettes
POLICE in Bulawayo are looking for a man who allegedly stabbed another from Pumula East suburb to death following a row over cigarettes at a party in December. Ezra Ncube (34) from Pumula East...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:45hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai kills 31, several displaced
At least 31 people have died in Manicaland's Chimanimani district as homes and bridges were swept away by a tropical storm that began on Friday.There are fears that the death toll is much high...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:49hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai kills 24 people in Chimanimani East
Government has announced that the number of deaths due to Cyclone Idai is confirmed at 24 mainly from Chimanimani East.The Government through the Civil Protection Unit has informed citizens th...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 10:50hrs | 6953 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Cyclone Idai hits Zimbabwe
THE eastern parts of the country should expect rainfall and windy conditions with effect from today as Cyclone Idai hits the country, the Meteorological Services Department, said yesterday. In a...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 05:52hrs | 2690 | by Staff reporter
'Beer binge victim' murdered, says family
THE FAMILY of a man, who was previously reported to have died from an alcohol binge, is seeking justice, as it has emerged that he could have been murdered under unclear circumstances.Police h...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 09:00hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo cremation machine impounded by SA authorities
Tax authorities in South Africa have seized a crematorium machine from Japan headed for Bulawayo in a payment dispute, according to the city council. The machine is used in the disposal of a d...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 13:10hrs | 1374 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's anti-graft unit probes PSMAS
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's special unit on anti-corruption is investigating alleged rampant abuse of funds at the government-owned Premier Services Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) amid claims that top...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 10:55hrs | 1673 | by Staff reporter
56 pupils eat jatropha fruits, hospitalised
FIFTY-SIX Grade Four pupils from Sigombe Primary School in Bulawayo's Nkulumane suburb have been hospitalised with one reported to be in a criticial condition at Mpilo Central Hospital after eating po...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 00:52hrs | 262 | by Satff reporter
Zimbabwean man feared dead after falling into ocean
A 25-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean man is feared dead after he fell off a cliff into the Indian Ocean near Gordon's Bay in Western Cape, South Africa. The incident happened on Sunday evening at around 6...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 06:51hrs | 1590 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's councillors blast own MP over fake promises
MDC Alliance councillors last week took a swipe at Marondera Central legislator Caston Matewu, accusing him of failing to honour promises he made in the run-up to the July 30, 2018 elections.S...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 08:23hrs | 1122 | by Staff reporter
Electric cars for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is set to dramatically cut its fuel import bill and reduce pressure on foreign currency demands if the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) successfully convinces Zimbabweans to embrac...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:35hrs | 958 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council loses $300k in botched deal
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is in a fix after it emerged that it was yet to account for a fleet of ambulances it purchased in a botched deal almost a decade ago.In 2010, the local authority aw...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 14:51hrs | 824 | by Staff reporter
BCC in financial dire straits
The Bulawayo City Council financials are in the red, a development officials equated to being technically insolvent. The crisis saw the local authority calling for an emergency financial perfo...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 22:38hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
Bus runs over, kills two pedestrians
TWO people died on the spot while 18 others were injured after a Bulawayo-bound Botswana-registered bus veered off the road and ran over pedestrians in Marula, near Plumtree. Matabeleland Sout...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:26hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
What the fuel protests mean for Zimbabweans
Zimbabweans had been hoping for a fresh start when Robert Mugabe's 38-year rule came to an end in November 2017.But 14 months on, a brutal crackdown on fuel protests, which has left 17 people ...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:17hrs | 2221 | by IRIN
1 dead, 13 injured in kombi accident
ONE person died while 13 others were injured when a commuter omnibus they were travelling in overturned along Plumtree Road in Bulawayo's Belmont Industrial Area. The accident happened at arou...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:05hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter
Woman collapses, dies in city shop
A WOMAN collapsed and died in Bulawayo yesterday afternoon while attending to a customer at a local fabric retail shop where she worked. The incident occurred at a shop along Herbert Chitepo, ...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:04hrs | 1365 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa no-show at rally raises eyebrows
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday failed to attend a rally to thank his supporters following his controversial July 2018 election win, raising fresh speculation about alleged fissures in the pres...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 12:01hrs | 1796 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa building Zimbabwe block by block
The fascination with negativity and self-hate is creating an artificial but widely accepted false narrative that everything in Zimbabwe is going backwards and that Zimbabwe is at its worst time....Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:47hrs | 726 | by Nick Mangwana
Safeguard launches SOS app
Safeguard Alarms has launched a smartphone application that its rapid response clients can use to summon assistance in any security, medical or motor vehicle emergency. The Safeguard SOS app u...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 14:36hrs | 1817 | by Agencies
'Hyenas & dogs masquerading as protesters went on a rampage in Bulawayo'
I support freedom of expression, freedom of association, and peaceful demonstrations. Everyone has the constitutional right to protest and express their views peacefully. The government of the day has...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 09:53hrs | 3304 | by Ezra Tshisa Sibanda
Mnangagwa's re-engagement efforts with Western countries is dead
Zimbabwe is now entering unchartered waters following several deaths of innocent people and arrests of pro-democracy activists and senior opposition figures by security agents in the on-going clampdow...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 18:10hrs | 2166 | by Staff reporter
Looting soldier shot during protests
A looting soldier was allegedly shot by a businessman while leading residents to loot at Ashes Supermarket in Bulawayo.An eye witness who spoke to Bulawayo24.com said, "One protester who...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 15:58hrs | 10888 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa suspends purchase of vehicles for Ministers
GOVERNMENT has suspended the purchase of condition of service vehicles for all ministers, with the money now being used to purchase a fleet of new ambulances for public health facilities, Finance and ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:00hrs | 409 | by Staff rpeorter
Fuel shortage grounds council refuse trucks
Harare City Council has run out of fuel to collect garbage, raising fears of another cholera and typhoid outbreak.At least 55 people succumbed to cholera in Harare late last year.Counc...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:34hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
From Great Zimbabwe to Zimbabwe Ruins with Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
With great good hope Zimbabweans of all polical affiliation, race, colour and creed poured-out onto the streets, led by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, to tell Mugabe of The Enough of the journey from Th...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:33hrs | 1978 | by Reginald Thabani Gola.
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