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Professor Kurasha dies
Zimbabwe's academic community is in mourning following the death of Professor Jameson Kurasha, a respected educationist, who passed away at the age of 72. Professor Kurasha died at Parirenyatwa Group ...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 20:54hrs | 2087 | by Staff reporter
Simba Bhora now 3 wins away from league title
League leaders Simba Bhora are three matches away from clinching their first ever premiership title after they edged Chicken Inn 1-0 at the Shamva side's Wadzanai fortress in a Castle Lager Premier So...Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 10:44hrs | 1164 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa caps 3 545 at CUT
As the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League heads into Match Day 29, football fans are eager for answers to some pressing questions. Will Highlanders fans' planned boycott be successful? Who will claim ...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 11:32hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders aim to extend unbeaten streak against CAPS United
As Highlanders prepare to clash with CAPS United at Rufaro Stadium tomorrow afternoon, the burning question is whether they can continue their recent dominance over their rivals.The rivalry be...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:09hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
CAPS United keen to see off Highlanders
Caps United are on a high, but captain Godknows Murwira knows that their recent form alone won't guarantee success when they face Highlanders at Rufaro tomorrow.The Green Machine are in great ...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:00hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
Treble boost for Bosso
Highlanders will be bolstered by the return of Godfrey Makaruse and Never Rauzhi for their much-anticipated Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) second-leg clash against a resurgent CAPS United at...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:00hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Bosso travel to CAPS
The Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) will resume on Saturday with Round 26 fixtures after a brief pause to accommodate the Warriors' 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Kenya...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 07:22hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo runs dry as council repairs infrastructure
The Bulawayo City Council has temporarily disconnected water supply to several suburbs for maintenance work at the Tuli, 6J, and Rifle Range reservoirs. This maintenance began yesterday and is expecte...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 08:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC petitioned over scant social amenities
APPROXIMATELY 100 residents, led by the Diplomatic Intelligence Movement Party (DIMP) from Selbourne Park, have petitioned the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) over lack of critical facilities such as shop...Published: 15 Feb 2024 at 10:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sprouting Gweru suburbs are cholera hotspots
SPROUTING residential suburbs in Gweru have become cholera hotspots as the areas lack proper water and sanitation facilities, a senior council official has said.In his address at an ordinary c...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 18:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chris Kuruneri's estate in wrangle
TWO Mazowe miners have approached the High Court for a revision of judgment accusing the late former Finance minister Christopher Kuruneri of secretly acquiring an order for their eviction without the...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
More water woes for Bulawayo
BULAWAYO residents should brace themselves for more water woes after the local authority announced a disruption in supply across the city due to maintenance works at Ncema Works and Pump Station....Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:14hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'UK fomented Gukurahundi genocide in Zimbabwe'
Former members of the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) who served during the post-independence disturbances in Matebeleland claim that the British government, angered by the property acqui...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Robbery spree strikes Harare, Bulawayo...Police launch investigations
In a recent tweet from the Zimbabwe Republic Police, authorities have announced their investigation into two separate robbery incidents that occurred on October 21, 2023, leaving victims in Bulawayo a...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 16:51hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
25km Beitbridge-Bulawayo Road rehabilitation excites motorists
THE ongoing rehabilitation of badly damaged sections of the Bulawayo- Beitbridge Road has ignited excitement among motorists who had to endure the difficulties of navigating one of the country's busie...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Former Minister's widow steals 49 goats
Former Finance Minister's widow Kuruneri Paidamoyo (60) and her farm labourer Wenston Mandeya (30) both of Ascotvale Farm in Mazowe on Tuesday appeared before Concession Magistrate Ms Lyne Chinzou fac...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 18:30hrs | 5 | by Desmond Nleya
Teenager dies in Gweru's freezing temperatures
A 16-year-old Gweru teenager was found dead in the city's Central Business District Wednesday morning after sleeping in the open, amid freezing temperatures.The recent cold spell which hit mos...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 19:40hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Pregnant Zimbabwean nurse bled to death at UK home over 4 hours after she called for an ambulance
A Zimbabwe pregnant nurse bled to death at home more than four hours after she called for an ambulance, an inquest heard.‌Stabile Sibanda called 999 at 1.11am on July 23 last year and told t...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shaka iLembe roadshow for Bulawayo
Following the successful launch of Shaka iLembe in Johannesburg and Harare on Tuesday, the fun is coming to Bulawayo today before the drama series premieres on Sunday. The drama is premiering ...Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Water once a week in Gweru
Most suburbs will now receive water once a week until the situation improves thereby forcing residents to rely on borehole water.Council is supposed to pump between 60 and 80 megalitres per da...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gweru in weekly parking fee hike
GWERU City Council increased parking fees from $2 200 to $3 000 per hour with effect from yesterday, barely a week after it effected another increment.The previous fee increase was on May 26....Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra official jailed 18 months
GWERU magistrate Progress Murandu yesterday sentenced a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) official to a wholly suspended jail term after convicting her of criminal abuse of office.Mercy Dzvuk...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
New-look fastjet readies for the runway
FASTJET Zimbabwe, the value-based airline, yesterday unveiled its new uniform designs marking the airline's readiness for the runway.fastjet's new uniform, representing a modern and smart look...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Worldremit Partners Zimachievers as Nominees Announced
Global remittance giant WorldRemit has been confirmed as Plantimun partner for the forthcoming Zimbabwe Achievers Awards UK Edition set for 22 April in London. The renewal of pleasantries betw...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 20:18hrs | 4 | by Agencies
Stadia crisis hits Harare
THE Premier Soccer League has been forced to cram four matches at the National Sports Stadium (NSS) in three days as the eagerly-awaited 2023 soccer season kicks off this weekend.There is a St...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pair arrested for masquerading as police officers
