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Fuel smuggling ring busted
Multiple fuel smuggling scams are being run in Zimbabwe with cheap fuel being smuggled from Mozambique, sometimes mislabelled to avoid customs duty, and sold or re-exported for hard currency while fue...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 07:47hrs | 793 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants struggle to use US$75 allowances
CIVIL servants are facing challenges utilising US$75 deposited into their accounts by Government as a flat non-taxable Covid-19 monthly allowance. The news crew understands that those who rece...Published: 30 Jul 2020 at 08:52hrs | 1415 | by Staff reporter
Defiance in Covid-19 hotspot suburbs
RESIDENTS in Bulawayo's Covid-19 hotspot suburbs continue to flout lockdown regulations despite the threat posed by the global pandemic in their communities, as local transmissions constitute 90 perce...Published: 28 Jul 2020 at 09:29hrs | 1216 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi Nation's Address - MLF
Revolutionary greetings to you all, in all corners of earth. I hope you are doing well and are safe from the coronavirus.Fellow Mthwakazi citizens, this has been one challenging quarter of the...Published: 13 Jul 2020 at 15:19hrs | 1939 | by MLF
Council failing to supply bowser water
BOWSERS meant to lessen water woes in Mzilikazi and Barbourfields are failing to cater for everyone in time.Barbourfields and Ntabazinduna Flats Residents representative, Judy Takanayi said re...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 09:20hrs | 389 | by Stephen Jakes
No need to make Africa one country
There is obsession today among many Pan-Africanists of believing a one country Africa as the only viable way Africa can develop and eliminate all the problems it is facing. They believe that a one cou...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 09:28hrs | 898 | by Lubani Nondo
High Court blocks Chief Mvutu's potential successor
The High Court has nullified nomination of Mr Sanders Mlotshwa as a potential successor to the late Chief Mvutu and ordered a restart of the selection process saying gender cannot be used as grounds t...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:08hrs | 714 | by Staff reporter
Is Khupe an MDC or Zanu-PF creation?
Zimbabwe is at crossroads, the economy is in decline, deprivation continues, with ordinary citizens yearning for reprieve from the challenges to do with daily survival.Grace KwinjeThis is ...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 20:06hrs | 3043 | by Grace Kwinjeh
Incredible potable water potential around Bulawayo
SO the City of Bulawayo is re-commissioning Khami Dam sewer treatment works as another source of potable for the city. Why not go further and include Aisleby Farm sewer treatment works into its water ...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 07:34hrs | 381 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
FIU revokes internal transfer directive
The Financial Intelligence Unit has revoked a directive issued to banks limiting internal transfer amounts following representations made by the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe. On June 4...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 14:04hrs | 1353 | by Staff reporter
Death has robbed us of our affable Raymond Njanike
INSPITE of the many bereavements I have had over the years, nothing prepares me for the loss of dear and close friends. Not even the fact that I do my fair share of laying to rest a number of those we...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 09:51hrs | 2088 | by Philip Mataranyika
The Republic of Matabeleland (ROM) beckons
With Ambazonia's final breakthrough in their quest for self-determination, it has become abundantly clear that after experiencing a series of tragedies under Zimbabwe's colonial rule Matabele people c...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 20:15hrs | 2790 | by George Mkhwanazi
'You have pinned my neck down. I can't breathe!': The spine-chilling cry of Matabeleland
The sad narrative of underdevelopment in the generality of Matabeleland is a horrendous and unattractive delineation of the unceasing marginalisation of the region since the primitive and callous deth...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 08:00hrs | 730 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Ndiweni protests lawyer arrest
GOVERNMENT critic and dethroned Ntabazinduna traditional leader Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has protested the arrest of his lawyer Dumisani Dube over the weekend describing it as an attempt to silence hu...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 07:55hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
ZMC suspends accreditation
THE Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) has temporarily suspended the accreditation of media practitioners for 2020 following a High Court interdict. In statement, ZMC said the High Court judgemen...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 07:44hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Radio BuKalanga sets up offices in Plumtree
RADIO BuKalanga, an online radio station operating from all over the world with its main studios in Johannesburg, South Africa, has gotten closer to its target audience in Zimbabwe as it has found a n...Published: 02 Jun 2020 at 09:05hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
Dethroned Chief Ndiweni 'not silenced, but in mourning'
FORMER Ntabazinduna chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has not been silenced by his dethronement as a traditional leader, but is in mourning, his spokesperson Nothiwani Dlodlo said yesterday.The f...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:25hrs | 1439 | by Staff reporter
Skyz Metro FM applies for TV license
Fairtalk Communications, the proprietors of Skyz Metro FM (Bulawayo) and Breeze FM (Victoria Falls) have applied for a television license in response to a call for application the regulatory Bro...Published: 28 May 2020 at 15:04hrs | 1096 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Dumiso Dabengwa died a bitter man
OPPOSITION ZAPU Sunday commemorated the 1st anniversary of the death of its leader, Dumiso Dabengwa with party incumbent Isaac Mabuka saying the late politician died a bitter man after his ambitions o...Published: 25 May 2020 at 07:37hrs | 612 | by newzimbabwe
Zipra cadres celebrate Dabengwa's life
EX-Zipra cadres have paid tribute to former Zapu leader Dumiso Dabengwa (pictured) as the country marked the first anniversary of his death.Dabengwa died on May 23 in Kenya on his way back hom...Published: 24 May 2020 at 09:01hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
Towards the re-invention of Africa
The world is a huge afterthought. Most of what we know about the world and what happened in it is based on the history that was told later, in the hindsight of the historians.We can perceive t...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:15hrs | 101 | by Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena
Laduma ladlula: lakhothama iqhawe lezwe.
