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Strong winds leave families stranded in Matopo
Strong winds struck several wards in Umzingwane District on Sunday, leaving a trail of destruction and rendering many villagers homeless. The worst-hit areas were wards 1, 2, 9, and 20, with the villa...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:04hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Sangoma at home, artiste on stage
Musician Evias Bhebhe, popularly known as Dziva Lemvula, takes great joy when listeners become possessed by their ancestral spirits while listening to his music. Bhebhe, who performs with Gogo Awakhiw...Published: 14 Jul 2024 at 09:50hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe appoints tainted Mpofu
TRUST, confidence and credibility of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has been put at stake after the new central bank governor John Mushayavanhu appointed tainted banker Morris Bekezela Mpofu as hi...Published: 19 May 2024 at 11:54hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Vendors decry unfavourable conditions at Egodini
VENDORS operating at the newly refurbished Egodini Terminus have expressed concern over what they termed "unfavourable" business conditions after Bulawayo City Council (BCC) allegedly barred them from...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Andrea The Vocalist drops soulful single 'Bekezela' on his birthday
VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE - January 28, 2024 - Emerging Traditional Gospel sensation Andrea The Vocalist releases his latest single, "Bekezela," today, on his 15...Published: 28 Jan 2024 at 10:18hrs | 10 | by Agencies
Dingumuzi Phuti election petition goes to Supreme Court
LOSING candidate for Bulilima Constituency in the August 23-24 harmonised elections, Ms Bekezela Maplanka of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the de...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC in another court blow
BULAWAYO High Court judge Justice Bongani Ndlovu has granted Zanu-PF Bulilima legislator Dingumuzi Phuti's application for rescission of a default judgment passed against him.A default judgmen...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 06:04hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa disconnects supplies to irrigation scheme, demands US$300 each from rural folk
The maize crop at Silalatshani Irrigation Scheme in Insiza South, Matebeleland South province, is wilting before maturity after the Zimbabwe National Water Authority disconnected water supplies due to...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 20:40hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Dingumuzi Phuti fights court reversal of election victory
Dingumuzi Phuti, the former Zanu-PF MP for Bulilima, filed an urgent court application weekend seeking rescission of judgement after his August 23 election win was nullified by the High Court on Thurs...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF officials implicated in voter fraud allegations
Zanu-PF officials infiltrated the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) posed as polling officers and assisted voters in voting for the ruling party in the Bulilima constituency during the August electi...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 16:55hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
High Court orders Bulilima National Assembly election re-run
The Bulilima National Assembly election must be rerun due to electoral irregularities, the Bulawayo High Court directed in a default order granted on Thursday.The close race was won by Dingimu...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 22:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
King Mambo in legal wrangle with spiritual advisor
Dr. Mike Moyo, known as the King Mambo of the historical Rozvi/Lozwi Empire, is embroiled in an ongoing legal dispute with his former spiritual advisor, Mr. Bekezela Bhekimpi Nyathi.Dr. Moyo r...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:42hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa unleashes FAZ on NGO?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has reportedly deployed shadowy Zanu-PF affiliate Forever Associates Zimbabwe (FAZ) to intimidate and spy on non-governmental organisations (NGOs), a latest report by a lo...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF gains majority of proportional representation seats in Matebeleland
ZANU-PF has clinched a majority of party proportional representation seats in Bulawayo and Matebeleland South provinces while the main opposition party Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) secured mor...Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 06:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa faces a mountain to climb in his bid to remove Mnangagwa from power
Mufaro Boroma became eligible to vote under Zimbabwean law two years ago, but she will not be voting in her country's general elections on Wednesday."I didn't register to vote because I didn't...Published: 24 Aug 2023 at 08:08hrs | 17 | by Chris Muronzi
Chamisa promises new dawn if elected president
"I was called to do this … my mission is to finish the work that was not fulfilled by [Robert] Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo, and Morgan Tsvangirai. When I am done, I will say I have fixed the country," the ...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:26hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa promises new dawn if elected president
On August 23, the 45-year-old will contest the polls for the second time in five years against incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a man almost twice his age.Nelson Chamisa believes he has...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 16:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zapu candidates vow to transform Bulawayo
ZAPU candidates vying for National Assembly seats in Bulawayo have vowed to transform the city if voted into parliament on 23 August.The race for control in Bulawayo's National Assembly consti...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 19:14hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Filabusi gold discovery: New town emerges
"BEKEZELA" is IsiNdebele word for patience, and for residents of a suburb that bears the same name in Filabusi in Insiza District, Matebeleland South, development has been a long way, coming for the n...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 07:10hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
CCC clears air on double candidacy
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party has cleared the air on the Bulawayo double candidacy debacle amid concerns that the anomaly was triggered by unapproved candidates whose nomina...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF names candidates for Matebeleland North provincial council
ZANU-PF Matebeleland North province has selected 10 candidates who will represent the party in the Provincial Council in line with the country's Constitution.The Constitution provides for a ne...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madinda sacking divides opinion
HIGHLANDERS Football Club coach Baltemar Jose De Oliveira Brito's alleged decision to freeze out assistant coach Madinda Ndlovu on suspicions of sabotage have divided opinion among followers who feel ...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man dies at girlfriend's house
A BULAWAYO man reportedly suffocated at his girlfriend's home in Nketa 6 suburb after a fire engulfed the house on Tuesday night amid suspicions of foul play.Trust Mandeya was found dead in th...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC municipal police granted bail
NINE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) municipal police officers who allegedly fired at vendors with rubber bullets during an operation to clear 5th Avenue of illegal activities have been released on $50 00...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
HealthAmbassadors4ED treat residents free of charge