A 48-year-old woman from the leafy suburb of Ilanda together with a 40-year-old man from Barham Green in Bulawayo have been arrested for masquerading as police officers.The pair Samantha Dube ...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 19:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stadia crisis looms in Zimbabwe
One of the ceremonial homes of football in the country Rufaro Stadium remains banned from use despite promises by the City of Harare that the facility will be fully upgraded by the start of the season...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:08hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Premier Soccer release fixtures, season kickoff date set
THE 2023 edition of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League will kick off on March 18, just a week after the season's opening tournament featuring league champions FC Platinum and Bulawayo Chiefs....Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 11:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Miners4ED invade gold mine
A GROUP of illegal miners operating under the Zanu-PF-linked Miners 4ED, which includes police officers and ruling party officials, have invaded Ascot Gold Mine in Norton despite the fact that it was ...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 15:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders move pre-season base
HIGHLANDERS Football Club have shifted their pre-season base to Beitbridge as they intensify preparations for the upcoming 2023 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season.Yesterday, Highlanders...Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:17hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Nkulumane market takes shape
A MASSIVE market place in Bulawayo, which will help decongest the city centre and redefine fruit and vegetable trading is taking shape in Nkulumane suburb.The fruit and vegetable produce distr...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:30hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
English-Brown joins Chicken Inn
HIGHLY rated former Young Warriors forward, Culum English-Brown has completed a move to Premier Soccer League (PSL) runner-ups Chicken Inn despite being recently linked with a move to Harare giants, D...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 05:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe car thieves prey on Honda Fit owners
Honda Fit vehicle owners have become common target for criminals with police reporting a spate of robberies involving theft of the popular vehicle.The low maintenance car is popular with local...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 18:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Only 5km of the Mberengwa-West Nicholson Road tarred
GOVERNMENT has tarred only 5km of the Mberengwa-West Nicholson Road in Mberengwa linking Midlands and Matabeleland South provinces under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2).The...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:08hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
BCC turn down $2m Ascot inferno waiver
THE Bulawayo City Council has turned down a request to waive a $2 million Fire and Ambulance Services bill by a business which lost bales of hay and property worth more than US$70 000 in an inferno in...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residential flat goes up in smoke
FOUR families in Bulawayo were last night left stranded after a block of flats in the city centre caught fire.The fire, which erupted at Ringwood Flats located at corner Second Avenue and George S...Published: 05 Oct 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso, FC Platinum clash
THE country's best two teams - FC Platinum and Highlanders - in the second-half of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season face off at the weekend in an all-to-play-for encounter at Barbourfield...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council in key roads upgrade
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is set to rehabilitate 14 key roads and the programme starts with immediate effect after Government recently released funds for road works that will be done until mid-D...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fire guts affluent Kenilworth apartments in Bulawayo
TWO families are lucky to be alive after fire broke out at Kenilworth Towers, Ascot Shopping Centre in Bulawayo.Fire brigade swiftly reacted to the incident and managed to contain the fire bef...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 19:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Caps United trash relegation talk
CAPS United coach Lloyd Chitembwe has ruled out his side being dragged into the relegation dogfight after finally going through a normal training week ahead of their Castle Lager Premier Soccer League...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo gets $1 billion for road repairs
THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) has disbursed about $12 billion to road authorities across the country for road maintenance and rehabilitation since the beginning of the year under...Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Suicide, arrest in probe into death of Bulawayo woman missing after night out
Thulisile Dube, who vanished after a night out with friends last Saturday before being found dead in her car on Tuesday was murdered, law enforcement sources told ZimLive on Friday.The main su...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 08:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman kills husband in fight over WhatsApp message
A Gweru woman allegedly stabbed her husband to death with an unknown object following a fight over a WhatsApp message she had received from a suspected boyfriend.After stabbing him, Ruvimbo Ch...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman 'kills' husband over infidelity
A GWERU woman has been arrested for fatally stabbing her husband following a misunderstanding over a love text message that she had received from her suspected boyfriend.It is alleged that Mal...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso welcome Caps United
HIGHLANDERS, on cloud nine after making the last eight of the Chibuku Super Cup, take on Caps United as Castle Lager Premier Soccer League action resumes at the weekend, with both giants looking to im...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:48hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Town house stand for Bulawayo Town Clerk
BULAWAYO Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube has been awarded a 2.4 hectare town house stand in the city as part of his conditions of service. Last year, the Local Government Board endorsed the Bu...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Josta joins Makepekepe
CAPS United have completed their transfer business following the acquisition of midfielder Joel "Josta" Ngodzo from Highlanders.The Harare football giants finalised the deal with Ngodzo on dea...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gated communities give Bulawayo new face
FORGET about buying a housing stand, townhouses are the in-thing particularly for property developers building homes in Bulawayo's eastern suburbs.Modern classic standardised houses are being ...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Bosso finding its element
LOSING a match stings for Highlanders FC, failing to stop the 31-game winless streak with a defeat away to Whawha hurts, but despite the loss, there were plenty of positives from Ascot Stadium. ...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo road rehab works begin
ROAD rehabilitation works have commenced in Bulawayo and contractors have started working on a section of Cecil Avenue as part of Government's Emergency Road Rehabilitation 2 (ERRP 2) Phase II meant t...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 06:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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