Ibandla elidala le ZAPU lisungule inhlelo ezizathatha iviki eyodwa egcweleyo likhumbula owaye ngu Mongameli walo umuyi u Dr Dumiso Dabengwa owayesaziwa ngegama elithi"The Black Russian''loba ''DD'...Published: 23 May 2020 at 14:42hrs | 955 | by ZAPU
Stocktheft suspect escapes from remand prison, rearrested
A NTABAZINDUNA stocktheft suspect who allegedly escaped from remand prison recently, has been re-arrested.Obvious Mnkandla (25) appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Adelaide Mbewe last week cha...Published: 20 May 2020 at 07:28hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
David Magagula declared National Hero
Following the passing on of Mr. David Magagula on 18May 2020, MLF, in consultation its advisory body, Mthwakazi council of Elder, which is drawn from the length and breadth of Mthwakazi, has resolved ...Published: 19 May 2020 at 19:26hrs | 4719 | by Andrea Sibanda
Lockdown diminishes Remittances, Worsens Elderly People's Poverty
Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights has reported that elderly people from various parts of Bulawayo are reeling in extreme hardships and poverty due to diminished remittances caused by the Covid19...Published: 18 May 2020 at 15:40hrs | 890 | by Stephen Jakes
Financial literacy: Why it matters the most
Imagine not ever having to worry about money or that bills being due ever again. It is most people's dream but one that few people ever achieve. Financial literacy is understanding money and being abl...Published: 17 May 2020 at 21:53hrs | 748 | by Nobuhle Zondo
Pondering the Post-Covid-19 world
Ndamase is a serious type. Very serious that he sees a fault in every joke. He regularly feels that whenever people joke and laugh they waste too much time not thinking about their inevitable death on...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:21hrs | 105 | by Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena
Musona's mega salary revealed
HE might have just made a paltry eight appearances for Belgian Pro League football side Anderlecht, scoring just one goal since his big move in July 2018, but Warriors captain Knowledge Musona is the ...Published: 10 May 2020 at 08:07hrs | 8062 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19: An alliance of the opposites
Unfolding world developments suggest that times of pandemic are also fertile epistemological moments. Epistemological moments are those times in life when new knowledge and the discovery of new social...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:33hrs | 143 | by Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena
Letter to Cont Mhlanga
Dear Cont, I hope I find you well dear Cont. Having read your article today on Bulawayo24, I got really excited I could not wait to sit down and reply it. Firstly, you must be surprised to cal...Published: 07 May 2020 at 17:32hrs | 2404 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mthwakazi: What is in this name?