MORE than 150 residents received free medical services offered by Health Ambassadors for Economic Development in Pumula Old suburb on Saturday.The weekly outreach programme started in January ...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 15:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Filabusi residents resort to bush toilets
Residents at a suburb in Filabusi have been forced to use bush toilets due to lack of water and sewer reticulation services since 2014, it was established.Bekezela residents raised fears of a ...Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 18:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra goes after buses smuggling goods
Crews and owners of buses caught smuggling goods across the border at Beitbridge face rising fines and the possible seizure of the bus involved as Zimra step up compliance of customs and increasingly ...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 04:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt must introduce social safety nets for unpaid care givers
VENDORS Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (Viset) is part of a steering committee working group on unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW).The working group is convened by the Wom...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Viset
King Mambo fires advisor, nasty fight ensures
A ROYAL fight has erupted after King Mambo fired his spiritual advisor. Born Mike Moyo, King Mambo also referred to as 'Ilitshe Aligiqiki' was installed in 2020 in a ceremony attended by over 80...Published: 26 Aug 2022 at 06:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Witch hunters trigger crisis meeting
CHIEF Bekezela Sibanda Sibasa of Filabusi last week called a crisis meeting with villagers, human rights watchdogs and the police to discuss witch hunters (tsikamutandas) who he said were wreaking hav...Published: 23 Aug 2022 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robber, poachers arrested
A 34-year-old suspected armed robber has been arrested in Bulawayo for allegedly attacking, with help from an accomplice, a man at a bus stop, stealing his wallet containing US$2 500 before speeding o...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 23:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Omalayitsha: Matebeleland's unsung heroes
OMALAYITSHA (cross border transporters) are among the unsung heroes to most communities particularly in Matabeleland region where most families have relatives based in South Africa who send them money...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane, Matobo main road 'forgotten'
Villagers in UMZINGWANE and Matobo, Matabeleland South have bitterly complained over the poor state of the main road linking the two areas.Matobo ward 15 councillor Dickson Moyo said the Old G...Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean villagers climb trees to make cellphone calls
Villagers in many districts in Matabeleland South province have appealed to telecommunications companies to install cellphone signal towers to improve network coverage in their areas.According...Published: 28 Jul 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Mathe relocates to Zhilo after wrangle
VILLAGERS in Matobo and uMzingwane have decided to relocate the homestead of their newly chosen Chief Nkululeko Ngqabutho Mathe (51) to Zhilo from Silobi.This follows a chieftainship wrangle b...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 08:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mathe's heir found 7 years later
A MATOBO clan in Matabeleland South has finally identified an heir to their chieftainship seven years after the last chief, Leonard Mathe died.Nkululeko Ngqabutho Mathe (51) who is the late ch...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane villagers accuse Zec of ambush
VILLAGERS in Umzingwane, Matabeleland South province, have accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) of ambushing them in the just-ended biometric voter registration (BVR) blitz after the progra...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths 'invade' Matobo grazing land
MATOBO villagers have accused some Zanu-PF youths of "invading" Morning Glory Farm, which the community uses as grazing land for their livestock.Matobo's ward 15 councillor, Dickson Nkomo conf...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Land invaders poison cattle in Matobo'
VILLAGERS at Magalani in Matopo have complained of several incidents of poisoned cattle, while some of them are reportedly being axed by illegal settlers occupying grazing land.The illegal set...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Recalls cost State $3,7 Billion in unnecessary by-elections
QUESTIONS are arising from the rational citizens whether there is much to benefit the nation in general and Matabeleland in particular from the March 26 by- elections in which most of the seats became...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 09:34hrs | 7 | by Stephen Jakes
Matobo villagers demand chief's installation
VILLAGERS in Matobo, Matabeleland South province have expressed concern over delays in the installation of a new chief to replace Chief Leonard Mathe who died seven years ago.The lack of a tra...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane ward 9 villagers walk 16km to clinics
UMZINGWANE villagers in Matabeleland South province have called on government to construct a clinic in their area, lamenting that they have to walk eight to 16km to access health services.They...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man hacks wife with an axe, kills self after thinking she is dead
A Filabusi man, who was accusing his wife of cheating, killed himself after thinking that he had hacked her to death with an axe.Innocent Chandakawona of Bekezela in Filabusi, allegedly struck...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 16:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Machete gang invades mine, loots gold ore
A MACHETE gang has invaded Carry Mine complex in Hope Fountain outside Bulawayo and embarked on illegal mining activities.Mine owner Bekezela Moyo told NewsDay yesterday that the machete gang ...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide after axing wife
A man from Bekezela township in Filabusi committed suicide after axing his wife, leaving her for dead on Monday morning."Innocent Chandakaona had a misunderstanding with his wife over an undis...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 16:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Bhora musango' fear grips Zanu-PF
THE recent primary elections to select candidates for the March 26 by-elections have exposed deep-rooted factionalism in Zanu-PF Bulawayo province with growing fears that the G40 faction might be firm...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 16:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Confusion grips new/ old party
CONFUSION reigned supreme in the newly formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party when it double fielded candidates in two Bulawayo wards at yesterday's seating of the Nomination Court for by-el...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South MDC-T resolves to work with Chamisa's MDC
THE Matebeleland South branch of the MDC-T led by Douglas Mwonzora on Friday resolved to work with councillors affiliated to the MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa in an electoral pact that will see t...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman abused by son who demands to know real father
A Bulawayo woman is living in anguish as she is being abused by her son who is tormenting her for not being able to tell him about his father's whereabouts.Bekezela Ncube from Entumbane suburb...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man forgets to pay fine, jailed
A Hwange man will rue the day he neglected to settle a $1 200 fine resulting in a six-month jail term after being convicted of criminal insult two years ago.Obey Muyambo (28) of F22, Lwendulu ...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
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