I ALWAYS monitor what people discuss on social media to educate myself on new ideas. This other day I was surprised when a group of Kalanga educationists said that the Mthwakazi are the Nguni and the ...Published: 06 May 2020 at 19:56hrs | 1691 | by Cont Mhlanga
Musona transfer-listed by Anderlecht
Warriors captain Knowledge Musona has been transfer-listed by Anderlecht manager Vincent Kompany. Musona, 29, was restricted to just one reserve team appearance for the Belgian giants this season befo...Published: 06 May 2020 at 07:40hrs | 1169 | by Staff reporter
Price controls, a clear path to market shortages
The Zimbabwean government passed a price moratorium (prize freeze) on the 22nd of April 2020. The moratorium compels retailers and producers to revert back to the prices that prevailed on the 25th of ...Published: 05 May 2020 at 08:09hrs | 895 | by Victor Bhoroma
Nguluvhe details Manama wartime recruitment
IN January 1977, the ring of a bell, usually alerting pupils at Manama High School in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South, of the time to go to the dining hall for supper, signalled a new chapter for ...Published: 04 May 2020 at 07:48hrs | 1510 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa should park prospects of winning the 2023 election, says Ndiweni
OUSTED Ntabazinduna Chief, Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni says Zimbabwe's broader opposition should redirect energies towards ensuring democratic systems prevailed in the country before they could entertain...Published: 01 May 2020 at 08:29hrs | 7158 | by newzimbabwe
Ndiweni claims Mnangagwa govt abusing public funds to fuel MDC feud
DETHRONED Ntabazinduna Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has lashed out at the Zanu-PF led government for allegedly abusing public funds to fuel divisions within MDC through financing an opposition facti...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 07:39hrs | 1579 | by newzimbabwe
Informal traders concerned about cushioning funds delays and demolition of their stalls
The informal traders across the country have come together to complain over the delays by government to give them cursing allowances in the advent of Covid-19 lockdown that has crippled their operatio...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 08:57hrs | 543 | by Stephen Jakes
'Why I was arrested' Josphat Ngulube speaks out
Now I am free to talk about it because I was tried and found guilty for nothing! Josphat Mzaca Ngulube didn't burn Zanu Pf cars or participated on what he was accused for!On the day 14th of Ja...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 13:49hrs | 6670 | by Josphat Mzaca Ngulube
Why we interrupted Solomon Mujuru: Ex-fighter speaks out
There is an Associated Press Television News (APTN) video clip played repeatedly by the national broadcaster, ZBC TV, during Independence and Heroes Day commemorations.What captures the imagin...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 07:43hrs | 2325 | by Staff reporter
Perm Sec appointed for Ministry of National Housing
President Mnangagwa has appointed Engineer Theodius Chinyanga as the new permanent secretary in the Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities.Eng Chinyanga was appointed in terms of se...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 16:41hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
Is the New Dispensation keen on devolution?
It should be recalled that the nationalist struggle's main focus was the achievement of an electoral system with one person one vote as its basis and the resultant establishment of a newly independent...Published: 17 Apr 2020 at 07:41hrs | 252 | by Vivian Viyo Siziba
Mahlalela puts drama launch on hold
South Africa-based Zimbabwean producer Mthulisi "Mahlalela" Moyo says his new drama, where he has roped in Tshawe of Emzini Wezinsizwa, which was supposed to be shot on April 16, has been postponed du...Published: 12 Apr 2020 at 09:02hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Why Obert Mpofu ditched Joshua Nkomo and joined Mugabe's Zanu-PF in 1980
From Zapu and becoming Zanu-PFCDE Robert Mugabe's electoral popularity 1980 at independence only proved that the future of Zimbabwean politics resided in Zanu-PF. The coalition government whic...Published: 12 Apr 2020 at 08:40hrs | 796 | by Obert Mpofu
Zapu mourns cadre Makhosini Khoza
OPPOSITION party Zapu has been plunged into mourning following the death of its LookoutMasuku district member, Makhosini Khoza, on Thursday over an undisclosed ailment.Khoza, a former ...Published: 11 Apr 2020 at 11:14hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military in US$90m murky weapons deals
ZIMBABWE'S military splurged vast amounts of money, exceeding US$90 million, on undeclared and opaque transactions to acquire new and refurbished armaments from 2000 to 2016 at a time the country was ...Published: 10 Apr 2020 at 08:42hrs | 1707 | by Staff reporter
So the capital will be in Mt Hampden after all
THE decision to locate Zimbabwe's new capital at Mount Hampden will indeed go down in history as the only decision that deserved poetic justice in memory of an episode whereby African nationalism and ...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:55hrs | 1573 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Digitisation progress charms Govt
MANY communities in remote areas now have access to radio services following the successful roll-out of Government's digitisation programme that has so far seen the installation of six gap filler tran...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:21hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Dear King Bulelani Khumalo
Dear King BulelaniKaLobhengula KaMzilikaziMbulazi, Mtungwa wena KaMatshobana, Wena KaNgwalongwalo,In this unfortunate situation of Corona Virus, that we find ourselves in, I wo...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 15:47hrs | 1527 | by Ayanda Manala Sibindi
Chief Khayisa' s widow honoured with a State-assisted funeral
THE widow of the late Chief Khayisa Ndiweni, Gogo Agnes Masuku-Ndiweni was last Thursday laid to rest at the family cemetery in Ntabazinduna.She was honoured with a State-assisted funeral. Gog...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 18:56hrs | 1043 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown of Zim will starve citizens - Policy analyst
Policy Analyst Batler Tambo has warned that if Zimbabwe implement a lock down due to Covid-19, citizens most of them who rely on informal trading with starve to death as there are no any other means o...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 07:39hrs | 1593 | by Stephen Jakes
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